Topsy turvey world of the intelligentsia

And these are the institutions where we send our children, hoping they will become pillars of our society. From the Ottawa Citizen: Sociology and anthropology professors are demanding that Carleton University reinstate accused terrorist and fellow lecturer Hassan Diab. "The senior administration has a chance to do the right thing. It's never too late," said Peter Gose, chairman of the department at the university. The Lebanese-born Diab, who is now a Canadian citizen, is accused in France of killing four people and injuring dozens more in the 1980 bombing of a Paris synagogue. He faces an extradition hearing in January and is under virtual house arrest, but may leave to work. Diab was teaching a summer course this week when he learned he was terminated. ottawacitizen aug1