dr. heinemann and mr. tabor to please join us appear. >> i am going to start the introductions from my left. i'm mad doctor heinemann. this panel actually it's an honor to have them here with us. these are, you know, from the policy community and what we call the friends of the people. they have been the friends since the beginning of the revolution. so it is to my left -- [applause] thank you. i first met dr. aiden and in berlin. he was involved initially in the day after project. he served as the vice-president of applied research a conflict of the u.s. institute to my political scientist to specializes in comparative politics and the political economy of the middle east with a particular focus on syria. his interest includes out there terrene government, economic development, social policy, political and economic reform. we also have to his left mr. jim cooper, of former u.s. diplomat, the managing director for plpg, the public interest international law and policy group. he is a former director for the