Heckler Disrupts Iraq PM's Speech

[truthpusher]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/26/politics/main1838450.shtml

Heckler Disrupts Iraq PM's Speech

WASHINGTON, July 26, 2006
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(CBS/AP) A heckler briefly disrupted Wednesday's speech to Congress by Iraq's prime minister.

At a joint meeting of Congress, Nouri al-Maliki was insisting that Iraq remains on the front line against terrorism, when a demonstrator began shouting, "Iraqis want the troops to leave" and "Bring them home now."

Al-Maliki paused and grimaced while the young woman was lifted from her seat and carried by officers from the House visitor's gallery.

Dressed in a pink T-shirt that read, "Troops Home Now," the woman repeatedly called back, "Listen to the Iraqis."

(SNIP)

CBS News' Phil Hirschkorn reports that the heckler is Medea Benjamin of Code Pink. According to the organization's Web site, Code Pink is a "women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end the war in Iraq." Benjamin has been arrested many times, Hirschkorn reports, including previously at the Republican National Convention in New York in 2004 and during at least one Congressional hearing.

link: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/26/politics/main1838450.shtml

[LSK]

1. his speech is replaying on CSPAN2 right now

[LSK]

2. happening right now

CSPAN2

[rzemanfl]

3. "Patriot" not heckler. n/t

[CuteNFuzzy]

4. heard it on npr

:thumbsup:

[oasis]

5. Wasn't that Medea Benjamin of Code Pink?

:shrug:

[w8liftinglady]

6. It was-they are reluctant to identify her,for some reason

[oasis]

7. Same with Col. Anne Wright when she protested Rummy at a hearing

early this year. She was escorted out of the hearing.You'd think the press would want to interview them.Unless the idea is to give the public the impression that these folks are just whackos without affilation.

[proud patriot]

8. It's cause she keeps getting in

B-)