[Peace-discuss] Fwd: Letter to George Bush from Military Families
Speak Out
Susan Parenti
sparenti at uiuc.edu
Fri Nov 12 14:05:19 CST 2004
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Bflyspirit at aol.com
> Date: November 11, 2004 11:03:58 PM CST
> To: Bflyspirit at aol.com
> Subject: Letter to George Bush from Military Families Speak Out
>
> AN OPEN LETTER TO GEORGE BUSH
>
> From Cindy Sheehan
> SCINDY121 at aol.com
>
> November 4, 2004
>
> Dear George,
>
> You don’t mind if I call you George do you? When you sent me a letter
> offering your condolences on the death of my son, Spc. Casey Austin
> Sheehan, in the
> illegal and unjust war on Iraq, you called me Cindy, so I naturally
> assume we
> are on a first name basis.
>
> George, it has been seven months today since your reckless and wanton
> foreign
> policies killed my son, my big boy, my hero, my best-friend: Casey. It
> has
> been seven months since your ignorant and arrogant lack of planning
> for the
> peace murdered my oldest child. It has been two days since your
> dishonest campaign
> stole another election…but you all were way more subtle this time than
> in
> 2000, weren’t you? You hardly had to get the Supreme Court of the
> United States
> involved at all this week.
>
> You feel so proud of yourself for betraying the country again, don’t
> you? You
> think you are very clever because you pulled the wool over the eyes of
> some
> of the people again. You think that you have some mandate from
> God…that you
> can “spend your political capital” any way that you want. George you
> don’t care
> or even realize that 56,000,000 plus citizens of this country voted
> against
> you and your agenda. Still, you are going to continue your ruthless
> work of
> being a divider and not a uniter. George, in 2000 when you stole that
> election
> and the Democrats gave up, I gave up too. I had the most ironic
> thought of my
> life then: "Oh well, how much damage can he do in four years?" Well,
> now I know
> how much you have damaged my family, this country, and this world. If
> you
> think I am going to allow you another four years to do even more
> damage, then you
> truly are mistaken. I will fight for a true vote count and if that
> fails, your
> impeachment. Also, the impeachment of your Vice President. The only
> thing is,
> I'm not politically savvy, and I don't have a Karl Rove to plan my
> strategy,
> but I do have a big mouth and a righteous cause, which still mean
> something in
> this country, I hope.
>
> All of this lying, fooling, and betraying must be “hard work” George.
> You
> really think you know what hard work is?
>
> George, let me tell you what “hard work” really is.
>
> Hard work is seeing your oldest son, your brave and honorable
> man-child go
> off to a war that had, and still has, no basis in reality. Hard work
> is worrying
> yourself gray and not being able to sleep for 2 weeks because you
> don’t know
> if your child is safe.
>
> Hard work is seeing your son’s murder on CNN one Sunday evening while
> you’re
> enjoying the last supper you’ll ever truly enjoy again.
>
> Hard work is having three military officers come to your house a few
> hours
> later to confirm the aforementioned murder of your son…your first
> born…your
> kind and gentle sweet baby.
>
> Hard work is burying your child 46 days before his 25th birthday. Hard
> work
> is holding your other three children as they lower the body of their
> big
> “baba” into the ground. Hard work is not jumping in the grave with him
> and having
> the earth cover you both.
>
> But, Dear George, do you know what the hardest work of all is? Trying
> to
> digest the fact that the leader of the country that your family has
> fought for and
> died for, for generations, lied to you and betrayed your dear boy’s
> sense of
> honor and exploited his courage and exploited his loyalty to his
> buddies. Hard
> work is having your country abandon you after they killed your son.
> Hard work
> is coming to the realization that your son had his future robbed from
> him and
> that you have had your son's future and future grand-children stolen
> from
> you. Hard work is knowing that there are so many people in this world
> that have
> prospered handsomely from your son's death.
>
> George, I must confess that I and my family worked very HARD to
> re-defeat you
> this time, but you refuse to stay defeated. Well, we are watching you
> very
> carefully. We are going to do everything in our power to have you
> impeached for
> misleading the American people into a disastrous war and for mis-using
> and
> abusing your power as Commander-in-Chief. We are going to scream until
> our last
> breath to bring the rest of our babies home from this quagmire of a
> war that
> you have gotten our country in to: before too many more families learn
> the true
> meaning of Hard Work. We know it is going to be an uphill battle,
> knowing how
> Republican Congress is, but thanks to you, we know the meaning of Hard
> Work
> and we’re not afraid of hard work at all.
