AP: Activists to 'Die' Outside White House

[understandinglife]

Activists to 'Die' Outside White House
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 2:54 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Cindy Sheehan and other peace activists plan to ''die symbolically'' for the next four days outside the White House to represent the American soldiers who have died in Iraq.

Sheehan, whose son Casey died in Iraq last year, organized the vigil as the U.S. military death toll in the war neared 2,000.

''I'll be laying down and not getting up,'' Sheehan said Tuesday to a small crowd in which the number of journalists exceeded the number of protesters. ''When they let me out, I'll do the same thing if I get arrested.''

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''Two thousand families have been destroyed for nothing,'' Sheehan said. ''Enough is enough. The killing has to stop sometime.''

Link:

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-War-Vigil.html?pagewanted=print

Peace.

[xultar]

1. journalists exceeded the number of protesters

:grr: they never comment on the lack of freepers

[goclark]

2. I'm with her on this because

no one else is calling attention to the problem.

She is doing acts like the Civil Rights Movement.

I recall people saying, "That is crazy. Why would Dr. King and all those people get themselves put in jail?"

"Why would Dr. King go and speak to some Garbage Collectors?"

and during Vietnam...

"Who is John Kerry? Why are those college kids acting so crazy? Why don't they stay in school and learn something."

Call attention to the problem by any legal means necessary.

[pauldp]

3. Sorry Cindy but

it's A LOT more than two thousand families that have been destroyed.

:cry:

Tens of thousands of Iraqi Families as well.

[leftchick]

4. Activists to 'Die' Outside White House (Cindy)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051025/ap_on_go_pr_wh/war_vigil_1

WASHINGTON - Cindy Sheehan and other peace activists plan to "die symbolically" for the next four days outside the White House to represent the American soldiers who have died in Iraq.

Sheehan, whose son Casey died in Iraq last year, organized the vigil as the U.S. military death toll in the war neared 2,000.

"I'll be laying down and not getting up," Sheehan said Tuesday to a small crowd in which the number of journalists exceeded the number of protesters. "When they let me out, I'll do the same thing if I get arrested."

She said she hoped 2,000 people would attend the vigil throughout the week to represent each American death. Each participant was to receive a wrist bracelet with the name of a fallen soldier.



Anti-war protester Cindy Sheehan, from Vacaville, Calif., pulls back her rain poncho as she speaks to reporters in front of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2005, in Washington. With the U.S. military death toll in Iraq poised to surpass 2,000, Sheehan, who camped for 26 days in front of Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, spoke about her planned protest vigils to be held in front of the White House. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

[maddezmom]

5. kick to combine

[truthpusher]

6. Peace activists to "die symbolically" outside White House

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/13004929.htm

Posted on Wed, Oct. 26, 2005
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Peace activists to "die symbolically" outside White House
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ELISABETH GOODRIDGE
Associated Press
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WASHINGTON - Cindy Sheehan and other peace activists plan to "die symbolically" for the next four days outside the White House to represent the American soldiers who have died in Iraq.

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"I'll be laying down and not getting up," Sheehan said Tuesday to a small crowd in which the number of journalists exceeded the number of protesters. "When they let me out, I'll do the same thing if I get arrested."

She said she hoped 2,000 people would attend the vigil throughout the week to represent each American death. Each participant was to receive a wrist bracelet with the name of a fallen soldier.

(snip)

Sheehan also said she would visit Arlington National Ceremony, Walter Reed Hospital and the Iraqi Embassy this week.

"Two thousand families have been destroyed for nothing," Sheehan said. "Enough is enough. The killing has to stop sometime."

complete story: http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/13004929.htm

[stepnw1f]

7. What A Lady!!! (nt)

[rodeodance]

8. Great--its an AP story. should get some wide coverage?

[rodeodance]

9. nominate

[meisje]

10. I thought she was taping herself to the fence?

[KittyWampus]

14. this seems so much more appropriate. Symbolic Death. Very Poignant

[gorbal]

17. I prefer the fence Idea too

Perhaps she was afraid they would torture her like they do other activists they can't remove, but I think the "dying" stunt will just draw derision like it usually does. Who ever thought up "symbolic deaths" and half of the insipid chants at protests must be republican operatives. (kidding)

[upi402]

11. Her son was so lucky

to have a mom like her.

[madame defarge]

12. Read more about this live as it's happening...

Here's the story from last night http://www.democracycellproject.net/blog/archives/2005/10/ohio_kids_get_c.html

and tonight in this thread http://www.democracycellproject.net/blog/archives/2005/10/see_the_truth_k.html
starting at 7:45 pm you'll find this entry...Read down through the comments for more live updates...


From Karen: Update from vigil in front of the White House. There’s about 400-500 people.

Dick and Karen are there watching and bearing witness. About 15 people there are opposing Cindy Sheehan and are very vocal, loud and strident and even hateful. The police have been great.

At this moment in time Cindy is speaking. She’s telling people what’s going to happen, that there’s a choice for people to lie down in a “die – in” in front of the White House. There will be 3 warnings for those who lie down. Those who want to get arrested should remain lying down.

Hear lots of yelling in the background. People are lying down now. People who want to be arrested will remain in the middle. Several people they know do plan on getting arrested including 2 people from the “World Can’t Wait” and some of the Code Pink women will also accompany Cindy in this.

There’s a real solemnity. People are lying quietly.



Posted by: dwahzon at October 26, 2005 07:45 PM

[KittyWampus]

13. This sounds interesting and inspired- more so than the chained to WH fence

Be Strong, Mrs. Sheehan! Truth and Peace shall prevail.

[Blaq Dem]

15. Wow, she's really dedicated to this

I'm glad to see she's not just a one hit wonder.

[ECH1969]

16. Good for her