Code Pink’s Medea Benjamin Arrested After Entering Home of Xe/Blackwater Founder
by Kristinn Taylor and Andrea Shea King
Medea Benjamin “call(s) for help” before she is arrested for trespassing at the McLean, Va., home of Erik Prince, August 20, 2010. Photo by Code Pink.
Terrorist supporter and Code Pink co-founder Susan “Medea” Benjamin was arrested Friday evening at the McLean, Virginia home of Xe Services founder (formerly Blackwater) Erik Prince, according to a press release posted by Code Pink.
Prince was not home, having left the United States for Abu Dhabi in the face of mounting legal problems. Inexplicably, Benjamin was let into the house, according to the press release. However, when Benjamin revealed the true nature of her visit, Mrs. Prince reportedly threw her out of the house. Fairfax County Police arrived and arrested Benjamin for trespassing, according to a caption at Code Pink’s Flickr album. (The Fairfax County Police public information office is closed for the weekend.)
An excerpt from Code Pink’s press release:
- CODEPINK cofounder Medea Benjamin and other DC area activists were detained at the home of Blackwater Founder Erik Prince. The group dropped by to deliver a letter urging Prince not to flee the US to extradition-free UAE. His move, though couched by his PR team as a much needed break from the US would in fact eliminate the possibilities that he could be held accountable for the crimes perpetrated by Blackwater while under his control. Benjamin was invited into the Prince home, she then proceeded to explain to Prince’s wife why she was delivering the letter; Mrs. Prince then pushed Benjamin out the door and told her to “leave the house immediately”. Police soon arrived, entered the house to speak with the Prince family. While statements were being taken by other eyewitnesses, Benjamin was quickly hand-cuffed and arrested.
The New York Times reported Friday that Xe Services is being fined $42 million by the State Department for “hundreds of violations of United States export control regulations.”
Prince is is being sued for allegedly defrauding the government.
Code Pink has a history of harassing their political opponents at their homes. Targets have included former Bush administration lawyer John Yoo, then Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
Medea Benjamin being questioned by Fairfax County, Va., police officers outside the McLean, Va., home of Blackwater founder Erik Prince, August 20, 2010. Photo by Code Pink.
Code Pink has also called for the kidnapping of former President Bush, his wife Laura, and former high ranking Bush administration officials so they could be tried for alleged war crimes for defending America in the war on terror.
Code Pink activist Tighe Barry leaves a note on the front door of Erik Prince’s McLean, Va., home, August 20, 2010. Photo by Code Pink.
Code Pink has not posted any photos of Benjamin when she was inside Prince’s home. The group said in its press release they would be posting video of the incident at their YouTube channel.
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256 Comments
Further proof that our government is dysfuntional–let's let this guy Prince set up a security company in the middle east!….???As for code pink, I guess they couldn't afford the postage stamp…
And I guess Dick Cheney showing up for a chat at her house would be just fine with her. Crazy witch with b.
terror supporting code pink needs to go down, hard.
Sounds like it is time for a 6 month stretch in jail with about 5 years of probation. If she violates probation, straight to jail for the rest of the sentence.
Code pink is well known to be marxist and getting creepier every day. They marched with Hamas along with Bill Ayers in Gaza, and now this. On the way back from Gaza there was a letter she delivered personally to Obama at the White House from Hamas.
They should be designated a terrorist organization since they are aiding and abetting terrorist organizations and got 9 people killed in the flotilla. These people are letting Islam/Sharia infiltrate our institutions and are happy bundlers of campaign money for Obama and the left. They're not anti-war, they're hateful anti-American.
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High school cheer leaders. They can mess around all they like cause they will NEVER have to fight for their own freedom.
And shouldn't they be protesting a mosque… you know the religion that is about to stone a woman to death in Iran?
Prosecute these home grown Terrorists to the fullest extent of the Law, on TV! Lock them up and make an example of them for all other Anti-Americans!
Time to go to Medea's house and hold a protest!
Payback's a bitch!
Code Pink! A bunch of Code Punks!
Code Pink Radical Aggressive activists remind me of what Nancy Pelosi, and her type were like when she was young- Radical, Aggressive, Socialistic, Intolerant of Individual Rights, with total disregard for The Constitution, Individual choices, or The Bill of Right. It's either their way or they'll invade your private property with assault and battery.
Something like Union Thugs. and Dictators. VERY DANGEROUS PEOPLE. PROSECUTE THEM FULLY, SWIFTLY, AND PUBLICLY!
And these idiots are cozy with far-left Democrats around the country, POTUS included. Imagine if a group of activist libertarians half this obnoxious had ties to Republican leaders! There would be no end to the coverage hammering home "these scary extremists are who conservatives hang out with." But if they're Marxists, awww, let's put the gentle lens on before we talk about Code Pink.
