UMass Mao library book story is a hoax

UMass Mao library book story is a hoax
by fpc
Sat Dec 24, 2005 at 01:24:44 AM PDT
(From the diaries -- Plutonium Page. Please spread the word.)

The story of the student who received a visit from homeland security agents because he had checked out Mao's Little Red Book has now been confirmed to be a fabrication.

From the newspaper


From the newspaper that originally broke the story:


NEW BEDFORD -- 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.

Had the student stuck to his original story, it might never have been proved false.

But on Thursday, when the student told his tale in the office of UMass Dartmouth professor Dr. Robert Pontbriand to Dr. Williams, Dr. Pontbriand, university spokesman John Hoey and The Standard-Times, the student added new details.
http://www.dailykos.com/
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/daily/12-05/12-24-05/a01lo719.htm

people to understand the seriousness of the spying being done by this administration. Then we get a jerk who feels the need for some attention who lies and makes it look like those who understand this issue and are against is are exaggerating it. I mean, the truly stupid, and there are a shitload of them out there, will see everything as being exaggerated or made up now.

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