The University of Ottawa gave an honorary degree last week to Robert Fowler Ban Ki Moon's secret UN envoy to Niger who was kidnapped 2 years ago while visiting a Canadian Uranium mine in Niger.
Fowler was eventually released but he and his fellow kidnap victim have refused to explain what they were doing at the Canadian owned mine and what on earth their visit had to do with peace talks between the Niger government and rebels who operate in a different part of the country which they were supposedly involved in but nobody at the UN knew about.
The university press release is HERE: Cover up, inside knowledge or incompetent blindness?
Allan Rock had expressed personal concern via his "Rock Talk" blog (LINK) but the president's analysis appears to have been somewhat deficient?
Here are relevant media reports:
http://www.innercitypress.com/un2fowler121708.html
http://www.innercitypress.com/un3fowler121808.html
http://www.innercitypress.com/un8fowler090809.html
http://www.innercitypress.com/un7fowler030109.html
The Rock administration seems intent on destroying the institution's centennial reputation for many coming decades.
In a related matter: Just last week the U of O admin rammed through a resolution at university senate, above the protests of student senate members, to take honourary degree decisions away from senate and into the hands of the university executive committee. A sign of more to come?
UPDATE (Feb.7-2011):
Fowler is keynote participant in a disturbing anti-democracy show: HERE.
UPDATE (Feb.8-2011):
Wikileaks disclosure of covert ransom deal: HERE, HERE.
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