Harvard Professors Hauled in Big Cash Consulting for Gadhafi
- Posted on March 5, 2011 at 11:45am by
Emily Esfahani Smith
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You really can’t make this stuff up: a consulting company founded by Harvard professors has received millions of dollars from Moammar Gadhafi for, in effect, rendering the services of propaganda machine to the deranged dictator.
The Boston Globe reports that the professors tried to help improve the dictator’s image:
It reads like Libyan government propaganda, extolling the importance of Moammar
Gadhafi, his theories on democracy, and his “core ideas on individual freedom.’’
But the 22-page proposal for a book on Khadafy was written by Monitor Group, a Cambridge-based consultant firm founded by Harvard professors. The management consulting firm received $250,000 a month from the Libyan government from 2006 to 2008 for a wide range of services, including writing the book proposal, bringing prominent academics to Libya to meet Khadafy “to enhance international appreciation of Libya’’ and trying to generate positive news coverage of the country.
“The really nefarious aspect of this is that it reinforced in Khadafy’s mind that he truly was an international intellectual world figure, and that his ideas of democracy were to be taken seriously,’’ said Dirk Vandewalle, associate professor at Dartmouth College and author of “A History of Modern Libya.’’
Beyond writing agitprop for Gadhafi, the firm sent a coterie of distinguished academics to visit Ghadafi, including Joseph Nye of the Kennedy School, Lord Anthony Giddens of the London School of Economics, and Francis Fukuyama of Stanford University. The firm also helped Gadhafi’s son with his dissertation for the London School of Economics. Is that what passes for academic honor these days?
But the Monitor Group defended itself citing–what else?–hope, or change, or something: “The firm said that assistance and the book proposal were mistakes. But its statement stressed that the firm’s main effort was designed to help Khadafy’s dictatorship bring about change.”
Well, change is coming to the country–but not exactly of the kind that Gadhafi was hoping for. Maybe Gadhafi should ask for a refund.
(H/T Jammie Wearing Fool).
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Comments (106)
Its Gonna Getcha
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 4:33pmIf that’s true it is sickening if the Harvard professors consider themselves Americans, remember, there are homeless starving people here that conservatives don’t care about.
Report Post »Slowman101
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 4:32pmAhhhhhhhhhhh, Moammar Gadhafi, a legend in his own mind!
Report Post »chickenfried
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 4:31pmHuck Farvard!
Report Post »koibaby
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 4:17pmMy God, When is this ever going to end? Nothing but a bunch of mafia imbeciles being reveled as the Left and Democrats pillaging and raping what is left of our country.
Shame on us for paying our taxes and raising our children and trusting in our elected officials to do their part while they have deceived us as they also destroy America. I have people who fought with “George” and they are spinning in their graves!
Dyslectic and don’t care who has an issue with it!!!
Report Post »JROCCOD
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 4:12pmHow come the “professor” was not required to register as a forigen agent while advising Quaddifi?
Report Post »I believe that is required by law. If he didnt, what is Mr. Holder prepared to do about it?
It is, after all, a federal crime.
drbage
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 7:35pmHe won’t do a thing because the professor is one of his people.
Report Post »Scarab Sport
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 3:35pmThis – At the same time Harvard banned ROTC. Got their priorities a** backwards.
Report Post »FlowerBell
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 3:27pmAnyone remember The Picture of Dorian Gray? It works in reverse with this guy. Every evil thing is etched into his living face for the world to see. Horrifying.
Report Post »miles from nowhere
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 3:25pmTake this profs money and ship him to Lybia, he will be recieved with open arms, the kind with lead tips
Report Post »eyestoseeearstohear
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 3:05pmLIKE Charlie Sheen -
His MONEY got him in his mess – so let his MONEY get him out of his mess.
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BUT – the above Article really speaks to “ Aiding an Enemy”…and Bradley Manning was Charged with “ Aiding an Enemy of the US”….seems to me this is IN THAT CATEGORY!
HAS Gaddafi EVER been on the ” enemy list of the US?
