Washington Post
Countries that might send troops to police a ceasefire in southern Lebanon planned to meet at the United Nations on Monday, as diplomatic efforts intensified to end the bloodshed.U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was returning from the Middle East to Washington to push for a U.N. Security Council resolution on a permanent ceasefire.
Rice, […]
Bloomberg.com
The United Nations Security Council passed a resolution by a 14-1 vote that gives Iran until Aug. 31 to accept a multinational incentives package aimed at suspending its nuclear program, or face the threat of economic sanctions.Qatar voted against the resolution.
The measure is “a message to Iran that were open to negotiations, U.K. Ambassador Emyr […]
Michael J. Totten, who knows a thing or two about Lebanon, has a must read article. Not exactly a hopeful article, but must read regardless. It reinforces my belief that a strong multinational force is needed as soon as possible to let Israel get out of Lebanon and at the same time end the threat […]
Dr. Sanity
argues that we need to abandon our notions of civilized war and fight terrorists and jihadists with much greater zeal.
I’ve said it before, but this reality is what I hate and despise most about these Islamic fanatics–who do not let reason or life interfere with their jihad; who abide by no treaties, follow no […]
I tend to be more interested in technological ways that humanity can gain control over global climate than I am in anti-technological cut backs, so this caught my eye.
LiveScience.com
One way to curb global warming is to purposely shoot sulfur into the atmosphere, a scientist suggested today.The burning of fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide, a greenhouse […]
Joshua Brook explains the proportionality principle in The New Republic and also takes some human rights organizations to task for presenting a false picture of what that princple is. The second part is enjoyable, but I think that understanding the first is the most important thing here. From the article:
The proportionality principle requires parties to […]
The New York Sun
An apparent discrepancy in the portrayal of events surrounding the deaths of four unarmed U.N. observers in Lebanon threatens to unravel Secretary-General Annan’s initial accusation that Israel “deliberately” targeted the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon.A Canadian U.N. observer, one of four killed at a UNIFIL position near the southern Lebanese town of […]
Dale Carpenter at The Volokh Conspiracy has some interesting analysis up on Washington Supreme Court anti-gay marriage decision Andersen v. King County. Basically, he thinks it was a much better reasoned decision than the recent NY one, although of course the outcomes are the same. Well worth reading.
CNN.com
Democrats on Thursday said they remain opposed to President Bush’s pick for U.N. ambassador, contending that John Bolton has not yet repaired his reputation as an ineffective “bully.”Sen. Christopher Dodd, a Connecticut Democrat, cited recent press reports on Bolton’s interactions with other U.N. officials as evidence that Bolton “clearly has an aversion in my view […]
Houston Chronicle
Top Israeli Cabinet ministers decided Thursday not to expand the country’s Lebanon offensive but ordered the call up of thousands of additional reserve soldiers to boost the campaign. The decision came as Israeli jets pounded across Lebanon on Thursday, extending their air campaign a day after suffering its highest one-day casualty toll in fighting […]
