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The Guardian supported Cindy Sheehan for Congress in San Francisco. B3

president@us.gov

November 11, 2008

George Bush
1600 Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, DC

Dear George,

I am writing this to you on the fifth Veteran's Day I have mourned the death of my son, Casey Sheehan. Casey was a soldier in the Army. You killed my oldest son with your lies and greed for Empire. Casey never became a Veteran because he came home in one of those pesky flag draped coffins that your mother doesn't want to bother her "pretty mind" with.

During that other illegal and immoral war that you and your VP, Dick, had the good sense to dodge, your mother never had to go through one second of worry for your safety, did she? You were too busy doing your drugs and going AWOL to bother her "pretty mind" about that. What galls me the most when I think about my brave and honorable son's needless and untimely death, is that you were so cowardly and worthless when you were his age and you had the nerve to condemn thousands of our children to death or disability with your lies.

George, I have written you letters before. I have demanded your resignation and also promised you that I would work for your impeachment. If you remember, I even started a peace camp of thousands of protesters outside your Crawford ranch and I even tried to get into Congress so I could impeach your criminal hide. You never answer my letters and you have never had the integrity to tell me what "Noble Cause" killed my son. This is the last letter you will receive from me while you are infecting our Oval Office, but it won't be the last time you hear from me.

George, I guess I could "rest on my laurels" and allow you to slink off into the quiet desperation of leaving the White House as the most detested President in American history, but that is not enough for me: Millions are dead, wounded, displaced and suffering life-long pain because of your actions. You are the number one terrorist in the world today and this country catches, tortures and prosecutes "terrorists" doesn't it? Haven't you said so yourself? You have turned the USA into a nation of imperial mobsters and we have the ignominy of being torturers and you do not deserve to retire with any kind of peace or honor.

George, if Nancy Pelosi and the other complicit Congressional leaders won't hold you accountable, I will. This nation has a very short memory and we have been assaulted on a daily basis by your arrogance and stupidity and most of America is buying the hype of pre-packaged and aggressively marketed, Hope, but I don't have the option of burying your deadly legacy like it never happened and moving on. The hole in my heart that used to contain the living and breathing presence of my son will never heal and you are the one who put it there. If you think you are going to live a comfortable life in Dallas, or Paraguay, or wherever, a la Johnson, Nixon, McNamara or Kissinger, you are wrong.

George, this country too hastily moved on from the abomination of Vietnam and we never healed from that horror because we never did the hard work of holding American leaders accountable for crimes against humanity. If history repeats itself, as it tends to do, you won't be held accountable for your crimes, but I won't let you forget the faces of my son, Casey and his comrades or the legion of faces of the Afghan and Iraqi dead. Are your dreams haunted by the souls of the people massacred by your hubris?

If I have to buy or erect a billboard near your home and plaster it with the faces of the people you murdered, I will. I will also work with my contacts in the international community to have you indicted for crimes against humanity. I will do whatever it takes to be the thorn in your side as you have been my sorrow. There are many people around the world who thirst for justice and healing who will join me in this noble cause.

This Nation forgot the faces of the 58,000 plus Americans and millions of Vietnamese who were slaughtered for imperial greed, but they won't forget the faces of the ones you have sacrificed on your altar of deception or the ones who will be sacrificed for the President Elect's continued War OF Terror. If Obama does not declare a speedy and complete end to the USA's war of terror on the world, someone should set up camp at his vacation home (which I bet will be nicer than Crawford, TX in August).

On this Veterans Day, I make this pledge to you. Unless we stop the bloody tide of war for profit and US hegemony by seeking justice for your war crimes and crimes against our Constitution, more Casey's will die and more countries that unfortunately lie in the path of imperial conquest will be decimated.

On this Veteran's Day, I also send my love and support to the Vets from all wars who live on our streets and are substance abusers because they can't get help from this hypocritical government. My heart goes out to all Gold Star Mothers who have nothing but a box of medals, a triangular folded flag and memories of a dead child and regrets for a life not lived with him/her. The war machine in collaboration with our government chews people up and rolls on oiled with pain.

George you broke your oath to "faithfully" execute your office and you betrayed the troops that you command due to nothing but election fraud, but I will not break my promise to you.

Cindy Sheehan
Mother of Casey Austin Sheehan
KIA in Sadr City, Baghdad
April 04, 2004

Note: the Guardian endorsed Cindy Sheehan for Congress from San Francisco. B3

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Comments (14)

enlist vet:

That’s right Cindy… it’s all about you. All about your pain.

Here some truth for you Cindy. The common denominator in the Volunteer Enlisted Army is bad parentage. There are anomalies, but most of the people I met in the service were long motivation and short on guidance. That’s how they (and I) got there.

It says nothing good about our society, but it’s true.

Your son volunteered to serve. He volunteered to serve in the Army. He volunteered to serve in the front row, not the backrow. He died.

That’s the risk of being in the military. A risk we all live with.

Especially, you should not assign yourself the moral voice of veterans. You are not.

I have read the account of your son’s death. He bravely volunteered to join a relief effort, during battle. He was a mechanic. He did not have to go, but he chooses to volunteer for combat. He deserves a better memory for his efforts. He, not you, was heroic in those efforts.

