Posted on 02/14/2003 1:50:29 PM PST by vannrox
Human shields warned over Iraq The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade warned its ability to help any Australian civilian wanting to leave Iraq during military conflict was very limited. "These people are, frankly, quite foolish for putting themselves in this position," Rod Smith, assistant secretary of DFAT's consular branch, said in response to a question from Labor's John Faulkner at a senate estimates committee. "If there was an Australian there as a human shield, then presumably that person is intent on remaining when conflict begins ... "If they change their mind and said 'I'm sorry I made a terrible mistake, get me out', we would obviously do what we could to get the individual out. "But it has to be understood that our ability to assist in those circumstances would be very, very limited and that is a point we need to reinforce." A former political adviser to the NSW government, Donna Mulhearn, has left Australia to join other so-called "human shields" opposed to any US-led invasion of Iraq. The human shield project has been organised by anti-war organisation Become the Change. Dozens of peace campaigners from Britain and the US plan to take part. Mr Smith said he knew of press reports about one Australian who had left for Iraq as a human shield, but the individual had not registered with the department. Mr Smith said he had held general talks with his US and UK counterparts over the human shield project. Australians now in Iraq with the United Nations would be covered by UN evacuation plans in the event of military conflict, Mr Smith said.
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I don't think that will be necessary, I am sure they are staying in the same hotel as CNN and the other networks. BTW, I'll bet Sadam has his bunker there as well. Safest place in Iraqi.
That kind of come-uppance would be glorious to behold.
If these people have so little sense of self importance in this world, that they can only find it in defending a murdering dictator who's favorite hobby is oppression, torture, gasing people and creating weapons of mass destruction etc. then I say let them die with him.
Liberals don't recognize evil and these human shields are going to realize how evil Saddam is. Iraq will kill more of these people than American bombs.
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