Good thing fewer and fewer people rely on the mainstream media for their news!
"Payback's a bitch!"
So is medea.
Well, laws don't apply to liberals (see Bill Clinton, Charlie Rangel, Blago, Al Gore…) so I don't see where she did anything wrong. In fact, she should have been awarded a gov't grant to compensate her for travel and lodging.
What is wrong with you people anyway????
/sarc off, for those who are so sleep-deprived they couldn't tell.
Actually, it is funny if you stand back and look at it from a different prisim.
A crazy woman pinko terrorist, gets inside of the secure home of a security EXPERT.
Does anyone else see the irony?
Apparently Mr. Prince needs a better alarm system, or a bigger German Shepard…………
Prince is a criminal. This woman is brave. Like a private citizen taking on Capone! Well done!
Especially as "Benjamin was invited into the Prince home." Then they could arrest the wife at least.
How is she a terrorist but Prince isn't? You are really allowing political extremism blind you.
Nothing will happen to them while Obama is in office because they are tighter than fleas on a dog. Obama loves this. His own crappy brown shirt brigade dressed in pink. Plus the fact that Bill Ayers is their "godlike" BFF and Obama's terrorist buddy, they know they are safe from any charges whatsoever. Enough to make me rip out my hair in frustration.
I hope Issa is keeping track of all this and I hope the next AG will have the balls to throw these idiots in prison for treason. There isn't enough room on this website to list the grievances these commie morons and this adminsitration have inflicted on our country.
Meanwhile the Userper-in-chief is vacationing again and probably smiling at this news. All I have to say is the waters in Martha's Vineyard are polluted with fecal bacteria in more ways than one.
This from the professed Nazi apologist scumbag?
Nice try idiot.
skanky bitch try that again and it will be the last thing you do. why dont you code stink terrorists do something useful like shave your filthy toes, i'm sick of seeing them hanging out of your birkenstocks.
She is a self ordained terrorist supporter. Confessed and dyed in the wool.
No, I am not allowing my political extremism to blind me.
I'm a Constitutionalist.
A man needs to be secure, in his suburban, Mcmansion, ranch style, castle. Period.
I suppose if he was home, and shot the bitch, whilst she was breaking and entering, committing criminal trespass, you would call him a murderer for protecting his property?
TOO MUCH: time, money, and gut level hate
TOO LITTLE: common sense, social grace, civility, intellignece
Demonstrated that fact, right between her beady little snake eyes………..
WoW!
Are you smoking a doobie, or drinking bourbon?
What gets me is the publicly called for the kidnapping of a former president and no Secret Service showed up on their doorstep to interrogate them. They should be designated a terrorist organization. They've proved time and time again that they are not anti-war protesters but, anti-American. Just the fact that they consort with Hamas, a known enemy of this country, proves that fact.
Just curious…if she was invited in , how is that trespassing? I would like to see the entire 'Code Punk' in prison for treason!!
She'd show up on my doorstep uninvited and leave with an butt full of birdshot. I don't take to trespassers very kindly. The old adage trespassers will be shot and survivors will be shot again is taken literally in my part of the county.
If someone barged their way into my home. I wouldn't call the police. I would call the MORGUE!!!
Yup. We need pickets and protestors right at her doorstep. She lives in California, where does she get the money to travel all over like this? Is Code Pink a not for profit?
Let her try it in Texas. Castle doctrine all the way. She's a threatening b*tch.
You missed the point where she was INVITED IN. Better re-read that.
Just curious…if she was invited in , how is that trespassing?
The law doesn't matter under fascism.
they should have shot her.
and shouldn't threatening to kidnap a former president should land you in a federal prison?
And she did what exactly? Yeah real brave knowing NOTHING is going to happen to her. Picking targets that don't fight back don't make you brave.
Now protesting muslims for mistreating women… that's brave.
Mr Prince is many things but first and foremost, he is a honorably discharged US Navy SEAL. Add onto that a successful businessman and I can understand how someone like yourself would be unnerved and frightened by him. I was fortunate during my time in the sandbox to stand alongside many Blackwater operatives and came to know them as professionals. Most of them are also honorably discharged vets (again with your fear of us). As far as this "woman" is concerned, she (like all of her ilk) is a coward. Her manner of operation is to scream obscenities into the faces of service members and scamper off to safety when we wish to make her pay for her stupidity. Your support for her tactics tells me much about your personal ethics and values not to mention your intelligence and courage.
SUA SPONTE
Barging into the wrong home can get one killed. Known wacko code-pinker with history of harrassment and threats against people was mistaken for a burgler, paniced home-owner shot the intruder. Code pinker was pronouced dead at the scene. No charges expected to be filed as this was clearly a home invasion.
Patriot Act time! Of course, nothing will come of this because Pelosi is too busy harrassing Tea Party members to worry about, you know, ACTUAL threats. And this would be where the Sailor chimes in……..
