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More on Iraq and the Just War Theory

October 11th, 2007 11 Comments

A little while ago I posted up some thoughts I had about the war in Iraq. These thoughts did not come in a vacuum. At the time of the invasion I read several books on the morality of war. At the time of compiling this article had just read James Turner Johnson’s works on the […]

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Iraq and the Just War Theory: Why I choose not to support the anti-war movement.

August 21st, 2007 3 Comments

I found this last night, I wrote it at the beginning of the US invasion in 2003 at that time I was opposed to the invasion of Iraq and was considering joining the anti-war movement in Dunedin. I posted it up on a newsgroup to get some answers from peace activists. I have edited it […]

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Saddam Dead

December 30th, 2006 Comments Off on Saddam Dead

At 4pm Saddam Hussein, the Butcher of Baghdad, was executed. Saddam deserved to die. I do not think anybody believes he was innocent of serious crimes. This dictator murdered and tortured thousands of innocent people including women and children. I have had the misfortune of reading some of the accounts of Saddam’s atrocities from firsthand […]

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Saddam to be Executed Soon

December 27th, 2006 Comments Off on Saddam to be Executed Soon

Saddam will be executed 25 Jan 2007. While I will not celebrate his execution I am pleased that it is happening.

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