Oh fer heck: Teacher under fire for his Cheney-9/11 theory

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State legislators demand college bar him from teaching Islam course

Friday, July 21, 2006; Posted: 2:29 p.m. EDT (18:29 GMT)



MADISON, Wisconsin (AP) -- More than 60 state lawmakers are urging the University of Wisconsin-Madison to fire an instructor who has argued that the U.S. government orchestrated the September 11 terrorist attacks.

A letter sent Thursday and signed by 52 Assembly representatives and nine state senators condemns a decision to let Kevin Barrett teach an introductory class on Islam this fall.

U.W.-Madison Provost Pat Farrell launched a review after Barrett spoke last month on a talk show about his views that the terrorist attacks were the result of a government conspiracy to spark war in the Middle East. After the review, Farrell said Barrett was a qualified instructor who can present his views as one perspective on the attacks.

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http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/07/21/Sept.11.prof.ap/index.html