-Caveat Lector- <http://nypostonline.com/news/regionalnews/26874.htm> 'PEACEMAKER' BILL MET BY N.Y. PROTEST Tuesday,March 20,2001 By CARL CAMPANILE Bill Clinton accepted a peace award from Cardozo Law School yesterday - while protesters outside questioned his status as a disgraced lawyer and chanted, "Where's the peace" [in Israel]? The Advocate for Peace award given to Clinton by two student groups for diplomacy in the Middle East, Northern Ireland and the Koreas set off a firestorm of controversy at Cardozo, Yeshiva University's law school. "He is a bad role model for law students. It's hypocritical for a law school that teaches ethics to give someone like him an award," said Darian Taylor, noting that Clinton lost his law license for five years after admitting to misleading a grand jury about the Monica Lewinsky scandal. And about a dozen pro-Israel protesting students said Clinton deserves no peace award. Protester Isaac Yedid said he visited Israel two weeks ago. "It's not calm and peaceful there," he said. The protesters charged that Clinton pressured ousted Prime Minister Ehud Barak to make unrealistic land concessions to the Palestinians - and things blew up. Student organizer Matthew Seidner defended honoring Clinton. "He's getting the award for being an advocate for peace, not a guarantor of peace," Seidner said. "You have to show appreciation for effort," said student Alyson Sprafkin. "I was very honored, very honored," the former president said after accepting the award and giving a speech to students and faculty in an event closed to the media. Clinton told the packed crowd of 350 in the law school lounge that people have to "let go of their anger" to forge peaceful compromise, adding that peace cannot be a "zero-sum game" with winners and losers, audience members related. "Nobody has a monopoly on the truth," he said. By and large, Clinton receive a hero's welcome, with many students and faculty saying he gave a powerful, compelling speech. Cardozo officials stressed that the award was sanctioned not by the law school, but the students. "We're not sponsoring the event," said law school dean Paul Verkuil, who acknowledged getting angry e-mails and telephone calls from alumni. "My job is to protect, not to endorse, students' awards. The institution's role is to provide students the opportunity to give the award. This is a place where debate should be encouraged. Controversy is not a stranger to a law school. It shouldn't be." Last night, Clinton headed for Harlem - site of his planned offices - for a private soul-food dinner at Sylvia's to, the restaurant said, "get acquainted with his new Harlem neighbors." ================================================================= Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF: *Michael Spitzer* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends ================================================================= <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
