With allegations of money mismanagement, threats of court action, and some members leaving, a group that has sponsored war protests in President Bush's adopted hometown has been anything but peaceful.
The Crawford Peace House recently lost its corporate charter with the state, and a former member who now has rights to the name is threatening legal action because the group continues operating.
Sara L. Oliver and some others are calling for a state investigation as to why only $14,700 is now in its bank account, saying tens of thousands donated during Cindy Sheehan's 2005 war protest were 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 . . . ."
