War, Peace, and Terrorism


Are YOU a Terrorist?

Very disturbing… According to the state of Pennsylvania, it seems that a lot of people are…if they: *Oppose gun control; *Believe that juries have the power not to convict people…

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A Rather Serious Mistake in the Washington Post

Today’s Washington Post has a rather interesting article about the violence directed against the Estonian Embassy and Ambassador in Moscow, “Protesters in Moscow Harass Estonian Envoy Over Statue.” The article…

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George Tenet Putting Himself in a Worse Light

Ugh I’ve been listening to the discussions about George Tenet’s new finger-pointing book (and fingers certainly should be pointed). His new gloss on his “slam dunk” statement is clear: “We…

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Nashi (“Our People”)

A video documentary on Russia’s new chauvinist/nationalist/authoritarian/statist state-sponsored youth movement. (It’s in French.) Hat tip to Nathalie.

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Nashi (“Our People”)

A video documentary on Russia’s new chauvinist/nationalist/authoritarian/statist state-sponsored youth movement. (It’s in French.) Hat tip to Nathalie.

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Islamist Violence

I’ll be in Rabat and Casablanca over the next few days and I’m happy to say that Moroccans are overwhelmingly appalled at the violence of the Islamist extremists here. In…

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Civil Rights Leadership

I’ll be speaking in Morocco at the Civil Rights Leadership Seminar at Al-Akhawayn University this week. I’m in Paris today, which means spending the whole day and evening doing work…

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How States Get Started: Darfur

Just Like the Early States-Men “[T]here remains a relatively small number of farming villages such as Kuteri where people are struggling to maintain dignity under the yoke of the government-backed…

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My Article in Al Hayat: “The Mistaken Campaign to ‘Spread Democracy'”

A condensed version of the talk I gave at the Federalist Society (in a quasi-debate format with William Kristol**) appeared today in one of the most important publications of the…

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My Article in Al Hayat: “The Mistaken Campaign to ‘Spread Democracy'”

A condensed version of the talk I gave at the Federalist Society (in a quasi-debate format with William Kristol**) appeared today in one of the most important publications of the…

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