Should the U.S. Support the UN's Responsibility to Protect Doctrine?

The refusal of the military regime in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) to accept large-scale international aid in response to a devastating cyclone has spurred new interest in the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine. That doctrine was incorporated into an outcome document at the 2005 UN summit, where the United States joined 150 other states in calling for the consideration of collective UN Security Council action should national authorities fail "to ... Full Story »

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Francis Lilly
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by Francis Lilly - Oct. 1, 2008

It is extremely important topic because it "reveals" the thought processes of institutions that are currently setting and controlling policy via the American political structure. Information, fairness, sources, context, evidence, balance, and accuracy are, in my opinion, are more close to propaganda than journalism because (although, on a micro level, the arguments center around R2P) the principles are themselves espousing macro level "doctrine" developed by their respective organizations that envisions global domination by America. Rather than journalism, I would consider this piece a "tract" for which the reader can discern doctrinal philosophy of the organization. For a different perspective and discernment, I recommend Naomi Klein's book "Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism".

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A third person in the debate who understands the implications of the debate and disagrees with the premises.

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