600...Guilty Until Proven Innocent

That is the Carleton way.

You may recall that I, the World Famous Dan Shields, am a graduate of Canada's 46th best university, Carleton, and that the beloved U of K [where the 'k' stands for 'quality'] is continually inventing ways to show its political correctness while simultaneously feather bedding and shooting itself in the foot.

And these politically correct [read stupid] actions bringing shame to the school.

Today in the Ottawa Citizen is a loverly example of that.

Earlier this week alma mater fired Hassan Diab, a summer professor, from his teaching job after the B'nai Brith released a statement critical of the hiring. Joanne Laucius writes that "Diab was terminated without consulting with the dean or departmental chair..." Of course Carleton's public relations machine, the same crack group of paper pushers who have parlayed six national basketball championships in seven years into, well, into nothing, were not available for comment.

The Lebanese born prof is accused in France of killing four and injuring many others in a 1980 bombing of a synagogue in Paris and is facing an extradition hearing early in 2010. Accused, not guilty, accused. He is under house arrest by the way, being monitored by the RCMP, cannot even own a cell phone. He needs to eat though, ipso facto the jobo.

" 'He's innocent until proven guilty,' said CUPE local 4600 organizer Stuart Ryan."

Not at Carleton.

Frank Dimant, executive vice president of B'nai Brith applauded Carleton; Mr. Dimant obviously believes that pre judging is a positive move. "B'nai Brith said Canadians should be concerned that an alleged terrorist...will be teaching...at a leading Canadian university."

First off, pay attention, Carleton is not a leading university, it is Carleton. Anyway you score it, with the exception of men's basketball, Carleton is not a leading university. Pandering and patronizing Carleton will score you points on campus but not else where, BB. Secondly the man has not been found guilty, he has merely been charged. You would think that you would be able to grasp that simple concept.

Perhaps one should remind the high minded individuals at Carleton and the B'nai Brith of the words of Pastor Martin Niemoller:

First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out--
because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out--
because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out--
because I was not a trade unionist;

You know the rest.

Shame on you.

WFDS