 To me, Cindy is someone I never want to know! To me, she's the bottom of the barrel! To me, Cindy Sheehan is evil!
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Posted on 08/15/2005 3:36:04 PM PDT by kristinn
Antiwar protester Cindy Sheehan who is camped in Crawford, Texas demanding a meeting with President Bush over the death of son, Army Spc. Casey Sheehan, in combat in Iraq has surrounded herself with groups that have endorsed the so-called Iraqi resistance.
Last June, groups opposed to the American-led war to depose the regime of Saddam Hussein gathered in Istanbul to hear testimony before a 'jury of conscience' on charges of war crimes and violations of international law by the United States.
Endorsers of the statement issued by the World Tribunal on Iraq at the end of the conference include Code Pink Women for Peace, United for Peace and Justice and Veterans for Peace; while not a named endorser, Tim Goodrich, co-founder of Iraq Veterans Against the War , testified before the tribunal against his country.
Representatives of these four groups have been at Sheehan's side since she arrived in Crawford August 5.
The lengthy statement issued by the tribunal contains several statements legitimizing the so-called Iraqi Resistance. One reads, "It is the brutality of the occupation that has provoked a strong armed resistance and certain acts of desperation. By the principles embodied in the UN Charter and in international law, the popular national resistance to the occupation is legitimate and justified. It deserves the support of people everywhere who care for justice and freedom."
Another statement by the tribunal denounces the January election in Iraq and the new constitution being constructed by the Iraqi parliament:"Any law or institution created under the aegis of occupation is devoid of both legal and moral authority. The recently concluded election, the Constituent Assembly, the current government, and the drafting committee for the Constitution are therefore all illegitimate."
Code Pink Women for Peace, United for Peace and Justice, Veterans for Peace and Iraq Veterans Against the War, despite what they tell the media in Crawford, are not peace groups. They have taken sides against America and stand with the terrorists killing American soldiers in Iraq. Cindy Sheehan, grieving mother of a fallen G.I., stands with those who stand with our enemies.
Great Find.
I was trying to figure out who the vile white guy behind the evil America Hating Conyers was. It is the old Commie Tom Hayden.
"Hold the phone! Check out the top photo in Zacs Mom's post: who is standing behind Charles Rangel? IT IS TOM HAYDEN FONDA!! Before I saw this photo, I was wondering who Cindy resembles -- IN EVERY WAY -- it's Tom Hayden!!! They are twins separated at birth!"
"his woman is not just wacko, she's dangerous. I'm starting to have bad thoughts (God forgive me) that she wanted something to happen to Casey so she could get up on this soapbox. She's as evil as Tom and Jane."
The impeachment tour bus is the frosting on the Anti America Cindy.
It's so sad that a mom would use the death of her son to make a political statement. How shameful. I have no sympathy for her, but I am sad that her son died. He is a true hero.
They'll probably tell you that George Washington shouldn't have gone and made the Redcoats mad! (giggle)Or, "King George wasn't bothering them, and they just had to go tweaking his nose, asking for independance!" "We shouldn't have bothered with the "Declaration of Independance", we're much better off as British subjects!", blah,blah,blah....
Her son had more character than she does. Glad I'm not her son or husband. I would crawl in a hole. Looks like her husband is doing just that.
That is excellent, TheForceofOne, did you write it? Very talented!!
A bit more than that. She's a grown woman.
Also bear in mind that the left simultaneously embraces the logic of "the friend of my enemy is my enemy". Since America is their enemy so is any American ally. Even after every American soldier has returned from Iraq the "peace" protesters will continue to do everything in their power (may it be limited by the continued vigilance of voting patriots) to undermine our new ally in the Middle East.
If the Cindy Sheehans and the Media Benjamins fail to prevent the success of our military heroes while they are in the field, they will endeavor to rollback and nullify those accomplishments after they have left.
This is the same thing that happened with Vietnam. Direct American involvement in that conflict was ended on the basis of a tacit agreement between "hawks" and "doves" that we would, on the one hand, conclude a peace agreement and withdraw American troops, but on the other would continue to support our allies in Southeast Asia with all necessary aid.
The hawks lived up to their end of this agreement 100 percent. The doves responded with vicious (yet self-righteous) betrayal: slashing aid, preventing enforcement of the Paris peace accords, and deligitimizing South Vietnam and other allies in the region at every opportunity.
It would have been a "tough slog," but the South Vietnamese had a real prospect of successfully managing their own defense at the time America withdrew. By withholding their resources and savaging their self-confidence, the left in America assured that they would fail, and thus willfully rendered waste the American blood and treasure that had been expended to give South Vietnam that chance.
They WILL do it again, if we let them. Sure, the most important thing right now is our troops in the field. But it's not too soon to start warning people that the fight against our enemy's 5th column will not end when our heroes return. Sadly, at that point we must all continue in constant vigilance to assure that their proud accomplishments are not reversed.
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MATTHEWS: Can I ask you a tough question? A very tough question.
SHEEHAN: Yes.
MATTHEWS: All right. If your son had been killed in Afghanistan, would you have a different feeling?
SHEEHAN: I don‘t think so, Chris, because I believe that Afghanistan is almost the same thing. We‘re fighting terrorism. Or terrorists, we‘re saying. But they‘re not contained in a country. This is an ideology and not an enemy. And we know that Iraq, Iraq had no terrorism. They were no threat to the United States of America.
MATTHEWS: But Afghanistan was harboring, the Taliban was harboring al Qaeda which is the group that attacked us on 9/11.
SHEEHAN: Well then we should have gone after al Qaeda and maybe not after the country of Afghanistan.
