Mother of Fallen Soldier Protests at Bush Ranch

Washington Post (via Associated Press), Sunday, August 7, 2005; Page A12

CRAWFORD, Tex., Aug. 6 -- The angry mother of a fallen U.S. soldier staged a protest near President Bush's ranch Saturday, demanding an accounting from the president of how he has conducted the war in Iraq.
Supported by more than 50 shouting demonstrators, Cindy Sheehan, 48, told reporters, "I want to ask George Bush: Why did my son die?"

Cindy Sheehan, who says she'll stay until she sees Bush, doesn't want her son's name used "to justify any more killing." (By Larry Downing -- Reuters)

Sheehan arrived in Crawford aboard a bus painted red, white and blue and emblazoned with the words "Impeachment Tour.
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