They need to take this down off their website:
"Human Shield volunteers have not been deployed to military sites. All sites we have so far deployed to are chosen by us and unofficially okayed by UN staff as being critical to humanitarian concerns." From:
http://www.humanshields.org/
At least they have an update at the bottom:
"TJP Human Shield Action Iraq - Update March 13, 2003
The deportation of 5 key organisers (including myself) by Iraqi officials on March 7th & 8th has called into question the autonomy of the Human Shields in Iraq."
"Called into question"? This guy should renounce the whole idea. It reminds me of cult members whose beliefs are strengthened by obvious failures rather than weakened by them. The founder of the human shields movement has been deported. They'll still help you obtain an entry Visa into Iraq, the founder says but they can't assure you of where you will be placed. Completely irresponsible. Give it up, stupid.
The founder goes on, "Part of my motivation for changing my stance now in NOT actively discouraging more shields from entering Iraq is my great concern for those shields that remain, they want more shields to join them and I understand why, there is strength in numbers."
Sickening. Really. Mr. O'Keefe should have convinced them to leave with him when he fled the country. Doesn't he realize those people are at risk for being moved to other sites at any moment?
Last edited by Colin at Mar 14 2003, 05:50 AM