Posted on 08/24/2005 3:16:11 AM PDT by conservativecorner
Sheehan's comment to CBS, others seems to have evaporated in news coverage
Cindy Sheehan, the so-called Peace Mom seeking a second meeting with President Bush in connection with the Iraq War death of her son, says terrorists killing Americans are "freedom fighters."
She made the remark during her trek earlier this month to Crawford, Texas; but her equating the enemy with freedom fighters has not been highlighted by the mainstream media, despite her telling it directly to a reporter for CBS News.
Sheehan's comments were recorded on video by Veterans for Peace, a group pushing for Bush's impeachment. (Editor's note: The video of Cindy Sheehan is approximately 30 minutes long, and requires several minutes to load, even with a high-speed connection.)
"You know that the president says Iraq is the central front in the war on terrorism, don't you believe that?" asked Mark Knoller of CBS, surrounded by a host of other reporters.
"No, because it's not true," Sheehan replied. "You know Iraq was no threat to the United States of America until we invaded. I mean they're not even a threat to the United States of America. Iraq was not involved in 9-11, Iraq was not a terrorist state. But now that we have decimated the country, the borders are open, freedom fighters from other countries are going in, and they [American troops] have created more terrorism by going to an Islamic country, devastating the country and killing innocent people in that country. The terrorism is growing and people who never thought of being car bombers or suicide bombers are now doing it because they want the United States of America out of their country."
A WorldNetDaily search of CBS News, Google News, and Lexis-Nexis archives found not a single news report mentioning Sheehan's "freedom fighters" remark.
"The question of whether or not we should be in Iraq is not relevant in this discussion," Fred Keller of Clearwater, Fla., told WND. "We're there and have troops in the field under fire and these people are aiding and abetting the enemy."
"What's her problem then?" asked one messageboard poster on FreeRepublic.com. "Her son was killed by a 'freedom fighter.' She should be proud."
Sheehan also called for the immediate withdrawal of all American troops, characterizing the ongoing conflict in Iraq as a "travesty."
"It's a monstrosity," she said. "It was based on lies, and since it was based on lies, why are people still dying every day for lies? That's what they're dying for. And as soon as we get them out of the country, the insurgency will go down. They might have a little bit of trouble at first, but you know every Iraqi tells me, 'We're a civilization that has been around for thousands of years. We can handle our own problems.'"
Sheehan referred to her son, Casey, not as a war hero, but rather a war victim.
"If I was thinking straight, which I wasn't, I never would have allowed a military funeral, and I wouldn't have buried him in his uniform," Sheehan said. "I just basically stayed sitting on my couch, crying and drinking for a week."
Sheehan left Texas last week to care for her 74-year-old mother who had a stroke. She's expected to return soon to Crawford, where anti-war activists/entertainers such as singer Joan Baez and Margot Kidder, best known for her role as Lois Lane in "Superman," have been making headlines.
Kidder, a Canadian who has lived in Montana for 34 years, became a U.S. citizen last week so she could protest the Iraq War without being deported to Canada.
President Bush, meanwhile, is slated to spend two hours tomorrow with families of other slain soldiers.
"Well, I did meet with Cindy Sheehan," Bush said, referring to his meeting with the entire Sheehan family last June at Fort Lewis, Wash. "I strongly support her right to protest. There's a lot of people protesting. And there's a lot of points of view about the Iraq war."
"She expressed her opinion. I disagree with it," he added, noting Sheehan's pullout philosophy. "I think immediate withdrawal from Iraq would be a mistake. I think those who advocate immediate withdrawal from not only Iraq but the Middle East would be – are advocating a policy that would weaken the United States. So I appreciate her right to protest. I understand her anguish. I met with a lot of families. She doesn't represent the view of a lot of the families I have met with. And I'll continue to meet with families."
OK, Mrs. Sheehan. I just have to ask. How many Iraqis have you talked to personally? Can you name them? Can you name even one? I thought so.
"Sheehan referred to her son, Casey, not as a war hero, but rather a war victim."
He was a hero, but she made him into a victim. Now she will have the blood of every soldier who dies in Iraq on her hands.
There is such a combination of the odious and the ludicrous here that I'll settle for just shaking my head.
She's been in communication with her "freedom fighters" to coordinate her public relations campaign.
In other words, she's working with the enemy to undermine our public policy of helping the Iraqi people set up their own government and establish their own security.
ping for later.
go get her WND
Something else that was under reported by the legacy media. She kind of looks like she is still drinking a lot.
sindy, the savior, is coming back to Texas today. I'm glad that she will continue this freak show. The more the American people see what she and the demonRATs stand for, the more the will drift away from these idiots. She got her new drugs and now she is back.
Ya, those pesky Nazis were "freedom fighters" too...
The freedom to do what they like with you...
Give me a break. If she is in the US legally, which almost certainly she is, there is no way she would be deported for protesting. How can anyone, especially World Net Daily, let that go unchallenged?
Yeah, I caught it too. Yet we read about another illegal hanging around and never deported.
Leftie Loonies have really activated the mothball fleet.
So if I strap on a bomb, go to Crawford and blow her a$$ up, I'd be a freedom fighter also?
She is destroying her son's memory. This boy reenlisted to fight for Freedom. Without a doubt, this is absolutely shameful.
What a ignorant dumb*ss fool she is! The terrorists are foreigners, not citizens of Iraq.
Damn CBS lamestream BS...I heard a report yesterday(Aug 23) on the radio that included some comments from President Bush. The report was from Mark Knoller. And the comment from President Bush was right from the last two paragraphs in the above article.
Except, CBS conveniently left out this part:
"Well, I did meet with Cindy Sheehan," Bush said, referring to his meeting with the entire Sheehan family last June at Fort Lewis, Wash.Bastards!!
Ms. Sheehan is being spoon-fed Chomsky.
Only to her.
Actually in spite of herself, she has made his name known to millions of us who see him not only as a war hero but a survivor of a flaming nut mother. Must have been the genes on his paternal side that gave him the strength to get away from her.
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