Interesting Podcast: Democracy in the Mid East

You can listen to a speach by University of Virginia Politics professor David Waldner on the state of democracy in the Middle East. Professor Waldner paints a pessimistic portrait of the current state of Middle Eastern democracy that cuts through much of the media hype. Recorded on the day of the '06 Palestinian election, the speech is a few days old but definitely still worth a listen.

This MP3 is available from the UVa Podcast site.