posted on March 6, 2003 04:10:00 AM new
"Some of the peace activists who went to Iraq to serve as human shields in the event of war returned home, fearing for their safety, a spokesman said Sunday."
Fearing for their safety? Isn't that the whole point of being a human shield?
posted on March 6, 2003 04:42:49 AM new
Are we coloring the story to taste?
The truth is that they had hoped to be joined by thousands following their example and had that happened there might have been some sort of effect. With only eleven though the spirit(s) of their point was diluted.
posted on March 6, 2003 04:50:53 AM new
color the story???
How about you? Here's the last paragraph.
"On Friday, the head of Sweden's largest peace organization urged human shields to leave Iraq, saying they were being used for propaganda purposes by Saddam Hussein....'To go down to Iraq and live and act there on the regime's expense, then you're supporting a terrible dictator. I think that method is entirely wrong,' [Maria Ermanno] told Swedish Radio."
posted on March 6, 2003 04:53:26 AM new"On Friday, the head of Sweden's largest peace organization urged human shields to leave Iraq, saying they were being used for propaganda purposes by Saddam Hussein....'To go down to Iraq and live and act there on the regime's expense, then you're supporting a terrible dictator. I think that method is entirely wrong,' [Maria Ermanno] told Swedish Radio."
Could this be why?
The peace movement doesn't even want Saddam there, but have offered no viable solution to the problem... so they become part of the problem... how nice.
posted on March 6, 2003 05:07:11 AM new
Here's a couple articles that show what DEEP thinkers these human shields are:
London buses marooned in Beirut after taking ‘human shields’ to Baghdad
"The Exodus of the Brave Human Shields"
What? I might get hurt. Nobody told me that! I thought this was just another peace demonstration. Betsy Pisik, writing in the Washington Times, decribes the exodus of the human shields.
