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Cindy Sheehan, Activist Born: 10 July 1957 Birthplace: California Best Known As: Anti-war activist and dead soldier's mom Cindy Sheehan first met the media spotlight in the summer of 2005, when she camped near the Crawford, Texas home of President George W. Bush in protest against the U.S. occupation of Iraq. A resident of Vacaville, California, Sheehan is the mother of Army Specialist Casey Sheehan, a war casualty who was killed outside of Baghdad on 4 April 2004, soon after being deployed in Iraq. In August of 2005 Cindy Sheehan announced that she would camp near the president's ranch until he agreed to talk to her about the U.S. policy in Iraq. Specifically, Sheehan called for the removal of U.S. troops and railed against Bush for misleading Americans into a war. To opponents of the war, Sheehan's personal tragedy gave her the moral authority to serve as the face of the anti-war movement. Supporters of the war, however, accused Sheehan of aiding and abetting the enemy and dishonoring the memory of her son. Her vigil in Texas drew both groups -- protesters and counter-protesters -- as well as national media coverage. President Bush, vacationing in Crawford, refused to meet with Sheehan, explaining that to remove troops from Iraq would be a mistake and that he needed to "go on" with his life. Sheehan then moved her protests to Washington, D.C., where she was arrested during an anti-war demonstration outside the White House on 26 September 2005. She was arrested again on 31 January 2006 and charged with unlawful conduct after displaying an anti-war slogan while attending President Bush's State of the Union address; the charges were dropped the next day. Sheehan and her husband, Pat, met with the president two months after Casey's death; contrary to some reports, the Sheehans opposed the president's policy in Iraq at the time, but chose to avoid a confrontation... Sheehan writes occasional pieces for filmmaker Michael Moore's Website. FOUR GOOD LINKS Cindy's Blog From Crawford Regular updates from her camp Gold Star Families for Peace Anti-war organization co-founded by Sheehan The Reporter: Cindy Sheehan Archive of stories from her hometown newspaper Move America Forward Pro-war group that organized a You Don't Speak For Me, Cindy tour
