At Clinton Speech: Military and CIA Veteran Bloodied, Bruised and Arrested for Standing Silently

Plz forgive me if this was posted before but I found it very important for US people to know.

According to the link below,"As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave her speech at George Washington University yesterday condemning governments that arrest protestors and do not allow free expression, 71-year-old Ray McGovern was grabbed from the audience in plain view of her by police and an unidentified official in plain clothes, brutalized and left bleeding in jail. She never paused speaking. When Secretary Clinton began her speech, Mr. McGovern remained standing silently in the audience and turned his back. Mr. McGovern, a veteran Army officer who also worked as a C.I.A. analyst for 27 years, was wearing a Veterans for Peace t-shirt.

Blind-sided by security officers who pounced upon him, Mr. McGovern remarked, as he was hauled out the door, "So this is America?" Mr. McGovern is covered with bruises, lacerations and contusions inflicted in the assault."

You can see the picture of the veteran with bruises on the website.

[link to redactednews.blogspot.com]

It's so sad. There's no need for any comments from me.

Last Edited by TranquilET on 02/17/2011 12:48 PM