Posted on 08/23/2005 7:48:07 AM PDT by kristinn
Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a soldier killed in Iraq whose August antiwar vigil in Crawford, Texas has captured the nation's attention as she camped out on the side of a road leading to President Bush's ranch demanding a meeting with him, called the foreign terrorists in Iraq (AKA al Qaeda in Iraq) 'freedom fighters' during her first meeting with reporters when she arrived in Crawford, August 6--remarks that when unreported until now.
Mrs. Sheehan also expressed sympathy for Iraqis who have used car bombs and suicide bombings to fight the American-led coalition forces in Iraq.
Video of her incendiary remarks were found on a link from the website of Veterans for Peace, one of the groups that accompanied Mrs. Sheehan to Crawford.
Surrounded by reporters with notepads, tape recorders and video cameras, Mrs. Sheehan spoke freely in response to a question by CBS News' Mark Knoller.
Mr. Knoller asked, "You know that the president says Iraq is the central front in the war on terrorism, don't you believe that?"
Mrs. Sheehan replied, "No, because it's not true. You know Iraq was no threat to the United States of America until we invaded. I mean they're not even a threat to the United States of America. Iraq was not involved in 9/11, Iraq was not a terrorist state. But now that we have decimated the country the borders are open, freedom fighters from other countries are going in and they (America) have created more terrorism by going to an Islamic country, devastating the country and killing innocent people in that country. The terrorism is growing and people who never thought of being car bombers or suicide bombers are now doing it because they want the United States of America out of their country."
The video was shot by an unknown person who accompanied Mrs. Sheehan on her bus ride from the Veterans for Peace convention, held in in Dallas, to Crawford.
The video also contains footage of Mrs. Sheehan talking strategy on the bus ride from Dallas. In response to a fellow activist who mentions remarks by a woman from the Austin Peace and Justice Center that, "The polls are plumeting, people are dying--now's the time," a smiling Mrs. Sheehan says, "Momentum," and adds that they need to "press the advantage."
The end of the thirty minute video shows the confrontation between Mrs. Sheehan and sheriffs when the activist's march to the president's ranch was stopped because the group violated their agreement to march in the ditch along the road by walking on the road itself.
An emotional Mrs. Sheehan is seen pleading with the sheriffs to be allowed to continue, swearing repeatedly that she did not walk on the road, that she kept her promise to them to walk in the ditch.
Immediately after the confrontation, Mrs. Sheehan says she did walk on the road, but just a little bit, because she's afraid of snakes.
It was a performance any parent of an eight-year-old knows well, but rather pathetic coming from a grown woman.
As many observers know, Mrs. Sheehan has gotten a free ride from the mainstream media. Were it not for the research of Freepers that has been picked up by the likes of Matt Drudge, Bill O'Reilly and Christopher Hitchens, the public would not be aware of Mrs. Sheehan's radical politics and disingenuousness.
As documented by the video, the mainstream press knew of Mrs. Sheehan's remarks on her first day in Crawford where she called foreign terrorists entering Iraq (AKA al Qaeda in Iraq) 'freedom fighters' and expressed her sympathy for car bombers and suicide bombers, yet chose not to inform the American people about them.
There's a scandal here, and it's not just Mrs. Sheehan's sympathy for the terrorists.
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Just had a idea.
Supporters of Bush adn the War on Terrorist, should infiltrate the Cindy supports and carry signs similar to this one.
After while the media will inadvertly take a picture of the Cindy anti war mogols carry a sing they support terrorism.
What do FP's think?????
Sure we will need to get our "strategery" settled, we also might have to see how the Secret Service feels about it! They don't use paint balls! It would be to much fun to shoot these morons with patriotic paint balls!
Thanks, Doc. I was one of the challenged. Freedom fighters, eh. I have steam coming out of my ears.
Also note that she calls Casey and other soldiers "victims", she does not want them to be called "heroes".
Well actually they are-- they're HER victims.
I don't play that. I'd rather just speak the truth than do dirty tricks.
Thanks for the ping.
Alright then......how's black? That might help her appearance for the camera's anyway. We can aim at both sides so it will show up for FOX News better. : )
The secret service men can join in too, I'm sure Bush will approve. : )
We're just being proud dedicated American's serving our country! LOL
I agree that Cindy is an idiot.
My point was, if the Cindy supporters were infiltrated by FP's with the appropriate signage that Cindy supporters would be embarrassed.
The link Iposted was that type of sign. Am I missing something here??
Thanks! I'm off for a while.
What an outright liar. She was clearly walking on the gravel. Technically, she didn't even have to be in the ditch. There was enough grass between the ditch and the road for the poor baby afraid of snakes boo-hoo, but she still walked on the road. I can't believe that sheriff was so cool and collected talking to those morons.
What the heck are the yo-yos going on and on about depleted uranium?!?
Why does she need to talk to Bush? She stood there and told the news media exactly what he will say. She's already said that nothing he says will be acceptable to her from the get go.
GRRRRrrrrr I can't say anymore without cussing.
They have a right to be fools; we won't go into their group to make them look bad. They can do that just fine all by themselves.
Sounds like a plan to me!
Consider her a domestic terrorist against America.
Evil Has Many Faces,
NSNR-OMBAS
Bookmark, and thanks for the clips.
Thank you both for making those clips available so quickly.
I watched the video, but it was pretty hard. (the cat in my lap is now scared of cindy's voice!) This woman says that she does NOT want children looking up to her son a a hero. Is she Casey's real mom because no mother I know would make a statement like this!
Did you do the Patrick Ruffini straw poll? You saw where Allen was?
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