“One year after the start of the Iraqi war, and with the presidential campaign already in full swing, this brief and passionate book could not be timelier. In it, C.G. Weeramantry, a former judge of the International Court of Justice, and a law professor in Australia, warns that our pre-emptive and controversial war in Iraq could lead us back to the law of the jungle...

“……Nor is the book solely of interest to the legal community in which he has so long been an integral part. In “Armageddon”, the author strives to reach a much wider audience. He tries to render his esoteric subject into a relatively simple, non-legalistic style that even school-aged children can comprehend….

”..Mr. Weeramantry marshals his arguments with clarity and force. He quotes a dazzling number of experts, including John Locke, Benjamin Franklin, Machiavelli and Mahatma Gandhi.”

The New York Law Journal - May 28, 2004