Cindy Sheehan's Original Letter to Nightline (proof of her anti-semitism)

That was my son's unit. He was killed on that day 04/04/04. Here is a letter that I wrote to NightLine about the broadcast:
Love

Imagine my distress when I turned Night Line on last night and I was confronted with the gory details of my son's murder in Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq on 04/04/04. Imagine, also, my sorrow and rage at the side of the story that you presented to the American public.

I was on the Night Line Townhall Meeting in Washington, DC on 01/27/05. After I spoke (which I think was a fluke), Ted Koppel dismissed me as being "emotional." First of all, how can I approach this discussion without emotions, MY SON WAS KILLED, AND KILLED FOR LIES? Second of all, that show was not fair and balanced and I think the conclusion "Should we stay" was foregone.

The show last night was also not fair and balanced. To see all the wives being interviewed who had not lost their husbands and to hear what "hard work" it is to be left behind when their husbands are at war. How hard to you think it is to have a child killed in an illegal and immoral war? In this "wonderful" group of families left behind, we had exactly ONE of the wives call us..she is Diane Rose who was my son's Colonel, Frank Rose's wife. The last time we heard from Diane was in October and we feel we have been left behind by anyone connected to the 2-5 Cavalry. Is support only given if your loved one stays alive? One wife was quoted as saying that Sundays were the hardest for the families left behind. My son was killed on Palm Sunday last year..how does anybody think Sundays are for my family?

A distraught father who lost his son was shown telling how much his life was so adversely affected. Why wasn't a mother (like me) who has been an outspoken critic of this war and of the President's policies interviewed for this piece? Why wasn't I given a chance to talk about 04/04/04 and the series of lies, mistakes and miscalculations that led to my precious oldest child's death??

General Chiarelli was quoted as saying that 04/04/04 was a "wake up" call to the 2-5 Cavalry. If he thinks it was a "wake up" call, let me tell you how having 3 Army officers come to my door on 04/04/04 and tell me that my darling son was KIA. I have learned so many details of that day and of my son's experience in Iraq.

The very first thing that went wrong happened in November at Ft Irwin, California...the 2-5 Cavalry went for desert training. They received open desert warfare training and my son was killed in an urban guerilla attack, which he hadn't been trained for. Also, he was wearing an inadequate helmet and a Vietnam era flak jacket. Casey was stationed in a very dangerous place, like the General said: FOB War Eagle. I have subsequently learned that the soldiers of the 2-5 Cav who were stationed outside of Baghdad had Kevlar body armor. I have also found out that Casey slept in the back of his Humvee for the last 2 weeks of his life because there wasn't any room on post for him to have a cot. How tired and overworked was he before he went into that battle on 04/04/04?

In addition, my son was killed after L. Paul Bremer inflamed the Shi'a by taking away their tv station and newspapers. The Abu Ghraib scandal was about to break in America...but it was well known by the Iraqi people that their citizens were being tortured and defiled in the prisons. My son was a sitting duck by the time 04/04/04 rolled around.

The very worst thing of all, is that my son was sent to rescue some fellow soldiers trapped in an ambush in the back of a LMTV..which is basically an open air trailer. It would be the equivalent of driving through Dallas on 11/22/63 in a Convertible. The troops stationed at FOB War Eagle were sent ahead of their tanks and Bradleys!!! They had to go into battle in the back of LMTV's and non-armored Humvees. This is just proof to me that our troops are as important to their leaders as bullets are. It is a small miracle that only 7 of them were killed in the ambush. Luckily for the rest of the moms, it was dark. After my son's murder, there was an article in Stars and Stripes that quoted one of Casey's superior officers as saying. "04 April taught us a lesson. We won't send soldiers to battle without their armor any more." How do you think that made me feel? It was like "OOOPS, your dear son was killed. Life happens. Oh well, you live and learn." The General was also quoted as saying that the insurgency "surprised" them. Why? Has there ever been an invasion/occupation of a sovereign country that hasn't been resisted? Anyone with half a brain and an even rudimentary understanding of history would know that all occupations are resisted. The Pentagon and the Army brass did not plan adequately for an occupation.

