----- Original Message ----- From: Samman To: IAC Discussion Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 7:41 PM Subject: [iac-disc.] Clinton Draws Jeers From Heckler http://www.marketwatch.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=CotSLWdicq2XPBNrVBKHLy2TSzxi&FQ Clinton Draws Jeers From Heckler Associated Press Online - June 05, 2000 16:10 By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press Writer MOSCOW (AP) - For Vladimir Zhirinovsky, President Clinton's address to the Russian Duma was hardly an occasion to cheer. "Shame!" the ultranationalist leader shouted at his colleagues as Clinton left the podium."Whom are you applauding?" Zhirinovsky talked loudly throughout Clinton's 50-minute speech Monday. "I told him in English, lift the blockade on Iraq, withdraw troops from Yugoslavia and do not intervene in Russian affairs," Zhirinovsky said. Clinton, the first American president to address the Russian parliament, ignored the flamboyant lawmaker, whose previous antics included throwing water on deputies and a fight in which he pulled a female colleague's hair. This time, Zhirinovsky complained that the U.S. Secret Service took over the legislative building - "They behave like occupiers!" he cried - and claimed that the Russian government had to bring in people to pad the audience. "There were practically no deputies in the hall - only hired people brought in from the Foreign Ministry and the Federal Security Service," Zhirinovsky told reporters."They also brought cleaning women and other technical personnel here - and Clinton thought he was speaking to members of the Russian parliament!" There were several dozen empty seats in the hall, and Zhirinovsky said only 120 of the 450 deputies were present. But Boris Gryzlov, head of the pro-Kremlin Unity group, said about 300 deputies had attended the session. And legislator Andrei Kokoshin said some deputies were erroneously told that the speech would start an hour after it actually did. Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos -- now, 100 FREE prints! ------------------------------------------------- *** Iraq Action Coalition Discussion Forum *** http://iraqaction.org/discussion.html ------------------------------------ *To Post a message, send it to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *To Subscribe, send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * To see the List Guidelines, go to: http://iraqaction.org/discussion.html *Any questions, contact the List Moderator at [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----------------------------------------------
