This is what anti-war activism supports

There was a machine designed for shredding plastic. Men were dropped into it and we were again made to watch. Sometimes they went in head first and died quickly. Sometimes they went in feet first and died screaming. It was horrible. I saw 30 people die like this. Their remains would be placed in plastic bags and we were told they would be used as fish food . . . on one occasion, I saw Qusay [President Saddam Hussein’s youngest son] personally supervise these murders.

Too aggressive a claim to make? Some might say that anti-war activists don’t support the actions of Saddam Hussein and his regime. Everyone has a right to express their hope for peace. But there is no excuse for the moral free pass peacemongers offer to dictators like Saddam. Peace is fine, but turning a blind eye to injustice for the sake of peace is a whole other matter.