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”

• forgotten wars

  
  Wade on Birmingham — Authority: 477
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• Fort Hood’s 9/11: Islamist terror strikes US again by Ralph Peters

  
  The Absurd Report — Authority: 537
  I guarantee you that the Obama administration’s non-response to the Ft. Hood attack will mock the memory of our dead.I guarantee you that the Obama administration’s non-response to the Ft. Hood attack will mock the memory of our dead.
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• Propaganda, Truncation, Equivocation

  
  NOVAKEO.COM — Authority: 134
  In its eighth season with over 150 episodes aired, “24” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_(TV_series) is one of the longest running espionage series ever on television. Fox carries the show here in the United States but it is syndicated worldwide. We have been watching it on rented DVDs and are beginning the ...
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• Memo to Obama: “For God Sakes, strap on a pair and get to it”

  
  NOVAKEO.COM — Authority: 134
  This is bad. Double-digit unemployment. In October, unemployment soared to 10.2%. 16 million people are out of work. The average work week is down to 33 hours. Payrolls have contracted 22 months straight. The “real” jobless rate (underemployment) is now 17.5% and rising. These are Great Depression numbers. The ...
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• Armistice Day

  
  Crooked Timber — Authority: 683
  91 years ago, the world marked the end of the Great War that had consumed tens of millions of lives, mostly those of young men sent to die far from home in a cause that few could explain, then or now. It was a false dawn. The chaos unleashed by the Great War spawned more and greater wars, revolutions and genocides ...
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• Veterans Day 2009

  
  'Imagine' A World Of Peace,Understanding,Tolerance — Authority: 134
  Below is just a small group of articles and reports coming in on this Veterans Day 2009. Some about Veterans Day, some about Veterans older and to the present, some about todays Veterans and Soldiers. Much will be said today, much seen, some will even think about, some.While important it isnt so much about what will ...
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• Lost images of prewar Jewish life unearthed

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 975
  Hanukkah dinner in Odessa bathers in the Baltic Sea a tailor in front of his shop in Serbia just some of the 25000 images of prewar Jewish life garnered from the private collections of survivors for a new exhibition.
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• 25 Veterans Day Quotes

  
  Business Pundit — Authority: 657
  In honor of Veterans Day 2009 , here’s a list of 25 quotes to live by: 1. We make war that we may live in peace. -Aristotle 2. Nobody ever drowned in sweat. -US Marines 3. Those who cannot bravely face danger are the slaves of their attackers. -Aristotle 4. More powerful than the will to win is the courage to ...
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• Armistice Day memorial service: nation falls silent to honour war dead

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 975
  The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh lead Westminster Abbey service to mark the passing of World War One generation.
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• Dead Madoff associate’s will being targetted to pay off Ponzi scheme victims

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  New York/Florida, Nov.11 (ANI): A trustee charged with reclaiming the estimated 21 billion dollars in losses suffered by investors in Bernie Madoff’s massive Ponzi scheme, has said that he will be eying the will of dead Florida businessman Jeffry Picower to be revealed today to pay off some of the victims of the ...
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• General Sarath Fonseka and politics

  
  groundviews — Authority: 531
  “For the development of the country, for the security of the country if there are any steps that need be taken, I believe that it our duty as citizens to take these steps. It is important to pay attention to what will happen in the future rather than spend our days living in a joyful mindset.”* Sage words indeed ...
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• Remembrance Day or Veterans Day?

  
  Blogoncherry — Authority: 517
  Also known as Poppy Day, Armistice Day (the event it commemorates) or Veterans Day – is a day to commemorate the sacrifices of members of the armed forces and of civilians in times of war, specifically since the First World War. It is observed on 11 November to recall the end of World War I [...]
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• The Navajo Code Talkers

  
  Not a sheep — Authority: 148
  I was reminded today of the story of the Navajo Code Talkers, those 400 or so Navajo Indians who served in the US Marines during World War 2 and by using secret Navajo language-encrypted military terms helped the U.S. prevail at Iwo Jima and in many other Pacific theatre battles. It is accepted that the the code which ...
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• Veterans Day: The Dishonor of War Worship

  
  STATION CHARON — Authority: 120
  Today is Veterans Day, a day of war worship in an immoral and rotting empire fueled by more wars. There will be plenty of sanctimonious asses posturing and pontificating patriotism, politics and glory on the usual right-wing vomitories like FOX. Hell, FOX even got into it all early this year with Sundays travesty NFL ...
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• NYT > World: 3 Top Obama Advisers Favor Adding Troops in Afghanistan

  
  A Couple Things — Authority: 468
  This is a syndicated post. Original article from NYT > World , available at NYT > World . The president’s national security team is coalescing around a proposal to send 30,000 or more additional troops to Afghanistan, officials say.
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• Veterans Day: American soldiers versus Dinosaurs

  
  Once Upon a Geek — Authority: 491
  I did this same post last year for Veterans Day, but I thought it was worthy of repeating. In honor of Veterans Day, I thought I would post some of my favorite covers from the comic book ‘Star Spangled War Stories’. These all feature ‘The War That Time Forgot’ as the lead story. American soldiers versus ...
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• The Last Post

  
  Strangely Perfect — Authority: 125
  See the names, see the names. People with no known grave, living their lives and dying for……what? To start another war! The Menin Gate -- the Last Post is played every eveningAmazon Related:E-cloth Kitchen/Bathroom PackFreedom Fighters - Complete package - 1 user - CD - German Possibly Related Sites [...]
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• In Flanders Fields ...

  
  Bill's Comment Page — Authority: 421
  Today is the 91st anniversary of the Armistice which took effect on the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" of 1918 and which brought to an end four years of bloody conflict in what has become known to history as the Great War, or World War I - or more optimistically the war to end all wars. ...
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• Edward Frederick Falby

  
  A Donkey on the Edge — Authority: 118
  Well Clemmie, well Haldane, the time has come again to think about Edward Falby. The googlemaps StreetView doesn’t go down Lewisham High Street so the above image is the closest I’ve come to his memorial in his home parish. Hal, you’re still a bit too young to understand this, but your middle name is Edward in ...
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• Remembrance & Veterans’ Day: Glorifying War?

  
  BBC World Have Your Say — Authority: 565
  Here on the second floor of BBC TV Centre, the floor-to-ceiling windows to my right look out over busy West London. At 11am today – the 11th day of the 11th month – the red London buses on Wood Lane below will all pull over.  Many people normally in a rush will stop in their tracks in [...]
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