The Syrians! What a surprise!
http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=subjects&Area=iwmp&ID=SP162707
Rumor has it that Osama will be sending her kisses.
Syrian Minister of Expatriate Affairs Dr. Buthayna Shaâban praised Sheehanâs activism and expressed sorrow at her retirement from public life. In an op-ed in Al-Sharq Al-Awsat - also posted on www.syria-news.com, which is affiliated with the Syrian regime - she called on âall the honorable people in the worldâ to join forces and continue Sheehanâs struggle:
âCindy Sheehan has long been considered an example of how a [single] person [can] lead a campaign to change the outlook and position of a strong regime, like the American one, and she has long been a beacon for all those who defend liberty and justice in the world. The news of her retirement [from public life] caused [us] to lose hope, [but] when I read her clearly reasoned letter of resignation [from the anti-war movement], I understood the extent of her difficulty. ...
âCindy Sheehanâs letter makes it clear that she received all the backup and support [she needed] when she was regarded as a Democrat fighting against the Republican Partyâs outlook on the war. But when she left the Democratic Party, and defined the war in Iraq not as a matter of the political left vs. the political right, but as a matter of right vs. wrong - then her real problems began, for in a democratic regime, you are permitted to voice opposition [to the regime], but you are not allowed to expose the true nature of the regime and what it really stands for.
âThe path blazed by Cindy Sheehan is a very important one, because it was meant to bring justice, respect for the human spirit, and awareness that what is happening in Iraq is a crime against humanity. [Sheehanâs activism] could have a real impact not only on Americanâs policy in Iraq, but on its policy in the Middle East [at large] and perhaps even in the [whole] world.â
http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=subjects&Area=iwmp&ID=SP162707
Rumor has it that Osama will be sending her kisses.