There is great value for demonstrators themselves when they act out for peace or against war. The more the merrier and when folks learn how empowering and, yes, FUN it is to join groups like the Raging Grannies, then the collective voice may be heard farther and wider. Democracy takes practice, and practicing democrcy by speaking out is the best insurance a free society has to stay free. Billionaires for Bush, the Anarchist Marching Bands, Queerleaders, Radical Cheerleaders and other performance and humor focused protest groups get their message accross much better and to a wider audience than angry shouters and window smashers. Humor is also more effective in speaking truth to power, they can't resist listening! When Ragin Grannies brought cookies, serenaded, spoke and got arrested for not leaving the Marine Recruitment Center in Barre, Vermont, the Marine recruiters admitted that they felt bad about lying to potential recruits about benefits and advantages of joining up and one had tears in his eyes as one of the grannies talked about her own military service during WWII. All I can say to the Raging Grannies is....KEEP ON SINGING!

The anti-war movement is dead. And if it isn't, it will certainly be dead after the first Jihadist nuke blows away New York. Don't the "Raging Grannies" know what is at stake?

Do they think Mahatma Ghandi's methods should best be employed against Islamic Facism? These Islamists would cut his head off and distribute the video via the internet.

The only reason the "grannies" can do what they do is because young marines have died for them. We need more US Marines, not less.

P.S. I still don't get why we didn't take the hint in 1993 when they first tried to take down the World Trade Center.

The reason "we" didn't take the hint in 1993 with the first terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, is that Bill Clinton and his corrupt gang were in power. They simply weren't interested in such things. Be prepared for even worse negligence and incompetence if Obama or Hillary get elected.