Volunteer "human shields" to head for Iraq

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Tue Jan 21 11:43:34 PST 2003


Dennis Perrin wrote:


>I'm not. And despite what these prospective human shields say, they are
>indeed putting their bodies on the line to protect a murderous and
>imperialist thug. Put it this way: If the Kurds were planning to launch a
>military offensive against Saddam, one that would undoubtedly result in
>civilian casualties, would these same people put themselves on the line? Or
>are they doing this because their respective governments are launching the
>attack? If that's the case, then they can't be too worried about Iraqi
>civilians overall. And I seriously doubt they would try to shield the Kurds
>from Saddam's troops.

Oh come on. You think these people are trying to protect Saddam Hussein? That's a slur worthy of Horowitz or Hitchens.

Doug



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