I agree with you 100%!  Where were all these protestors when the 
humanitarian efforts needed their help?

Kat

On Saturday 05 April 2003 10:13 am, you wrote:
> 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