Iraq protesters arrested in Senate gallery
WASHINGTON (CNN) - Capitol Police arrested at least two anti-war demonstrators in the Senate gallery Wednesday after they interrupted the chamber's proceedings to demand an end to the war in Iraq.
The demonstrators - dressed in black pants and shirts with white veils over their heads - proclaimed themselves "ghosts of the Iraq war." They called on senators to cut off funding for the widely unpopular conflict, now nearly five years old.
They began their protest as Arkansas Democrat Blanche Lincoln was calling for an additional $50 billion for the Veterans Benefits Administration to speed services for troops returning from combat. The Senate was forced to adjourn briefly as police removed the demonstrators.
"Hopefully, the passionate pleas we make here on the floor of the Senate can be seen as passionate as many we witness - some here today, and certainly others," Lincoln said after the chamber resumed business.
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Bring our Boys and Girls HOME NOW. How many more must DIE?
god bless these brave, enlightened souls.
impeach and convict the bush administration.
bring the troops home now.
'08AMA
They are idiots....everyone knows you don't wear black to dress up like a ghost!!!
haha
They're just OBAMA's muslim pals come to get the White House ready for destruction. HILLARY 08
They are pathetic...if you don't like the war then protest the policy.
Cutting off funding will only serve to put our troops in harm's way by inadequately resourcing them to do their job. Our troops don't get to choose whether they like the war or not...they just carry out the policy.
Hopefully they are just a few of those Code Pink wackos, who are very anti-military. I would hope that this is not representative of mainstream Democrats???
This is the proof that if Hillary is in the White House she will not let anything like this happen. She'll make us safe. I am for safety, support, and smart decisions which will help our country.
Put them on the first boat out!!!!!!!!!!!!!
God bless them, we're all talking, but they are the only ones doing something about it.
Throw all the co-conspirators of the war against humanity out of their office into the prison, come next election!!!!!