NYTimes: Memorial to Troops Killed in Iraq Is Vandalized in Texas

[understandinglife]

August 16, 2005

Memorial to Troops Killed in Iraq Is Vandalized in Texas

By ELISABETH BUMILLER

CRAWFORD, Tex., Aug. 16 - Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a soldier killed in Iraq, who has set up a vigil near President Bush's ranch here, said today that she was "very disturbed" that hundreds of small crosses bearing the names of dead American troops had been knocked down, and that her now 10-day protest was "only the beginning" of national movement to bring all American forces home from the war.

In reaction to the growing anger of many local residents over the crowds and disruptions, Ms. Sheehan's supporters said it was likely that she would move "Camp Casey," her roadside encampment named after her son, to a 300-acre piece of property closer to the president's ranch. Ms. Sheehan's supporters said that the owner of the property was sympathetic to their cause, but his identity could not be confirmed and it was unclear if the deal was complete.

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More at the link (article on NYTimes homepage):

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/16/national/16cnd-sheehan.html?ei=5094&en=af8e94f8f933baa4&hp=&ex=1124251200&partner=homepage&pagewanted=print

[Sanity Claws]

1. Glad they're using the word Vandalized

I was afraid they were going to use a softer word to describe what that RW criminal did.

[understandinglife]

2. Yes. And, now, the story will spread with the appropriate criminal context

Peace.

[rodeodance]

4. "and it should be really disturbing to America," by cindy on the cross

mowing down. Seems to be important to us. Wonder if the RW will talk of it on there talky shows tonight?



"What happened last night is very disturbing to all of us, and it should be really disturbing to America," Ms. Sheehan said in a news conference at Camp Casey. "Because no matter what you think about the war, we should all honor the sacrifice of the ones who have fallen. And to me it's so ironic that I'm accused of dishonoring my son's memory, by doing what I'm doing, by the other side, and then somebody comes and does this."

Ms. Sheehan, who has vowed not to leave until Mr. Bush meets with her here, said that if local residents wanted her to leave, "they should talk to their neighbor, George Bush, and tell him to talk to us." Mr. Bush did meet with Ms. Sheehan once before, in June 2004 at Fort Lewis, Wash., but she has said that she considered the meeting unsatisfactory and the president disrespectful by his referring to her as "Mom."

Mr. Bush has since said he is sympathetic to Ms. Sheehan, 48, of Vacaville, Ca., whose son, Casey, an Army specialist, was killed at age 24 in the Sadr City section of Baghdad on April 4, 2004. A White House spokeswoman, Dana Perino, reiterated Mr. Bush's words today, and said that while the president disagreed with Ms. Sheehan's views, "he says he respects her right to peacefully protest."

Ms. Sheehan's supporters said they had planned nearly 1,000 anti-war vigils across the country on Wednesday night, which they said were in part sponsored by MoveOn.org Political Action, a prominent anti-Bush group.

[Career Prole]

6. "sponsored by MoveOn.org Political Action, a prominent anti-Bush grp."

Oh, please. "Anti-Bush"?
Try "progressive" or "liberal" or "pro-democracy".

Is shrub a buttwad? Yes.

But MoveOn and MoveOnPAC are much more than "anti-Bush"!

Don't cubbyhole me, NYT!

[rndmprsn]

7. yeah i liked memorial too...

rather than the phrase field of little white crosses, sounds more official to the MSM consumers

[Kickin_Donkey]

9. That was the softer word ...

The more accurate, more harsh word would've been "desecration."

[merwin]

3. Damn liberal media.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

5. The author is the 2nd biggest apologist for the Bushistas.

Beth Bumiller has been horrific in her coverage. And now, she flips and tries to grab onto the major shift in opinion?

She was only slightly better than Miller, Judith. And both were promoted by the NYT. of all places.

[AlCzervik]

12. Did you know that during the campaign she admitted to another

reporter that was working for Rollingstone at the time that she didn't like John Kerry, she thought he was boring and Bush was much more fun to cover. I actually called the ombudsman at the Wapo and left a rather scathing message and gave him the link to the story, needless to say i never got a call back.

[IndianaGreen]

8. "We don't care!"

Looks like the sort of thing one can expect from one of Mike Gallagher's inbreds that shouted "We don't care!" to Cindy and the other gold star mothers earlier.

They care more about Bush than they do about the troops!

[saigon68]

10. ITS ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS FOR HALLIBURTON

[Robb]

11. FWIW, CNN used "desecrated" on its website. n/t

[eggman67]

13. Blaspheming scum! (n/t)

[Synnical]

14. Anyone have more pics of those "knocked down crosses"?

We're trying to put something together here:

Put a face to the crosses mowed down-
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=106x21542

-Cindy in Fort Lauderdale

[Roland99]

15. A couple on my blog. BTW, Larry Northern is out of jail

Guess someone posted bail for him.