Then Gen. Chiarelli said the thing that upset me the most. He said that the loss of life was terrible, but at least Iraqis had elections on 01/30/05. With the continuuing insurgency and with Iraqis and Americans losing their lives everyday there, how can he be proud of that? I may remind you and the General, that Iraqi elections was not the reason that our President and his Neo-Con war mongers invaded Iraq with our precious human resources. I will give the two reasons given for the invaseion here: Saddam had WMD's and he was an imminent threat to America. Saddam could have WMD's on our shores within 45 minutes. Condoleeza Rice used fear as a factor when she said: Don't let the smoking gun be a mushroom cloud. Rumsfeld and Colin Powell pointed out to us where the weapons were on a map.

The second reason that America was given before the invasion was that Saddam was the biggest sponsor of world terrorism and he supported Osama Bin Laden! Oh really??? The hijackers were predominantly Saudi Arabian as was Osama (who is still at large, by the way). The theory that Saddam had anything to do with 9/11 was disproven by the 9/11 commission's report. A huge factor in Americans believing all this bull is that our media..the Fourth Estate didn't do any research and expose the lies for what they were: justifications for invading a country that posed no imminent or long-term threat to America.

One reason that the President DID NOT give for the invasion and occupation of Iraq was so that Iraqis could have elections. As a matter of fact, that was Ayatollah Ali al Sistani's idea..not Bush's. If the president in his lying and betraying in the lead up and rush to this insane invasion had told the world that we were going over there to give Iraqi's elections, would we the people have gone along with the invasion? Would we as compassionate Americans have thought that it would have been worth billions and billions of dollars; hundreds of our amazing children dead; tens of thousands of innocent Iraqi women and children dead: a country lying in ruins? I don't think so. I certainly didn't raise my son to be an outstanding citizen of the world to go and die so some people could have ink-stained fingers!!! If anyone reading this has children, would you think it was worth it?? Instead of some Congress leaders showing ink-stained fingers at the SOTU address they should have held up blood soaked hands.

Am I emotional? Yes, my first born was murdered. Am I angry? Yes, he was killed for lies and for a PNAC Neo-Con agenda to benefit Israel. My son joined the Army to protect America, not Israel. Am I stupid? No, I know full-well that my son, my family, this nation, and this world were betrayed by a George Bush who was influenced by the neo-con PNAC agenda after 9/11. We were told that we were attacked on 9/11 because the terrorists hate our freedoms and democracy...not for the real reason, becuase the Arab-Muslims who attacked us hate our middle-eastern foreign policy. That hasn't changed since America invaded and occupied Iraq...in fact it has gotten worse.

It would be so amazing if your show would put me, or another parent who lost their child on who disagrees with the war and this administration: to have just an entire show..without presenting the false side of the debate. That would take a lot of courage and integrity. I hope your program will exhibit these qualities.

I also think that Mr. Koppel owes me an apology for the rude way I was treated on his show. After I expressed myself about the war being based on lies and that the troops should be brought home immediately because the war was based on lies, I was not thanked for my comments, or my son's sacrifice. He just said to keep the discussion away from emotions. Then, the wife of a soldier who was killed was allowed to speak and she praised the policies of this deplorable and despicable administration, and she was thanked and praised by the panel.

Also, another aspect that Mr. Koppel refused to acknowledge was when a man walked up to a microphone and asked Richard Perle to explain PNAC..he was rudely ignored.

I am so glad the First Cavalry came home from this senseless and needless war based on the imaginations of Neo-Cons and fought with ignorance and arrogance by the Commander in Chief and the Pentagon. I am thrilled for the mothers whose children didn't come home under the cover of darkness in flag-draped boxes like my son did. I am sure that some of Casey's buddies were able to walk off the plane because of his sacrifice. I am just so deeply sorry that my son's blood had to be their leaders' lesson in how to occupy a country and fight an insurgency. My son is dead forever and my joy has been robbed from me for the rest of my life.

