Brandeis University professor Natana DeLong-Bas recently found herself at the center of an embarrassing misunderstanding. While vacationing in Saudi Arabia this December, DeLong-Bas, a lecturer in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, was interviewed by the London daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat.

When asked if she thought Osama bin Laden was behind the 9/11 attacks, she allegedly responded:

I think that the Western media and the world have given Osama bin Laden more weight [than he has in reality] and exaggerated in depicting the danger he poses. Likewise, I do not find any evidence that would make me agree that Osama bin Laden was behind the attack on the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. All we heard from him was praise and acclaim for those who carried out the operation. Article