Joshua Key is one of the first soldiers leaving the army who has been on the front lines in the most dangerous combat zones in Iraq who is speaking publicly about what he saw. He is very open and frank in this interview. See notes for more
Produced by James Booker and Julie Chadwick
Joshua is currently on the west coast of Canada with his wife and four children and is seeking asylum here. His upcoming court testimony could prove to be extremely important as he will be the first to testify about war crimes committed in Iraq by the US army. This is important to other soldiers seeking asylum also because up until now the question of the war's legality (as a defence) has not been permitted in court, leaving only the option of talking about war crimes - no other soldier up before the court thus far has been to war, and thus haven't been witness to war crimes - until now.
Also see our related interview with Jimmy Massey and other war resisters, as well as the recent interview with Cindy Sheehan, mother of Casey who was killed in Iraq