Walid Shoebat and "Three Ex-Terrorists" Deemed Too Controversial...

CampusWatch ^ | 4/13/7 | Cinnamon Stillwell

[SmithL]

Walid Shoebat and "Three Ex-Terrorists" Deemed Too Controversial for Public Consumption at Stanford, No Such Problems With Finkelstein --

On Monday, April 16, Walid Shoebat and two other former terrorists-turned-anti-jihadists, Kamal Saleem and Zak Anani, are slated to speak at Stanford University. Sponsored by the ASSU Speakers Bureau, the Stanford College Republicans, and The Stanford Review, the "Three Ex-Terrorists," as they bill themselves, are likely, based on past talks, to offer forth a rare evening (on college campuses, anyway) of pro-Israel and pro-American perspectives on the battle against Radical Islam. The only problem is, the public isn't invited.

It seems that the Stanford administration has deemed the "Three Ex-Terrorists" too "controversial" for public consumption and based on alleged safety concerns, has barred anyone other than students and faculty from attending the event. According to a San Francisco Chronicle article on the subject:

The students thought the public would be able to attend the event, but were told a couple of weeks ago that attendance would be restricted due to "security concerns," said Megan Reiss, president of the Stanford College Republicans.

"At a private school, we're not subject to the same rights as public schools," Reiss said. "But I'm writing an op-ed piece right now saying they may have the right to do this, but it's going against Stanford's tradition of allowing the free flow of ideas."

Stanford spokeswoman Elaine Ray said security was not the university's concern.

"We're not worried about violence," she said. "This is a controversial speaker, and we want to make sure that our students have a constructive dialogue."

Ray declined to say what made Shoebat so controversial that attendance should be restricted at the 595-seat Kresge Auditorium.

[cripplecreek]

Here come the brownshirt tactics

[SmithL]

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[gonzo]

"..."At a private school, we're not subject to the same rights as public schools,"..."

Damn right! No argument!

Next subject please ............ FRegards

[bootless]

Post-game alert:

Armstrong & Getty will interview all three ex-terrorists on their show (KNEW910 and KSTE 650). They will have a podcast of the interview on the website (to be posted later). I heard an interview with Shoebat a couple of months ago - completely riveting. He’s got a book out, too: “Why We Want to Kill You” Subtitle is how to defeat radical Islam.

It’s not his real name ...trying to avoid assassination.