Heckler diverts Obama in terror policy speech

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AFP Washington
Last Updated : May 24 2013 | 1:55 AM IST
An anti-war heckler repeatedly interrupted President Barack Obama today in a major speech on reframing US counter-terrorism policy, prompting him to depart from his prepared remarks.
"The voice of that woman is worth paying attention to - obviously I don't agree with much of what she said," Obama said, after repeatedly asking the woman to sit down.
"She wasn't listening to me, in what I said - but these are tough issues and the suggestion that we can gloss over them is wrong," Obama said, in a speech dealing with US drone strikes and closing of Guantanamo Bay.
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First Published: May 24 2013 | 1:55 AM IST

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