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War and Peace
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines terrorism as "the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof in furtherance of political or social objectives" as mentioned in this paper.Abstract:
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines terrorism as “the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof in furtherance of political or social objectives” [1]. MIT Professor Emeritus Noam Chomsky believes that the U.S. official doctrine of low-intensity warfare is almost identical to the official definition of terrorism [2]. Political commentator Bill Maher equates U.S. drone attacks with terrorist acts [3].read more
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War, Strategy, and Military Effectiveness: Thucydides and Clausewitz
TL;DR: In the wake of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union, a new era in world history has emerged as mentioned in this paper, where the truisms and certainties of the past 60 years have disappeared.
О некоторых особенностях библейской криминологии
TL;DR: The Old Testament criminal law, especially its moralizing attitude to state and private violence, crime and punishment, can be ranked among the most important sources of Medieval and Modern jurisprudence as discussed by the authors.
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Frances Burney and the Doctors : Patient Narratives Then and Now
TL;DR: Burney is primarily known as a novelist and playwright, but in recent years there has been an increased interest in the medical writings found within her private letters and journals as mentioned in this paper.
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Electoral incentives, term limits and the sustainability of peace
TL;DR: This paper showed that the fear of losing office can make it less tempting for democratic leaders to wage war against other countries, suggesting that democracies with term limits should be more conflict prone, particularly when the executive is serving the last possible term.
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The United States is a Leading Terrorist State: An Interview with Noam Chomsky
TL;DR: The mood of the people they could see was very mixed and in fact generally opposed to violent action, according to the New York Times report on the mood in New York, including places where the memorials are for the victims of the terrorist attack.
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One Giant Leap for Mankind
TL;DR: There is no more justification for condemning total (simple) mastectomy than there is for recommending its use to the exclusion of other procedures, and biological considerations are even more compelling than clinical ones.
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United States of Insecurity: Interview with Noam Chomsky
TL;DR: Schivone as mentioned in this paper is an editor of the Alternative Media and Literary Journal and winner of the 2007 Frederica Hearst Prize for Lyrical Poetry, and his most recent books are Interventions (City Lights, 2007), Failed States (Metropolitan Books, 2007) and Inside Lebanon: Journey to a Shattered Land with Noam and Carol Chomsky (Monthly Review Press, 2007).