War

War refers to the existence of an armed conflict or battle between nations, states, or independent sovereign entities, typically arising after a declaration of war. It is an act of military force wherein political opposition is carried out by rival military forces for the purpose of protecting or forcibly changing governmental policies and practices.

War is often viewed as a last resort and requires justification, which includes rules of engagement. From antiquity, war has been fought on tactical fronts and has always employed soldier or warriors in the act of fighting.

Wars are fought in campaigns, which are a succession of military operations. A war is considered to have been victorious if the opponent surrenders or if either party wins a majority of campaigns.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “War”

• in Politics
  The Journey of Art in Times of War
  If art appeals to the senses and emotions, surely war will and should elicit emotions regarding the state of humanity.
  by prime63 / on Oct 13, 2009

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “War”

• Vermont Says No to War!

  
  Blazing Indiscretions — Authority: 121
  Protest Obamas Escalation Saturday December 12th 12 Noon - 1:30 PM Burlington City Hall Steps Burlington, VT With President Obamas announcement of a massive escalation of the war in Afghanistan, with upwards of 30,000 additional US troops to be deployed in early 2010, the anti-war movement is responding with a ...
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• Kucinich Prepares Congressional Override of Obama on Afghanistan

  
  That's My Congress — Authority: 476
  Dennis Kucinich is preparing to reassert congressional authority through a series of resolutions that would force Obama to begin a military withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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• Yeswecanistan

  
  NOVAKEO.COM — Authority: 134
  All the crying from the left about how Obama “the peace candidate” has now become “a war president” … Whatever are they talking about? Here’s what I wrote in this report in August 2008, during the election campaign: We find Obama threatening, several times, to attack Iran if they don’t do what the ...
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• Why Greece has the E.C.B. by the Shorthairs

  
  NOVAKEO.COM — Authority: 134
  Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou has the European Commission over a barrel and doesn’t even know it. Instead of dragging the EC over the coals–like he should –he’s carrying on like a blubbering crybaby. “Steady on there, Georgie”. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson didn’t go wobbly when he ...
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• Eagles and Humans share much in common for survival in 21st Century

  
  NOVAKEO.COM — Authority: 134
  Back the 1960s when humans spread DDT onto the air, land and water, America’s great symbol of freedom, the Bald Eagle, raced toward extinction. At the time, Rachel Carson wrote her brilliant book: Silent Spring. Thankfully, our government formed the “Environmental Protection Agency” that outlawed the use of ...
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• End the Fed? Or End the Market Economy?

  
  NOVAKEO.COM — Authority: 134
  When Republican Congressman Ron Paul recently introduced legislation to audit the Federal Reserve, diverse sections of the political spectrum applauded. And rightfully so. The Fed’s role in the still-developing bank bailouts is one of utter secrecy; the total cost of which — as estimated by the bailout’s ...
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• "Obama’s widening war"

  
  HOWIEINSEATTLE — Authority: 439
  Jennifer Bissell (The Minnesota Daily): Additional troops cannot force a sustainably stable Afghanistan. ---As President Barack Obama orders an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan, I am reminded of the words he spoke in October 2007. “I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the ...
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• Behind the US-Colombian defense cooperation

  
  Dandelion Salad — Authority: 493
  Dandelion SaladAlJazeeraEnglishDecember 09, 2009In October, the US and Colombia signed a defense cooperation agreement. Sold as US support for the war on drugs, why has it caused outrage in South America? more about “Fault Lines – Behind the US-Colombian…“, posted with vodpodPt 2more about “Fault Lines – ...
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• Five More U.S. Muslims Probed for Terror Links

  
  American Patriot Journal — Authority: 132
  Washington ( AP ) - When five young American Muslims were arrested in Pakistan over possible links to terrorism, a key break in the case came not from federal agents or spies, but parents worried their sons may have made a terrible decision. The families, based in the northern Virginia and Washington, D.C., area, ...
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• Steaming Load of the Week Award: Chris Matthews & Barbara Boxer

