Georgia: where are all our anti-war protesters now?

IN 2003, somewhere in the region of 100,000 people in Ireland, and many millions more around the world, marched in protest at what they saw as the violation by the United States of the sovereignty of an independent country.

No matter that the leader of that particular nation was a sociopathic dictator who believed that even the most depraved act was justified if it served his purpose. All of this paled in comparison to America’s unilateral invasion (it being so convenient to forget about the participation of Spain, Australia, Britain, Poland, etc).

The flames of indignation in this country were fanned to a great extent by the various anti-war organisations and a number of their spokespersons became household names for a time. Even after the initial furore had died down, anti-war camps in Shannon and the actions of dedicated individuals kept the issue in the public eye.