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...panel, which also included Vice President for Government, Community and Public Affairs John Shattuck and Professor of Law Charles R. Nesson, was critical of past covert operations in Iran, Nicaragua and Panama...
...Nesson said that past covert actions have indicated a "disbelief in our own rhetoric of democracy and converted it from a powerful ideal to a transparent political slogan." He called for reform of the National Security Act of 1947, which established the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Council and implicitly endorses covert actions...
Professor of Law Duncan M. Kennedy '64, a Dalton supporter, said the tape "doesn't strike me as out of character for Professor Nesson...
According to Kennedy, Nesson's message drewmixed reactions from the faculty. "There were awide range of reactions ranging from very hostileto very supportive," Kennedy said. "It's stillvery much an open question of whether anythingwill come from Nesson's initiative...
...Although Nesson said he hopes the faculty can"become a community again," now that Bok has madehis decision, the Dalton case may linger on in thecourts...