Free speech irony: On May 27 as Condoleeza Rice spoke in San Francisco, three protesters "stood up wearing black robes and black hoods, with their arms outstretched at their sides, an apparent reference to US abuse of detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison." After the protesters were escorted out, Rice said, “it is a wonderful thing that people can speak their minds. And it is a good thing that they can now do so in Baghdad." Of course, by speaking their minds, these peaceful protesters got arrested.