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	Human shield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It may also be used to describe the use of civilians to literally shield combatants during attacks, by forcing the civilians to march in front of the soldiers during human wave attacks.
		Some lesser used instances of human shields, include literally using a human as a physical barrier against bullets, or taking advantage of the opposing gun's lack of over penetration as a means of creating a shield.
		Human shields have also been used in videogames like Splinter Cell in which the player is able to grab civilians and enemies from behind and use them as a human shield.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Human_shield (739 words)

	Human shield action to Iraq - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Charges of the shields being "dupes" and "useful idiots" for Saddam were widespread in the U.S. The human shields countered that while various governments around the globe carry out acts of aggression, the human shield action saw fit to defend against this one.
		Human Rights Watch stated that "civilians acting as human shields, whether voluntary or not, contribute indirectly to the war capability of a state.
		Saddam Hussein is reported to have used human shields during Iraq's occupation of Kuwait in August 1990 and the Gulf War.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Human_shield_action_to_Iraq (1864 words)

	The Human Shield Movement, printer friendly
		The speed and ferocity with which the human shields were condemned by the governments of Britain and the U.S. and by the right-wing media is another indicator of the impact of the movement.
		Human shields are not a new concept, but the scale and impact of the recent movement was unprecedented.
		Stefan Simanowitz co-founded and coordinated the Human Shield Action to Iraq.
	zmagsite.zmag.org /Nov2003/simanowitzpr1103.html (1481 words)

	CBC News Indepth: Iraq (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Trade with Iraq was forbidden until the country was certified as being free of ABC weapons.
		Late in 2002, Iraq submitted a 12,000-page declaration claiming it had no banned weapons and agreed to open the country to another round of weapons inspections under the direction of chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix.
		Iraq's interim government council agreed on a temporary constitution that limited the role of Islamic law in the country, allowed some autonomy for Kurds and set aside 25 per cent of the seats in the legislature for women.
	www.cbc.ca /news/background/iraq (2952 words)

	Human shield: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Human shield is a military term describing the use of civilians to deter an enemy from attacking certain targets—in particular military targets.
		International law (International law: The body of laws governing relations between nations) considers the use of human shields to protect targets a war crime (war crime: A crime committed in wartime; violation of rules of war).
		It may also be used to describe the use of civilians to literally shield combatants during attacks, by forcing the civilians to march in front of the soldiers during human wave attack (human wave attack: human wave attack is a military term describing a type of assault performed by infantry units,...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/human_shield (618 words)

	Pacifism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This suggests that many who advocate "non-violence" or pacifism, especially political parties that participate in government, actually advocate what is more properly called de-escalation or even arms reduction (on a very large scale) rather than outright disarmament (which is advocated by many pacifists).
		Many outstanding pacifists of this sort have taken part in defensive military actions when their countries were attacked, but others prefer to leave their country if it is preparing for aggressive war (such as Germany in the 1930s).
		Rowan Williams led an almost united Anglican Church in Britain in opposition to the 2003 Iraq War, mirrored by Peter Carnley, who similarly led a front of bishops opposed to the Australian Government's involvement in the invasion.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pacifism (3653 words)

	Human Shield Action to Iraq 2003
		When you are a part of an action like this, and you are able to read the “news” about the action as it unfolds, it can be quite an eye-opener as to how the profit-driven media really works, even if you thought you knew a lot about it already.
		This character is said to have been a human shield volunteer who changed his mind once he had arrived in Iraq on the basis that an Iraqi man had told him “we don't want peace, we want the war to come,” a story which gained traction in the corporate media just before the invasion.
		His presence in Iraq, in deed if he was there at all, appears to have been motivated by his campaign for “Assyrian Independence” rather than the welfare of the Iraqi people in the face of an invasion.
	p10k.net /humanshieldactiontoiraq.html (688 words)

	Human Shields Urge Global Action Against Iraq War
		Around 120 human shields are still in Iraq, scattered around nine sites near Baghdad including an oil refinery, food silo, water treatment plant and power stations.
		Empson said if it came to military action, she was ready to risk death in Iraq.
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	www.ccmep.org /2003_articles/Iraq/031003_human_shields_urge_global_action.htm (547 words)

	'Human Shields' Leave UK For Iraq
		Nichols' group is one of several around the world whose aim is to mobilise peace activists as human shields in Iraq and show solidarity with Iraqi people in the face of a possible U.S.-led war against Saddam.
		"Nine out of 10 of the people going as human shields are more scared of what their mothers say than the bombs in Iraq," said Bashir, who plans to join a second convoy from London.
		In the Muslim world, the main rallying point for would-be human shields is in Jordan.
	www.rense.com /general34/human.htm (505 words)

