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Professor Juan Cole is a sholar, educator, and commentator on Middle East affairs. He’s authored, edited, and/or translated 14 books and written scores of journal articles. He’s also a regular columnist for Salon.com and his website, Informed Comment is widely quoted by those writing on Middle Eastern affairs. He describes his latest book, ‘Napoleon’s Egypt: Invading the Middle East’ as an unexpected allegory to George Bush’s Iraq War. Juan Cole and a tale of two tyrants in the first segment.