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TWO WOMEN ARRESTED FOR DISRUPTING US CONGRESS YESTERDAY

Independent Reporter | 11.10.2002 19:27

Two members of Code Pink a PreEmptive Strike for Peace were arrested yesterday (Oct. 10th) for disrupting Congress right before the vote on authorization to use force against Iraq.

The women, Sarah Turner and Elene ????, stood up before the vote and shouted "THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DON'T WANT WAR!", "WE NEED MONEY FOR EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE!", and "NO BLOOD FOR OIL!" The women were immediately grabbed by security, hancuffed, and marched out of the US Capitol. They were held for five hours and released on citation.

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About time some Americans said something!

13.10.2002 00:44

It's about time some Americans spoke up. I agree that it was in bad taste to do it in Congress but American politicians don't list. Why? because Americans don't vote. Unlike the UK and my country Canada, or MPs are accountable to the public. Keep the presure on Blair and you'll see what happens.

Jake

Get with the mov't

13.10.2002 07:01

THis form of civil disobedience was anything but in bad taste. Bad taste is waging a war against Iraq, bad taste is banning abortion, bad taste is endorsing capital punishment, bad taste is using peoples sorrow and channeling it towards a war in Afghanistan ; all of which Georg W has done. Get your priorities in order

JCB