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	Just War Theory [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
		Nonetheless, it has been the concern of the majority of just war theorists that such asymmetrical morality should be denounced, and that the rules of war should apply to all equally; that is, just war theory should be universal.
		In such cases, the ethic of war is considered, or is implicitly held to be, beyond the norms of peaceful ethics and therefore deserving a separate moral realm where "fair is foul and foul is fair" (Shakespeare, Macbeth I.i).
		In waging war it is considered unfair and unjust to attack indiscriminately since non-combatants or innocents are deemed to stand outside the field of war proper.
	www.iep.utm.edu /j/justwar.htm (3893 words)

	Just War theory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Just War tradition addresses the morality of the use of force in two parts: when it is right to resort to armed force (the concern of jus ad bellum) and what it is right to do in using such force (the concern of jus in bello).
		Just War theory, in essence, is an attempt at justifying war, or acts of war.
		To the extent that this is interpreted as a legitimate government this leaves little room for revolutionary war or civil war, in which an illegitimate entity may declare war for reasons that fit the remaining criteria of Just War Theory.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Just_war (2443 words)

	Implications of Just War Theory
		In spite of the frequency with which the just war tradition is invoked and its language echoed in ecclesial speech, few Christians know about the kinds of judgments and disciplines upon which the tradition is built.
		If just war is premised on the intention of justice and yet we know we are not pure in our intentions for justice, examination and confession become central to the practice of just war.
		That a just war is a limited war calls for a people not given to overreaching, who display a certain modesty in their pursuit of the good.
	www.religion-online.org /showarticle.asp?title=3247 (2890 words)

	Just War Theory [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
		Nonetheless, it has been the concern of the majority of just war theorists that such asymmetrical morality should be denounced, and that the rules of war should apply to all equally; that is, just war theory should be universal.
		What has been of great interest is that in the headline wars of the past decade, the dynamic interplay of the rules and conventions of warfare not only remain intact on the battlefield but their role and hence their explication have been awarded a higher level of scrutiny and debate.
		In such cases, the ethic of war is considered, or is implicitly held to be, beyond the norms of peaceful ethics and therefore deserving a separate moral realm where "fair is foul and foul is fair" (Shakespeare, Macbeth I.i).
	www.utm.edu /research/iep/j/justwar.htm (3893 words)

	Just war theory - Wikiquote
		Just war theory is the attempt to distinguish between justifiable and unjustifiable uses of organized armed forces.
		War is never just another means that one can choose to employ for settling differences between nations.
		When war, as in these days in Iraq, threatens the fate of humanity, it is ever more urgent to proclaim, with a strong and decisive voice, that only peace is the road to follow to construct a more just and united society.
	en.wikiquote.org /wiki/Just_war_theory (488 words)

	War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Vitoria suggested that all the just causes be subsumed under the one category of “a wrong received.” Walzer, and most modern just war theorists, speak of the one just cause for resorting to war being the resistance of aggression.
		Just war theory is thus quite demanding, as of course it should be, given the gravity of its subject matter.
		War and Morality, are G.E.M. Anscombe's “War and Murder” and Jan Narveson's “Pacifism: A Philosophical Analysis”.
	plato.stanford.edu /entries/war (10663 words)

	Just War?
		War is the health of the state and the state is the greatest earthly enemy that the faith has confronted in the long history of Christianity.
		The desire to avoid war is a fundamental idea in the Christian view of politics, just as the romanticization of war is a pagan one that reflects a disregard for the sanctity of life.
		Wars are for soldiers, not non-combatants, and if all these conditions are met, war may be undertaken in good conscience (though no one can be obligated to participate).
	iraqwar.org /justwar.htm (2465 words)

	Philosophy of Religion .info - Christian Ethics - Just War Theory
		Just war theory tackles the question as to under what circumstances it is legitimate to go to war.
		If a war is to be just then the third condition that must be satisfied is that it must be waged with the right intentions.
		If a nation has just cause to declare a war, but its real reason for doing so is simply to further its own interests or to inflict suffering upon a hated enemy, then the war is not just.
	www.philosophyofreligion.info /justwar.html (429 words)

	The Just War Theory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		He says, "'A just war is wont to be described as one that avenges wrongs, when a nation or state has to be punished, for refusing to make amends for the wrongs inflicted by its subjects, or to restore what it has seized unjustly.'"(4) The intention of the war is very important for St. Augustine.
		Although St. Augustine introduced the idea of a just war and the Middle Ages furthered its cause, it was not until the 16th and 17th centuries that a complete theory, which included the proper waging of a war, was established.
		War is limited by the immunity of noncombatants and the general principle of proportionality.
	www.monksofadoration.org /justwar.html (4584 words)

