Laura "If this war is so justified, why aren't your children serving?"

[fearnobush]

That was the question roared to Laura * back in Sept in NJ.


Death of son in Iraq means different life for mom
Woman who questioned first lady now is activist against the war
Monday, August 01, 2005
BY KATIE WANG

Star-Ledger Staff
The firehall in Hamilton Township was alive with hundreds of giddy Republicans when Laura Bush stepped to the podium last September to deliver a campaign stump speech for her husband.

The first lady was in the middle of her remarks about the war in Iraq when a loud, booming voice cut her off.

"If this war is so justified, why aren't your children serving?" barked Sue Niederer.
All eyes turned to Niederer, a stout, bespectacled woman who stood wearing her dead son's floppy Army camouflage hat and a white T-shirt stamped with his wedding day photo and the message, "President Bush, You Killed My Son."

The incident helped transform the real estate agent and high school substitute teacher from Mercer County into a leader for anti-war activists.

Since then, Niederer, 56,has traveled to Greece, Iowa and Washington, D.C., as a protester, often introduced as the T-shirt lady who stood up to Laura Bush. She works with a network of military families who have lost loved relatives in Iraq and want to bring the troops home.

"She's amazing," said Cindy Sheehan, president of Gold Star Families, which opposes the war. "She's very out there, involved and very inspirational."

Niederer's activism is her way of coping with the loss of her only son, Army 2nd Lt. Seth Jeremy Dvorin, who was killed while defusing a roadside bomb on Feb. 3, 2004. He was a 24-year-old newlywed when he died.

Since then, she has used her anger to drive her anti-war activities.

"I want vindication," she said. "I want Bush and Rummy (Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld) standing in front of me with an apology to hundreds of those families and say, 'I was wrong.'"

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[jeff30997]

1. Wow ! She have more balls than most men.

[FreedomAngel82]

5. I agree

Wasn't she the woman who confronted Laura before?? I think it's great. Your anger can really motivate you and she's doing it in a positive way.

[nofurylike]

6. the difference is, in fact, that she has none. this is mothers' work. eom

[jeff30997]

7. I stand corrected.She have bigger ovaries then most women.

[nofurylike]

9. :) thank you for that correction. peace. eom

[Mojorabbit]

17. Brass Ovaries is the term among my girlfriends! eom

[Dulcinea]

2. So what did Laura say? eom

[medeak]

3. wasn't she arrested and manhandled?

think I recall video?

[savemefromdumbya]

4. Drop Laura over Iraq by parachute!

Go on then fly Laura over Iraq by parachute and let her drop! See how she gets on. I bet "AWOL Georgy" would falter!

[jeff30997]

8. And make sure she lands in a mine field.

[savemefromdumbya]

12. I don't want her to die!

Just to taste what we endured in the military! Chickenhawk vs real combatabt? I'm so tired of these snivelling little tinpot dictators who want to wage war because they feel like it and want to gain a few more oil pipelines. Drop Bus in the renches I say!

[jeff30997]

13. In that case: Make sure she lands on a cactus.

[savemefromdumbya]

14. ouch!

LOL!

[dflprincess]

11. It wouldn't bother George-Boy

just as long as HE'S not the one near the front lines. Besides, he'd still have Condi.

[sushi]

10. That was an excellent question!

If the war is such a noble cause, it's high time * sends his daughters, nephews and nieces to Iraq.

[savemefromdumbya]

15. Richard the Lion Heart and his crusade!

Doesn't it make you want to vomit?

Yes HE needs to get out there in Iraq like his ancestors!

Perhaps he will get an arrow thru' his heart like King Harald the Saxon?

[wli]

16. apology? these fascists should be in jail in the Hague