Cindy Sheehan To Fast For At Least 2 Months

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7 Responses to “Cindy Sheehan To Fast For At Least 2 Months”

1. silvestre.tanenbaum
   August 9th, 2006 at 2:09 pm

   In regards to this post:

   This is a hunger striker mom who appears deranged enough to actually starve herself to death, all because her son joined the ROTC.

   Mother of 19 year old protests her son joining and signing enlisting contract with the USA War Machine by doing a hunger strike

   For immediate release Lillian Landrau

   I’m a 55 year old, Puerto Rican mother of a 19 year old college student, Silvestre Tanenbaum, which is now residing in Texas. After a preparatory fasting for two weeks, I’m entering the process of a hunger strike to protest my son’s joining and signing an enlisting contract with the U.S. R.O.T.C.

   Although I’ve been residing in Natchitoches, Louisiana for the past 2 ½ years, I decided to do this process of the hunger strike traveling around the northern states, due to the repression and pro-militia attitudes that sweep the south of this country. I’m willing to go to the last consequences, and won’t allow anybody to interfere with my process.

   It is my purpose that my son realizes that he was not raised to support war machines, but to promote peace, and renounce from the ROTC. I would like for him to realize that he is also promoting imperialism and expansionism through the US War Machine, the same machine that has subdued our country for 108 years of colonialism; effects of a domination which can be seen day to day in our land and in the US around margined Puerto Ricans. I would like to let my son understand that if he has decided to renounce to his nation, Puerto Rico, and now feels this is the nation he ought to serve, that there are better ways to serve in it without promoting imperialism and domination of other nations and peoples (including ours,) through the illegal wars and political manipulation of the U.S. War Machine.

   That by joining the R.O.T.C., and soon, after falling pray of the vane promises of a bright future, enters their militia, my son is advocating those practices. As a talented violinist, he could do more for people, life, and peace, than by becoming a warrior which promotes death, poverty, and loss of mental health; desolation, civil wars and division within the peoples in invaded countries.

   I declare that I’m not doing this out of any desperate state of mind, despite what it may be said about it or about me. My son has been brainwashed to make the decision to serve and give his life and peace of mind to the War Machine that has dominated our country, Puerto Rico for 108 years. But I’m willing to give my life for his life and peace of mind. I’m not going to wait to see his life wasted, to then later cry my loss, while I can do something now. NOW IS THE TIME, NOT LATER.

   I am declaring the aforementioned statements on this day of June 24, 2006.

   http://neworleans.indymedia.or.....6/7933.php

   That is my mother, and sadly, she is doing that. But, she has already given up and is not doing anything…Her hunger strike is no more, and she is back to work, where ever she works…Last I heard from her, she was somewhere in Connecticutt…if you spread this around the web, maybe it will give the publicity she desires…but she’s not going to starve herself…it’s a lot of talk, little action.

   Tanenbaum

2. 1sttofight
   August 9th, 2006 at 2:17 pm

   Get her some professional help , Son.

   If you need help just ask.

3. stevierae54
   August 9th, 2006 at 2:20 pm

   Silvestre, I commend you for staying true to yourself and your beliefs, and not allowing yourself to be “guilt tripped” into doing otherwise.

   I have no patience with parents who interfere in their adult childrens’ lives. Sadly, I know too many whose own lives revolve around doing exactly that.

4. silvestre.tanenbaum
   August 10th, 2006 at 1:01 am

   Thank you for your words guys, I tried getting her help, but she won’t listen. She insists that I have the issues and that I need all the help. Curiously enough, she is accusing of the same things our whole family has been pointing out in her for years. And I don’t have any patience with her either: I have a wife and a 2 month old son and a job and a degree to finish…I have no time for her repeated “backflips”…I just hope she realizes that before it’s too late…I love my mother, but she is taking things a bit too far…

   Tanenbaum

5. mathews
   August 10th, 2006 at 1:18 am

   silvestre,

   for doing what you believe is the correct thing to do, priceless,

   for going into the military for your principles that protects the rest of us cowards, thank you.

   watch your back, and good luck.

6. Exeter
   August 10th, 2006 at 2:32 am

   silvestre - it’s never easy holding true to your principles - that’s what makes them worthwhile. And it’s especially hard to hold on to them when your family doesn’t agree with you. Continue to love your mother - at the very least, her heart is in the the right place. Godspeed, son, and thank you for your service.

7. Helena
   August 10th, 2006 at 6:14 pm

   Wow, Silvestre, that’s a tough spot for you to be in. Your mother is your mother, but your commitment must be to your wife and new son (congratulations, by the way) and to your career. Your life and choices are your own. However strongly your mother feels, emotional blackmail is still blackmail. Let’s hope you’re right, and she gets it out of her system by threatening and being dramatic. Best of luck to you and your new family. And I, too, thank you for your service .

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