Wednesday, May 07, 2003

-The End of Arms Control and the Normalization of War

“What Colin Powell Showed Us: The End of Arms Control and the Normalization of War”
by Carl Conetta. PDA Briefing Report #14, 05 May 2003 (.pdf file) --
http://www.comw.org/pda/fulltext/0305br14.pdf

An appreciation of the value and limits of arms control is necessary in order to understand how debasing the standards of proof leads ultimately to the demise of diplomacy and the unnecessary resort to war.

“Reconstructing Iraq:  Costs and Possible Income Sources” by Carl Conetta. PDA Briefing Memo #28, 25 April 2003 (.pdf file). --
http://www.comw.org/pda/fulltext/0305BM28.pdf

A review of accounts reveals a severe shortage of reconstruction funds