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what they did was provide film of idiotic vandals "protesting" our "troops". that film can only hurt their cause, and if anything, will end up in rudy's campaign commercials about how he'll protect us from "people who hate america".

Fucking idiots. I bet they voted for nader too.

As I Jew I believe in Tikkum Olam, making the world right. It is our duty to protest for the oppressed and for justice. I am so proud of the Jewish students from Evergreen who have lead these protests. I believe the American military is run by Christian idiots, and American service men are also Christian idiots.

If only the American military could follow Israel's lead and have a draft. Some of my friends from Manhattan moved to Israel just to serve in the military. I'm so proud of Israel's military, but America's military is a joke that should be protested.

Instead they should be sending 1000's of e mails to Congressman Brian Baird who just voted AGAINST the Democrat's legislation to put a timetable on the war.

Or lobbying some credible candidate to file against Baird.

Yes you have an obligation to fight for justice you also have an obligation to do something effective.

As for sending 1000's of emails: what good as that done so far? People have been sending email and lobbying congress since this war started and it doesn't seem to phase anyone with the power to stop it. Nothing is going to change until the people in power are forced to. Now whether or not they were effective in their protests is a matter of opinion, but at least they are doing something that isn't just sitting on your ass and clicking "send".

Tell me how many attempts to use force to change government policy have worked in the USA: zero.
the real result: many voters are sickened and turned off then they vote for the law andorder candidate be it Nixon or now, Giuliani.
The way you change things is electoral politics organizing and writing and volunteering for an antiwar candidate. You down in Olympia can't even seem to find theballs to run someone against Brian Baird who ran as a liberal D and now turned around to support the war!!!!

"the system doesn't work, man, so we have to use force to interdict war materials and then this will arouse public opinion against the war " = stupidity and will only get you in jail.

Running a candidate against Baird = news across america = getting about $300,000 on the internet in about 2 weeks = making him debate the war over nad over around Olympia and environs = possibly replacing him.

Use the good tools you have. Going illegal and using force and damaging US military property harms the cause. This may be opinion or fact but ifopinion it is an informed opinion. Thinking that interfering with war supplies might be effective is very uninformed, selfish and arrogant.