"Retard!"

I always though "Retard!" was a particularly nasty schoolyard taunt, even more so than the 'f'-related ones.

Well it appears that Alexis Suvorov, the assistant director of giving at Yale Law School, sent an anonymous email to two Yalies who strongly criticized the institution and asked alumni to withold contributions pending at least an explanation why Yale admitted Sayeed Rahmatullah Hashemi, the former official of the Taliban regime. Suvorov's email:

"What is wrong with you? Are you retarded? This is the most disgraceful alumni article that I have ever read in my life. You failed to mention that you've never contributed to the Yale Alumni Fund in your life. But to suggest that others follow your negative example is disgusting."

Wow. Not only is the accusation gratuitously nasty, Suvorov looked through the giving records of two alumni and then sent a venomous, anonymous email.

For Yale's sake, Suvorov should become an ex-employee, fast.