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.
I've got the video clips of Sheehan from O'Reilly's show last night online now.
http://media.putfile.com/Sheehan_SFSU_Speech
Unbelievable. Cindy Sheehan supports terrorism. She supports the thugs who murdered her son. She dances on her son's grave. If she is doing more for these sub-humans (because calling the "insurgents" animals would be an insult to animals) than just voicing support, then I wonder how she'd like a stiff prison sentence for treason.
Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters
Everyone NEEDS to watch this video. Save it and show it to everyone you know. It's disgusting to hear how she degrades her own son's death and honor. I wish I was in the States right now because nothing would keep me from going to Crawford if I was. All of you on the Caravan's path, if you can't go to Crawford get the heck out there and support them as they pass. We have to get the message out loud and clear!
If you are trying to download it and you think it's not working just click it and leave it alone. The little eggtimer thingie stayed at the top of my screen and I kept hitting the link several times because I didn't think it was really loading because the quick time program hadn't opened. Finally I said, well I won't repeat what I said, but I just let the egg timer stay up on the top of my screen because I saw someone said to leave it alone. The egg timer taunted me for about 10 minutes and finally the movie popped on and started playing.
Game, set, match!
Freepers won't have to do it Cindy's buds will do it themselves. Just watch CSPAN when they all gather in DC on September 24.
If you want to mix in with Cindy's group then take a page from the Protest Warriors. You'll have to come up with a witty, mocking message.
Wow, keep up the great work, Kristinn!
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Gosh, the greif is just palpable isn't it?
Owl_Eagle
(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,
A tshirt with arrows pointing in every direction that says "I'm with the idiots"?
"Great work" bump!
Keep Talking Cindy !!!
Thanks for the video clip
If Casey were alive, he'd be ashamed to be called your son.
If Casey were alive she would just be one more moonbat screaming about depleted uranium(I still don't understand that) only no one would be there to take her picture. She is clearly trampling over her son's grave to get 15 minutes of fame. It's just sickening.
If you want to mix in with Cindy's group then take a page from the Protest Warriors. You'll have to come up with a witty, mocking message
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I agree.
I just thought it was the two edge sword at work for Cindy group. Cindy supports the Terrorists sign would be so deadly for their cause.
Cindy time is history and she is nothing but MSM cannon fodder.
http://www.truthout.org/cindy.shtml
t r u t h o u t | One Mother's Stand
By Scott Galindez
Tuesday 22 August 2005
12:40 PM
I just learned that Joan Baez will be here until at least Friday morning and possibly longer. She has been sleeping in a tent at Camp Casey II. One of the reporters from the local paper offered to let her stay at her home and she refused, wanting to stay at the camp.
I had a long conversation one of the founders of the Crawford Peace House, Hadi Jawad. He told me that three weeks ago, they had three dollars in their bank account, no phones, and were considering closing the house. In the last 2 weeks they have received over one hundred and twenty five thousand dollars in donations. They are now considering expanding to Killeen, Texas, the closest town to Fort Hood.
The Crawford Peace House folks have been very accommodating, providing a press room, food and logistical support from the beginning.
There are still around 200 people between the three locations and everything is running very smoothly. The focus has remained intact, with no attempts from any groups to hijack the message.
Thank You.
Amazing that a mother would sacrifice her son for her cause.
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