Court turns down U.S. soldier who wouldn't serve U.N. peacekeeping mission
By: Associated Press - | ∞
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court rejected an appeal Monday by a U.S. soldier who received a bad conduct discharge after refusing to serve on a United Nations peacekeeping mission in the former Yugoslavia.
Former Army medic Michael New has been fighting his discharge for the past 11 years. New argued that he was not afforded all his legal rights in the course of the court-martial that stemmed from his refusal to wear the U.N. insignia on his Army uniform.
He was supposed to be among a few hundred soldiers who were sent to Macedonia, a former Yugoslav republic, to guard against the spread of unrest from other areas torn by ethnic turmoil.
The justices declined to hear his case without comment.
The case is U.S., ex rel. New v. Rumsfeld, 06-691.
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Veteran wrote on Apr 23, 2007 10:18 PM:I can understand this man's view completely. It would be really rough to be placed under UN control. I think that the UN was a naive idea that has turned into a bad dream. The US should withdraw from this organization as soon as possible and kick all of these "distinguished diplomats" out of our country (while it is still our country).
Agree Completely wrote on Apr 24, 2007 5:00 AM:To Veteran, I agree completely, the US should resign it's membership! The UN has become a wasted organization that accomplishes nothing worthwhile. Even it's humanitary efforts are shadowed by corruption. The US should get out and throw them out as soon as possible.
over and out wrote on Apr 25, 2007 4:50 PM:OMG I read the first lunitic comment and then another one that agrees with it. Iraq was the bad dream that turned into a night mare. By the way, what happened to our soldier who was captured and held in Sadyr City--the one that we were told we couldn't put up a road block and look for. Have we just given up on him?
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