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On the Necessity of Armed Struggle Reflections on the RAF and the Question of Moving Forward (Ward Churchill)

The following essay, by Ward Churchill, is the introduction to the recently released The Red Army Faction, A Documentary History – Volume 2: Dancing with Imperialism, available from Kersplebedeb Leftwingbooks.net. “Never again without a rifle.”– Italian leftist slogan (circa 1970) Looking back from the vantage point of more than forty …

Thousands Attend Churchill Speech

Thousands Attend Churchill Speech By Erin Gartner, Associated PressFebruary 8, 2005 A University of Colorado professor who ignited a firestorm by likening the World Trade Center victims to Nazis received a standing ovation Tuesday from a crowd of more than a thousand who packed a ballroom to hear him speak. …

Churchill: I Do Not Work For Bill Owens

Churchill speaks: ‘I do not work for Bill Owens’ Feb 9, 2005News4Colorado BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) A defiant Ward Churchill told a standing-room-only crowd he will not back down from his views. Tuesday night the controversial University of Colorado professor spoke to a full crowd inside CU’s Glenn Miller ballroom about …

N.Y. Professor Loses Post Over Churchill Controversy

N.Y. professor loses post over Churchill controversy The Associated PressFebruary 11, 2005 Clinton, N.Y. – A professor at a small New York state college has stepped down as a program director after igniting a furor by inviting Ward Churchill, a University of Colorado professor who compared Sept. 11 victims to …

House of Representatives Resolution

Resolution of Colorado House of Representatives February 2nd 2005 WHEREAS, The tragedy of September 11, 2001, marked one of the darkest days in American history; and WHEREAS, The terrorist attacks cost more than 3,000 innocent people their lives; and WHEREAS, The pain of the families who lost loved ones in …

American Association of University Professors on Professor Ward Churchill Controversy

American Association of University Professors Statement on Professor Ward Churchill Controversy February 3rd, 2005 We have witnessed an extraordinary outpouring of criticism aimed both at Professor Ward Churchill of the University of Colorado at Boulder, for his written remarks describing victims of the attacks on September 11, 2001, as “little …

UC Faculty Rallies Around Churchill

U. of Colorado Faculty Rallies Round Professor Associated Press Wednesday, February 02, 2005 DENVER — As pressure mounts on a University of Colorado professor who ignited a furor by comparing the World Trade Center victims to Nazis, colleagues have come to his defense — on free speech grounds. The Boulder …

Churchill gets support at forum

Churchill gets support at forum Crowd: Legislature should ‘stay out of it’ by Brittany AnasBoulder Daily CameraFebruary 18, 2005 Professor Ward Churchill should not be ousted from the University of Colorado, and the controversy he has stirred has challenged his students intellectually, many people told a pair of legislators at …

Students, Faculty at Hamilton College Back Controversial Discussion

Students, faculty at Hamilton College back controversial discussion Fri, Feb 4, 2005 MARSHAND BOONE Observer-Dispatch   CLINTON — The cancellation of Ward Churchill’s appearance at Hamilton College didn’t prevent students from gathering on campus Thursday night to discuss the larger issues that placed the liberal arts college in the national …