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t r u t h o u t - One Mother’s Stand
“I am at Camp Casey II. Camp Casey I is still going strong. The first camp can’t be replaced. It is where Cindy took her stand. It is where the good folks from Arlington West set up Arlington West Crawford. It is where. The anti-war movement found its voice there so we decided to stay.

Camp Casey II will have its own story. It is where we facilitate the growth. Steve Earle is now on stage, yes a stage, sound system, a giant canopy that can hold hundreds of people. It has been built, now its up to you to come.”

I wonder where Cindy will want to camp when she gets back. There were so many complaints about the danger of cars and crazies. Cindy called it “a miracle” when Fred Mattlage offered the land to Camp Casey.

Crawford. A patriotic camp with a “God Bless Our President!” banner sprung up downtown Saturday, countering the anti-war demonstration started by a fallen soldier’s mother two weeks ago near President Bush’s ranch.

The camp is named “Fort Qualls,” in memory of Marine Lance Cpl. Louis Wayne Qualls, 20, who died in Iraq last fall.

“If I have to sacrifice my whole family for the sake of our country and world, other countries that want freedom, I’ll do that,” said the soldier’s father, Gary Qualls, a friend of the local business owner who started the pro-Bush camp. He said his 16-year-old son now wants to enlist, and he supports that decision…

He and others at “Fort Qualls” have asked for a debate with those at the Crawford Peace House, which is helping Sheehan.

It’s unclear if that will happen. But a member of Gold Star Families for Peace, co-founded by Sheehan and comprised of relatives of fallen soldiers, said her group would not participate.

“We’re asking for a meeting with the president, period,” said Michelle DeFord, whose 37-year-old son, Sgt. David W. Johnson, was in the Army National Guard from Oregon when he was killed in Iraq last fall. “We don’t want to debate with people who don’t understand our point of view.”

War Backers Start Camp Near Bush Ranch

What would the cowboy do… run from *a woman* ?

What this country needs is an honest debate about Iraq- so why not have Bush and Cindy have the discussion on live tv? Why not? There is no reason for Bush to avoid this dialogue … unless … *he has nothing*.

in case you missed it- Cindy’s on fire in her latest article Hypocrites and Liars

The Camp Casey movement will not die until we have a genuine accounting of the truth and until our troops are brought home. (It’s more than ‘meeting with Bush’) Get used to it George, we are not going away.

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