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| duke prof: bin laden "welcome voice in global politics" |
| 2005-09-15 |
| Posted by:muck4doo |
| #8 I had a brief correspondence with the (if I recall correctly) assistant dean of Duke on the occasion of their invitation to the PLO, etc to a conference at the university, the one which got them into the news because they condemned Israel and all. The usual stuff. Anyway, this person defended his decision on the grounds that he is the Jewish son of a Holocaust survivor, whose father had not condemned the decision, and anyway it's important to keep open the channels of dialogue with people whose terroristic behaviour is understandable under the circumstances. Professor Lawrence's topic fits well in the Duke milieu. (And, no, the trailing daughters, reasonably bright Jewish grandchildren of Holocaust survivors, will not be permitted to apply to Duke when the time comes... in case anybody wondered. I'm not that masochistic. Or would the correct term be "suicidal"?) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-09-15 20:15 |
| #7 I'm with John: I think I'm going to buy the book and read it. Dr. Lawrence doesn't strike me as a moonbat necessarily, and he may be able to pull out some interesting common themes in OBL's work that would be useful in the WoT. However, his last book notes "how Muslim nations have always been working for better futures, even though they have been shackled with a legacy of violence from Western colonialism and imperialism.". So there may be a problem. Nevertheless, I think I'll check into the new book. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2005-09-15 19:36 |
| #6 Actually, I went to this article braced for another Ward Churchil-like moonbat academic. But something about it is different. The quote about a "welcome voice.." is ridiculous but the good professor also says that OBL makes no distinction between Democrat and Republican and hated Clinton as much as he hates Bush. This prof is in less denial than a lot of the moonbats and I think the American people do need to look at OBL's words, especially the Fatwas. Some people think that "to understand is to excuse..." But I think with the Jihadis, the more one understands, the more unforgiveable this whole Jihad nonsense is. That book might be another step toward the Rantburgization of America. |
| Posted by: John in Tokyo 2005-09-15 19:15 |
| #5 The professor must be getting overcome with fumes from being cooped up in the ivory tower. No, he's breathing whatever effluent is up his ass, because that's where his head is. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-09-15 18:08 |
| #4 Here's his website: http://www.duke.edu/religion/home/lawrence/lawrence.html He's got a serious woody for Mo... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-09-15 16:28 |
| #3 No one has ever looked at all his writings? Looked at them and published a book in English would be closer to the truth. But hey, he's a professor of "religion." |
| Posted by: MunkarKat 2005-09-15 16:21 |
| #2 The professor must be getting overcome with fumes from being cooped up in the ivory tower. (Server appears to be busy. Imagine that...) |
| Posted by: eLarson 2005-09-15 15:58 |
| #1 I wonder what B.O.G. thinks about this? |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2005-09-15 15:31 |