Professor Punished for Witty Remark

[Eric Cordian]

Peter Trei wrote:

> Well, http://www.goacta.org/Reports/defciv.pdf doesn't
> actually name names, but the quotes are given enough
> attribution that, at least on a given campus, the speaker
> is probably identifiable. For example...

Are you sure that's the report all the fuss is about?  All the newspaper
stories I've read on this were pretty specific that names were named.

> "What the U.S. calls counter-terrorism is terrorism by another name.
> Operation Infinite Justice-the Bush administration's code name for
> proposed military action against terrorists - is 'cowboy law.'"

>                      Professor of linguistics, MIT.

> ...isn't too hard to identify.

Yes.  Kind of like...

"Fuck America.  Fuck it to death and start over."
 
                       Crusty Retired Engineer, Intel.

Har.

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Eric Michael Cordian 0+
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