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”

• Cory Maye to Have a Second Chance at Justice

  
  The Liberty Papers — Authority: 534
  With my busy work schedule as it is, I managed to miss the very encouraging news that Cory Maye will get a new trial! I think it will be very interesting how his second trial unfolds now that he will have a better legal team with better expert witnesses to debunk the dubious testimony of the prosecution. The ...
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• Freedom’s Fight: Part II

  
  Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines — Authority: 729
  Truthdig is pleased to present the second excerpt from Gary Phillips’ novel “Freedom’s Fight,” which interweaves real historical figures and situations in a fictive narrative about World War II, focusing not just on the black soldier’s struggle, but also on the debates various civil rights groups had about ...
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• From the archive: Surviving Nazi leaders in the dock

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Originally published on 21 November 1945 NUREMBERG, NOVEMBER 20. When Lord Justice Lawrence, British President of the International Tribunal, opened the great Nuremberg war trial this morning he called it unique in the history of the jurisprudence of the world, and on that note proceedings are begun against the ...
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• UN Expresses Grave Concern about Torture and Abuses in Yemen

  
  Armies of Liberation — Authority: 506
  Excellent. Its all true and worse. GENEVA, Nov 20 (Reuters) – The United Nations Committee against Torture called on Yemen on Friday to end the widespread torture of detainees and investigate allegations of unlawful killings by its security forces. It voiced concern at reports of grave violations “committed ...
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• Face of Defense: Soldier Who Led Last Bayonet Charge Dies

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 171
  WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2009 – Retired Army Col. Lewis L. Millett, who earned the Medal of Honor during the Korean War for leading what reportedly was the last major American bayonet charge, died Nov 14. Retired Army Col. Lewis L. Millet wears his Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star and other medals ...
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• Gareb Shamus buys New England Comic Con

  
  Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources - Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment — Authority: 682
  Looks like the Con War has opened a new front: Wizard Entertainment CEO Gareb Shamus has purchased the New England Comic Con to add to his ever-growing slate of comics and pop-culture shows. According to a press release posted on the Wizard site, the Cons previous owners, Larry Harrison and Jerry Tournasm of ...
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• You might like this one…

  
  Cmblake6's Weblog — Authority: 134
  From WND. I’m in that percentage of  HIGH expectation . The question is: Who will know other than those right at the site? Will the propaganda ministry be able to hush it up?
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• In Afghanistan “people hate the Americans from the bottom of their hearts”

  
  Fuck Bankers — Authority: 170
  Jerome Starkey Times Online November 20, 2009 A d v e r t i s e m e n t “People hate the Americans from the bottom of their hearts,” Haji Akhtar Mohammed Shinwari said as he recalled how the US military had brought death to his homeland. For residents of Shinwar, a village in distant Nangahar ...
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• In Afghanistan “people hate the Americans from the bottom of their hearts”

  
  Gulag Blog — Authority: 170
  Jerome Starkey Times Online November 20, 2009 A d v e r t i s e m e n t “People hate the Americans from the bottom of their hearts,” Haji Akhtar Mohammed Shinwari said as he recalled how the US military had brought death to his homeland. For residents of Shinwar, a village in distant Nangahar ...
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• Al Jazeera Rounds Up The Afghanistan-Leak Debate

  
  ATTACKERMAN — Authority: 717
  And they asked me to be one of their talking heads, along with Mother Jones ‘ David Corn, Mike Tomasky of the Guardian and Democracy (who was kind enough to return a casserole dish to me after nearly a year ; good looking, Mike) and Blake Hounshell of Foreign Policy . At the risk of biting the hand that ...
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• Rich Man’s War? – Small Minded Man’s Idea – Case Study For Term Limits

  
  Residual Forces — Authority: 505
  Sen. Carl Levin is not only a moron, but he’s also a commie.Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) – Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said higher-income Americans should be taxed to pay for additional troops sent to Afghanistan and that NATO should provide half of the new soldiers.An “additional ...
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• oh! nooooo!

  
  n e u f n e u f — Authority: 444
  [click image] U.S. defense spending in coming years must rise roughly 6 percent on average from the record sum sought by President Barack Obama this year just to meet current plans, Congresss budget office said Wednesday. An average of $567 billion would be needed annually, in constant 2010 dollars, from 2011 to ...
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• I hate it when my inspirations come late.

  
  Cmblake6's Weblog — Authority: 134
  But better late than never. Think about these. Real hard. How long until the crescendo?
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• Reading Homer as an anthropologist

  
  The Do It Yourself Scholar — Authority: 415
  What happens when you stop thinking of the Iliad as a work of fiction but instead see it as a primary text to help explain an ancient society?That’s what archaeologist Tara Carter does in lecture 21 and lecture 22 of her great UC San Diego course Prehistory and the Birth of Civilization (feed).She presents the [...]
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• Red Faction: Guerrilla 2009 ENG Repack

  
  Video Music and Gamez — Authority: 151
  Red Faction: Guerrilla 2009 ENG Repack Size : 5.3 GB Publication Type: Repack by R.G. ReCoding Language: Russian (RUS), English (ENG) Tablet: Not required Features Repack’a: • exclusive installer • no cut / no recoded to a lower bitrate • broken 2xDVD-5 • tablet enclosing • Remove all languages except ...
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• How Come Our General Arent This Wise?

  
  An American Lion — Authority: 532
  This is enough to frustrate you and break your heart at the same time: Jonathan’s chain of command had deemed the village critical to accomplishing U.S. counterinsurgency objectives. Given the terrain, and the heavy concentration of insurgents in the Waygal Valley, a company- or battalion-size force was needed. ...
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• How Come Our Generals Arent This Wise?

  
  An American Lion — Authority: 532
  This is enough to frustrate you and break your heart at the same time: Jonathan’s chain of command had deemed the village critical to accomplishing U.S. counterinsurgency objectives. Given the terrain, and the heavy concentration of insurgents in the Waygal Valley, a company- or battalion-size force was needed. ...
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• Sectarian War Is Over! If You Want It

  
  ATTACKERMAN — Authority: 717
  I was asked on the radio yesterday whether Iraq’s sectarian wars are really over. With all the usual caveats, I replied that I think they are. Here’s a good example of why. Maliki arrests a prominent Awakening leader named Adil Mashhadani. There was a gun battle in Baghdad. Now Mashhadani has been sentenced to ...
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• War detainees mock Wisconsin troops in Iraq over Favre

  
  City Pages - The Blotter — Authority: 717
  Packer backers fighting the war in Iraq have an extra load of grief to endure these days.
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• Suspicious Package at Penn Station; False Alarm

  
  Runnin' Scared — Authority: 745
  Twitpic via commutershow.Suspicious package (blue dot above) at Penn Station. Seventh Avenue passageway shut down, east side of station closed. Dogs brought in. False alarm. Everyone ba...
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