Posted on 01/07/2007 5:35:50 AM PST by edpc
American "peace mom" Cindy Sheehan called for the closure of the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as she and other activists arrived here Saturday to draw attention to the nearly 400 terror suspects held at the remote site.
Sheehan is among 12 human rights and anti-war activists who will travel across this Caribbean island next week, arriving at the main gate of the Guantanamo base in eastern Cuba on Thursday - five years after the first prisoners were flown in.
"Anyone who knows me, knows that I am not afraid of anything," Sheehan said when asked about the possibility of U.S. sanctions for traveling to communist-run Cuba, which remains under an American trade embargo.
"What is more important is the inhumanity that my government is perpetrating at Guantanamo," she told reporters.
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Even if they are exempt, which I doubt, it's likely they hope for some sort of legal action upon their return. They'll do anything to stay in the news.
****"Anyone who knows me, knows that I am not afraid of anything," Sheehan said ****
Everyone is afraid of something. In Cindy's case I believe she fears that one day she will go out on one of her farcical binges and no media will report it.
She is a pathetic creature,a cell there in Gitmo for her would be nice.
Cindy may be pathetic, but she and her people protested the war at the House press conference the day of the swearing-in, disrupting it. One day later, Reid and Pelosi snap to and send a letter to the White House on same. Cindy looks a bit like a puppetmistress -- she pulls the strings, and the Dems react.
"Can no one rid us of this churlish women"!
Going to Cuba is a bad move for Cindy. While people may be against the war--for whatever reason--going to Cuba equates to being a Communist. That is a red-flag (no pun intended, well maybe) to most Americans. They may hate the war, but we hate commie-lovers more.
And, damn, Castro isnt even around to meet with her.
Who's funding her? Just once I'd like to see this included in the headline (not by the poster, but by the actual author)!
Just cancel her passport now. Let he work the streets of Tujuana to earn a living. There may be some man desperate enough to pay her for favors.
"They should let Cindy pick out 1 prisoner, handcuff him to her, and let her provide for his care and feeding for the week."
That's religious discrimination. We can't harass Gitmo islamists by handcuffing them to a pig.
Reid and Pelosi are much the same as Sheehan.
They love the limelight,they hate the country.
Sooner or later her son's life insurance benefit (probably $250K at that time) will run out. I assume that's how she supports herself although I suppose a lot of left wing organizations wouldn't mind funding her.
It is legal for Americans to go to Cuba.
It is illegal for American to have transactions (spend money or receive gifts) in Cuba under most circumstances.
It is legal for American to have transactions (spend money or receive gifts) in Cuba if they have a "license", but the government is arbitrary about how it interprets its rule and who it issues licenses to.
Other activities they MAY be approve under Specific Licenses:
Humanitarian Travel
Free-Lance Journalism
Professional doing research or going to meetings that don't meet the criteria for a general license.
Educational Activities - including educational exchanges not involving academic study pursuant to a degree program when those exchanges take place under the auspices of an organization that sponsors and organizes such programs to promote people-to-people contact. NOTE: On March 24, 2003, OFAC gave notice that this category would be eliminated on May 24, 2003.
Religious activities - i.e. seeing the Pope
Public Performances, Clinics, Workshops, Athletic and Other Competitions, and Exhibits (i.e. Baltimore Orioles) - all profits from the event after costs must be donated to an independent nongovernmental organization in Cuba or a U.S.-based charity, with the objective, to the extent possible, of promoting people-to-people contacts or otherwise benefiting the Cuban people.
Activities of Private Foundations or Research or Educational Institutions
Exportation, Importation, or Transmission of information or Informational Materials
i'd truly love to see her IncomeTax Statement. who pays for all this crap, and what does she declare as income, and from what...
"Why weren't we invited?"
J. Carter
J. Jackson
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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