{"id":22820,"date":"2011-04-05T16:19:21","date_gmt":"2011-04-05T20:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=22820"},"modified":"2011-04-05T23:14:41","modified_gmt":"2011-04-06T03:14:41","slug":"finally-shepherd-denied-asylum-in-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=22820","title":{"rendered":"Finally! Shepherd denied asylum in Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nWe’ve been following this for years<\/a>, but it seems that the Germans, after two years of dithering have finally arrived at the right decision and denied asylum<\/a> for Andre Shepherd, an Army deserter. They were supposed to hand down a decision back in June 2009. I’ve been waiting for this day.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe asylum claim was rejected because there is no evidence to suggest that the asylum seeker could have been involved in war crimes or other crimes during another posting to Iraq,\u201d the office said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe could not cite any concrete crimes his unit committed during his first tour. In addition, as a helicopter mechanic, he was not in danger of becoming involved in fighting and therefore in possible crimes,\u201d added the office.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We’ve said that since the beginning. Shepherd told the German panel at his hearing that there was a potential that he’d be sentenced to death…even though the Army hasn’t put to death a deserter since Eddie Slovik in 1945. Members of Shepherd’s unit have told us that he was so fucked up as a mechanic, on his tour Iraq they put him in charge of the gym or some shit. A guy who knew him before Shepherd joined the Army<\/a> told us that Shepherd stole from him and Shepherd’s girlfriend and ended up living in his (stolen) car.<\/p>\n

The only reason Shepherd didn’t go to Iraq the second time was because he knew Jody would get his German girlfriend.<\/p>\n

Shepherd held a news conference Thursday in Frankfurt and claimed the Iraq War is illegal because people are killed with machine guns and Hellfire missiles. Shepherd said he feels guided by the Nuremburg Trials in making his own responsible decisions.<\/p>\n

Strangely, he didn’t mentioned the fact that he signed a contract.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Germans ain’t buyin’ what you’re cookin’, Andre. So I guess any Americans that find Shepherd rummaging through their dumpster can club him and turn him over the MPs. BOLO<\/p>\n

More on future convict Shepherd<\/a> and his cohorts. Is he still a member of IVAW<\/a>? Someone out there knows.<\/p>\n

Picked up at the Jawa Report<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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