[hermgem]

Where are all the human shields when it comes to protect our troops. They had no problems staying to protect Saddam.
Or is it only patriotic to to protect Saddam but not our troops.

[honeygrl]

According to the washington post.. the shields may be a little busy...

She was worried about passing through U.S. Customs -- after all, public officials have suggested that the shields' behavior is criminal, that legal sanctions could take place. But she wasn't hassled; her one small bag wasn't even searched. At home, though, was a letter from the Treasury Department. The letter -- sent to any American shields the government has been able to identify -- spells out sanctions, demands an accounting of her activities in Iraq, and threatens punishment ("up to 12 years in prison and $1 million in fines") if she has violated any sanctions. Fippinger has 30 days to comply. Richard Newcomb, director of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, says he cannot comment on what actions might be taken against the shields.