SOUTHCOM Week in Review Ending 13 Oct 09

Hot Topics AA: Curacao seeks help in case of missing US diplomat 10/12/09 AA: Israeli military links widespread 10/08/09 AR: Argentina downgraded in financial development index 10/08/09 AR: Argentine Senate overwhelmingly approves media law 10/10/09 CL: Chile Acts to Protect Refugees 10/09/09 CO: Colombia Indians Say Talks with Rebels Must Be Public 10/10/09 CO: COLOMBIA: …

Review: Soft Despotism, Democracy’s Drift: Montesquieu, Rousseau, Tocqueville, and the Modern Prospect

Erudition Demanding Concentration–Need Lay Chapter or Pamphlet October 12, 2009 Paul A. Rahe This is an extraordinary book offering a very detailed and superbly integrated examination of the consistencies and differences among Montesquieu, Rousseau, and Tocqueville, both to illuminate precisely what was in the Founding Father’s minds when they sought to create a Republic of, …

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 …