I am amazed that Cindy is still standing.

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By Scott Galindez

Monday 15 August 2005
6:59 PM

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I am amazed that Cindy is still standing. Everywhere she turns people are asking her questions or just wanting to say hi. I have not seen her lose her cool once. Even when the media asks her pointed questions she responds in a calm peaceful way. Every time I see her she smiles at me or gives me a hug, If it were me by this point I would be in hiding.

It is Cindys loving spirit that has drawn so many to her cause. Casey was a lucky man to have a mother like Cindy. The peace movement needed a loving voice like this to get through the frustration of being ignored for the last few years.

A mother who lost her son on 9/11 has just arrived. Her son was a police cadet who went to help people get out of the towers. I asked her what she thought of the 9/11 Freedom march that is being planned by the Pentagon to beam to the troops. She said that it sickens her that they are still exploiting her grief to justify a war that has nothing to do with her sons death. We must not forget that in the coming weeks Bush administration will do everything they can do to exploit 9/11.

Many Catholic Workers have arrived and they are rolling up their sleeves and cooking dinner. People are arriving from all over the world. Australia, England, Japan, Germany, and Austria to name a few.

Even Pig Farmers from Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. There is a lot of excitement both at the peace house and Camp Casey. If you can't make it to Crawford people are setting up Camp Casey's all over the country, start one in your community if there isn't one already. And get ready now to go to Washington for September 24th.

t r u t h o u t | One Mother's Stand
By Scott Galindez

Monday 15 August 2005
1:37 PM

Military Families Speak Out and Gold Star Families for Peace held a press conference where they announced they are inviting George Bush and all the neighbors in Crawford to a prayer vigil at noon Friday. They are also requesting a moment of silence at noon Friday around the world to correspond with the prayer vigil.

The famous Texas 10 minute rain storms are visiting today, it doesn't take too long to dry out in this sun.

There is still a spirited crowd of about 75 demonstrators from around the country at any time in the camp.

t r u t h o u t | One Mother's Stand
By Cindy Sheehan

Monday 15 August 2005
3:44 AM

I apparently am the sacrificial lamb of the peace movement. I don't care about myself. Putting myself in the forefront and daring to challenge the president on his lies left myself open to the attacks. Which are, of course, half truths and distortions.

When they start sliming my home life and my family, that's where I draw the line. Yes, my husband has filed for divorce and yes he filed before I left for the VFP Convention and this trip to Crawford and yes IT IS BETWEEN MY HUSBAND AND I.

Having Casey murdered in Iraq by George Bush's reckless policies has been hard enough on my family, but me setting off on my holy war to bring the troops home, my constant absences, and all of the media attention has put additional stresses on my family.

I chose my path after Casey died. The rest of the family has chosen theirs. We all still love each other and support each other in anything that we do. We didn't want Casey to join the Army, but once he made that decision, we supported him and even encouraged him through boot camp.

We are a normal American family who have had good times, bad times, and terrible times. We hope the good times will come back. We hope that we will be able to laugh with abandon together like we used to one day. We hope that the troops come home and no other families have to go through what we are going through.

It isn't about politics for us. No one asked Casey what political affiliation he was before they sent him off to die in Iraq and no one asked us who we voted for in 2000 before we were handed a folded flag from Casey's flag-draped coffin.

I am not perfect and I never even claimed to be perfect. My family isn't perfect, but we are pretty special ... especially the children. We all miss Casey so much and it is George Bush and his neocon cabal who is at fault. The people who are dragging my family through the mud need to grow up and look at themselves. The Christ said: "He who is without sin, cast the first stone."

If everyone followed Jesus's advice, the world would be a much better place.
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