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Former Terrorists No Longer Speaking At Princeton (AP) PRINCETON Three ex-terrorists are protesting not being allowed to speak Thursday at Princeton University. In an unusual claim, they say they are being silenced because of their pro-American, pro-Israeli views—which they say might harm the Ivy League school’s ability to raise money from the oil industry. A university spokeswoman said the speakers are not being silenced because of their views. Rather, they couldn’t speak this week because the event became bigger than student organizers were prepared to handle. The former terrorists, Walid Shoebat, Zak Anani and Ibrahim Abdallah, will give their talks...

In an extraordinary event, three former terrorists will be together at Princeton University to present insights into the mind of a suicide bomber. The three will speak Dec. 8 at the McCosh 50 Lecture Theatre, telling why they committed acts of violence and revealing the mindset of those who trained them. A question and answer session will follow the presentations, scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. Participants in the event, sponsored by the Walid Shoebat Foundation, are: Walid Shoebat, who came from a prominent family in Bethlehem. After joining the Palestinian Liberation Organization, he took part in numerous attacks against...