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Volume 73, Issue 9
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November 2, 2007
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Carrie and Kimberly
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evening.
Photo by R. Frederick
A pumpiin carved by Brooie Seaman in Myers
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Photo by A. Palmer
Audience disappointed by Ken Stein
by Ben Goff
News Editor
Prominent Middle East
scholar Dr. Ken Stein spoke
to a large audience last
Thursday evening about the
Middle East. The content of
his speech departed
somewhat from the topic of
“American foreign Policy
after Iraq,” and those in
attendance reacted with
strong opinions.
Stein’s lecture took what
student Jason Martin
describes as a
“deconstructionist point of
view,” which broke the
Middle East situation apart
but didn’t give any answers
to the problems facing the
region.
Stein focused on the
importance of understanding
the history and culture of this
region in order to create
sound policy. He began his
lecture discussing the history
of western involvement in the
Middle East since WWI and
continued to address the
importance of family systems
and religious values in this
culture.
While it was clear to most
in attendance that Stein
possessed a vast knowledge
and experience with the
problems facing the Middle
East, many expressed the
opinion that he seemed
reluctant to take a stand on
any issue or address in depth
the underlying causes of the
current war in Iraq.
As a follow up to the lecture
a roundtable discussion was
held with a panel consisting
of students Jason Martin and
Travis Wireback, professors
Scott Sheffield and Ralph
Hamlet, and former US.
Ambassador Marshall
McCallie.
A Middle-Eastern man and
a former US Marine who
served on the ground in Iraq
was also present, and
broadened the discussion
with their perspectives.
All of the panelists
acknowledged that the
lecture was well informed
and according to Hamlett,
was “A call on each of us to
make a difference in the
world.”
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