Gabbal Posted April 7, 2003 April 5, 2003 -- WASHINGTON - One hundred and four Republican House members are demanding the firing of a Columbia University professor over inflammatory anti-war comments he made. Nicholas De Genova, an assistant professor of anthropology, called for the defeat of U.S. forces in Iraq and told an anti-war gathering that he wanted to see "a million Mogadishus" - a reference to an 1993 operation in Somalia in which 18 GIs were killed and 84 wounded. Yesterday, 104 House members, led by Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-Ariz.), sent a letter to Columbia President Lee Bollinger demanding that De Genova be fired. "As an assistant professor, De Genova has not yet earned the promise of lifelong academic employment - i.e. tenure. We hope that you will take steps immediately to ensure he never gets it," the letter said. Rep. Vito Fossella (R-S.I.) said De Genova's statements "call into question his overall judgement." Bollinger has said he was appalled by the statements but they were not made in a classroom and the professor was exercising his right to free speech. A school spokeswoman said Columbia was standing by Bollinger's earlier statement. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rahima Posted April 9, 2003 It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. - Voltaire Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
