Guess Who Just Pulled Their Heads Out Of Their Arses?
UTHOR: Just Some Poor Scmuck DATE: 3/05/2003 08:54:00 PM —– BODY: Reporter flies home as human shields flee Nobody thought that living in Iraq while it was bombarded was going to be easy. But few of the human shields I met had given real thought to the fact they may not survive the coming weeks. Rumours reached their ears that it was actually the Iraqi Government that was behind their trip and not charity peace campaigners who had acted spontaneously. They went into a blind panic. Nathan – who looked like he had not slept for days – bought a suit and hired a car, ready to make a break for the border. He said: “I don’t trust these people any more. I don’t think we are going to be allowed to do what we want. I was here to meet the children and ordinary Iraqis. I don’t want to go to a power plant.” Everyone’s fears were flooding to the surface. Everyone wanted to get out. I thought the “human shields” were going to stand up the the imperialist Americans no matter what the price. Guess
