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Guest		09-Jul-2009 01:22
As a retired Soldier of these United States. I am very concerned bout even thinking that you have the same rights of freedom as decent people living here in the USA. I don't like you, I don't like the way you present yourself, your looks are just terrible and your voice sends signals of despair and disgust through me. Most of all your crazy ideas are border lining mental illness. Why don't you just up and disappear???

Guest		08-Dec-2008 07:18
Attention Whore!

Guest		22-Nov-2007 07:04
hey sorry for what happen with you .

Ted Levin		22-Mar-2007 02:16
It's been 4 years and over 3000 American lives and hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians lives were lost on a lie. What this corrupt crime family has done is unite Iraq and Iran who were enemies for years. We must support the troops in the middle east by giving them the right armor and enough supplies not by flag waving saying how great America is. I love my country but I am very skeptical about this secret Administration. gw the little man had the opportunity to bring the world together to fight AlQueda but apparently he wants to do it himself. Where is Osama bin forgotten? He was wanted dead or alive at one point and is still out there. I am a photographer for the local papers in Brooklyn and I photographed 2 funerals. Has BUSH gone to any? Keep up the great work. 70% of Americans now think we should get out. BUSH BLEW IT. God bless America and God Bless the world

Jo�o Ferreira		17-Mar-2007 17:24
would u like if some country invaded you to free you from bush??? it's incredible how everyone speaks here in the troops but noone speaks in the inocent that are killed. I would like to see if american inocents were dying instead of iraquien ppl.

neo-con		08-Feb-2007 21:53
The Iraq war has been good for Iraqi's. THEY ARE FREE now. If it takes another 3000 more dead american soldiers then bring it on, for FREEDOM! It's made the world a better place for all us FREE people. Thankyou George Bush for fixing Iraq. You can see how much the Iraq's are thankful for our great work, they love us like we love you!

Alan MacKellar		09-Jan-2007 15:12
Glad I belatedly found your galleries. You are a great photojournalist. Who are all these loons named Guest?

Guest		01-Sep-2006 04:20
Very interesting to read some of these illiterate postings. I'd say that this site says more about the demise of the US education system than it does about their politics...and why all the swearing? Strange!

bizhart		31-Aug-2006 21:03
Nice photos.As a Crawford alumna,I recognize some of the folks. Too bad you couldnt capture the blazing heat of those days. I am curious about the level of cussin' in the negative posts. Whether you agree with her or not : Cindy is basically a nice person. No, she has not become wealthy over her son's death. Your baseless cussin' reflects more on you than her.Yes you certainly have the right to profanity.But I would pay more attention to a logical rebuttal of the notion that the Iraq War is not a noble cause but a "mess". Oh yeah, please tell me how we are going to " win" it. Build football stadiums in Baghdad? Make the Muslims into coke heads?

rob		15-Aug-2006 05:18
I just can't understand people who support such a president and his staff of corporate profiteers.What is blinding you people? All of you have brains and none of you Republicans are stupid. Someone please tell me how or what drives you to support your president and worse his staff ; Cheney, Rumsfield, Rove, etc.

Mike A Perez		04-Aug-2006 18:34
how about the bush twins going to Iraq the drunk bitchessss, all you so called patrioets sell out mf's can est shit and die. keep up the fight mother 0311/usmc

L.K.		28-Jul-2006 05:27
SHEEHANS ONLY REGREAT IS THAT SHE ONLY HAD ONE SON TO MAKE HER MONEY, HEAR SHE IS THINKING OF ADOPTING A GI IN IRQA AND HOPING HE WILL GENERATE MORE INCOME SO SHE CAN PARTY. SHE IS A MENTAL MORON WHO IS A PUPPET FOR DEMOCRATS AND SHE DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE SHE IS BEING USED. FIRST CLASS BITCHHHHHHHH.

Guest		27-Jul-2006 19:00
I THINK DICK CHENEY SHOULD TAKE CINY ON A NICE HUNTING TRIP.

Guest		13-Jul-2006 20:40
Cindy is a fucking cunt.

Mark		18-Jun-2006 14:58
They can protest because they are free, unfortunately freedom does not come free. Ask Cindy Sheehan what she know about Tarawa battle where within 24 hours we suffer 3,000 casualties.3,000 sons of mothers. ask her about Normandy where thousands laying down and nobody was screaming "bring them home". She can present her cynic attitude because she is FREE because her son died for for her..and finally let her ask the mothers of thousand buried in sands of Iraq, why we have to pay such a price and I believe they will answer her. Leslie it is so easy to grab the wood made a cross paint a name on, it stick in in dirt and scream, it is so easy grab the camera take a shot and scream. But is not easy fight for freedom die for freedom and worst at all suffer without a freedom.

Leslie Spurlock		18-Jun-2006 13:36
Thanks so much, Jack! I will check out the link!

Jack		16-Jun-2006 16:09
oops, sorry about the double posting, I hit refresh forgot the URL http://www.cindysheehanwatch.com

Jack		16-Jun-2006 16:06
These Photos are some of the best I've seen that were taken at Crawford. Here is what I think is a very good site about Cindy Sheehan . You might want to check it out.

Jack		16-Jun-2006 16:05
These Photos are some of the best I've seen that were taken at Crawford. Here is what I think is a very good site about Cindy Sheehan . You might want to check it out.

Guest		22-May-2006 11:16
CINDY SHEEHAN IS A BITCH. HER SON AND MANY OTHER VETRANS WHO HAVE DIED ARE ROLLING IN THIER GRAVES. SHE SHOULD MOVE TO VENEZUELA OR CUBA, THIS COMMIE,SUCKING WRENCH.

W. Tracy Parnell		31-Mar-2006 01:50
Good gallery. If you like politics please visit my new site: http://www.leftwingrant.com/

Guest		16-Feb-2006 23:34
Just wondering if he was a VOLUNTEER?? Hmmmmmm...I believe so... How sad that you would malign the honor of serving our country VOLUNTARILY...!!! He was not forced to join...was not drafted...HE MADE AN INDEPDENT ADULT DECISION! Did you support him in life? Why would not honor and support him in death?

Leslie Spurlock		30-Jan-2006 12:42
Thanks so much! I actually went as a neutral photojournalist, covering it for 2 different agencies. I have a lot more pictures of the other side (some are on here), but didn't ever get around to posting them b/c I went to cover something in Denver and then Katrina and Rita hit. At some point I will get around to posting those, too. Thanks again!!

Guest		30-Jan-2006 04:47
WOW!! First I want to say that the pictures on a journalism scale are really top notch. Did you shoot for anyone or did you go to support the cause? Lots of color and love the 3241 image. As for the people complaining about the war, I just don't get it! The war has been on for 2 or 3 years and 2300 soldiers have dies, while some may seem that the war is illegal, they died serving their country. Last year ALONE in the US over 16,000 people died at the hands of a drunk driver. Why do these peole not protest the innocents that die everyday from drunk driving? I would rather lose a loved one serving their country than by a drunk driver!!! Every war people thought it was wrong, but they shaped this country. Why even protest. What are they actually going to gain from it! Well cindy is rich now from her book, so she got what she wanted. I want this war to end, but I am not going to look stupid doing it.

sharon		09-Jan-2006 21:36
Bring our troops back from Iraq!!! N-O-W!!! http://www.anti-war-tees.com

daniel		09-Jan-2006 21:32
2,000 Too Many! Call for Peace Upon 2,000th U.S. Death in Iraq 2,000 U.S. Deaths in Iraq is 2,000 Too Many! Organize an Anti-War Action the Day After the U.S. Announces the 2,000th U.S. Soldier Death in Iraq

Bill Philley		29-Nov-2005 23:09
Run her dumb-ass for Congress, or even President on a Democratic ticket. PLEASE!!! Show the world just what a loon she is!!!

David FeHill		28-Nov-2005 22:48
Cindy Sheehan clearly had problems before her son died. His death obviously pushed her over the edge. Apparently her husband could not take it any longer and filed for divorce. I can't fault her. Who knows how he or she, even the most stable, would react to the trauma of losing a child. I do find it reprehensible that the fanatic left is exploiting her condition to attack George Bush, who has committed the unpardonable sin of keeping them out of power. Cindy should be receiving treatment. She should not be continually trotted out, like a trained monkey, or Jane Fonda, to mouth rants which are more anti Bush than anti war and usually irrational. The war, conduct of the war , flawed pre-war intelligence (going back to Clinton) etc. are all legitimate topics for reasoned public discourse. The hysterical ravings of this sad lady do not promote such discourse.

Guest		12-Nov-2005 18:26
Nuke stupid protestors for Jesus!

Guest		27-Oct-2005 21:44
whatever James...if you dont like this gallery, then click on a different link.

James		27-Oct-2005 15:15
I can not believe you all are still making comments on this gallery! Cindy Sheehan sucks, these photos suck, and the photographer sucks for even putting them on her sight. Geeeeeez!

Guest		22-Oct-2005 21:08
A nice summary... "Iraq was at core a war of choice, and extraordinarily expensive by every measure - human life, impact on our military, dollars, diplomatically," said Mr. Haass, a former senior State Department official under President Bush. "If this war was widely judged to have been necessary along the lines of Afghanistan after 9/11, I don't believe you would have this controversy. If the war had gone extremely well, you wouldn't have this controversy." http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/23/politics/23strategy.html?ex=1287720000&en=2efc715c4c477499&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss This war sucks.

