"Engaging the Muslim World" - Middle East Analyst Juan Cole on US Policy in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Israel and Beyond

Democracy Now by Amy Goodman, Juan Cole | Mar. 17, 2009 (News Analysis)

(Video) Juan Cole, a longtime analyst of US-Mideast affairs and a professor of history at the University of Michigan, takes an in-depth look at US foreign policy under the Obama administration, from the plan for withdrawal from Iraq, to the escalation of the war in Afghanistan, the continued US drone attacks inside Pakistan, US policy toward Israel and the Occupied Territories and much more. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S.
Topics: War, Afghanistan, Israel, Palestine, War in Iraq, Gaza
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Mar 17, 2009 - 1:50 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Dwight Rousu (review), Tanya J. Maurer (review)
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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Mar. 19, 2009

The interview with middle east student and professor provides both information and a viewpoint on world affairs and conflicts. It comes across as reality based without an agenda.

Continuing the arrogant primarily military "policies" of Bush need to be changed and the public needs good information in order to push for changes.

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Tanya J. Maurer
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