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| Columbia teacher calls for `a million Mogadishus’ |
| 2003-03-28 |
| Another Proud Moment in Academia... A Columbia University professor told thousands of students and faculty that he would like to see "a million Mogadishus" — referring to the 1993 ambush in Somalia that killed 18 Americans and inspired the movie "Black Hawk Down." The professor, 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. This guy has GOT to be tenured or else Columbia would shoot him out of a cannon... De Genova's hopes for the defeat of the United States were cheered by the crowd of 3,000 at the Wednesday night anti-war teach-in, Newsday reported. But his mention of the Somali ambush — "I personally would like to see a million Mogadishus" — was largely met with silence. Ooooooohhhh! A "teach-in"! Did they have a "die-in" after? How 60's!!! A call Friday to De Genova, 35, an anthropology teacher, was answered with a recording that said his voice mailbox was full. Probably with very interesting "anthropology" questions, I'm sure... Columbia spokesman Joe Kennedy said the university was preparing a statement about the event. History professor Eric Foner, who helped organize the teach-in and spoke after De Genova, said Friday, "I disagreed strongly and I said so. If I had known what he was going to say I would have been reluctant to have him speak." He said De Genova was a last-minute invitee, was just one of about 25 speakers and "did not represent the general tone of the event, which was highly educational." Yeah, PERFESSER. I can probably figure out what you were teaching them... |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #21 Mr. De Genova appears consumed by hate and contempt for many things, including America and American soldiers. My sympathies are with him, for it cannot be comfortable for Mr. De Genova to live among us consumed by such corrosive and exhausting emotions. May he find peace... |
| Posted by: Eleanor 2003-03-30 06:07:32 |
| #20 I CANNOT BELEIVE THIS S.O.B. WHAT IS HE DOING IN THIS COUNTRY? Obviously he has a problem with the service men and women who protect it and preserve it.Maybe he should go to a "better"(??) country, where his right to open his disrespectful foul mouth - would get him beheaded. I would love to meet this S.O.B. I guess 9/11 didn't mean a thing to this moron. I guess he sees no connection whatsoever. I guess the recent missiles, launched by Iraq, that went far past their U.N. imposed limitations, were "OK" with him. This guy has his head up his ass. Here are some "Contact" information lists for anyone who wants to "get in touch" with him. Maybe someone can do some "free dental work" on him. EMail: npd18@columbia.edu Office Phone: 1-212-854-0199 (MS 4-0199) Office Fax: 1-212-854-0500 His mailing Address at Columbia University: Nicholas De Genova 416 Hamilton Hall MC 2880 1130 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, New York 10027 Here is Home address in Chicago(where he comes from) Nicholas P. Degenova 5237 S. Greenwood Avenue Chicago, IL 60615 Home phone: (773) 955 – 4489 Im sure he would love to hear from Americans about what he had to say.........Maybe some of our "Armed Forces" people will stop by and pay him an "educational" visit. |
| Posted by: True American 2003-03-29 12:00:16 |
| #19 clearly an exhibitionistic asshole of the first water...i'd strongly suggest he confine his movements to fortified parts of the upper west side... |
| Posted by: Phate 2003-03-29 18:09:35 |
| #18 Hey guy's just e-mailed this butt-head,will this message work? Just who the hell do you think you are? I know who you are,you are a hate-mongering,spittle-spewing bigot.You have lowered yourself to the level of David Dukes and Louis Farrakahn. You need to be ran out of town on a rail. If you have a problem with what I've said here,then just bring your butt down to Roosevelt,Az.and I will introduce posterieor sphincter to my size 10 Redwings |
| Posted by: raptor 2003-03-29 07:38:57 |
| #17 Sorry... here's the URL for the Columbia Spectator Article and disgusting post: http://www.columbiaspectator.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/03/27/3e82ec7193097?in_archive=1 |
| Posted by: Targus 2003-03-28 22:58:20 |
| #16 A stunning post from Columbia Spectator Online: http://www.columbias... "This is a civil war. The second American civil war. You only need to decide which side you are on. The Constitution and the People or the Butcher of the Beltway." Edwin A. Pell III edpell@bestweb.net consultant NY State This is simply beyond belief. |
| Posted by: Targus 2003-03-28 22:54:13 |
