Author: BooMan

A Hopeful Thought

If the movement towards non-violence really takes off, it will eventually succeed. I believe that. It will succeed with both the American and the Israeli public. But the key is total commitment to non-violence along with...

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Karzai is Playing With Fire

You never want to have military forces deployed for strictly political reasons. But, you also want to have a compelling explanation for why you are withdrawing troops without them having first accomplished their mission. And I...

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A New Nuclear Posture

I like that President Obama isn’t just paying lip service to nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, but is actually thinking through ways to change the paradigm so that other nations can think anew about the role of...

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Serious Question

I’m glad that “U.S. documentation is helping judges to overcome the hurdles of impunity in Uruguay,” but I wonder whether we can do the same here in less than thirty-seven years. Is there hope? Not if these...

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Casual Observation

Here’s how this works. I never considered John McCain to be an honorable man. See? That’s an honest statement. I know it’s heresy to voice such things. But that’s only because the press considers John...

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