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Columbia teacher calls for `a million Mogadishusâ
Another Proud Moment in Academia...A Columbia University professor told thousands of students and faculty that he would like to see "a million Mogadishus" — referring to the 1993 ambush in Somalia that killed 18 Americans and inspired the movie "Black Hawk Down." The professor, Nicholas De Genova, also called for the defeat of U.S. forces in Iraq and said, "The only true heroes are those who find ways that help defeat the U.S. military." And he asserted that Americans who call themselves "patriots" are white supremacists. This guy has GOT to be tenured or else Columbia would shoot him out of a cannon... De Genova's hopes for the defeat of the United States were cheered by the crowd of 3,000 at the Wednesday night anti-war teach-in, Newsday reported. But his mention of the Somali ambush — "I personally would like to see a million Mogadishus" — was largely met with silence. Ooooooohhhh! A "teach-in"! Did they have a "die-in" after? How 60's!!! A call Friday to De Genova, 35, an anthropology teacher, was answered with a recording that said his voice mailbox was full. Probably with very interesting "anthropology" questions, I'm sure... Columbia spokesman Joe Kennedy said the university was preparing a statement about the event. History professor Eric Foner, who helped organize the teach-in and spoke after De Genova, said Friday, "I disagreed strongly and I said so. If I had known what he was going to say I would have been reluctant to have him speak." He said De Genova was a last-minute invitee, was just one of about 25 speakers and "did not represent the general tone of the event, which was highly educational." Yeah, PERFESSER. I can probably figure out what you were teaching them... Posted by: tu3031 2003-03-28 |
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