From: David Cole (DavidCole@tk7.net)
Date: Tue Apr 01 2003 - 12:16:41 PST
I heard the same thing. I don't understand why anyone who lives in America
would say that. It is one thing to say "I oppose the war", and quite
another to hope for suffering and death for the same people you live
amongst.
I don't get it. I didn't hear his talk, so perhaps something was taken out
of context, or perhaps the guy is simply a nut case. If the guy was trying
to inspire anti-war sentiment, I think he failed. I would have walked out.
He can say what he wants, but I don't have to listen to it. I suspect he
won't be at Columbia in the coming years. Sure, I know, professors are
protected for what they say, but when you cross the line that far, things
happen to your professorship. It might not be for actually saying what he
said, but things happen. I predict he will be teaching for a community
college in about a year, if he is lucky.
Dave
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
On Tue, 01 Apr 2003 00:39:47 -0500, J. Forster <jfor@quik.com> wrote:
> FROM FOX NEWS http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,82619,00.html
>
> A professor at Columbia University in New York is publicly calling for
> the
> massacre of American troops in Iraq and praising as heroes those who kill
> them,
> reports Newsday.
>
> In a six-hour "teach-in" at the college, Nicholas De Genova, an assistant
> professor of anthropology, said he would like to see "a million
> Mogadishus" -- a
> reference to the city in Somalia where 18 American soldiers were
> ambushed and
> killed in 1993.
>
> "The only true heroes are those who find ways that help defeat the U.S.
> military," De Genova told the audience of about 3,000. "I personally
> would like
> to see a million Mogadishus."
>
> The crowd was pretty much silent in response to the remark, but cheered
> loudly
> when he later said, "If we really believe that this war is criminal ...
> then we
> have to believe in the victory of the Iraqi people and the defeat of the
> U.S.
> war machine ."President Bollinger's Statement on Recent Comments by
> Assistant
> Professor De Genova
>
> Recent response from the School President
>
> I am shocked that someone would make such statements. Because of the
> University's tradition of academic freedom, I normally don't comment
> about
> statements made by faculty members. However, this one crosses the line
> and I
> really feel the need to say something. I am especially saddened for the
> families of those whose lives are at risk.
>
> Assistant Professor Nicholas De Genova was speaking as an individual at a
> teach-in. He was exercising his right to free speech. His statement does
> not in
> any way represent the views of Columbia University.
>
> Lee C. Bollinger
>
> Published: Mar 29, 2003
>
> Here is his address:
>
> Name: NICHOLAS PAUL DE GENOVA
> Title: ASST PROF
> Dept: ANTHROPOLOGY
> Mail Addr: DEPT OF ANTHROPOLOGY,
> 416 HAMILTON
> mail code 2880 MS 4-0199
> Phone +1 212-854-0199
> Fax: +1 212-854-0500
> UNI: npd18
> EMail: npd18@columbia.edu
>
> This originally was posted on the ArmyRadios list.
>
> -John
>
>
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-- Dave
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