17-02-2011, 12:59 PM
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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.
Mr. McGovern is being represented by the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF). "It is the ultimate definition of lip service that Secretary of State Clinton would be trumpeting the U.S. government's supposed concerns for free speech rights and this man would be simultaneously brutalized and arrested for engaging in a peaceful act of dissent at her speech," stated attorney Mara Verheyden-Hilliard of the PCJF.
Mr. McGovern now works for Tell the Word, a publishing arm of the ecumenical Church of the Saviour in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
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Ex-CIA Analyst Ray McGovern Beaten and Arrested as Hillary Clinton Talks about Freedom
February 18, 2011 by Gilbert Lansing
Hypocrisy has reached a new level as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton talked at George Washington University on Wednesday, disapproving governments that arrest protesters, not allowing freedom of speech. Former C.I.A. analyst Ray McGovern was taken from the audience by two security guards, beaten and left bleeding in jail. His crime? Standing silently with his back turned to Clinton, wearing a t-shirt that said "Veterans for Peace". Officially it was "Disorderly conduct".
McGovern wanted to be "witness to the fact that many Americans are very much opposed to these policies of permanent war", but he had no idea that it would get him brutalized, arrested and rather seriously hurt.
The timing was "excellent", as Clinton smilingly said "…and then the government pulled the plug", the two men grabbed the 71-year-old McGovern and dragged him out of the auditorium. "So this is America," said McGovern.
"They took me outside, put two sets of iron handcuffs that pierced my wrists. The bleeding went all over my pants.", said McGovern.
McGovern became a political activist after a 27-year-long career as C.I.A. officer. He served under seven U.S. presidents, presenting the morning intelligence briefings at the White House.
Freedom of expression is a thing of the past in the Land of the Free…
video of McGovern being 'removed' here.
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At Clinton Speech: Veteran Bloodied, Bruised
and Arrested for Standing Silently
and Arrested for Standing Silently
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.
Mr. McGovern is being represented by the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF). "It is the ultimate definition of lip service that Secretary of State Clinton would be trumpeting the U.S. government's supposed concerns for free speech rights and this man would be simultaneously brutalized and arrested for engaging in a peaceful act of dissent at her speech," stated attorney Mara Verheyden-Hilliard of the PCJF.
Mr. McGovern now works for Tell the Word, a publishing arm of the ecumenical Church of the Saviour in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
Ex-CIA Analyst Ray McGovern Beaten and Arrested as Hillary Clinton Talks about Freedom
February 18, 2011 by Gilbert Lansing
Hypocrisy has reached a new level as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton talked at George Washington University on Wednesday, disapproving governments that arrest protesters, not allowing freedom of speech. Former C.I.A. analyst Ray McGovern was taken from the audience by two security guards, beaten and left bleeding in jail. His crime? Standing silently with his back turned to Clinton, wearing a t-shirt that said "Veterans for Peace". Officially it was "Disorderly conduct".
McGovern wanted to be "witness to the fact that many Americans are very much opposed to these policies of permanent war", but he had no idea that it would get him brutalized, arrested and rather seriously hurt.
The timing was "excellent", as Clinton smilingly said "…and then the government pulled the plug", the two men grabbed the 71-year-old McGovern and dragged him out of the auditorium. "So this is America," said McGovern.
"They took me outside, put two sets of iron handcuffs that pierced my wrists. The bleeding went all over my pants.", said McGovern.
McGovern became a political activist after a 27-year-long career as C.I.A. officer. He served under seven U.S. presidents, presenting the morning intelligence briefings at the White House.
Freedom of expression is a thing of the past in the Land of the Free…
video of McGovern being 'removed' here.