Posted on 08/15/2005 3:36:04 PM PDT by kristinn
Antiwar protester Cindy Sheehan who is camped in Crawford, Texas demanding a meeting with President Bush over the death of son, Army Spc. Casey Sheehan, in combat in Iraq has surrounded herself with groups that have endorsed the so-called Iraqi resistance.
Last June, groups opposed to the American-led war to depose the regime of Saddam Hussein gathered in Istanbul to hear testimony before a 'jury of conscience' on charges of war crimes and violations of international law by the United States.
Endorsers of the statement issued by the World Tribunal on Iraq at the end of the conference include Code Pink Women for Peace, United for Peace and Justice and Veterans for Peace; while not a named endorser, Tim Goodrich, co-founder of Iraq Veterans Against the War , testified before the tribunal against his country.
Representatives of these four groups have been at Sheehan's side since she arrived in Crawford August 5.
The lengthy statement issued by the tribunal contains several statements legitimizing the so-called Iraqi Resistance. One reads, "It is the brutality of the occupation that has provoked a strong armed resistance and certain acts of desperation. By the principles embodied in the UN Charter and in international law, the popular national resistance to the occupation is legitimate and justified. It deserves the support of people everywhere who care for justice and freedom."
Another statement by the tribunal denounces the January election in Iraq and the new constitution being constructed by the Iraqi parliament:"Any law or institution created under the aegis of occupation is devoid of both legal and moral authority. The recently concluded election, the Constituent Assembly, the current government, and the drafting committee for the Constitution are therefore all illegitimate."
Code Pink Women for Peace, United for Peace and Justice, Veterans for Peace and Iraq Veterans Against the War, despite what they tell the media in Crawford, are not peace groups. They have taken sides against America and stand with the terrorists killing American soldiers in Iraq. Cindy Sheehan, grieving mother of a fallen G.I., stands with those who stand with our enemies.
So now she is allied with the scumbags that killed her son?
Very sad :(
She stands with folks who helped pay for the weapon that killed her own son.!
In other words, she killed her son.
Ping!
Shocking I say...shocking
What a bi*&* - if true
I have friend who are against the war. But they are against all war. I can understand their thinking. War is hell.
But these clowns who are against the Iraq War only sicken me. It makes no sense how they can proclaim they support the troops at the same time.
This is the culmination of liberalism.
The dumbing down of America is paying dividends for our enemies.
*ping*
"In other words, she killed her son.'
She wants other mothers to lose their sons too....
It would not surprise me.
How can people do that ..?? I'm serious. This woman has a real problem .. and it isn't the death of her son.
We haven't seen the end of her affiliations yet. This is really going to get weird the longer this woman remains in the spotlight.
Imagine for a moment that it was somehow discovered that her son was in fact alive and well, and that the report of his death was an error.
At least a part of her would be disappointed. Of this I have no doubt.
bttt
Good post and excellent point.
Cindy Sheehan is aligned with neo-Nazi, anti-American, and pro-terrorist groups.
What a combo!
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