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I'm not showing up for any peace vigils, but-- I've had Islamic fundamentalism in my face for three weeks, plus a lot of reminders of what life is like in eastern countries, and I'm actually kind of glad these peace groups are meeting. I mean I'm proud that America is a place where they can do that without being killed or jailed.

Yesterday I saw an Afghan man being interviewed in a Pakistani refugee area. His wife and a couple of children were in a tent that had nothing else in it. The man said "this is all I have." He told the reporter that Taliban men had come by and said they were going to kill him, so he and the family left at once. The reason they were going to kill him ? He belonged to the "wrong" tribe (not the one most of the Taliban belong to). It's ironic, but the peaceniks' freedom to demonstrate for peace is something worth fighting for.