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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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “war”

 

• World War II Vet Recounts Horrors Of Death Camp

  
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  Ahead of Memorial Day, a World War II veteran from Rockford says what he saw 67 years ago never leaves him.
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• Abdo guilty

  
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  I’m sure no one is especially surprised, but Naser Abdo was found guilty after about an hour of deliberation. He’s admitted repeatedly that his intention was to kill Fort Hood soldiers in large numbers with a bomb in a local restaurant frequented by soldiers. Media interest has waned somewhat since they found out ...
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• I-War: Independence War Series

  
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  Era il lontano 1999, ero un ragazzino di 12 anni, e cominciavo ad interessarmi al mondo dei computer, specie quello dei videogiochi per pc. Non ho mai sofferto la Playstation, da buon “trashwarone” (mai smesso di esserlo) passavo ancora i miei pomeriggi sulla gloriosa “Sega Master System 2″ . Euphoria I, ...
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• On This Date in History, May 25:

  
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  1864:  the Battle of New Hope Church, about 25 miles west of here.   Our neice bought a house that the wooded New Hope Battle Park is right behind them.  She said you can hear gunshots from that direction a lot.  I hope the wonder if the noises are from reenactors or ghosts redoing the past? 1927:  ...
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• Wanted General Now Taking Child Soldiers for His Mutiny in DRC

  
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  Despite being sought with an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court, Gen. Bosco Ntaganda is still recruiting child soldiers. Only now, Ntaganda is recruiting and abducting child soldiers for his mutiny against the Democratic Republic of Congo, rather than as a member of a rebel army. According to Human ...
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• International authority & the responsibility to protect

  
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  (Part 2 of a 2-part series ; Part 1 is here )     With the end of the Cold War, in which the model of UN executive action outlined in yesterdays post developed, the concept of security, and the ends to which conflict prevention machinery of the United Nations was to be put, became more ambitious: ...
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• The Council Has Spoken!! This Weeks Watchers Council Results – 5-25-2012

  
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  The Council has spoken, the votes have been cast, and the results are in for this week’s Watcher’s Council match up. What is peace between nations? What does it consist of and how does it happen? This week’s winner,  Joshuapundit’s  What Does Peace Mean Anyway?  decided to examine that very timely ...
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• Terrorist Pfc. Naser Jason Abdo Found Guilty

  
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  Pfc. Naser Jason Abdo was found guilty of attempting to kill his fellow soldiers after he decided he was more wedded to Muslim extreemism than being an American.  He wanted to blow up a restaurant full of soldiers in Fort Hood Texas and can now face life in prison for the plot. That’s too good for him if you ask ...
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• Memorial Day

  
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  For the US veterans on Memorial Day and every day, thank you. Slide show created by Daniel Breitfeller. Music is Dogs of War from the Medal of Honor: European Assault soundtrack. All pictures come from various websites. Memorial Day (Rookie Read-About Holidays) Introduces the history of Memorial Day and ...
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• Germany: Wanted Posters Against Delivery of Tanks to Saudi Arabia

  
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  The German activist artist group “Center for Political Beauty” [de] launched a much buzzed-about campaign on May 21, 2012 to prevent the sale of tanks made in Germany to Saudi Arabia. The campaign 25,000 Euro [de] promises to award this amount to people who give tips that lead to the conviction of one or more ...
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• Happy Memorial Day

  
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• Know Your Enemy

  
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  There has been remarkably little commentary regarding the recently terminated course  being taught to senior military officers at Norfolk’s Joint Forces Staff College that claimed that the disregard for battlefield norms by Muslim terrorists means that the Geneva conventions are “no longer relevant” and that ...
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• 701st Blog Post & a FOW Pictorial Battle Report

  
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  Somewhat surprised to see that this is my 701st post on this blog - I must really procrastinate a lot!!  Had a good game of Doubles FOW last night our DAK Panzers/Eastern Front Grenadiers up against another Soviet Tank horde playing No Retreat.  The Battlefield from our side with everything deployed ...
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• Total War: Shogun 2 ya tiene Editor

  
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  Por fin lo que todos los aficionados de este gran título de estrategia estaban esperando ha llegado, un modo editor, se llama TED. Como todo juego de estrategia, llega un momento en que las horas de juego que el título nos ofrece se agotan y este es el justo momento para que la compañía en cuestión, en este ...
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• Thoughts on the new Ork Flyers: The Dakkajet is da way to go!

  
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  Hey there, folks, Its me again. With some of my thoughts on the this whole ACTUAL Summer o Flierz. Again. Now that we know what the rules for the Ork Flierz are , its time to sit down and play favorites. The Dakkajet, the Blitza-Bommer and the Burna-Bommer now have their very own, special entries in the new White ...
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• Memorial Day celebrations, ceremonies abound

  
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  With Memorial Day marking the unofficial start of summer season, its also grilling season, bikini season and my all-time favorite — no-cook summer recipes! These way-beyond-easy tips will help you spend more time having By Mark Berman Monday is Memorial Day, which means there will be quite a few transportation and ...
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• U.S. prepared To Arm Syrias Rebels Through Other Countries

  
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  Debka: Obama Secretly Approved Shipment Of Anti-Tank Arms To Syria -- RT This week’s NATO and G-8 Summits came and went without participating nations agreeing on a way to handle the uprising in Syria, but it is now being reported that the US may already be taking the matter into their own hands. Military ...
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• Calling World War II British radar personnel!

  
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  Its perhaps a long shot to publish this on an American blog like mine, but I know I have readers in the UK and the Commonwealth, so Im going to give it a go. Angus Batey (whom weve met in these pages before) relays a request from the Association of Royal Air Force Fighter Control Officers . Calling all ...
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• This Means War

  
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