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to: Dave Ings
from: Rich Gauszka
date: 2006-03-06 23:13:10
subject: Re: Taliban Yes - Military No

From: "Rich Gauszka" 

I won't argue against redemptive powers of education. Why wouldn't that
also apply to those that seek to form a military reserve unit on campus?
Are they viewed as unredeemable?


"Dave Ings"  wrote in message
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>I suggest (if you haven't already) you read the original article rather
>than its echo. The situation is more interesting and more nuanced than the
>referenced text would suggest. When reading the article I actually thought
>it was illustrative of the redemptive powers of education and overall quite
>inspiring.
> --
> Regards,
> Dave Ings,
> Toronto, Canada
>
> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
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>> So much for Dubya's alma mater
>>
>> So it's ok to have a religious fanatic who advocates violence against
>> homosexuals attend your university but the military is banned because of
>> "don't ask, don't tell"? Meethinks something is askew in academia
>>
>>
>> http://www.theconservativevoice.com/forum/read.html?id=1975
>>
>>
>> by Jim Kouri - While most American parents can only dream of sending
>> their kids to a first-tier university such as Harvard and Yale, a former
>> ambassador for the oppressive and brutal Afghan Taliban is enrolled at
>> Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, even though he possesses none
>> of the qualifications to attend such an institution for higher education.
>> "Yale University enrolls the Taliban's former spokesman as a
student, but
>> continues to prohibit other students from organizing a Reserve Officer
>> Training Corps chapter on campus and also seeks to deny students the
>> right to hear from military recruiters about employment opportunities,"
>> say members of the student group Young America's Foundation.
>>
>
>

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