With all the inflammatory news about U.S. torture practices that has come out in the last few days, we’re hearing calls for criminal prosecutions or a TRC (truth and reconciliation commission) to address theses wrongs. Roger Cohen’s column today is typical. I find it interesting–telling–that when such a commission is mentioned, commentators like Cohen call [...]
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A TRC here?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Cohen, TRC, war crimes on April 23, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Reading assignment for Tuesday, April 28th
Posted in reading assignments, tagged forgiveness, TRC, war crimes on April 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
On our last class day of Tuesday we will finish our discussion of V for Vendetta. Also please prepare a short section (first 2 chapters) from Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s book, No Future Without Forgiveness, as we discuss alternatives to revenge in conflict resolution. Tutu chaired South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission following the fall of [...]
