Cindy Sheehan and Julia Ward Howe

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Thursday September 22, 2005 · 8:20 PM PDT

2005/09/22 · 20:20

As Cindy Sheehan calls us to Washington, DC this weekend, I hear the echoes of Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910). I learned about Julia from Chris Bell's sermon in Newton, MA last Mother's Day.

Julia Ward Howe is most famous for writing the "Battle Hymn of the Republic", but during the Franco-Prussian War, she began a one-woman peace crusade, and wrote a proclamation of a Mother's Peace Day that resonates with all that Cindy Sheehan says today. In 1873, women in 18 cities in the U.S. held Mothers Day for Peace gatherings, and some continued annually for 30 years. We'll feel it again this weekend.

See below to compare what Julia Ward Howe said 135 years ago with what Cindy Sheehan says today.
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"PROBABLY"??!?

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Sunday August 14, 2005 · 8:28 PM PDT

2005/08/14 · 20:28

Last week WaPo reported that the military has drafted its first-ever war plans for detering or responding to terrorist attacks on U.S. soil. The most publicized of these plans have the military in a supporting role, but some of the plans -- which remain secret -- call for the military to take charge of civilian operations.

According to Adm. Timothy J. Keating, the head of NORTHCOM (the military command responsible for homeland security operations), such situations would probably be temporary, with lead responsibility passing back to civilian authorities.

PROBABLY??!?

That one word just jUMPed off the page at me.

And NORTHCOM's lawyers say that the legal constraints of the Posse Comitatus Act would not apply.

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Bush and the Sheehans over the years

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Wednesday August 10, 2005 · 6:42 PM PDT

2005/08/10 · 18:42

I am appalled at the contrast between Bush's outward swagger and inward cowering, and it really gets highlighted by Cindy Sheehan's stand, as she waits to talk with him about her dead son and the reasons for the war in Iraq. She has Camp Crawford surrounded.

Thinking of what has brought George Bush and Cindy Sheehan so close but so far apart, I made a collage of pictures and quotes of them over the last three years. It's heart-breaking, not just for her, but for all of us.

Rep. Barney Frank on 'Where Do We Go From Here?'

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Monday November 15, 2004 · 8:23 AM PST

2004/11/15 · 08:23

Congressman Barney Frank (D, MA) spoke to the Newton Dialogues on Peace and War yesterday about "What Happened in the Election? Where Do We Go From Here?". He was either optimistically bringing bad news or pessimistically inspiring, depending on your view. He spoke about election results, the domestic outlook, foreign policy, and what we can do. Here are my rough, non-verbatim notes: Read More

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