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Activists call for President Obama to close Guantanamo Bay: A protest on Inauguration Day

Wed, 01/21/2009 - 2:05pm

Indyweek.com:

Alexander had come downtown just after dawn to celebrate the end of a nine-day fast by activists wearing orange jumpsuits and calling for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison.