FORMER HOSTAGES SLAM 'SHIELDS FOR SADDAM'

The New York Post ^ | 2/24/2003 | LEONARD GREENE and SAM SMITH

[Utah Girl]

Americans held hostage in Iraq in the months before the Gulf War have an urgent message for a group of peace activists in Baghdad offering themselves as human shields: Get out while you can.

As the countdown to war shifts from weeks to days, Americans who were kidnapped and used to protect Iraqi targets from attack are appealing to the peaceniks to leave the volatile country before their protest backfires.

[camle]

aw let them stay. let them find out first hand what their stupidity has gotten them into. look at this as darwinism at work.

[Fiddlstix]

Thanks for posting this

[evad]

One big difference...

we don't give a rat's rear what happens to these "shields".

[Mister Baredog]

These so called "human shields" are traitors and if the liberated Iraqis don't get them I hope they are tried for treason if they are American. USEFUL IDIOTS and on THE WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY

[WaveThatFlag]

These so called "human shields" are traitors and if the liberated Iraqis don't get them I hope they are tried for treason if they are American. USEFUL IDIOTS and on THE WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY

Actually if these people are killed, it will be tragic, but it will definitely not be our fault. Attention Human Shields: We need to take out that bridge over the Tigres to prevent the Republican Guard from resupplying and possibly killing US soldiers. We WILL be taking out that bridge -with or without you chained to it.

Fair warning given.

[prairiebreeze]

And another thing, IF (big IF) any of them makes it out alive, they should be arrested upon their attempt to re-enter their homeland. Charge them with treason or obstruction of military operations.

Prairie

[jokar]

...Get out while you can.

Ridiculous, by all means stay as long as you like.
I would be deeply hurt if I thought you left because of us.

Paraphrasing Doc Holiday in the movie Tombstone.

His partner says to the bad guy "Don't move!"

Doc retorts, "Ridiculous, by all means, please move."

[holdmuhbeer]

I agree, these people are traitors and should be hanged upon returning to the U.S.

[SquirrelKing]

Great post!

[ChinaThreat]

"Tragic?". You must be kidding right? These people are the enemy of the US and the civilized world. They could indirectly help Saddam kill millions of americans. Atypical of leftist idiots, they think they are on the side of civilization when in all reality they are siding with a madman who doesen't much give a damn about human life. If Iraq were to release smallpox, these idiots would probably protest the "horrible" virus that won't stop killing and won't respect established international law. Bugs don't stop at borders and they only follow the law of nature. Absolute morons. The US government should not change their approach to Iraq one iota because of these idiots.

[lorrainer]

The US government should not change their approach to Iraq one iota because of these idiots.

I'm in total agreement. They are merely considered hostage volunteers by Iraq. It's not like they were tricked into going over there. As far as I'm concerned, they signed up for being collateral damage.