Now Can I Question their Patriotism?

A group of anti-war protestors in Olympia, Washington were repelled with pepper spray after they tried to force their way into the Port of Olympia in an effort to interrupt shipments of Army equipment to Iraq. One "protestor" said,

It burned. I couldn't open my eyes for 20 minutes. My face is burning . I dunked my face in water and in Puget Sound.

Evidently Puget Sound contains something other than water.

By their own admission the "activists'" intentions were more than symbolic. According to the AP,

Activists began watching for a military ship more than a week ago after learning that Stryker vehicles and other Army gear from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, a 4,000-soldier unit stationed at Fort Lewis, was being shipped to Iraq through the port.

When anti-war types indulge in this sort of activity, it seems as though they have lost all bearings in reality. Either that or there is more to the slogan "They're not anti-war, they're just on the other side" than glibness. It is one thing to mount a protest against the war effort, but it is another thing entirely to directly interfere with military operations. In a more enlightened time, they'd have been arrested, charged with sabotage and aiding and abetting the enemy, and faced very serious stretches in a federal prison.

Maybe they should count themselves lucky that all they came away with was a face full of tear gas.

Update: Gateway Pundit has photos and video.