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Parents of soldiers killed in action have taken issue with her actions, specifically her use in protests of the names of other soldiers who have been killed in the [[Iraq War]].  Some parents of slain soldiers have supported her activism.  <ref>http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=3723057&nav=0s3ddLEI</ref> [[Christopher Hitchens]] writing for ''Slate'' observed, "Sheehan has obviously taken a short course in the [[Michael Moore]]/[[Ramsey Clark]] school of Iraq analysis and has not succeeded in making it one atom more elegant or persuasive." <ref>[http://www.slate.com/id/2124500/ Cindy Sheehan's Sinister Piffle], By Christopher Hitchens, Aug. 15, 2005.</ref>  Journalists reported that Sheehan agreed to make commercials for [[John Kerry]] during the 2004 Presidential campaign and was put on his campaign payroll, however it appears the commercials may have never been produced.  <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,221519,00.html 'Peace Mom' Cindy Sheehan Exposed], ''FOX News'', October 17, 2006.</ref>   

Parents of soldiers killed in action have taken issue with her actions, specifically her use in protests of the names of other soldiers who have been killed in the [[Iraq War]].  Some parents of slain soldiers have supported her activism.  <ref>http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=3723057&nav=0s3ddLEI</ref> [[Christopher Hitchens]] writing for ''Slate'' observed, "Sheehan has obviously taken a short course in the [[Michael Moore]]/[[Ramsey Clark]] school of Iraq analysis and has not succeeded in making it one atom more elegant or persuasive." <ref>[http://www.slate.com/id/2124500/ Cindy Sheehan's Sinister Piffle], By Christopher Hitchens, Aug. 15, 2005.</ref>  Journalists reported that Sheehan agreed to make commercials for [[John Kerry]] during the 2004 Presidential campaign and was put on his campaign payroll, however it appears the commercials may have never been produced.  <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,221519,00.html 'Peace Mom' Cindy Sheehan Exposed], ''FOX News'', October 17, 2006.</ref>   

Sheehan and her Gold Star Families for Peace anti-war group have received much support from [[Democrats]], World Can't Wait Coalition, [[CODE PINK]] <ref>[http://attackreport.com/ar_terror/tframe.php?region=namerica&group=codepink ATTAC Report]</ref>, Women for Peace and former [[KKK]] activist [[David Duke]]. <ref>[http://www.davidduke.com/index.php?p=350 Why Cindy Sheehan is Right!], David Duke, 8/14/2005.</ref>  As the public face of the anti-war movement Sheehan made extremely [[Anti-Semitism|antisemitic]] remarks <ref>[http://www.nysun.com/article/18436 Cindy Sheehan's Crowd], New York Sun Editorial, August 11, 2005.</ref><ref>[http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0905/glick090205.php3  The true believers,] By Caroline B. Glick, ''Jewish World Review'', Sept. 2, 2005 /28 Meanachem-Av, 5765.</ref>, and was critical of [[Neo-conservative]]s <ref>[http://h-net.msu.edu/cgi-bin/logbrowse.pl?trx=vx&list=h-antisemitism&month=0304&week=&msg=4zdiWX1EuCVzeRLDdQySKA&user=&pw= 'Neo-conservative' is a codeword for Jewish], Dr. Barry Rubin, director of the Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Institute, Interdisciplinary Center of Herzliya, H-Net discussion April 6, 2003]</ref>, blaming [[Israel]] for her son's death. <ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2005/08/22/the_cindy_sheehan_you_dont_know/ The Cindy Sheehan you don't know], By Cathy Young, ''The Boston Globe'', August 22, 2005.</ref>  Specifically, Sheehan alleged:

Sheehan and her Gold Star Families for Peace anti-war group have received much support from [[Democrats]], World Can't Wait Coalition, [[CODE PINK]] <ref>[http://attackreport.com/ar_terror/tframe.php?region=namerica&group=codepink ATTAC Report]</ref>, Women for Peace and former [[KKK]] activist [[David Duke]]. <ref>[http://www.davidduke.com/index.php?p=350 Why Cindy Sheehan is Right!], David Duke, 8/14/2005.</ref>  As the public face of the anti-war movement Sheehan made extremely [[Anti-Semitism|antisemitic]] remarks <ref>[http://www.nysun.com/article/18436 Cindy Sheehan's Crowd], New York Sun Editorial, August 11, 2005.</ref><ref>[http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0905/glick090205.php3  The true believers,] By Caroline B. Glick, ''Jewish World Review'', Sept. 2, 2005 /28 Meanachem-Av, 5765.</ref>, and was critical of [[Neo-conservative]]s <ref>[http://h-net.msu.edu/cgi-bin/logbrowse.pl?trx=vx&list=h-antisemitism&month=0304&week=&msg=4zdiWX1EuCVzeRLDdQySKA&user=&pw= 'Neo-conservative' is a codeword for Jewish], Dr. Barry Rubin, director of the Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Institute, Interdisciplinary Center of Herzliya, H-Net discussion April 6, 2003.</ref>, blaming [[Israel]] for her son's death. <ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2005/08/22/the_cindy_sheehan_you_dont_know/ The Cindy Sheehan you don't know], By Cathy Young, ''The Boston Globe'', August 22, 2005.</ref>  Specifically, Sheehan alleged:

{{Cquote|Casey was killed for lies and for a [[PNAC]] Neo-Con agenda to benefit Israel.  We were told that we were [[September 11, 2001 attacks|attacked on 9/11]] because the [[terrorist]]s hate our freedoms and democracy … not for the real reason, because the Arab Muslims who attacked us hate our middle-eastern [[foreign policy]]. <ref>National Review, [http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=N2FjYjA3NDU2NThiZjI4YzFkYTdkZmViY2M5M2U4MTE= ''Dear Useful Idiot''], Catherine Seipp, May 26, 2006. </ref>}}

{{Cquote|Casey was killed for lies and for a [[PNAC]] Neo-Con agenda to benefit Israel.  We were told that we were [[September 11, 2001 attacks|attacked on 9/11]] because the [[terrorist]]s hate our freedoms and democracy … not for the real reason, because the Arab Muslims who attacked us hate our middle-eastern [[foreign policy]]. <ref>National Review, [http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=N2FjYjA3NDU2NThiZjI4YzFkYTdkZmViY2M5M2U4MTE= ''Dear Useful Idiot''], Catherine Seipp, May 26, 2006. </ref>}}