September 15, 2010
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13:09Now PlayingJuan Cole, Professor of History and author of Engaging the Muslim World, discusses the medieval-yet-reasonable Islamic laws of war, how Osama bin Laden and the 9/11 hijackers more closely resemble radical nationalists than Islamic extremists, why many Americans continue to get the facts of 9/11 completely wrong and how "Islamofascism" fears were ginned up in Republican National Committee focus groups to get votes in the 2006 midterm elections.
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Juan Cole is the author of Engaging the Muslim World. He is a Professor of History at the University of Michigan and writes the "Informed Comment" blog at Juancole.com.
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