This comment of mine below was posted on another thread, but I'd like to apply it to the argunets on this one also.

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I chose not to go to this demo, mostly, to be honest, because I have to get up early every other morning for work in a factory and being tired from various activities, wanted the rare chance to sleep in. I was also not sure if disruption of the ceremony was the most productive tactic. To be honest, I felt quite torn about whether I should go down or not.
However, I completely respect the choice of those who went to demonstrate. Whatever differences we have about tactics and details, I know they are sincerely anti corporate and anti war.
The politicians and editors and other capitalists who manipulate publilic opinion are not sincere. They are playing on peoples feelings for their own interests. They don't give two shits about the fallen; they only leech off their long forgotten agony. The protesters are actualy the ones according the dead proper respect.
The flag that was burnt today is a flag of imperialism.
The anti war movement can only suceed when it becomes a mass movement again and cannot be rebuilt just by a few small occasional protest actions. But those small actions are a part of that process and should be supported.

Don Franks