Palace of CrystalCurrent affairs and peace politics: the dangers of charismatic leaders to democracy and the peace of the world, and how peace might be achieved for the longer term. |
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... of the six marines were killed shortly afterwards: the remaining three were removed from the battle scene, brought home to be used as hero-figures leading a gigantic statewide campaign for war bonds. They were made to re-enact the.
... of the six marines were killed shortly afterwards: the remaining three were removed from the battle scene, brought home to be used as hero-figures leading a gigantic statewide campaign for war bonds. They were made to re-enact the.
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... killed in Iraq who want the prime minister Tony Blair to be held accountable if there was no legal basis for the Iraq war were told by Mr Justice Collins that: 'The only purpose would be to try to make a political point or show that the ...
... killed in Iraq who want the prime minister Tony Blair to be held accountable if there was no legal basis for the Iraq war were told by Mr Justice Collins that: 'The only purpose would be to try to make a political point or show that the ...
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... Killing the designated enemy is permitted, and indeed is seen as a patriotic duty necessary to bring about the desired capitulation. International law, the Geneva and Hague conventions for example, seeks to limit the killing in war to ...
... Killing the designated enemy is permitted, and indeed is seen as a patriotic duty necessary to bring about the desired capitulation. International law, the Geneva and Hague conventions for example, seeks to limit the killing in war to ...
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... killing strangers was immoral was slow to awaken. The Old Testament God, in conformity with the morality of those ... kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known a man by lying with him; but all the women ...
... killing strangers was immoral was slow to awaken. The Old Testament God, in conformity with the morality of those ... kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known a man by lying with him; but all the women ...
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... kill to self-appointed supermen.) In our day there has been Bertrand Russell, warning that we simply must 'remember our humanity and forget the rest' if we are to avoid catastrophe. We have Einstein, telling us that unless we adopt a ...
... kill to self-appointed supermen.) In our day there has been Bertrand Russell, warning that we simply must 'remember our humanity and forget the rest' if we are to avoid catastrophe. We have Einstein, telling us that unless we adopt a ...
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