Outspoken Professor Meets Mixed Response at Mos Espa

Tatooine (Agence Sélogne Presse) Embattled University of Corellia professor Ward Churchill, who stirred up controversy in Imperial Era 21 by calling the people who died in the destruction of Alderaan "little Gunrays," (comparing them to the infamous Trade Federation viceroy) met mixed reactions when he spoke at Mos Espa Monday.

He said that the Rebel Alliance was "run by the evil Jedi" and that the Rebels had been building the Death Star at Endor. He called the late Emperor Dantius Palpatine "a hero in the fight against corporate greed." He also demanded that Lando Calrissian, the man believed to have murdered Palpatine, be arrested and shot.

Also at issue were Churchill's claims to be of Rhommamoolian descent. Rhommamoolian activist Nom Anor praised him, saying "Churchill serves justice and freedom first and last."

Churchill's presence met with protests led by alleged war criminal Leia Organa and by Hari Seldona, author of the Rebel propaganda essay Requiem for Alderaan. These protestors were as fervent as Dooku's separatists. "Churchill is a fraud and a grave-dancer," said Lanius Baskalaà of Agamar, a planet known for producing rubes.