all on the basis of one discussion by people who may or may not be experts?

Moderator: Abbas Kadeem is a lecturer and doctoral candidate in the Department of Near Eastern Studies at UC Berkeley. He was born in Iraq and he came to the United States from his home country in 1992. The focus of his current research is Islamic politics, ethics and theology; and he has participated in many conferences inside and outside the United States.

Moderator: Andrew Ross is the Executive Foreign and Nation Editor for the San Francisco Chronicle. He has reported and edited nation and international news on and off for the past thirty years. For the Chronicle he supervised the Iraq war coverage and continues to oversee the papers reporting in the region.

Moderator: Dr. Steven Baker, my very old and good friend, is the President of the Monterrey Institute of...

Dr. Baker: Long time..

Moderator: Long time friend, I'll have to remember that, although we are all getting up there Steve; is the President of the Monterey Institute of International Studies. He joined the faculty there in 1983 and prior to working at the institute he was a foreign policy consultant for the Rand Corporation, worked on Capital Hill and held research appointments at Cornell and Harvard Universities.

Moderator: Please join me in welcoming our panel.

*applause*