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Sheehan To Tie Herself To White House Fence
WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Cindy Sheehan, the military mother who made her sonâs death in Iraq a rallying point for the anti-war movement, plans to tie herself to the White House fence to protest the milestone of 2,000 U.S. military deaths in Iraq.âIâm going to go to Washington, D.C. and Iâm going to give a speech at the White House, and after I do, Iâm going to tie myself to the fence and refuse to leave until they agree to bring our troops home,â Sheehan said in a telephone interview last week as the milestone approached. âAnd Iâll probably get arrested, and when I get out, Iâll go back and do the same thing,â she said. The death toll among U.S. military forces since the March 2003 invasion stood at 1,996 on Sunday. The milestoneâs approach prompted plans for hundreds of other demonstrations across the United States, but for Sheehan, each military death in the Iraqi war has been a tragedy Read More at Stop The ACLU Posted by: Unoluger Whomong9648 2005-10-24 |
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