Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain uncorked a scathing attack on anti-war protesters who interrupted an Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday, earning applause by barking, 'Get out of here, you low-life scum!' Activists with the far-left pacifist group CodePink stood with banners when former secretary of state Henry Kissinger entered the room, accusing him of committing war crimes during his tenure as America's top diplomat and as the national security adviser. They shook handcuffs in his face and chanted 'Arrest Henry Kissinger for war crimes' while McCain, who chaired the hearing about global threats to the U.S., sat dumbfounded and embarrassed.
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Arizona Republican was slamming CodePink activists for condemning the former secretary of state and shaking handcuffs in his face
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Another former secretary of state, George Shultz, 94. stood and saluted Kissinger, 91, as the protesters chanted
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Capitol Police tossed a few screaming peaceniks out of the Senate hearing chamber but others were allowed to stay long enough to yell a second time
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The audience applauded McCain loudly after he shouted at the activists
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The women's group claims it wants 'mothers, grandmothers, sisters, and daughters'... 'to oppose the global militarism'
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