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Another Teacher Under Fire for 9/11 Opinion. http://tinyurl.com/kv7mp Wis. lawmaker wants lecturer fired for 9-11 conspiracy views Thursday June 29, 2006 MADISON, Wis. (AP) A state lawmaker is calling on the University of Wisconsin-Madison to fire a part-time instructor who has spoken out on his beliefs that figures in the U.S. government, not al-Qaida, were behind the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Kevin Barrett is scheduled to teach a class in the fall in the UW- Madison Department of Languages and Cultures of Asia, UW-Madison Provost Patrick Farrell confirmed in a statement Thursday. But Farrell said Barretts comments on a Milwaukee radio talk show raised some legitimate concerns about the content and quality of instruction in his planned fall course, Islam: Religion and Culture. During his appearance Wednesday night on Jessica McBrides show on WTMJ, Barrett disputed most of the widely accepted information about the attacks that brought down the World Trade Center in New York City when airliners were flown into the twin towers ---------------------------------------------------- This marks the second time in as many months that an academic has come under fire for opinions expressed outside of the classroom regarding the events of 9/11. Last month Tom Mustric, a substitute teacher in Ohio was on the hot plate for his opinions expressed outside of a classroom setting. A complaint was made trying to conflate his opinion with his teaching content. It looks like the same thing is happening here. Here is Rep. Nass contact page. http://www.legis.state.wi.us/assembly/asm31/asm31.html Here is more information about Tom Mustric. http://tinyurl.com/qexyx ----- End forwarded message -----
