John " Juan" Ricardo I. Cole (born in October 1952 in Albuquerque , New Mexico ) is an American scholar and historian specializing in the Middle East. Since 2002, he has been blogging for Informed Comment . Adhering to anti-colonialist views, he criticized the US invasion of Iraq and authoritarian leaders of Muslim countries like Pervez Musharraf and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. In 1972-1996, he professed Baha'ism .
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