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USA: Amnesty International alert on imprisonment of a conscientious objector
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On 17 September, Amnesty International released an urgent action on conscientious objector Abdullah William Webster , a sergeant of the US army who was sentenced by a court-martial to 14 months imprisonment for refusing to participate in the war in Iraq on the basis of his religious beliefs. ...
Make Walls, Not War
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Make Walls, Not War
— nytimes.com — Townshend, Vt. IN a surge of realism, the Senate has voted 75-23 to acknowledge that Iraq has... broken up and cannot be put back together. The measure, co-sponsored by Joe Biden, a Democratic presidential candidate, and Sam Brownback, Republican of ... (more) Make Walls, Not War

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The Legacy of Major Nidal Malik Hasan
RedState — ... In September 2004 SFC Abdullah Webster was sentenced to prison for refusing to deploy to Iraq. Testifying on behalf of Sergeant Webster was Air Force Chaplain (Captain) Hamza Al-Mubarak who claimed it was better for Webster to die than to fight fellow muslims. ...

The Legacy of Major Nidal Malik Hasan
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... In September 2004 SFC Abdullah Webster was sentenced to prison for refusing to deploy to Iraq. Testifying on behalf of Sergeant Webster was Air Force Chaplain (Captain) Hamza Al-Mubarak who claimed it was better for Webster to die than to fight fellow muslims. ...

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