by Charles Cameron | Nov 20, 2012 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — this began with two quotes about the killing of Ahmed al-Jabari and ended up reminding me of traffic flows ] . So very much depends on nuance, doesn’t it? There are, after all, one-way streets and two-way streets: Surely...
by zen | Nov 19, 2012 | Monitor
“….and therefore, two kinds of reactions are possible on the defending side, depending whether the attacker is to perish by the sword or by his own exertions. – Carl von Clausewitz, On War...
by Charles Cameron | Aug 12, 2012 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — surprising infrequency of capital punishment, though mandated in Sharia and Torah ] . I’m always struck by formal parallelisms, particularly in matters religious — so when I came across this fascinating reference to the...
by Charles Cameron | Jul 24, 2012 | Monitor
[ By Charles Cameron — the gun issue, complexity, human beings being humans and the world we live in ] . As always, I’m a fence-sitter bridge-builder, not wanting to take sides, preferring to talk with them. The irritating beauty of these two quotes is...
by Charles Cameron | Jul 21, 2012 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — finding feedback loops in blindspots, truths in symbols, strength in ideas ] . photo credit: Mobile News UK. It is in the nature of analogical thinking that it moves sideways, or more precisely, in honeycomb fashion, rather than forwards...
