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Facing protest and condemnation, WordsWorth Books chose to cancel last Thursday’s scheduled appearance by William Langewiesche, author of a controversial new book on rescue and recovery efforts in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks in New York. WordsWorth’s manager, Sanj Kharbanda, cited security concerns in explaining the cancellation; he said he feared that the protest planned by firefighters would require a greater police presence than could be arranged on short notice...
...understandable that WordsWorth should postpone an event where adequate security is unavailable. When proper arrangements can be made, however, Langewiesche’s talk should be rescheduled; he should not be silenced by threat of protest...
...Thursday, WordsWorth bookstore in Harvard Square cancelled an appearance by William Langewiesche, author of a controversial book on Sept. 11, after local firefighters protested the visit...
...WordsWorth is a private business, and they have a Constitutional right to have any speaker they want, not have any speaker they want, cancel any speaker they want, for any reason they want,” he said. “I believe that freedom of speech includes the freedom of private parties to do whatever they want in this respect...
...WordsWorth was the first bookstore to cancel a planned appearance, though firefighters have protested outside book events in New York and Massachusetts...