http://www.boston.com/news/globe/edi...urt_own_cause/

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All you need to know about the energy crisis:
ANWR Exploration Republicans: 91% Supported. Democrats: 86% Opposed.
Coal-to-liquid R's: 90% YES. D's: 78% NO.
Oil Shale Exploration R's: 90% YES. D's: 86% NO.
Outer Continental Shelf Exploration R's: 81% YES. D's: 83% NO.
Increased Refinery Capacity R's: 97% YES. D's: 96% NO

SUMMARY: 91% of House Republicans have historically voted to increase the production of America’s own oil and gas. 86% of House Democrats have historically voted against.

Oh geez.....another anti-war whack-o. Don't we have enough of those already?

Yeah, like our government is willing to kill 3000 of it's citizens in order to go to war???!!! HUH??? How stupid....and to think this guy is a Professor.

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It's amazing how one idiot can soil the credibility of an entire institution of researchers and professors...

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Academic freedom?
That means he should be able to publish a paper if he has the research...
But you don't teach conspiracy theories in a class... unless it's a Conspiracy Theory class.
(*)(*)(*)(*). What's next? Intelligent Design in the biology classes?

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as if being a pro-war wacko is something admirable.

Our wackos are better than your wackos is not a good slogan.

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Like GinnaRM does for here?

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It's not so far-fetched to believe that a government could kill its own for some greater purpose. There's a long history of stuff like that. I wouldn't say it happens "every day", but there's "enough" of it in the history books that the concept becomes "not inconceivable". Trouble is, in this particular case, there's no proof.

Since the original article that Reb quoted from was an editorial, and as such was meant to inflame, I figured that we should take a look at the other side of the story.

UW announcement here

From the article:
Following a thorough review, University of Wisconsin-Madison Provost Patrick Farrell today announced that lecturer Kevin Barrett will teach, as scheduled, a class titled "Islam: Religion and Culture."
Barrett's remarks regarding his theories on the events of Sept. 11 recently drew widespread attention and criticism.
As a result, Farrell, along with Gary Sandefur, dean of the College of Letters and Science, and Ellen Rafferty, chair of the department of languages and cultures of Asia, met with Barrett. They reviewed his course syllabus and reading materials and examined his past teaching evaluations.
"There is no question that Mr. Barrett holds personal opinions that many people find unconventional," Farrell says. "These views are expected to take a small, but significant, role in the class. To the extent that his views are discussed, Mr. Barrett has assured me that students will be free - and encouraged - to challenge his viewpoint."

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that might set a different tone than the editorial. Note that the author is liberal as well.

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All you need to know about the energy crisis:
ANWR Exploration Republicans: 91% Supported. Democrats: 86% Opposed.
Coal-to-liquid R's: 90% YES. D's: 78% NO.
Oil Shale Exploration R's: 90% YES. D's: 86% NO.
Outer Continental Shelf Exploration R's: 81% YES. D's: 83% NO.
Increased Refinery Capacity R's: 97% YES. D's: 96% NO

SUMMARY: 91% of House Republicans have historically voted to increase the production of America’s own oil and gas. 86% of House Democrats have historically voted against.

That doesn't mean it was impartial. We sometimes have strong emotional reactions to those that make us look bad.
But regardless I think this conspiracy theory may just detract from the value of the class.
But then again, it's college. People choose whether or not to take his class and it seems well advertised that he teaches this.

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