Re: Anti-Realism?

2001-09-23 Thread Jim Devine
Fred Halliday wrote: Last week, in a typical realist calumny, one that allows legitimate international action only to states, President Bush cast responsibility for the terror attacks on, among others, NGOs (he had to spell out that this meant 'non-governmental organisations'). what? how can

Re: Re: Anti-Realism?

2001-09-23 Thread Ian Murray
- Original Message - From: Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 9:20 AM Subject: [PEN-L:17586] Re: Anti-Realism? Fred Halliday wrote: Last week, in a typical realist calumny, one that allows legitimate international action only

Anti-Realism?

2001-09-22 Thread Ian Murray
Beyond bin Laden The future of Afghanistan itself should lie at the root of Western political thinking War on terrorism - Observer special Guardian Unlimited special: terrorism crisis Special report: Afghanistan Fred Halliday Sunday September 23, 2001 The Observer Events of the past week

Re: Anti-Realism?

2001-09-22 Thread Michael Perelman
Has anyone compiled a history of the government use of murderous gangs? I know that the mob has been used in Europe after WW II. How common is the practice? Ian Murray wrote: the West has bequeathed a bevy of murderous gangs, from Unita in Angola to the Mujahideen in Afghanistan. --