White House officials meet anti-war protesters

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White House officials meet anti-war protesters

CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - About 70 anti-war protesters shouted "bring the troops home" from Iraq near President Bush's ranch on Saturday, prompting two White House officials to come out to meet with mothers who lost children in combat in Iraq.

National Security Adviser Steven Hadley and Deputy White House chief of staff Joe Hagin listened to the concerns of Cindy Sheehan and five or six other mothers in a meeting that lasted about 45 minutes, White House spokesman Trent Duffy said. Duffy said Sheehan told the two officials she appreciated the meeting.

"I want to ask the president, why did you kill my son? What did my son die for?" Sheehan, 48, Vacaville, California, told reporters before meeting with Hadley and Hagin. Sheehan blames Bush for the death of her son, Army Specialist Casey Sheehan, 24, killed on April 4, 2004, in Sadr City, Baghdad.

The protest coincided with release of a Newsweek poll that said 61 percent of Americans disapproved of the way Bush was handling the situation in Iraq. The poll came after more than two dozen Americans were killed in the past week in Iraq.

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[Comandante_Subzero]

1. Where are the 1000's?

Why only 70?

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

5. You try and get 1000's out to Crawford....

You sound disappointed.

[Comandante_Subzero]

8. Well...

Am i supposed to know about what numbers can be gotten out there?

[Comandante_Subzero]

12. #s to Crawford

Still waiting for an answer.

[SlowDownFast]

16. Welcome to DU.

Enjoy your stay.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

13. I would think that just a simple thought of the logistics involved

might be telling.

[AuntPatsy]

14. What is your point?

[Cocoa]

15. where are you?

that's where one of them is.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

2. Gives me hope that it's being reported!

And did you catch this on page two?

"Bush crowed about the strength of the U.S. economy on Saturday and credited his hotly debated tax cuts for the growth."

He crowed?!!!! Love it!

Go Cindy!

[GetTheRightVote]

3. It is about time the media join us in reaching the light at the end tunnel

ABC News are so covering the story. I can not wait for the DC march against the war.

:kick:

[BrklynLiberal]

4. Dim son doesn't have the cujones to meet her face to face.

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

6. Exactly. Dimson is a gutless, witless, lying,

useless excuse for a human being. He's absolutely despicable....

[burythehatchet]

7. WOW, sending Steven Hadley to meet them

that's a real slap in the face.

[Eloriel]

9. Hadley = NeoCon

and possibly Hagin too.

[thecrow]

10. Why did the report then digress into Bu$h* crowing about

the economy?

BTW, I got this over at http://www.earth-policy.org/Indicators/Econ/2005.htm

Copyright © 2005 Earth Policy Institute


World Economic Growth Fastest in Nearly Three Decades

Viviana Jiménez

The year 2004 was a milestone for the world economy, which grew by 5.1 percent—the fastest in nearly three decades. Among the leaders were China, expanding at 9.5 percent, Argentina at 9 percent, and India at 7.3 percent. World output of goods and services increased from $7 trillion in 1950 to $56 trillion in 2004, while annual income per person grew from $2,835 to $8,753 during this time. (See data.)

BU$H IS WRONG!!! <gasp> CHINA, ARGENTINA, AND INDIA have the fastest growing economies!!!

[blogslut]

11. kick

nominate

PS: I hope she stays there every damned day until it we can smell little big man shitting his pants through the teevee.

If there's money to give to keep the Brave Mrs. Sheehan there, show me where and I'll pay my due.

[wli]

17. Were the WH officials trying to bribe them or making death threats?