Monday, February 10, 2003
I read an article about human shield volunteers via Pandavox that got me all rilled up. Then i read this one and got even more rilled, Article
My question is where were all the human shields during the war in the Balkans? That war was happening in Western Europes back yard. It was a shameful, disgusting war that targeted civilians and spawned the term ethnic cleansing.
Why weren't these people outraged enough to be human shields in that conflict?
They call themselves civilized... peace activist...Yet they didn't volunteer their services against a savage, barbaric war taking place in, oh so enlightened Europe.
They call Bush and Blair: Cowboys and War Mongers, yet, they coddle and protect Saddam Hussein. A ruthless dictator that kills any of his citizens plus their families for speaking out against him.
Why don't they be a human shield for the people Saddam's regime will torture and murder? Why don't they be a human shield for the UN personnel and Western Civilians Iraq says it will take hostage and force into being human shields? Why don't they be a human shield for civilians in Israel that get blown up by suicide bombers? Throw yourself on top of the bomber, you could really be a hero then.
These so called Human Shield Volunteers are nothing more than voyeuristic tourist, day tripping in someone else's nightmare, basking in their delusional moral superiority. The first moment of real danger most of them are going to bail. The ones that stay are so sick and misguided in their convictions that they have lost touch with reality and we are better off without them
My question is where were all the human shields during the war in the Balkans? That war was happening in Western Europes back yard. It was a shameful, disgusting war that targeted civilians and spawned the term ethnic cleansing.
Why weren't these people outraged enough to be human shields in that conflict?
They call themselves civilized... peace activist...Yet they didn't volunteer their services against a savage, barbaric war taking place in, oh so enlightened Europe.
They call Bush and Blair: Cowboys and War Mongers, yet, they coddle and protect Saddam Hussein. A ruthless dictator that kills any of his citizens plus their families for speaking out against him.
Why don't they be a human shield for the people Saddam's regime will torture and murder? Why don't they be a human shield for the UN personnel and Western Civilians Iraq says it will take hostage and force into being human shields? Why don't they be a human shield for civilians in Israel that get blown up by suicide bombers? Throw yourself on top of the bomber, you could really be a hero then.
These so called Human Shield Volunteers are nothing more than voyeuristic tourist, day tripping in someone else's nightmare, basking in their delusional moral superiority. The first moment of real danger most of them are going to bail. The ones that stay are so sick and misguided in their convictions that they have lost touch with reality and we are better off without them
