Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW Dear Friend, We are presenting a GREAT show for you today starring, Jill Stein, one of the great people who are vying for the presidential nomination of the Green Party. (We previously spoke to Roseanne Barr linked here ). I don't trust the Federal Election Electoral Complex at all, but Jill's views on the issues are spot on and articulated very well in our interview. The interview can be heard at 2pm Pacific Time at Community Progressive Radio. Or any time and for all time at the archives for Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox. Love & Peace Cindy Sheehan Soapbox Team RevolutionALoveStory@gmail.com

I was invited to Washington, DC (WashedUp, Deceit) for the Five Days for the Cuban 5 by the International Committee to Free the Five. The first event I attended (with my friend, host, driver, author, fellow radical, and Gold Star Aunt, Missy Beattie. Click here to read her article about the Five), was a luncheon at the Cuban Interests Section (de facto embassy, since the US and Cuba do not have formal relations) with the Ambassador from Cuba to the US, Jorge Bolaños, and I was honored to be given a place of importance right next to the Ambassador. The luncheon was to honor activists, artists, filmmakers and authors who have devoted at least part of their time to ending the unconscionable and anachronistic US embargo of Cuba and to educate for release of the Cuban 5. On the following day, April 21st, we held a rally in front of the White House with over 300 people entitled, "Obama give us 5." The closing event was held at the Venezuelan Embassy where I

"Big Things Cannot be done without Big Friends" Jose Marti The Cuban Five: Gerardo Hernández Nordelo, Ramón Labañino Salazar,  Rene González Sehwerert, Antonio Guerrero Rodríguez and Fernando González ¡Hasta La Victoria, Siempre! THE BACK READS: TO Cindy Sheehan,  with regard and sincere appreciation  for your continual solidarity  with the cause of the Cuban 5.  April 2012  

On April 04, 2004, my oldest son, Casey Sheehan, was killed in Iraq and my heart and life were shattered. We always disagreed with George Bush and opposed the US’s entries into Afghanistan and then Iraq, but on May 1, 2005, the Downing Street Minutes were discovered about a meeting held at Number 10 Downing Street on July 23, 2002 between Tony Blair and a member of the Foreign Service who had met in Washington DC with then National Security Advisor Condileeza Rice. The minutes explicitly stated that there was no intelligence indicating an immediate need to invade Iraq, but the invasion, at that point was, “a foregone conclusion.” In todays fast food, instant message culture, all of this may seem like ancient history, but to the one-million plus people who have been slaughtered for lies, imperial conquest and this government’s lust for and devotion to war, and all the ones that their unnecessary death left behind, the pain will always be fresh. The US government too

Peace has a day in Court Cindy Sheehan For those of you who know me and have been following my story, you know that part of my resistance to the US Empire is my refusal to pay income taxes. This morning (April 19 th ), a new episode unfolded in my ongoing struggle with the IRS and the Empire the agency is nestled in. I was subpoenaed to appear in the 9 th Circuit court of the US Federal Court system in Sacramento, California—my state’s capitol. For background, I have had two meetings with the IRS agent assigned to my case where I expressed to him my unwillingness, due to my principles, to participate in funding a system that commits crimes almost every second of every day. At this point, the IRS is trying to collect 105 grand that it says I owe for the tax years 2005-2006. I first became a war tax refuser in 2005. My defense is one based on a far superior morality than one practiced by the US government and the fact that my outspokenness against this

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Dear Soapbox Friend, Sunday, on the Soapbox, we have a very special and brilliant guest, S. Brian Willson. Brian's life was transformed by his experience in the U.S.'s War on the people of Vietnam. Brian lost both of his legs in a tragic accident as he was trying to prevent weapons from heading down to Nicaragua from the Concord Naval Station in California--a munition's train ran him over as he was trying to block the track. Tune in at 2pm Pacific Time to hear Brian's riveting story and to also learn about his war tax refusal and his struggles with the IRS. Tune into COMMUNITY PROGRESSIVE RADIO at 2pm Pacific Time on Sunday, April 15th; or at the ARCHIVES anytime thereafter. Love & Peace Cindy and the Soapbox Team CLICK FOR INFO ON BRIAN'S BOOK

One of the accusations I have faced the most since my activism began, besides those of "anti-American," "Communist," "traitor," and "bad mother," is that I am "profiting off of my son's death." Of course, most of these (but by no means all) attacks come from the rightwing reactionaries who oftentimes don't allow pesky facts to get in the way of their unfounded accusations. When I am attacked by email, the subject line looks similar to this: YOUR A TRADER. The only thing I can do is chuckle and correct the spelling and grammar errors before I reply. Most of the time, however, I just dump the message in the garbage where it belongs. First of all, it is true that since my son was killed and my passion for peace and justice became well-known, I have earned some money. However, I don't know if most people know that whenever they saw me on TV,  I wasn't being paid like the plastic anchors and/or other talking heads. Just

