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Deep in the Heart

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Dear Friend, Casey & CIndy in happier times Eight years ago, late Palm Sunday evening at around 9pm, three US Army officers paid our family a visit to tell us that our dear Casey had been killed in the US's immoral war against the people of Iraq. Needless to say, we were devastated as it wasn't just a sick April Fool's Joke. Palm Sunday fell on April 4th that year in 2004, so the date 04/04/04 will forever be painfully carved into my heart as the date is carved into the heart of the King family whose loved one, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr was assassinate on the same day in 1968 by the same evil system that forced Casey and millions of others to occupy Iraq and Afghanistan. After over ten years, the carnage continues. April 04 falls is coming up and sometimes it feels like it's been eight days and sometimes it feels like it's been 80 years, but the spring still comes, the sun still rises, and the Empire relentlessly marches on. On

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AFGHANS FOR PEACE, CINDY SHEEHAN'S SOAPBOX

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We at Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox have been a consistent, loud, and uncompromising voice for peace during the Obama administration. More people (US troops and Afghans, alike) have died in Afghanistan since Obama took over management of that war. This Sunday, on the Soapbox, I talk to Fatima, from Afghans for Peace. Afghans must, themselves, lead any effort for peace in that region. Here is the video that Fatima wanted us to watch that highlights the struggle for integrity of vision and principle even within her own community. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW Love, peace, and justice, Cindy Sheehan RevolutionALoveStory@gmail.com The Soapbox Team 

Cindy Sheehan Back in Texas

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Camp Casey, August 2005 Cindy Sheehan will be in Houston and Austin March 25-31 To promote, sell, and sign her new book: Revolution, A Love Story Houston Events: Monday, March 26: 2pm Texas Southern University (University Museum) 3100 Cleburne Street Houston , TX 77004 Solidarity March for Trayvon Martin right after event. Tuesday, March 27: 7pm Vegetarian/Vegan Potluck and Book Event St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Pecore Hall 1805 W. Alabama (entrance on Sul Ross) Houston , TX 77098 Austin Events: March 29, Thursday, 7pm-8:30pm BookWoman, 5501 North Lamar #A, Austin, TX Cindy Sheehan's 1st Day in Crawford March 30, Friday, about 8pm Brave New Books, Cindy will be speaking as part of a 2-day mini-conference, Free the Slaves, Stop the Wars, End the State March 31, Saturday, Camp Casey Reunion, Lee Atherton’s Barn, 3600 S. 2 nd , Austin, TX 3-10pm .   Cindy will do a TV interview on Frontline Texas Wi
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FLYER FOR OCCUPY THE IRS

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Occupy the IRS to Support Cindy Sheehan and Oppose the US Empire

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Thursday, April 19, 2012 10:30am US Court, 501 I St. Sacramento , Ca 95814 Peace Activist and Gold Star Mother, Cindy Sheehan, is a conscientious war tax resister and the US Attorney, on behalf of the IRS, has summoned her to court to produce requested documents. This hearing date is just a few days after Tax Day where millions of Americans will help fund the war machine with their hard earned money. Cindy is calling for a rally before the hearing in Sacramento, Ca and wants everyone who can make it to be there to support her and show opposition to the war machine, the wars, and other oppressions. CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE FACEBOOK EVENT RELATED BLOGS : SURPRISE, THE U.S. ATTORNEY HAS FILED A LAW SUIT AGAINST YOU! PEACE IS NOT FOR WIMPS THE US EMPIRE IS THE BAD APPLE WE WILL NEVER PAY, SO STOP HARASSING US RELATED INTERVIEW: INTERVIEW WITH CINDY BY JOYCE RILEY REGARDING THE TAX ISSUE ********************************************