IS Gaddafi on the “ enemy list” of the US, NOW?
Seems to me there is SOMETHING WROGN AND ILLEGAL with citizens of the US having professional aiding relationships with LEADERS OF OTHER COUNTRIES, but most certainly IF those Leaders are considered as ENEMIES OF THE US.
These PERFORMERS ( Beyonce, & etc) need to have thier azz’s hauled in, as well-
Whether they GAVE THE MONEY TO CHARITY OR NOT …..( YEAH, RIGHT)
IT WAS STILL WRONG…
STILL, ISN‘T THERE A REQUIREMENT OR GOV’T APPROVAL TO DO THIS?
I guess THEIR loyalty to AMERICA isn’t as STRONG AS THE GREENBACK, huh?
We’ve got SUCH A PISS POOR PRESIDENT – who spends HIS DAYS cohorting with UNIONS, GOLFING, AND DEVISING WAYS TO BANKRUPT & DESTROY AMERICA –
that he CAN’T fit this type of stuff into his OVERALL Presidential Duties.
WE’RE DONE YALL –
Report Post »We have a “captain” at the wheel LOOKING FOR ICEBERGS TO CRASH INTO!
Mil Mom
Posted on March 7, 2011 at 11:41pmWE’RE DONE YALL –
We have a “captain” at the wheel LOOKING FOR ICEBERGS TO CRASH INTO!
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Report Post »Is that why they’re so fired up about global warming, Mr McGoo can’t find the icebergs?
TMan2020
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 3:01pmCREESTOF, you’re an idiot!
Report Post »jaycee11
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 2:45pmDear Lord that man is ugly. I just can’t get over it.
Report Post »poorrichard09
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 2:37pmAre we sure this is Gaddafi?
I mean, has anyone seen Helen Thomas lately?
Report Post »Firelight
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 2:18pmPropaganda was reinvented by Porgressives — Gadhafi , Harvard , Libs Lie — all seems to fit .
Report Post »curtmavi38
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 2:09pmWhat we need is more conservative professors, come on young conservatives go into education, you are needed to get our universities turned around so they can teach responsibility and the true meaning of life.
Report Post »No more having live porn for our students to watch, no more protesting and badgering speakers who are asked to come speak just because they disagree with what they are saying, no more this nonsense about
coed rooming to make Gays feel good about themselves, no more professors who have an agenda other
than teaching our students how to make it in the real world. So I issue this plea, please stop these liberal,communist, facist, professors in their tracks.and get back to the task of teaching our students .meh
hillbillyinny
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 10:49pmAs someone who has an education minor from the 1980′s, even then it was difficult as a conservative to sit through education classes! It was the “transition time” between real education and indoctrination. Also have a Psycology minor from the same school, the two departments went hand in hand and today is a direct result of that time and more. . . I have NO QUESTION from where our education departments and teachers of today came! (Like that literacy libs?)
Report Post »Mil Mom
Posted on March 7, 2011 at 11:36pmcurtmavi38
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 2:09pm
What we need is more conservative professors, come on young conservatives go into education, you are needed to get our universities turned around so they can teach responsibility and the true meaning of life.
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Report Post »We’d better be building and opening some new Universities then, because the left and prog‘s aren’t about to let go there stranglehold on the current ones.
Of course if we (are you listening repubs in Congress? ) either de-fund or abolish the dept of educ. it’ll go a long way toward shutting off the life-blood of those tentacles.
clockwatcher
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 2:03pmWhat do you expect from that school of left wing dirtbags. DO AS WE SAY NOT AS WE DO………
Report Post »Marylou7
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 1:18pmDoes this surprise anyone?? I didn’t think so. When they hid Obama’s grades and writings from us I lost any respect I may have had.
Report Post »FlowerBell
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 3:23pmMarylou7,
Report Post »You are always on the money.
ConsiderThis
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 12:55pmAnd the world wonders why Obama pondered the situation. He and his progressive cronies have known all along that Qhadaffi was a cruel despot. Now Obama is dipping his feet in the water gingerly because he wants to make darn sure he gets on the side of whoever is in control of LIbya’s oil money.
