Kesher Talk

More war-related news. I'm pouring most of the really hot items into Command Post. These are juicy tidbits with more shelf life:

Apparently Tom Friedman refered to the Jewish mystical concept "tikkun olam" in one of his op-eds recently, in reference to the way the war is being conducted, so you may be interested in its meaning and history.

Virginia Postrel wonders: "Is War a Generator of Expenses or an Economic Stimulus?" A generation ago, conventional wisdom held that an occasional war was good for the economy, but these days economists see war as an expense, although the Iraq war is a much smaller percentage of the GNP than previous wars. Postrel also mentions a U Chicago business school comparison of the projected cost of war vs. the cost of containment, using the containment of North Korea as a guideline. (You can download the PDF of that report here.)

The Findlaw site has a page of links to op-eds about the war from a legal perspective. Very interesting takes on issues such as the right to self-defense, POWs and journalists, state and local government resolutions on the war, congressional approval for war, and much more. The Jurist site also has a large section devoted to legal aspects of the war.

The International Committee of the Red Cross issues a daily bulletin on relief efforts.

posted by Judith @ 3/31/2003 12:38:43 PM