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...derided throughout a speech he gave at the Forum. This in no way excuses the actions of those who behaved abysmally when Feith spoke; rather, given the experience with Nader and previous speakers, the IOP should have been forewarned of what was coming. Furthermore, many students came away from Feith??s speech frustrated because they believed he had faced softball questions, and this certainly contributed to the unruly atmosphere at the Forum...
...Feith??s Speech Draws Hostile Reaction at IOP” (News, Mar. 4) you quote some words from my speech the previous day out of context and thus create an impression that is the opposite of the speech’s main point. I did not argue that we should change the way we live in order to fight the war on terror. On the contrary, as I said in my speech, “The President has declared that our war aim is to defeat terrorism as a threat to our way of life as a free...
Speaking to a largely hostile audience gathered at Harvard’s Institute of Politics (IOP), Feith??the third-highest official at the Department of Defense—addressed issues from civil liberties to the Middle East...
Kennedy School of Government first-year student Steve W. Aldridge, a supporter of Feith, said that the audience’s behavior was a reaction to Feith??s political affiliation...
Paloma A. Zepeda ’06, spokeswoman for the Harvard Republican Club (HRC)—a co-sponsor of Feith??s appearance—said that while her organization respects student dissent on campus, it thinks Feith has the right to speak his case...