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December 2, 2008

Charges Dropped Against Iraq Veterans Against the War
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In New York, the Nassau County District Attorney"s Office has agreed to
drop charges against 10 members of Iraq Veterans Against the War and
five of their supporters who were arrested in October outside the
presidential debate at Hofstra University. The so-called Hempstead 15
were charged with “disorderly conduct” and “failure to obey a lawful
order.” The protesters were arrested as they tried to enter the debate
in an effort to ask the candidates about the Iraq War, war resisters and
veterans’ treatment. One of the veterans, Nick Morgan, is planning to
sue Nassau County. Morgan was hospitalized after his face was trampled
by a police horse.



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