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January 29, 2006 5:37:06 PM from JoeUser ForumsJoeUser Forums
In a bold, unexpected move, Hugo Chavez and Cindy Sheehan have aligned to oppose President Bush.



From Yahoo! News:
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela's left-wing president, Hugo Chavez, joined U.S. anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan on Sunday to attack President George W. Bush and the Iraq war at the close of the World Social Forum.

Chavez, a former soldier known by his supporters as "El Comandante," has become a voice for many opponents of Washington who are drawn by his self-styled socialist revolution and his close alliance with Cuban leader Fidel Castro.

"Enough of imperialist aggression. We must tell the world, down with the U.S. empire," Chavez said hugging Sheehan, whose son died in the Iraq war, and the widow of Puerto Rican independence activist Filiberto Ojeda Rios, who was killed in a gunfight with police last year.

"We have to bury imperialism this century. Cindy, we are with you in your fight," he said on his regular Sunday television broadcast.

U.S. relations with Venezuela have become increasingly antagonistic as Chavez campaigns against U.S. free-market policies in South America and Washington portrays him as an anti-democratic threat to regional stability.

Sheehan was the latest U.S. activist to appear on Chavez's Sunday program, where he holds court for five to six hours on topics from baseball and his life in the army to Venezuelan history and oil prices.

"The war in Iraq will end, our troops will come home, Bush will be impeached and he will be brought to justice," said Sheehan, who held a vigil outside Bush's Texas ranch.


Chavez, resplendent in his bulletproof red guayabera, sitting with Cindy Sheehan and denouncing the Bush administration.
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Reply #1 January 29, 2006 5:42:04 PM
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Maybe he'll pledge her some money to try and clone her dead son.
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Reply #2 January 29, 2006 6:48:16 PM
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In a bold, unexpected move, Hugo Chavez and Cindy Sheehan have aligned to oppose President Bush.

What?  For the comatose?  Any sentient beings surprised?

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Reply #3 January 29, 2006 7:24:55 PM
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Anything for a photo op works I guess. I've also heard that Cindy Whatsername has announced plans to run for Senator of California. I wonder if she hopes to get at least as many votes as she sold copies of her "book".

Hey Cindy, I heard Castro is looking for another American to exploit!
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Reply #4 January 29, 2006 7:37:16 PM
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Hey Cindy, I heard Castro is looking for another American to exploit!

No, the american embargo cut off his Viagra supplies!

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Reply #5 January 29, 2006 11:21:57 PM
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The Drama that is...Sheehan.
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Reply #6 January 30, 2006 4:20:43 PM
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Cindy Sheehan joins the ranks of... Harry Belafonte?

Get this: Cindy invited Hugo Chavez to picket outside Crawford with her next time Bush goes to Texas.

...and this: from Cuba's News Service, periodico26.cu:



CARACAS—“There is no difference between my pain and that of an Iraqi mother or another that has lost a son or daughter to hunger, misery or lack of medical care in the impoverished and plundered countries. I share my pain with all the mothers who are victims of the empire’s policies.”

Cindy Sheehan is like a burning flame. Months ago she became a real Mother Courage to the world. It is impressive how this pale, blond and gentle woman, never before involved in public affairs, has been had able to systematically denounce her government’s war against Iraq, where her son Casey died.

Cubans don't understand this because they have severely limited civil liberties!

Currently in Caracas, Sheehan is one of the most prominent participants at the World Social Forum. With the help of Joel Suarez of the Martin Luther King Center in Havana, Granma conducted a brief interview with her.

It stands out that Cindy uses the word “empire” to refer to the US government. “Empires," she explains, "have always existed; unfortunately we have perfected this insane concept of pursuing world hegemony at any cost.”

What began as an example of one person’s pain has become not only a symbol but also a way of confronting the foundations of the system itself. Cindy describes it this way:

“For me, peace and justice have to go together. I hope the occupation of Iraq ends as soon as possible, but that is not enough. We need a philosophy of peace to prevail in the world, that there be no more military ventures. However, for this to take place there must be a more just world where wealth is equally distributed and where human dignity is respected; a world in which the human being is really human and overcomes racial and religious prejudices.”

“I know," she clarified, "that those are lofty goals, but I won’t give them up. It is the way I can honor my dead son.”

I asked Sheehan to comment on the situation at the US Guantanamo Naval Base, a 21st century concentration camp.

“It is shameful that such a thing could exist at this time in history. Not even the most minimal human rights are respected there. We have also learned with horror that these practices are not only conducted in that territory that the United States occupies without the consent of the Cuban people. I was shocked by the news that soldiers from my country have concealed torture camps in other countries allied to the empire.”

A Brazilian colleague joined in the conversation introducing an interesting twist by asking Sheehan her opinion of Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton, asking if they had shown solidarity with the losses faced by US mothers.

“I don’t think those women have maternal instincts, not even true human instincts. I call them ‘women’ in quotation marks. Rice is convinced that the war in Iraq is correct and should be waged in all its intensity against the growing resistance movement. Clinton wants to solve the problem by sending more troops, exposing both us and Iraqi mothers to death. Both women are totally removed from the feelings of the majority of US mothers."

Why is Cindy here in Caracas at the World Social Forum?

“It’s the kind of event where many ideas are exchanged and the best are promoted. I believe that talking about our movement, of the struggle we are fighting, is of great value in the ears of the young people.”

Cindy pauses and then continues:

“In the end, it’s about no more mothers losing their sons to the whims of a ruler.”
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Reply #7 January 30, 2006 4:30:19 PM
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You can tell a lot about a person by the company they keep, eh?
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