ABSTRACT
In his review of anti-civilian ideologies, Slim (2008) identifies a spectrum of anti-civilian thinking stretching from an absolute rejection of humanitarian law in the form of genocidal thinking, extreme power dominance, revenge, or collective punishment, to a pro-civilian mindset by leaders who believe in just war theory, but reason that civilian casualities constitute an inevitability of military engagement. He notes that among the most outspoken advocates of the relatively pro-civilian thinkers are current politicians and military leaders from the US, the UK and Israel.