Glenn		21-Oct-2005 18:23
Thank you for sharing that.

Guest		21-Oct-2005 05:30
10-20-05 We don't have to agree or disagree, this is just a comment from the family of fallen soldier SGT. DANIEL TORRES, 3rd Infantry, kia 2/4/05, IRAQ, 2ND TOUR/STOP LOSS ORDER/ his baby girl "Daniella Cristina Torres" is just one (1) month old. Little Daniella will never be able to meet her Daniel, her father. My family we have paid the ultimate price for a WAR OF LIES. The war has destroy my family. Of course I will tell his little girl, how brave Daniel was to return to Iraq for the 2nd time, against his will, honoring his oath to take care of the fallen soldier, the man next to him; even knowing from the 1st time around THE TRUTH of this IRAQ WAR, this WAR of LIES. We feel the pain of the over 100,000 innocent Iraqis killed, over 15,000 U.S. soldiers wounded (with no arms, legs, face, and injured for life), and as of today OCTOBER 20, 2005, WE HAVE LOST 1,988 almost 2,000 U.S. SOLDIERS, killed in IRAQ--for WHAT??? Do you know, that each soldier and each innocent Iraqi civilian had a life, had a family and lost their life for a lie. Life decisions should not be about politics. It does not matter if a person is Democrat or Republican. What does matter is, that each person is brave enough to talk to their elected officials (Senators, Congressman, etc..) at the local and national level and challenge the truth with evidence; not attack each other for a political party. I voted for our elected PRESIDENT twice and I'm against this illegal war. The first time, the elected PRESIDENT said he was a main of faith, well I never saw his faith, but I can tell you what faith is; faith is what kept "baby Daniella" in her mothers womb all this long months since February 4, 2005 (date when Daniel was killed in IRAQ) , as she was suffering in her mothers womb all these months of pregnancy, feeling the lost of Daniel. The second time I voted for our elected official was only, because I wanted to give his administration a chance to strategically end this war and get our troops out of IRAQ, in my greatest hope was to get Daniel back home now. Unfortunately, Daniel died ridding in an unarmored Humvvvv--when his vehicle hit an Improvise Explosive Device (IED). WE DO SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, MORE THAN ANYONE CAN UNDERSTAND! HOWEVER, WE WANT OUR SOLDIERS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN IRAQ, TO BE ABLE TO COME HOME NOW and NOT IN A THOUSAND PIECES IN A MILITARY BOX, WITH NO LIFE, LIKE DANIEL; WHO WAS taken into a war of lies and more devastating, Daniel lost his life, for a WAR: 1)were no weapons of mass destruction were found, 2)where the country IRAW, did have a dictator, a dictator who is only one of many around the world, 3) and for an administration that decided to invade a country against the will of most of the world and now this administration WANTS TO KEEP OUR TROOPS THERE FOR the next 10 YEARS! For those people that DO SUPPORT THE WAR, I respectfully ask of them to go to IRAQ and take the place of our soldiers currently there, as I'm sure they would love to come home to BE WITH THEIR love ones. I know Daniel would, but unfortunately is to late for us, but maybe not for the ones you know: your son, daughter, neighbor, husband, brother, nephews, cousins, etc.HOW MANY MORE???. Respectufully the family of a fallen soldier. NOT ONE MORE!

Sandra K.		14-Oct-2005 07:53
The propaganda contines... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051014/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_iraq

Rich		13-Oct-2005 02:19
The W.H. has it's back against the wall again. Can anyone see the trend? When it suits their cause, they use it. When it doesn't, they ignore it or attack it. Anyone else getting tired of this? Here is what the CIA says today: "In an ironic twist, the policy community was receptive to technical intelligence (the weapons program), where the analysis was wrong, but apparently paid little attention to intelligence on cultural and political issues (post-Saddam Iraq), where the analysis was right," Read it all from the source here: http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-10-11-cia-iraq-report_x.htm

Tim		12-Oct-2005 22:05
Kathy, I guess we will have to continue to disagree on a number of issues, however all my Gulf War buddies and my Marine Corp family (WWII, Korea) do share my views of things. Wether you or I have more or less military friends isn't the issue here. If we continue down that road, then their rank might come into play : ) I do agree with your view that leaving Iraq to chance would not be to anyones benefit. Many alternatives could have been explored, ones that I feel could have resulted in success. I have to go now, I'll write again later. I'm glad we had this polite sharing of opinions. Take care

Kathy		12-Oct-2005 04:08
First of all, I agreed with what Bush Senior did and supported him. The problem was that Clinton let Saddam get away with thumbing his nose at us and the UN for years. Clinton also cut our military budget drastically and demoralized our troops. Bush/Cheney gave the troops back everything Clinton/Gore took away. Are you a veteran, Tim? Because what I hear from the veterans of the Gulf war and from the current war in Afghanistan and Iraq don't agree with you. They are the ones who told me they had front row seats to the torture and murders of these people and feel that they should be over there fighting for them. By the way, what lies are you speaking of by Bush? I don't know of any. Everything he has said was backed up by intelligence whether the intelligence was wrong or not does not make him a liar. You want to talk about liars lets talk about Clinton. Not to mention that Clinton was given OBL's head on a platter on two occasions and chose not to act instead he bombed an aspirin factory in the Sudan. Everyone said in the first three months of this war that it was the most perfectly executed war of all time. There was an underestimation just how big the insurgency would be. To pull the troops out at this time would be a disaster. We need to finish what we started. The terrorists know that the U.S. has the military might but that the American people don't have the will and that is what they are counting on. That when we start having casualties we start screaming for our government to pull out. Even most of the troops whether they want to be there or not understand that. And last but not least, Saddam was not contained. Russia who was not our ally in this war admitted it had intelligence that Saddam planned on attacking us. He was already funding terrorists against Israel. And as for the other countries that you mentioned....we can't take them all to war at once. That would be ridiculous. They are trying diplomacy right now. Pakistan for all it's faults has done a lot in the fight against terror. There are several other things you mentioned in your comment I could comment on but this is getting too long. I actually felt your comments were the ones that didn't really hold water, sorry:0)

Tim		11-Oct-2005 22:02
Kathy, Sorry, I do not believe that most of your arguments hold water. For every point that you brought up about how bad Saddam was, there is an even stronger case to be made against North Korea, Iran, Pakistan, and many others. They have WMD. They were proliferating WMD. All his worst attrocities were done during the times when we supported him and provided him the weapons. Where was our outrage then? Bush Jr was kind of making up stuff after the fact to distract that his original reasons were BS. Just because Saddam was a bad guy, doesn't mean that lieing to the people of the world was made OK. Yes, we should have dealt with the problem of Saddam back in 91 during Bush Senior's term. It was a miscalculation that we had been dealing with. He was locked in his box. He wasn't going anywhere, unlike Nazi Germany. Bush Senior and the UN did something, although not perfectly. In the first Gulf war, around 60 billion was spent. Only one Billion was spent by the USA. The rest was spreadout to the other participating UN governments. That was the way to do it. Give Bush senior credit for that. He worked with the UN and kept it together for the most part. See, it's not just about having a desire to get rid of this guy, you have to have a plan and then execute that plan correctly to be successful. That is the problem now. Poor planning and arrogance yielded poor results. Bush promised never to nation-build during his first run. This administration first took advantage of it's fearful citizenry, using threats of WMD and terrorism that never matierialized. Then they tried to re-write the reasons after the fact. These people are not dishonoring the troops. If anyone is, it's this administration. These are the mothers and fathers of the troops. Honor the troops and their families should be the saying. Honor them by putting them in harmsway only when it's a last resort. Then, when you do, give them a real plan and real resources to do it.

Kathy		06-Oct-2005 04:14
First of all I have to say that I am very sorry for Cindy Sheehan's loss. The loss of a child is one of the worst imaginable things to happen. I am just sorry that she is coming across as using her dead hero soldier son as a way to further her liberal causes. It is truly a shame. I think she is dishonoring his memory. I feel sorry for her and am disgusted by her at the same time. Even her husband (or is the divorce final now?) says their son was proud to serve and would be ashamed of what his mother is doing. To say that being in Iraq is unjust.... Would the same people say it was unjust in World War II to free the Jews from the death camps and stop the torture and murders of millions? It is enough justification to be in Iraq to save the women from the rape rooms, children from being tortured in front of their parents, gassing of hundreds of thousands of innocents. Saddam Hussein put out a hit on a former president of the United States. He was encouraging and paying suicide bombers to bomb Israel. He had definite ties with terror rather he had anything to do with 9/11 or not. He admitted he had plans to hit the United States in revenge for being humilated in the Gulf War. Russia even admitted it had the intelligence to prove it. The man thumbed his nose at the UN for years and at the agreement with the no-fly zones. The UN made resolutions and didn't back them up. SOMEBODY had to show this monster that his actions would not be tolerated. Whether he had WMDs or not (and many countries intelligence besides our own said he did) he needed to be taken out. Soldiers who fought in the first Gulf War said they were prepared to do so. We should have finished the job then. Our wonderful soldiers are finishing the job now. Many soldiers fighting in Iraq say that our liberal media have it so wrong. They say for every one that is shooting at them, 10,000 Iraqis are saying thank you. We have seen unprecedented changes in the Middle East since President Bush took office. One thing we thought we would never see in our lifetimes is now possible. I thank President Bush and all our wonderful heroic troops. I wish Cindy Sheehan would stop dishonoring them. Like many have already said, I would rather take the fight over there than have it over here. And it would have happened over here eventually as long as Saddam Hussein was in power. Freedom is never free and some have to pay a bigger cost than most of us can comprehend. These people are the true heroes of our nation and will go down in history as such. Gulf War veterans have told me that if the people who are protesting could see the things that they saw they would not be protesting. There are literally slaughter houses over there for innocent people. We cannot imagine what those people have endured and should be proud of our soldiers for helping to end the torture, rape and murder of thousands of innocent men, women and children. It is a great cost for us in human lives. No one is expendable but we cannot stand by and do nothing. The people on the left seem to forget Vietnam and that the left got us into that and kept it going long enough to have over 58,000 soldiers killed not to mention the ones who came back missing limbs and with PTSD. So, I feel they really have nerve protesting this war. They do it more out of political motivation than caring for our troops. They hate President Bush. They hate that the Republicans have control of the White House, Senate, Congress, etc. and will protest anything that is done by this administration. I didn't like Clinton but I stood by our troops and our country when we got involved with Somalia and had soldiers dead bodies dragged around with ropes in the streets of Mogadishu which is one of the most horrifying sites I have seen. Stop putting forth a political agenda and just support our wonderful men and women in uniform!

