From ABC News Australia Pakistani police on Saturday put opposition politician and former cricket star Imran Khan under house arrest and detained dozens of people protesting against the visit of US President George W Bush. “I have been placed under house arrest just to appease George Bush. You would think I was Osama bin Laden the […]
You may have read about the letter sent to the Washington Post from the Joint Chiefs in response to a cartoon. If not then head over to AMERICABlog for the details. I am not in total agreement on this issue. I believe in the freedom of speech and that the Joint Chiefs should also be […]
This just in from NBC: WASHINGTON – Charges against antiwar protester Cindy Sheehan, who was arrested after an incident involving a T-shirt she wore to the State of the Union address, will be dropped, officials told NBC News Wednesday. U.S. Capitol Police took Sheehan away in handcuffs and charged her with unlawful conduct, a misdemeanor, […]
I (Cindy Sheehan) have some lawyers looking into filing a First Amendment lawsuit against the government for what happened tonight. I will file it. It is time to take our freedoms and our country back. John has the details on Cindy’s ordeal last night. Bush has turned this into a police state. We might be […]
Back in August, when Camp Casey was in full swing outside of Bush’s Crawford Ranch, the right wingers found some information they loved. That information was about Cindy Sheehan having past tax troubles. She had acquired some liens against her property over the years for a problem that many Americans face. It was a great […]
Via Media Matters Hannity to guest: “I don’t care about your thoughts” on Iraq veterans protesting the war On the September 26 edition of Fox News’ Hannity & Colmes, co-host Sean Hannity interrupted Global Exchange human rights director Ted Lewis’s discussion of Iraq war veterans protesting the war. Hannity declared, “I don’t care about your […]
Via the Associated Press Sheehan Arrested During Anti-War Protest By JENNIFER C. KERR, Associated Press Cindy Sheehan, the California woman who has used her son’s death in Iraq to spur the anti-war movement, was arrested Monday while protesting outside the White House. Sheehan and several dozen other protesters sat down on the sidewalk after […]
Via the Associated Press Couple weds at anti-war campsite By Angela K. Brown / Associated Press CRAWFORD, Texas – The aisle was strewn with hay. A few flies buzzed around. There was no organ; the crowd hummed “Here Comes the Bride.” But Genevieve Van Cleve and Peter Ravella had their dream wedding Sunday under a […]
Via Truthout White House Attacks the Messenger By Joseph Wilson / t r u t h o u t Statement by Former Ambassador Joseph Wilson The Bush White House and its right wing allies are responding to Cindy Sheehan and the military families’ vigil in Central Texas in the same way that they always respond […]
From Reuters Iraq war protestor says to shift focus to Congress By Jeremy Pelofsky CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) – Iraq war protester Cindy Sheehan, whose vigil near President George W. Bush’s Texas ranch has become a symbol for the anti-war movement, said on Friday she plans to focus on Congress, starting with Bush close ally and […]