In the face of the government's attempts to silence antiwar activism, libertarians and socialists came together to protest. The object of their outrage was the series of raids conducted by the FBI on antiwar activists in Minnesota, Chicago, Michigan, and North Carolina; and the issuance of subpoenas to appear before a grand jury to many of the same. While the government claims that the raids are seeking evidence of material support of terrorism, the peace activists insist that it is a fishing expedition intended to harass.

Something that crosses my mind a lot is how little anti-war and pro-war talk there is. I mean, even though I am only a quarter century old, I remember times seeing news of large protests against the war and people actually debating the purpose and the pros and cons to it choosing sides.

Thousands fill the University of Colorado campus for the worlds largest smoke out. This is civil disobedience on a grand scale.

The pictures below are from one of the protests that lead the President to veto the bill. Remember all that talk about torches and pitchforks? Well, Iceland went ahead and broke out the torches (ok - they're flares, technically):