John Yoo' Speech Disrupted at Johns Hopkins University

On Wed. evening, Feb. 17, 2010, John Yoo gave a talk on the campus of the Johns Hopkins U., in Baltimore, Md. Before the controversial law professor could get into his talk, however, it was interrupted by two activists. They stood to his right in front of the auditorium and held a banner, which read: "Try Yoo for Torture!" The protesters refused to sit down, but they were not arrested and remained in the same position during Yoo's entire speech. Yoo had served in the administration of the Bush-Cheney Gang in the Justice Department. He authored two dubious legal memos which claimed sweeping presidential power to commit torture. The two memos are referred to by his critics--and there are many--as the "torture memos." For background on Yoo, see: http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/ and
http://www.velvetrevolution.us/ and http://www.codepinkalert.org/ and http://www.firejohnyoo.org/

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[homerth]

These two young people are heroes.

[ThePunkPatriot]

What Irony-- the jerks in the audience who were talking to the silent protesters were in fact the ones who were disrupting the event.

[jasonjia123]

@jasonjia123 the policemen and firefighters who gave their lives)? Do they realize that the people of New York City and every other major city in the United States were concerned that there would be follow-up attacks? Does all of this fear and suffering justify the use of torture on Al Qaeda's 3rd in command, a heinous terrorist who probably smiled as the WTC went down? Perhaps not, but everyone who vehemently chastises Yoo/administration for their views or their work is missing the point

[jasonjia123]

first off, the protesters REALLY need to think about their audience..

second off, as many comments have touched upon already, it's a simple matter to stand there and criticize a man for DOING HS JOB, it's another to truly internalize the tasks at hand and their purpose. Yoo's memos, as controversial as they are, were written less than a year after 9/11. Do these two protesters remember the scene at ground zero? Do they think about the lives of all those who were murdered on that day (including

[lovelplants]

hmm. cant hear much the audio but i guess they are protesting into something for yoo.. hehehe they're just two anyway..

[potpie921]

excellent vid!

[dthomas9444]

Arrogant and disrespectful of these little brats

[attendthetale12]

My question is why were there only TWO people protesting against the war criminal

[aldoreshgaramok]

John Yoo is a war criminal but free speech supersedes everything.

[thepalacemaid]

I don't like John Yoo but that girl looks super annoying...

[rigatony019]

holier than thou indoctrinated fucks. spend a day outside your cushy university without daddys trustfund and see if the real world doesnt wipe that snarky smirk off your face. 

[RPenta]

Respond to this video... It is because I love my country and most of its people to leave it to the likes of the neocons and neolibs but whatever party they have dominated.