MacX		29-Sep-2005 01:36
All this talk is crazy, all these pictures SUCK. Hope this isnt your day job Leslie

Guest		28-Sep-2005 20:16
These are not hippies, they are parents, sisters, brothers, husbands, sons, and daughters of those fighting and dieing in Iraq. The Constitution gave them the right, not the military, to protest. Even if a constitition did not exist, they have the god given right to protest when their family are involved. The military servers the honorable purpose of defending our freedom and rights, it is not in the business of creating or giving rights. Since Iraq had never threatened the USA, did not have WMD, the troops are not being used in a valid way. The troops and their families were deceived and misused. All they seek is for this mistake to be corrected and prevent further losses on all sides. Seems reasonable to me. As proof that these people are not hippies, you don't see them complaining about the Afganistan conflict, which is still on-going. When the military is used in a correct manner, the parents of the troops are supportive of the goal. They are always supportive of the troops even when they are not supportive of the politics of the White House. If we were not so involved in Iraq, we could be finishing real business in Afganistan. Ending the Taliban, (which shows signs of coming back in strength) and finding the real villian, OBL in Pakistan. Did you forget about him? This administrations priorities are all wrong.

Guest		25-Sep-2005 17:29
ALL HIPPIES SHOULD BE SHOT FOR DISGRACING OUR FALLEN MEN AND WOMEN THAT GAVE THEM THE RIGHT AND FREEDOM TO PROTEST IN THE FIRST PLACE

Guest		16-Sep-2005 01:05
Honor Them By Remembering Them, not by disgracing Them!!!

Guest		12-Sep-2005 18:07
I+e+d, This is guest, thanks for the link. Just so you know why I posted it, look a couple comments below. I already knew that the quote, although real, was not a fair quote since Bush has since clarified his postition reflected in the link you provied. It was recipocation. Thats why I finished with "Is it a fair quote?" I was just going to show the other person below, that plucking a sentence or two from someone is not a fair thing to do when new and better information is widely available. The quotes are real but add nothing to the debate. Remember this Bushism: �Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we,� Bush said. �They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.� All things need to be taken in the proper context and time reference if they are to used to debate a point. When a person clarifies their positition, it is fair to include that as well. I think the media unfairly jumped on these things for both Bush and Kerry during the last election. http://www.nydailynews.com/front/breaking_news/story/219226p-188562c.html http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/08/31/politics/main639709.shtml

Erich Mangl		12-Sep-2005 09:35
bush said this, bush said that - go and read by yourself, guest http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/31/bush.terror/

Guest		12-Sep-2005 07:50
Did Bush say this about our ability to win the war on terror? When asked �Can we win?� the war on terror, Bush said, �I don�t think you can win it. " Did he say this? Is this a fair quote?

MacX		11-Sep-2005 12:46
leslie, you have a few good pictures in here. nice job

Guest		09-Sep-2005 04:34
Since you are asking the question, let's offer the readers the whole picture. a little balance. Lets let her explain... [...After the meeting, she lauded Bush, saying, "I now know he's sincere about wanting freedom for the Iraqis. I know he's sorry and feels some pain for our loss. And I know he's a man of faith." Today, she says her comments came at a time when she was still in shock at her son�s death. Casey, a Humvee mechanic, was in Iraq just five days before he was killed last April. Sheehan recalls her meeting with Bush as "surreal." "He didn't act like he was somebody who was consoling a grieving family, he acted like we were at a tea party, and we left feeling a lot worse," she recalls. ...] See, the Downing Street Memos (which are real, see last link) that came after the meeting started her need to know the truth. The usage of the words "Nobel Cause" prompted the protest. Anyone that likes to form their own opinion can read the story here. http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Raw_Story_Mother_protesting_at_Crawford_ranch_speaks__0809.html Downing Street Memos Authenticty and contents... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8234762/site/newsweek/page/3/ have a nice day.

Guest		09-Sep-2005 00:33
Did Cindy Sheehan make the following statement about President Bush? "I now know he's sincere about wanting freedom for the Iraqis. I know he's sorry and feels some pain for our loss. And I know he's a man of faith." Did Cindy say this?

Guest		09-Sep-2005 00:11
Sheehan Protesters 'Professional' paid staff of a public relations group or radical organizations. Wonder who has been paying Cindy to Disgrace her son?

Guest		08-Sep-2005 13:57
Lets concentrate on making comments about the pictures, and keep other comments out of it. Personally, the pictures are just so so

Sheldon and Marci Morton		08-Sep-2005 13:24
I�m not sure what is going on with the comments on this particular gallery. They seem to disappear, yet return from time to time. Go figure!

Leslie Spurlock		08-Sep-2005 12:42
Not sure what happened. the owner of the forum must have taken off the comments or something and deleted my gallery from the popular page. I had nothing to do with deleting anything.

Guest		08-Sep-2005 12:22
Question, Did Bush answer her question?

Guest		08-Sep-2005 10:42
Question, did Cindy Sheehan ever met with President Bush?

Guest		08-Sep-2005 08:03
Sorry just 1 word is necessary - LOSER

Guest		08-Sep-2005 05:27
Not sure what happened. There used to be a really long list of messages here. Did it reset after hitting a certian size or did the gallery owner clear then out?

Glenn		08-Sep-2005 05:23
Great images Leslie. I saw this gallery and thought other viewers might like to help out the Veterans you photographed that are now volunteering down in LA. They have been down in LA conducting relief support like goods distribution and cooking meals. I just FedEx-ed them two shopping carts of needed supplies. They will distribute them to the victims and keep a list of what is currently needed. They will distribute to the residence and relief workers. Over 70% of the New Orleans Police and Fire Departments are now homeless but still on the job. They still need the basics too. If you wish to help out immediately, see their site: http://www.vfproadtrips.org/

Guest		08-Sep-2005 04:16
The Veterans for Peace Chapter 116 have been down in LA conducting relief support. I just FedEx-ed them two shopping carts of needed supplies. They will distribute them to the victims. That includes not just the residence, but the relief workers too. Over 70% of the New Orleans Police and Fire Departments are now homeless but still on the job. They still need the basics too. If you wish to help out immediately, see their site: http://www.vfproadtrips.org/

Steve Osterberg		08-Sep-2005 03:51
My God... someone gets it... Thank you to the last poster. Although I beleive different about Iraq than the last poster, he/she is right on about the future of Iraq. Again, great photos.. sad situation! Steve

Guest		07-Sep-2005 23:58
First - Leslie - Amazing photos. Thank you for sharing them... Second - OK PEOPLE, GATHER 'ROUND, AND LET'S GO OVER THE FACTS ONE LAST TIME... 1. The war in Iraq was justified to the American People by trumping up the fear of another attack like that of Sept. 11th, 2001 using the threat of WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. 2. GWB did NOT begin associating the justification for the war in Iraq with the "war" on terror until AFTER it became clear that there were no WMD's to be found in Iraq. 3. There was never any credible connection established between Iraq and Al Qaeda. It is a known fact that Osama Bin Laden hated Saddam Hussein and wanted nothing to do with his regime. 4. More American soldiers have died since GWB declared the end of major combat operations than from the beginning of the invasion until that time. =========== That said. I believe that now that we are there we have no choice but to stay. Leaving now would be a disservice to the Iraqi people as their battered country would quickly disolve into chaos. This war, however unjustified, is what it is and we must stay until the country is truly stabilized. It makes me sick that we have put our soldiers in harms way for the wrong reasons, but we must support them and hold out hope that as many of them come home safely.

Guest		07-Sep-2005 22:01
Good point, The part of the C.S. group took a detour some days ago to help the victims of Katrina. The have collected a list of highly needed items. See the list at www.vfproadtrips.org. if you wish to help out. They seem to know when to put aside the poltics...

vernix		07-Sep-2005 20:15
One of the thin silver linings in Katrina's clouds is that they is causing C.S.'s limetight to extinguish with more, much needed, haste.

Guest		07-Sep-2005 18:20
Although your photos are stunning with emotion, the subject matter of Cindy is pathetic. Puppet of the left. Kudos to you.. shame on Cindy. Honor our lost. Do not show our enemies this division with such malace. Steve

Guest		06-Sep-2005 02:58
I guess your name says it all. You are 44 years old, live with your mother, still play an old Sega, and always type with the cap locks on. Good luck with that.

Sega44		06-Sep-2005 00:42
I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU ALL OF YOU BLEEDING HEART LIBERALS. BUSH WON!!! GET OVER IT!!! (HA! HA!!) LOSERS!!!!!!!

Sega44		06-Sep-2005 00:30
I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU ALL OF YOU BLEEDING HEART LIBERALS. BUSH WON!!! GET OVER IT!!! (HA! HA!!) LOSERS!!!!!!!

Anxo (Spain)		05-Sep-2005 19:32
Dear Bob Foisel, No doubt many protesters have made a tear-shedding puppet of Cindy Sheehan. It�s sad, isn�t it? But the real problem is that the Bush Adminstration has been playing with lives of more than 100,000 American troops, treating them as blood-shedding puppets over in Irak for too long now. I think that�s a lot worse. "Nation-building" should start at home.

Anxo (Spain)		05-Sep-2005 19:26
Dear Bob Foisel, No doubt many protesters have made a tear-shedding puppet of Cindy Sheehan. It�s sad, isn�t it? But the real problem is that the Bush Adminstration has been playing with lives of more than 100,000 American troops, treating them as blood-shedding puppets over in Irak for too long now. I think that�s a lot worse. "Nation-building" should start at home.

Guest		05-Sep-2005 18:33
"Slaughtering of English Grammer"? Perhaps try GRAMMAR . Talk about irony !" Joke's on you fool. 1) The above is a minor spelling mistake, not a grammatical mistake. The two are different. 2) This is not an example of irony! Irony is a form of speech in which the real meaning is concealed or contradicted by the words used.

Mike Long		05-Sep-2005 16:20
Good for her, I guess all Americans aren't apathetic after all. Anyone who voted for Bush is a brainwashed idiot, and those who don't work to kick his sorry ass out of office are in for more of the same.

Ted Levin		05-Sep-2005 13:05
Guest has Bush answered the question?? ??? Americans want to know the NOBLE CAUSE that Americans have died for ( not just Cindy) Leslie Thank you from bringing me to Camp Casey. I wish that I could have been there to support Cindy. I will be in Washington DC on Septemeber 24th to the Rally against that debacle in Iraq

Guest		05-Sep-2005 12:23
HMMMM... HOW MUCH MONEY & LIVES HAVE WE LOST IN THIS WAR ? Puhleeze! This pathetic war was a wash from the beginning. Our government should be ashamed. Our government can't even take care of hurricane problems here in the U.S., and their worried 'bout weapons abroad? Someone should take one of those so-called weapons of mass destruction, and stick it up President Bush's Arse! Don't comment that I don't know what its like to be a soldier.. been there, did that, flown helicopters , walked with a heavy rucksack, blah, blah, blah. Be a pawn for our mindless governemnt? Are you kidding? I did the smart thing... decided to go to law school instead. Fighting for "something" is nobel. Fighting for "nothing" is just STUPID.

Kim Randolph		05-Sep-2005 11:47
Voted! Thanks so much for this! Bring our troops home! Kim

Guest		05-Sep-2005 10:39
Has Cindy Sheehan met with President Bush?

Guest		05-Sep-2005 04:30
"Slaughtering of English Grammer"? Perhaps try GRAMMAR . Talk about irony !

Guest		04-Sep-2005 21:20
"Cindy is a DISGRACE to the USA and Her Son!!!!" Your slaughtering of grammer is a disgrace to the English language. On the contrary, she and other dissenting voices are giving decent working Americans and the rest of the world hope that this genocidal slaughter for oil in Iraq can be brought to an end through mounting internal pressure, just as with Vietnam, and by the brave, ever-mounting resistance of the Iraqi people.

chingas1		04-Sep-2005 18:48
Partisanship. Oops!

chingas1		04-Sep-2005 17:47
James, Your argument that these protestors(or those who do not support Bush) believe America is a bad country is specious. The protestors are Americans, citizens who find themselves at odds with our current adminstration-not the country. Dissenting opinion and open debate have helped to shape and grow our country, while silence and blind partisan ship have managed to destroy so many others. Maybe you should consider moving to another country if can't stand freedom of speech.

Guest		04-Sep-2005 08:54
"Love it or leave it" eh? That's a solid argument. I think I heard it being used by Hulk Hogan against the Iron Sheik in '85. America belongs not to the facist elite that now rules it but to the working men and women of the land. How about Bush, his gang of neo-con fascists, the oil robber barons that he serves and rabid cheerleaders of imperialist genocide like you all leave the country and go and live in Antartica with the penguins. Bush is a cynical manipulator that has no "love" for America, only for the rich oligharchs that he serves. He does not "love" the child soldiers of 17, 18 and 19 he lies to and sends to die for the enrichment of corporations' profits. He does not love the over 100,000 Iraqis that have been killed as a direct result of the US aggression in the last two years. He sends the poor to kill the poor to enrich the corrupt, grotesquely rich elite of the US. This man is truly the enemy of Americans. Sorry penguins!

JAMES		04-Sep-2005 02:07
The Downing Street Memos Have been proven to have been Fake, just like the Dog and Pony Show that the SOCIALIST COMMUNIST HAVE BEEN putting on with Cindy Sheehan, the Disgraceful Actress. I really fell sorry for you bunch of losers. If the USA is such a bad country, Why not leave and go live in a Country where there is more freedom???

Guest		04-Sep-2005 01:55
Cindy is a DISGRACE to the USA and Her Son!!!!

Matt Howard		03-Sep-2005 21:31
Isnt it wonderful how her family has completley disowned her because she is a lunitic who has now become a puppet of the far left?

Guest		03-Sep-2005 17:44
"embolden the enemy"?!? Embolden Iraqis fighting for the freedom of their land from foreign aggressors to invade New Jersey or perhaps launch a tactical airstrike on Seattle? Some of you are so far up the a$$ of your own absurdist "war on terror" propoganda that you couldn't spot a truth if it walked up to your face and slapped you with a wet fish! The Iraqis had absolutely nothing to do with Al Quaeda and posed no military threat to your country before the war. The only "enemy" the people of the US have is their oil-greedy, profit-greedy, war criminal government and corporations. Every time you unthinkingly swallow another of their lies, it "emboldens" them to send another of your countrymen to die for their personal gain.

Glenn Boyden		03-Sep-2005 16:19
Thank you Beatriz for adding substance to this discussion. Beatirz is holding a framed photo of her nephew, Sgt. Daniel Torres, in image DSC_0084.jpg . I wish you luck with the tour, Glenn

Guest		02-Sep-2005 22:23
I've been reading some of the postings and wanted to share just a few comments with you. My name is Beatriz & my nephew (Sgt. Daniel Torres, 3rd Infantry, Ft. Stewart, Georgia) was deployed to Iraq, January 7, 2005, for his 2nd tour due to the "STOP LOSS ORDER". I've been supporting Cindy S. @ Camp Casey @ Crawford, TX. & right now I'm joining them back and forth on bus tour: www.bringthemhomenowtour.org Our mission is to bring our troops home now & stop this WAR! We need to know from thePresident "FOR WHAT NOBLE CAUSE?" --we are not doing this for politics. THIS NOT about politics (left or right or any political party)! We don't have any political support and no one is paying us! We only have our hearts and volunteers all around America and the world supporting our cause. I rather have our men and women home NOW, rather than to see them in a thousand pieces in a casket! We are not here to change the political view of anyone who supports the WAR. We arehere to find the answer to our question "FOR WHAT NOBLE CAUSE?" --- WE do SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, and because we WANTED THEM HOME safe, we NEED THEM HOME SAFE NOW!!! SGT. DANIEL TORRES --- was killed in IRAQ when an (IED) Improvisse Explosive Device hit his unharmed HUMMVVV! He was killed instantly on February 4, 2005, just four (4) hours after, he had sent the last e-mail to his love Sofia at Fort Worth, Tx., were he was so happy they were going to be parents, as Sofia was 7 weeks pregnant. He had also order through the internet, a book "what to expect when expecting", a "valentine puppy" and TULIPS & CHOCOLATES for his love of his life "Sofia"; which the items he order four (4) hours before the (IED) killed him, all arrived the week that we were waiting on this body to get to TEXAS from IRAQ. He had already been in the IRAQI WAR and he screamed very LOUD to "STOP THE WAR", LAST JULY 2004, while on vacation in VENICE, ITALY, he asked me to take a picture from the VENICE WALLS, that someone had written, in BLUE letter to "STOP THE WAR"---I did not know, how to STOP THE WAR! Sgt. Daniel Torres, knew how dangerous this war was and is, and he said we were "attacking the wrong people" --"my heart doesn't have any more tears to cry"--- He went back to IRAQ only for the man next to him "fellow soldier" --that could be your son, daughter, husband, nice, nephew or friend. The soldiers go back to IRAQ only for the man next to them; because only they; support each other. He never wanted to leave their fellow brothers and soldiers behind. Daniel wanted to protected the young man next to him, those 18th & 19th years olds, that had been recently recruited, these young man, have never been to a WAR ZONE, like my nephew (Daniel) had in the beginning of the WAR March 2003 at IRAQ and Daniel need to take care of their life. He said he rather died first protecting his fellow soldiers, before to be the one to have to write a letter to the families of his soldiers informing them of their sons getting killed in Iraq. He went back to Iraq for the 2nd time only for the man next him (Sgt. Daniel Torres); even though he knew the war was not justified and there was no evidence of WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. He knew that the IRAQUIS had a dictator government and did not have all the common day to day easy living items that make our lives easier here in the U.S. But he also knew that here in America (Mexico, Central & South America) we also have many citizens of the world living in not the best conditions, like the citizens of IRAQ, therefore, it was hard for Sgt. Daniel Torres to understand "FOR WHAT NOBLE CAUSE?" the U.S. military was in IRAQ and since Sgt. Daniel Torres did not get an answer to the same question Cindy Sheehan and the Family of Sgt. Daniel Torres are asking "FOR WHAT NOBLE CAUSE?" Sgt. Daniel Torres, age 23, died in IRAQ never knowing "FOR WHAT NOBLE CAUSE?", , he left his unborn baby girl "Daniela" that will be born September 2005, only GOD has kept baby "Daniela" alive. YOU DON'T HAVE TO AGREE WITH US TRYING TO FIND OUT THE ANSWER(s) TO OUR QUESTION(S): "FOR WHAT NOBLE CAUSE?" ---However, Cindy S. and the Family of Sgt. Daniel Torres, have lost our love ones, and we are peacefully trying to BRING OUR TROOPS HOME NOW, so your children, husband, nephews, grandchildren, etc...don't have to died for a war with no answers. We don't want any more innocent Iraqi Civilians death either. We don't want any more soldiers wounded, we don't want families broken apart like ours, because of this terrible WAR! We don't want your family to go to the nightmare of getting the "knock, knock, your SON GOT KILLED IN IRAQ!" ---Respectfully, The Family of Sgt. Daniel Torres. We SUPPORT CINDY SHEEHAN.

Guest		02-Sep-2005 22:18
I've been reading some of the postings and wanted to share just a few comments with you. My name is Beatriz & my nephew (Sgt. Daniel Torres, 3rd Infantry, Ft. Stewart, Georgia) was deployed to Iraq, January 7, 2005, for his 2nd tour due to the "STOP LOSS ORDER". I've been supporting Cindy S. @ Camp Casey @ Crawford, TX. & right now I'm joining them back and forth on bus tour: www.bringthemhomenowtour.org Our mission is to bring our troops home now & stop this WAR! We need to know from thePresident "FOR WHAT NOBLE CAUSE?" --we are not doing this for politics. THIS NOT about politics (left or right or any political party)! We don't have any political support and no one is paying us! We only have our hearts and volunteers all around America and the world supporting our cause. I rather have our men and women home NOW, rather than to see them in a thousand pieces in a casket! We are not here to change the political view of anyone who supports the WAR. We arehere to find the answer to our question "FOR WHAT NOBLE CAUSE?" --- WE do SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, and because we WANTED THEM HOME safe, we NEED THEM HOME SAFE NOW!!! SGT. DANIEL TORRES --- was killed in IRAQ when an (IED) Improvisse Explosive Device hit his unharmed HUMMVVV! He was killed instantly on February 4, 2005, just four (4) hours after, he had sent the last e-mail to his love Sofia at Fort Worth, Tx., were he was so happy they were going to be parents, as Sofia was 7 weeks pregnant. He had also order through the internet, a book "what to expect when expecting", a "valentine puppy" and TULIPS & CHOCOLATES for his love of his life "Sofia"; which the items he order four (4) hours before the (IED) killed him, all arrived the week that we were waiting on this body to get to TEXAS from IRAQ. He had already been in the IRAQI WAR and he screamed very LOUD to "STOP THE WAR", LAST JULY 2004, while on vacation in VENICE, ITALY, he asked me to take a picture from the VENICE WALLS, that someone had written, in BLUE letter to "STOP THE WAR"---I did not know, how to STOP THE WAR! Sgt. Daniel Torres, knew how dangerous this war was and is, and he said we were "attacking the wrong people" --"my heart doesn't have any more tears to cry"--- He went back to IRAQ only for the man next to him "fellow soldier" --that could be your son, daughter, husband, nice, nephew or friend. The soldiers go back to IRAQ only for the man next to them; because only they; support each other. He never wanted to leave their fellow brothers and soldiers behind. Daniel wanted to protected the young man next to him, those 18th & 19th years olds, that had been recently recruited, these young man, have never been to a WAR ZONE, like my nephew (Daniel) had in the beginning of the WAR March 2003 at IRAQ and Daniel need to take care of their life. He said he rather died first protecting his fellow soldiers, before to be the one to have to write a letter to the families of his soldiers informing them of their sons getting killed in Iraq. He went back to Iraq for the 2nd time only for the man next him (Sgt. Daniel Torres); even though he knew the war was not justified and there was no evidence of WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. He knew that the IRAQUIS had a dictator government and did not have all the common day to day easy living items that make our lives easier here in the U.S. But he also knew that here in America (Mexico, Central & South America) we also have many citizens of the world living in not the best conditions, like the citizens of IRAQ, therefore, it was hard for Sgt. Daniel Torres to understand "FOR WHAT NOBLE CAUSE?" the U.S. military was in IRAQ and since Sgt. Daniel Torres did not get an answer to the same question Cindy Sheehan and the Family of Sgt. Daniel Torres are asking "FOR WHAT NOBLE CAUSE?" Sgt. Daniel Torres, age 23, died in IRAQ never knowing "FOR WHAT NOBLE CAUSE?", , he left his unborn baby girl "Daniela" that will be born September 2005, only GOD has kept baby "Daniela" alive. YOU DON'T HAVE TO AGREE WITH US TRYING TO FIND OUT THE ANSWER(s) TO OUR QUESTION(S): "FOR WHAT NOBLE CAUSE?" ---However, Cindy S. and the Family of Sgt. Daniel Torres, have lost our love ones, and we are peacefully trying to BRING OUR TROOPS HOME NOW, so your children, husband, nephews, grandchildren, etc...don't have to died for a war with no answers. We don't want any more innocent Iraqi Civilians death either. We don't want any more soldiers wounded, we don't want families broken apart like ours, because of this terrible WAR! We don't want your family to go to the nightmare of getting the "knock, knock, your SON GOT KILLED IN IRAQ!" ---Respectfully, The Family of Sgt. Daniel Torres. We SUPPORT CINDY SHEEHAN.

Gilles Navet		02-Sep-2005 21:58
Ou sont les armes de destruction massive en Iraq ? Il n'a pas d'honneur pour un pr�sident a envoyer sa jeunesse se faire tuer pour des inter�ts p�troliers et les inter�t des soci�t�s d'armements. Cette guerre est injustes, trop de mort pour rien. Dieu n'a jamais voulu cel�. C'est purement politique et financier, et Bush est coupable Cette gallery est remarquable, Vote Gilles

Adrian Calin		02-Sep-2005 16:09
this reminds me of Forest Gump - when he started to run and all those people followed him.

Wendy O		02-Sep-2005 15:24
Leslie...excellent photojournaliism. Thanks for sharing these pictures, don't let the kooks here get you down.

chingas		01-Sep-2005 22:41
I think it is disgraceful that some people(left AND right) choose the low-road of trading insults, rather then debate the issue... The events-as they are unfolding now-are much bigger than Cindy Sheehan. And I am sure she agrees.

chingas		01-Sep-2005 22:38
I think it is disgraceful that some people(left AND right) choose the low-road of trading insults, rather then debate the issue... The events-as they are unfolding now-are much bigger than Cindy Sheehan. And I am sure she agrees.

Guillermo		01-Sep-2005 22:15
Cindy, you and your sugan daddys, Michael Moore, Ben and Jerry, and the MoveOn billionaire are a disgrace to our country. You might have been taken seriously if you had not allowed yourself to be bought out and co-opted by the left. You and your potty mouth belie the innocent sad look on your face.

Guest		01-Sep-2005 21:38
She did speak to the President in 04 while still in anguish from her loss. This is also prior to the revelations of the Downing Street Memos and prior to the "nobel cause" comments. At that time she didn't know, like so many others still, that "the cause" was not so noble. It was a pack of lies. I guess she had enough and decided that she could bring attention to the true nature of this administration through this protest. She certianly seems to have gotten the attention of the press and pbase. Even Walter "Freedom Fries" Jones, NC-Rep, Republican and Iraq War supporter has renounced his support TODAY and declared it a mistake knowing this and other new information. Read it here: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=email_us&refer=us&sid=a7ixq_XdNgNA Oh, the talk and specualtion about her divorce, is just a way some try to distract and discredit. Attacking the messenger not the message. It's an old dishonest trick. Most honstest Republicans (and most are honsest) stay clear of this.

Bruce Hoby		01-Sep-2005 21:31
When I served in the USAR, I realized there were two people that could put my life in peril-the enemy and the politician. Cindy's protest may embolden the enemy. Not protesting, emboldens the politician to march our troops anywhere for any reason (perhaps emboldening more enemies.)

