Flickr Photo Download: Cindy Sheehan Under Arrest At The Petraeus Hearings (Washington, DC) I watched most of the Petraeus hearings today. A lot of the Republicans were pitching a fit over the MoveOn.org ‘Will Petraeus Betray Us?’ ad, as though it’s totally unthinkable that someone who works for the Bush administration would possibly come forward and lie to us about the facts to keep the war in Iraq going on longer It’s enough to make you want to scream, which some brave women from Code Pink did…. As soon as Rep. Ike Skelton gaveled a joint Congressional hearing to order this morning, protesters could be heard yelling “war criminal” at Army Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker, who were about to testify about conditions in Iraq. At least one woman could be heard shouting briefly, before Skelton (D-MO) ordered anyone who disrupted the proceedings to be removed from the hearing room. “Out they go,” Skelton said. He paused a few seconds, then asked no one in particular, “Are they gone?” At least a half-dozen protesters were arrested during the course of Monday’s hearing, and their presence visibly iritated Skelton. “That really pisses me off down there, those assholes,†a sharp-eared Wall Street Journal reporter overheard Skelton say to the committee’s ranking Republican member Duncan Hunter of California. A staffer came to the rescue later, shutting off Skelton’s microphone. The Raw Story | ‘War criminal’ cries get protesters quickly removed from hearing
In the 1960s, the protests against Vietnam were led by the young; students and teenagers and young adults were on the front lines of the war against the War. Today, it’s middle aged women; it’s Cindy Sheehan and Code Pink. In the 60s, the draft made the issue vital. Today it’s women whose sons or husbands lost their lives or their limbs in Bush’s Folly. They are getting thrown in jail for screaming what the majority of Americans believe.
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