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
You tell me the truth. You tell me that my son died for oil. You tell me that my son died to make your friends rich. You tell me my son died to spread the cancer of Pax Americana, imperialism in the Middle East.
Am I emotional? Yes, my first born was murdered. Am I angry? Yes, he was killed for lies and for a PNAC [Project for the New American Century] 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 George [W.] Bush who was influenced by the neo-con PNAC agenda after 9/11.
I've always admired President Chavez for standing up to imperialism and the meddling of the American government in South America.
And if you think I won't say bulls**t to the President, I say move on, cause I'll say what's on my mind.
There has always been excuses for wars, but NONE of them have been good or valid.
America has been killing people on this continent since it was started. This country is not worth dying for...
You get America out of Iraq, you get Israel out of Palestine.
My children were the center of my life.
It's up to us, the people, to break immoral laws, and resist.
Recruiters in our country are known for lying to people.
My husband has always agreed with me philosophically.
It's obvious that things aren't going well over there. This is a war based on lies.
Every day is a new sense of tearing my heart out of my body again when I see other children who have been killed, and I know what their families are going through.
We want accountability. We just buried a president [President Gerald Ford] who did not hold another president [President Nixon] accountable for war crimes and that's why we're in Iraq right now. Our leaders who get us into these messes are the ones who need to be held accountable.