And the only thing to do is correct the record ASAP:
The UMass Dartmouth student who claimed to have been visited by Homeland Security agents over his request for “The Little Red Book” by Mao Zedong has admitted to making up the entire story.
The 22-year-old student tearfully admitted he made the story up to his history professor, Dr. Brian Glyn Williams, and his parents, after being confronted with the inconsistencies in his account.
. Rest of thes tory is here.
So rest easy, everyone – you can hang on to your Little Red Books for now…
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By richard
Thanks Lisa, you beat me to this. I’ll have more to say about it later.
December 24, 2005 @ 10:21 pm | Comment
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By Johnny K
Always encouraging to hear that the Feds are slightly less incompetent than expected
December 24, 2005 @ 11:23 pm | Comment
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By Other Lisa
Richard, yeah, there’s other things I’d like to say about it too (and, well, correct my spelling), but I’ve been out participating in christmas cheer and need to get some sleep now before driving to my folks in San Diego.
Hope everyone is well and celebrating the season in whatever way you feel appropriate.
Mine tends to involve getting together with a bunch of musicians and singing carols and beatles songs, but that’s just me…
December 25, 2005 @ 2:49 am | Comment
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By Raj
In all fairness, I still can’t believe any of you guys took that seriously.
Geez paranoia really grips some people……
December 25, 2005 @ 9:15 am | Comment
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By Other Lisa
Hey, we just found out that the NSA is spying on…well, everyone by engaging in wholesale data-mining…and that Quakers and animal activists are among the targets…is it paranoia when they’re really out to get you?
December 25, 2005 @ 11:03 am | Comment
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By kevin
I had a hard time believing this, especially considering my own library records… good to know that they won’t mean permanent exile for me, haha
December 26, 2005 @ 3:15 am | Comment