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Reports: Trump national security pick Monica Crowley plagiarized huge sections of her Ph.D thesis
Business Insider ^ | 01/12/2017 | Sonam Sheth

Posted on 01/12/2017 9:09:14 AM PST by SeekAndFind

Monica Crowley, President-elect Trump's pick for senior director of strategic communications for the National Security Council, appears to have plagiarized numerous sections of her Ph.D. thesis, according to investigations by CNN and Politico.

Politico, in a report published Monday, identified more than a dozen instances of plagiarism in Crowley's Columbia University thesis, "Clearer Than Truth: The Evolution of American Policy Toward the People’s Republic of China Under Truman and Nixon."

On Thursday, CNN's KFile followed up on Politico's report, revealing 40 additional instances of plagiarism in Crowley's thesis, which was submitted in 2000. Her dissertation apparently lifted from scholarly works, the Associated Press, and former secretary of state Henry Kissinger.

Crowley has not responded to requests for comment about the newest investigations into her thesis. She came under fire earlier this week after CNN's KFile revealed she had apparently plagiarized at least 50 sections of her 2012 book, "What The (Bleep) Just Happened?"

This is what it says on page 168 of Crowley's Ph.D. thesis, which can be accessed via the academic database ProQuest:

Mueller found a "rally in support at the beginning of the war and high levels of public support into 1966. By mid-1966, however, support had declined in the wake of such events as infighting among the South Vietnamese and the emergence of vocal criticism of the war during the Fulbright hearings in early 1966. By this time, the public had also come to see that the war would not be over quickly but was instead likely to be a “long, bloody affair.”

The material was copied verbatim from Eric V. Larson's "Casualties and Consensus: The Historical Role of Casualties in Domestic Support for U.S. Military Operations," according to CNN:


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bookreview; monicacrowley; plagiarism; thesis; trumptransition
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To: Alberta's Child

Has to do with this.

http://observer.com/2015/11/booker-named-in-newark-watershed-corruption-lawsuit/

I will look on the CTH to find that post about the latest.


161 posted on 01/12/2017 11:43:35 AM PST by dforest
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To: Ann Archy

Has to do with this.

http://observer.com/2015/11/booker-named-in-newark-watershed-corruption-lawsuit/

I saw an article on this at CTH. I have to go find it!


162 posted on 01/12/2017 11:45:42 AM PST by dforest
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To: DoughtyOne

According to them it’s not “major” because it wasn’t his doctoral thesis.


163 posted on 01/12/2017 11:47:06 AM PST by piasa
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To: piasa

Poor Lefties...

Ethics apply when nobody is watching.


164 posted on 01/12/2017 11:50:12 AM PST by DoughtyOne (John McStain. The friend of those who hate our nation.)
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To: dforest
In Booker's defense, the accusations against him in that lawsuit relate to mismanagement and dereliction of duty, not corruption. The corruption involves the staff of the organization, not the members of the board of directors. As the mayor of Newark he was an ex oficio board member and apparently played no role whatsoever in the oversight of the organization ... which is why he is being sued.
165 posted on 01/12/2017 11:51:54 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("Yo, bartender -- Jobu needs a refill!")
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To: SeekAndFind

If true, invoke the Biden rule.


166 posted on 01/12/2017 11:53:49 AM PST by Organic Panic (Rich White Man Evicts Poor Black Family From Public Housing - MSNBCPBSCNNNYTABC)
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To: dangus
IT’S NOT PLAGIARISM IF YOU”RE QUOTING!!!!

Quite right, if you attribute the quote. I think she failed to properly footnote or otherwise acknowledge that short section in a large thesis. I do not believe that she intentionally did so.

167 posted on 01/12/2017 12:19:50 PM PST by JimRed (Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
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To: SeekAndFind
Is it the same with all people in the government:

Other Phd’s thesis not available or in government facilities. And notorious charges with not complete ownership:

Letter from a Birmingham Jail [King, Jr.]” - preacher who sinned
Profiles in Courage (JFK)- whore runner
Hope (BJ Clinton) - another bastard
Dreams of his Father (OB) - father ditched him

168 posted on 01/12/2017 3:26:02 PM PST by keving (We get the government we vote)
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To: UCANSEE2
We are not giving her a pass on this. We are trying to find out if it is actually true.

you are not giving her a pass, but other FReepers are... i have not read her thesis, but i have read her book, which may also have uncited words/work... and she was accused of plagiarism in 1999--article for the WSJ... i do not want her to be guilty... i hope she is not... if she is, just damn...

169 posted on 01/12/2017 4:36:02 PM PST by latina4dubya (when i have money i buy books... if i have anything left i buy 6-inch heels and a bottle of wine...)
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To: SeekAndFind

Sounds like there are people jealous of Monica Crowley.


170 posted on 01/12/2017 4:55:28 PM PST by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: Captain Peter Blood
BY her previous employers like Fox News for instance.

Thank you. I meant FOX and ending up typing in CNN.

171 posted on 01/13/2017 2:03:24 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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