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UCLA hosts 9/11 event where speaker once said US counterterrorism is racist
Survivors and families criticized the event after a Yale professor’s past remarks called U.S. counterterrorism a racist system.
- The University of California, Los Angeles held a 25th anniversary event for 9/11 titled '25 Years After 9/11: Reimagining Freedom, Justice, and Security,' drawing significant backlash from survivors and victims' families.
- Yale professor Asl previously described U.S. counterterrorism as a 'racist gravy train,' alleging government agencies characterize minority communities as threats to access funding.
- Other speakers at the university event included defense attorney Melanie Partow and Islamist militant Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, intensifying opposition from those directly affected by the attacks.
- FDNY lieutenant Jim McCaffrey, who responded to the Twin Towers attacks, called the event 'absurd,' while Sally Regenhard, whose son died at Ground Zero, questioned the lack of respect.
- Amid the backlash, critics argued the university is 'pointing fingers at the victims,' highlighting tensions over how The University chose to commemorate the 25th anniversary of 9/11.
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UCLA hosts 9/11 event where speaker once said US counterterrorism is racist
The University of California, Los Angeles held a 25th anniversary event for 9/11 and got backlash from survivors and victims’ families because of a speaker.
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