Feminist Peace Network

Cindy Sheehan adds to the analysis of why NOW’s decision to endorse Clinton is so unfortunate:

“In their campaign: I’m Ready for a Woman President, NOW’s website states that Ms. Clinton was “misled by the new presidentâ€? in her 2002 vote to give this “newâ€? president authorization to go to war. I am sorry, but the “newâ€? president didn’t fool me. The “newâ€? president didn’t fool every Senator, or House Representative, either. 146 officials (23 Senators and 123 House Reps) were not “misledâ€? by the “newâ€? president. Why was such a so-called brilliant woman as Hillary Clinton fooled by one of the biggest fools in American history? It certainly does not give me confidence in her judgment or leadership skills.

I am disappointed with NOW’s endorsement of Hillary, not just because of her vote and cheerleading “If Saddam won’t disarm, he must be disarmedâ€? for the immoral invasion of Iraq, she is one of the many who think that no option, not even a nuclear option, must be taken off the “tableâ€? when we are dealing with the possibility that Iran may obtain one nuclear weapon, which is a drop in the WMD bucket when we know that Israel has hundreds and we have thousands. Even threatening to use such a formidable WMD as we used on the innocent civilians of Japan is inexcusable and a crime against humanity no matter which menacing person says it: Crooked Condi, Doomsday Dick, or Hillary the Hawk. For the safety and security of humanity, true women are calling for all nuclear warheads to be dismantled.”

Sheehan is calling on women to participate in a worldwide protest the day after Mother’s Day, May 14.

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