Dr. Walid Phares is an American Thinker contributor and is a Senior Fellow and the director for Future Terrorism Project at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracie. He is also a recognized expert on Iran, Lebanon, and the Middle East.I've always found that Dr. Phares has some of the most penetrating analysis of Iranian motivations and intent. This is especially true when it comes to Iran/Hezb'allah plans in Lebanon and the Syrian-Iranian axis in the Middle East. He was one of the few experts to correctly gauge Iranian intent in Lebanon and called Hezb'allah's chess game with the Siniora government there.He is a man who should be listened to by the Obama Administration - but won't be. Here are some of his thoughts given to Russian and Lebanese TV stations in the wake of President Obama's message to Iran: President Obama addressed a message to the Iranian people and leadership calling on the regime to open a new page in the strained relationship. Tehran answered quickly that...(Read Full Post)