Have any of you who are reading this thread actually read the article I posted? The thread title was taken from the article, which quotes from a banner seen in the March.

And with all sincerity Mary, I'm curious as to what are you suggesting constitutes abusiveness in our posting, in the context of Veterans Day?

The article was about half a million Europeans protesting against the US and British build-up for war with Iraq. That is a very large number of protesters on any issue, and of course it deserves to be discussed with the same respect paid to veterans of previous wars, and their families.

There is a substantial international movement growing in opposition to the imperial war strategy of the US and Britain. Democracies will only survive when dissenting voices are not only allowed to be heard, but when they reach these kinds of numbers, get listened to respectfully, and included in the policy debate.

Disparaging half a million people who have travelled from across Europe to protest this war build-up is neither respectful, or helpful. Engaging with people who wish to discuss it, is.