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December 2, 2008 update: Tony has been transfered to the Ft. Sill stockade. Write him at: Anthony Michael Anderson, PO Box 305, Fort Sill OK 73503-5305. Thank you to our four dozen friends who donated over $2,200 for Tony's legal expenses, phone cards, and books for the coming year.
By Sarah Lazare, Courage to Resist for AlterNet. November 20, 2008
19 year-old Army private Tony Anderson was court martialed Monday and sentenced to 14 months of confinement and given a dishonorable discharge from the military for "desertion with intent to avoid hazardous duty" and "disobeying a lawful order." The young soldier refused to deploy to Iraq in July of this year on the grounds of conscientious objection to war.
"I know in my heart that it is wrong to willfully hurt or kill another human being. I simply cannot do it. I don't regret following my conscience," he said at his trial as he struggled to compose himself. "I know there must be consequences for my actions and I must accept this fact." |
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By Courage to Resist. November 17, 2008 update
The U.S. Army court martialed Private Tony Anderson today for his refusal to deploy to Iraq in July. He was sentenced to 14 months in an Army stockade following the brief trial at Fort Carson, Colorado. More information coming soon. Courage to Resist pledged $1,500 to cover Tony’s civilian legal defense; however, we're still $450 short. Please make a donation for Tony's defense here.
Tony will be held at the local civilian jail for the next couple of weeks. Please write him today at: Tony Anderson / El Paso County Sheriff's Office / 2739 E. Las Vegas / Colorado Springs, CO 80906
Tony Anderson fights uphill conscientious objector battle
"As more troops refuse to deploy, getting conscientious objector status is an uphill battle"
By Sarah Lazare, Courage to Resist Project Coordinator, for Alternet. October 8, 2008
"I don't feel that it's right to take someone else's life," said 19 year-old Tony Anderson, Private in the U.S. Army, in a quiet voice on the phone. "I felt that if it came down to it, I couldn't kill someone, in Iraq or anywhere." |
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