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Second Thoughts On Facing Bombs.
(From Cape Argus (South Africa) - AAGM)
Byline: David Yutar
No doubt Saddam Hussein and his cronies will feel gratified to know that half a dozen South African anti-war ideologues have joined his PR team by flying into the country and spending a few days as human shields.
They stuck it out for their short sojourn but then decided, quite wisely too, to put personal safety above political conviction and caught the first flight back home.
Apparently, we are told, they were prepared to be human shields but not targets. I would have thought the distinction was more about semantics than cold reality. Semantics are not really suited to the broad divisions of war. Anyway, at the risk of being obtuse, I fail to see how you can be a human shield if you are not mindful of the less-than-remote possibility that you may perhaps become a target too.
It is also said that the Iraqis welcomed their South African acolytes but asked them if they didn't mind being human shields for military installations and government sites rather than human shields for humans. The visitors were rather taken aback as this request didn't quite accord with their expectations and the extent of their moral support.
What a pity they didn't first phone to find out before going to all the trouble of booking a flight. Anyway, now they are back home, somewhat the ...
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