From USA Today:

...The congressmen traveled to Iraq with the Church Council of Greater Seattle. The organization is one of several American groups that have shuttled in and out of Baghdad, arguing that war should be avoided and the U.N. sanctions should be lifted. Twenty Americans plan to arrive in Baghdad by the end of October to stay through the winter, hoping that their presence here might discourage the U.S. military from bombing the capital, said Ramzi Kyzia, an American from Alexandria, Va., who is the spokesman for Voices in the Wilderness, an activist group opposed to Iraqi sanctions.



Kyzia said a Chicago-based group called Christian Peacemaker Teams was also recruiting volunteers to act as human shields in Iraq. The volunteers would place themselves between Iraqi buildings and U.S. forces, he said. "They're trying to recruit old people," Kyzia said, adding: "It's more comfortable to ask someone who's nearing the end of their lives to do this."



Then they can maybe dance in the streets of Baghdad as hesitant U.S. soldiers, unwilling to kill Americans, are mowed down by Iraqi soldiers who like killing Americans just fine, thanks.