  
  King's Right Site — Authority: 127
  From Politically Incorrect Gazette -- Steaming Load of the Week Award: Another week, another pile of turds. Turd 1: Chris "The Tingler" Matthews shows his true, traitorous rat bastard, colors. In the throes of his leg-tingling man crush, that titanic turd, Chris ‘The Tingler’ ...
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• War president will address incongruity of accepting peace prize

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 959
  OSLO -- President Obama arrived Thursday morning in this Scandinavian city, where he will accept the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize just over a week after announcing plans to deploy 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan.
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• Saddam removal discussed in 2001

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  Similar measures to those that helped bring down Milosevic suggested for Saddam, says M16 chief Political attempts to encourage "regime change" in Iraq were being considered by the US and Britain early in 2001, well before military options were on the agenda, the Iraq inquiry was told today. Administrations in ...
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• Pictures of Black Friday Blu-ray Madness

  
  Format War Central — Authority: 109
  We ventured out into the humanity that is called Black Friday so we could see the Blu-ray buzz for ourselves. We visited a gaggle of stores in a whirlwind shopping trip that started at 3AM and ended around 10AM! Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Sears, Kmart, Fred Meyer, Target . Here are some pictures we took during the ...
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• Malalai Joya pins hopes on USA, not Obama

  
  Dr Nasir Khan — Authority: 440
  by Aaron Glantz , Antiwar.com , December 10, 2009 A Woman Among Warlords from New America Media on Vimeo . Malalai Joya has been called “Afghanistan’s bravest woman.” When the Taliban ruled her country, she braved death, running an underground girls school. When the US military ...
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• War Wife Weekly: Winter In The Hindu Kush

  
  yankeemom.com — Authority: 133
  A peak into a surgeon’s time in Afghanistan by one of my commentors here, Kanani, his War Wife: Afghanistan. My soldier “The Hubs” is still there, part of a medical team that provides trauma care for the soldiers and locals. These Forward Surgical Teams work day and night under conditions that are hard for ...
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• War! Who is it Good For?

  
  Preserving Freedom — Authority: 463
  From Texas Congressman Ron Paul: Who Wants War? If anyone still doubted that this administration’s foreign policy would bring any kind of change, this week’s debate on Afghanistan should remove all doubt. The President’s stated justifications for sending more troops to Afghanistan and escalating war amount ...
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• The Defense of Sebastopol - Alexander Deineka, 1942

  
  Not PC — Authority: 629
  Here’s a question for you: does heroic art supersede the politics it celebrates? In other words, is good art didactic, or something else. In the painting above, by the Soviets’ leading figurative painter, Russian fighters defend the Soviet city of Sebastopol from Nazi invaders. Content is copyright ...
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• Cons to privatize Afghan war after 2011?

  
  Creekside — Authority: 510
  David Pugliese : "Canada is sending two surveillance aircraft to Afghanistan in a move some defence analysts see as laying the groundwork for a military mission in Kandahar beyond the announced 2011 pullout date. Although the federal government has not made any details public, the U.S. army issued a news release on ...
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• Diversity Thursday

  
  CDR Salamander — Authority: 574
  Ah, the banality of bigotry. Just a popouri of piddle coming out of the Chief of Naval Personnel. You need to read deep here to see what is going on - but it is plain. From the 16-20NOV CNP Report. The 56% report rate for Alternative Scholarship Reservations (ASRs) is more than 10% above the CNSB rate. ...
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• ‘Bullied’ Musharraf deceived military officials on US war on terror : Ex-Pak Gen

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  Islamabad, Dec. 10 (ANI): Accusing former President General Pervez Musharraf of decieving other army officers and corps commanders, former Pakistan Chief of General Staff, Shahid Aziz has said that Musharraf’s decision to support the US in its ‘war on terror’ was an unilateral decision, and that he was bullied ...
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