Wednesday, August 10, 2005
YDB Tribute: Cindy Sheehan
YDB honors Cindy Sheehan, a courageous mother whose 24-year-old son, Casey, was killed in Iraq. She has been camping out in Crawford for the past five days, having requested a meeting with Bush to question his motives for going to war based on lies and doctored intelligence reports. It's about time that someone held Bush accountable since Congress sure didn't.
This month alone, 42 mothers have lost their sons and daughters to Bush's misguided war. That's the ultimate sacrifice. You would think that Bush would at least be big enough to sacrifice some of his ego and meet with Cindy Sheehan.
AP Wire | 08/10/2005 | Grieving mother's war protest gaining momentum in Crawford
The soft-spoken Sheehan, 48, of Vacaville, Calif., said she is surprised at the overwhelming response - most of it positive, she said - but that people upset over the war just want their voices heard.
"Before my son was killed, I used to think that one person could not make a difference," she said Wednesday under a tent where she has slept since arriving Saturday. "But one person that is surrounded and supported by millions of people can be heard."
This month alone, 42 mothers have lost their sons and daughters to Bush's misguided war. That's the ultimate sacrifice. You would think that Bush would at least be big enough to sacrifice some of his ego and meet with Cindy Sheehan.
AP Wire | 08/10/2005 | Grieving mother's war protest gaining momentum in Crawford
Sunday, August 07, 2005
Anniversary of Failures
Today marks the 4-year anniversary of Bush's receipt of a memo that stated "Bin Laden is Determined to Strike within the US"--a memo Bush ignored while attending to the more important task of clearing brush at the ranch in Crawford.
Four years later, Bush again goes on vacation (for FIVE weeks no less) on the very day that the 2nd-in-command of Al Qaeda issues a new threat.
Now, a CIA official has come forward to divulge that Bush let Osama bin Laden escape from Tora Bora in what one military officer calls a "strategic disaster." Failing to capture the individual responsible for plotting 9-11 is definitely a stategic disaster. But starting a war with a country that had nothing to do with 9-11 was the next stategic disaster. After ignoring the August 7 memo, failing to capture bin Laden, and compounding 3000 deaths on 9-11 with another 1800 US casualties (and upwards of 100,000 civilian casualties) in Iraq, how does Bush sleep at night (let alone take a five-week vacation)? And how do people who voted for Bush sleep at night?
Exclusive: CIA Commander: We Let bin Laden Slip Away - Newsweek Periscope - MSNBC.com
Four years later, Bush again goes on vacation (for FIVE weeks no less) on the very day that the 2nd-in-command of Al Qaeda issues a new threat.
Now, a CIA official has come forward to divulge that Bush let Osama bin Laden escape from Tora Bora in what one military officer calls a "strategic disaster." Failing to capture the individual responsible for plotting 9-11 is definitely a stategic disaster. But starting a war with a country that had nothing to do with 9-11 was the next stategic disaster. After ignoring the August 7 memo, failing to capture bin Laden, and compounding 3000 deaths on 9-11 with another 1800 US casualties (and upwards of 100,000 civilian casualties) in Iraq, how does Bush sleep at night (let alone take a five-week vacation)? And how do people who voted for Bush sleep at night?
Exclusive: CIA Commander: We Let bin Laden Slip Away - Newsweek Periscope - MSNBC.com