>
> The 56,000,000 plus citizens who voted against you and your agenda
> have given
> me a mandate to move forward with my agenda. Also, thanks to you and
> your
> careless domestic policies, I am unemployed, so this will be my
> full-time job.
> Being your political downfall will be the most noble accomplishment of
> my life
> and it will bring justice for my son and 1125 (so far) other brave
> Americans
> and tens of thousands of innocent Iraqis your lies have killed. By the
> way,
> George, how many more innocent Iraqis are your policies going to kill
> before you
> convince them that you are better than Saddam? How many more of their
> cities
> are you going to level before you consider that they are liberated? If
> you
> really had any moral values, or if you were an honorable man at all
> you would
> resign. My son was a man who had high moral values and true courage.
> Humanity lost
> a bright light on April 04, 2004. I will live the rest of my life
> missing
> Casey desperately. Thank you for that, George. Have a nice day.
>
> God Bless America!! We surely need it!
> Cindy Sheehan
> Broken hearted mother of a True American Hero: Spc Casey Austin
> Sheehan, KIA
> 04/04/04 Sadr City, Baghdad
>
> "When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth
> and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and
> for a
> time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall - think of
> it, always."
> - Gandhi
>
>
> Sun. Dec. 19 6 pm Press Conference & Peace Concert with
> Cindy
> Sheehan and Musicians for Peace
>
> Featuring a host of musicians from Musicians for Peace featuring
> Fontain's
> M.U.S.E., Laramie Crocker and Cyoaka Grace of Land of the Blind with
> the Druid
> Sisters Tea Party.
>
> Cindy Sheehan of “Military Families Speak Out” will share her
> spiritual
> journey since loosing her son Casey Sheehan in Sadr City, Bagdad, Iraq
> on April
> 4,2004. She will also recite a poem, A Nation Rocked to Sleep, written
> by her
> daughter Carly in honor of her brother Casey. Cindy has spoken at a
> memorial in
> Washington DC and traveled to many swing states. After our National
> Elections
> this is an appropriate time to reflect on the soul of our nation & how
> we
> best move forward together. We will again touch that place of common
> human-ness
> that will strengthen us all in healing and action to bring the troops
> home now
> and end the occupation. Please see her site dedicated to her son Casey
> at
> www.angelfire.com/sk3/spkhntrca/Casey.html
>
> Cindy will also take part in our press conference that will kick off
> our
> Department of Peace -DOP- Campaign in the Bay Area in honor of
> Congressman Dennis
> Kucinich. It coincides with our plans to announce that Musicians and
> Fine
> Artists for World Peace has surpassed one thousand members worldwide
> and the need
> to end the war in Iraq and have clean elections in our country again
> with
> editable black boxes with paper trails.
>
> Laramie Crocker will perform his song Cargo in honor of Casey Sheehan.
> This
> will be a very moving experience for those in attendance.
>
> Karil Daniels, the producer of Voices of Dissent, will show an 8 minute
> trailer of her documentary about authentic patriotism and protecting
> First
> Amendment rights against the Bush administration's attempt to
> discredit dissent and
> limit free speech. Voices of Dissent contains scenes from our butterfly
> Naked4Peace - Make Love Not War protest.
>
> This show is being produced in cooperation with StudioZ, Deborah
> Paulino
> (gigslist.org & gigdirectory.net) and Department of Peace Campaign.
>
> Sonsoring organizations include Musicians & Fine Artists for World
> Peace,
> Global Exchange (www.globalexchange.org), and the Global Peace
> Foundation
> (www.globalpeacefoundation.org).
>
> Where: Studioz Gallery, 1515 Folsom @ 11th, San Francisco
>
> Details to be announced. Please see www.artintoindustry.net
>
> About our Musicians
>
> Fontain's M.U.S.E. with the enchanting voice of Fontain, is an
> ensemble of
> musicians whose original music is composed and performed combining
> instrumentation from around the world, including tablas, sitar, joia,
> bouzoukie,
> electronica, and guitar. Fontain's haunting voice, and the range of
> international
> instrumentation the group uses, from sitar to guitar, creates an
> extraordinary
> and mystical mix. "The United Nations of musicians, Fontain's
> M.U.S.E.
