That's probably the normal "Disclaimer" they print with articles of this sort.
Here's a little on the author of the article.
Dr. Michael C. Dunn
Experience
* Editor, The Estimate, a biweekly newsletter of intelligence and analysis of the region
* Professor and lecturer at numerous universities, including Georgetown University (1983-1991) and Utah State University (1976-1977)
* Consulted for major oil companies and defense firms
Education
* PhD, Georgetown University, 1975
* MA, Georgetown University, 1970
* BA, Georgetown University, 1969
Expertise
Countries
Egypt
Regional Issues
Regional Security
Military & Defense
Islam
Energy
And here's a link to the "biweekly newsletter", The Estimate, he's the editor of.
The Estimate
The Estimate, a biweekly newsletter on the Islamic world and its neighbors, has been published every two weeks since 1989. Its 12-page format provides political and security intelligence analysis of The Middle East and North Africa, Central and South Asia and the Caucasus. Its various departments provide background data, current assessments, risk analysis, biographical material and other information aimed at providing readers with the tools to make their own assessments. It seeks to provide an intelligence estimate, not a polemic or a political case. Click here for more.
And here's another link with info about him.
Michael Collins Dunn, Ph.D.
* A specialist in Egyptian history by training, Dr. Dunn lived in Egypt in 1972-1973 and 1977-1978. He has traveled widely in the Arab world from Morocco to Oman.
* Special interests include Middle Eastern security policy, political Islam, North Africa and Egypt, and the Gulf.
* Has written for most Middle East-oriented publications and the general press. Has appeared on most major television networks and news programs, including CNN, ABC News Nightline, NBC Today, PBS’ McNeil-Lehrer News Hour, and many others.
Seems like he SHOULD be pretty knowledgeable in this area.
[edit on 12/26/2008 by Keyhole]




