.. and the envy starts to show! Can’t keep it hidden, can you Mr. Ferrao?
“Ferrao founded his career by defecating on the grave of Don Pedro. Now he seeks a mid-career boost, by attempting the same with War Against All Puerto Ricans. He calls me a liar 29 times and follows it with his own resume – a curriculum vitae from here to the airport.”
A gentleman I’ve never met has called me a liar.
According to this man, named Luis Ferrao, my book War Against All Puerto Ricans contains at least 29 lies “and more will come.”
I was curious about these “29 lies,” but even more curious about Ferrao. Who was this man who never met me, who never called or contacted me, before deciding to call me a liar?
My initial research revealed a mercenary academic. Ferrao declared Pedro Albizu Campos to be a “fascist” in his Ph.D. thesis, then quickly re-packaged it as a book.
The book went nowhere but Ferrao went to Paris – on a government-sponsored fellowship – and his academic appointments followed.
Ferrao founded his career by defecating on the grave of Don Pedro. Now he seeks a mid-career boost, by attempting the same with War Against All Puerto Ricans. He calls me a liar 29 times…
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