THE GULF WAR: The Diplomatic Front : In London
An American soldier jailed after he refused to participate in the allied buildup in Saudi Arabia is a “prisoner of conscience” to AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. Army Sgt. George Morse, 25, is the first American since 1987 to be so designated by the London-based international human rights organization. Morse, of Grayling, Mich., was found guilty Dec. 17 after a court-martial in Kansas of failing to obey orders as his unit prepared to go overseas. He was sentenced to five months in jail, demoted to private and faces a bad-conduct discharge. Morse’s unit was activated Nov. 8, and he requested conscientious objector status Nov. 23.
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