Sheehan sparks the peace movement.When the March issue arrived, I wondered, "Who is that woman on the cover?" (Interview with Cindy Sheehan, by David Barsamian). Despite all the time she has been in the news, I had not seen a good picture of her. The interview reveals her to be an extremely intelligent person with well thought out opinions. It inspired me to do some thinking myself. Once the war is over, the United States should be liable for all the damage it has caused in Iraq. We should be able to sue Halliburton, Bechtel, Cheney, and their ilk for every last penny they have to contribute to reparations reparations, payments or other compensation offered as an indemnity for loss or damage. Although the term is used to cover payments made to Holocaust survivors and to Japanese Americans interned during World War II in so-called relocation camps (and used as well to . Thank you, Cindy, for your inspiring words. David M. Brugge Albuquerque, New Mexico “Albuquerque” redirects here. For other uses, see Albuquerque (disambiguation). Albuquerque (pronounced [ˈæl.bə.kɚ.kiː], Spanish: [al.βu. David Barsamian quoted Cindy Sheehan as saying, "We didn't have any other groups with us" when she went to Crawford, Texas. But a busload bus·load n. The number of passengers or the quantity of cargo that a bus can carry. Noun 1. busload - the quantity of cargo or the number of passengers that a bus can carry of Veterans for Peace and Military Families Speak Out members accompanied Sheehan down to Crawford from the Veterans for Peace convention then happening in Irving, Texas. There is a disappointing tendency of reporters to write about activists as if they are lone heroes instead of part of a movement. Other military families have been speaking out very strongly since the summer of 2003 when Bush said, "Bring it on." Sheehan has been learning very quickly on her feet, and I commend her for her courage. Her spark has relit the larger peace movement, and encouraged many regular folks to speak out, too. But many of us have been struggling in a media blackout for years. Please don't imply we don't exist! Ellen Barfield Baltimore, Maryland Cindy Sheehan was impressive in the interview by David Barsamian. Like Representatives John Murtha, John Conyers, Barbara Lee, Senator Russ Feingold, and a few others with a backbone, she speaks truth to power. President Bush's unjustified invasion of Iraq--resulting in the regrettable death of her son and 2,300 other troops, plus countless Iraqis--certainly is cause for impeachment impeachment, formal accusation issued by a legislature against a public official charged with crime or other serious misconduct. In a looser sense the term is sometimes applied also to the trial by the legislature that may follow. . The fact that most prominent Democrats support this lunatic operation is absolutely disgusting. Along with Molly Ivins, I share Sheehan's contempt for Hillary Clinton, who seems to be an opportunist op·por·tun·ist n. One who takes advantage of any opportunity to achieve an end, often with no regard for principles or consequences. op . Unless Democrats jettison jettison (jĕt`əsən, –zən) [O.Fr.,=throwing], in maritime law, casting all or part of a ship's cargo overboard to lighten the vessel or to meet some danger, such as fire. the DLC (1) (Data Link Control) See data link and OSI. (2) (Data Link Control) The data link layer protocol (layer 2) that is used in IBM's SNA networking. See SNA, data link protocol and Microsoft DLC. (Republican Lite) agenda, they will continue to lose. James D. Stempel Hawthorne, Nevada |
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