Guest		01-Sep-2005 21:08
Let's see. Her husband filed for divorce. He other children can't understand why she acts as if she only had one child. She already spoke to the president in 04. This is a pure publicity stunt.

chingas		01-Sep-2005 20:11
Bill, The extremists that use terrorism as a means to an end need no affirmation or "cheering" section. You think a group willing to matyr themselves for what they believe care about Cindy's protest? They don't need "comfort". They are beyond the need to be "emboldened" by protests in America. The terrorists/insurgents just need to use our policies in the Middle East to justify their cause. Don't assume we are in Iraq "fighting for our freedoms". We are there to carry out part of the Bush administration's half-cocked attempt at nation-building. When people say protesters "embolden" or give "comfort" to the enemy, I think they are saying that the protesters bring up interesting questions-and the supporters are afraid they may not like the answers. Invading Afghanistan was right. The Taliban are, in part, accountable for 9/11. Iraq, I'm afriad, will turn out to be a costly mistake.

Guest		01-Sep-2005 20:10
Bill, Really? This mother is the one causing the suffering to be prolonged? Not the "bring it on" quip from the President? Who has more international attention? If this is true, then please show an example of how her actions have killed. If she is prolonging the war, show us someone that is shortening the war and how. It's not too late to retract your comment.

Guest		01-Sep-2005 19:43
Uh, right Bill...must be hard to type with your head inside your anus.

Bill Thompson		01-Sep-2005 17:42
She is doing more to prolong and extend this war and add more suffering to the people of Iraq and the United States than anyone else. More deaths of young people like her son can be attributed to her and her Jane Fonda methodologies. We don't want to believe this. But is true.

Guest		01-Sep-2005 17:42
What a way to memorialize one's son... To encourage his killers, and bring additional death and harm to Americans and Iraqi families alike. Sheehan is a self aggrandizing, self serving, monster.

Guest		01-Sep-2005 17:13
Good luck on your tour, but I think your shame is misplaced. You'd do better placing your shame on the poor planning that has caused this war to greatly exceed it's fiancial and human costs. Remember this was all supposed to cost 6 billion and be over with in 6 months! I think we are a bit past this now. From the deception used to sell this war, to the poor planning and diplomacy that keeps it an ongoing mess, all the blame goes to those incharge, not this mother. They are the ones that shame this nation. Not the troops nor the family of the troops. All she wants is for you to be able to come home. Nothing shameful in that.

Infantry Soldier		01-Sep-2005 15:43
If my mother pulls a stupid stunt like this ( if I catch it over there) I will haunt her for the rest of her existance. She brings nothing but shame to a fallen hero. I am leaving for Iraq next month for my second tour.... I can't wait to get there..... make my nation and my family proud..... and continue to do good for the world. Cindy GO HOME.

Guest		31-Aug-2005 09:40
Thank you Karl B I hope your post set the record straight for many. These MEN/Warriors will do anything to help others, including giving their life. We are not in Iraq to kill. We are there to save the thousands who are terrorised by thugs. We are there to protect the freedom of women and children. Your post reminded us that Casey and all the soldiers are volunteers who put there life on the line to protect us. Thank you!!

Leslie Spurlock		30-Aug-2005 14:51
First, thank you all so much for all your comments, both good and bad. Also, just to reiterate, I have tons of photos of the other side, as well, but most of the counter protestors came out this past weekend. I am in El Paso right now, and I can't edit those and post them right now. I will do that as soon as I can. I met the pro Bush protestors and spoke with them, personally, and I tried to show their side as well. I will be posting the other side soon; so, before anyone calls me one-sided, please wait until the gallery is totally finished. During the first two weeks of this protest, there were not many pro Bush supporters out there except on one Saturday. I photographed them and put them on this gallery. They didn't stay long, however, so I wasn't able to get a ton of stuff. There were a few individuals that ended up staying and camping across from camp 1. I did photograph them, but if I showed how few of them there were, then I'm sure I would get disgust from the Bush supporters because I showed how few of them were there. This past Saturday, there were many more, and we photographed them. We also photographed at Camp Qualls, in town. Those photos will be coming. We did not photograph the rally because we heard there were thousands of Bush supporters coming to camp 1, so we chose to hang out there, instead. And, I will say, that I enjoyed meeting people on both sides of this issue.

Kevin		30-Aug-2005 14:45
To Stuart---I would fight and die to defend your rights and the rights of the people who are protesting (for and against the war). Hundreds of thousands of other Americans have done this. As far as the "lies." It has nothing to do with oil, it was always to do with Sadam's lies not GW's lies. For years he challenged the UN's resolutions and conditions for the ending of the first Gulf War. GW simply got tired of it instead of turning a blind eye as the last administration did. We KNOW that Sadam had WMDs. He used them against his own people, the Kurds in the North. He used them against Iran. He has a country that's 99% desert and is about the size of Texas. There's plenty of space to hide them. He was surrounded by friendly nations where these weapons could be hidden. I feel her loss. I have lost relatives and friends in war. They died doing what they wanted to do...defend this country. You can't use the excuse "It was the only job avaiable." As we say here, "that dog won't hunt."

Bill Baird		30-Aug-2005 13:46
The photography in this gallery is very good. President G. W. Bush did speak with her. But now that she has become vocally anti-war she thinks she deserves another talk with him. She had her chance to tell him whatever she wanted. I don't feel that she deserves another chance. I don't care what reasons were used to get us into the war and I don't care if they were lies or not. Sadam had to be taken out. We are there and we must do whatever it takes to win. WE MUST SUPPORT THE TROOPS. And yes, I feel you can support the troops without supporting the war or president Bush. Cindy is not supporting anything but her own loss. What message do you think Cindy is sending to our enemies? One that we are weak and if you prolong your attacks long enough we will eventually let you alone. The mainstream media is even worse that she in send that message. Everyday they spout the body count from the Iraq war. How many lives have been lost on our nations highways since the start of the war? How many lives have been lost due to criminal misuse of firearms? We are in more danger in our own cars than the GIs serving in the war. Cindy is doing nothing to honor her childs service and sacrifice. In fact she is dishonoring him. Cindy is supporting the enemy

Stu		30-Aug-2005 10:20
What is it with all the people who are so vehement, obnoxious and cruel in their opposition to both these photographs and this protest? The people who support the war do so because they believe it is being fought to protect our freedoms. Then, when people exercise these freedoms by opposing the war and calling the people who promoted it to account, they are accused of being unpatriotic tree-hugging terrorist accomplices! Agree or disagree with the protest, but at least accept that those protesting are exercising their right to oppose the war and to hold those in power to account for their actions. It is absolutely shameful to mock someone's grief just because they do not share your point of view, but then I suppose compassion was never a strong-point amongst right-wing fundamentalists. As for the photography on display, some of the images are excellent - particularly the one of the silhouetted crosses. And, BTW, George Bush is not my president... I'm British.

Donald Verger		30-Aug-2005 08:26
vote! grateful more people are active!

Mark Roden		30-Aug-2005 04:28
So then why are all these comments left in, if she's a liberal trashing your right to free 'speach'? I see a great deal of emotion in these shots, and it's the conveyed emotion and the ramifications of that emotion that seem to be most disturbing to those who most vehemently deny it. Why? Why are you so angry about lies that were foist on you too? The jokers in this administration cut their teeth under Nixon, and are just continuing his traditions of lying to the American people. Defending the office itself just because it's the office is worshipping a golden cow-- you repeat without thinking, and forget about the true power of making up your mind and allowing others to make up theirs. And why can't dittoheads spell or use grammar correctly?

Viet Nam Vet...		30-Aug-2005 04:03
If they don't like your comment, the remove it. Very one sided posting as normal for libs. The don't really believe in freedom of speach if it is diff than theirs..These people need to get real and get a life...

Viet Nam Vet...		30-Aug-2005 04:02
If they don't like your comment, the remove it. Very one sided posting as normal for libs. The don't really believe in freedom of speach if it is diff than theirs..These people need to get real and get a life...

Micha Heyerick		30-Aug-2005 03:38
Very nice gallerie, love it. And to al the fashists that feel they should post anonemous slander on this board: You are cowards, your administration are warcriminals, Bush is a liar and d'ont forget that a vast majorety on this globe support Cindy.

thejakestir		30-Aug-2005 01:41
Great pics Leslie! All these comments from 'Guest' are to funny. But Great pics anyway.

Guest		30-Aug-2005 00:35
Doctor Barbara Collier is the true hero of this gallery. Cindy Sheehan only provides aid and comfort to our enemies, much like her pathetic "friends" from Hollywood.

Guest		30-Aug-2005 00:29
Where's the pictures of the topless women telling GW to leave thier bushes alone? Oh, I guess those photos will come with the Roberts hearings! AHH, the Liberal left lives on.

Anxo (Spain)		30-Aug-2005 00:11
Dear Bob, If you still believe in the credibility and effectiveness of the Bush Administration and its "war on terror", don�t worry...there must be about 500 million people in the world who believe you�re right (most but fortunately not all in the U.S.). If you can change the minds of the remaining 5, 500 million human beings, maybe you can also change History, who knows. But if you can�t, History isn�t going to say Bush was one of the "good guys". There are only "bad guys" and "worse guys" in this world.

Anxo (Spain)		29-Aug-2005 23:52
Dear Bob, If you still believe in the credibility and effectiveness of the Bush Administration and its "war on terror", don�t worry...there must be about 500 million people in the world who believe you�re right (most but fortunately not all in the U.S.). If you can change the minds of the remaining 5, 500 million human beings, maybe you can also change History, who knows. But if you can�t, History isn�t going to say Bush was one of the "good guys". There are only "bad guys" and "worse guys" in this world.