	Human Shield Mission to Iraq
		This action will originate at the beginning of the New Year in London with a bus and other vehicles carrying Western peoples and others demanding a peaceful world to our destination of Iraq.
		Our mission is to demand a sane and peaceful resolution to the pending war in the Middle East and to act as human shields in defense of a thoroughly violated Iraqi population.
		Tragic as this day surely was, when compared to other historical events such as the U.S. lead sanctions in Iraq that have killed at least 500,000 children, we must concede that humanity has adopted a massive double standard with regard to the value of human life.
	www.ccmep.org /2002_articles/Iraq/122102_human_shield_mission_to_iraq.htm (1476 words)

	Human Shields declare victory! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		So when somebody asks me, "was the Human Shield action a failure?" I shall reply by saying that my goal was to stop a seemingly unstoppable war, to stop a war that sets the stage for World War III.
		I commit to building on the success of the Human Shield action so as to achieve its full potential, which is to expose the truth, effect justice and prevent war.
		Seems that the human shields are big fans of terrorists and dictators so long as the terrorists and dictators kill their own people and Jews.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/890052/posts (2247 words)

	ipedia.com: Global protests against war on Iraq Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		He indicated that the rubber bullets were used to respond to direct illegal action and the he longshoremen were caught in the crossfire.
		Spokesmen told reporters that it was the protesters way of saying that war in Iraq "made them sick." Seven demonstrators were arrested after attempting to block about 20 federal employees and other visitors trying to enter the building.
		The 2003 war on Iraq is said to be the first war with massive global protests before its start.
	www.ipedia.com /global_protests_against_war_on_iraq.html (1824 words)

	Planet Ark : "Human shield" peace activists mobilise for Iraq
		The new human shield plans have inevitably revived memories of the Gulf War when Saddam forcibly held thousands of Western hostages after his invasion of Kuwait.
		To avoid being seen as pawns of Saddam, some among the many groups and charities organising trips to Iraq are shunning the tag "human shield" and are as critical of his government as they are of U.S. and British war plans.
		Many of those forcibly used as human shields by Saddam in 1991 are shocked that others would actually volunteer to do it.
	www.planetark.org /dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/19360/story.htm (1018 words)

	AlterNet: WireTap: Human Shield
		The idea to be a human shield, of traveling to Iraq to occupy power plants, food silos, schools and hospitals that were crucial to Iraqi civilian life and protecting them from U.S. bombs, appealed to McCormick's now broader definition of public service.
		The use of human shields was not a new tactic.
		Some shields had a radical reversal of opinion based on their experiences in Iraq, and were especially disillusioned by the Iraqi regime's manipulative nature.
	www.alternet.org /wiretap/16699 (1893 words)

	HUMAN SHIELD ACTION LATEST NEWS - ABOUT US (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Turkey: Action by the Global Peace and Justice Coalition and Human Shields from Turkey on Friday, 29 August.
		Shields in an attempt to prevent the war.
		The 'human shield' material shot in Baghdad does not play a 'special part' in the Channel 4 programme on Thursday.
	www.humanshieldaction.org (1038 words)

	Saddam's shields - Salon
		Empson, a former human shield in the Israeli-occupied territories who traveled to Iraq three years ago, says questions remain about Halabja, the town where Saddam's regime used chemical weapons to massacre thousands of Kurds in 1988.
		Because she doesn't believe Saddam is a monster, she doesn't worry about him forcing human shields to guard sites other than the ones they choose.
		After being driven to Iraq and held hostage first in Basra and then at the El Rashid hotel, the Baghdad hotel where most journalists stay, he was taken along with 36 other American captives to a phosphate plant in Al-Qaim.
	dir.salon.com /story/news/feature/2003/02/21/shields/?pn=2 (1197 words)

	Truth Now (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Ken is the leader of a group of British Anti-War protestors headed for Iraq to act as "human shields" against potential attacks on civilian targets by US and British troops in the disturbingly near future.
		The human shield is more than all else, a strong indication that citizens will not remain passive and allow their elected governments to consistently flout international regulations and moral codes in their name.
		I conceived the idea of human shields because the British Government does not make decisions according to the wishes of the voters but at the bidding of those who are pulling the politicians' strings.
	www.truth-now.com /kenokeefe.htm (4128 words)

	Stop killing the people of Iraq - index page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Target Iraq: understanding America's war for oil - a new web site set up and maintained by the Victoria Peace Network, Australia; a great source of articles and news of Australian peace groups campaigns against a new war on the people of Iraq.
		International Action Centre - the IAC was initiated in 1992 by former US Attorney General Ramsey Clark and other antiwar activists to expose the US bombing of innocent Iraqi civilians and the massive destruction of the Iraqi infrastructure.
		Human Shields in Iraq - organised by Truth-Justice-Peace Human Shield Action to Iraq
	www.converge.org.nz /pma/iraqa.htm (580 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Briton volunteers as 'human shield' for Iraq
		One British peace activist is planning to put his life on the line, as a "human shield".
		A committed human rights activist, Mr Barr, who is a trained sound engineer, devotes much of his time to volunteer charity work.
		As for military action against Iraq, I believe it should only happen under UN resolution AND if the US can prove that Iraq has intent to strike at the West, not just if he has the capability.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/2246438.stm (1018 words)

