Worth a Look: Eight Books on Securing the Peace and the New Meme “Responsibility to Protect”

Timely and pathbreaking, Securing the Peace is the first book to explore the complete spectrum of civil war terminations, including negotiated settlements, military victories by governments and rebels, and stalemates and ceasefires. Examining the outcomes of all civil war terminations since 1940, Monica Toft develops a general theory of postwar stability, showing how third-party guarantees …

Journal: Christ in the Sights, Glaciers Not Melting, Natural Gas Galore–Another Day in America

U.S. Military Weapons Inscribed With Secret ‘Jesus’ Bible Codes Pentagon Supplier for Rifle Sights Says It Has ‘Always’ Added New Testament References By JOSEPH RHEE, TAHMAN BRADLEY and BRIAN ROSS Jan. 18, 2010 – – – – – – – Note: the below report, which appears to be well sourced, does not rebut the Global …

Journal: ClimateGate 14 Dec 09 Morning

Developing countries boycott UN climate talks COPENHAGEN – China, India and other developing nations boycotted U.N. climate talks Monday, bringing negotiations to a halt with their demand that rich countries discuss much deeper cuts in their greenhouse gas emissions. “We are seeing the death of the Kyoto Protocol,” said Djemouai Kamel of Algeria, the head …

Journal: Chuck Spinney Flags Moral Clarity Israeli Style

Rattling the Cage: Our exclusive right to self-defense By LARRY DERFNER Oct 7, 2009 Virtually all of Israel is now speaking in one voice against the Goldstone report, against any attempt to blame us over the war in Gaza. We’ve honed our message to a sharp point and, inspired by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s performance …