Ralph C
Enlisted US Army.

Cindy,

This is your most disgusting rant ever. You have finally come off the rails completely.

You and your hired thugs just finished ripping off the Liberals in SF at least $600,000.00, most of which ended up in your pockets. On Veteran's Day, here you are, using poor Casey's coffin as a soapbox (again).

You are a MoonBat and a carpetbagger as well.

Folks, Google "Crazy Cindy" and get the FACTS, not Cindy's frothing-at-the-mouth drivel. A Google search for "cindy sheehan private grief" will take you directly to pictures of Crazy Cindy posing for the media at an event she created just for the photo-op.

It's disgusting!

Cindy, you've made more than $1,000,000.00 off Casey's death. Stop it! Respect your son. You let him go 783 days without a headstone so you could use little white crosses with his name on them as props for PR photo ops. You even accepted money to pose for Vanity Fair magazine, while lying on top of his grave. Pictures don't lie!

Your arrogance has now maxed-out when you refer to the President and Vice-President of the United States of America as though they were your peers.

Like it or not, they, like President-Elect Obama are our elected representatives. You couldn't even get elected in oh-so-nutty San Francisco. So sit down and STFU. You represent the unwashed, the uneducated and the unhinged.

And just FYI, those aren't "pesky" flag-draped coffins. That is how we honor those who have fallen in the service of our country. We are forever in their debt.

Shame on you "Media-Whore". You gave out condoms with your name and campaign website on them and you dare to write this crap on the day we honor those who served?

Then again, the truly insane dare to do anything, After all, they're Crazy, right, Cindy?


Wendy Nelson:

Cindy $heehan is a disgrace. Whether you are pro-war or anti-war, one thing that both sides of the issue can agree on is that she only cares about herself, and not her brave son's ultimate sacrifice. Americans have the right to free speech, but free speech also requires sophistication, which $heehan clearly lacks. Leaders need to be criticized, so long as the criticism is constructive. The gutter talk which $heehan spews is an insult to free speech.

Yes, it is sad that she lost her son, and I'm sorry she had to experience what she went through. But since her days protesting on the Bush ranch, the only thing she is concerned about is profiting from her son's death. I wonder how much of the funds raised for her Congressional run actually went to her campaign. She is no different from those war-profiteers she criticizes. Its funny that Cindy got a percentage of the vote (17%) lower than Bush's national approval rating (22%), and she was running in an anti-war city. By the way, how is that impeachment thing going? You are running out of time, hehehe. Ms. $heehan, it is time to be reduced to irrelevancy. Good riddance and go back to your Vacaville trailer park. San Francisco doesn't want you, and never did.

Wendy Nelson

Ole Pedersen:

Cindy, You are a pathetic piece of trash. I have long ago stopped feeling sorry for you. You have dishonored the memory of your brave and heroic son with your PR stunts and selfish insanity. Sorry its is not about you. No one wants to hear from you anymore. Especially not your Left Wing friends who long ago lost any use for you.
Go home reflect on the life of your fine son and don't dishonor him or embarrass yourself anymore. It's over for you.

Dave Patterson:

You all can say what you want about Cindy Sheehan, but she is one of the most grounded people I have met. I speak as a Vietnam veteran, and I agree with her that the war in Iraq was unwarranted. Sure young men and women run off and join the military, mis-guided or not, but that does not absolve the politicians that start the unneeded wars. You all can go on believeing that Iraq was necessary, a haven for Al-Queda, a home to WMDs, but you are deluding yourselves in doing so. George Bush and his boys will some day stand trial for war crimes, and I'll be there cheering when they throw them in the slammer and toss away the key. Cindy Sheehan is not your enemy.

Marinemomof3:

Cindy:
Very poignant letter! Thank you. I can't claim to know your pain, I can tell you how anxious I was while Dan and Matt were there this past summer. Yes and they "volunteered" too. I remember specifically why they did, TO PROTECT OUR COUNTRY, not for oil.
These right wing NUTS that have posted here, well I know they are ashamed of their stupidity for still drinking the "kool aid". It may not be important to some, but the fact the we are NOT ALLOWED TO SEE ANY COFFINS in itself is BS! The NEO's don't want the population to see what THEY HAVE DONE. Only 1% of this country is military and their families, the rest are out to the mall shopping or were until the Decider and the Shooter got a hold of the economy too and put their brand on it too. Jobs, banking crisis, oil prices, food prices, foreclosures, homeless, homeless Iraq and Afghan Veterans, lack of proper funding for the VA for TBI PTS(D) and many other things, not supporting the 21st Century GI Bill. You get the pic!
This administration has used these kids and someday when it HITS them, that is when they will feel the betrayal that you and I feel. I admit it, I'm bitter that those *sses lied to our military who is on the verge of being broken. We don't even have enough to send to Afghanistan until April. What a joke, what a f'n joke. The joke is on the American people and her military, but WE WILL HAVE THE LAST LAUGH.
If our country will not do it, the international courts will do it. PUT THE WAR CRIMINALS BEHIND BARS!
Proud to be American, Ashamed by Bush!
Semper Fidelis
not to a man,
not to a party, but to
MY COUNTRY AND OUR MILITARY

Bo:

Thank you Cindy for continuing your struggle. May this murderous empire go the way of empires past and may the good people of the United States repent for all of the murder and pain their government has caused in their name. Then we can get on with living the true ideals we believe in, in peace.

