Last night, Hillary Clinton had just delivered the line "and then they pulled the plug" during her speech on freedom of expression in Egypt, and smiled slightly, when the two security goons pounced on 71 year-old Ray McGovern, who had been standing with his back turned to her no more than 20 feet away. McGovern was wearing his Veterans for Peace t-shirt in silent protest of the wars, uttering not a single, solitary word. Taken aback by the suddenness and violence of the assault by the two smirking young thugs, one in a uniform, McGovern managed to call out as he was manhandled out of the room: "So this is America?' McGovern was then double-handcuffed, jailed, and left bruised and bloodied from the encounter.
Clinton never broke stride, paused, or even batted an eyelash. Her demeanor was such that she could have been drying her nails.
Even John Kerry, during the famous "Don't taze me bro" incident, tried to intercede on behalf of a young man who was grabbed by police after he had finished his question, saying "no, no, let me answer the question..."
The chilling display of sang froid as an American's First Amendment rights were brutally violated right before her eyes casts Hillary Clinton in an entirely new light to a world in which downtrodden people are casting off their dictators, and the U.S. is criticized for saying one thing and doing another. This incident, in view of the entire world, renders her unqualified for the office of Secretary of State, which must play a crucial and delicate role in ushering in the new era launched by the sacrifices in the streets of the Tunisian and Egyptian peoples.
The shocking clarity with which American hypocrisy is put on full display in this incident demands the Secretary of State's resignation. The Secretary has made an embarrassing mockery of US pronouncements about freedom of expression, and, in a fatal hindrance to the performance of her duties, she can never be taken seriously again on this issue. As well, a call for her to step down can do much to reverse the contempt for all dissent into which we are sliding, as shown by the Obama administration's persecution of peace activists in St. Paul and Chicago who are now under subpoena to explain their political views. A swinish McCarthyesque era is upon us, and we can put a stop to it right now.
Who is Ray McGovern?
rest at http://warisacrime.org/content/clinton-resign-hillary-shows-her-contempt-free-speech-silent-71-year-old-veteran-roughed
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