Riz Khan-Challenging US views on Islam -24 March 09 - Part 2

Riz speaks with Juan Cole, one of the US's top Middle East analysts.
He argues that the Muslim world is not monolithic, that Saudi Arabia is much more complicated than what the "corporate US media" suggests, that the war in Afghanistan is unwinnable since it has no mission, and that there is much room for improvement in US-Iran relations.

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• Riz Khan
• Islam
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• Juan Cole
• Middle East
• Arab world
• Saudi Arabia
• US media

[rettebsinoitomyliad]

reader599 why are you attacking the person instead of what he is saying. If you don't agree challenge his ideas on the subject rather than going on the personal tour. Very weak indeed.

[strive234]

no it doesnt you ignorant twat!!!

[Metsada007]

The US is the biggest rogue sn eath, certainly not Iran. The US toppled Iran's democratically elected president in 1953 and installed the pupput Shah who was a brutal dictator. The US continued to torture Iran by supporting Iraq against Iran and put sanctions on Iran. The list of US' invovement in wars and massacres is endless.

[Metsada007]

Not only Juan Cole, but people like Noam Chomsky and Norman Finkelstein tell the truth; they expose western and Zionist lies which people are brainwashed into believing.

[reader599]

The only reason Muslims like Juan Cole is because he's nothing but an apologist who constantly defends them, even when they do something wrong. He has no sense of balance. His prominence is a testament to how sad American academia has become. Instead of intelligent, critical thought, we get a guy who can't write, can't think clearly, and can only pen propoganda. Cole feels left out of mainstream U.S. culture, and so attaches him to a foreign culture, seeking their approval. Nothing but a stooge.

[Metsada007]

Typical illiterate redneck comment.

[jaminbjamin]

iam sure MR u r not telling most of the truth ..........enquire common non saudi man in sausi arabia will tell you what is happening here ok ok ,,,,,most of your are wrong

[hamshow]

Sounds like you have personal issues because you don't make any sense.

[reader599]

Juan Cole is a joke, an academic hack who hasn't published an original thought in his 25 years in academia. He's basically an apologist for Islamic terrorism. He's always excusing Muslim terrorist becauze in the end, he's a coward scared of Muslims. He's also basically a nerd who had to go abroad to find a wife...that's why his wife is Pakistani.

[lieberat]

In part one Prof. Cole just spoke about the so called "Islam Experts" calling them clowns. Right here in this page is proof of more of them.