Your show needs to show both sides of this debate and stop being a propanda tool for this administration. This is my challenge to you from a true patriot who wants the lies exposed.

Love and Peace!!!
Cindy Sheehan
Mother of Hero: Spc Casey Austin Sheehan KIA 04/04/04
Casey's Peace Page
Co-Founder of Gold Star Families For Peace
http://www.gsfp.org/

Skeeter asked me to send our your letter to Nightline. I did already and believe you got a copy, as below. I added your name to the bull yard list, along with Judge P on the stuff I send out. John Hibbs wrote how to sign up for bullyard even without ever sending it anything. He is back and may write you again. I notice he wrote you with great sympathy. He, along with you and about three others in the Band, I would really love to meet personally. I, like Skeeter who sends me about 10 emails (mostly cartoons) may be sending TOO much, as I think I tend to do.

Keep up your good efforts, and have a good weekend. I hope to learn more about you: where you live, your family, work etc. Time will tell.

I'm pretty sure she didn't write this letter. I bet if they got a specialist to analyze this letter, they'd find that Cindy Sheehan may have written a few parts of the letter, but that most of the rest of the letter was written by a third party.

The proof is in the obvious research that went into inserting facts not pertinent to her son's death. While a grieving mother is expected to know the details of how her son died, the rest of the letter casually tosses in stuff that either a researcher, or professional speech writer would think to include, but would not be included in an off the cuff email to a tv station.

Well, she certainly is a mental case but I wouldn't necessarily consider her antisemitic. Antisemitism is Jew hatred and just because someone doesn't approve of Israel's policies doesn't by itself mean they hate the Jews.

I'm not particularly crazy about Israel myself, but I do like Israel more than the countries that surround it.

I agree. She's 40 watts short of a bright light-bulb. She is bein used, hates her son and her direction with her actions will cause more American csualties. If I were related to her I'd shake her down and have a major lecture. This woman makes me sick beyond belief. She is / will cause more American lives.

Now I will rant. This bitch should be... ?

I wonder what her answer would be if asked,

What would you say if today in your home town, a young Police Officer was murdered while patrolling a gang infested area. Would your answer be that the officer knew the dangers of the job when he took it? Or would you be calling for the resignation of the Police Chief and Mayor. Would you also be calling for the withdrawal of all patrols in this neighborhood so that no other officer is in danger?
Or, would you want the doubling of the police patrols to bring the people that killed the officer to justice?
Cindy Sheehan is not a grieving mother, she is a Northern California liberal, enjoying the approval of her peers and the limelight of the MSM. Cindy Sheehan is one of the most despicable people I have ever seen.

I agree. She is a bottom feeding slug that hates her children, her country; and it's not a surprise her husband is divorcing this piece of human (fill in the blanks). What amazes me and our family is that she is feeding off the death of her son. My God!

She's feeding at the devil's table, in our opnion.

Personally, all of this crap will end up in the sewer, and I hope she ends up broke and ends up up in the downstream votex to the cess-pool where she belongs.

Anyone living here who does not love my country is my enemy.

Does anyone notice that when she speaks or writes that its "All about Cindy"...

Yes, it's embarassingly like listening to a four-year-old child's account, "me, mine, I..."

I have tried to cut this miserable woman some slack, on the theory that grief has deranged her, but honestly, she is merely a tool of the Hate America, Get Bush at any price gaggle of media whores and clowns.

She impeaches herself with her own rantings, and when the cold light of day, and truth finally shines upon her, she will look very dirty, and foolish indeed.

[ mini-rant ON ]

Regarding that "mock coffin" and note in reply #20 ( or thereabouts )?

What in Sam Hill is it with these Left-wingers and their stupid puppet shows, "symbolism," and props, anyway?

It's like Rush observed years ago-- they are like a bunch of first-graders passing notes to each other behind Teacher's back.

[ rant OFF ]

Bubba, lest you think I've lost my mind, the reply #20 I mentioned is this one ( click the number '20' to see the original post ):

Just as long as they can get this idiot back to the ditch in Texas so they can exploit her and her son's corpse some more.

