“Captain, Shields are Down!”
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Many of those noble souls known as “human shields” (menschliche Schilde) are apparently not in it for the long haul. It will be interesting to see how many leftists are left in Baghdad when the bombs begin to drop. Seems as though they were a bit surprised to discover that the Iraqi government took them at their word: that they truly wanted to use them as … you guessed it … human shields!
I’m not sure if these Schilde are feigning disappointment or they are unimaginably stupid. It is beyond comprehension that they could be in anyway surprised that a brutal dictatorship which does anything it can to remain in power would tell them to stay at militarily strategic locations or get out of the country.
This report about the noble British shields is from the Daily Telegraph. A follow up report by a journalist who traveled with the noble Brits can be found here. It is an absolute must-read.
The English language Austria Today says that the eight more Austrians who were expected to go are reportedly afraid (echt?) and will not go. The four that are there are being advised to come back. One leader of an Austrian organization that supports the shields says that he is recommending they come back because he is convinced (ready for this?) that the United States will attack Iraq!
Call me a fool, but wasn’t that the reason they were there in the first place?
Despite this kind of double-talk and the obvious humiliation that they (deservedly) experienced at the hands of the dictatorship’s goons, I’m rather certain the noble ones will be greeted back home as heroes.
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