I like your style!
Or how about: If you found here at night, you will be found here in the morning.
;-D
Just arrest this traitor and try her for treason. She is a pig.
It could be because she fraudulently got access by lying about why she was there. I don't know the laws of VA, but there are different types of trespass, different "intent" requirements. If she fraudulently gains access I could see how that could be illegal.
Apparently you don't know much about the law.
Fascism? Yeah, Obama and his ilk are fascists.
So are you.
Code pink loons need to visit the Iranian clerics at their homes uninvited.
Businessman? Only in the sense of a Russian oligarch. He 1) inherited TONS of money and 2)most the money he made was by lucrative GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS. He is actually a government bureaucrat that used his connections to make a lot of money afterwards….blood money.
Well said.
Pink shirts and Purple shirts, instead of brown shirts.
And you're an idiot!
They are a dirty, disgusting looking group, aren't they?
You'd think so, wouldn't you? In fact, threatening anyone should get you some kind of attention from authorities.
I'm not, but Bush/Obama are.
And guess what, in light of those government connections, he provided diplomatic protection services and NEVER LOST A CLIENT NOT ONE! Even the State Department does not have as good of a record. Again my assertion stands. You are jealous and scared of men like him. That is the reason you hide in cyberspace and cast aspersions on the man's character. And as far as the "inheritance" goes, so what? He used money left to him and made himself and his family wealthy. It's called capitalism. GOOD ON HIM as my Aussie friends would say. And finally, if you think his wealth is "blood money", then what do you call the combat pay that my brothers and sisters in arms receive? Frankly, you are undeserving of the liberty that I purchased with my blood.
When you side with Code Pink you have ZERO credibility. They committed nothing short of treason.
You want to be helpful? Get on the next flotilla. I can only hope you meet with an Israeli and he puts you in your place, as a terrorist deserves.
Please, I'm begging you, stop publicizing the actions of these evil kooks! If no one pays attention to them they will go away. They are attention starved children.
how many shots, 3 or 4, or would you just make it easy, and unload on the pinko commie?
I have always hated the color pink. Now I loathe it but I could care if those hags were naked They are dysfunctional, hormone deprived, lobotomized biotches that have no life.
Did you notice, except for Jodie Evans they are all ugly? There is a psychological purpose in recruiting mindless females like this. It gives them a bond and a purpose in life. Otherwise they would be sitting in front of a TV set stuffing their faces with do-nuts with no place to go.
His track record of protecting clients doesn't actually contradict the "blood money" accusation (which I think is an unnecessary use of hyperbole, but anyway). The US State department does not need or desire a contractor who insufficiently values the lives of native Iraqis. Shooting at a person who is a threat is one thing; but shooting people indiscriminately just in case they turn out to be a threat is different. Iraqis are people, too, and if Blackwater has failed to value Iraqi life, Prince needs to answer for it.
Some people will do anything to remain relevant.
I believe she lives in San Francisco, pelosi's turf… where else, but.
Another middle aged brat whose daddy didn't pay her enough attention.
Just like the new black panthers she will be protected.
No.
Just because I talk slow, doesn't mean I am slow.
Further and beyond that, I savvy what I read quite well.
" Benjamin was invited into the Prince home, she then proceeded to explain to Prince’s wife why she was delivering the letter; Mrs. Prince then pushed Benjamin out the door and told her to “leave the house immediately”. Police soon arrived, entered the house to speak with the Prince family. While statements were being taken by other eyewitnesses, Benjamin was quickly hand-cuffed and arrested."
She entered the premises under probably false pretenses, and if there was no problem, then why was she arrested?
I know.
Consequently, we now have Obama Care.
I'm sure she'll get some attention from the USSS.
Whoa!
My friend, that is the harshest language I have ever heard on here. You made me do a triple take when I read it.
Why don't you tell us how you REALLY feel?
Don't hold back……..
I'm sure she is living off of a Tobacco Trust Fund that great granddad set up for the family.
It isn't capitalism – it is fat government contracts
And the report was from code pinko's web site
I agree phth,
It is strange how this small group has "transformed" into an unrecognizeable terrorist ideology. Your first statement is spot on too, WTF. If I made a statement like that, my door would be busted down. Just another story that makes me shake my head in disbelief.
How do these people get funded would be a very very good question.
<yawn> Yeah, I've heard the "Iraqis are people too" argument before. Usually it comes from those that have never dealt one on one with a homicide bomber. Disagree with their ROE if you wish but you cannot deny that they, while in theatre, were very successful. And the charge that Blackwater operatives acted in a manner that was inappropriate was dropped in the same fashion that many of the charges of that manner have been dropped.
HEY TEAM, I live 20 miles from SF. I personally volunteer to take on this task. Just give me an address, I have a great HD camera.
