Reply to Eric Herring’s defence of John Pilger on Iraq, 2001

Martin Shaw Fallout from an earlier war A belated reply to Eric Herring's defence of John Pilger on Iraq As the West opens its third war of the global era in Afghanistan, the unfinished business of the first war, in the Gulf in 1991, continues. In Iraq, millions suffer the effects of the stalemate between… Continue reading Reply to Eric Herring’s defence of John Pilger on Iraq, 2001

Who may we bomb? A reply to Barry Buzan, 2001

Who may we bomb? A reply to Barry Buzan 24 November 2001 David Goodhart, Editor, Prospect Dear David Barry Buzan's case for relegitimating the explicit targeting of civilians in war ('Who may we bomb?', Prospect, December 2001, http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk) is quite disgraceful. Regardless of the degree of political relationship between states and armed forces, on the… Continue reading Who may we bomb? A reply to Barry Buzan, 2001