Thursday, April 20, 2006

Granny Peace Brigade On Trial

BBC News reports a group of women who call themselves the "Granny Peace Brigade" have gone on trial in New York for their protest against the Iraq war.

Noted civil rights lawyer Norman Siegel is defending the women in court. "We should be praising these grandmothers, not prosecuting them," Mr Siegel said.

One of my personal heros, Cindy Sheehan, has joined a large group of anti-war protesters who are supporting the Grannies. "When women like grannies are punished for trying to save lives, this country is in a terrible mess," she said. Truer words have rarely been spoken.

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