Report Post »This is all about money, folks. When the whole story unfolds we’re going to get a rare look into just how much influence Quadaffi has had with power interests in the west.
God help the poor and oppressed everywhere!
gps45
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 12:49pmHarvard is so let wing socialists that I think its a big mistake to even consider a ROTC program at a communist agenda sponsored college. They do not deserve any ROTC grant money or any govt research money. USA and DoD is broke so why open a ROTC program costing millions I assume in retal space and costs. WHY? So we cam educate socialists like lawyers like Obama????
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 1:30pmLike Egypt ,Our Military staying True to our Constitution,Is what will ultimately save our Republic, God help us if they get infiltrated
Report Post »dcwu
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 12:48pmObama Supreme Court grade folks.
Report Post »Contrarian51
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 12:33pmKnock me over with a feather.
Report Post »hersey10
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 12:24pmVery curious to see the list of those involved , I wonder if Lawrence “Dr. Kevorkian” Summers and Elena Kagen are recipients of any of that bloody cash . We need to find out .
Report Post »MR_ANDERSON
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 12:24pmI’m not a pretty man, but that guy is ugly, but beauty is in the eye of their own.
Report Post »Steve Martin
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 12:59pmBeauty is in the hole of the behinder.
Report Post »lylee
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 2:24pm“Boston Globe reports that the professors tried to help improve the dictator’s image”.
Report Post »These professors must not of heard of Photoshop.
WHITE LOTUS2x
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 6:39pmMr-Anderson: That guy is frightening. He looks like he has been dead ten years.
Report Post »Mil Mom
Posted on March 7, 2011 at 11:25pm@WHITE LOTUS2x
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 6:39pm
Mr-Anderson: That guy is frightening. He looks like he has been dead ten years.
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Report Post »I’ve been reading his speeches in European Press, (online versions) for years, and believe me, he’s spoken like someone who has been, and is let out of the pit periodically to prove that nobody wants to die and go there. Really feel for the Libyan people, let’s pray for them, while our potus posturizes, they’re being exterminated.
commonsenseguy
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 12:24pmsounds like these left wing anti americans would sale their mothers for a dollar, drop the radi9cal pose for the radical ends, if it barks like a dog, then it is a dog,
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on March 7, 2011 at 11:16amAnd appearantly they have caused a change in libya at least for the 6,000 dead protesters and their families.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 12:22pmMy My My
What the heck has happened to Charlie Sheen?? He looks like Crap.
Another feather in the Harvard “Crimson” Fez
Report Post »CatB
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 12:56pmI used to work for Community Mental Health … Charlie’s brain is fried I fear .. if he were not “rich” he would be wandering the streets living off SSI … that is what is wrong with Social Security btw .. not the old people drawing it down .. it is the young and middle aged druggies who are fried and living off the rest of us. Nice that Charlie shouldn’t be on the dole for the rest of us to pay for.
Report Post »1TrueOne55
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 1:40pmWhat is really absurd is that Liberals consider Drug addiction as a disability worthy of continued funding. Which takes away monies for the really disabled from automobile accidents and on the job accidents etc. I mean that why is it that when you are told that you are killing yourself slowly that it is called a disability.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 2:37pmI agree .. those who “CHOOSE” to take drugs should not be treated BETTER than others …. that is what happens right now .. we spend big bucks on people who chose to destroy their lives … if you haven’t guessed I have little patience for those who do this … they were getting more money monthly than I was working to help them and then they would go out and blow it on drugs while I was stuggling to get by. Add to that all the money spent on “support services” and these people are a big drain on society.
I nearly threw something at the TV when Martin Sheen said it was “CANCER” … I am also a cancer survivor and druggie Charlie can’t be compaired to someone who gets cancer.
