The Media's Favorite Protester: 'I am a 9/11 Truther'

Peace activist Cindy Sheehan delivered an impassioned speech on the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, claiming allegiance with those who believe the terrorist attacks of that day were orchestrated by the United States government for political gain.

“I am a 9/11 Truther,” Sheehan told a large crowd at the All Souls Church on the upper East Side of Manhattan, who endorsed her with a long standing ovation.

“I do think it was an inside job,” Sheehan said. “We just don’t know – I don’t know – how far inside it went. But, you know, I’m sure Dick Cheney had something to do with it.”

During her speech marking the ninth anniversary of 9/11, Sheehan told the audience to stop looking at the attacks as a left-right issue. “Whether it’s someone from the Republicans or the Democrats, or the military industrial complex – it’s all the same,” she said, adding that US President Barack Obama has done everything “to protect the criminals of the Bush regime.”