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"We have to learn the lesson that intellectual honesty is fundamental for everything we cherish." -Sir Karl Popper

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Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Why we like veterans-- even Texas veterans.

How cool is this? In spite of the cross-crusher/flag-ripper in the pickup, and the shotgun-toting 'sportsman' trying to put the fear on Cindy Sheehan, plus some locals trying to get the courts to drive the protesters out, there's still some hope for freedom of speech. Hooray! (Oh, and to all accounts, there hasn't been any friction between local police and protestors.)

CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - Antiwar protester Cindy Sheehan, whose son was killed in Iraq, is moving her camp closer to President George W. Bush's Texas ranch.

The piece of private property was offered by a relative of a man who had a fired shotgun in frustration over the protests, a source in the Sheehan camp said. The property owner is also a veteran.

"A neighbour of President Bush's has offered us his land," the source said. "It's got plenty of acreage for us, it's private land, we would have legal permission to be on it, it's much closer to the ranch -- in fact it's across the street from his (Bush's) church."