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Turkish peace activists, one of them carrying a banner that reads: 'Global Intifadah against U.S. hegomonia' chant slogans in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday Feb. 7, 2003, as they gather around a red double-decker bus which carries a group of anti-war campaigners. Some 30 members of the human shields group arrived in Istanbul in a convoy of two red double-decker buses and several cars that traveled by land from Britain. The activists are heading to Iraq to act as 'human shields' to try and prevent an American-led attack on that country. (AP Photo/Osman Orsal)

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Anti-War 'Human Shields'

Pat Nichols, the mother of former U.S. marine Ken Nichols who was deported from Turkey, speaks at a news conference held by anti-war campaigners in Istanbul, February 8, 2003. Turkey on Friday deported human shield leader Ken Nichols, a former U.S. marine in the 1991 Gulf war (news - web sites), as he tried to enter the country using documents certifying him as a citizen of the world. Nichols was planning to meet anti-war campaigners traveling to Turkey on a red London bus. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas

People give the v-sign as they board a double-decker bus with the words - 500,000 dead Iraqi children 'worth it' which refers to a statement by Madeline Albright regarding sanctions against Iraq - which is travelling to Iraq where they are determined to act as human shields in downtown Milan, Italy, Friday, Jan. 31, 2003. Some 100 volounteers are travelling overland via various European cities to Baghdad, where they are expected to arrive onFeb. 7. Members of the Truth Justice Peace Human Shield Action Group are protesting against a possible war with Iraq. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)