April 3rd, 2012, Dear Cindy Sheehan, It was brought to OCCUPY JERSEY CITY'S attention of your efforts to resist the so-called 'war-taxes' by refusing to pay them. We realize this is a brave, bold and challenging action to take and we applaud your efforts to legally resist what are perceived as immoral and illegal taxes on U.S. residents and citizens, which in turn pay for endless wars abroad. Please know that we value and admire all you do as an activist. Thank you for taking a stand against the illegal entity called the IRS who is squeezing every nickle possible from those who can least afford it to fund tyranny abroad. We send you our blessings and best wishes for victory against the IRS tyranny. Many of us stand in solidarity with you and your peaceful actions as you are being targeted by the Internal Revenue Service at this time. In Solidarity, OCCUPY JERSEY CITY - General Assembly

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/04/08/18710985.php When the IRS takes Cindy Sheehan to court to try to force her to support the war machine that killed her son, other war tax resisters from Northern California will be standing with her. SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – 9 APRIL 2012 – When the IRS takes Cindy Sheehan to court to try to force her to support the war machine that killed her son, other war tax resisters from Northern California will be standing with her. On April 19th at 10:30 a.m., the IRS will ask a judge of the U.S. Federal Court, California Eastern District (501 I St., Sacramento) to compel Cindy Sheehan to give them information that would help them collect money from her. Northern California War Tax Resistance supports Sheehan's continued refusal to cooperate. Cindy Sheehan is not waiting for Congress to shut off the spigot of funding for war and militarism – she's taking a stand of conscience by refusing to pay the taxes that make the wars

By Anthony Freda

Dear Friend, Even if one only counts foreign military invasions, the United States of America has long been an Empire, but if we talk about our nation's First People, it has always been so. This is a true story: A few months before I went to Crawford, Texas in August of 2005, to ask George Bush the infamous question, "What Noble Cause," I visited my Congressional Representative, George Miller (D). I begged him to do what he could to end the wars and hold the Bush crime syndicate accountable for killing my son, Casey. Miller told me that he was sympathetic to my cause, but he couldn't do anything because the Democrats were at that time, a "minority." (We would all soon learn that the Democrats wouldn't do anything even when they were the majority, but that's another story.) Anyway, I said, "George, I am only one person, but I will do whatever I can to hold Bush accountable. The Bush family has been murdering people for gene

Dear Friend, Whatever your tradition is this weekend, we here at Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox want to wish you the absolute very best. In this season of renewal and rebirh, it's important to continue our commitment to truth, justice and, above all, peace! Love, peace, truth, and justice, Cindy Sheehan Soapbox Team (No new show this week, but you are encouraged to browse our archives here). And tune in next week, same time, same station! *************************** Power to the Peeple! ****************************** *********** TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS CLICK ****************************** **** COLLECTOR'S CD BEST OF CINDY SHEEHAN'S SOAPBOX, VOL 1. CLICK FOR MORE INFO Regards, Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox CONTACT DETAILS Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox PO BOX 6264 VACAVILLE, CA 95696 cindy@cindysheehanssoapbox.com

National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee (NWTRCC) PO Box 150553, Brooklyn, NY 11215 Tax Day Actions - http://www.nwtrcc.org/ taxday2012.php PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: April 5, 2012 Contact: Ruth Benn, NWTRCC Coordinator 800-269-7464 (718-768-3420) or nwtrcc@nwtrcc.org “Tax Day” Antiwar Protests Individuals Publicly Refuse to Pay Taxes for War On April 19, 2012, two days after the April 17 tax deadline, peace activist and Gold Star Mother Cindy Sheehan will appear in court in Sacramento, California. The Justice Department, on behalf of the IRS, is seeking to discover why she hasn’t paid taxes in recent years. Sheehan has responded that “If the feds can give me my son back, I’ll pay my taxes.” She became a relentless peace activist following her son’s 2004 combat death in Iraq. Sheehan will be joining thousands of others expected to demonstrate between now and tax day to oppose what they see as excessive spending on mi

*************************************************** CINDY SHEEHAN'S SOAPBOX WITH  ACTIVIST/AUTHOR DAVID SWANSON DAVID AND CINDY AT IMPEACHMENT RALLY CLICK HERE TO LISTEN APRIL 01, 2012