Moral dilemmas of modern war : torture, assassination, and blackmail in an age of asymmetric conflict

Moral dilemmas of modern war : torture, assassination, and blackmail in an age of asymmetric conflict / Michael L. Gross.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gross, Michael L., 1954-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Subjects:	War > Moral and ethical aspects > United States. Military ethics > United States. Military interrogation > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.

Table of Contents:

Torture, assassination, and blackmail in an age of asymmetric conflict
Friends, foes, or brothers in arms? the puzzle of combatant equality
Combatants in asymmetric war
Shooting to kill : the paradox of prohibited weapons
Shooting to stun : the paradox of nonlethal warfare
Murder, self-defense, or execution? the dilemma of assassination
Human dignity or human life : the dilemmas of torture and rendition
Noncombatants in asymmetric war
Blackmailing the innocent : the dilemma of noncombatant immunity
Killing the innocent : the dilemma of terrorism
Risking our lives to save others : puzzles of humanitarian intervention
Conclusion and afterword
Torture, assassination, and blackmail : new norms for asymmetric conflict?
The war in Gaza, December 2008 to January 2009.