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| Human Shield Wises Up |
| 2003-03-22 |
| A group of American anti-war demonstrators who came to Iraq with Japanese human shield volunteers made it across the border today with 14 hours of uncensored video, all shot without Iraqi government minders present. Kenneth Joseph, a young American pastor with the Assyrian Church of the East, told UPI the trip "had shocked me back to reality." Some of the Iraqis he interviewed on camera "told me they would commit suicide if American bombing didn't start. They were willing to see their homes demolished to gain their freedom from Saddam's bloody tyranny. They convinced me that Saddam was a monster the likes of which the world had not seen since Stalin and Hitler. He and his sons are sick sadists. Their tales of slow torture and killing made me ill, such as people put in a huge shredder for plastic products, feet first so they could hear their screams as bodies got chewed up from foot to head." |
| Posted by:John Phares |
| #6 What happens to these human shields when American soldiers occupy Bagdad. Will the US military protect the "shields" from the wrath of the Iraqi people? |
| Posted by: canaveral dan 2003-03-22 22:54:13 |
| #5 but will they share their footage with Fox which would show it or only ABC which will bury it? |
| Posted by: mhw 2003-03-22 19:27:50 |
| #4 Yawl might enjoy my post(er)s on Inhumane Shields (must scroll). No Pity - No Mercy! Recycle Rachel! |
| Posted by: Malthusiast 2003-03-22 18:11:55 |
| #3 Reminds me of the saying, "There are no athiests (sp) in fox-holes." |
| Posted by: HGC 2003-03-22 16:57:42 |
| #2 Funny how idealism flies out the window when reality enters the room. I hope Mr. Joseph is spreading those stories far and wide to the other flower children. |
| Posted by: Dar Steckelberg 2003-03-22 16:18:28 |
| #1 Reminds me of a line from 'The Maxx': "A liberal is a conservative who's never been mugged." |
| Posted by: Dishman 2003-03-22 12:20:03 |