Cindy Sheehan in the UK: 'I feel I'm carrying the world on my shoulders'

The Guardian ^ | Friday, December 9, 2005 | Duncan Campbell

[kristinn]

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"This is the 21st century - killing is barbaric," she says on a taxi ride from Heathrow into central London, having just flown in from New York. "I don't buy into the fact that George Bush and Tony Blair can't be called terrorists because they are elected officials. This occupation of Iraq is killing innocent people by the thousand."

Cindy, who has three surviving children, is weary. She's had to cram her six-foot frame into economy class for the trip, and, besides, her life has become an exhausting series of meetings, rallies, interviews, speeches and anti-war campaigning.

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During this trip to Britain, she will address Saturday's International Peace Conference (organised by the Stop the War Coalition), and will also meet members of the Scottish parliament and fellow activists, including Britons who have lost their sons or brothers in the war. Then it will be back to her new home in Berkeley and on with the work for her new book - about how one person can have a political impact by just getting on with it.

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The non-stop campaigning has taken its toll, she says, and Cindy feels in need of a good massage: "I really feel I'm carrying the whole world on my shoulders," she says.

There has been talk of her entering politics herself, but at the moment it does not appeal. "An illegal and immoral war isn't a political issue, it's a matter of life and death, and everybody has to do the right thing no matter what party they are in."

Then she is off for a couple of hours sleep in Muswell Hill, north London, before addressing yet another meeting, and shaking the hands of yet more politicians

[pcottraux]

She says on a taxi ride from Heathrow into central London, having just flown in from New York.

A real average, middle-class woman of the people.

[Darkwolf377]

Looks more like she's carrying it on her face.

[bigsigh]

'I feel I'm carrying the world on my shoulders'

How'd she get through customs?

[rockabyebaby]

Yawn, hey SINdy, your 15 minutes has been up for months, go away.

[frogjerk]

The non-stop campaigning has taken its toll, she says, and Cindy feels in need of a good massage: "I really feel I'm carrying the whole world on my shoulders," she says.

Hey Cindy, why don't you get on a plane and run up the aisle all crazed...

[FlingWingFlyer]

Gee. Just think of all the fun and free trips she'd be missing out on if her son hadn't gotten killed in Iraq.

[nuconvert]

[pcottraux]

[johniegrad]

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[SmoothTalker]

I'm more amazed every day that this horrible woman could have raised a son willing to put his life on the line for this country and serve us honorably. Maybe he was adopted!

[Paul_Denton]

This is the 21st century - killing is barbaric

No cindy you are wrong. The Islamonazis that you root for are barbaric.

[Popman]

Her son Casey signed up in the final months of the Clinton era,

OMG, the American press has NEVER reported this little factoid.

[JustAnotherOkie]

She is carrying a turd between her shoulders.

[Doogle]

I really feel I'm carrying the whole world on my shoulders," she says.

..thats because the Democrats had dibs on your butt

Doogle

[JRios1968]

The non-stop campaigning has taken its toll, she says, and Cindy feels in need of a good massage...

And Jesse isn't returning calls, either...

[Zacs Mom]

[FormerACLUmember]

Cindy Sheehan in the UK: 'I feel I'm carrying the world on my shoulders'

It is only your head, Cindy, 4 ounces tops.

Recent book signing for this fool. Not one person showed up. (She is SO over):

[Michael.SF.]

[anniegetyourgun]

What an arrogant twit....