> infuses magic in every beat." - Bay Arts and Music
> www.fontainsmuse.com
>
> Alan Tower has been performing lately on a new instrument out of
> Switzerland
> called the Hang. Of the instruments he plays, it is the one people
> come up
> after and are fasicinated with the sound and the look. He will
> perform a new
> solo piece called Music for Animals. Here is a page about the Hang
> and a couple
> links that are working of compositons.
> www.octavealliance.org/Hand.html
>
> Laramie Crocker just finished turning his song Cargo into a Flash
> Movie that
> anyone with a soundcard in their computer can watch. It includes
> images from
> the Veterans for Peace "Vigil for the Fallen", which he played in New
> York. It
> is really wonderful. He will perfom his song Cargo at the event.
> Please see
> and hear it at <A HREF="http://www.LaramieCrocker.com/cargo.html">
> www.LaramieCrocker.com/cargo.html</A>
>
> Lauren Renée Hotchkiss is Berkeley-based singer/songwriter and
> composer who
> performs both solo and in ensembles. Her songs and compositions range
> in
> subject from addressing war and peace and other social concerns to more
> up-close-and-personal material, with arrangements ranging from solo
> instrument to full
> orchestra and chorus. In addition to playing solo and in various
> bands, she has
> also worked in musical theatre and currently performs regularly as a
> church
> musician at the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists in
> Berkeley.
>
>
> Cindy Sheehan's daughter Carly wrote the following entitled CARLY'S
> POEM - A
> Nation Rocked to Sleep
>
> Have you ever heard the sound of a mother screaming for her son?
> The torrential rains of a mother's weeping will never be done
> They call him a hero, you should be glad that he's one, but
> Have you ever heard the sound of a mother screaming for her son?
>
> Have you ever heard the sound of a father holding back his cries?
> He must be brave because his boy died for another man's lies
> The only grief he allows himself are long, deep sighs
> Have you ever heard the sound of a father holding back his cries?
>
> Have you ever heard the sound of taps played at your brother's grave?
> They say that he died so that the flag will continue to wave
> But I believe he died because they had oil to save
> Have you ever heard the sound of taps played at your brother's grave?
>
> Have you ever heard the sound of a nation being rocked to sleep?
> The leaders want to keep you numb so the pain won't be so deep
> But if we the people let them continue another mother will weep
> Have you ever heard the sound of a nation being rocked to sleep?
>
> Read more Poems submitted by Military Families at <A
> HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/sk3/spkhntrca/
> poems.html">www.angelfire.com/sk3/spkhntrca/poems.html</A>
>
>
> Sun. Dec. 19 Butterfly Christmas Benefit for Musicians for
> Peace
> - SF
>
> Featuring a host of musicians from Musicians for Peace featuring
> Fontain's
> M.U.S.E., Laramie Crocker and Cyoaka Grace of Land of the Blind with
> the Druid
> Sisters Tea Party.
>
> There will also be sets by Mokai, Lauren Renee Hotchkiss, Alan Tower
> and many
> others.
>
> The program will begin with a kirtan by Maha Kirtan with Saraswati,
> Jean &
> Richard. They recently performed at our PeaceFest in Golden Gate Park.
> www.homepage.mac.com/alreadyfree1
>
> Mary Eberspacher will perform a crystal bowl toning and chanting
> calling the
> "I Am Presence" of each person present. www.ancientsounds.com
>
> Cindy Sheehan of “Military Families Speak Out” will share her
> spiritual
> journey since loosing her son Casey Sheehan in Sadr City, Bagdad, Iraq
> on April
> 4,2004. She will also recite a poem, A Nation Rocked to Sleep, written
> by her
> daughter Carly in honor of her brother Casey. Cindy has spoken at a
> memorial in
> Washington DC and traveled to many swing states. After our National
> Elections
> this is an appropriate time to reflect on the soul of our nation & how
> we
> best move forward together. We will again touch that place of common
> human-ness
> that will strengthen us all in healing and action to bring the troops
> home now
> and end the occupation. Please see her site dedicated to her son Casey
> at
> www.angelfire.com/sk3/spkhntrca/Casey.html
>
> Cindy will also take part in our press conference that will kick off
> our
> Department of Peace -DOP- Campaign in the Bay Area in honor of
> Congressman Dennis
> Kucinich. It coincides with our plans to announce that Musicians and
> Fine
> Artists for World Peace has surpassed one thousand members worldwide
> and the need
> to end the war in Iraq and have clean elections in our country again
> with
> editable black boxes with paper trails.
