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Seems like long ago now that she was in the news much of the time. Every once in awhile now I do a search to see what she's been up to. Cindy still makes appearances every so often and has a weekly radio show. Just went to her website about her radio show and saw that the discussion board has been shut down for lack of support.
http://cindysheehanssoapbox.com/
To me, Cindy is a very interesting person because of her almost overnight rise to fame followed by a slow drift to virtual oblivion. While I give her great credit for putting so much into a cause she believes in, I also think she was and is her own worst enemy. Allies distanced themselves from her and potential allies stayed away altogether.
I followed what was going on in the early days of Camp Casey with enthusiasm. Not so much what Cindy was saying to the media but the daily reports from people like Buddy and Annie Spell and a couple of others whose names I've sadly forgotten. The pleas for coffee and tarps. The "Food Not Bombs" people asking is anyone could spare a battery for their bus. Things were tough but spirits were high. When the camp was moved to Camp Casey II, the movement began to lose something. The catering service from Dallas providing hot meals (Edit: I may be and probably am wrong about a catering service being at Camp Casey II). The accusations that the Crawford Peace House was spending the donations they received on questionable purchases.
Then there was the disaster of Camp Casey III in N.O. after Katrina. The bigtime fallout between the Spells and VFP. Threats of lawsuits. Friendships made at or just before Camp Casey I were broken.
Edit: As far as I know, the Spells have pretty much dropped out of the peace movement. Ward Reilly, who had some conflict with the Spells after Katrina hit, is still active. I'm still trying to recall the names of two to three others who were boots on the ground at the beginning of Camp Casey.