Cindy Sheehan on Power Hour with Joyce Riley. March 20th

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VIDEO OF CINDY SHEEHAN AT U.S. EMBASSY IN STOCKHOLM

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Let the S#+t Storm Commence

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Cynthia McKinney interviews Gilad Atzmon on  Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox Dear Friend, Today finds me back in Dublin, ireland--after a very long but productive tour of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Stockholm, Sweden. I am actually observing a day off today as I check one more thing off of my "Bucket List:" St. Patrick's Day in Ireland. Our friend, Cynthia McKinney, is once again filling in for me as guest host of The Soapbox, and she invited super-controversial, Gilad Atzmon, to be her guest. Gilad is a former Israeli Jew who works for Palestinian rights and is in the U.S. touring with his new book, The Wandering Who. There is much controversy following him around the U.S. everywhere he goes. If you love him, hate him, or haven't heard of him, I suggest you listen to the show beginning at 2pm Pacific time on March 18th... The show will be availiable at Community Progressive Radio at 2pm Pacific, or in the archives at Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox fr

Cindy Sheehan speaks out to free the Cuban Five

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Cindy Sheehan speaks out to free the Cuban Five By Cheryl LaBash First Published Mar 14, 2012 9:11 PM In Worker's World  Gerardo Hernández, Ramón Labañino, Fernando González and Rene González, known as the Cuban Five, have been unjustly held in U.S. prisons since 1998. Their freedom became an issue for anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan at the 2006 Caracas World Social Forum. On March 4, she carried her commitment to campaign to free them to Ireland and Sweden. The fifth of each month has been designated as an international Day of Action to free the Cuban Five. On March 5, Sheehan read a letter to President Barack Obama in front of the U.S. Embassy in Dublin. She concluded, “You have the power, Mr. President, to grant permission for the Cuban Five to return home to Cuba where they belong. You have the power, Mr. President, to make sure that Olga gets a visa to enter the U.S. to see her beloved husband, Rene. You have the power, Mr.

"Is it Normal?" by Cindy Sheehan

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I am over here in Europe to raise awareness of the case of the Cuban 5, but I took an evening off of that in Stockholm to participate in an event with the Iraq Solidarity Group commemorating the ninth anniversary of the US led bombardment of that country. An Iraqi physician, and professor, who is now based in Damascus was on the program with me. I sat next to him as he read the statistics of imperial doom that befell his nation during the Clinton sanctions and the wars of the Bush crime family. Every statistic was like another knife being driven into my heart. Two million dead during the sanction years; 1.5 million dead after 2003; incidences of leukemia in children in Fallujah and Basra skyrocketing by a factor of ten times normal; clean water and electricity are still in short supply; and the government and laws set up by the US occupiers do not work for the people of Iraq. There were much more stats and while Dr. Khudair was reading them, I kept flashing back to all

The U.S. Empire is the Bad Apple by Cindy Sheehan

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“This incident is tragic and shocking, and does not represent the exceptional character of our military and the respect that the United States has for the people of Afghanistan .” U.S. President Obama after one of his troops slaughtered 16 Afghans in an unprovoked rampage in Panjwai district of Kandahar Beautiful Afghan baby or dangerous enemy? On April 4, 2004, I returned home from walking our two dogs, Buster and Chewy, to find three U.S. Army officers standing in my living room—there to deliver the news that one of my four children had been killed in Iraq. Life as I knew it was over at that instant, and it has been a steep climb back to what Warren G. Harding called: Normalcy. On Sunday, I think many of us were shocked at the news of a U.S. soldier who went on a violent, unprovoked rampage against civilians in Panjwai district. Details are slowly emerging that this soldier had a mild brain injury, was on his 4 th deployment (three in Iraq, and this one in A

Cyn and Rock on Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox March 11

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Today, March 11, Cindy is in Stockholm, Sweden working with the Peace Community and the Committee to Free the Cuban Five, so our good Soapbox friend, Cynthia McKinney, is filling in for Cindy and she will interview presidential candidate for the newly formed Justice Party, Rocky Anderson- -former Democrat and mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah. Rocky Anderson Tune in today, March 11, at 2pm pacific time at: www.CindySheehansSoapbox.com or anytime thereafter in the archives. CLICK TO DONATE! NOTE: CINDY SHEEHAN'S SOAPBOX WILL EVENTUALLY BRING ALL OF THE 3RD PARTY OR INDEPENDENT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ON THE SHOW  AND THIS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ENDORSEMENT OF MR. ANDERSON'S CAMPAIGN BY CINDY SHEEHAN OR CINDY SHEEHAN'S SOAPBOX. CINDY CAN BE REACHED AT: REVOLUTIONALOVESTORY@GMAIL.COM

