In support of this effort, the UK, US and other European partners agreed to train more than 7,000 Libyan troops to help Libya disarm and integrate armed groups, and improve the security and stability of the country and the region.
Israel has demanded that Hamas disarm, which the Islamist organisation has said is out of the question.
What happened in Basra and the Sadr City district of Baghdad recently had less to do with Maliki's claim to disarm "rogue" militias than his strategic objective to squash the Sadrist movement as a political force during the run-up to the provincial and local elections on 1 October.
Equally irritating has been the inquiry's acceptance of Blair's repeated premise: that Saddam was not in compliance with UN demands that he disarm.
Speaking afterwards, he insisted that the IRA must disarm and disband to prove the republican movement was now committed to solely peaceful means.
Female protestors are more inclined to use their bodies as an invitation to "make love not war", using sexuality to distract and disarm.
But while the Palestinians say the two sides must walk the road together, Israel insists that the Palestinian Authority (PA) must first disarm and arrest the "terrorist organisations" in the West Bank and Gaza.
Southern Thailand is now among the most lethal conflicts in South-East Asia.Since taking office Mr Samak has welcomed a proposal to disarm civilians and some soldiers and police in the south, but slapped down a minister who talked of giving the region autonomy.
