Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox

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“Before the war is ended, the war party assumes the divine right to denounce and silence all opposition to war as unpatriotic and cowardly. ” Robert “Fighting Bob” M. La Follette Something “funny” happened on my way to Madison, Wi., yesterday. I am in Madison to speak at an event against the “War Party” and its wars. I was to speak on how to do this outside of War Party Politics—based on my history of peace activism and my independent run against Nancy Pelosi in 2008. On the way here, I was informed that the room the event was to be held in was withdrawn due to  “security concerns” because I am one of the speakers. Getting down to the bottom of this is not easy. Steve, the student organizing this event here on the ground, was told on Friday that the organizers would have to put on security because I have made “controversial efforts” in the past. There is no basis for any security, because there have been no threats of violence against me. The sponsors could not afford the hef

"We are not Indians nor Europeans. ... (but are) Americans by birth," Simon Bolivar On April 19, 1810 (200 years ago), Simon Bolivar(the "George Washington of South America") declared independence from Spain in Caracas, Vz, and started to formulate "Gran Colombia" which was his vision for peace and economic growth for the entire continent of South America. Being an admirer of the American revolution--where colonists in North America defeated the British to form a united nation that had a common language, religion and customs--Bolivar sought to copy that model in South America. For about 12 years Gran Colombia was a republic that encompassed a great part of the territory of northern South America and part of southern Central America during the years 1819 to 1831. The present day nations of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama and part of Costa Rica were part of this republic of which Bolivar was president. Most of the Europeans were kicked off

First published in Islam Times http://www.islamtimes.org/vdciq3ar.t1apy2lict.html (Islam Times) - Cindy Sheehan’s remarks to the “Challenging Robotic Warfare And Social Control”Conference in Hood River, Oregon Islam Times When I was asked to give this talk, I was also asked what my topic would be. My answer was: “You choose the topic, I can speak at length about almost any subject.” I have the gift of gab. Anyway, this general subject of robotic warfare is very interesting to me. Recently, in a very ironic move, I was ejected from a Congressional hearing about Unmanned Aerial Vehicles when I was actually there to listen to the testimony. Just because I had a small sign reading, “Drones kill kids,” poised on my chest was no reason to kick me out. I was being quiet and had no intention of disrupting, as I informed the Congressman’s aide—but I got removed, anyway. This particular topic of “Real American Values” is also very interesting. I guess, before we go any f

Truth, Truth, and NOTHING but the Truth! Here at Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox, we are noted for bringing truth-tellers to your airwaves. Today is not an exception. Beginning at 2PM (and available forever thereafter), we have an in-depth interview with returning guest: Eva Golinger . Eva is a Venezuelan-American who lives in Venezuela and is an investigative journalist who has uncovered some damning facts about US meddling in Venezuelan politics. Give it a listen today at 2! ****************************** ***************** CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW TO LISTEN TO LAST WEEK'S SHOW WITH LEGEND, DANIEL ELLSBERG! ****************************** ** There are several ways to support this courageous show that is constantly in the face of US Empire. We are busy working on our documentary, Todos Somos Americanos , and we are hoping to release it in June. You can pre-orde

Come Out and Meet Cindy This Week: Thursday, April 8: Binghamton: 10:30 a.m. - Press conference will be held at the St. Francis of Assisi church 1031 Chenango St., Binghamton, NY. (Room 104 - School Building) 12:00 Noon - Pot Luck luncheon for press conference attendees, committee members and local peace group leaders - Location: St. Francis church hall 3 - 5 pm - Book signing at River Read Books, Court St. Binghamton 7 - 9 pm - Presentation at Binghamton University - Lecture Hall 8 - Open to Community For more information on Binghamton events c

“Listen, I can't get involved. I've got work to do. It's not that I like the Empire; I hate it. But there's nothing I can do about it right now... It's all such a long way from here.” Luke Skywalker in Star Wars Dear Reader—raise your hand if you don’t know that atrocities happen in war. Now put your hands in the air like you just don’t care. Psychologist, Robert Jay Lifton, who is a pioneer in the study of what drives otherwise “normal” human beings to commit war crimes calls war: “an atrocity-producing situation.” Atrocities have been committed in every war since the beginning of time, and the sad thing is the barbarity hasn’t decreased. Recently a US soldier tried to justify to me committing atrocities because the "British did it to the Native Americans" in the French-Indian War. This soldier was essentially agreeing with Lifton. Since war is an atrocity in the first place, war crimes will be committed, period. In ma

http://islamtimes.org/vdcgn79x.ak9x74j5ra.html “Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and the effects they provide have emerged as one of the most "in demand" capabilities the USAF provides the Joint Force. The attributes of persistence, endurance, efficiency, and connectivity are proven force multipliers across the spectrum of global Joint military operations.” USAF UAS FLIGHT PLAN 2009-2047 Don’t get me wrong, I am not in favor of “Manned Aircraft Systems” raining down bombs on civilians, but the idea of Murder by Joystick with the “Unmanned Aircraft Systems” (UAS,) is especially sickening to me. UAS, more commonly known as “drones,” are controlled from thousands of miles away and are increasingly becoming the new wave of the Air Force. The Air Force was recently devastated by Congress cutting off funding for the obsolete F22 fighter jet and is very excited about its robotic killers. Even the names of drones are monstrous, such as: Predator and Reaper—The Grim Reaper