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Churchill Rant Has Some Truth

Churchill Rant Has Some Truth by Reggie Rivers  Denver Post February 4 2005 It’s easy to attack University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill. He went too far in his essay “Some People Push Back: On the Justice of Roosting Chickens. ” He made overstatements, praised the Sept. 11 terrorists as …

Churchill Clarifies 9/11 Stand in Hawaii

Churchill Clarifies 9/11 Stance In Hawaii CU President Urges Caution In Churchill Investigation Associated Press February 23, 2005 HONOLULU — A University of Colorado professor who has been criticized for his comments likening some Sept. 11 victims to Nazis defended his position before an overflow crowd Tuesday night at the …

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Ward Churchill Responds to Criticism of “Some People Push Back” In the last few days there has been widespread and grossly inaccurate media coverage concerning my analysis of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, coverage that has resulted in defamation of my character …

Prof: Never BAck Down

Prof: Never Back Down Activist Russell Means joins Ward churchill to defend essay by Howard Pankratz and George Merritt Denver Post Staff Writers Boulder – Met by wild applause Tuesday night from hundreds of supporters, controversial University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill strongly attacked Gov. Bill Owens and the CU …

The Distortions of Acumen: Liberals Trash Ward Churchill

The Distortions of Acumen: Liberals Trash Ward Churchill By Joshua Frank Press Action, February 4th 2005   I am sure you’ve heard of Ward Churchill’s latest tribulations—so I’ll save you the repetition. However, I bet what you didn’t know was that liberals were running hand in hand with conservatives in …

Johnson: Churchill Not Alone In Pointing the Finger

Johnson: Churchill not alone in pointing accusatory finger February 2, 2005 Rocky Mountaion News I listened to the endless chatter about it on talk radio. I read the news stories, along with the editorials condemning Ward Churchill’s essay. I have just gotten around to reading what the professor actually wrote. …

Ward Churchill is Neocon Test Case for Academic Purges

Ward Churchill is Neocon Test Case for Academic Purges Emma Perez, Chair of Ethnic Studies, U of Colorado February 15, 2005 We’ve done some preliminary research and analysis and it’s become clear exactly what’s at stake and what we’re up against. CU-Boulder has been made the national frontline of the …