[jennyp]

Alan Godlas, associate professor of religion at the University of Georgia and expert on Islamic and Arabic movements, said the Baathist vision was to create a unified democratic Arab state, with state control of the entire economy. "The intention was not to form dictatorships," Godlas said.

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[hellinahandcart]

This is funny, too:

Alan Godlas, associate professor of religion at the University of Georgia and expert on Islamic and Arabic movements

I would bet money on two things:

His name is pronounced "godless".

It's not his real name. ;D