Hating on Juan Cole

For a while during the "combat" stage of the Iraq War, Juan Cole was considered a hotshot Mid-East pundit because of his academic credentials, which seem pretty decent. However, his far-left stance (and some say, lack of sound judgment) has angered many center-right bloggers lately, including the likes of Mark A. R. Kleiman.

It seems to me, Professor Cole, that you have allowed your contempt for someone infringing on your scholarly turf without appropriate credentials to combine with your hatred of those who support current Administration policies in Iraq in a way that has blinded you to the ordinary human decencies.

I guess some professors have a way with those who infringe on their "scholarly turf." I'll definitely look forward to that.