Stop the War march

Why is Radio 5 Live reporting that the Stop the War coalition has held a demo to protest against Jack Straw's comments on the veils? What on earth does that have to do with the war? It couldn't be that the coalition is a front organisation, could it? If the reason is solidarity with religious sensitivities, then I expect them to take up the case of Fiona Bruce, whose wearing of a cross while reading the news has caused plenty of controversy within the BBC and led to instructions that it shouldn't happen again. There do seem to be people who are professionally offended at the moment. Perhaps we should just, shock horror, not report their taking offence, and hence ignore it completely.