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More WIKILEAKS Fallout: Galen U. Refutes Cable Characterization
posted (September 6, 2011)
And one other confidential US Embassy cable that has raised a few eyebrows is one titled, quote: "ZABANEH FAMILY PURCHASES PRIVATE UNIVERSITY."

It discusses the launch of Galen University under its new owner Dr. Louis Zabaneh in December of 2009. It then makes a generalized, unsubstantiated reference to purported illicit activities.

Well, today Galen issued a statement saying that - after becoming aware of the cable - its Chairman and President Dr. Louis Zabaneh immediately set a meeting with the US Embassy to correct what the university calls "false and unfounded statements". That meeting was held this afternoon and the Galen statement says that Dr. Zabaneh expressed the university's concern about the potential negative impact on his institution's reputation.

The school's statement adds that Dr. Zabaneh's visa was recently extended for ten years only two months ago and his wife and four children also received ten year visas.

The release says the embassy reiterated the US government's no comment approach.

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