Bob Foisel		29-Aug-2005 22:38
Cindy may have a right to voice her opinion, but considering her loss she has trompt on her son's grave and belief he was defending this country, for our freedom, rights to speak out for or against the war, I think if this was journalism than where is the orther camp, how many of the people there had sons or daughters in Iraq or Afghanistan? I heard only 4-6. so that makes here a liberal puppet. What a shame, Also she spoke to the President last year face to face, so what changed her mind? Michael Moore? Alot of good angles here, some nice work, but out of balance.

Guest		29-Aug-2005 21:18
Hey Ben, Thanks for telling us about your lumpy vomit. How about you and your weak stomach move to out of the country. Avoid Canada, they are not pro-vomit. We have to keep America beautiful...can't have weak stomached sissys stinking up the place.

Marcos Rodriguez		29-Aug-2005 21:10
Nice way of ramming this "gallery" into the general section, when the especial "USA Politics and Elections" area was opened at PBase for the express purpose of sparing photography lovers this kind of political bs. Of course I should not be surprised, considering that's been the Left's modus operandi for decades --lacking a convincing message, you are reduced to yelling at the top of your lungs. Marcos Rodriguez www.aukeramen.com

Ben "Lumpy" Sparks		29-Aug-2005 19:46
These pictures do move me.......TO VOMIT that is! Don't any of these people have jobs?? Man, some of you leftover Hippies just can't let go of the 60's! If ya don't like it here then move to CANADA!!

Bill Seas		29-Aug-2005 19:40
May she find an appropriate way to assuage her grief...

Guest		29-Aug-2005 19:38
Lies? Did ALL these ( http://tinyurl.com/3f383 ) people lie too?

jypsee		29-Aug-2005 18:07
There may be some soldiers and sailors and marines who volunteer to serve the nation; the sad fact is that the majority of people who "volunteer" come from places where jobs are scarce and pay is poor. The icon of the Iraq invasion, Pvt. Jessica Lynch, of Palestine, WV, is an example of this sad situation. She wanted the education benefits so she could become a kindergarten teacher. The woman who is the central figure of this gallery is a mother whose son died in a war that was based on lies and deception in order to sway public opinion. Her son's life is gone because of lies and distortions. Even those who truly volunteered don't deserve to be in harm's way because of the ideology on the neocons that steer the puppet in the white house. My son served in the US Army and is a vet of the Gulf "War." His father is a retired Navy CPO. My father was a veteran of WW2 and wounded in combat. I protest, vehemntly, the use of military lives to further the political gain of the moron Bush. BTW, Iraq has over 112 billion barrels of oil reserves; Bush's poll numbers are in the toilet; gas is rising in price daily; Iraq has over 112 billion barrels of oil reserves; we need gas; gas prices are rising; Bush's poll numbers are falling; gas is going higher; Iraq has over 112 billion barrels of oil reserves while gas is rising in price and Bush's poll numbers are falling... you do the math. (I'll give you a hint: we'll stop criticising Bush when we can only think about our empty gas tanks).

Guest		29-Aug-2005 17:01
The President can't even speak grammatically correct English, he sounds like Yogi Berra.

Mark Roden		29-Aug-2005 14:55
This gallery is a testament of speaking truth to power. I hope you find a buyer soon.

Kevin		29-Aug-2005 14:35
I lost an uncle in WWII and one in Vietnam. They both knew that when they volunteered for service that they might not be coming home. I also lost a friend in Iraq. Other than their deaths what was common? They all volunteered for service. The problem with today's military is that most "volunteered" for service never expecting to have to actually fight and put their lives on the line. Most thought it was just a good job for an employer that would not go out of business. I nice cushy job, eh? Now they find out what a military is really for. God Bless our troops and our president.

Guest		29-Aug-2005 14:03
This is great if for no other reason than to give the psychotic idiots on the right another place to spew their vitriol. Sex is bad, violence is good!!! It's the republican way.

Guest		29-Aug-2005 13:25
The woman can't even speak grammatically correct English, she sounds like Yogi Berra: "if we let George Bush continue, it will be eternal war forever" And this stupendous bit of illogic: "we must continue killing Americans because Americans have already been killed" http://tinyurl.com/7d8xu

hiker		29-Aug-2005 13:10
I was there recently. There were actually four Pro Bush Camps and only two anti Bush camps... The main one with all of the head terrorist huggers like Sharpton, Sheehan and her group and the one with all of the hippies across from Camp Reality.

Knox		29-Aug-2005 13:02
'To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.' -- Teddy Roosevelt

reggiesmom		29-Aug-2005 11:39
Your pictures tell a story that words cannot convey. I have a very real sense of being there, now that I've seen them. Thank you for your creativity and generosity. They are just fantastic!

Eric Pouhier		29-Aug-2005 08:23
Superbe gallery, thanks for showing this to the world ... many of your photos here are very well done ... PEACE, ERic

Guest		29-Aug-2005 06:17
The Dr. Barbara Collier is a fake post, meaning it wasn't posted by her. It is copy a letter sent to Dr. Laura Schlessinger. The original can be seen here. http://www.drlaura.com/letters/index.html?mode=view&tile=1&id=10129 It would be nice if people move the political talk to a forum like metioned below. And even nicer if they wrote their own their own opinions instead of plagerizing..

Guest		29-Aug-2005 05:12
Hey Craig, We heard you the first time. Leslie did a great job, so I hope you don't mind if we ignore your blowhard comments. This is Pbase. The P stands for photography, not politics. If you want a soap box or admiration, visit the forum named poltics http://forum.pbase.com/viewforum.php?f=15 I'm sure you will feel at home there.

Guest		29-Aug-2005 05:09
Hey Craig, We heard you the first time. Leslie did a great job, so I hope you don't mind if we ignore your blowhard comments. This is Pbase. The P stands for photography, not politics. If you want a soap box or admiration, visit the forum named poltics http://forum.pbase.com/viewforum.php?f=15 I'm sure you will feel at home there.

Derek		29-Aug-2005 05:04
Well said, Dr. Barbara Collier. I, too, feel deeply sorry for Cindy for the loss of her son. But I feel equally shamed by her show in our greate state of Texas. I think she owes an apology to her son, and to the people of Texas and our country.

Guest		29-Aug-2005 04:59
Leslie, Great images of this event. Can't wait to see your new images. Well worthy of publication. I hope you get a buyer soon.

Craig Kokkeler		29-Aug-2005 04:42
You wasted you time on this cow... After 38 years in the military and defending our great nation, it sad the BS this women puts out... Tell her to go back to California... Her family doesn't even have anything to do with her.. Sorry KC but your Mom is way out of line...

Craig Kokkeler		29-Aug-2005 04:37
You wasted you time on this cow... After 38 years in the military and defending our great nation, it sad the BS this women puts out... Tell her to go back to California... Her family doesn't even have anything to do with her.. Sorry KC but your Mom is way out of line...

chingas1		29-Aug-2005 03:52
Regardless of how you may feel about this war, these pictures are moving... Great phtos!

donjo		29-Aug-2005 02:29
Nicely done, Leslie. Whack jobs like Barbara Collier will never understand. Most caring and decent people aren't like that. Keep the faith and thanks.

Aubrey Weaver		29-Aug-2005 02:22
Great Gallerie Leslie!! My heart goes out to Mrs Sheehan and to all the families who have lost a loved one to WAR.

Aubrey Weaver		29-Aug-2005 02:20
Great Gallerie Leslie!! My heart goes out to Mrs Sheehan.

Leslie Spurlock		29-Aug-2005 01:12
Thanks, again, everyone!! I really appreciate all the comments. Hopefully, I will be adding more photos, soon. Now, if I can just get these images sold!!

Andr� Lenart		29-Aug-2005 00:59
First off, why is it that the anti-Sheehan right-wing militants hide behind "Guest" usernames? How convenient... A person's political inclinations shouldn't matter to appreciate that this is great photojournalism by Leslie. Whether they agree with the cause or not is not the bottom line here. This is not a political discussion forum, most people join PBase to showcase their photographs, not to have a soapbox to speak from. Let's spare the political rhetoric and just enjoy the pictures for what they are.

marylin90504		28-Aug-2005 23:29
The images are very emotional. Good capture of another moment in our history. Dr. Barbara Collier has said it all for me. I stand with our troops regardless of the reason they are where they are -- be it Iraq or anywhere else in this world. Thank you all for protecting my freedoms. I am sorry Leslie you were not able to capture the 911 emotions of the innocent people who died for a Jhaid which was not of their making. More people were killed in the twin towers than in Iraq. As a mother, my heart goes out to all of our innocent victims and families of members of our military. Without these men and women our history would be entirely different. Read the history of the United States of America..........from Colonization to today. I thank God that I live in a country that allows all points of view to be heard and viewed whether I agree or not.

Veronica Fresh		28-Aug-2005 23:26
Thank you. I am moved to tears. veronica

jen from CCN		28-Aug-2005 23:18
What a heartbreaking, beautiful gallery you've shared with us. Words fail me... Thank you. -jen

Ollie		28-Aug-2005 21:42
You have done a fantastic job of capturing an important moment in American history. In my opinion, Casey Sheehan's protest marks the moment when the majority of Anerican's "woke up" to the blunders of the Bush Administration and the horrible losses that our troops and their families have suffered in Iraq.

