Cindy Sheehan in Her Own Words

Here, from Truthout, is Cindy Sheehan's account of her arrest last night.

I have just a minute at this time of morning but wanted to get it on here.

I wrote to my Representative, both Senators, Representative Woolsey, and Cindy Sheehan's web site. I put a copy of my letter on our local moveon/cvhopefuls web site.

All I can do for now. We'll see what happens with the replies today.

Here's what I said to my Representative. I was polite; he's one of the good guys most of the time. Sent copies to everyone else.



I skipped the State of the Union address tonight. I can always read the text online and there is just so much I can swallow.

Representative Lynn Woolsey invited a guest, Cindy Sheehan, to hear the address tonight. If CNN finally has their facts straight, she was arrested for wearing an out of Iraq t-shirt.

Have he and his cronies become so frightened of dissent that one small woman, the mother of a dead solder,presents a threat? How much lower can we sink? I'm becoming frightened for the country we both love.

I imagine your fellow Representative will lodge her own protest and, with this letter, I'm asking you and our two California Senators to support her.

Thank you once again for meeting with us earlier this month and for your continued work on behalf of the District and the country.