Tag: chemical weapons
O the Humanity: The Law of Killer Robots, Vol. 2
CC image courtesy of Francisco Gonzalez O the Humanity: The Law of Killer Robots By Jordan Calazan Manalastas* When considering the vice or virtue of various instruments of death, I like to recall Christopher Hitchens’ words near the start of our adventure in Afghanistan: “Cluster bombs are perhaps not good in themselves, but when they…
Apr 2014
Vigilante Intervention in Syria, Vol. 1
CC Image Courtesy of Antony Antony Vigilante Intervention in Syria by Jordan Manalastas* Whenever the American military marches toward foreign soil, a popular slogan finds its way through bathroom stalls and bumper stickers; it says, roughly, “Bombing for peace is like [expletive] for virginity.” The simile is deceptively clever, not least because the soundest way…
Oct 2013