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CBC News
Last Updated: Friday, June 29, 2007 | 4:33 PM ET
A U.S. soldier injured in a roadside bombing in Iraq has fled to Ottawa and is seeking refugee status.
James Burmeister, 22, deserted the army while recovering from his injuries in Germany and flew to Canada with his wife and two-year-old daughter.
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Instead, he said he became part of a team that set up traps for Iraqis using an object such as a fake camera as a lure.
"If the Iraqis would go and touch it they
could shoot 'em because if anyone messes with the U.S. government property, they're allowed to fire at 'em," he said.
He was caught in three bombing attacks while on duty, and during the third received shrapnel in the face. He fled after he was sent back to Germany, where he had first received his military training, to recover from damaged hearing and chronic headaches.
Burmeister admits he was naïve when he joined the army, and said he is aware that many people would criticize him for deserting.
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