A Zewdalem Kebede Reader: Ethiopian-American at SDSU Confronts Saudi Students

Shermy, and for RADIOFR | November 1, 2001 | Shermy

[Map Kernow]

This is an atrocity of course, and I am in total solidarity with Zewdalem. Unfortunately in our contemporary society, he who claims "victim" status first wins.

[JustAmy]

From this post by calvin Sun on the California page, I sent e-mail to president of the university.

" Please FReep Dr. Stephen Weber, president of San Diego State University. They are persecuting a patriotic student named Zewdalem Kebede, who confronted several middle-eastern students who praised the WTC attack.
Name: Stephen Weber Ph.D.
Title: President Of San Diego State University
Department: President's Office
Phone Number: ?619?-594-5201
Office: CH-3340
E-mail: steve.weber@sdsu.edu

Please contact Dr. Weber and let him know POLITELY BUT POINTEDLY your thoughts, and let us know here when you have done so. Thanks.
I assume his area code is 619. I used their web site telephone directory lookup engine. Some of their telephone numbers have an area code included, some don't. But I have seen other numbers with a 619-594-xxxx format, so I'm pretty confident this number is the right one."

[Rubber Duckie]

That officer determined that Kebede violated the university's code of conduct, said SDSU spokesman Jack Beresford. The Arab student felt threatened, Beresford said. "There's a fine line between aggression and debate. In the eyes of the university, he may have crossed that line," Beresford said.

In other words, what somebody feels is more important than what somebody actually says or does . . . but only so long as the somebody is an anti-American.

This is PC liberalspeak bull**** and Beresford knows it. Had he been interested in finding the truth, expert questioning of the four parties involved would've substantiated Mr. Kebede's version in short order.

However, the thought process of Beresford, like all liberal PC trash works like this:

1. It is the word of three foreigners versus one American. Majority wins.
   
2. It is polically correct to support the foreigners. America is always wrong unless it is pro-American foreigners against American fifth columnists.
   
3. Mr. Kebede is obviously not a fifth columnist, therefore Mr. Kebede must be wrong.
   
4. Mr. Kebede is obviously a gentlemen, so if I rule against him, he is unlikely to retaliate. The Saudis might.
   
5. Above all else, I must protect my own sorry ass. Sorry, Mr. Kebede, you lose.

[sistergoldenhair]

Thanks for putting this together in one place. I have wanted to follow up on this story but haven't the search skills. Mr. Kebede took his citizenship oath seriously. He deserves better treatment.

[NeoCaveman]

He's a hero

And a real American

Can't wait to hear him on FR radio

[Clean_Sweep]

bump

[Illbay]

it basically boils down to "a free speech issue."

"Yah, RIGHT!"

[Benson_Carter]

hey, this guy is in college. someone, please, tell this kid to join Free Republic. we need more college age guys like him here.

thanks in advance

[NeoCaveman]

Anna Z. Is going to hook him up with FR and B.O.N.D.

[Polybius]

In the future, the Ethiopian American student should carry a small pocket tape recorder. Sit close to these people and let it run. He should engage them in conversation. Let them speak their minds.

Afterwards, he should translate the tape, give the tape and translation to the F.B.I. who can then get this Saudi trash deported out of the USA as a threat to our national security.

[rolling_stone]

http://www.sa.sdsu.edu/isc/demographics.htm

Looks like there are only 6 Saudi's at SDSU according to the International Student Center....could it be...http://starter.sdsu.edu/isc/SaudiTable.JPG...
response (gag)
http://www.uniontrib.com/news/uniontrib/thu/opinion/news_1e1mcpeak.html

[gogov]

There is a real easy way for the Saudi students to resolvet this issue. They simply need to issue a statement signed by all that (1) condems the attacks of September 11 and (2) condem as evil people those that carried out these horrible attacks.

Somehow I doubt we will ever see such a statement. Their silence is deafening.

[scooby321]

This College was a Hotbed of the Hijackers Nuff Said

[Benson_Carter]

rock & roll : ]

[AmericanInTokyo]

i say: infiltrate, surveil, detain, arrest and deport. could be done all in a period of one week with testicular fortitude and campus admin. cooperation.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Al-Doweesh said he knows of no Arab students on campus who harbor anti-American views. "They love America. Otherwise they wouldn't be here."

Nonsense. Pure unadulterated guano. How does he then describe the 19 infiltrators who lived American society for months and years, planning an act of mass destruction.

Ludicrous.

[AmericanInTokyo]

He doesnt need to translate it, just record.

FBI field offices would have that Arabic tape translated in less than a day. And with the incriminating comments, we would have very red-faced PC school administrators being visited by the G-men and being told to turn over the terrorist symps.

I say any academic institution which harbors terrorists or terrorist sympathizers, be denied ALL STATE AND FEDERAL EDUCATION FUNDS.

Surely there is a GOP Congressman who will sponsor this legislation to crack down on these dummies!

[tsomer]

'Al-Doweesh said he knows of no Arab students on campus who harbor anti-American views. "They love America. Otherwise they wouldn't be here."'

I'm sure they do. They'd like to own every square inch.

[Nevermore]

The students were speaking some slang...

Yeah, you know, like Reuter's slang: terrorist is "freedom fighter" etc.