A new strategy document calls for NATO to hold first use of nuclear weapons “in the quiver of escalation as the ultimate instrument to prevent the use of weapons of mass destruction.” This proposal from would-be NATO nuclear hawks contrasts sharply with …
Archive for January, 2008
Ritter Sees Hope for IAEA-Iran Nuclear Diplomacy
In a new Op-Ed, former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter highlights last weekend’s meeting in Tehran between Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Mohammed el-Baradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency. “The meeting,” says Ritter, “is remarkable. It represents active diplomatic involvement by …
DoD Invites Public Comment on Private Contractors
Perhaps in response to notorious incident regarding Blackwater in Iraq
last September, the Department of Defense has proposed a new rule
regarding private military contractors in the hire of the US
government: that they be required to train in the laws of war before deployment.
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Question for Karl Rove about Negotiations with Iran
This question was generated by student Group E in Cold War Rhetoric, an undergraduate course in the Department of Communication at the University of Pittsburgh. The question was played for Karl Rove during his visit to a special meeting of the class on March 3, 2008.
In the students’ peer evaluation using a standardized rating rubric, […]
Question for Karl Rove about the Bush Library
This question was generated by student Group C in Cold War Rhetoric, an undergraduate course in the Department of Communication at the University of Pittsburgh. The question was played for Karl Rove during his visit to a special meeting of the class on March 3, 2008.
In the students’ peer evaluation using a standardized rating rubric, […]
Question for Karl Rove about Iran’s Nuclear Program
This question was generated by student Group F in Cold War Rhetoric, an undergraduate course in the Department of Communication at the University of Pittsburgh. The question was played for Karl Rove during his visit to a special meeting of the class on March 3, 2008.
In the students’ peer evaluation using a standardized rating rubric, […]
