Awol accused soldier faces court

[Namreg]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/north_yorkshire/8181624.stm

On Thursday L/Cpl Glenton gave a letter to the prime minister calling for troops in Afghanistan to be withdrawn.

In his letter he claimed the war in Afghanistan is being fought in the interests of US foreign policy.

no shit.

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

Hope they hang him.

 

[mrtrebus]

Yes, he is right in what he says in his letter. But unfortunately as a soldier you can't pick & choose which wars to fight in.
Having said that to hope for him to be hanged is fucking ludicrous!

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

Nope. Desertion in the face of the enemy is grounds for execution in any army. It's just not practiced that much in "civilized" countries. And its no more ludicrous than some of your suggestions in other posts.

 

[JakeSnake]

The only way to stop war once and for all is to refuse joining it :hatsoff:.

 

[Namreg]

The only way to stop war once and for all is to refuse joining it :hatsoff:.

:glugglug:

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

The only way to stop war once and for all is to refuse joining it :hatsoff:.

That'll never happen. Too many people want a ticket to paradise. Too many undereducated people see it as an opportunity to better their circumstances. And there are just too many politicians in the world.

 

[mrtrebus]

And its no more ludicrous than some of your suggestions in other posts.

Yes it is.

 

[24788]

Are soldiers allowed to have political views?

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

They're allowed to vote but they can't campaign.

 

[calpoon]

Nope. Desertion in the face of the enemy is grounds for execution in any army. It's just not practiced that much in "civilized" countries. And its no more ludicrous than some of your suggestions in other posts.

yeah, what's up with that? "Desertion" that's a good, solid word. It has the word desert which means to leave and as a homonym it means a harsh place devoid of life.

Now they say he was "Away without leave". Isn't that what your instant messenger says when you stop typing for five minutes? makes it sound like the guy was taking a nap.