Its uniqueness and unreality render it useless as a justification for torture. Perfect for a movie, though.
Torture and the Ticking Time Bomb (Read: Nuclear) Scenario
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Focal Points Blog
Do Arab States Really Want the U.S. to Attack Iran?
The New York Times and Washington Post misrepresented the views of Arab leaders on Iran.
Rio Rumbles
Win or lose, the gangs in Rio and drug cartels in Mexico need to reinvent themselves to provide stability, security, and even livelihoods for communities, or they’ll disappear.
“Tory scum! Off with their heads!”
The reactions of British youth to university fee increases can serve, to a certain extent, as a lesson to American youth.
WikiLeaks XVII: Nigerian Extortion Butts Up Against Pfizer Blackmail
One of the WikiLeaks documents sheds light on how Pfizer Pharmaceutical conducts business overseas.
There’s Light at the End of the Tunnel — or, It’s Deja Vu All Over Again
Lowering the benchmark for COIN success.
Fireground Rules, Part 2: A Scheme is Not a Vision
As with wildfires, conflicts between states are the interplay of multiple factors which can generate manifestly different outcomes.
WikiLeaks XVI: Cancun — From a Combustible Regional Summit to a Lacklustre Climate Conference
Colombia’s ambassador to Mexico called the Cancun regional summit an “expression of Banana Republic discourse.”
Disarmament and Nonproliferation: Which Is the Cart, Which Is the Horse?
Heretofore coexisting peacefully, the two are now juxtaposed.
WikiLeaks Reveals U.S. Twisted Ethiopia’s Arm to Invade Somalia
Even though Washington claims to have counseled Ethiopia not to use military force against Somalia.