Harvard Dean: We Need Dialog with Islamic Fascists

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Thu Sep 7, 2006 at 8:48 am PDT • Views: 324

If you ever need a one-sentence encapsulation of the morally blinkered, hopelessly naïve outlook of America’s higher education czars, this statement from Harvard Kennedy School dean David Ellwood will serve perfectly: Harvard dean stands by Khatami invitation.

CAMBRIDGE — The dean of Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government yesterday defended the decision to invite Mohammad Khatami to speak on the eve of Sept. 11, saying the United States needs dialogue with its enemies.

Do we listen to those that we disagree with, and vigorously challenge them, or do we close our ears completely?” said David Ellwood, the Kennedy School’s dean, in an interview with the Globe.

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