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Irregular Analyses: Snyder Rifle (urrrgh)
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Tuesday, January 03, 2006. Jack Snyder's one of the good guys. Julian sitting in for Andrew Sullivan flags up. The fact that he's got a new co-written book out the warns that when it comes to the old Democratic Peace theory, all may not be well in the garden of shag. The Cato event that's on next week may well be worth checking out if you have the time. On a similar note, anyone who hasn't read Fareed Zakaria's "The Future of Freedom". er. should read it. Posted by Anthony at 7:47 PM. What's It All About?
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Irregular Analyses: Burnin' Down the House
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Tuesday, January 03, 2006. Burnin' Down the House. Well, this isn't very good is it? A prized collection of antiquarian books - including a rare edition of works by Sir Walter Scott and a complete collection of the writings of Rudyard Kipling - was destroyed. Mr Linklater said the destruction of irreplaceable bound manuscripts of books by his father, Eric Linklater, was "a devastating loss". Though that may have been part of a fevered dream, I'm not sure. Posted by Anthony at 8:10 PM. What's It All About?
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Irregular Analyses: Boom Bang-a-Bang
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Thursday, July 27, 2006. Another big news story of the day is the growing brouhaha over the deaths of UN observers. The received wisdom has rapidly become - as it tends to in these situations - that the Israelis blasted the UN people on purpose. I have to say that even allowing for the calls for them to stop bombarding, I tend toward the cock-up theory rather than conspiracy. It seems to me that the only people with anything to lose from the deaths of UN personnel on Lebanese soil are the Israelis.
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Irregular Analyses: Dangleberry Shebang
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Thursday, July 27, 2006. So, anyway, can the Israelis win? Well, I'd say that they can though it's a hypothetical that requires a large number of things to happen and quite a few not to happen. I say this as somebody who has very, very little confidence in the UN. The point is that I just don't see a better solution. The problems are many. So there are a load of ifs. But it strikes me as the biggest hope. Posted by Anthony at 5:44 PM. What's It All About? Break of Day in the Trenches. The Duck of Minerva.
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Irregular Analyses: Blood pressure roller-coaster
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Wednesday, July 26, 2006. So what is it with art gallery websites that feature various bits of artwork and then, instead of providing you with information on how much it costs, provide a little note indicating that they will provide the price on application? We will get it, by hook or by crook. In fact why not go hog wild and have an introductory flash animation going "Please, no riff-raff"? Posted by Anthony at 4:40 AM. What's It All About? Blog Them Out of the Stone Age (Prof. Mark Grimsley's blog).
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Irregular Analyses: Quotation of the Day
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Thursday, July 27, 2006. Quotation of the Day. I'm all over the map. I'm not anti it, but I'm anti the wrong guy being executed. And I do ask the question, 'When was the last time we executed a rich guy? If I'm governor, there won't be anybody executed - except for the few that really need to die.". Posted by Anthony at 5:00 PM. What's It All About? Blog Them Out of the Stone Age (Prof. Mark Grimsley's blog). Break of Day in the Trenches. Kenneth Anderson's Law of War and Just War Theory.
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Irregular Analyses: Baaaaaaaack.
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Saturday, July 22, 2006. No guarentees as to quality, however. If I say anything over the next few days take it as an assessment of probabilities - nothing's definite! Posted by Anthony at 11:04 PM. What's It All About? Blog Them Out of the Stone Age (Prof. Mark Grimsley's blog). Break of Day in the Trenches. Kenneth Anderson's Law of War and Just War Theory. The Adventures of Chester. The Duck of Minerva. Keeping The Home Fires Burning. Burnin Down the House. Lets all go to the lobby. You a ho etc.
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Irregular Analyses: Bombing to Lose
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Thursday, July 27, 2006. One of the problems faced by the Israelis has undoubtedly been the (understandable) reliance upon air power. If the effort is truly to destroy Hizballah, then an airpower driven effort is surely doomed to fail and I can think of no happy precedents to convince me otherwise. Even if the aim is rather less than this, it still represents an extremely high-risk/low-payoff way of going about things. Broaden the target menu and rules of engagement. Launch a land invasion. The second op...
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Irregular Analyses: Anyway, to cut a long story short...
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Sunday, July 23, 2006. Anyway, to cut a long story short. Well, I had planned on putting up a series of posts culminating in my* view on what the only potentially workable, albeit drastically imperfect, solution might be. However, it seems that events have overtaken this and the Israelis have come to this realisation themselves anyway. Posted by Anthony at 5:28 PM. Welcome back. Just on a random chance, I clicked on your site, and there you were again! What's It All About? Break of Day in the Trenches.
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Irregular Analyses: Never rub another man's rhubarb...
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Sunday, July 23, 2006. Never rub another man's rhubarb. First and foremost it is important to note that the Israelis have a legitimate grievance. They pulled out of the Lebanon, a fact accepted by the UN. In exchange - also as mandated by the UN - Hizballah was meant to be disarmed. For whatever reason, this did not happen. A UN force was inserted into the border region in order to observe what was going on and ensure that the terms of the agreement were upheld. However, even taking all this into account...
