There is frankly no better word to describe the actions of Wang Wenyi, the lady who protested at the White House when President Bush shook the hand of Premier Hu Jintao:
‘I acted in a way consistent with the American spirit. I also acted to protect the dignity of America and human kind,’ she said.
Wang was arraigned in court on Friday and charged with seeking to ‘intimidate, coerce, frighten or harass Chinese President Hu Jintao, a foreign official in the performance of his duty.’
Protect the dignity of America… that’s precisely what she did that day.
Heroic. There is no other word for what she did.