Sheehan to join protest march outside Guantánamo

[proud2BlibKansan]

Cindy Sheehan, who protested the Iraq War by camping outside President Bush's ranch, will head to Cuba with a group of activists to protest at the gates of Guantánamo.

BY ANITA SNOW
Associated Press

HAVANA - American activist Cindy Sheehan will join an international delegation traveling to Cuba next week to protest treatment of terrorism suspects five years after the first prisoners arrived at the U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay, organizers said Thursday.

Zohra Zewawi, the mother of a terror suspect still held at the base, will also be in the group protesting outside the U.S.-run prison in southeastern Cuba, peace activist Medea Benjamin said in a release.

''I am traveling all the way from Dubai because my heart is overflowing with grief over the abuse and ongoing detention of my son,'' Zewawi said in a statement distributed by Benjamin's Global Exchange group of California, a lead organizer of the trip with the U.S. group CODEPINK: Women for Peace.

Zewawi said her son, British citizen Omar Deghayes, had been tortured and blinded in one eye since he was imprisoned in September 2002 and still had not been charged or tried.

more . . .
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/world/cuba/16387080.htm

[rodeodance]

1. I am very thankful for these activists.

[evlbstrd]

2. The only people that will hear or see them

will be the guards.

[proud2BlibKansan]

12. And yet they are getting plenty of attention other places

like right here in cyberspace. :)

[evlbstrd]

14. I'm not picking on her.

Obviously, she'd never be admitted onto the base. But now she's setting herself up for criticism just for being on Cuban soil, which has to be allowed or sanctioned by the Castro government.

[proud2BlibKansan]

15. I understand

I just think her point is to get the attention of the American people and Congress, not the people running Guatanemo or the inmates.

[evlbstrd]

16. I get that.

And I get that she doesn't care about the potential PR ramifications. She's already been called everything they can call her.

[LWolf]

3. A woman with more constructive energy and action

than a hundred of those who'd rather spend their time and energy criticizing her put together.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[nam78_two]

7. yup

Keyboard warriors...I'll bet at least some of those who criticize her from the left have never even been to an anti-war protest or been seriously active. The ones that are truly active- well that I respect more. But someone who just posts here for entertainment, has opinions on politics, goes out to vote every two years and thats pretty much it, but then disses actuall activists continuously :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown:

[proud2BlibKansan]

13. Keyboard commandos

It sure would be nice to see them direct some of their energy beyond the internet.

[EFerrari]

9. You said it. n/t

[leftchick]

10. yes

indeed

[Puregonzo1188]

4. It's part of a global day of action, with main protest in DC

There's other ones all across the globe. If you interested in going to one you can find all the locations here http://www.witnesstorture.org/jan11_events

[EFerrari]

5. Talked to Medea last night and asked her to be careful.

Which was probably a silly thing to do.

Good trip, my sisters.

[nam78_two]

6. K&R.nt

[uppityperson]

8. Thanks Cindy, Medea, CODEPINK and other people going

more media coverage

[roody]

11. I'm glad to see the ridiculous travel ban to

Cuba enter the discussion. They have arrived in Cuba. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/01/07/news/CB-GEN-Cuba-Guantanamo-Protest.php