[Marxism] Academia serving imperialist war

[Les Schaffer]

Louis Proyect forwarded:
> “In the era of Abu Ghraib,” he said, such cooperation “does damage to 
> the university’s credibility and autonomy.”
>   

nothing beats having one's priorities straight, huh?

> Bonnie Docherty, a human-rights researcher who also teaches at Harvard 
> Law School, does not see what all the fuss is about. “We don’t want to 
> be co-opted by the military,” she said, “but I think there can be an 
> important dialogue between the two groups.”
>
> Ms. Docherty recently completed a report on the National Training Center 
> at Fort Irwin near Barstow, Calif., that was published by the Carr 
> Center. She complimented commanders at Fort Irwin, saying they were 
> “receptive to our recommendations” about protecting civilians and had 
> followed some earlier advice.
>
> “We offer recommendations to other governments and other bodies,” she 
> said, “so I don’t see why we shouldn’t be able to offer them to the 
> military as well.”


perhaps the role of elite universities is to promote "important dialogue".

Les