-Caveat Lector- This is an article that is not focused on Koestler's writings, but on his behavior. But do notice how The 13th Tribe is categorized by the Times. --- Joshua2 ------------------------------------------- Times (London) December 29 1998 Koestler's: accused of abusing women Koestler's bust is banished from campus BY GILLIAN HARRIS, SCOTLAND CORRESPONDENT A BRONZE bust dedicated to the writer and philosopher Arthur Koestler has been removed from the foyer of Edinburgh University after female students complained that it made them feel uneasy when they learnt that he had a history of sexually abusing women. The bust, erected more than a decade ago to commemorate one of the university's most famous benefactors, is being stored in an undisclosed location after women threatened to deface it. Students demanded its removal when a biography by Professor David Cesarani claimed that Koestler beat and raped several women, including Jill Craigie, wife of the former Labour leader, Michael Foot. The university said yesterday that the bust had been taken away for security reasons. The students' union said: "There was a feeling he should not be there. One day it just vanished from the foyer." Arthur Koestler, who died in 1982 aged 77 in a suicide pact with his wife, left money in his will to set up a chair of parapsychology at a British university to investigate the paranormal. Edinburgh University won the award and established the only institute of its kind in Britain. Until details of his private life emerged, Koestler enjoyed an unblemished reputation as an intellectual writer. He studied science and psychology in Vienna before becoming a foreign correspondent in the Middle East and Spain. His novels included Darkness At Noon and The Thirteenth Tribe. *********************************************************************** Just because some Jew writes something some religious bigot would like to believe, that doesn't make it so. Koestler popularized the investigation into the Jewish/Khazar connection in history and deserves credit for it. But his conclusion that all western Jews are Khazars is wrong. We're still #1 with BIG G. Yay!!! To get good information on the subject see the Khazar web site. To get stupid racist bullshit, see Jim Condit and Michael Hoffman. Joshua2 DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
