Talk:Plagiarism/@comment-82.45.191.208-20110227164346/@comment-99.41.52.178-20110304054338

Held is back tracking by claiming he questioned the authenticity of the dissertation when it was first submitted. I should hope LSE has written and verifiable records that he questioned the bona fides of his favored protege's work-- understanding the continuing and potential further benefits of passing the dissertation.

When this story broke, Held was neutral and, even, conciliatory. Now that the Director of LSE has resigned, he's actively distancing and discrediting the dissertation which he helped to sponsor.

I doubt considering his active promotion of the relationship between LSE and the Libyan government that he would have "reported out" the would-be "Doctor" Evil-Lite (Mr. Money Bags). David Held is a disgrace and should be held intellectually responsible for his intellectual hypocrisies.

Good thing for Oxford: I hear they were looking for a corporate sponsor in Dubai...