Bad vs. worse. (Letters).

THE THOUGHTFUL AND tough-minded article on nonviolent resistance nonviolent resistance: see passive resistence. by Peter Ackerman Peter Ackerman is the founding chair of the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict and the managing director of Rockport Capital Incorporated. He was born on November 6 1946 in New York City, New York. As an undergraduate he attended Colgate University. and Jack DuVall Duvall (also DuVall) is a surname, and may refer to

Clea DuVall
Gabriel Duvall, American jurist in the 18th and 19th centuries
Len Duvall
Luciana Duvall
Marcus Duvall
Mike Duvall, politician
Mike Duvall, baseball player
Miller Duvall

was excellent. I liked all of it--except the first paragraph. The authors say that anyone who opposes military action must come up with another way to achieve the goal. If you and I are both concerned about some of the negative effects of modern technology, I DON'T have to have another plan to know that sending letter bombs to people involved in technology is a very bad idea.

The authors make a good case that Saddam is vulnerable and compare him to Stalin. If Stalin were alive, and nonviolent resistance to him did not seem practical, would we then be required to support an invasion?

Sometimes we don't have a good solution to a problem; that does not mean that a bad solution, fervently fer·vent
adj.
1. Having or showing great emotion or zeal; ardent: fervent protests; a fervent admirer.

2. Extremely hot; glowing. supported, automatically wins.

Anne Haehl
Lawrence, Kansas

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Title Annotation:	Analyzing non-violent interactions.
Author:	Haehl, Anne
Publication:	Sojourners
Article Type:	Letter to the Editor
Date:	Nov 1, 2002
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