People have mentioned how stupid it was for the police to arrest Sheehan and her supporters. It was the worst thing to do at the worst time. It couldn't have been planned better. Well, it was planned. At least the civil disobedience was planned and the result (arrests) was planned.
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/130422/index.php Cindy Sheehan to Join Nonviolent Civil Disobedience at the White House on Monday, Sept. 26 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Sept. 25, 2005 Andrea Buffa (510) 325-3653 Alicia Sexton (818) 442-1463 MEDIA ADVISORY Cindy Sheehan to Join Nonviolent Civil Disobedience at the White House on Monday, Sept. 26 Hundreds will be arrested as they express their opposition to the Iraq War WHEN: Monday, Sept. 26, 12:30 PM WHERE: Lafayette Park entrance to the White House WHAT: In the tradition of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr., hundreds of people from throughout the United States will participate in a nonviolent civil disobedience action on Monday, Sept. 26 at the White House. Cindy Sheehan will participate in the action and risk arrest as will members of the clergy and other military families. Through the civil disobedience action, the participants will remember and mourn the precious lives lost on both sides of the war in Iraq while firmly placing the blame for the carnage and suffering on the Bush administration. The participants will insist that the President end the war in Iraq and bring the troops home, and are willing to go to jail if the President does not agree to their demands. Also on Monday, nearly 1,000 people will be lobbying their Senators and Representatives, imploring them to end the war and bring the troops home. The war in Iraq has taken the lives of more than 1,900 US soldiers and tens of thousands of innocent Iraqis. One billion dollars per week are spent on the war that could otherwise pay for housing, education, healthcare and other services needed in the US and in Iraq as well. There were no links between Iraq and Sept 11, nor were there any weapons of mass destruction. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:175156 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
