http://www.miami.com/mld/miami/news/world/4069422.htm Reuters. 13 September 2002. British Lawmaker Wants Human Shield to Protect Iraq.
LONDON -- Anti-war British lawmaker George Galloway will call for
international volunteers to form a human shield in Baghdad to try to
thwart any attack after he flies to
Iraq on Saturday.
"One of the ideas will be an international peace brigade of volunteers
from around the world. People who will go to Iraq and offer themselves
to be witnesses to what may well be about to happen," parliamentarian
George Galloway told Reuters on Friday.
He expected significant numbers of Britons to come forward.
Asked if it would in effect constitute a human shield of people trying
to prevent any bombing raids, he said: "A voluntary one, yes."
He said: "There are many, many millions of British people who are
determined that the Iraqi people will not be bombed in their name."
Galloway, who met President Saddam Hussein last month and has tirelessly
campaigned against war with Iraq, is going to Iraq for the Baghdad peace
conference -- an international group that meets every six months.
"It would normally have met in November, but it has been brought forward
to Monday because of the emergency," said Galloway, a member of Prime
Minister Tony Blair's Labour Party.
Galloway said President Bush was intent on war and had used his speech
to the United Nations in New York on Thursday as a smokescreen tryingto
hide his true intentions.
"It is clear that yesterday's performance in New York was simply a ruse
to pretend that some sort of recourse to the U.N. and diplomacy was
going to be sought," he said.
"I suspect that while war is never inevitable... it is looking
increasingly more likely," Galloway added.
Galloway urged the U.N. Security Council to stand up to what he called
the bullying tactics of the Bush administration.
"If it wants to avoid global turmoil it will stand up and insist upon
taking charge of this matter itself," he said.
Galloway said he did not intend staying in Baghdad with any volunteer
human peace shield. His place was in the corridors of power and on the
streets of London trying to persuade Britain to back out of a coalition
with the United States.
"It is the coalition of the mad dog and the Englishman. If we can stop
the Englishman then we can keep the whole world out of the blinding
midday sun."
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DATE |
Mr. |
Marc Sopher |
Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2003 at 4:44 PM |
You missed the point. |
Charles |
Sunday, Jan. 19, 2003 at 3:49 PM |
Sorry, I respect those for peace but not these people |
Randell |
Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003 at 3:45 AM |
Taliban Johnny revisited |
Bush Admirer |
Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003 at 5:59 AM |
Mr. |
Marc Sopher |
Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003 at 9:52 AM |
Ms. |
Heather Brutz |
Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003 at 5:59 PM |
Right on |
fresca |
Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003 at 6:44 PM |
Love it |
Bush Admirer |
Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003 at 7:38 PM |
Human Shield |
Graham Stone |
Thursday, Jan. 23, 2003 at 7:00 AM |
Mr. |
Marc Sopher |
Thursday, Jan. 23, 2003 at 11:00 AM |
Mr. |
Marc Sopher |
Thursday, Jan. 23, 2003 at 1:42 PM |
reply |
pedro |
Friday, Jan. 24, 2003 at 4:44 AM |
X |
X |
Friday, Jan. 24, 2003 at 5:33 AM |
Simple |
Simple Simon |
Friday, Jan. 24, 2003 at 9:02 AM |
Distinction |
Marc |
Friday, Jan. 24, 2003 at 11:29 AM |
Simple |
Simple Simon |
Friday, Jan. 24, 2003 at 12:26 PM |
yea |
c17898 |
Friday, Jan. 24, 2003 at 2:00 PM |
Please No War |
T. R.S |
Monday, Jan. 27, 2003 at 11:13 PM |
I have a few questions for Bush Admirer and Simon |
Juanita Greenburg |
Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003 at 5:51 AM |
Mr. |
Marc Sopher |
Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003 at 10:35 AM |
Sopher = Saddam |
Baphomet |
Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003 at 11:25 AM |
Mr. |
Marc Sopher |
Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003 at 3:48 PM |
TO SIMPLE SIMON |
X |
Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003 at 6:48 PM |
Video |
fresca |
Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003 at 6:59 PM |
Sopher = Asshole dancing on graves of the dead |
Baphomet |
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003 at 10:46 AM |
What a testosterone bath this thread has become. |
Juanita Greenburg |
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003 at 11:02 AM |
Juanita |
Marc |
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003 at 11:09 AM |
Excuuuuuse me! |
Baphomet |
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003 at 11:10 AM |
Baphomet - Bloviator |
Marc Sopher |
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003 at 12:07 PM |
Chill |
Highlord |
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003 at 12:14 PM |
To which display of idiocy are you referring exactly? |
Juanita Greenburg |
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003 at 12:36 PM |
Baphomet |
Marc Sopher |
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003 at 12:38 PM |
Juanita |
Marc Sopher |
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003 at 12:40 PM |
violence begets violence |
does it matter |
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003 at 5:26 PM |
A tardy-gaited dewberry who probably has bad breath. |
Bush Admirer |
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003 at 8:21 PM |
Miss |
Perfect |
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003 at 2:05 AM |
I think you're generalizing. |
Juanita |
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003 at 7:43 AM |
Defend the American People |
Marc Sopher |
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003 at 9:01 AM |
What is the point... |
does it matter |
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003 at 4:54 PM |
Cinicism or innocence |
João D./Portugal |
Friday, Jan. 31, 2003 at 9:55 AM |
Mr. |
Gianni Scoz |
Friday, Jan. 31, 2003 at 10:44 AM |
Smart money says |
Shane |
Wednesday, Feb. 05, 2003 at 6:39 PM |
I am a Human Shield |
Marc Sopher |
Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2003 at 1:53 PM |
pathetic |
whatever |
Thursday, Feb. 13, 2003 at 4:25 PM |
pathetic |
marc sopher |
Friday, Feb. 14, 2003 at 3:17 PM |
Home Grown Terror |
Diogenes |
Friday, Feb. 14, 2003 at 3:32 PM |
To So-fur, better late than never |
Baphomet |
Friday, Feb. 14, 2003 at 4:02 PM |
OxyMORONs Indeed |
Diogenes |
Friday, Feb. 14, 2003 at 7:33 PM |
Why be a human shield? |
Marc Sopher |
Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003 at 9:25 AM |
I guess it's not rational |
Sheepdog |
Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003 at 10:51 AM |
Rightwing hypocrites |
Granny |
Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003 at 10:59 AM |
Hey Granny |
Marc Sopher |
Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003 at 3:53 PM |
Life is tough. |
Diogenes |
Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003 at 4:05 PM |
Perhaps a Ticket for you as well? |
Diogenes |
Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003 at 6:29 PM |
Why be a Human shield for Iraq? |
Marc Sopher |
Sunday, Feb. 16, 2003 at 9:30 AM |
Humanity |
Diogenes |
Sunday, Feb. 16, 2003 at 3:04 PM |
Not about liberation |
Marc Sopher |
Monday, Feb. 17, 2003 at 3:27 PM |
Weak |
Sheepdog |
Monday, Feb. 17, 2003 at 4:52 PM |
Further comments |
Sheepdog |
Monday, Feb. 17, 2003 at 5:11 PM |
You Forgot a Few Points |
Diogenes |
Monday, Feb. 17, 2003 at 5:59 PM |
Gosh Bush Admirer. |
Sheepdog |
Monday, Feb. 17, 2003 at 6:22 PM |
Well alrighty then! |
Marc Sopher |
Monday, Feb. 17, 2003 at 8:17 PM |
The picture |
Marc Sopher |
Monday, Feb. 17, 2003 at 8:22 PM |
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