Controversy surrounding the belief of a UW-Madison lecturer that the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, were orchestrated by the U.S. government is renewing debate about academic freedom.
Some faculty members said instructor Kevin Barrett should be able to present the belief that the attacks were planned by government officials and the CIA – which Barrett said is shared by hundreds of scholars and a growing number of people around the world – along with the “official” version that Islamic terrorists were responsible for the attacks, said Donald Downs, a professor of political science, journalism and law.
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