Comments on: Federal Court grants Kimberly Rivera a judicial review http://lawiscool.com/2009/04/21/federal-court-grants-kimberly-rivera-a-judicial-review/?nucrss=1 The law school blog and podcast from Canada Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: JamesHalifax http://lawiscool.com/2009/04/21/federal-court-grants-kimberly-rivera-a-judicial-review/comment-page-1/#comment-5373 JamesHalifax Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:17:31 +0000 http://lawiscool.com/?p=1562#comment-5373 What she experienced first hand was a complete case of "lost her nerve" and she broke her oath to the United States. When she decided to desert, the thought that IRAQ was an illegal or immoral war never crossed her mind. She was simply afraid of getting killed over there. That's understandable, but spare me the crap about Illegal wars. It's all smoke and mirrors for someone who doesn't want to admit they are afraid. What she experienced first hand was a complete case of “lost her nerve” and she broke her oath to the United States.

When she decided to desert, the thought that IRAQ was an illegal or immoral war never crossed her mind. She was simply afraid of getting killed over there. That’s understandable, but spare me the crap about Illegal wars. It’s all smoke and mirrors for someone who doesn’t want to admit they are afraid.

]]> By: Turkey vs. Canada; Cdn Diplomats Released; Rice, W., and B. Clinton in Canada; Iraq War resister; and PM must press for Khadr’s return from Guantanamo « Vancouver Moose http://lawiscool.com/2009/04/21/federal-court-grants-kimberly-rivera-a-judicial-review/comment-page-1/#comment-5350 Turkey vs. Canada; Cdn Diplomats Released; Rice, W., and B. Clinton in Canada; Iraq War resister; and PM must press for Khadr’s return from Guantanamo « Vancouver Moose Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:08:55 +0000 http://lawiscool.com/?p=1562#comment-5350 [...] Federal Court grants War Resistor a judicial review: Kimberly Rivera is the first female Iraq War resister to seek refuge in Canada. Kimberly, along with her partner Mario, son Christian (7 years old) and daughter Rebecca (4 years old), fled to Canada in January 2007 when Kimberly refused redeployment. In late November 2008 Kimberly gave birth to her Canadian daughter Katie (5 months old). She served in Iraq in 2006 and experienced, firsthand, the reality of this illegal war. [...] [...] Federal Court grants War Resistor a judicial review: Kimberly Rivera is the first female Iraq War resister to seek refuge in Canada. Kimberly, along with her partner Mario, son Christian (7 years old) and daughter Rebecca (4 years old), fled to Canada in January 2007 when Kimberly refused redeployment. In late November 2008 Kimberly gave birth to her Canadian daughter Katie (5 months old). She served in Iraq in 2006 and experienced, firsthand, the reality of this illegal war. [...]

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