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...market a book written by a publicity-shy author? That's the challenge facing Penguin Press as it readies the November 21st publication of Against the Day, a 1,120-page epic by the reclusive literary lion Thomas Pynchon...
...saying that in this modern age of terrorism, international law often obscures the ethical dilemmas that national leaders should consider in regulating wartime conduct. Kennedy is a peacenik—a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War, in fact (see the interview with him on page B2). But this thin volume reflects two decades of his rethinking on war’s permissibility and the proper role of law—a rethinking that he says was prompted by questions from students who urged military intervention in war-torn Bosnia and Darfur. The result is spectacular. Kennedy?...
...that doesn't mean Beijing is on the same page as Washington over how to handle the crisis. Where Secretary Rice defines the meaning of the sanctions as the international community moving to "collectively isolate" North Korea, Beijing appears to have something quite different in mind. "Sanctions are the signal, not the goal," said a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman on Thursday, in a statement that appeared to criticize the U.S. for seeking to "expand" the sanctions from those adopted by the Security Council. Some reported inspection of truck traffic at the border aside, it's pretty much business as usual...
...Crimson sat down with David W. Kennedy, Hudson professor of law at Harvard Law School, to talk about his new book “Of War and Law.” (See review on page B5.) Kennedy discussed topics ranging from the central message of his book to why the Bush administration is getting bad legal advice...
Kennedy is a peacenik—a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War, in fact (see the interview with him on page B2). But this thin volume reflects two decades of his rethinking on war’s permissibility and the proper role of law—a rethinking that he says was prompted by questions from students who urged military intervention in war-torn Bosnia and Darfur...