Virginia Tech Professor’s ‘Troops’ Remark Stirs Up Anger
Virginia Tech Professor's 'Troops' Remark Stirs Up Anger by Tonia Moxley, Roanoke Times.
… Salaita's commentary, which critiques the ubiquitous "support the troops" meme as a barrier to questioning of American foreign policy and treatment of returning war veterans, has caused a social media firestorm this week that has pulled in Virginia Tech, too.
For his part, Salaita said his central message has been misunderstood as anti-military, when in fact he meant to argue for better treatment of veterans…
Response began small, with a handful of minor conservative bloggers picking up the story and responding with varying degrees of outrage. But within days, Facebook and Twitter postings became vitriolic at times, and calls, emails and social media postings were directed at university officials as well…
