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<p>April 2, 2003 -- Nearly a week after Columbia University professor Nicholas De Genova called for the mass slaughter of U.S. troops, the man who wants "a million Mogadishus" fears so much for his own life he is refusing to go to class.</p>

Published on March 31, 2003 Letters to the Editor: Professor Qualifies Quotation in Article and Addresses Criticism To the Editor: Spectator, now for the second time in less than a year, has succeeded to quote me in a remarkably decontextualized and inflammatory manner. In Margaret Hunt Gram's report on the faculty teach-in against the war in Iraq (March 27, 2003), I am quoted as wishing for a million Mogadishus but with no indication whatsoever of the perspective that framed that remark. It is hardly surprising, therefore, that your Staff Editorial in the same issue, denouncing the teach-in for "dogmatism," situates...

"U.S. flags are the emblem of the invading war machine in Iraq today. They are the emblem of the occupying power. The only true heroes are those who find ways that help defeat the U.S. military." Those words were spoken last week by Nicholas De Genova, a professor of anthropology and Latin American studies at Columbia University. De Genova went on, in words that will long shame his university, to call on U.S. soldiers to "frag" (i.e., murder) their officers and to wish "for a million Mogadishus," referring to the 1993 ambush in Somalia that left 18 U.S. soldiers dead...

<p>Let's have "a million Mogadishus," said Nicholas De Genova, and while this voiced wish for American deaths in Iraq is a dreadful, blood-chilling thing, the professor has done the country a favor. He has made it clear that not all those Americans protesting the U.S. invasion are America-loving patriots. At least one is not.</p>

FOX News Channel (FNC) updated its web site late this afternoon to include a debate (on "The O'Reilly Factor") regarding the professor at the Columbia University. Not sure what time the segment is going to be on, but it will be before 9:00 p.m. EST Wanted to let you all know, in case you're interested (hopefully this isn't a duplicate post).

Thank you for your letter. I would like to make clear in the strongest possible terms that the recent (March 26th, 2003) remarks by Assistant Professor Nicholas DeGenova concerning the war in Iraq were made on his own behalf and should not be taken to reflect the views of the department of Anthropology. As chair and as an individual member of Columbia's faculty I cherish the principles of freedom of speech and academic freedom. Now more than ever, we need to protect these freedoms. However, I am deeply concerned when the academic obligations of debate and critique are sullied by...

To the Editor: Spectator, now for the second time in less than a year, has succeeded to quote me in a remarkably decontextualized and inflammatory manner. In Margaret Hunt Gram's report on the faculty teach-in against the war in Iraq (March 27, 2003), I am quoted as wishing for a million Mogadishus but with no indication whatsoever of the perspective that framed that remark. It is hardly surprising, therefore, that your Staff Editorial in the same issue, denouncing the teach-in for "dogmatism," situates me in particular as the premier example of an academic "launching tirades against anything and everything American."...

Columbia University alumni and donors are furious at a professor who wants to see a million U.S. troops killed and dragged through the streets. Anthropology and "Latino studies" assistant professor Nicholas De Genova said last week at a so-called "teach-in" on the Iraq war: "The only true heroes are those who find ways that help defeat the U.S. military. "I personally would like to see a million Mogadishus," he said, referring to the Somalian Muslims who desecrated the bodies of U.S. troops sent by Bill Clinton on a disastrous mission to assist them. De Genova is hiding as the uproar...

Published on March 31, 2003 De Genova Teach-In Comments Spark Fury Bollinger, professors denounce his call for "a million Mogadishus." By Margaret Hunt Gram Spectator News Editor A firestorm of controversy has engulfed Wednesday night's anti-war teach-in, centering particularly around comments made by Nicholas De Genova, assistant professor of anthropology. In an argument in which he equated patriotism and support for U.S. troops with the perpetuation of U.S. imperialism and racism, Professor De Genova said he hopes Iraqi armies defeat U.S. troops. "I wish for a million Mogadishus," he said, referring to the Somalian city that was the site of...

President Bollinger's Statement on Recent Comments by Assistant Professor De Genova I am shocked that someone would make such statements. Because of the University's tradition of academic freedom, I normally don't comment about statements made by faculty members. However, this one crosses the line and I really feel the need to say something. I am especially saddened for the families of those whose lives are at risk. Assistant Professor Nicholas De Genova was speaking as an individual at a teach-in. He was exercising his right to free speech. His statement does not in any way represent the views of Columbia...

