I don't know whether or not you noticed the date on that Guardian article, DougR. It's dated, Monday March 3, 2003. That's the day before your post quoting the Fox News Network as saying that all of the human shields had left Iraq. We subsequently learned that that was not true. The Guardian article only stated that some of them had left. Here's the opening post to your thread:

Subject: BS: No more human shields in Iraq
From: DougR - PM
Date: 04 Mar 03 - 06:15 PM

I just heard on the Fox News Network that the human shields so many of you admired for going to Iraq to place their innocent bodies near hospitals, childcare centers and the like departed from Iraq today. Why? They were shocked to find that the Iraqis placed them instead (and under guard) at power stations, oil derricks and other strategic bombing targets instead. They also were shocked to find that their airfares from the U. S. and Great Britain were paid for by the Iraqi government. Surprise, surprise! So now they are on their way home.

Look for more details in the mainstream press (if they choose to report it). McGrath, keep your eye on "The Guardian," I'm sure they will have a full report on it. :>)

DougR

I, personally, don't know enough about The Guardian to have an opinion about its crediblity, or lack of it. But from what I've seen here, you're doing an excellent job of proving the assertion that Fox isn't to be trusted.