Trainee clerics in Guantanamo Bay protest

The treatment of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay detention camp by the US government was today compared to that of Jesus Christ when he was sentenced to death.

Trainee clerics in Guantanamo Bay protest
Fri, 06 Apr, 2007 - 18:12

The treatment of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay detention camp by the US government was today compared to that of Jesus Christ when he was sentenced to death.

Students training to become Church of Ireland ministers staged a Good Friday protest outside Dublin’s US embassy, calling for President George Bush to free the alleged terrorists.

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