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Cindy Sheehan is an American activist known for her criticism of U.S. military policy during the Iraq War. Her son, Kevin Sheehan, was killed in the Iraq War, which led her to become a prominent figure in the anti-war movement. She gained national and international attention for her protest camp outside President George W. Bush's Texas ranch, demanding a face-to-face conversation with the president about the Iraq War.

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“Go to a nearby military cemetery and look at the American flags stuck on each grave and think of the person buried there who was killed for global domination or for the blunders and egomania of our leadership. And remember, for every person buried there, 10 more loved that person and were shattered by the loss. Instead of saluting, softly say: 'I'm sorry.' ... We need to make Memorial Day a relic of the past.”

“I wake up every day feeling like today's the day to make a difference. I never question the correctness of what I'm doing or the need for it.”

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“We can't allow any war for imperialism or greed to be fought in our names. This is what we need to keep fighting for.”

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“We want accountability. We just buried a president [President Gerald Ford] who did not hold another president [President Nixon] accountable for war crimes and that's why we're in Iraq right now. Our leaders who get us into these messes are the ones who need to be held accountable.”

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“I love my country. But how many more of our loved ones need to die in this senseless war?”

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“We need a people's movement to end this war, ... We're going to ask them How many more of other people's children are you willing to sacrifice for the lies”

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Book:Not One More Mother's Child

Source: Not One More Mother's Child

“This was a war that was based on lies. It was wrong for us to invade Iraq. It's wrong for us to occupy Iraq and we need to bring our troops home.”

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“We really need to stop the imperialist tendencies of countries like the United States and Great Britain”

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Born: July 10, 1957
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