Middle East analyst, Phyllis Bennis, will explore issues of war and peace in that region when she comes to Albany on the 6th of February. Ms. Bennis has written eight books on the Middle East, is Director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute of Policy Studies in Washington and a Fellow at the Trans-National Institute in the Netherlands. She has written and spoken extensively on the United Nations, US Foreign policy, Israel/Palestine, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan. More information: phone 518-966-5366 or e-mail kprehm@aol.com