Friday, September 1 06

Italy's major troop contingent to Lebanon UNIFIL mission set to deploy tomorrow. Security Council decision Thursday will boost U.N. peacekeeping operation in Darfur to 17,000 troops, with or without Khartoum's consent. Why is political opposition in Azerbaijan so divided? How has Uzbekistan President Karimov solidified power while facing constant political challenges? In Liberia, the U.N.'s UNMIL rebuilds a school as part of reconstruction initiative. Georgia President Saakshvili criticizes the hard line approach of Russia's political elite as Moscow repeats demand for consistency in Western approach to Kosovo in 1997 and today's conflicts in South Ossetia, Abkhazia and Transdnestria. Meanwhile, U.N. Secretary General's point man in Georgia Tagliavini states in an interview that Abkhazian dialogue and UNOMIG mission leading toward 'positive' scenario. You must see the article found in the Armed Forces Journal and discussed in a Justwartheory.com editorial about 'Clausewitz and World War IV'. Also posted on JWT.com is an article by Jeff McMahon about the moral liability of killing civilians during war.