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From the Mid-Hudson Valley Perspective Archive

Cindy Sheehan Called ‘Desperate’ For Media Attention

Like many other anti-war demonstrators, Cindy Sheehan has been waiting for the 2,000th American to be killed in Iraq. When that happened on Tuesday, Sheehan, the mother of one of those slain soldiers, resumed her protest in front of the White House -- a tactic that one of her critics called “desperate.”

(Posted Wednesday, October 26, 2005 )   <Read it>

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Editorial Comment

Sheehan would have done well to emulate Rosa Parks who passed away this week. Rosa did what she thought was right without seeking her “15 minutes of fame”. Unfortunately for Sheehan, that opportunity has passed. - Ed.