Professor who criticized Bush added to terrorist no-fly list

[Mandy]

Professor who criticized Bush added to terrorist no-fly list

http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Professor_who_criticized_Bush_added_to_0409.html
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When inquiring with a clerk why he was on the list, Murphy was asked if he had participated in any peace marches.

"We ban a lot of people from flying because of that," a clerk said.

Murphy then explained that he had not marched, but had "in September, 2006, given a lecture at Princeton, televised and put on the Web, highly critical of George Bush for his many violations of the Constitution."

The clerk responded, "That'll do it."
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[faceless]

you get banned from flying if you take part in peace marches? I wonder what the logic is there... do they think a plane might get hijacked by middle-aged women singing hymns?

[Mandy]

It is to scare people not to leave their homes or be heard .. unless to support "our boys" (by putting them in harm's way)

[nekokate]

Madness.

[faceless]

here's video of the speech that he gave which has apparently caused this...

http://www.princeton.edu/WebMedia/lectures/20060919murphyTAPE350K.asx

[major.tom]

Nice find, Faceless. I'll be interested in seeing what he could possibly have said that could justify his being black-listed like this.

Sure, there's still free speech, as long as you limit it to those "free speech zones."

I have faith in Americans, though (if not in their government). I can't imagine the people will put up with this stuff for very long.

[nekokate]

[Mandy]

[Skylace]

[nekokate]

OK, what's the MIC?

[Mandy]

[major.tom]

[harry perkins]

I heard Kucinich in London last month, seemed awfully moderate and flaky to me despite his radical reputation.
Maybe what America needs is a Gorbachev, who tries to reform the empire only to see it collapse entirely. Though I wouldn't wish the present state of the former Soviet Union on anyone.