Cindy Sheehan: "My son joined the Army to protect America, not Israel."

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[Sam Hill]

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  Subject: Re: Fw: Nightline Tonight Mon., March 14, 2005
 

  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
 

  Cindy Sheehan
 

  March 15, 2005
 

  To Whom it May Concern:
 

  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.

[SNIP]

  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?
 

  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.

[rdb3]

After you've read between many lines from those who call themselves "paleo-cons," you see that "neo-cons" are those of us who are not neo-Nazis. "Paleo-cons" are semi-closeted, cryptic, national socialist Caligula lobby people.

HEAR! HEAR!

[BigDaddyTX]

I wonder if the MSM is looking into whether or not
she adopted her son from some central american country.

[WLR]

I guess I never thought about it but perhaps the young GI's might consider writing a brief note asking their family members and or parents not to use their sacrifice as a anti-war pulpit (or the opposite if that is how they feel).

Have a certified true copy placed in their Record Book with their Record of Emergency Data. Mail the original home. If they are killed mail a copy of the letter along with the GI's closeout paperwork.

Sad for her, sad for him..

Wm

[popdonnelly]

It's already been stated on this thread that it's hard to justify many Jews' allegiance to the Democratic Party.

[LoudRepublicangirl]

And if you think I won’t say bullshit to the President, I say move on, cuz I’ll say what’s on my mind.



Wow, she's really impressed me. Just the fact that she can say Bullshit makes me want to stop and really listen to what she has to say since she is so articulate when she says Bullshit.

[Dane]

Joining Sheehan onstage at the rally were other members of her organization, each of whom had lost a family member in the fighting in Iraq. "This is the happiest day I've had since my son died," Sheehan said.

Whew the term "blood dance" comes to mind.

[adam_az]

What a b*tch.

[familyop]

She didn't suddenly become antisemitic because of her son's death. She's like the rest, except that she's coming out of the closet. Christians who convert to Judaism and make their conversions known really get a dose of it (while those who avoid arguments revealing their change do not). Other Christians tell them that they'll go to hell for converting. Some even make threats.

[rdb3]

What a b*tch.

It appears that not everyone here would agree with you.

[LoudRepublicangirl]

Sheehan is an Arab name



I thought it was Irish.

[Grampa Dave]

"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 seems that so many of the $orosistias of the rats will blame the poor Joos fro anything that happens.

[atlanta67]

nope..is isnt pronounced if pronounced properly "She-in"(that sounds Irish)

it is "Shi-hann"

[atlanta67]

if it is O'Sheehan it might be Irish

[iconoclast]

So anyone that regards Sheehan's agenda as leftist is now "intellectually challenged"?

If that logically follows for you, run with it.

[familyop]

Thank you.

[iconoclast]

most Jews seem to suffer for cognitive dissonance and will vote for the Demos for many years to come. It is like a religion for them.

Tch, tch.

Flagrantly anti-semitic!

[Republican Wildcat]

Is Sheehan's agenda leftist or not?

[F-117A]

[Cautor]

Hmmmm.

[Cautor]

Thanks.