Juan Cole, professor of history at the University of Michigan and proprietor of the influential blog Informed Comment, reviews the piles of lies told by the government in order to justify the occupation of Iraq over the last 5 years.
01/14/08 – Juan Cole – The Scott Horton Show
Juan Cole, professor of history at the University of Michigan, discusses current events in Iraq, the 're-Ba’athification' law, relations between various Iraqi factions such as the Sadrists, Da’wa/ISCI, former Ba’athists, 'al Qaeda in Iraq,' Kurds and Arabs in Kirkuk and the consequences of U.S. policy toward them all.
04/17/07 – Juan Cole – The Scott Horton Show
Professor Juan Cole explains the splits and similarities inside the Shi'ite political factions in Iraq, the recent Sadr-inspired protests, accusations that Sadr is the tool of Iran, how our government lies when they blame American deaths on Iran-backed militias, tensions between the governments of Kurdistan and Turkey and the ability of local powers to work out their own problems.
09/24/05 – Juan Cole – The Scott Horton Show
Juan Cole explains the lines between different political factions in Iraq. Audio Stream MP3 Link
07/16/05 – Juan Cole – The Scott Horton Show
Juan Cole explains who's who in Iraq, and where they stand. Audio Stream MP3 Link
