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IndyBay: Cindy Sheehan Joins Peace Activists for Demonstration in Sacramento July 29th

Cindy Sheehan joined about 300 local activists at 16th & Broadway in Sacramento on the evening of July 29th for a demonstration against the ongoing occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan and Israel’s military offensive against innocent civilians in Lebanon.

Excuse me……

Israel is defending itself from the terrorists of Hezbollah who started this war by killing and kidnapping Israeli soldiers across the southern Lebanon border. This was an UNPROVOKED attack upon Israel.

So, Cindy do you subscribe to this anti-Israel view?

And what kind of peace talks are you attending in Jordan? Are they sponsored by Hezbollah or your buddy Hugo Chavez’s new friend, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the President of Iran?

Cindy Sheehan joined about 300 local activists at 16th & Broadway in Sacramento on the evening of July 29th for a demonstration against the ongoing occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan and Israel’s military offensive against innocent civilians in Lebanon. The demonstration was sponsored by Steve and Virginia Pearcy. Considering the short notice (24 hours), the turnout was impressive and can largely be attributed to Cindy’s star power. No one personifies the American Peace Movement like Cindy does and local members of the peace and justice community were excited at the opportunity to meet her in person.

Note the Impeach AIPAC sign.

Traffic through the intersection was fairly heavy and the reaction of passing motorists was almost entirely supportive, as evidenced by their horns, thumbs ups and peace signs. At one point Cindy stood near the edge of the curb on the southeast corner of the intersection with a picture of her son Casey and smiled and gave the peace sign to motorists stopped at the light. The sharp increase in the number and length of the honks of support made it obvious that many of the motorists recognized Cindy. The demonstration continued until nightfall, with signs, anti-war displays and colorful fags of many nations, which looked quite spectacular in the steady breeze.

Yes, lots of flags but only one small American flag depicted upside down.

Disgraceful…….

Stay tuned…..

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The UN Security Council has expressed “extreme shock and distress” at an Israeli air strike that killed 52 people, mostly children, and called for an end to the violence. US ambassador John Bolton, seen here, led opposition to any stronger wording in the Security Council statement during another tough day of negotiations over Lebanon.

New York Sun: Schumer Says Bolton Won’t Face Filibuster

A Democratic filibuster of John Bolton’s nomination as United Nations ambassador is “unlikely,” Senator Schumer said yesterday.

Mr. Schumer supported an effort last year to block Mr. Bolton’s nomination from gaining a full Senate vote, but he confirmed that he is considering changing his position.

New York’s senior senator said he was weighing Mr. Bolton’s backing of Israel against his unwillingness to work with other countries at the United Nations. “There’s a good part of Bolton. He’s been a staunch and very good defender of Israel,” Mr. Schumer said on CNN’s “Late Edition.” “There’s a bad part of Bolton. He seems to have a ‘go it alone’ attitude at a time when we need the nations of the world on our side. We’ve seen that in Iran and North Korea.”

John Bolton has been a good United Nations ambassador. It is doubtful that the Democrats will be able to sustain a filibuster in any case during an election year. The Dems simply do not wish to appear to be obstructionists – especially for a friend of Israel.

So, what is Schumer doing?

Why floating a “TRIAL BALOON.”

Flap handicaps John Bolton WILL be confirmed in September when the Senate reconvenes.

In this photo released by China’s Xinhua news agency, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton, right, confers with Israeli counterpart Dan Gillerman during a break in an emergency session of the Security Council Sunday, July 30, 2006 at the United Nations headquarters. The session was called after an Israeli airstrike Sunday killed at least 50 people in a southern Lebanese village.

Captain Ed has No Bolton Filibuster: Schumer

I’m happy that Schumer has decided to stop playing partisan politics with foreign-policy positions, which clearly fall into the purview of the White House and have tenure limited to that of the president’s term. Hopefully, his caucus will follow his lead and quit acting like petulant children. However, it would also be nice if they could finally make up their mind about whether multilateralism is a virtue or a vice and get their stories straight forthwith.

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