Cindy Sheehan
Cindy Sheehan
Cindy Lee Miller Sheehanis an American anti-war activist, whose son, U.S. Army Specialist Casey Sheehan, was killed by enemy action during the Iraq War. She attracted national and international media attention in August 2005 for her extended antiwar protest at a makeshift camp outside President George W. Bush's Texas ranch—a stand that drew both passionate support and criticism. Sheehan ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2008. She is a vocal critic of President Barack Obama's foreign policy. Her memoir, Peace Mom:...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth10 July 1957
CountryUnited States of America
There comes a time when we have to break a small law, like sitting down in front of the White House, in order to point out a greater law that's being broken.
We're never going to let him have another vacation in peace again.
We're over there and we need to come home, ... What happens in Iraq after we leave isn't a worry of ours. We need to let the Iraqi people handle their own business.
We're out here representing millions of people around the world.
Why don't you put this one on the front page? Cindy is proving herself a nut, but you are suddenly silent concerning her.
We were told that we were attacked on 9/11 because the terrorists hate our freedoms and democracy ... not for the real reason: because the Arab Muslims who attacked us hate our Middle Eastern foreign policy.
We need to see that George Bush and the rest of them are tried for crimes against humanity.
We have been greeted with overwhelming support, in blue (Democratic) states and in red (Republican) states,
I can imagine people in Third World countries looking at, you know, someone like Hillary Clinton raising $35 million for her presidential campaign that goes to really, you know, nonproductive means, and they see that, and they just - it's just really immoral, I believe.
What is the 'noble cause' for which you sent our country to war?
The war in Iraq will end, our troops will come home, Bush will be impeached and he will be brought to justice.
Looking back, all I can say is that the meeting with Bush was one of the most disgusting experiences in my life.
I think some of the people on the Left... were extremely jealous of me getting what they thought was all of the attention.
'Peace Mom' is my most heartfelt, but I am most proud of 'Myth America' because I nailed the problem and gave the solutions long before the Occupy Movement. I think it's a great organic class analysis.