Talk:Plagiarism/@comment-82.45.191.208-20110227164346/@comment-78.100.209.134-20110301173736

^ Have you been smoking crack? Or are you a stooge of the Gaddafi regime?

"LSE investigated and cleared this thesis and they have insisted that they will not revoke his PhD"

FALSE. The LSE has just commenced its investigation and has not reported its findings yet. It has not yet ruled out revoking the PhD, which it could still do if the allegations are proven and determined serious enough.

"I read some of the thesis and can see that the style of writing is pretty even throughout."

FALSE. The writing style is definitely NOT even throughout. In fact, that was one of the telltale signs that led me to Google passages in the text. When I did, I found that those passages had been directly copied from other sources or altered slightly to disguise their origins.

"The reality is that there are very few original works around and most writers will quote and paraphrase from other writer."

FALSE. The LSE, just like all universities, has very clear guidelines insisting that paraphrased material must clearly be attributed to the original author, or else this constitutes plagiarism. When I write academic papers I am extremely careful to quote carefully and attribute ideas to their authors. That is because I am an honest and diligent student.

"According to Lord Desai, Saif has earned his PhD on merit."

Well, of course Desai would say that, because if the allegations turn out to be proven, then Desai was guilty of negligence (at best). Let's see what tune he sings when the LSE academic council completes its investigation.