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Several British human shield protesters have joined a second wave of activists preparing to risk their lives to avert a possible war against Iraq. About 30 campaigners gathered at Heathrow airport before flying to Amman in Jordan, where they will join dozens of other protesters travelling to Baghdad. The activists, who have all paid for their own flights as part of the Human Shields: Action Iraq movement, intend to deploy to humanitarian sites in the event of military action. They are hoping their presence will act as a deterrent to the US and British governments, and convince them not...

LONDON, Feb 16 (AFP) - A convoy of anti-war protestors ready to serve as human shields in the event of an attack on Iraq arrived in the Iraqi captial Sunday, the spokesman for the group Torben Franck said in London. "More than seventy five members are now in Baghdad," he said. "They arrived safe and sound, if not somewhat exhausted by a journey which took eight days longer than planned." Having started their 4,800-kilometer (3,000-mile) journey from London, the convoy was supposed to arrive in Baghdad on February 8. But the group faced a number of problems, including their...