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A symposium on "War and Iraq" focuses on how the Left should respond to a possible US war against Iraq. Marshall Berman contends that US military action against Iraq would open a floodgate of problems in an explosive part of the world & stresses the need for an effective antiwar movement. Mitchell Cohen disagrees, maintaining that Saddam Hussein's pathological dictatorship will require force sooner or later; however, he fears the Bush administration has not given adequate thought to what happens after a war. Todd Gitlin argues that the risks are too great to justify a war against Iraq & President Bush's "morally arrogant" preemptive doctrine has the potential to endanger Americans. Stanley Hoffmann believes a war is only justified if the Iraqi regime blocks inspections & military force is supported by the UN Security Council. Kanan Makiya supports a war on the grounds that Iraq is currently a criminal state, while James B. Rule opposes any war carried out without international support & claims the Bush preemptive war doctrine is "frightening." Ann Snitow argues that the most urgent task is not fighting a war against terrorism but establishing a demilitarized internationalism. Ellen Willis rejects military action but reserves the right to change her mind if the Iraqis stage a democratic revolt against Saddam. J. Lindroth

A symposium on "War and Iraq" focuses on how the Left should respond to a possible US war against Iraq. Marshall Berman contends that US military action against Iraq would open a floodgate of problems in an explosive part of the world & stresses the need for an effective antiwar movement. Mitchell Cohen disagrees, maintaining that Saddam Hussein's pathological dictatorship will require force sooner or later; however, he fears the Bush administration has not given adequate thought to what happens after a war. Todd Gitlin argues that the risks are too great to justify a war against Iraq & President Bush's "morally arrogant" preemptive doctrine has the potential to endanger Americans. Stanley Hoffmann believes a war is only justified if the Iraqi regime blocks inspections & military force is supported by the UN Security Council. Kanan Makiya supports a war on the grounds that Iraq is currently a criminal state, while James B. Rule opposes any war carried out without international support & claims the Bush preemptive war doctrine is "frightening." Ann Snitow argues that the most urgent task is not fighting a war against terrorism but establishing a demilitarized internationalism. Ellen Willis rejects military action but reserves the right to change her mind if the Iraqis stage a democratic revolt against Saddam. J. Lindroth

A conference paper on conflict resolution in Zimbabwe, presented to the Philosophical Society of Zimbabwe - 27 November, 2010 ; Developments in peace studies and peace theory have resulted in two conceptualizations of peace, notably, 'negative / cold' peace and 'positive / hot / stable'peace, respectively. It can be surmised that situations and conditions in most countries internationally and Zimbabwe in particular, seem consistent with negative peace. In acknowledgement of the centrality of peace to governance and national development and in further acknowledgement and admission of the absence of sustainable peace in Zimbabwe, the government of Zimbabwe, through the 'Ministiy of National Healing, Reconciliation and Integration' is making some efforts at restoring peace in the country. In view of the preceding, this paper argues that current efforts by government at re-establishing peace in the country, as a response to the pre and post - election inter - party violence and conflicts of 2008 might regrettably yield 'negative peace'. Accordingly, this paper, in confirming the government's position regarding the role and state of peace in the country, is urgingfirstly, for the consideration of peace education anchored on hunhu and chivanhu, as a constitutional issue in the current historic constitution making exercise and secondly, its subsequent inclusion in the educational systems of the country thereafter.