<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668328509031349946</id><updated>2007-05-08T23:36:47.762-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Punditbuzz - Bookbuzz</title><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://punditbuzz.com/books/'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1668328509031349946/posts/default'></link><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://punditbuzz.com/books/atom.xml'></link><author><name>Punditbuzz</name></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668328509031349946.post-8923567957561186941</id><published>2007-04-19T23:30:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-04-19T23:31:13.676-06:00</updated><title type='text'>The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace by Ali Allawi</title><summary type='text'>

Ali Allawi, a former high ranking official in several Iraqi government posts, has written a book that traces the successes and failures of the occupation. It has garnished the praise of reviewers as an essential book for anyone wanting to know what went wrong and how the occupation should move forward. 


Rajiv Chandrasekaran praises Allawi’s book for adding an important new voice to the debate</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://punditbuzz.com/books/2007/04/occupation-of-iraq-winning-war-losing.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1668328509031349946/posts/default/8923567957561186941'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1668328509031349946/posts/default/8923567957561186941'></link><author><name>Punditbuzz</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668328509031349946.post-8265772061522498612</id><published>2007-04-08T16:00:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-04-13T14:05:55.651-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Iran: History and Hope</title><summary type='text'>
Jafarzadeh, a foreign affairs analyst for Fox News, traces the path of Islamic extremism in Iran from 1979 to the election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.  The only solution for Iran, Jafarzadeh argues, is international support for Iranian resistance movements.



Ali Ansari, a British historian, traces the history of British and American involvement in Iran and how that involvement has led to cultural </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://punditbuzz.com/books/2007/04/iran-history-and-hope.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1668328509031349946/posts/default/8265772061522498612'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1668328509031349946/posts/default/8265772061522498612'></link><author><name>Punditbuzz</name></author></entry></feed>