Iraq Robin Long jailed, facing three years in Army stockade

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Last month 25-year-old U.S. Army PFC Robin Long became the first war resister since the Vietnam War to be Action forcefully deported from Canadian soil and handed over to military authorities. What you can do now to support Robin Robin is currently being held in the El Paso County Jail, near Springs, Colorado, awaiting a military Donate to Robin’s Send letters of Send Robin a court martial for resisting the unjust 1 legal defense 2 support to Robin 3 money order for commissary items and illegal war against and occupation Online: Robin Long, CJC of Iraq. Robin will be court martialed couragetoresist.org/ 2739 East Las Vegas Anything Robin for “with intent to remain robinlong Colorado Springs CO gets (postage, 80906 toothbrush, paper, By mail: away permanently”—Article 85 of the snacks, etc.) must be Make checks out to Robin’s pre-trial Uniform Code of Military Justice—in ordered through the “Courage to Resist / confinement has commissary. Each early September. The maximum IHC” and note “Robin been outsourced by inmate has an account allowable penalty for a guilty verdict on Long” in the memo Fort Carson military to which friends may field. Mail to: authorities to the local this charge is three years confinement, make deposits. To do Courage to Resist county jail. forfeiture of pay, and a dishonorable so, a money order in 484 Lake Park Ave #41 discharge from the Army. Oakland CA 94610 Robin is allowed to U.S. funds must be sent receive hand-written to the address above In order to expedite Robin’s trial, it Also: You are also or typed letters only. Do made out to “Robin appears that his unit command, the welcome to contribute NOT include postage Long, EPSO”. The directly to Robin’s Fourth Brigade Combat Team, Fourth stamps, drawings, sender’s name must be legal expenses via stickers, copied photos on the money order. Infantry Division is opting to not charge his civilian lawyer or print articles. Send Robin Robin with speech-related violations James Branum. Visit Robin cannot receive a book of military discipline; opting to try and girightslawyer.com, packages of any 4 select “Pay Online via convict Robin as fast as possible. type (with the book Robin is allowed to PayPal” (lower left), exception as described receive books ordered Robin went absent without leave and in the comments below). online and sent directly field note “Robin Long”. (AWOL) from the Army in 2005, to him at the county jail Note that this type of from Amazon.com realizing that he had significant moral donation is not tax- opposition to the war and the lies he deductible. had been told regarding the reason for invasion and occupation of Iraq. After being transferred to an Iraq bound For updates: www.couragetoresist.org combat unit, Robin went to Boise, huge propaganda campaign in this military assigned defense lawyer “a ID, (his home town) where he country to get young men to join smart cookie” in Robin’s words. He stayed for several months, before the military. He bought the hype. has received many visitors – pastors traveling to . He signed up for a promised [non- and members of local congregations, combat] job, but it turned out not to members of the IVAW among them. Robin recently talked to Courage be so. He decided to go to Canada He wants everyone to know that the to Resist about why he enlisted. and follow his conscience instead.” cards and the letters of support he “When the U.S. first attacked Iraq, receives are most welcome and give I was told by my president that As Robin awaits trial by military him of true sense of the support it was because of direct ties to tribunal, a general court martial, that is swelling for him, outside the Al-Qaida and weapons of mass he sits in the El Paso County Jail confines of his cell. Lee Zaslofsky, destruction.” Robin explained that – surrounded by other military of the Canadian WRSC reports that while he was uneasy about his inmates, as well as civilians serving Robin is “..aware of what he might personal role in fighting, the Iraq time on convictions or awaiting have to face, and is prepared to War seemed justified. So when criminal prosecution. In the past face it with courage and without his recruiter promised him a non- Robin would have been held in bitterness.” combat position within the U.S., he pretrial confinement in an Army took it. Regarding his decision to stockade, but with rising troop The fact remains, however, that resist later, Robin explained, “I made level needs, the Army has chosen the is unjust and illegal. the best decision. Regardless of to shut down many stockades and The U.N. Charter, the Geneva what hardships I go through, I could outsource confinement of soldiers Convention and the Nuremberg have put Iraqi families through more to civilian authorities. With the principles all bar wars of aggression. hardships. I have no regrets.” When exception of Robin’s Lawyer, James The U.S. Constitution makes such asked by the Boise Weekly, in May Branum, all of Robin’s visitors must treaties part of American law as of 2006, if he was prepared to go to communicate with him via a camera well. Robin Long is a hero for not jail, Robin replied, “Yeah if it came and real time video screen. Robin only recognizing these truths, but down to that, I’d be willing to go is allowed out of doors for only one putting his future on the line to to prison because I know I did the hour a day, and even then cannot courageously resist participating in right thing and I can sleep at night see anything but a thin strip of sky, an immoral occupation. The least and my conscience is still good.” directly overhead. we can do is support Robin, and demand his immediate freedom. On July 27th, 2008 Garrett Despite the deprivations of the Reppenhagen of Iraq Veterans El Paso county jail, Mr. Branum Against the War, Lee Zaslofsky of reports that Robin is “…in the War Resisters Support Campaign considerably good spirits, (Canada), members of the Springs especially considering all Action Alliance and more joined that he is going through.” James Branum, Robin Long’s In a recent phone interview civilian lawyer in Pioneer Park to with Courage to Resist demand Robin Long’s freedom. Robin reported that he Garrett praised Robin, declaring “I was very happy with support Robin Long because he is Mr. Branum calling him a Soldier of Conscience. There is a “awesome” as well as his War Resisters

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