	Remember that idiot that did the Iraqi "Human Shield" madness??? He got arrested by the Israelis
		Last human shield in Gaza got shot standing between the IDF and the Pali's.
		The original "human shields" were not loonie lefty volunteers, they were hostages.
		I think he either had a hard time getting into Iraq to be the Human Panty Shield or he wasn't able to get in at all.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1152657/posts (1767 words)

	CNN.com - Powell speaks of process, scientists don't speak - Jan. 25, 2003
		CNN's correspondents gauge the reaction across the Arab region to the looming possibility of war with Iraq.
		Iraq says it had instructed the scientists to speak with inspectors in private.
		He did not deny that a possible war with Iraq is behind the timing of the advisory.
	us.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/meast/01/25/iraq.tracker.update (1146 words)

	Iraq Peace Team
		We will use our presence and non-violent actions to witness, understand and expose the situation of both the civilian population of Iraq and highlight the importance of facilities such as water purification plants that are critical to daily life.
		Though we hope to remain in Iraq in the event of an attack, we don't consider ourselves “human shields." IPT exists to stand in solidarity with the peoples of Iraq.
		It is left to the 'little ones' like Voices in the Wilderness and the Iraq Peace Team to report it as it is. War remains for us the prime cause of human suffering, not only in acts done but in budgets spent.
	vitw.org /ipt (1722 words)

	War Without End :: View topic - 100,000 offer to be human shields
		The TJP Human Shield Action Iraq is so completely inundated with supporters and volunteers that we cannot possibly respond to all the inquiries we are receiving at this point.
		BAGHDAD, Iraq (Jan. 8) - Coalition warplanes struck air defense targets in southern Iraq on Wednesday for the second time this week, and a key Iraqi official said the United States and Britain were bent on war with Baghdad to subjugate the Middle East.
		Iraq insists it has no such weapons and maintains that claims to the contrary by Washington and London are simply a pretext for war.
	www.itszone.co.uk /zone0/viewtopic.php?t=2073 (3152 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Human shield Britons leave Iraq
		Up to 20 Britons who travelled to Iraq to form a human shield against military action are returning home amid safety fears.
		Their role is now to "protect" humanitarian sites and act as witnesses to the war, rather than as human shields.
		Explaining the group's change of heart on the original human shield aim he said: "I said right from the start, I was prepared to die but when I knew I had a chance of effecting change."
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/2812677.stm (414 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| 'Human shields' head for Iraq
		Iraq: 'We are running out of time,' the officer said
		The convoy to Baghdad is being organised by former US marine Kenneth Nichols, who served in the first Gulf war and won a combat medal but has now become a vociferous opponent of another Gulf conflict.
		Once in Iraq, members of the convoy will identify infrastructure targets for bombing, such as power stations, key bridges and roads, and deploy themselves as human shields in the glare of the international media.
	www.guardian.co.uk /Iraq/Story/0,2763,866218,00.html (661 words)

	Human Shield FounderTo Burn U.S. Passport in Baghdad Square
		There are no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq aside from those brought by the United States; which shamefully includes cluster bombs that litter this country now; this is a patent crime against humanity in itself
		Background - In what is a monumental irony Ken Nichols O’Keefe, the initiator or the Human Shield Action to Iraq that attracted the attention of world leaders and more importantly people around the globe, was forced under duress, to request a U.S. passport at the American Consulate in Rome on February 12, 2003.
		O’Keefe and thus prevented his peaceful transport through Turkey, on his way to Iraq to act as a Human Shield.
	educate-yourself.org /cn/kenNicholspassportburning06jan04.shtml (728 words)

	Iranian human shields ask to head for holy sites in Iraq: press
		The activist asked Iranian officials to "cooperate" by allowing them to cross into Iraq which has not normalized its relations with Tehran since imposing a war on the Islamic Republic between 1980 and 1988.
		We are not less than those who have got to Iraq from England on buses to deploy at the populated regions in Iraq in order to protect civilians against the American aggressors," the paper further cited him as saying.
		Vaq'e-Talab was reportedly referring to a group of peace activists, headed by former US marine Ken O'Keefe, whose Human Shield Action Iraq group has coordinated the departure of dozens of volunteers from London and ferried them to Iraq on buses.
	www.payvand.com /news/03/mar/1050.html (358 words)

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