| #15 1. He is not tenured. 2. If you know anything about Columbia and its administration, you would know that this sort of behaviour is perfectly in keeping with the status quo. 3. Eric Foner is your typical Chomsky-style historian, using misdirection and dire hints to imply nasty things about America without ever saying anything he has to concretely defend. 4. The only reason there is any criticism of this on the part of Columbia's staff is for press consumption. I was visiting when Bush first sent the bombers into Arghanistan, and within (literally) seconds Anti-American demonstrations were on campus, with signs and all. Columbia is second only to Cornell for Ivy leftism (Brown is much more wishy washy), imho. |
| Posted by: Lizard_King 2003-03-28 17:34:41 |
| #14 Since college administrators love quotas, it's time to establish a quota of professors that's in line with the state's voter rolls. It's not about academic freedom, its about diversity. Heh, heh. |
| Posted by: Don 2003-03-28 16:52:17 |
| #13 Chuck. Oh, boy! Does he have the credentials, or what? He must be a lefty GOD. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-03-28 15:58:51 |
| #12 A million Mogadishus? Hmmmm since the other guys lost about 1,000 killed in that engagement, that would equate to about 1,000,000,000 dead (1 billion) "enemies". This dorf is preaching racist genocide. z |
| Posted by: ziphius 2003-03-28 15:48:36 |
| #11 If anyone would like to share your thoughts directly with Mr. De Genova, his email address is npd18@columbia.edu. I'm sure he'll appreciate hearing from all the Rantburg fans. |
| Posted by: Redman 2003-03-28 15:43:10 |
| #10 The real joke is that by any reasonable analysis Mogadishu was a magnificent victory. We killed and wounded about two thousand against a loss of 18. But Clinton turned it into a humiliating retreat. |
| Posted by: Norman Rogers 2003-03-28 15:43:04 |
| #9 Nicholas De Genova Faculty Fellow, Anthropology/Latino Studies E-mail: npd18@columbia.edu Telephone: 212 / 854.0199 Nicholas De Genova is Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology and the Program in Latina/o Studies at Columbia University. He was previously Acting Assistant Professor in the Department of Cultural and Social Anthropology at Stanford University. He received his Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Chicago. His ethnographic research explored the social productions of racialized and spatialized difference in the experiences of transnational Mexican migrant workers in Chicago. |
| Posted by: Chuck 2003-03-28 15:37:32 |
| #8 They have a name for crazies who ambush a tank using an AK-47 - "corpses". |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-03-28 14:36:28 |
| #7 Technicallly the Blackhawk down incident was a big success. Thousands of of the warlords thugs killed and less than 20 Americans. Is this professor a racist hoping that color people all over will be slaughtered? No, he's probably ignorant like the rest of his fellow travelors. |
| Posted by: Yank 2003-03-28 14:07:07 |
| #6 OldPatriot - It would be far easier to build the list of academics by simply adding every college professor in the US not teaching engineering or the hard sciences. I'm just finishing up my 4th degree (2 engineering, 2 law) and it's absolutely shocking how far to the left the typical faculty member is. |
| Posted by: B. 2003-03-28 14:02:26 |
| #5 This guy should be airdropped somewhere deep inside Colombia. "Hello, I'm a university professor at Columbia" |
| Posted by: RW 2003-03-28 13:59:53 |
| #4 I hope people will let him know what they think of his remarks: his email is npd18@columbia.edu. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-03-28 13:50:24 |
| #3 Someone start making a list. We need to do some serious housekeeping around here. Add this name to Rangel's. Put Fondle's name there, too. No killings, but extradition to Big Diomede Island. In the nude. In January. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-03-28 13:38:48 |
| #2 Dear Professor De Genova: You have hereby been awarded the coveted Glass Belly-button award, for the strenuous efforts you have obviously shown to get you head that far embedded in your intestinal tract. Maybe with this shiny new glass belly-button you will be able to see past the tripe. Jack*ss. |
| Posted by: Tadderly 2003-03-28 13:34:46 |
| #1 I post about that here. I don't have much more information, except that I did find out that at another "teach-in" last year, he said: "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." Another one of Columbia's finest products. |
| Posted by: Angie Schultz 2003-03-28 13:30:42 |