Foreword —Bishop Hilarion Capucci

Introduction —Prof. George A. Lopez, Ph.D.

I. The Statesmen Speak: A War Unnecessary and Vain

1. The (Bogus) Case Against Saddam —An Interview with Jude Wanniski, R.I.P.

Postscript: The “Oppression of the Shiites” —Muhammad al-Baghdadi

Postscript: The Adverse Consequences Economic Sanctions Had on the Enjoyment of Human Rights in Iraq —Marc Bossuyt, Ph.D., J.D.

Postscript: The Real “Oil-for-Food” Scandal —Prof. Joy Gordon, Ph.D.

2. Whose War? —Patrick J. Buchanan

II. Conservative and Anti-War: Patriotism, Prudence and the Moral Law

3. Refuge of Scoundrels: Patriotism, True and False, in the Iraq War Controversy —Samuel Francis, Ph.D.

4. On Morals, Motives and Men —Joe Sobran

5. Legal Nonsense —Charley Reese

6. Riding the Red Horse: War and the Chances of Success —Thomas Fleming, Ph.D.

7. A Mirage Too Far —Eric S. Margolis

8. The Failure of War —Wendell Berry

9. A Conservative War? —Prof. Paul Gottfried, Ph.D.

III. The Venerable Tradition: Putting the Breaks on Aggression and Securing Justice for Iraq

10. Might Is not Right: Why “Preventive War” Is Immoral —Fr. Juan Carlos Iscara

11. Epistemic Inadequacy, Catholic Just War Criteria, and the War in Iraq —Prof. Thomas Ryba, Ph.D.

12. A Review of the Literature: Exposing the Fallacies in Defense of the Invasion of Iraq —David Gordon, Ph.D.

13. Iraq: Sovereignty and Conscience —Prof. James Hanink, Ph.D.

IV. Judgment and Inspiration: The Church Still Speaks With Authority

14. To Whom Should We Go? Legitimate Authority and Just Wars —Prof. William T. Cavanaugh, Ph.D.

15. A Moment of Moral Crisis: The Lent 2003 letter of Bishop John Michael Botean

Postscript: The Bishop Explains —Bishop John Michael Botean

Postscript: A Canonist Comments —Edward Peters, J.C.D., J.D.

16. Peace Is Still Possible: The Unity of the Church in the Face of the Iraq War —Deacon Keith Fournier, Esq.

V. A Higher Law: Conscience, Morality and the Transcendent Vision

17. Decadent, Belligerent, and Incorrigible —Prof. John Rao, D.Phil.

18. Setting Just Limits to New Methods of Warfare —Robert Hickson, USA (ret.), Ph.D.

19. The Morality of Weapons Systems —Paul Likoudis

20. Christian Killers? —Laurence M. Vance, Ph.D.

21. Is Conscientious Objection a Moral Option? —Peter E. Chojnowski, Ph.D.

22. The Sounds of Conscience —former Army Staff Sgt. Camilo Mejia

Appendix to Section V. A Tribunal-Eric Gill

VI. Speaking With Authority: The True Just War Doctrine as a Light for Our Time

Appendix I. Just War Doctrine: The Metaphysical and Moral Problem —Fr. Franziskus Stratmann, O.P.

Appendix II. Modern War Is to Be Absolutely Forbidden —Alfredo Cardinal. Ottaviani

Appendix III. A Study of the Development of Church Teaching on Matters of War and Peace —Prof. Romano Amerio