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Cindy Sheehan, an American mother who lost her son in Iraq and has traveled America championing an anti-war campaign, arrived in Istanbul on Friday. "I am excited to learn more about Turkey and your people," Sheehan said at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport.
"It is a difficult position to be so close to Iraq where my son died. We must work together to bring peace to the region," said Sheehan.
Sheehan stressed that the Iraqi people "are suffering badly and their country has been destroyed."
“Humans all across the globe must come together for peace and encourage leaders to make peace," she said. “Only when all of us unite for peace may we be able to force our leaders not to permit acts that would hurt global peace."
Cindy Sheehan underlined that "as long as George W. Bush is the president, the possibility of U.S. troops being withdrawn from Iraq is very low."
Asked if she will lead new anti-war demonstrations against Bush's policy, Sheehan pointed out that she purchased land very close to Bush's Texas ranch. "We will establish a camp on my land during Easter," she said. Sheehan is in Istanbul to participate in a conference titled "International Meeting for a Warless World," sponsored by the Global Coalition for Peace and Justice (BAK).
Cindy Sheehan, an American mother who lost her son in Iraq and has traveled America championing an anti-war campaign, arrived in Istanbul on Friday. "I am excited to learn more about Turkey and your people," Sheehan said at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport.
"It is a difficult position to be so close to Iraq where my son died. We must work together to bring peace to the region," said Sheehan.
Sheehan stressed that the Iraqi people "are suffering badly and their country has been destroyed."
“Humans all across the globe must come together for peace and encourage leaders to make peace," she said. “Only when all of us unite for peace may we be able to force our leaders not to permit acts that would hurt global peace."
Cindy Sheehan underlined that "as long as George W. Bush is the president, the possibility of U.S. troops being withdrawn from Iraq is very low."
Asked if she will lead new anti-war demonstrations against Bush's policy, Sheehan pointed out that she purchased land very close to Bush's Texas ranch. "We will establish a camp on my land during Easter," she said. Sheehan is in Istanbul to participate in a conference titled "International Meeting for a Warless World," sponsored by the Global Coalition for Peace and Justice (BAK).
