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US soldier refuses to serve in 'illegal Iraq war'

Sat, 2008-05-17 05:00 — Robyn

May 16, 2008

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Matthis Chiroux is the kind of young American US military recruiters love.

"I was from a poor, white family from the south, and I did badly in school," the now 24-year-old told AFP.

"I was 'filet mignon' for recruiters. They started phoning me when I was in 10th grade," or around 16 years old, he added.

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