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Let's go back to 2003 after 9 11, when it appears ever more likely that the United States will lead a military attack on Iraq as part of President George Bush's war on terror.
Around the world, millions protest.
An Australian woman hears a former American Marine on the radio suggesting that Westerners go to Iraq as human shields to prevent bombing by coalition forces.
It was an amazing idea.
And then he put the question out, who wants to come?
And I just stood there in the room I was in.
My heart was beating very fast, my hands were shaking, and I thought, this is it.
This is a way that I can show my opposition to the war.
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I'm Mike Wooldridge and in this edition of Heart and Soul, I'll be hearing how Donna Mulhern put her body on the line because her Christian faith told her it was the right thing to do.
Donna started out as a journalist in Australia and later became a political advisor.
Then in her early 30s, life took a very different turn.
I had recently had an experience that was quite transformative for me in that I discovered the rich, long history of the contemplative Christian tradition.