Bin Laden’s Death: Redress of a Wrong Suffered
Or is it just war as usual…?
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Oppose Afghanistan But Not a Pacifist? Tough.
While Obama used his Nobel Peace Prize speech to legitimize Afghanistan using just war principles, soldiers are currently unable to invoke these principles in refusing to serve. When we punish soldiers who heed their moral compasses, we deny them religious freedom, and our democracy is threatened. It’s time to allow those who oppose the war on ethical grounds the option of ‘Selective Conscientious Objection.’
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Right Makes Might: The President as Political Realist
The president’s speeches at West Point and in Oslo show that there’s more than one way to be a wartime president.
Read MoreJust War Tradition v. David Brooks on 9/11 Trials
With the 5 Gitmo detainees believed to be behind the 9/11 attacks being tried in Manhattan, conservatives push for the label of “war” over “crime.” Just War tradition doesn’t agree.
Read MoreTorture and Just War Theory, Or, Gary Bauer Is a Horrible Little Man
Conservative Gary Bauer’s recent attempt to justify American torture of prisoners using Just War Theory is found wanting.
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