Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Gitmo poetry event at McHenry County College postponed

Even before the scheduled wake there was controversy about this event—read the comments.

A Mc­Henry County College official said a student group postponed an event featuring poetry by Guantanamo detainees so that the college could arrange for more staffing.

The Student Peace Action Network had planned to have a law professor who worked on unlawful detainment actions for 17 Guantanamo detainees speak at 7 p.m. Thursday. That is the same evening as a wake that has been set for Sgt. Jason McLeod, the Crystal Lake soldier who was killed last week in Afghanistan.

Click on the following for more details:   Northwest Herald | Gitmo poetry event at MCC postponed

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