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September 1, 2015

Professor Who Called for Treating Academics as "Combatants" Resigns 
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In news from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, a newly hired
assistant professor has resigned following a scandal involving his call
for law professors critical of the so-called war on terror to be treated
as "enemy combatants." In a 184-page article in the most recent issue of
the National Security Law Journal published at the George Mason School
of Law, now former West Point professor William Bradford argued that
"lawful targets" of the war on terrorism include "law school facilities,
scholars' home offices and media outlets where they give interviews." He
also called for attacking Islamic holy sites "even if it means great
destruction, innumerable enemy casualties, and civilian collateral
damage." Bradford has also been accused of inflating his academic
credentials. West Point confirmed Bradford's resignation on Monday.

 

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