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Author: Robert Farley

Interesting comparison:The most wanted Chechen rebel warlord, Shamil Basayev, has died in an explosion in the neighbouring republic of Ingushetia.Russia's FSB security service chief, Nikolai Patrushev, said Basayev was killed in a "special operation".But a pro-rebel website said Basayev and three other militants died when...

Tokyo Nerves

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On July 10, 2006

I think Anthony Cordesman's point regarding North Korean missile ranges helps explain Peter's observation that the Japanese are really freaked. Cordesman:There is absolutely no meaningful agreement about what the more.

The Guv

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On July 10, 2006

Governor Fletcher continues to stagger me with his tin-eared ineptitude. Irritated that he's been indicted, Ernie has proposed that the Treasurer and Attorney General of Kentucky ought to be appointed,.

Madmen?

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On July 9, 2006

A further note on deterrence theory; the most common critique (but not, as I have argued, the correct critique) is that deterrence theory cannot answer the problem of "madmen", leaders.

Searchers Redux

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On July 8, 2006

Matt wonders what I think about Stephen Metcalf's trashing of the Searchers. I generally (but not unreservedly) like Metcalf, although he certainly does often fall into the Slate contrarian-for-contrarian's-sake model.

Missile Deterrence

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On July 8, 2006
It's unclear why Jon Wolfstahl thinks that a deterrent posture on the part of the United States can convince North Korea to give up its missile program; as Bill Petti notes, the deterrent relationship is two-sided. The North Korean leadership undoubtedly believes that a reliable...

No Quarter

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On July 5, 2006

This line grabbed me:The sequel to the no-budget Sundance discovery that started his career a dozen years ago, "Clerks II" sounds like a desperate retreat after "Jersey Girl."Kevin Smith shouldn't.

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