Straw heckled over Iraq by 82 year old Labour party member

[NNN0LHI]

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/labour2005/story/0,16394,1580265,00.html

Jack Straw was heckled today as he told the Labour party conference Britain was in Iraq "for one reason only - to help the elected Iraqi government build a secure, democratic and stable nation".

A delegate, who was 82 years old and has been a Labour party member for 60 years, was bundled out by security guards after he shouted, "That's a lie," during the foreign secretary's keynote conference address.

The outburst came during one of the few mentions of Iraq in the conference hall this week.

A second delegate was expelled for complaining at the treatment of the first heckler.

[sarcasmo]

1. Nice, 80 year olds shouting the truth.

[lcordero2]

2. that's hilarious

[dolo amber]

3. Good on him!

:toast:

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

4. You missed the scariest part ---

the police used the Terrorism Act to prevent him from re-entering the hall.

(see http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=191x11100 )

[neweurope]

6. Exactly, that's what I said in the other thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4922076

"Mr Wolfgang, a refugee from Nazi Germany, was later refused permission to re-enter the conference hall by police citing section 44 of the Prevention of Terrorism Act." (Independent)

The terrorist act used against somebody shouting "nonsense". Now I'm waiting for the first such incident to happen here in Germany.

We're so fucked.

I'm scared.

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Remember Fallujah

Bush to The Hague!

[Stockholm]

5. That is true labour speaking! n/t