Sheehan arrested during White House protest

26/09/2005 - 19:33:38
Cindy Sheehan, the American woman who has used her son’s death in Iraq to spur the anti-war movement, was arrested today while protesting outside the White House.

Sheehan and several dozen other protesters sat down on the footpath after marching along the pedestrian walkway on Pennsylvania Avenue. Police warned them three times that they were breaking the law by failing to move along, then began making arrests.

Sheehan was the first taken into custody. She stood up and was led to a police vehicle while protesters chanted, “The whole world is watching.”