Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Fascinating, thought provoking talk

One of the amazing things about living here, is who passes through town and how easy it is to get into events.

Tonight I went to a talk sponsored by the Centre for Regional and International Studies at Georgetown University in Qatar - and we heard John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt talk on their book The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy.

They spoke for an hour and then they took questions for an hour. It was just amazing. I had seen an ad for the talk in the paper and called to see if I could attend. That same day there was a Christian Science Monitor editorial on these guys and their book.

The talk was really thought provoking - if you haven't heard / read about them, I would suggest you do!

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