O'Keefe's merry pranksters

03.02.2003

Blogger Tim Blair comments on Iraq's famous volunteer "human shields". Most are leaving and those remaining are disappointed - primarily because the Iraqi government put them at "strategic" (not "civilian") sites:

Daniel Pepper, a 22-year-old student from Pennsylvania, was not fooled by the oil refinery, despite the comfortable beds with parcels of goodies laid out on the pillows. "The people staying there sleep 50 yards from stacks billowing black smoke." he said. "And it's sinister: 20 minders are there for eight shields. There are three security gates, including one manned by plain-clothed guards carrying AK47s. Most shields want to get out of there and go to the granary.

There's more to this story here. The red double decker buses are going home, via the Lebanese wine country. Ah! war tourism.

Posted by Miguel at 03:59 PM