The Amazing Hypocrites By Cindy Sheehan

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Editor's Comment: The thoughts and comments expressed by Cindy Sheehan below are powerful and, at times, graphic. We made the decision to publish her work unedited because we felt that it was the only way to convey the true power and raw emotion that Cindy Sheehan is trying to express. -- ma



The Amazing Hypocrites
By Cindy Sheehan
t r u t h o u t | Perspective

Wednesday 22 March 2005

This past weekend was the two-year anniversary of the beginning of "shock and awe" of the US Government's aggression in Iraq. If all you did was watch CNN, FOX News, or MSNBC, you would never have known.

There were protests all across our nation. CNN called the over 800 protest events "barely a ripple." I spoke at a protest in Fayetteville, North Carolina where there were right around 4000 people. 4000 people full of energy and committed to the task of peace and justice and reclaiming our country from the sociopathic maniacs who are in power right now.

So what were the hypocrites in DC doing while much of the country was working for peace ... either at rallies, marches, or candlelight vigils? They were conducting an emergency smokescreen session in Congress to draft legislation for one woman: Terry Schiavo. Terry's story is tragic and her family has suffered unbearable pain for many years with her "persistent vegetative state." I feel so much compassion for her mother, who has had to watch her daughter slowly waste away. My heart truly breaks for everyone in Terry Schiavo's family.

However, I have one question for Congress and for George ("When in doubt, it is always better to err on the side of life"- Arizona, March 22, 2005) Bush, though: Why does Terry Schiavo deserve to live more than my son, Spc. Casey Austin Sheehan? Casey was misused and abused by his Commander-in-Chief and executive branch that boldly lied to the American public and the less gullible citizens of other countries about the reasons for the invasion of Iraq.

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