i have just spoken with a member of the Ya Basta delegation, which is still trapped in no-man's land between iraq and jordan. they arrived after having gotten permission from Italian and even American officials to enter, but once at the checkpoint, it was decided that they are subversive and a danger. they have been beaten and assaulted, and they were at one point under threat of being shot by US troops if they didn't leave (though no one can be sure how serious the threat was). they have also had problems with the Jordanian police, who wouldn't allow them contact with Iraqis in a nearby refugee camp.