Thor Jacobs to Discuss Iraq and Middle East Policy at Forum and on New Website

Thor Jacobs, who ran in the Democratic primary in the 2nd Ohio Congressional District last year, is an expert on the Middle East from years of study and from having lived and worked in the region. I've met Jacobs and read some of his writing and I can attest to the scope of his knowledge about the topic.

Jacobs will be discussing U.S. policy toward Iraq and the Middle East in general at a panel dicussion on Saturday night at 7:00 pm at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, 1212 Jackson Street in Cincinnati. The panel will be moderated by Michelle Goldman, an Israeli national, and the other speakers are Muthar Al-Ubaidi, Mahi Sadeghi, Abdulla Adib, who have first-hand knowledge of Iraq, Syria, and Iran respectively. It is part of a series of forums and other types of events in connection with an exhibit on sociopolitical expression. More information about the series is available from saad-dot-ghosn-at-uc-dot-edu.

In addition, Jacobs has created a web site to host the essays he has written about Iraq and the Middle East, at present featuring papers titled "The Way Out," "What the Baker-Hamilton Commssion Report Should Say," and "A Strategic Plan for Sucess in Iraq." (It also has a gallery with cool pictures of Jacobs in the Middle East from childhood to the recent past.)