Report Post »not funny
Posted on March 6, 2011 at 8:20pmI agree—Social Security is not paid only to the older crowd. How many “disabled” young people are on it too under the SSI umbrella? When welfare reform happened a few years ago, many of the same people then went under SSI and resumed living on the public dole.
Report Post »Oil_Robb
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 12:22pmDid they by chance run into any American half dressed singers while they were over there? who now are back peddaling and giving the money to charity. Its funny they took Gadhafi’s money and kept it until it came to light.
Report Post »Creestof
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 12:29pmSo, what is the problem? Isn’t this our capiyalism at its best? You know, do anything for a buck?
Report Post »CatB
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 12:53pmLOL .. OIL_ROBB .. wouldn’t surprise me in the least .. just like Michael Moore these people are all talk when it comes to right and wrong .. lecturing others and then going for the $$$ … if they want to go for the $$$ fine .. BUT DO NOT LECTURE OTHERS. They are the ones who could use a “lecture”.
Report Post »drattastic
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 1:00pm@CREESOF Yeah somehow this is capitalism’s fault ,fool. If your unhappy with our system there are places you can go,Cuba ,North Korea,Venezuela,Hell. Feel free to go ,as a last gesture to your freeloading ass I’ll dig into my pocket one last time and punch your ticket for the destination of your choice.
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 1:03pm@Creestof,
The point of Capitalism isn’t to do anything for a buck. The point is to be free to be as productive as we can be while respecting the individual liberties of our fellow man.
No one works for free, otherwise they’d starve. And no one reasonably trades for less than a profit – since you’re not gaining anything, so what’s the point of trading (and yes, trading something you don’t need for something you do IS a profit). Charity is another matter all together, and actually requires you to have an abundance from which to give – which means that someone would have to pursue wealth in order to be able to give it away.
Report Post »thegrassroots
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 1:04pmInteresting that both Obamas are graduates of Harvard. Could there be a reason, somewhere in this link-up, for Obama dragging his feet on speaking out against Gadhafi?
In all of Obama’s backroom dealings, he has obviously forgotten one important factor. Because of the incredible information highway we all have access to, these days — What Is Hidden Becomes Known, And Very Quickly.
“For nothing is secret that will not be revealed, nor anything hidden that will not be known and come to light.” [Luke 8:17]
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 1:05pmThis is so sick that I cannot bring myself to read it!
@CatB – I told Bucky hello from Callie. He wagged his tail.
Report Post »drattastic
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 1:09pm@ A DOCTOR ,You are trying to reason with a drone ,it is pointless .I prefer to belittle and berate them ,it’s childish I know but it feels wonderful.
Report Post »etetetet
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 1:09pmHey, didn’t Puppet Obummer graduate from Harvard
Report Post »silentwatcher
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 1:17pmMan, it looks like somebody beat the sh*t out of this guy with an ‘ugly stick.’
Report Post »Resolved
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 1:45pm@creestof
Remember Ayn Rand’s quote, goes something like this. “I’m for the greatest minority, and that is the individual.” Capitalism and the Republican form of government have yet to be surpassed in the freedom they invoke for the individual. It’s true, capitalism rewards those who can find a product that is in demand, such as propaganda, but this firm will have to reap the consequences brought about by this story coming to light and reaching the ears of consumers, who have ultimate power in determining success in capitalism.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 2:01pm@silentwatcher
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 1:17pm
Man, it looks like somebody beat the sh*t out of this guy with an ‘ugly stick.’
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ROFLMAO —
Report Post »“somebody beat the sh*t out of this guy with an ‘ugly stick.’”
–More than once!
Cemoto78
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 2:08pmTraitorous scum, each and everyone of them. They should all be rounded up and sent to live in Libya.
Xcori8r
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 4:19pmTime for people to realize what a waste of money a Harvard “education” is.
Report Post »keaton
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 5:08pmLooks like his face caught fire and they put it out with a chain!
Report Post »drbage
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 5:22pmDuring most of the time, Libya was classified as a “state sponsor of terrorism” by our State Department and you had to jump through more hoops to get a visa to go there than to go to Cuba. I guess ICE and the State Department weren’t talking to one another then.
