Brandon Hughey: GI Resister in Canada PDF Print E-mail

ImageBy Courage to Resist, 21:23 min. December 17, 2007

Brandon Hughey was only 17 when he joined the U.S. Army, hoping to get money for college. During basic training, he began to have misgivings about the demonization of Arabs and Muslims. He also began to think that the war in Iraq was illegal as well as immoral. When he told his superiors about his concerns, they told him to stop thinking so much. Brandon deserted and went to Canada, and spoke to Courage to Resist from his home in British Columbia.
 
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