I think many of them just get a lot of attention for what they are doing.
To really impress me, they would have had to have already been there doing
humanitarian relief or other work.

Beth T. the ot

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I'd say the people going to Iraq as voluntary human shields are=20
wearing rose-coloured glasses as to chances of survival.  Saddam=20
won't hestitate to use them and the coalition certainly isn't  going=20
to let them get in the way of achieving their goal of capturing=20
Baghdad.  I'm sure by ignoring orders for US and UK ciivilians to=20
stay out of Iraq, they've burned their bridges.  I sympathise with=20
the protestors but think they're being rather stupid.  The most=20
effective way to protest is at the ballot box.

Kat