NYC-WTC_000230645

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

N£W York post, Wednesday, octore-^ 3.2001

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FREEDOM OF SPEECH; City College speakers (Irorr left) Nuriel Heckler, M.A. Samad-Matias ard Walter Daum discuss the attacks. . N Y. Post ohoios by Francis Specker

Students, profs blame attacks on U.S. By CARL CAMPANILE He claimed that U.S. forei^ the professors’ union, the Pro­ Mph^mmad AJaai Shumon, a PoLtzcal-sciencc professor □nd TODD VENEZIA policy "created" Osama bin fessional Staff Congress and native of Bangladesh who re- Vincent Boudreau agreed there Laden by financing the Afghan nearly all the students who sides In Queens, complained must be s military retaliation Anti-Americanism and anti- resisunee to the Soviet occupa­ war sentiment raged yesterday spoke had absorbed the lessons that (he United States supports ‘There has to be some kind of during a ‘'teach-in” at City Cof- tion. taught by their professors. . Israel and Pakistan, which he response to this.” he said, add- Professor Bill Crain said he ’‘We don’t feel military action malnlalns “practice terrorism." ing he'd support the creation of ^"The vast maiority of the stu­ wants "peace, not war." will stop terrorism, but it will Charles Evans was one of the a coalition.that would use nuli- dents and professors who spoke "Our diplomacy is horrible,” lead to racism and hate.” said few professors who stood up to tary force. 'al i/the session, attended by he said. sophomore Nuriel Heckler. what he called the “anti-Ameri- Meanwhile, professors Inter- about 200 people, ranted against "During Iraq's war with Iran, Senior Halb Salem, 21, said, ”1 canism" on display- “Universi- viewed at NYU yesterday also. a'^y^A'rtiericaa military action — Saddam Hussein used poison . haven't seen the evidence that ties tend to breed this sort of said they were cool to war, spniejof ihem even blaming the gas on his own people. We sup­ bin Laden did it." thing," he said. Timothy Mitchell, professor W^ied' .States for the World ported Iraq but sold arms to Student goveinmcnl leader “There are times when a of international relations, said, Trade Center d isaster. both sides-" Kenneth Williams said African- country has to respond with “Any attacks should not be seen - .‘jAmerKan imperialism is re- He Insisted the U.S. is respon­ Americans should be suspicious force," said Evans, who teaches as piat the U.S. and a few aJhes. sjpohsible, for this terrorist at- sible for bin Laden, claiming it of "rallying aronrid the flag”, and philosophy. "People opposed to A much broader group should .tack,'',iShouted math professor trained him to fight Russia, becoming "tools of the ruling this are trying to relive the Viet- be brought in under the aus- •Walter Daum. The forum was sponsored by class" in a war. nam War period.” pices of the United Natious,”

Once-proud campus a breeding ground for idiots B. Colonialist oppres­ anti-Semitic ravings of “This is because of the ization, Muslims are able ment. sion of people of color. Professor . Leonard Jef- blood lust that follows the to resist the Western 1 applaud one older mao C. The capitalistic zeal fries. Now, the once- Sept. 11 tragedy,” charged mindset, the Madison • who complained aloud OJF ANDREA • to divide and conquer the workers of the world. proud insiitulion has evolved into a breeding Fernando, director of CCb^s International Avenue clothing designs ... to maintain a separate about the pointlessness of focusing on “root causes" 1- PEYSER The fuzzy-headed aca­ ground for academics who Studies PrograiTL economy," Samad-Matias of terrorism. XX' demics must have eaten a few too many magic are too blind, stupid or in- tellectually dishonest to . « you want to see blood ‘“S'. Prolcssoi, gel off said. If only the terrorists “Terrible things were done to Germany after 0O fhrs is what passes mushrooms. tell the difference be- T™«: ™'"P, “"•* 'ravel kept themselves separate World War 1, and we 9 for academic freedom Id a forum attended by from Western airplanes. could have made the case ________________________ these days. about 200 students, dubi­ Professor Walter Daum, , that If you were nice to If you visited City Col­ ously titled ‘Threat* of a proud relic of the ’60s, Hiller," he wouldn’t have said, ‘The ultimate re- murdered millions, said lege at lunchtime yester­ War. Challenges to sponsibility [for the at- rhe nun, who did not day. you would hpve Peace.” the unprovoked tacks] lies with the rulers identify’himself. । heard professors explain­ aitack on the trade center with Professor. Marina Islamic resistance to of this country, the capi- “There is hardly any ing Ehat the murder of was repeatedly referred to Fernando, who charged Western exploitation. talisi ruling class of this evidence.these thugs were 6,000 innocents at. the as "the incident.” The ter- that as a result of Amen- “Countries ' sitting, on country.” responding to the evils of Wofld .Trade Center was' rorists were fondly de- ca’3 promise to wipe out mineral-rich deposits wlth- - There was a bit of capitalism, It’s more likely payback for; • scribed as "freedom fight- Oaajna bln Laden. “We Fast-growing birth rates — muted dissent. Those who they were reading to this The American ruling ers." have already created a to some people that’s a disai^ed Weighed their country that allows class's attempts to squash CCNY was previously human trogedy of menu- threat," said the inlhro- .words*, carefully against women to wear bikinis.” non ludeo-Chrisiian cul- known as the taxpayer- mcnlal proportions" for pology professor. the dominant anri-Ameri- Ke made sense. And he turc. funded platform fur the Afghan refugees. "Despite (11 the colonial- can and anti-Israel syti-.. was booed..

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