The top-of-page-1, three-column color photograph in the Washington Times (and in almost all other print and TV media) shows our Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice being set upon at a meeting of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Her assailant looks as if she is an advertisement for Halloween.
Desiree Anita Ali-Fairooz of Los Angeles has her mouth wide open (since she was screaming). Her eyes were wide and her extended hands – which surrounded our secretary of state’s hands – were covered with red paint, which looked like blood.
This leader of the feminist anti-war group called Code Pink shrieked, “WAR CRIMINAL!” as she wrapped her arms around Secretary Rice.
Other members of this wild group held up signs reading “BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS.”
At that point, Chairman Tom Lantos of California shouted, “OUT!” – at which Capitol Hill police quickly grabbed this bloody-handed screamer, plus four of her fellow Code-Pinkers.
As she was dragged out, this lead screamer smeared her red painted hands on the wall as she was dragged out of the room by police.
Secretary Rice maintained commendable composure during this assault. But what can be done to diminish the possibility that this – and other – nut groups will not be back to assault more of our government leaders?
These female extremists are charged with disorderly conduct and assaulting a federal officer. This 4-year-old group has a record of such disruptions of Congress – most recently in the September hearings for Gen. David Petraeus.
They very much need to be deterred – by at least two years behind bars – followed by probation, which, if violated, will imprison them for 10 years.
Co-founder of Code Pink is Jodie Evans, former top aide to former California Gov. Jerry (“Moonbeam”) Brown.
Since the said Brown is now attorney general of California, I hope – but really do not expect – that he favors extensive jail sentences for these Code Pinker hell-raisers.