Adolfo Isassi		28-Aug-2005 17:24
Nice pictures. We did not make it to "Camp Casey" but I was able to take pictures of Crawford and the camp close to the Bush ranch. The atmosphere felt so polarized that I opted to render the pictures in black and white. Just like the two sides of these issues. http://www.pbase.com/aisassipbase/crawford

Mike D		28-Aug-2005 17:18
Great message, Barbara. God Bless the USA and the President.

Mike Harris		28-Aug-2005 15:29
Great gallery Leslie! Voted!

Knox		28-Aug-2005 14:57
I'm with you Glenn. When I read the book, I saw it the same as you. I have bever heard anyone say they saw it any other way. Even the commision when being interviewed. And to the 'Guest' that keeps coming posting short 'blurbs' about the woman being a "whacko". This is America, where peaceful demonstration is part of her 'right' . . .why is she a "whacko" for pursuing her right as an American? Her son was killed! Bush's daughters don't have jobs, why aren't they over there fighting? Let Bush show his TRUE support to the ones fighting, by sending HIS kids there . . . CS did.

Guest		28-Aug-2005 14:47
One flew over the cookoos nest!

Shadow Captain		28-Aug-2005 14:33
Good work Les, very powerful images. And you went on both sides of the fence.I'll keep my politics off this site.

Leslie Spurlock		28-Aug-2005 13:40
Hi guys! Wow!! Thank you so much for all the comments and votes. I just got back from Crawford last night and will be adding more pics in the next few days. I have actually tried to cover both sides of the story. Most of these were shot the first week, and there weren't any Bush supporters out there until that Saturday. When they showed up, I photographed them. I was there yesterday, again, and dually shot both sides. Anyway, again thank you so, so much!! I really tried to capture the essence of this thing.

Khalid Hameed		28-Aug-2005 12:58
Beautiful gallery!

Glenn		28-Aug-2005 06:11
Please excuse me Leslie, I feel the need to add something... Jim T, I have read the 9/11 commision report and I agree with you that it should be read directly. A free view can be obtained at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/911/pdf/fullreport.pdf I wish to direct anyone interested to review pages 65-66,228, and especially 334. To see what the report has to say and what it concludes regarding Iraq-911. IMHO, I believe it supports the notion that Iraq did not perpetrate the 9/11 act.

Ted Levin		28-Aug-2005 02:59
Wish that I could be there to support you

Jim T		28-Aug-2005 01:47
Glenn, if you read the 911 Commission report, and not just what the NYT said about it, you would see there was a connection between Iraq and the terrorists, including the 911ones. Look for truth, by that I mean, what really happened. Another truth to think of: These soldiers are all volunteers. That being said, being a parent, I think the worst thing in our lives would be to out live a child. My condolences to CS and all of the other parents who have lost their children. Leslie, your pictures are excellent in their ability to depict the emotion of the people involved.

Steve Runner		27-Aug-2005 19:46
Great Pictures, they give a powerful voice for some really sad moments. There is a guy that wrote some stupids things below and signed them saying his a counselor...a looser counselor, shame on him. Please, guy, have a little respect for the grief of a mother, you should have better to stay quiet and taken some pictures of you own face to be angry at yourself.

Glenn Boyden		27-Aug-2005 17:43
Leslie, excellent images! Your choice camera angles (especially some of the low positions) really capture the raw emotion of these people. Thank you for sharing. You get my vote! Your images allow the viewer to see the event without spin and added opinion. What a relief! -Glenn Oh, the Ms. Barbara Collier Open Letter. It's hard to believe there are still people drawing inferences between the 9/11 terrorists and Iraq. How sad to see a person so confused and misguided that they have to write a page long rant on someone elses photo gallery to get attention for themselves. The shame is all Barbara's, not Cindy's. Pretending to know what her dead son thoughts were is pretty low. Written with such arrogance and conceit. The lady needs to seek help herself, not give advise.

n		27-Aug-2005 17:11
Wondeful gallery. It gets my vote.

Rocky		27-Aug-2005 06:28
Powerful images. You have done well what a good photojournalist can only try to do, and that is to tell the story with pictures. The PBase charter never struck me as political, but this gallery will draw political commentary, whether you wanted it or not. I suspect you do, and I think that's good. For whatever reason a person wants to believe, we have sent our soldiers, sailors and airmen to a land far, far away, to do what they are told to do. I support them and their efforts to satisfy their orders. However, that doesn't mean I support the reason they are there, the people who put them there, or anything else about their being there. May we be blessed in our effort to bring peace to that land. May we be forgiven for presuming to know what is best for them. May we learn from our mistakes. May we never let someone send our children to war because we were too timid to stand up and say no.

Christopher Hartman		27-Aug-2005 03:17
I don't support the protest at all. But, as for the quality of the images, superb!!! Leslie, you have great vision for powerful photos IMHO. Whether anyone agrees with it or not, this gallery effectively tells a story.

Knox		27-Aug-2005 02:35
leslie . . . Too bad these people are turning this political. The point is, they are very good photojournalistic photos.

Guest		27-Aug-2005 00:07
what a friggin whacko

11290		26-Aug-2005 23:44
Isn't it strange how the liberals whine about their free speech rights to say whatever they want in any public forum. When I commented last night on this gallery (What a waste of good flash memory) someone managed to get it deleted. This is what I earned a Purple Heart in Vietnam for????? God bless the USA and our (all of us) President, George Bush

dloftus		26-Aug-2005 17:06
Barbara, great message and I agree with you. War is an ugly thing, but sometimes necessary. We are going many great things in Iraq and the potential for increased world peace is outstanding. This could truly spell the start of peace between Christians, Jews and Muslims all over the world. I support Bush on making Iraq a free nation. I support our troops and the work they are doing there. And I have deep sympathy for the families who have lost sons and daughters in this war. I want them to know I appreciate the sacrifice they are now enduring and my prayers are with them. God bless you all. I have to admit, I almost didn�t open this folder because I can�t stand the one sided coverage the media has given Sheehan at the expense of those who support President Bush. Will they give equal coverage to the "You don't speak for me, Cindy!� group? Some how, I doubt it. So much for a balanced media.

Gord_OH		26-Aug-2005 15:21
Leslie, these are great photos and thank you for sharing them. They show what started as the pain of one mother for her son, to something that will only steam roll as more soldiers are returned in boxes. Please don�t be deterred by Barbara Collier�s open letter to Cindy, this is not the place nor the medium to vent one sided opinions. What we have noticed up here in Canada is that all the mothers against Cindy�s protest haven�t lost their sons�yet. As I (and at least 1700 American soldiers) see it, thank you for the wonderful work that you have done with your photos of Cindy. Those that appose your work are scared and just as radical, but on the other side of the fence�it�s a shame they�re so blind they can�t understand the world other than what they are fed by the politicians. VOTE�

Ron Wright		26-Aug-2005 15:16
An excellent gallery and a wonderful subject. I fully support Cindy Sheehan and totally oppose Bush's criminal war. VOTED!!

Guest		26-Aug-2005 09:43
Open Letter to Cindy Sheehan OK, you have gotten your "mad" out there. You've been noticed. You've attracted pity. You've had your say. Now, please, go home and stop embarrassing yourself and shaming your own son's memory. Don't think, for a single moment, that you have the market cornered on grief and loss. There are countless mothers who have lost loved ones. My son fought in the war, but I never had the President of the United States greet me, but if he had, he wouldn't have remembered my son's name either. I am a counselor, and I meet with people all the time, who come to me with emotional wounds. It is a natural thing to feel personally wronged when a loved one, particularly a child, is taken, from them... regardless of the cause. They have lost something precious, and they are angry. They want someone, anyone, to "pay." And you have decided that the one "to pay" you for the loss of your son, Casey, is going to be George Bush. And you are "not leaving Crawford until he's held accountable." Congratulations! You have now, single-handedly, shamed your own son's memory. Your son VOLUNTARILY, enlisted in the military armed forces, so that people such as yourself could retain the right to speak their minds, make public fools of themselves, verbally attack the office of the President of the United States, and (essentially) try to hold him hostage. You are just a different type of terrorist yourself, and doing the very thing your son died for: resisting. War, in case you have never cracked open a history book, is ugly. People die. Had there not been ranks and files of anguished mothers who also lost their sons during the Revolutionary War, you would not be living here in America, enjoying the rights and freedoms you obviously take for granted, and feel you deserve. Freedom is paid for with blood. Had your son died in the Twin Towers on 9-1-1, you would be chaining yourself to a fence in Crawford, Texas, demanding that George Bush go bomb the hell out of some terrorists. Your anger is really towards your son, because he joined the cause of freedom, of his own free will, and you disagreed with his choice to do so. You had personal goals and dreams for him, and now they cannot happen. His life was cut short, and YOU are feeling ripped off and wronged. George Bush is not intimidated by you. He is not frightened by you. And quite frankly, he doesn't have the time for you. There are some 300,000,000 people in this country, and he knows precious few of them by name. Get over it. You do NOT speak for the majority of us. You speak for yourself and have, already, embarrassed way too many of us. Pack up your soapbox, and your Jane Fonda want-to-be cause, and go home. Go sit at your son's graveside and apologize to him for shaming him, the cause HE stood for, and his memory you have belittled. Dr. Barbara Collier

Leslie Spurlock		24-Aug-2005 01:36
Wow, thank you both soooooo much!!

Knox		24-Aug-2005 01:27
great PJ work. To me, this is what photography is all about. . . . emotion.

Srini Raghu		15-Aug-2005 20:33
Amazing pictures Leslie, very very touching and story telling.... Srini RR

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