Exhibit number one in the shameless and disgusting exploitation of Spc. Casey Sheehan. By all accounts Spc. Casey Sheehan supported the war and the President. He re-enlisted and was a volunteer on the rescue mission for which he gave his life to save others. Attached to a replica of his coffin is a sign that purports to be speaking in his voice that says "George please speak with my mother."

20 posted on 08/24/2005 12:38:46 AM EDT by FreedomCalls

...seeing that has me so hopping mad I could spit nails...

Am I angry? Yes, he was killed ...for a PNAC Neo-Con agenda to benefit Israel.

If this is proof of an antisemite then why isn't it racist to oppose Bush's open border policy that benefits Mexico?

My son joined the Army to protect America, not Israel.

A true statement. Sometimes Israel's interests coincide with *our* interests. Sometimes it doesn't. See the USS Liberty incident.

I'm not sure too many in Israel are sorry Saddam is out of power *if* we can create a free and non-agressive Iraq. That remains to be seen and what I hope is the final result of our Iraq warfare. If it isn't, if Iraqis prove to be a people unable to sustain a free, thriving democracy but rather turns to electing an authoritarian nut-job like post-WWI Germany, we will have FAILED in our calculation.

If you believe a sustained free Iraq is unattainable in the absence of a radical cultural change and our efforts to "force" democracy upon them will devolve into civil war and instability, then I can fully understand not supporting the war. We had that discussion. The anti-Iraq war folks lost the debate. They lost the election. There are positive things going on in Iraq. There is progress. If the Iraqis vote down the draft constitution, which is possible, it will be a setback but not a fatal blow.

We can't get out now. Things *are* progressing. We're not in a quagmire. It *can* become one but it isn't at this point.

Sheehan and her group probably wouldn't fight for anything.

What in Sam Hill is it with these Left-wingers and their stupid puppet shows, "symbolism," and props, anyway?

Makes for good TV and brings the Media. They know how to play the game and use these sorts of outrageous events and props to get media attention and propogandize the rest of us. It isn't right. It isn't FAIR by any means, but since the Media is quietly rooting for that agenda, they'll do what it takes to promote it.

If you sleep with dogs, you are going to get fleas.

This piece of human refuse has closely allied herself with groups who are clearly antisemitic, and she is lending her voice to them. Ergo, she agrees with them and is thus an antisemite.

Ironic that there is probably a much higher percentage of antisemites in the left than there is in the right.

And I agree that she and her ilk would not fight for anything. Ironically, they would be the very first ones to be put to death in a real totalitarian society. Actually, they might not be. They wouldn't have the guts to protest in a REAL totalitarian society. They think the USA is a totalitarian society that is stepping all over their civil liberties.

Thanks to Flashbunny.org for this graphic...

"I have also found out that Casey slept in the back of his Humvee for the last 2 weeks of his life because there wasn't any room on post for him to have a cot. How tired and overworked was he before he went into that battle on 04/04/04?"

Perhaps she would like to speak to some of our veterans who served in the Battle of the Bulge in WWII, who slept in open foxholes in subzero weather for weeks with only a poncho for cover, huddling against each other for warmth?

Or perhaps she might like to speak to some veterans of the Chosin Reservoir battle from Korea?

Or maybe some insight from our veterans from Guadalcanal who lived under appalling conditions for months on end.

This woman just plain pisses me off.

Thanks for posting the entire letter. It's a little more clear now, where Cindy Sheehan is coming from. All she is asking for is A Perfect World and A Perfect War.

In A Perfect World, the United States stops making foreign or domestic policies. Every country embraces freedom and peace. Each person in every country lives by the golden rule, treating others as they want to be treated.

Of course there should never be a war in A Perfect World....but if there was, it has to be A Perfect War and everything always goes PERFECTLY.

In the meantime, until the world is perfect, here's a big THANK YOU to our troops who are working so hard to make it a better world. Thank you for protecting my freedom and bringing a promise of freedom to millions of Afghanis & Iraqis. Thank you for serving in those harsh and dangerous conditions. You are supported, and loved and prayed for.

grandma mac

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