From the

AP

New York Rev. Al Sharpton plans to join
Texas Peace Mom Cindy Sheehan

NEW YORK (AP) _ The Rev. Al Sharpton plans to join peace activist Cindy
Sheehan, known as the Peace Mom, on Sunday near President Bush’s Texas ranch.

Sharpton’s office said Thursday he would participate in a prayer vigil
Sunday with Sheehan in Crawford, Texas. Sheehan returned on Wednesday to Camp
Casey, named after her 24-year-old son, Army Spc. Casey Sheehan, who was
killed last year in Iraq.

Sheehan began her vigil on the road leading to Bush’s ranch Aug. 6, vowing
to stay through his monthlong vacation unless he met with her. She left last
week to visit her 74-year-old mother, who had suffered a stroke, in Los
Angeles.

Sheehan’s protest in Crawford has encouraged anti-war activists to join her
and prompted peace vigils nationwide. But Sheehan continues to draw harsh
criticism from those who support the U.S. effort in Iraq.

Sheehan plans to leave Crawford at the end of August and embark on a bus
tour ending in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 24.

We need more public figures to show the support of Cindy. Al should deliver
some powerful speeches.