Juan Cole Blames the West (Again)

by Winfield Myers  •  Nov 15, 2010 at 8:40 am

http://www.campus-watch.org/blog/2010/11/juan-cole-blames-the-west-again

Juan Cole

University of Michigan professor of Middle East history Juan Cole spoke recently at Auburn University; Auburn alumnus Drew White attended for Campus Watch and filed a report published today at FrontPage Magazine:

Juan Cole's recent lecture at Auburn University in Alabama was a jarring reminder of the importance of pursuing accountability from our academics. Speaking in the Haley Center's primary auditorium to a room overflowing with students and a smattering of aging hippies, Cole provided an hour-long lecture on America's relationship with the Middle East. While the seating arrangement was not uncomfortable, the lighting and the acoustics left something to be desired.

The overarching theme of the lecture was that the United States, specifically the Bush administration, was to blame for our problems with the Muslim World. Speaking in the "deep south," Cole's message was apparently tailored to an audience that undoubtedly was more conservative than those he normally faces. He couched his more extreme views in a nuanced, casual vocabulary that nevertheless failed to obfuscate them.

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