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DESCRIPTION:JUAN COLE\n"The Crisis of Iraq as America's Crisis"\n\nWednesday, January 
 17, 2007 / 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM\nCollege Nine , Multi-Purpose 
 Room\n\nCategory: Speaker/Lecture,\n\nEvent Description: Juan Cole, 
 professor of Middle East history at the University of Michigan and the 
 moderator of the highly acclaimed blog "Informed Comment," will discuss the 
 Iraq war on Wednesday, January 17, at 7 p.m. in the College Nine/Ten 
 Multipurpose room at UC Santa Cruz. The event is free and open to the 
 public.\n\nCole's topic is "The Crisis of Iraq as America's Crisis." His 
 visit is sponsored by the Center for Global, International and Regional 
 Studies (CGIRS) and College Nine at UCSC.\n\nCole is a leading expert on 
 Iraq and the role of the U.S. and the Iraqi resistance in the war. His 
 website, www.juancole.com, is a highly regarded source of insight, 
 information, and analysis. He is president of the Global Americana 
 Institute and author of numerous books and articles on Islam and the Middle 
 East, including Sacred Space and Holy War, Colonialism and Revolution in 
 the Middle East: Social and Cultural Origins of Egypt's `Urabi Movement, 
 and Roots of North Indian Shi`ism in Iran and Iraq.\n\n"Juan Cole is not 
 only a popular speaker who brings knowledge and concern to his analysis of 
 the Middle East, he has proven to be correct again and again in the face of 
 more than three years of empty promises coming out of Washington," CGIRS 
 director Ronnie Lipschutz, a professor of politics at UCSC. "He drew a big 
 crowd last year, and we're pleased to bring him back to campus to discuss 
 President Bush's widely-anticipated "way forward" in Iraq."\n\nInvited 
 Audience: Public [everyone]\nAdmission: Free\nSponsored by: CGIRS, College 
 Nine, Center for World History, Environmental Studies Dept., Philosophy 
 Dept. Merrill College, Oakes College, Stevenson College, Institute for 
 Humanities Research, Center for Cultural Studies, Social Sciences 
 Division\nEstimated Attendance: 75\n\nContact information for this 
 listing:\nCGIRS\nPhone: (831)-459-2833\nEmail: global@ucsc.edu \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/01/08/18345152.php
SUMMARY:UC Santa Cruz: Juan Cole "The Crisis of Iraq as America’s Crisis"
LOCATION:College Nine , Multi-Purpose Room UC Santa Cruz
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/01/08/18345152.php
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