Report Post »Will the MSM get up on its collective soapbox and demand that the money be given to charity? Will the sanctimonious alumni demand that Hahvahd divest itself of all investments in Libya as they did with Israel? I’m certainly not holding my breath!!!
Wonder if anyone at the London School of Economics will look into the dissertation and question WHO actually wrote it?!
WHITE LOTUS2x
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 6:28pmoil-rob: Its all in a days work, and some work all day. They have no true regrets for their action and I bet they kept plenty for themselves. Sickening. Will buy nothing they put out.
Report Post »vhirko
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 6:52pmcreedof, It’s called motivation, ambition, aspiration, taking risk, wanting more out of life, being a go getter, being inspired, making no excuses…and yes, not sitting on your lazy liberal behind and actually going out and making things happen…“a buck” is just the reward. capitalism represents a type of person… motivated and strong, not willing to give up…last time I checked those are the reasons I fell in love with my husband..he came from nothing but that did not stop him…its called success.. you should try to aim for some of that in life..you might feel better about yourself…but back to the harverd socialists, I am sure that sort of “capitalism is okay in your book”
Report Post »I dont have a problem with anyone taking money from him… he was paying for a service and they did the service… I do care about ethics
Beandawg
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 8:17pmHarvard pulled the plug on their 1.1b science complex 1 month after Obama was elected. This was Larry Summers pet project while president of Harvard. They pulled the plug because they knew what was coming! The attemt to destroy America! When are we going to start holding our university’s accountable for Wall St. and Washington!!!!
Report Post »silentwatcher
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 9:40pmDoesn’t it just go to show you that some people will do ANYTHING for money?????
Report Post »Woody WoodBecker
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 11:32pmCapitalism at it’s best is honest people doing honest business. Anyone doing business with Ghadafi is corrupt because he is corrupt. And it’s funny because he is not a capitalist. He is a totalitarian dictator which is what Lenin, Hitler, Hu Jin Tao, Kim Jung il, Castro, King George, Mao Tse Tung, and Saddam Hussein all are or were.
Communinists, socialized and Islamist do have much in common and it’s not capitalism.
Report Post »Woody WoodBecker
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 11:35pmOh yeah! The folks singing and dancing and consulting for Ghadafi all have something in common. They support Obama.
Report Post »Enuff Zenuff
Posted on March 6, 2011 at 8:28am.
Report Post »By any chance, were Helen Thomas and Gadhafi born as fraternal twins and separated at birth?
I’m just noticing a certain resemblance when I look at that picture above…
libertybella58
Posted on March 6, 2011 at 8:48amIf you are referring to Mariah Carey and Beyonce, they should be under serious investigation along with this administration. They are singing the ” I didnt know who I was performing for, my booking agent handles the details” sing-song. Beyonce was seen (and publicized) as being in the White House Situation Room with President Obama last year. What really went on there? And let me see, I bet the meeting of Louis Farrakhan and Black Panther leader with Iranian Dictator Amadinejaud was innocent too.
Report Post »oldoldtimer
Posted on March 6, 2011 at 10:36amWhy is it that there are so many Harvard grads involved in so many schemes? Looks like a total lack of morals is a graduation requirement. Look at all the white collar crooks and crooked politicians that are Harvard grads. Nuf said?
Report Post »Robert W
Posted on March 7, 2011 at 6:42pmIm making my shocked face again.
Report Post »Mil Mom
Posted on March 7, 2011 at 11:04pmWondered when Gadhafi became known as something other than a “Raving Lunatic” who his Press Agent was? Should have known, fits right in with the lunacy coming out of Harvard for the last 30-40 yrs.
Report Post »Mil Mom
Posted on March 7, 2011 at 11:12pmDon’t have a time-line, but I wonder, was this going on when her honor Elana Kagan (probably misspelled) was Dean of Harvard, would someone look into whether she was involved in this. Might really make one question whether she has the wisdom for SCOTUS.
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