New Camp Casey Coming Together

UPDATES ON CINDY SHEEHAN VISIT TO CRAWFORD
Friday, Aug. 19, 2005
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1:40 p.m.
Gene Ellis reporting for The Iconoclast

Coordinators at Camp Casey just received a phone call from Cindy Sheehan. Cindy says her mother is going to see some specialists this afternoon. Cindy said that her mother recognized her and squeezed her hand, but could not speak. Cindy is penciled in to return to Crawford on Sunday, if she can.

9:00 a.m.
Deborah Mathews reporting for The Iconoclast

I spoke with Dianne Wilson who told me that there are three tents up at the new campsite—the huge tent (about 60x180); the cooking tent; and Cindy’s tent. She said that there will be a lot of cooking.

There is also a trailer that was donated for Cindy’s use that is there. Moving is still in progress and the coordinators hope to have completed the majority of it by this evening. Moving will stop during the inter-faith meeting to be held at noon.

Wilson mentioned a man who is a friend of Martin Luther King—someone who marched with MLK—will be at the inter-faith meeting today and they are expecting some singers also.

She did say that Joan Baez will be there on Sunday.

She also mentioned that the phone reception at the new site is poor. She wondered if it wasn’t due to the proximity to the President’s ranch.

There is no update yet on the condition of Cindy Sheehan's mom, who suffered a stroke yesterday.

The Iconoclast has processed photos from yesterday's march to the checkpoint near the Bush ranch where letters from mothers wanting an end to war delivered three baskets of letters addressed to Laura Bush. Below are those images.

MEDEA BENJAMIN holds some of the many letters and e-mails that were written to be delivered to Laura Bush.
— Iconoclast Photo By Gene Ellis

NANCY MANCIAS from California is carrying one of the baskets of letters in the 98-degree heat.
— Iconoclast Photo By Gene Ellis

ONE OF THE BANNERS prepared for the march is carried by participants.
— Iconoclast Photo By Gene Ellis

CINDY SPEAKS FOR ME. TROOPS HOME NOW was another of the banners carried during the march to deliver letters to Laura Bush.
— Iconoclast Photo By Gene Ellis

LARGE LETTER — Leading the procession was a large copy of a letter, pictured here.
— Iconoclast Photo By Gene Ellis

CHECKPOINT — Sheriff's officers, police, and Secret Service presence awaited the marchers at the checkpoint near the Bush ranch.
— Iconoclast Photo By Gene Ellis

BILL BURCK, a member of the staff secretary's office, graciously accepted the baskets of letters on behalf of George and Laura Bush.
— Iconoclast Photo By Gene Ellis