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Middle East expert Abbas Milani and USA Today reporter Barbara Slavin argue that U.S. "surgical strikes" are not a practical option for dealing with Iran's alleged nuclear program. Foratv February 16th, 2008

i know dr milani very welll

and have had the honor of having dinner with him many times....

he was in fact a cell mate with none other, than seyed ali ye-dast aka ali geda aka khamenei....

the fact that dr milani has remained very objective throughout his career, without spewing bs about the shah(whom he should despise for imprisoning him) speaks volumes about this man's character

I have read most of his books, including eminent persians......some of the bache akhoonds here should learn to read, and go read his books- maybe you guys will learn something LOL 

Democracy!

That is the only solution! IR is not interested in democracy, so it must be removed. As simple as that. Now, let's discuss how democracy can be achieved.

جانا سخن از زبان ما میگویی؟

Milani is at his best, and deservedly so, while in his comfort zone - when he presents his findings in an academic setting (his presentation in the first three segments of these clips is a good example of his mastery of the subject). However, as soon as he replaces his academic hat with an activist one (e.g. during the Q&A segment), he steps onto a shaky ground. He no longer commands the subject. His simplifications, idealizations and conjectures – and sometime his worldview, or even his wishes – are presented as though they are established facts. In this regard he is no longer an objective researcher, but a biased observer  - very much like the rest of us.

Not surprisingly, those of us who share his worldview and ideals, even his suppositions, embrace him, and sometimes go as far as accepting his prognosis as though it is divine prophesy. How else can one interpret the type of reaction his detractors are subjected to around here?

Mr. Gilani

I am not accusing him based on what he says here. I am not questioning his judgement during his early years either as people change. Yet he is part of a warmongering camp called Hoover insitute and that's questionable. You may agree with that organization, and that is your right. The conservative think tank does not play a positive role in the peace and prosperity of the Middle East and Iran and I don't agree with them. 

You may be a Liberal or Conservative, that's You your choice. If you choose one over the other, you also choose the people that you listen to from those camps, who naturally would represent you ideology. I am not a conservative. Make sense?

//www.hoover.org/fellows/10010 

Mr Milani, one of very few unbiased Iranian Scholars.

I find him to be quite factual, although I do not agree with every conclusion he reaches. He certainly has my respec.t

I find the personal unsubstantiated attacks against him by user ID's "abarmard" and "sargord_firooz", cheap and betraying their sense of deep frustration, anger  and hate. Perhaps because Mr Milani's comments are critical of islamist regime of Iran .

Thank you for the good blog Darius. 

"Personal business must yield to collective interest."

as usual the cyber basijis

are out in full bs mode here

you guys don't have 1/10 the brain or intelligence of dr milani....

keep cashing your IR checks

boys

One wonders

If Rafsanjani did agree to pay Mr. Milani money, refer to his book, would he be anti or pro IRI today?

Seem like he would switch ideas once he has security and money. However overall I would not judge him based on his history but where he works today and who he works for!

Ugh, our own version of

Ugh, our own version of Charles Krauthammer, minus the wheelchair

This is what you get from the guy: a skewed sense of history and utterly unreliable political analyses

You know, if this guy were anywhere near objective, I'd attend. But he's not, so I won't be wasting my time

The only guessing game in all of this will be whether any of those embarrassing Lion-puss flags will make an appearance at the event