Dr Karen Halnon , 52 , became an internet sensation after she was caught on camera lighting a cigarette and ranting on an American Airlines flight . Halnon said she was expressing an act of 'civil disobedience ' Sociology professor said the cigarette was a 'symbol ' that identified her 'revolutionary cause ' Halnon said she believes US has 'declared war on Venezuela ' and that it gave her hero Hugo Chavez cancer . Also claims she was put in a 'freezing cold room ' for hours and hours and hours ' after her arrest and was not allowed to use the bathroom .
Dr Karen Halnon , 52 , became an internet sensation after she was caught on camera lighting a cigarette and ranting on an American Airlines flight . Halnon said she was expressing an act of 'civil disobedience ' Sociology professor said the cigarette was a 'symbol ' that identified her 'revolutionary cause ' Halnon said she believes US has 'declared war on Venezuela ' and that it gave her hero Hugo Chavez cancer . Also claims she was put in a 'freezing cold room ' for 'hours ' after her arrest and was not allowed to use the bathroom .