	Just War Principles
		Even just causes cannot be served by actions taken by individuals or groups who do not constitute an authority sanctioned by whatever the society and outsiders to the society deem legitimate.
		For example, self-defense against an armed attack is always considered to be a just cause (although the justice of the cause is not sufficient--see point #4).
		Further, a just war can only be fought with "right" intentions: the only permissible objective of a just war is to redress the injury.
	www.mtholyoke.edu /acad/intrel/pol116/justwar.htm (525 words)

	just war theory
		Just war theory establishes moral parameters for the declaration and waging of war, and in the case at hand, confronting and eliminating terrorism.
		However, the event of war does not entail that all means of waging war are licit; essentially, the "all is fair in love and war" rule is flawed.
		These criteria reveal how antithetical terrorism is to the waging of a just war: terrorists are faceless villains, individuals beyond the pale of negotiation and reason, butchers of the innocent, and fanatics of some ideology.
	www.catholicherald.com /saunders/01ws/ws010920.htm (1261 words)

	Just-war theory on National (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Wars may not legitimately be fought for national glory, to avenge past wrongs, for territorial gain, or for any other non-defensive purpose.
		George: The just-war theory is a common patrimony of Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox Christians.
		Just-war theory is sometimes identified as "Catholic," and it is true that modern popes have explicitly invoked it and made important contributions to its development.
	www.nationalreview.com /interrogatory/interrogatory101501b.shtml (1029 words)

	“‘Just War Theory’ vs. American Self-Defense” by Yaron Brook and Alex Epstein
		Just War Theory is conventionally advocated in contrast to two other views of the morality of war: pacifism and “realism.”; Pacifism holds that the use of military force is never moral.
		Just War theorists correctly criticize this view on the grounds that evil aggressors exist who seek to kill and dominate the innocent, and that force is often the only effective way to stop them.
		According to Just War Theory, it is wrong for a nation to be exclusively concerned with its own well-being in deciding whether to go to war; it must demonstrate concern for the well-being of the world as a whole—including the well-being of the nation it is attacking.
	www.theobjectivestandard.com /issues/2006-spring/just-war-theory.asp (13167 words)

	United Church News: President Bush's war against Iraq is not a 'just war' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		We are being asked to support America embarking on a war that contradicts the religious and military thinking on the justified use of force that has been dominant for centuries.
		No part of Just War theory supports the "go it alone" strategic thinking of Vice-President Dick Cheney, first outlined in his 1992 white paper, "Defense Planning Guidance." This document proposes "anticipatory action to defend ourselves," that is, striking first against those who have not yet, and might never attack us.
		Just War theory is a central part of the serious religious reflection, over many centuries, on the possible use of force.
	www.ucc.org /ucnews/nov02/asiseeit.htm (615 words)

	"Just War Theory" and the War on [T]error - The Ornery American
		The "War on Terror" is a new type of war that challenges the previous conceptions of very the nature of conflict, especially that of "Just War Theory." Paul Gilbert seeks to discuss the question of the new "War on Terror" and its relation to "Just War Theory" in his book: New Terror New Wars.
		The idea of "Just War" usually evolves when two or more similarly cultured peoples engage in combat over and over, as they share the same cultural values the two or more peoples set up conventions and perhaps even codes of what is acceptable in combat with each other.
		The principles of the justice of war are: having a proper and honorable cause, the war having been declared by the appropriate authority figure, having the correct intent, a reasonable chance of victory and the end of the conflict being proportional to the methods used to get there.
	www.ornery.org /essays/2004-06-04-1.html (1298 words)

	The Just War Theory, a New Way, Christianity and War, Bible Wars
		The "just war theory" has received widespread acceptance both within Western culture and in the international community as a means by which a war may be determined to be justified or not.
		Yes, in today's world, the Just War Tradition provides moral guidance to political leaders as they consider the resort to force, and provide guidance to military planners as they plan the conduct of the war and prosecute it.
		However, it is a "theory", and with it hundreds of bloody wars have occurred in the last 1600 years...
	www.biblia.com /jesusbible/joshua3c.htm (2720 words)

	The Claremont Institute: The Use and Abuse of Just-War Theory
		The idea of the just war is perhaps best understood as a kind of mean between the claims of realpolitik and those of pacifism.
		It seeks to temper the passions that lead to war and, by distinguishing just from unjust causes, directs them to the pursuit of noble ends—hence the dual requirement of a morally credible rationale both for the initiation of war (ius ad bellum) and for the manner of its execution (ius in bello).
		Support for this proposition may be found in the preliminaries to the Gulf War of 1990-91, which was opposed by the Vatican on the ground that it appeared to entail excessive use of force.
	www.claremont.org /writings/crb/summer2003/ulhmann.html?FORMAT=print (3150 words)

	America's 'Just War' Theory
		There's a distinction to be made between a just war and a political war.
		Certain aspects of the U.S. war against Iraq could arguably be considered to meet just war requirements.
		You don't have to be a just war theorist or a Christian to recognize: If we don't make at least "minor adjustments" to our foreign policy, major "terrorist" attacks will inevitably be considered justified by our enemies.
	www.commondreams.org /views01/0313-04.htm (748 words)

