Negotiation Law Blog - Al Qaeda: Understanding the Bean-Counter Next Door - Comments http://www.negotiationlawblog.com/ Southern California Arbitration Mediation & Conflict Resolution: Settle it Now Dispute Resolution Services: Serving Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Century City en Copyright 2012 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:05:12 -0800 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:05:12 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.32-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Christopher Annunziata You are not actually suggesting that radical Islamic terrorists can be reasoned and/or negotiated with, are you?

]]> http://www.negotiationlawblog.com/international-diplomacy/al-qaeda-understanding-the-beancounter-next-door/#22259 http://www.negotiationlawblog.com/international-diplomacy/al-qaeda-understanding-the-beancounter-next-door/#22259 Conflict ResolutionInternational DiplomacyNegotiationTruth Justice and the American Way Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:22:11 -0800 Victoria Pynchon Vickie Christopher,

What I am suggesting for starters is that some people in these movements would respond better and
more accurately with conversation than by way of torture.

The problem with a question like - can "they" be reasoned with - is that I genuinely do not know who "they" are. If the atrocities of the 20th century taught us anything it is that we are all capable of committing atrocities.

Giving the "enemy" a human face -- which is what these Al Qaeda memos do -- is the first step necessary to ensure that we do not become monstrous in response to our fear of an enemy incapable of reason or ordinary human feeling.

No?

]]> http://www.negotiationlawblog.com/international-diplomacy/al-qaeda-understanding-the-beancounter-next-door/#22260 http://www.negotiationlawblog.com/international-diplomacy/al-qaeda-understanding-the-beancounter-next-door/#22260 Conflict ResolutionInternational DiplomacyNegotiationTruth Justice and the American Way Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:22:11 -0800 Victoria Pynchon Noa Zanolli Victoria-I am (as a mediator)convinced that one needs to talk with enemies..I wrote a just (self)-published booklet--though "crazy" and a bit of a satire--to bring my message through: A Conversation between President Bush and
Osama bin Laden. I thought you may be interested to read it, and I am sending you the information below.
Greetings, NZ

I Have a Dream: A Conversation between President George W. Bush and Sheikh Osama bin Laden

Book Description

Framed in a night dream—all is possible in a dream—President George W. Bush and Sheikh Osama bin Laden sit down and talk like two human beings. In their conversation they discover that they have quite a bit in common. At the end they decide to work together to bring justice to the world. The fictitious conversation, structured as if professionally facilitated, advances a possibility, a vision. Its aim is to provoke and to trigger something in the minds of people who grapple with the question: What could we do other than to resort to war, terror, and violence because of ideological differences? How can we construct a new reality-peacefully? The dialogue revolves around one of the most pressing and serious issues of our times. Yet, the material is presented as a satire. The text is addressed to persons interested in politics, conflict management, and peacebuilding. It can well be used as a teaching tool. It will also contribute to many spirited conversations.

Ordering Information

The title is listed at www.iuniverse.com/bookstore/book_detail.asp?isbn=0-595-50299-7

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and at Barnes & Noble www.barnesandnoble.com (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?ean=9780595502998):

Title: I have a Dream: A Conversation between President George W. Bush and Sheikh Osama bin Laden

Publisher: iUniverse

Price: USD 8.95 (Paperback); USD 6.00 (eBook)

Published: April 2008; Pages: 60

ISBN: 978-0-595-50299-8 (Paperback)

ISBN: 978-0-595-61455-4 (eBook)

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