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US Fines, May Jail Woman Who Was 'Human Shield" in Iraq

by Assoc. Press Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2003 at 12:40 PM

Faith Fippinger, "a retired schoolteacher who went to Iraq to serve as a 'human shield' against the U.S. invasion is facing thousands of dollars in U.S. government fines, which she is refusing to pay." She could face 12 years in prison for taking this courageous stand against the US War Machine.

August 11, 2003 09:42 AM EDT



SARASOTA, Fla. - A retired schoolteacher who went to Iraq to serve as a "human shield" against the U.S. invasion is facing thousands of dollars in U.S. government fines, which she is refusing to pay.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury said in a March letter to Faith Fippinger that she broke the law by crossing the Iraqi border before the war. Her travel to Iraq violated U.S. sanctions that prohibited American citizens from engaging in "virtually all direct or indirect commercial, financial or trade transactions with Iraq."

She and others from 30 countries spread out through Iraq to prevent the war. She spent about three months there. Only about 20 of nearly 300 "human shields" were Americans, she said.

Fippinger, who returned home May 4, is being fined at least ,000, but she has refused to pay. She could face up to 12 years in prison.

In her response to the charges, she wrote the government that "if it comes to fines or imprisonment, "please be aware that I will not contribute money to the United States government to continue the buildup of its arsenal of weapons." Since she won't pay, she said, "perhaps the alternative should be considered."

The government also has asked Fippinger, 62, to detail her travels to Iraq and any financial transactions she made. In her response, Fippinger wrote that the only money she spent was on food and emergency supplies.

If Fippinger does not pay, the fine may increase, and the money will be drawn from her retirement paycheck, her Social Security check or any of her assets, officials said.

"She was (in Iraq) in violation of U.S. sanctions," said Taylor Griffin, a Treasury Department spokesman. "That's what happens."

Shortly before the U.S. invasion in March, Fippinger was one of several dozen human shields scattered around a refinery in Baghdad. "We are planning to stay here in the refinery if war breaks out," Fippinger said at the time. "We are staying here because we think this war is unjust."







Copyright 2003 Associated Press

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wonderful for everyone

by joe Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2003 at 7:17 PM

it's wonderful news for those of us with common sense.

and like everything else, i'm sure the extreme leftists are happy to hear it, because now they have one more thing to complain and protest about.

the extreme leftists get a boner when bad things happen to people.

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OneEyedMan

by KPC Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2003 at 9:35 PM

If her antics were "silly", why is she being fined?

And if silliness was a finable offense, you'd wouldn't have a penny to your name....

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OneEyedMan

by KPC Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2003 at 9:57 PM

DUH...yeah I read it asswipe...obviously, if her actions were "silly", she would not be fined. But her actions are perceived as a threat....so an example must be made.

God, you really are a fuckin' idiot, aren't you. Pardon my incredulity...but it really is hard to believe that a person could be so fuckin' stupid and still be alive...you must be one of those bubble boys or somethin'....

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