Price is the owner of a private army of mercenaries. They do combat missions, assassinations, and god knows what else. He's kind of the wrong guy to threaten like that. I'm sure if he were home there would be chunks of that woman in dog food cans all over the country.
Troll wrote:
"money and 2)most the money he made"
Berkeley H.S. doesn't teach grammer or to leave a space after 2)
Media Matters won't pay for your high school classes?
I so detest the pinko vermin it takes every thing I have to hold back. Sometimes, as you see, I'm unable to contain my emotions. A fault of mine and one that needs greater discipline. Thanks for the reminder.
I would have enough sense NOT to go into that home uninvited.
I'm betting she has an accident later in life.
I'm sure Nancy Pelosi is going to jump right on that!
Agreed. Our legal system is dysfunctional if it can't deal with garbage like them.
I wasn't complaining or chastising you in any way.
You took me aback though, and made me laugh.
Personally, I appreciate and value your input.
Thanks!
Just gave me an idea for a script.
It was an outrage! It's inciting violence. I think Michelle Malkin or some other website that posted that about Bush, with the DOJ phone # for people to call and complain
So, hey, — I called them up and asked them what they were going to do about it…… and got the impression I definitely wasn't the only one who called! ha ha
I can smell her stench from where I live 20 miles from SF.
By the way, Had a 1979 Ford 150, bought new. Drove it up until 3 years ago and finally let the old girl go. BEST truck ever. 212,000 miles. Like losing your dog.
As long as we understand the rules, we can play too!
The woman is a luntic barking moonbat marxist who supports mass murdering regimes.
So you can stop lying.
People give "Code Pink" way too much credit as actually a group that has any influence or credibility. Who is Code Pink? It's freaking Medea Benjamin, that is all. The rest is a loose knit group of kooky friends of hers. As you can see, their "notes" are hand written. Everything they do is juvenile, half-baked, and not even put together. They flop around like a dying fish with no clear message at the direction of crazy Benjamin. Did you see their "protest" outside the recruiting station last year? Her "helpers" were just this side of mental patients and everything was handwritten and unclear. It was moronic. If you are going to protest, can you at least be clear on your protest? Not these freaks.
Benjamin is a nut job, I don't even know why people listen to her. They should stop saying "Code Pink" as if it really is any kind of a group. It's her, and it's nonsense.
Just another example of how liberal democRATS can get by doing anything, while conservatives are persecuted. This female belongs UNDER the jail.
No, I was not thinking you were complaining, but it made me realize that my words can be hurtful to people here who do not approve of my slang. I respect all members in good standing and when I lose touch it can harm the whole community. Your last comment is kind and is reciprocated.
Thanks CL.
Naw, it's called an Olbermann, which is a fistful of quualudes washed down with a quart of Valu-Rite vodka.
Whatever you said, I agree with you Sir even though I didn't get to read it. I try to contain my hate on here but it's very hard.
Good one. That'll show 'em.
I just searched for her and there are 4 Medea Benjamin. 3 are in in San Fran. She's 57 and is Founding Director of Global Exchange. email: : medea@globalexchange.org.
I wish I could have read your comment Sirpigsalot1, Cowboy’s retort has me intrigued. Reasoned debate is always preferred, however delicate sensibilities while dealing with ‘60s radicals or their spawn, is sometimes impossible. I like to ask on these boards, for those who can remember, imagine trying to have a reasoned debate with an Abbie Hoffman, ain’t gonna happen! In fact the left, and their ilk are counting on our morals, comity, and sense of fair play, too be used as a tool against us. I don’t know what you wrote, but we are in desperate times brother, so it’s time to flail away, at least you’ve entered the town square.
"Trespassers, solicitors welcome- dog food is expensive in this economy"
<eg> Munchkin is a hungry lil wee puppy girl…
If I remember correctly from my time living in VA (Navy wife)…its considered "trespassing" once you are asked to leave, and you don't immediately vacate said premises. Possibly the Code Pinkos decided to hang around the front lawn after being tossed? Just a guess, however.
The biggest mass murdering regime is the US.
Funny, but most of the time I am a calm, relaxed and rather focused person. Then as the day prolongs I'll read a article here and just go completely ballastic. These Pinko commies would wither away if they could only feel my seething intense dislike for them. That is the truth.
Yeah, it's like that in CA as well. I did a quick google search on it and didn't find anything about what I said above (fraudulently gaining access), but it could also be that she refused to leave at first. She's certainly still there when the cops arrive.
You are truly ignorant of history.
And a moral cretin.
All the symptoms of being a reactionary leftist.
LOL! That's a good one, too!
So, you don't deny it. Even if you just count the wars we have been involved in you can't deny my point.
And just to prove how ignorant you are, a little test.
Which reactionary leftist political system murdered more people:
under Nazism or under Communism?
Did you miss my order to you to stop lying, BTW?
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