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Fighting Words from Administration on Iran
The drumbeat for war with Iran has been banging for a few years now. Last week, beginning with President Bush's 'diplomatic' comments...
The Dalai Lama’s Global Solutions
Sometimes stepping away from politics and looking at the big picture is a wonderful thing. I was grateful to be able attend...
Private Sector Leadership
The former head of Mozambique, President Joaquim Chissano, is the first winner of the Mo Ibrahim prize for governance; an award financed...
Who Got to Mukasey?
On Wednesday, President Bush's Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey reaffirmed our nation's commitment to international justice and the rule of law as...
Amnesty International USA: Overturn the Military Commissions Act!
Check out AIUSA's ad in today's USA Today: One year ago today, Congress passed the Military Commissions Act. With it, founding principles...
The ‘Idealist’ vs. the ‘Realist’ in my Head
Genocide is a word that has deep, deep meaning. As a global community, after the Holocaust, we stood as one and said...
Law of the Sea Heating Up
(Andrew Rice, left, is running for Senate against Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma) Matt Stoller posted this gem last night and Taylor Marsh...
Editorial: Should the Senate Ratify Law of the Sea Treaty? YES
My colleagues Scott Paul and Don Kraus have presented an array of recent posts on The Law of the Sea Treaty.In Sunday's...
Movie Night
If you are planning on going to the movies on Friday night you may want to check out the film Rendition by...
Playing Chicken with Turkey
So, the Washington Post is reporting "U.S. Urges Turkish Restraint On Kurds" while the International Herald Tribune is reporting "U.S. House speaker...
We are all potential torturers
Fortunately for us, former U.S. Army interrogator, William Quinn, provides us with some anti-torture lessons learned the hard way. Money quote: Nearly...