CAPITOL HILL – A heckler on Wednesday briefly disrupted a speech to Congress by Iraq's prime minister.
At a joint meeting of Congress, Nouri al-Maliki was insisting that Iraq remains on the front line against terrorism, when a demonstrator began shouting, "Iraqis want the troops to leave" and "Bring them home now."
Al-Maliki paused and grimaced while the young woman was lifted from her seat and carried by officers from the House visitors' gallery.
Dressed in a pink T-shirt that read, "Troops Home Now," the woman repeatedly called back, "Listen to the Iraqis."
Al-Maliki's speech continued with a petition for sustained U.S. support. The prime minister said the United States and Iraq "need each other."
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