Some people like to point out that our troops are "volunteers". Technically that's true but I tend to think of most of them as conscripted by poverty.

Many of these young people are idealistic and hope that by serving their country they may reap some educational benefits as well. A true win/win.

What many don't realize is these wonderful young people are serving the corporate interests that were the driving force behind getting 'our' political leaders elected.

Every soldier who's wounded, every soldier who dies in Iraq and/or Afghanistan, dies for nothing. Nothing other than to occupy these countrys and control their resources.

The wars in the Middle East are immoral, illegal, and are true war crimes. My fervent hope is to see those of this administration, and any others complicit in these wars tried for war crimes.

Cindy, it's so painful to think about and imagine the depth of your loss. My heart goes out to you. And I thank you for your tremendous strength and courage.

With love,
F. Stiles
4th Inf.Div.
RVN 67/68 11 bravo

Jody Paulson:

Polar Bear:

You are disgusting. A mother has the right to be angry when her son is killed in a war based on lies. I know Cindy Sheehan personally and she is a kind and loving person, and her whole family loves her. What's your problem? What strange psychological kink do you have that makes you want to foam at the mouth whenever someone expresses their justifiable rage against a confirmed liar?

"The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa."

That was a lie. Hundreds of thousands of people and billions of US taxpayer dollars have been wasted over that lie. You want to rant about something? Rant about that.

Jody Paulson

On one blog you wrote:

"Here's what you do:1) Sell one of the bus passes they give you at the Salvation Army (or panhandle, or beat your bongos, whatever) and buy an 89-cent box of chalk from Walgreen's and write "Bush Knew" and "9/11 = Reichstag" in front of a prominent government building.2) Spend all your allotted Internet time at the public Library railing against the US government and multi-national corporations.Before you know it, important people will be paying very close attention to you."

On another you said:

"Sorry I haven't posted anything new for a while, understandably I've been very busy with election day and all that ... and now Cindy's office has been closed for most of the week, so I'm back to having to use the library computer, and only have an hour to get a halfway decent view of what's going on in the world, let alone blog ..."

OK. I'm "disgusting" and you're another of Crazy Cindy's shills who is now out of a job, again.

I can live with that.

Ask Crazy Cindy for some of the money that was left over from the campaign. Just enough to buy you a laptop and a hot meal. See what she says.

Good luck with that.

MOONBAT!!!!!

Polar Bear:

I like to suck on Bush's balls and make fun of Cindy Sheehan because I'm uncomfortable with the truth about our government and lies to get us into an immoral war. I can't face this truth so I like to post bad things about anti-war leaders who happen to run for office. I have a pathetic life, so I turn to the internet to make fun of people who try to change government and society away from corporate imperialism and my right-wing Christian beliefs.

Ah, the utter lunacy of MoonBats.

After 2 weeks of hard, painful thought, Cindy decided to post using my handle. I won't protest to the mods. I want people to see Crazy Cindy for who she is.

Crazy Cindy, you didn't "happen" to run for office, it was a scam you ran on the mentally-challenged of SF.

Your profanity-laced rant is typical of the way you speak and write. It's easy to recognize you. (Especially now that your paid shills are gone).

Don't you like Christians? You used to claim you were one of us.

Instead of sniping at me, Cindy, why don't you tell the people here where the money went? No dodging, no distractions. Where's the money, honey?

This post is about as witty as you get. Sad.

BTW, You claimed that you had a radio show called "Cindy's (coffin-shaped) Soap Box" that would air on KKGN 960 AM, Sunday, November 30. I actually listened, but you weren't there.

Was it just the voices in your head again, Cindy?

Why don't you just log in with your real name and tell us all about it?

Anyway, thanks for showing up and letting everyone see what a loon/MoonBat you really are.

Come back soon Cindy. We miss you!

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dijon:

Moonbats eh?

Everytime there is a SF article on
Cindy, old plowboy, wendy nelson, and polar bears comes out with pathetic 2005 slurs at Cindy Sheehan, and try to defame her.

Spitting Bullshit like:
- her campaign in SF stealing $600,000.00,
- 'using poor Casey's coffin as a soapbox'.
- calling her a 'media whore'
Gimme a break, your still spatting this turdness.

You are pathetic and very lame. Your typing seems to be from an old male, who is politically conservative, likes Pres. Bush, thinks soldiers really 'volunteered' to die. You think Iraq was a logical war, and support the war on terror.

You are probably a failed republican real estate investor, or 1990's style crappy webmaster. I also believe you live in San Diego, or Sacramento.

You are the moonbat, and are part of the loser team of the 5% of dumbfucks that still think like you in this country. Enjoy your spoils of war, and good luck with your Social Security coming up in 15 years.

I'll shut you up, "cindysheehanwatch mouth."

PS, GET A LIFE

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