james zogby, the author of arab voices, what they'reut saying t us and why it matters is the president of the arab-american institute and a senior advisor to the polling firm zogby international, with which i've worked closely in pie time at business week and at the houston chronicle and hearst newspapers. he writes a weekly column that appears inme 20 arab newspapers and w host as weekly discussion program on abu dhabi television. next we have robin wright, author rock the casbah, she's reported from 140 countries for "washington post," "los angeles times," new yorker, "new york times" magazine, "time," the atlantic, sunday times, foreign affairs and others which i will not list. she's won many wars among them the u.n. correspondent's gold medal the g national magazine award, the overseas press club award for best reporting in any medium requiring exceptional courage and initiative. her sixth previous books includes dreams and shadows the future of the middle east, the last great revolution, turmoil and transformation in iran, sacred rage the wrath of militant islam, flashpoint, promi