SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS ON IRAQ-EXPERT ALERT
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an interview Tonight (01/10/07) President Bush will address the nation in a primetime television address. As widely reported, the president will layout his next steps for the war in Iraq, including sending an additional 20,000 troops and requesting additional funding from Congress.
These University of Minnesota experts are available today through Friday to discuss the president’s plan for Iraq:
Colin Kahl teaches courses in international relations, international security, American foreign policy, civil and ethnic conflict, and terrorism. His current research focuses on U.S. military compliance with the Law of War. Kahl’s previous research analyzed the causes and consequences of violent civil and ethnic conflict in developing countries. His book on the subject, States, Scarcity, and Civil Strife in the Developing World, was published in March 2006.
From January 2005 to August 2006, Kahl was a Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow conducting research on Law of War issues at the U.S. Department of Defense.
Greg Thorson is a political science professor at the U of M, Morris, who specializes in American government and politics, the American presidency, constitutional judicial politics, and constitutional civil liberties and civil rights.
Paula O'Loughlin is a political science professor at the U of M, Morris, who specializes in media and politics, American government and American political culture.
Media who want to interview Kahl, Thorson or O’Loughlin should contact Patty Mattern, University of Minnesota, (612) 624-2801 .
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