CODEPINK Women Arrested In Congressional Hearing - being manhandled

[Breeze54]

Run time: 01:16 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgkuYJnYP4U   Posted on YouTube: October 24, 2007 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: October 25, 2007 By DU Member: Breeze54 Views on DU: 819

 
About This Video

This video is of Liz Hurican being manhandled by Capitol Hill police. She had not done anything
disruptive in the hearing, but was simply arrested for wearing pink. Several others were arrested
unlawfully as well. One of the woman had to be taken to the hospital with injuries.

http://www.codepink4peace.org/article.php?preview=1&cache=0&id=3588">CODEPINK Members Unlawfully Arrested at Foreign Relations Committee Today

[Progressive Friend]

1. And Washington claims to that "America is a free and open, democratic society"

Obviously, Washington's overseas propaganda organs ("Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty" and "Voice of America") would never tell their listeners about the real America that we just saw on this video. Instead, the US government propaganda organs peddle the "free and open, democratic society" myth to naive Europeans. Where are all of the Western "human rights experts" when government brutality and repression occurs in the US? They are strangely silent.

[Breeze54]

2. It's only "free and open" if you keep your mouth shut!!

:grr:



Liz was injured and had to be taken to the hospital. :grr:

[ebt12]

3. She was messing with the message of the war marketers

She spoke the truth and got arrested and injured for messing with the message the warmongers and chickenhawks and their marketing staff have crafted. This is America, where carefully crafted images and sale pitches are everything and the naked truth doesn't matter. And the police dutifully follow the will of those creatures, making them just as guilty.

[Breeze54]

6. Well said, ebt12!

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[Mnemosyne]

4. A kick and rec. to show the true fascist nature of this country now;

it will get worse.

[iaviate1]

5. These women are true Patriots.

I sit here behind my computer and go about my life... sending checks to support causes I believe in. These women put it all on the line - I notice their names are even being thrown around in the media, undoubtedly opening them up to harassment, threats, and possible discrimination if they apply for a job.

[Breeze54]

7. Yes they are true patriots!

:patriot:

Now they're going to need a legal defense.

see this post: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=3041565&mesg_id=3042216

Welcome to DU, too! :hi: