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Posted by: USMCMP5811

Sheehan arrested in front of White House

Civil disobedience meant to protest Iraq war

Monday, September 26, 2005; Posted: 3:36 p.m. EDT (19:36 GMT)

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Members of the protest group Code Pink demonstrate outside of the White House gate.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Cindy Sheehan, the California woman who became a leader of the anti-war movement following her son's death in Iraq, was arrested Monday along with dozens of others protesting outside the White House.

Sheehan, carrying a photo of her son in his Army uniform, was among hundreds of protesters who marched around the White House and then down the two-block pedestrian walkway on Pennsylvania Avenue. When they reached the front of the White House, dozens sat down -- knowing they would be arrested -- and began singing and chanting "Stop the war now!"

Police warned them three times that they were breaking the law by failing to move along, then began making arrests. One man climbed over the White House fence and was quickly subdued by Secret Service agents.

Sheehan, 48, was the first taken into custody. She smiled as she was carried to the curb, then stood up and walked to a police vehicle while protesters chanted, "The whole world is watching."

About 50 people were arrested in the first hour, with dozens of others waiting to be taken away. All cooperated with police.

Sgt. Scott Fear, spokesman for the U.S. Park Police, said they would be charged with demonstrating without a permit, which is a misdemeanor.

Park Police Sgt. L.J. McNally said Sheehan and the others would be taken to a processing center where they would be fingerprinted and photographed, then given a ticket and released. The process would take several hours, he said.

Sheehan's 24-year-old son, Casey, was killed in an ambush in Sadr City, Iraq, last year. She attracted worldwide attention last month with her 26-day vigil outside President Bush's Texas ranch.

The demonstration is part of a broader anti-war effort on Capitol Hill organized by United for Peace and Justice, an umbrella group. Representatives from anti-war groups were meeting Monday with members of Congress to urge them to work to end the war and bring home the troops.

White House press secretary Scott McClellan said Bush is "very much aware" of the protesters and "recognizes that there are differences of opinion" on Iraq.

"It's the right of the American people to peacefully express their views. And that's what you're seeing here in Washington, D.C.," McClellan said. "They're well-intentioned, but the president strongly believes that withdrawing ... would make us less safe and make the world more dangerous."

The protest Monday followed a massive demonstration Saturday on the National Mall that drew a crowd of 100,000 or more, the largest such gathering in the capital since the war began in March 2003.

On Sunday, a rally supporting the war drew roughly 500 participants. Speakers included veterans of World War II and the war in Iraq, as well as family members of soldiers killed in Iraq.

"I would like to say to Cindy Sheehan and her supporters: Don't be a group of unthinking lemmings," said Mitzy Kenny of Ridgeley, West Virginia, whose husband died in Iraq last year. She said the anti-war demonstrations "can affect the war in a really negative way. It gives the enemy hope."

Well said Mitzy, Well Said………

Posted by: KozmoKramer

You know, at the beginning my judgment of this lady was one of sympathy and a sort of half-hearted support. I mean, it was her kid killed in action and who are we to judge her reaction to the overwhelming grief that is thrust on a parent when a child is killed in war. She can grieve and memorialize one of our best, and her son anyway she likes.

But lets face it, this has well drifted from the genuineness of a grieving mother doing the right thing, to a left wing, anti-war puppet doing what she's told. It’s disgraceful to see her and her peacenik disciples discredit the other 2,000 + grieving parents and loved ones of our other fallen heroes. And her rhetoric of the president is just plain wrong.
I think the apple fell very far from the tree in this particular family.

Posted by: Delta784

Did anyone see the pictures of her being carted off by the police? She had a million-megawatt smile plastered on her face. She's enjoying every second of her new-found celebrity status.

The whole "peace mom" thing stopped being about her son a long time ago. Cindy Sheehan is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of moveon.org, Michael Moore, and the rest of the radical left.

Posted by: kwflatbed

You can also include one of our slectmen from Westport

who rode his bicycle to Washington to march with her.

Posted by: Gil

Quote:

Originally Posted by Delta784

Did anyone see the pictures of her being carted off by the police? She had a million-megawatt smile plastered on her face. She's enjoying every second of her new-found celebrity status.

The whole "peace mom" thing stopped being about her son a long time ago. Cindy Sheehan is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of moveon.org, Michael Moore, and the rest of the radical left.

Yeah I did see that, thought the same thing

Posted by: KozmoKramer

And anyone walking side by side Al "I'm not too" Sharpton is suspect at best...

Posted by: USMCMP5811

Koz, I agree with you brother. I have no problems with anyone grieving for a fellow warior. I felt bad for her in the beginning, but like you said, she has takin this to a new extream. Down in TX, did she realy think that President Bush was going to come out, talk to her, and bring all the boys and girls home? I mean WTF? she was lucky he talked to her in the first place monts before. Some families of other fallen wariors haven't even got that much. Her, Al (not to) Shapton and Jesse Jackson all need to STFU and go home......

Posted by: SOT

Unfortunately the "legacy" of Cindy Sheehan is that she tarnished the sacrifice of her son in some attention whoring episode of self indulgence.

Posted by: KozmoKramer

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Originally Posted by USMCMP5811

...Her, Al (not to) Shapton and Jesse Jackson all need to STFU and go home......

Amen Brother.... Since When did either of the last 2 give a shyt about anyone but themselves and getting thier puss in front of a camera.

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Originally Posted by SOT_II

Unfortunately the "legacy" of Cindy Sheehan is that she tarnished the sacrifice of her son in some attention whoring episode of self indulgence.

Thats what is so disgraceful IMHO. I could care less about some yahoo peacenik protesting the president, we got a diaper full of em. But not in the name of a fallen soldier and child. Thats just gratuitous and shameful.

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