反战母亲辛迪介绍

随着美军在伊拉克的伤亡与日俱增,美国国内反战呼声日趋高涨。在伊拉克战争中丧子的“反战母亲”希恩,是美国反战运动的一个突出代表。

辛迪·希恩来自加利福尼亚州，她的儿子去年4月在伊拉克阵亡。8月7日,48岁的希恩开始在布什的私家农场附近露营抗议,希望面见布什,要求美国立即从伊拉克撤军,以避免更多的家庭悲剧。希恩的举动赢得了众多美国人的同情与支持。8月17日,全美各地掀起反战热潮,反战民众高举写有“美国与辛迪站在一起”的标语牌,与希恩一同守夜,要求布什同反战者对话,要求美国立即从伊拉克撤军。但布什表示,希恩的反战立场不代表大多数阵亡美军家属的观点,并拒绝与她见面。 9月26日,希恩在白宫外的宾夕法尼亚大道参加反战游行示威时曾一度被警方逮捕。

Cindy Sheehan, Activist

Born: 10 July 1957
Birthplace: California
Best Known As: Anti-war activist and dead soldier's mom
Cindy Sheehan first met the media spotlight in the summer of 2005, when she camped near the Crawford, Texas home of President George W. Bush in protest against the U.S. occupation of Iraq. A resident of Vacaville, California, Sheehan is the mother of Army Specialist Casey Sheehan, a war casualty who was killed outside of Baghdad on 4 April 2004, soon after being deployed in Iraq. In August of 2005 Cindy Sheehan announced that she would camp near the president's ranch until he agreed t