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More on Rendition
The Guardian ran an interesting article on Sunday that once again highlighted and called into question the relationship between MI5 and the...
The United Nations is NOT a Dirty Word
The U.S. has played a formative role in starting the United Nations, and it is a crucial tool for diplomacy and security....
Response to the Bush Executive Order on Torture
Today's Washington Post carries an important OP-ED by Gen. P. X. Kelley (commandant of the Marine Corp from 1983-1987) and Robert F....
Hicks trial labeled as “Shambolic”
An independent report by the Law Council of Australia has labeled the trial and detention of David Hicks on terrorism charges as...
Law of the Sea Digest
The Senate won't move on the Law of the Sea until after the August recess. Holding hearings on the Convention this month,...
Loopholes in Torture Ban
Check out this op-ed article by David Cole about the executive order signed by President Bush purporting to ensure that interrogation practices...
Bush Changes Rules on Interrogation
Last Friday President Bush signed an executive order to ensure that CIA interrogation tactics do not violate the Geneva Conventions. CIA Director...
Prosecuting Genocide
A few years ago I was talking to a former high level official from the Clinton Administration about Pol Pot. Specifically we...
Ban’s Darfur Moment (With More to Come)
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon meets with President Bush today to discuss (over the din of Iraq) the situation in Darfur. Mr....
Energy Efficiency: Taking a Cue From Our Ancestors
It turns out that the pursuit of energy efficiency isn't just some newfangled political fad thought up by climate scientists and mechanical...
Lugar on Energy and Iraq
I heard Sen. Dick Lugar deliver some insightful remarks this morning on energy, Iraq, and U.S. foreign policy at the 20/20 Vision...