Here's what I found on the Terror Teacher:   http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/880445/posts Moment of Truth (For the Anti-American Left)(Horowitz on the Aftermath of the De Genova Remarks)Front Page Magazine ^ | 3/31/2003 | David Horowitz      http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/880290/posts "A million Mogadishus": Some antiwar leftists bring moral squalor to their cause (Andrew Sullivan)Salon ^ | March 29, 2003 | Andrew Sullivan     http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/880119/posts Professor Nicholas DeGenova: Are You Hoping My Son in Law Dies?dfu | 3-30-03 | dfu I don't know where this will go, but it cannot stand. Columbia receives federal government funds. Those funds should cease until he is fired....

<p>March 30, 2003 -- Where's the Ohio National Guard when you really need it? Seriously?</p> <p>Hey, if a campus crank can wish for personal calamity to befall U.S. forces in Iraq, why not fantasize about a volley of Kent State-style militia musketry rattled off in his general direction?</p>

Moment of Truth (For the Anti-American Left)By David HorowitzFrontPageMagazine.com | March 31, 2003 Every movement has its moment of truth. At an "anti-war" teach-in at Columbia last week, Anthropology professor Nicholas De Genova told 3,000 students and faculty, "Peace is not patriotic. Peace is subversive, because peace anticipates a very different world than the one in which we live--a world where the U.S. would have no place."De Genova continued: "The only true heroes are those who find ways that help defeat the U.S. military. I personally would like to see a million Mogadishus."1 This was a reference to the ambush...

"The only true heroes are those who find ways that help defeat the U.S. military." stated University of Columbia professor Nicholas De Genova. He also stated he would "personally like to see a million Mogadishus." I call on all Freepers to blitzfreep the university in New York 24/7 by dialing (212)854-3081, or by e-mail: iserp@columbia.edu. Demand this traitor's resignation. Also blitzfreep the professor's office by dialing (212)854-0199 or by email: npd18@columbia.edu

Angry callers flooded phone lines at Columbia University Friday, denouncing a professor who called for an Iraqi victory over U.S. troops and said he would like to see "a million Mogadishus." The Mogadishu reference recalled the Somali city where 18 U.S. soldiers were killed 10 years ago. University president Lee C. Bollinger called Newsday to say he was stunned by the comments made by Assistant Professor Nicholas De Genova, one of more than two dozen speakers at a "teach-in" Wednesday night.

The president of Columbia University said yesterday that he was horrified by the remarks of an anthropology professor who said at a campus antiwar teach-in Wednesday night that he hoped to see "a million Mogadishus" — referring to the city in Somalia where American soldiers were ambushed in a lethal firefight in 1993. The professor, Nicholas De Genova, also called for the defeat of United States forces in Iraq, and said the only true heroes are those who help defeat the American military. He said Americans who call themselves patriots are imperialist white supremacists. "Under well-established principles of the First...

"The heritage of the victims of the Holocaust belongs to the Palestinian people. The state of Israel has no claim to the heritage of the Holocaust," claimed Professor of Latino Studies Nicholas De Genova. But wait, there is more... Professor of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures Joseph Massad decried Israel as "a Jewish supremacist and racist state," and stated that "every racist state should be threatened."

<p>NEW YORK (AP) -- A Columbia University professor told an anti-war gathering that he would like to see "a million Mogadishus" -- referring to the 1993 ambush in Somalia that killed 18 American servicemen.</p> <p>At Wednesday night's "teach-in" on the Columbia campus, 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.</p>

At an anti-war "teach-in" this week, a Columbia University professor called for the defeat of American forces in Iraq and said he would like to see "a million Mogadishus" -- a reference to the Somali city where American soldiers were ambushed, with 18 killed, in 1993. "The only true heroes are those who find ways that help defeat the U.S. military," Nicholas De Genova, assistant professor of anthropology at Columbia University told the audience at Low Library Wednesday night. "I personally would like to see a million Mogadishus." The crowd was largely silent at the remark. They loudly applauded De...

Columbia University professor Nicholas De Genova has a dream. He would like to see 18 million dead Americans and a crushing defeat for the United States. At an anti-war "teach-in" this week, a Columbia University professor called for the defeat of American forces in Iraq and said he would like to see "a million Mogadishus" - a reference to the Somali city where American soldiers were ambushed, with 18 killed, in 1993. "The only true heroes are those who find ways that help defeat the U.S. military," Nicholas De Genova, an assistant professor of anthropology and Latino studies at Columbia...