> Why do people here feel they can't even come out among their like
> minded peace loving friends, and say "I will support these peace
> activists putting their lives on the line for the cause of peace,
> in MY name for the highest good of everyone involved"?

First, I'd love to see you come out in YOUR name. But you remain anonymous. What gives?

Second, I have a hard time supporting groups who brand America "terrorists" while supporting a nut like Hussein, and who generally take a "hate America first" approach to world affairs. For reasons that include a combination of psychological and ideological phenomena and factors, the America-haters pathologically and reflexively hate and rabidly oppose anything and everything "American", from the U.S. Constitution, to "capitalism", to American cars (especially SUVs). American cheese makes them sick. Of course, they do not publicly state all of that, but express their hate through numerous surrogate issues and causes to which they attach themselves, issues and causes that, not coincidentally, always, without exception, vilify America. The "hate America first" crowd is as mindless and irritating as Pat Buchanan and the America-first-ers.

So yes, I'll say a prayer that those who choose to become human shields don't get in harms way -- because, God willing, there won't be a need for harm -- but I won't be marching in their parades any time soon.