>
> Laramie Crocker will perform his song Cargo in honor of Casey Sheehan.
> This
> will be a very moving experience for those in attendance.
>
> Karil Daniels, the producer of Voices of Dissent, will show an 8 minute
> trailer of her documentary about authentic patriotism and protecting
> First
> Amendment rights against the Bush administration's attempt to
> discredit dissent and
> limit free speech. Voices of Dissent contains scenes from our butterfly
> Naked4Peace - Make Love Not War protest.
>
> This show is being produced in cooperation with StudioZ, Deborah
> Paulino
> (gigslist.org & gigdirectory.net) and Department of Peace Campaign.
>
> Sonsoring organizations include Musicians & Fine Artists for World
> Peace,
> Global Exchange (www.globalexchange.org), Middle East Children's
> Alliance/MECA
> (www.mecaforpeace.org) and the Global Peace Foundation
> (www.globalpeacefoundation.org).
>
> Where: Studioz Gallery, 1515 Folsom @ 11th, San Francisco
>
> Details to be announced. Please see www.artintoindustry.net
>
> About our Musicians
>
> Fontain's M.U.S.E. with the enchanting voice of Fontain, is an
> ensemble of
> musicians whose original music is composed and performed combining
> instrumentation from around the world, including tablas, sitar, joia,
> bouzoukie,
> electronica, and guitar. Fontain's haunting voice, and the range of
> international
> instrumentation the group uses, from sitar to guitar, creates an
> extraordinary
> and mystical mix, blending electronic dance grooves, eastern
> instrumentation,
> and spirited vocals in English, Persian, Hindi, French and Spanish. .
> "The
> United Nations of musicians, Fontain's M.U.S.E. infuses magic in
> every beat." -
> Bay Arts and Music www.fontainsmuse.com
>
> Alan Tower has been performing lately on a new instrument out of
> Switzerland
> called the Hang. Of the instruments he plays, it is the one people
> come up
> after and are fasicinated with the sound and the look. He will
> perform a new
> solo piece called Music for Animals. Here is a page about the Hang
> and a couple
> links that are working of compositons.
> www.octavealliance.org/Hand.html
>
> Laramie Crocker just finished turning his song Cargo into a Flash
> Movie that
> anyone with a soundcard in their computer can watch. It includes
> images from
> the Veterans for Peace "Vigil for the Fallen", which he played in New
> York. It
> is really wonderful. He will perfom his song Cargo at the event.
> Please see
> and hear it at <A HREF="http://www.LaramieCrocker.com/cargo.html">
> www.LaramieCrocker.com/cargo.html</A>
>
> Lauren Renée Hotchkiss is Berkeley-based singer/songwriter and
> composer who
> performs both solo and in ensembles. Her songs and compositions range
> in
> subject from addressing war and peace and other social concerns to more
> up-close-and-personal material, with arrangements ranging from solo
> instrument to full
> orchestra and chorus. In addition to playing solo and in various
> bands, she has
> also worked in musical theatre and currently performs regularly as a
> church
> musician at the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists in
> Berkeley.
>
>
> Cindy Sheehan's daughter Carly wrote the following entitled CARLY'S
> POEM - A
> Nation Rocked to Sleep
>
> Have you ever heard the sound of a mother screaming for her son?
> The torrential rains of a mother's weeping will never be done
> They call him a hero, you should be glad that he's one, but
> Have you ever heard the sound of a mother screaming for her son?
>
> Have you ever heard the sound of a father holding back his cries?
> He must be brave because his boy died for another man's lies
> The only grief he allows himself are long, deep sighs
> Have you ever heard the sound of a father holding back his cries?
>
> Have you ever heard the sound of taps played at your brother's grave?
> They say that he died so that the flag will continue to wave
> But I believe he died because they had oil to save
> Have you ever heard the sound of taps played at your brother's grave?
>
> Have you ever heard the sound of a nation being rocked to sleep?
> The leaders want to keep you numb so the pain won't be so deep
> But if we the people let them continue another mother will weep
> Have you ever heard the sound of a nation being rocked to sleep?
>
> Read more Poems submitted by Military Families at <A
> HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/sk3/spkhntrca/
> poems.html">www.angelfire.com/sk3/spkhntrca/poems.html</A>
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