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Iraq
Human fools shields begin to deploy
2003-02-24
Seventeen rubes foreigners bunked down Friday night at a Baghdad water purification plant as the first "human shields" to deploy in Iraq in preparation for a looming U.S.-led war. The gits volunteers from Sweden, Spain, Italy and Finland weren't roughing it: Their quarters at the Seventh of April named for the last day of the upcoming war water purification station were a huge room with beds, a television, electric heaters and a large table. The wall was adorned with a picture of President Saddam Hussein.
Can't have shields without a picture of Sammy!
"We will try everything to get peace instead of war and to protect civil societies," said Ingrid Ternert, a Swedish member of the group.
That's really heavy, man.
The dopes volunteers planned to spend only one night at the station, but said others would rotate in to protect the infrastructure installation, which wasn't bombed during the 1991 Gulf War. Workers at the station were happy with their unusual visitors."We welcomed them. I feel happy and it is nice because they want peace for our country," said Hussein Alwan, a 32-year-old supervisor.
"Please don't kill me!"
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Wednesday that any Iraqi officials who help in the deployment of the human idjits shields could be punished as war criminals.
"It's a war crime to misuse lower life forms like this!"
Asked about Rumsfeld's remarks, Ternert, a high school teacher, said: "He doesn't know that this is protecting the society."
I agree, society is already better with these fools out of the country.
"We do this because we are very angry," said Ignacio Cano, a bearded Spanish university professor. "Our governments, especially in those countries like mine - Spain, Italy and Turkey - are supporting the war even though the population are overwhelmingly against the war."
Teachers, professors, no wonder the kids aren't learning.
Nearby, a woman sat on her bed covering her face with a sweater to prevent television crews from filming her.
What's wrong, don't you want everyone to know just how brave you are?
Some of the human dupes shields weren't exposing themselves to much danger. Cano said Iraq the United States would be to blame if anyone is hurt - but conceded that likely wouldn't be him. "I will be leaving Iraq in two days," he said. "So I personally think I will be all right."
Don't you just admire a man who stands up for his beliefs?
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