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Mark Steyn is a columnist who writes from somewhat of a libertarian/conservative perspective. While Steyn may be a little too right-of-center for some here, this should be something everyone can appreciate. This is Steyn opining about the phenomenon of naked anti-war protestors, taken from a recent column from the UK's Daily Telegraph.

According to Steyn:
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Even more telling than the human shields scramming out of town is the alarming failure of recent \"naked protests\" to get naked. Many of my fellow warmongers have mocked the nude protests mounted by the women of California's Marin County, cruelly pointing out that many of the bits on show are excessively saggy. But I'll take what I can get. If we have to have an incoherent, anti-Western \"peace\" movement, then women showing off their hooters in support of a culture that would stone them to death for showing off their ankles is about as good as it's gonna get.

But, even by the impressive standards of risibility demonstrated by the \"peace\" movement, has there ever been a sadder \"naked protest\" than that staged this week by the students of Illinois Wesleyan University? The male \"nudes for peace\" stood around wearing their boxer shorts and, worse, little white ankle socks and sneakers. C'mon, guys, why so shy about letting us inspect your weapons of mass destruction? According to the UN resolution on nude protesting, it's a material breach to put material over your breech. If you don't want to take it off, maybe you should skip the naked thing entirely, stay inside and read up on what's the Saudi capital.
If you want to read the whole column, and I recommend that you do: \"How I long for the bombs to start falling\" by Mark Steyn

Better yet, check out the whole archive of his columns from various publications: http://www.marksteyn.com/
fantomas
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According to Steyn: If we have to have an incoherent, anti-Western \"peace\" movement, then women showing off their hooters in support of a culture that would stone them to death for showing off their ankles is about as good as it's gonna get.
Ha ha. But typical conservative mumbo jumbo. The anti-WAR, PEACE demonstrators are not demonstrating "in support of" Saddam, but AGAINST THE WARMONGERING OF BUSH.

Maybe if Colin took off his clothes, swung his hefty 5-star shlong of his around, and used a bit of charm with France's hottie rep at the UN--what's his name, Dominique de Villepin?--we'd not find ourselves in this situation.

I say more naked protests, but boxer shorts are okay--boxer briefs would be better. BTW, I'd rather see nude older Californian women than old, pale British women, though either way, I think Herr Steyn should show us what he's got too. Bush, Saddam, are you guys up for baring your battle bits?
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