Eddie James GirdnerEddie J. Girdner is a Professor in the Faculty of Business and Economics at Girne American University in Cyprus. He did his Ph.D in Political Science from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has taught Political Science at the University f Alabama, Delta State University, Eastern Mediterranean University (Cyprus), Istanbul Bilgi University, and Baskent University in Ankara, Turkey. He has to his credit many books including Killing Me Softly: Toxic Waste, Corporate Profit and the Struggle for Environmental Justice (NY: Monthly Review Press, 2002); and USA and the New Middle East (New Delhi: Gyan Publishers, 2008). Read More Read Less