I Am A Very Dangerous Subversive By Cindy Sheehan

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" Kevin Gallagher " <honkyis

Fri, 28 Oct 2005 09:24:16 -0400

I Am A Very Dangerous Subversive

 

 

 

 

I Am A Very Dangerous Subversive

 

By Cindy Sheehan

 

 

28 October, 2005

CommonDreams.org

 

" If you believe in what you are doing, give me your stiffest sentence.

If you don't, then resign. "

-- Gandhi

 

Yesterday, started off with a " bang " when we went to Arlington

Cemetery to lay a wreath in the section where the Iraq War dead are

buried. In our group yesterday morning were 3 other members of Gold

Star Families for Peace. Juan Torres was with us and his son, Juan,

was murdered in Afghanistan.

 

First of all, I was followed all morning by the Park Police. I guess

because I am a very dangerous subversive. I would never hurt a flea,

but what I am dangerous to is the lies and corruption of our government.

 

Secondly, Juan, Beatriz Saldivar, and Julie Cuniglio who have all had

loved ones killed in this war had brought pictures of their dead loved

ones with them to Arlington. We were told by the administration of the

cemetery that they couldn't take the pictures into the cemetery

because they were " political statements!! " We were stunned that

pictures of our children that have been killed for lies and betrayals

and for purely political reasons can't be shown in a cemetery that

supposedly honors those who have served, some making the ultimate

sacrifice in war. We are living in a state that kills our children

then calls them political statements. That speaks volumes to the

chicken hawks who we are allowing to ruin our country.

 

After Arlington, I met with Sen. Carl Levin from Michigan who has been

a strong and outspoken critic against the war. The mess that George

Bush has unleashed on our country and on the innocent world weighs

heavily on his shoulders. He knows something needs to be done. Let's

support him in doing so. Today, I will meet with Sen. Stabenow from

the same state.

 

We headed to the vigil at the White House for our hours long wait in

the freezing cold. There was a man there who had several signs which

among them said: " Saddam loves Cindy. " This man didn't care that

Rumsfeld (or Rumsfailed as I accidentally called him on an interview

yesterday) was buddy, buddy with Saddam and gave him or sold him tons

of WMDs before he became our enemy. I told this man that he didn't

bother me, and he told me I don't bother him either. Well, if I don't

bother him, why did he come down and make signs and march for hours

screaming that I kill our soldiers? We found out why. He was making 60

dollars an hour to do so from some non-profit, right wing group. He

said he would switch signs if we gave him more money.

 

At 7:30 PM about 100 patriots symbolically died in front of the White

House. Then 26 of us refused to get up and were arrested. As usual,

the Park Police were very polite and efficient and many whisper words

of support and encouragement to us. We are planning another die-in

tonight at 7 PM. We need more Americans to come out and symbolically

die with us here in DC…or do it in your own communities at relevant

places, like a federal building, congressperson or senator's office.

 

When I was being processed out the Lieutenant warned me if I got

arrested again that I may have to stay in jail until January since

this was my second arrest and I already have one under my belt that

hasn't been resolved (which I plan on going to court for anyway). The

Lt went to bat for me, he said, so the judge wouldn't keep me until my

November court date this time.

 

I appreciate the warning of the Lt., but I plan on doing Civil

Disobedience again this evening. I cannot live freely in a country

where people are allowed to commit murder and roam free to commit more

mayhem while other people who are exercising their first amendment

rights to free speech are locked up in jail. I cannot live freely in a

country where others are allowed to lie to retaliate against a person

who had the temerity to challenge previous lies. I cannot live freely

in a country where bereaved family members aren't allowed to carry

pictures of their murdered loved ones into a national cemetery.

 

If I go before a magistrate tonight or tomorrow after my next arrest,

I will tell him/her: If you believe in what you are doing, give me the

stiffest sentence possible. If you don't, then resign.

 

Peace soon.