The fight at the "Peace House" in Crawford

AP/MSNBC:

A group that has sponsored highly visible war protests in President Bush's adopted hometown has been anything but peaceful, with accusations of money mismanagement, threats of court action and some members leaving.

A former member who has rights to the group's name is threatening legal action because the Crawford Peace House continues to operate.

Sara L. Oliver and others also want a state investigation as to why only $14,700 is now in the group's bank account, saying tens of thousands of dollars donated during Cindy Sheehan's high-profile 2005 war protest are unaccounted for.

"There are people who have said, 'Don't say anything because you'll hurt the peace movement,'" Oliver said. "But if the peace movement isn't pure and transparent and holy as it can be at its heart, then it's just like George Bush: lying, thieving, conniving, backstabbing bastards."

John Wolf, who co-founded the Crawford Peace House in 2003 in a house near downtown, denied allegations of wrongdoing. He said the claims were by only a few people and would not hurt the work of the house, which is planning a fourth anniversary celebration Sunday.

The Crawford Peace House bank account had only $3 in early August 2005, but Sheehan's monthlong vigil beside the road leading to Bush's ranch brought thousands of people and donations from across the country.

Wolf said the Peace House has an accountant and has kept diligent records, which soon will be posted on its Web site. He said most of the $285,000 raised in 2005 was spent on food, van and bus rentals, gas and a large tent for the rallies at several events.

"All of this money was given to us to take care of people who came here, and that's what we did," Wolf said Friday. "If somebody has fantasies, I can't affect that."

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The "peace" movement is made up of fantasist so it is not surprising they would find something to bicker about. It is what they do. Apparently one of their fantasies is that things can happen without the expenditure of funds. They deserve each other.

Cindy Sheehan says she feels betrayed by the Democrats. If only it were true.

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