John Yoo: “What about ordering a village of resistants to be massacred? … Is that a power that the president could legally—” “Yeah,” Yoo replied, according to a partial transcript included in the report. “Although, let me say this: So, certainly, that would fall within the commander-in-chief’s power over tactical decisions.” “To order a village [...]
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Posted in Policy, tagged torture on 22 February 2010 | Leave a Comment »
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Posted in Politics, tagged jus in bello, just war, justice, torture on 17 September 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been catching up on some reading tonight, and have been struck by two gentlemen whose credentials are the ultimate vouchers for their claims. While their position is hardly novel in either academic theory or political discourse, it seems worth at least a moment to reflect on the fact that they are both retired Marine [...]
Irony and exceptionalism
Posted in Politics, tagged exceptionalism, just war, law, realism, torture on 7 May 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So, another month of silence on this blog… Anyway, I’ve got an hour before I need to run off to rugby practice, so let’s see what I can come up with. Ah, I know…how about the paradox of American exceptionalism. That should be an easy one. This morning, I came across some interesting thoughts by [...]
Causality and intellecual dishonesty
Posted in Policy, tagged causality, means and ends, philosophy, prudence, torture on 14 January 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It comes as hardly a surprise that the President is a liar, and that he lied about perhaps the most fundamental grievance against the legitimacy of American foreign engagement during his administration. The only way for the gentleman not to be a liar (“We don’t torture.” – Bush 2006), is to conclude that inducing drowning [...]
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