'Human shields' being used - U.S., White House rebukes peace campaigners

CNN ^ | 1/26/03 | Staff

[Blood of Tyrants]

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A day after dozens of peace activists boarded double-decker buses and a taxi to travel from London to Baghdad in hopes of preventing bombing by the U.S. and its allies, the Bush administration criticized their efforts.

"We would not recommend that people allow themselves to be used by a tyrant and a dictator who has a history of doing horrible things to even his own people as well as his neighbors," White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card told Fox News Sunday. "So this is not the time for people to call themselves human shields."

On Saturday, participants said they were hoping their presence would cause war planners not to carry through on threats to attack Iraq, which they accuse of amassing weapons of mass destruction in violation of U.N. resolutions.

"The potential for white Western body parts flying around with the Iraqi ones should make them think again about this imperialist oil war," organizer Ken O'Keefe, a former U.S. Marine in the 1991 Gulf War, said Saturday.

[concerned about politics]

"The potential for ....Liberal.... white Western body parts flying around with the Iraqi ones should make them think again about this imperialist oil war,"

Not really. Go for it!

[Mark Felton]

Let's tag them with little RF transmitters (like the ones they use in wildlife research on birds etc).

Hundreds of tiny little target beacons...

[LuvUSA]

Kinda like they did made martyrs out of the people in my post #54

[EternalVigilance]

...dozens of peace activists boarded double-decker buses...

More buses anyone?

[eleni121]

Kevin O'Keefe of the Universal Kinship Society is nothing more than self seeking publicity hound connected with the extreme ecological nuts:

To those of us who seriously delve into global ecology issues, pessimism awaits. This pessimism sadly reflects the realities of our current ecological state. You do not need a Ph.D., college diploma, high school diploma, or any diploma for that matter. You will require a conscience however.

Dumb or what...

[concerned about politics]

IMHO, the families will be lined up for some form of reparations for the atrocities brought upon their loved ones.

Like suicide bombers? Suicide reparations? That's a new one. No doubt you're rght. They'll blame it on someone else. *sigh*

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Media giving theses idiots free publicity.
Head idiot was on FOX the other morning for a full 5 minutes.

[falfa]

Sure. It would be GWB's fault for goading them into this action. If we should choose to bomb after they have so valiantly risked their lives to save us from becoming the barbaric nation that they believe us to be, we are the villains. It couldn't be because these delusional people acted in the worst interests of their nation or free people of the world. It has to be the fault of the good old USA.

[Revolutionary]

Sir, the United States Air Force would be honored to remove this infestation from the gene pool.

[Enough is ENOUGH]

I hope there is enough petro available to keep the buses moving.

[Slings and Arrows]

This may be the largest single Darwin Award nomination ever!

That distinction currently belongs to the 39 members of the Heaven's Gate cult, but this group might set a new standard.

With respect, I would say that the Jim Jones cult (can't remember the name) suicides in Guyana would hold the record, with about 1000 people Darwinized. These human shields, though, IMO are contenders - a question of quality vs. quantity.

FReegards,
Slings and Arrows

[LuvUSA]

Don't forget about the Navy...the best in the world.....

[Think free or die]

What a waste of good buses. Hate to see them get bombed to smithereens.

[zip]

Perhaps he's doing his patriotic duty.

I have a question: Are all DU'ers idiots or are all idiots DU'ers?

Signed up for an hour or two and just now disrupting? A little slow, aren't you? Most dims jump right in.

[EternalVigilance]

...dozens of peace activists boarded double-decker buses and a taxi to travel from London to Baghdad...

Hey, your taxi's here!

[Stefan Stackhouse]

I wonder if Tokyo Rose and Axis Sally considered themselves to be "human shields."

[Brad’s Gramma]

These are NOT human shields....they are SPIES! (SSSHHHH)

OH MY GOSH!!! I heard the same thing.

[Brad’s Gramma]

They HAVE transmittors on them. Please, for their sake, don't tell a soul.

[zip]

These are NOT human shields....they are SPIES! (SSSHHHH)
OH MY GOSH!!! I heard the same thing.

Oh no, loose lips sink ships. Now Saddam knows their true purpose for being there. Poor spies.

[Grassontop]

As Clint Eastwood said in the movie "Dirty Harry", "make my day, a$$holes!" or something to that effect.