	NR Editors on Just War & Iraq on National Review Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		According to the tradition, the criteria for judging a war to be just are that it be for a just cause, have a reasonable likelihood of success, be unlikely to cause more evil than it prevents, be declared by a competent authority, discriminate between combatants and non-combatants, and be a last resort.
		Under the traditional doctrines, a war to overthrow the Iraqi regime is amply justified.
		Their best determination is that a war would be very likely to succeed and would be likely to bring more good than ill. No targeting of civilians is contemplated.
	www.nationalreview.com /10mar03/editors031003b.asp (588 words)

	OJPCR 6.1 -- The Bush Doctrine and Just War Theory
		JUST CAUSE: The essence of just cause is captured by the following statement of the U.S. Catholic Bishops : “War is permissibly only to confront 'a real and certain danger', i.e., to protect innocent life, to preserve conditions necessary for decent human existence and to secure basic human rights (p.
		As such, individuals, groups, and States can commit acts of terrorism. Just War Theory prohibits terrorism or wars of terror in absolute terms. The intentional killing of noncombatants is a War Crime.
		Just War Tradition and the Restraint of War: A Moral and Historical Inquiry.
	www.trinstitute.org /ojpcr/6_1snau.htm (2538 words)

	Mises Economics Blog: Austrian Economics and Libertarian Political Theory
		Leave - that is to say a temporary return to the elementary freedom of civilian life - meant just as much to the worker as to the student, so that we are speaking today not only for ourselves, but also in the name of the working-class, when we denounce the slavery of a collectivism i.e.
		It was the war, therefore, that taught us the meaning of freedom in the most elementary sense of the word, and so made anti-militarists of us.
		World War I was currently under way, and there were rumors that German soldiers had snuck into Boston Harbor and released some new kind of germ weapon.
	blog.mises.org /blog (3989 words)

	JustWarTheory.com
		To the extent that Albert's (and Rumsfeld's) vision succeeds, modern just war theory and customary international law will suffer the same fate as medieval chivalry, the death of which is as much a story of conceptual change as a story of institutional transformation.
		Insofar as the traditional conceptual framework of just war theory belongs to political or public ethics, it is not a sufficient guide to the concerns of private conscience; but it can help to set broad terms of analysis by emphasizing the significant contextual thresholds that distinguish combatants from non-combatants.
		As a matter of just war theory, the soldier who discovers the injustice of her nation's cause too late, after volunteering for duty and entering the field of battle, may still as a matter of self-defense justifiably fight the foes that directly target her.
	www.justwartheory.com /editorial.html (15512 words)

	Just War Theory Pathfinder
		Just War and Jihad : Historical and Theoretical Perspectives on War and Peace in Western and Islamic Traditions.
		War and International Justice : A Kantian Perspective by Orend, Brian.
		War and Its Discontents : Pacifism and Quietism in the Abrahamic Traditions by Burns, J. Patout.
	www.rhodes.edu /library/pathfinders/just_war.html (724 words)

	Resources in Just War Theory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A superb book, originally published in 1977, which has set the stage for the discussion of just war theory for the past two decades.
		There are three interrelated topics worth pursuing in slightly more detail: the theocratic alternative to the "just war" debate; the limitations placed on pacifism and nonviolence by the way wars are portrayed in the Bible; and the irrationality of the typical argument used to legitimize the state and/or other political institutions.
		Just War Theory and the Faith of Unitarian Universalism
	ethics.acusd.edu /Applied/Military/Justwar.html (944 words)

	Instapundit.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		As war protesters marched toward Arlington Memorial Bridge en route to the Pentagon yesterday, they were flanked by long lines of military veterans and others who stood in solidarity with U.S. troops and the Bush administration's cause in Iraq.
		Apparently it is a post-Spanish civil war fairy tale about a young girl who, discontented with her tumultuous family life, discovers a magical world populated by mythical creatures in her backyard.
		Name one government programme, in a democracy, for anything other than a war (on people, I mean, not ideas or natural conditions), that has ever forced the entire citizenry to do something as painful and inconvient as cut their energy usage by 20-50%.
	www.instapundit.com (10229 words)

	Revelation 13: Astrology, prophecies of the future for 2007 - 2015, Nostradamus, the Book of Revelation and Bible ...
		This page on the King James Bible Code has matrices on the theory that there is a giant fission nuclear reactor in the center of the Earth, that produces heat and Earth's magnetic field, and causes volcanoes and earthquakes - and it could be running out of fuel, resulting in global chaos.
		Also of interest was the 5/5/2000 grouping of the planets on one side of the earth: the 5/5/2000 alignment may be just another sign of the rise of the Antichrist, note that President Putin was inaugurated as President of Russia 2 days later on May 7, 2000.
		Note that where the letter "W" is connected with President Bush, and the letter W had its origins in the Hebrew letter Vav, and in the mystical school of the Kabbalah Vav is connected with divine intervention by God in the affairs of man, a linking of God's divine energy to earth.
	www.revelation13.net (14060 words)

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