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04-11-2005, 03:56 PM
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April 11, 2005 Gael Murphy 202-412-6700
Allison Yorra, 202-487-5112
WOMEN PEACE ACTIVISTS INTERRUPT BOLTON NOMINATION HEARING
MEMBERS OF CODEPINK: WOMEN FOR PEACE UNFURL BANNERS AND SPEAK OUT AGAINST BOLTON NOMINATION DURING SENATE CONFIRMATION HEARING
Washington, DC – Three women peace activists interrupted today’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on John Bolton’s nomination as US Ambassador to the UN. They held up banners reading “NO Bolton, YES UN,” “Bolton = Nuclear Proliferation,” and “Diplomat, Not Bully, Please!” and urged Senators to reject Bolton as the worst possible choice for the job and for world peace.
“John Bolton is an inappropriate nominee for UN ambassador. His history shows us that the credibility of the US as a peacekeeping nation will be undermined if he is confirmed,” said Gael Murphy, one of the women who interrupted the hearing.
Murphy was kicked out of the hearing, as were two other CODEPINK women peace activists, Laurie Emrich, and Allison Yorra. None of the three were arrested. CODEPINK is a national women’s peace group, which has 90 chapters throughout the United States and the world. CODEPINK is known for its creative and bold approach to anti-war activism, and for its members’ success in interrupting prime time speeches three nights in a row during the Republican National Convention in New York City.
CODEPINK opposes the nomination of John Bolton, who is an advocate of unilateral U.S. military action, an opponent of arms control, and previously an advocate for withdrawal of US funds from the UN.
“The "go it alone" Bush administration is working hard to pull the US out of every international agreement and treaty in its effort to dominate rather than collaborate on global issues--and John Bolton exemplifies this attitude. Someone so disdainful of the UN should NOT be our UN representative. In this time of major armed conflict and nuclear proliferation, we need the UN more than ever. The US should be taking the lead in strengthening international cooperation, NOT killing it,” Murphy said.
Code Pink Alert (http://www.codepinkalert.org/)
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Protestor Lori Emmerick is escorted out of a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing by a policeman after she interrupted a hearing in which John Bolton appeared as the nominee for the United States' Represenative to the United Nations, in Washington April 11, 2005. Three protestors against Bolton's nomination interrupted the hearing before being removed by police. REUTERS/Jason Reed
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Protestor Allison Yorra (foreground) is escorted out of a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing by a policeman after she interrupted a hearing in which John Bolton appeared as the nominee for the United States representative to the United Nations, in Washington April 11, 2005. Three protestors against Bolton's nomination interrupted the hearing before being removed by police. REUTERS/Jason Reed
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A protestor holds up a banner against the nomination of John Bolton(L) as the new United States representative to the United Nations, as Bolton halts his testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington April 11, 2005. Three protestors interrupted the hearing before being removed by police. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters)
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A protestor holds up a banner against the nomination of John Bolton (L) as the new United States Representative to the United Nations, as Bolton looks on during his testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his nomination in Washington April 11, 2005. Three protestors interrupted the hearing before being removed by police. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
April 11, 2005 Gael Murphy 202-412-6700
Allison Yorra, 202-487-5112
WOMEN PEACE ACTIVISTS INTERRUPT BOLTON NOMINATION HEARING
MEMBERS OF CODEPINK: WOMEN FOR PEACE UNFURL BANNERS AND SPEAK OUT AGAINST BOLTON NOMINATION DURING SENATE CONFIRMATION HEARING
Washington, DC – Three women peace activists interrupted today’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on John Bolton’s nomination as US Ambassador to the UN. They held up banners reading “NO Bolton, YES UN,” “Bolton = Nuclear Proliferation,” and “Diplomat, Not Bully, Please!” and urged Senators to reject Bolton as the worst possible choice for the job and for world peace.
“John Bolton is an inappropriate nominee for UN ambassador. His history shows us that the credibility of the US as a peacekeeping nation will be undermined if he is confirmed,” said Gael Murphy, one of the women who interrupted the hearing.
Murphy was kicked out of the hearing, as were two other CODEPINK women peace activists, Laurie Emrich, and Allison Yorra. None of the three were arrested. CODEPINK is a national women’s peace group, which has 90 chapters throughout the United States and the world. CODEPINK is known for its creative and bold approach to anti-war activism, and for its members’ success in interrupting prime time speeches three nights in a row during the Republican National Convention in New York City.
CODEPINK opposes the nomination of John Bolton, who is an advocate of unilateral U.S. military action, an opponent of arms control, and previously an advocate for withdrawal of US funds from the UN.
“The "go it alone" Bush administration is working hard to pull the US out of every international agreement and treaty in its effort to dominate rather than collaborate on global issues--and John Bolton exemplifies this attitude. Someone so disdainful of the UN should NOT be our UN representative. In this time of major armed conflict and nuclear proliferation, we need the UN more than ever. The US should be taking the lead in strengthening international cooperation, NOT killing it,” Murphy said.
Code Pink Alert (http://www.codepinkalert.org/)
http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20050411/i/r2780436545.jpg
Protestor Lori Emmerick is escorted out of a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing by a policeman after she interrupted a hearing in which John Bolton appeared as the nominee for the United States' Represenative to the United Nations, in Washington April 11, 2005. Three protestors against Bolton's nomination interrupted the hearing before being removed by police. REUTERS/Jason Reed
http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20050411/i/r3047397832.jpg
Protestor Allison Yorra (foreground) is escorted out of a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing by a policeman after she interrupted a hearing in which John Bolton appeared as the nominee for the United States representative to the United Nations, in Washington April 11, 2005. Three protestors against Bolton's nomination interrupted the hearing before being removed by police. REUTERS/Jason Reed
http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20050411/mdf946482.jpg
A protestor holds up a banner against the nomination of John Bolton(L) as the new United States representative to the United Nations, as Bolton halts his testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington April 11, 2005. Three protestors interrupted the hearing before being removed by police. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters)
http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20050411/s/r2240744376.jpg
A protestor holds up a banner against the nomination of John Bolton (L) as the new United States Representative to the United Nations, as Bolton looks on during his testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his nomination in Washington April 11, 2005. Three protestors interrupted the hearing before being removed by police. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas