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| Mother Sheehan: Terrorists are "Freedom Fighters" |
| 2005-08-24 |
| Cindy Sheehan, the so-called She made the remark during her trek earlier this month to Crawford, Texas; but her equating the enemy with freedom fighters has not been highlighted by the mainstream media, despite her telling it directly to a reporter for CBS News. Sheehan's comments were recorded on video by "You know that the president says Iraq is the central front in the war on terrorism, don't you believe that?" asked Mark Knoller of CBS, surrounded by a host of other reporters. "No, because it's not true," Sheehan replied. "You know Iraq was no threat to the United States of America until we invaded. I mean they're not even a threat to the United States of America. Iraq was not involved in 9-11, Iraq was not a terrorist state. But now that we have decimated the country, the borders are open, freedom fighters from other countries are going in, and they [American troops] have created more terrorism by going to an Islamic country, devastating the country and killing innocent people in that country. The terrorism is growing and people who never thought of being car bombers or suicide bombers are now doing it because they want the United States of America out of their country." A WorldNetDaily search of CBS News, Google News, and Lexis-Nexis archives found not a single news report mentioning Sheehan's "freedom fighters" remark. Tap. Tap. Nope. Got any AA cells for the Surprise Meter? "The question of whether or not we should be in Iraq is not relevant in this discussion," Fred Keller of Clearwater, Fla., told WND. "We're there and have troops in the field under fire and these people are aiding and abetting the enemy." "What's her problem then?" asked one messageboard poster on FreeRepublic.com. "Her son was killed by a 'freedom fighter.' She should be proud." Last week, I would have called that cruel. Now... Sheehan referred to her son, Casey, not as a war hero, but rather a war victim. That's an evil philosophy in which "victim" is status to claim and gain moral ascendency. I hope you achieve such status soon. President Bush, meanwhile, is slated to spend two hours tomorrow with families of other slain soldiers. "Well, I did meet with Cindy Sheehan," Bush said, referring to his meeting with the entire Sheehan family last June at Fort Lewis, Wash. "I strongly support her right to protest. There's a lot of people protesting. And there's a lot of points of view about the Iraq war." "She expressed her opinion. I disagree with it," he added, noting Sheehan's pullout philosophy. "I think immediate withdrawal from Iraq would be a mistake. I think those who advocate immediate withdrawal from not only Iraq but the Middle East would be – are advocating a policy that would weaken the United States. So I appreciate her right to protest. I understand her anguish. I met with a lot of families. She doesn't represent the view of a lot of the families I have met with. And I'll continue to meet with families." |
| Posted by:Jackal |
| #18 I didn't agree with our going into Iraq. Once we did however and committed our troops we need to back them 100% and have a strong show of support of our collective effort there. Cindy Sheehan being allowed all of this attention is bad for our country, and I have a hard time understanding why the MSM is giving her so much coverage. I am very proud of my son who is also in the military. I look forward to him coming safely home when this is all over. I would never dishonor his service to our country by acting out like Cindy Sheehan. It is even more of a crime how so many folks have been manipulating her and using her for their cause. |
| Posted by: Jan 2005-08-24 23:52 |
| #17 Isn't her saying that those killing American soldiers are freedom fighters the same as saying that her own son deserved to be killed? |
| Posted by: FeralCat 2005-08-24 19:34 |
| #16 We may want to refer to Mother Sheehan as "bankshot" as in: She calls the people who killed her brave son, Casey, freedom fighters, but blames President Bush. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2005-08-24 18:04 |
| #15 "Mother Coughlin" is probably too subtle. Not for me, consider it stolen. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-08-24 17:21 |
| #14 I've read her called "Mother Eva Braun", for her anti-Semitic comments, and it just made the lefties go utterly ballistic. The completely lost it. Yeah. "Mother Coughlin" is probably too subtle. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-08-24 15:05 |
| #13 Have Howard Dean and Cindy Sheehan ever been seen in the same room together? Hmmm. Talk about gifts that keep on giving. As I've said before, the campaign commercials just keep writing themselves. |
| Posted by: Dreadnought 2005-08-24 15:04 |
| #12 I've read her called "Mother Eva Braun", for her anti-Semitic comments, and it just made the lefties go utterly ballistic. The completely lost it. Try it out somewhere where the lefties hang out. I can almost guarantee that it will blow their little minds. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2005-08-24 14:19 |
| #11 Hey, they're fighting for the FREEDOM to impose their belief system on the entire world by force! And what could be better than that? |
| Posted by: mojo 2005-08-24 14:05 |
| #10 She's doing a great job representing the left. You go girl! |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-08-24 13:29 |
| #9 freedom fighters from other countries are going in Wow. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-08-24 12:16 |
| #8 Does she have any more info on the Evil Zionist Jews? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-08-24 11:46 |
| #7 The more she talks, the more she annoys people. Keep it up, you Mother. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2005-08-24 11:28 |
| #6 I mean they're not even a threat to the United States of America. Iraq was not involved in 9-11, Iraq was not a terrorist state. I don't see how this matters. She told Chris Matthews that it would have been the same if her son died in Afghanistan, which was a threat to the US, which was involved in 9-11, and which was a terrorist state. Hopefully somebody takes the time to speak to her when it's over and document the exploitation and who did it. You mean, so she can paint herself a "victim" of the nasty media? No. There's no exploitation here. She did it to herself. |
| Posted by: Angie Schultz 2005-08-24 11:20 |
| #5 Hopefully somebody takes the time to speak to her when it's over and document the exploitation and who did it. |
| Posted by: MunkarKat 2005-08-24 11:12 |
| #4 The political "everbody's picking on the poor mourning mother" spin didn't take long to wear thin after the same parasites managed to push her to depraved activist mode. Wonder where they will be when she's kicked off the bandwagon and left to live with herself and what she's done. It won't be pretty. |
| Posted by: MunkarKat 2005-08-24 11:11 |
| #3 Cindy Sheehan, the so-called Peace Mom seeking a second meeting with President Bush in connection with the Iraq War death of her son, says terrorists killing Americans are "freedom fighters." Louder, please. And more frequently too, if you would be so kind. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-08-24 10:31 |
| #2 who's freedomn are they fighting for? The freedom for them to run the country and all that oil of course how they want too. |
| Posted by: Thraing Hupoluper1864 2005-08-24 10:26 |
| #1 Now I am really happy that I had a part in shutting down her blog from accepting comments. |
| Posted by: Poison Reverse 2005-08-24 09:53 |