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When The New York Times, “Nightline,” and CNN nominate a young blonde for sainthood ahead of the Pope, it’s time for a reality check. Especially when that blonde, Marla Ruzicka’s sole purpose is to legitimize our enemies, cause problems for U.S. troops already in harms way, and morally equivocate dead terrorists with victims of 9/11. Jane Fonda lite—but unfortunately without having been spat upon by right-thinking veterans. The recent death of Ruzicka, an American “activist” in Iraq, elicited an orgy of gush—everywhere from Time Magazine to The Guardian of London to Al-Jazeera. A 28-year-old San Franciscan, Ruzicka was in Iraq...

Apr. 11, 2003 British peace activist shot in Gaza Strip (UPDATE) By THE JERUSALEM POST INTERNET STAFF IDF troops shot a British peace activist working as a human shield with the International Solidarity Movement on Friday, witnesses said. The man was reportedly standing in between Israeli troops and a group of Palestinian children when soldiers opened fire, said Khalil Abdullah, an activist with the pro-Palestinian group. The IDF had no immediate comment. "A group of ISM people were trying to set up a small protest tent alongside a road used by the army. The soldiers opened fire," said Abdullah who...

We are witnessing the most recent iteration of the "Western way of war," a term developed by Victor Davis Hanson, a classics professor at California State University, Fresno, about a distinct style of combat used by Western armies over time. Hanson identifies a culture of combat in which predominantly free individuals, possessing private property rights and civil rights, engage in a fighting style that depends heavily on both unit discipline and individual initiative; which simultaneously seeks close combat yet employs standoff weapons; which has unprecedented lethality; and which pursues unconditional surrender by the enemy. It also involves a paradox in...

Just caught this on LBC (Lebanon Broadcasting Corp) news in Arabic about one hour ago (9:15 p.m. Eastern Time).They showed a dramatic review of the day's events in Baghdad centering around liberation of central Baghdad.One clip showed US tanks moving into the historic square with the huge Saddam statue that was toppled. This square seems to be very near a hotel for Westerners in Baghdad.Next clip showed the two Iraqi guys holding up a banner assailing and ridiculing "human shields" as "wankers" and urging them to 'go home'.The final clip was of what appeared to me to be a "human...

The waging of an illegal war, the crimes against the Iraqi people, the killing of independent journalists. This man is a war criminal. He should be convicted as soon as possible.

Western anti-war protester confront US marines in Baghdad by Andrew Wed, Apr 9 2003, 1:49pm I'm watching BBC News24 here which is transmitting live from the square outside the Palestine hotel. An Iraqi crowd are trying to pull down a huge statue of Saddam. Meanwhile a western anti-war protester (british?) has actually confronted the marines there. After an argument with a marine he was pulled back into a Humvee by other men from his units.

I just saw on a live ABC report with Peter Jennings, Iraqs carrying a sign that said 'Go home human sheilds you human wankers'!

Gotta love this!

Sign held by Iraqis in Baghdad. Go Home Human Shields - You U.S. Wackos

The oh so intelligent commentators on CNN World just observed some Iraqi's with a "Go Home Human Shields" sign....The Iraqis were obviously quite tiffed at the Human Shields, but the CNN desk people read it as reading, "Go Home (Americans) (,) (from) (the) Human Shields." Instead of rethinking their obvious Anti-American biases and preconceptions and say something like, "Well I guess this shows that the Iraqi people look upon the American soldiers as liberators, and the human shields as comforters of tryanny." The CNN genuises added words to the sign to make it conform to their worldview! Ah, the Left...

MIDI - LODI - look under Creedence Clearwater It was six weeks ago…when we set out on the road We were the human shields…we were set to explode Things weren't as expected…and Saddam is really a brute We have buses stuck in Beirut He told us where to go…one place was a power plant We know we could be killed there…that's when we crapped our pants Things weren't as expected…and Saddam is really a brute We have buses stuck in Beirut Goodness, what have we done…we all could have really died That was not in the bargain…it would be...

LONDON (AP) - Some of the peace activists who went to Iraq to serve as human shields in the event of war returned home, fearing for their safety, a spokesman said Sunday. The human shields are mostly European activists who drove from London to Baghdad in two double-decker buses last month, intending to guard civilian sites from a U.S.-led military attack.

Demoralised "human shields" in Iraq faced the collapse of their plans yesterday after the Baghdad regime ordered them to deploy at possible targets or leave the country.Nine of the 11 British peace activists who arrived in Baghdad aboard two London buses have already left after barely a week in Iraq. Others may follow today, when a deadline set by the government expires. Abdul al-Hashimi, head of Saddam Hussein's Peace and Solidarity Organisation, ordered the volunteers to disperse to nine sites in Baghdad or leave. Most of the activists thought that they would be "shielding" schools or hospitals, but the sites...

MIDI - CALIFORNIA GIRLS The war's about to happen 'cause Saddam had his last chance He is an evil that the world doesn't need, and like a boil he will be lanced There still are foolish actors who are whining in the street I have a plan, I think it's something you'll approve, and the scenario's complete I wish they all could be Saddam's human shields I wish they all could be Saddam's human…I wish they all could be Saddam's human shields Let's start with Barbra Streisand, Redford, Robbins, and his wife Jane Fonda, Martin Sheen, Ed Asner, that...