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Peace is not for Wimps by Cindy Sheehan

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Peace is not for Wimps Cindy Sheehan I am on an overseas trip to Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Sweden invited by the Free the Cuban Five Committees of Ireland and Sweden. On days two and three of the trip, I was very excited to go to Northern Ireland as I have never been there before and there is, of course, a deep tradition of struggle and a hard, hard won peace--with reconciliation being an ongoing process.  I learned so much in Northern Ireland about the “Troubles,” as I met and spoke at length with members of the Peace People and Sinn Fein; some with ties to the Irish Republican Army. Mairead Maguire with Cindy Sheehan Whew! The process contained so many nuances and secret negotiations that I learned of as I sat soaking up the history at the same kitchen table in Derry (Bloody Sunday) at the Hume home, where Gerry Adams of Sinn Fein and future Nobel Peace Laureate, John Hume, leader of the Social Democrat and Labour Party (SDLP), met off and on for five year

"Is there a problem?" by Cindy Sheehan in Belfast

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From my hotel room in Howth (near Dublin) The 5th of each month has been designated by the International Committee to free the Cuban 5 as a day where activities are planned to spread the word about the case and to do whatever we can to hasten the end of the anti-terrorists' unjust imprisonment. As a refresher: the Cuban 5 were sent to Florida by their nation to infiltrate anti-Castro, anti-Revolution, communities of Cuban exiles which had caused the deaths, by acts of terrorism (most notably the downing of a Cubana airliner that killed everyone on board) of over 3,000 Cubans.  During the course of the mission of the Five, they found information that was felt was crucial to the national security of the USA, and when the information was reported to the FBI, the real terrorists weren't arrested, but the Five were, for "espionage." After a sham trial in Miami, (a change of venue was clearly warranted, but not granted), the Five wee sentenced to lengthy prison

Free the Cuban Five Statement by Cindy Sheehan

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I will be reading this statement near the US Embassy in Dublin today. Free the Cuban Five Campaign Ireland March 5th 2012 Dear President Obama, As a citizen of the United States of America whose son, Casey, died in Iraq allegedly protecting his country against terrorism in an invasion that was based on lies and destruction, I call on you to free the Five Cuban anti-terrorists, four of whom are still incarcerated in US prisons. The fifth, René Gonzalez was released last October from Marianna prison in Florida after serving his full unjust sentence having been found guilty on charges of conspiracy based on a legally flawed court hearing in Miami. René is also a citizen of the US and was entitled to a fair trial with an unprejudiced jury, a situation that was impossible for him to have in that city.  Roberto González, René's only sibling and an important member of the Cuban Five's legal team, is gravely ill with cancer in a Havana hospital. Although René has served his un

Occupy Your Soapbox (Economics of Happiness on Today)

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Occupy Your Soapbox! Dear Friend, We, once again, and as usual, have a fabulous Soapbox for you this Sunday (2pm pacific time). I will once again be speaking to Helena Norberg-Hodge, the producer of one of my all-time favorite documentaries, The Economics of Happiness. The interview that we previously did with Helena can be heard at this link. The Economics of Happiness is hosting a conference in Berkeley the weekend of March 22, click this link f or more info. As always the show can be heard streaming at Community Progressive Radio at 2pm (pacific) on Sunday or for eternity at the archives at Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox. Love & Peace Cindy Sheehan Soapbox Team Cindy Sheehan, "dangerous" antiwar "criminal" Photo by Santa Barbara Press-Democrat   REVOLUTION, A LOVE STORY CLICK BOOK FOR ORDERING INFO Cindy Sheehan, Fr. Louis Vitale and Daniel Ellsberg at

Resistance is Fertile---

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