MATTHEWS: But that‘s where they were being harbored. That‘s where they were headquartered. Shouldn‘t we go after their headquarters? Doesn‘t that make sense?
SHEEHAN: Well, but there were a lot of innocent people killed in that invasion, too. And I believe that you don‘t send in—and I‘m not a strategist. I‘m not a military strategist. But I‘m seeing that we‘re sending our ground troop in to invade countries where the entire country wasn‘t the problem. Especially Iraq. Iraq was no problem. And why do we send in invading armies to march into Afghanistan when we‘re looking for a select group of people in that country?
So I believe that our troops should be brought home out of both places where we‘re obviously not having any success in Afghanistan. Osama bin Laden is still on the loose and that‘s who they told us was responsible for 9/11.
MATTHEWS: The reason I ask that because a lot of Americans believe going to Afghanistan made since because we were doing what the president said he would do that very day. A couple days after 9/11. He said I‘m going to get the people that attacked these buildings. And he went over and got them. And that was where america was so united. Whereas Iraq has caused a deep division. Let me give you a statement that seems to show some division in your family. One of your relatives has given this statement to a conservative radio commentary for distribution.
Quote, “The Sheehan Family,” that‘s your family, “lost our beloved Casey in the Iraq War and we have been silently, respectfully grieving. We do not agree with the political motivations and publicity tactics of Cindy Sheehan. She now appears to be promoting her own personal agenda and notoriety at the expense of her son‘s good name and reputation. The rest of the Sheehan Family supports our troops, our country, and our president, silently, with prayer and respect. Sincerely, Casey Sheehan‘s grandparents, aunts, uncles and numerous cousins.”
So it seems like you have a division in your family.
SHEEHAN: Those are on my husband‘s side of the family. And we‘ve always been politically on different sides of the fence. I have always been a Democrat and they have always been Republicans, so we‘ve always had a good-natured kind of debate within that family. But you know what, we support the troops. How can they say by what I‘m doing I don‘t support the troops?
The troops are over there for a mistake and not one of them, not one drop of blood should have been spilled in Iraq. Why are they still over there? Why are they still dying and why are the Iraqi people still dying? Because it is a mistake. And it was based on deceptions.
And another thing about that side of the family, they barely knew Casey. They barely had a relationship with him. They call him their beloved Casey. He was my hero, Chris, before he was killed. I knew him so well. My sister ...
MATTHEWS: Were your husband‘s parents and grandparents on your side close to Casey?
SHEEHAN: Out of all those people who signed the letters, they know him the most but they didn‘t really keep up a relationship with him either. And I think ...
MATTHEWS: Why are they going to war with you in public? Why are they issuing a statement for national release through a conservative radio talk show host? You knew Melanie is a bright woman. She was going to get that out. Why would they put out a statement that goes in the face of what you‘re doing in your camp?
SHEEHAN: You know, like I‘ve said, we‘ve always been on different sides of the fence politically. And my sister was Casey‘s second mom. And she is standing here next to me in solidarity and agreement with me.
MATTHEWS: Let me ask Deedee a question. Why do you think the other side of the family has taken this position?
MILLER: I really honestly don‘t know. We were shocked by it. It broke my heart. And I did send one of them an email saying as much, that despite everything in our disagreements, we‘re family and that this shouldn‘t be happening right now. Again, I can‘t say why they did it. But it was a shock. And it didn‘t break my heart.
MATTHEWS: Do you think they are simply partisan?
MILLER: Well, I know they are. I know they are. I mean, they staunchly supported George Bush even though they knew that Cindy was having some real issues with the fact that they were supporting him. Sheri (ph), Cindy‘s sister-in-law, did go as far as to abstain from voting. She did take it that far.
MATTHEWS: Do you think the family was put up to this by a other partisan group on the right, for example?
SHEEHAN: Chris, I don‘t know. That‘s a question you‘ll have to ask them, I guess. I‘d like you to know it was hurtful.
MATTHEWS: Let me ask you about your situation. Cindy, this is a tricky situation. Every time a family has a tragedy and the loss of a son, your oldest (ph), must be unimaginable. Sometimes husbands and wives grieve in very different ways and it often leads to separation and divorce. Is that what has happened between and you your husband? Or is this a partisan fight that we‘re seeing in the open that‘s behind us? The separation and divorce of you and your husband?
SHEEHAN: My husband has always agreed with me philosophically. And he only disagreed with the intensity that I put into the fight. But I am compelled to do this. And other than that, that‘s as far as I‘m going to talk about my family‘s—another personal tragedy due to this war.
MATTHEWS: I understand.
SHEEHAN: Thank you.
MATTHEWS: Thank you. We‘ll be right back with Cindy Sheehan and her sister Deedee Miller from the encampment. It‘s called Camp Casey outside President Bush‘s ranch in Crawford. They‘re surrounded, by the way, by people both for and against them. What a hotspot that‘s become.
Later, many military parents disagree with the stand Cindy is taking and say her protest demoralizes our troops.
Plus, an Iraqi woman who says Cindy Sheehan‘s son didn‘t die in vain. She‘s on the other side of the argument. What an emotional issue this has been for our country.
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After reading this. Please excuse me. I think I am going to be sick.
Thanks. Great read!
There was a time when people who gave aid and comfort to the enemy were prosecuted. You cannot be "supporting the troops" while decrying the "immoral war". The President's people should have a full court press stressing this point even if prosecution is not politically practical.
To me, Cindy is someone I never want to know! To me, she's the bottom of the barrel! To me, Cindy Sheehan is evil!
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