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  War article - War arms countries formal declaration peace History war Morality - What-Means.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
War is contrasted with peace, which is usually defined as the absence of war.
Wars are a natural outgrowth of the free market and class system, and not until a world revolution occurs will war disappear.
A war where the forces in conflict belong to the same country or empire or other political entity is known as a civil war.
www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/War   (1950 words)

  
 List of current wars - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The following is a list of states which are in a state of war in the world today.
Confederate guns and their current prices;: Illustrated handbook that lists, describes, and gives up-to-date values of all the known hand guns and sho...
Confederate guns and their current prices: Illustrated handbook that lists, describes, and gives up-to-date values of all the known hand guns and shou...
encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /list_of_current_wars.htm   (200 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: List of current wars
Colombian Armed Conflict or Colombian Civil War are terms that are employed to refer to the current low intensity conflict in Colombia that has been in existence since approximately 1964, which was when the FARC was founded and subsequently started its guerrilla insurgency against successive Colombian government administrations.
Wars during the history of Afghanistan include: First Anglo-Afghan War (from 1839 to 1842) Second Anglo-Afghan War (from 1878 to 1879) Third Anglo-Afghan War (1919) Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (from 1979 to 1989) U.S. invasion of Afghanistan (2001) See also Afghan Wars Invasions of Afghanistan This...
The War on terrorism or War on terror is a global effort by the governments of several countries (primarily the United States and its principal allies) to neutralize international groups it deems as terrorist (primarily radical Islamist terrorist groups, including al-Qaida) and insure rogue nations no longer support terrorist...
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-current-wars   (710 words)

  
 Religiously based civil unrest and warfare
The war in Bosnia-Herzegovina was among three faith groups, (Muslim, Roman Catholic, and Serbian Orthodox).
Tamils (a mainly Hindu 18% minority) are involved in a war for independence since 1983 with the rest of the country (70% Buddhist).
Christian rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army are conducting a civil war in the north of Uganda.
www.religioustolerance.org /curr_war.htm   (1605 words)

  
 The World at War
As of mid-2005, there were eight Major Wars under way [down from 15 at the end of 2003], with as many as two dozen "lesser" conflicts ongoing with varrying degrees of intensity.
Most of these are civil or "intrastate" wars, fueled as much by racial, ethnic, or religious animosities as by ideological fervor.
War has caused untold economic and social damage to the countries of Africa.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/war/index.html   (299 words)

  
 USCWC -- Statistical Summary: America's Major Wars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
It is somewhat unreliable, since it includes multiple enlistments in the case of wars prior to 1900, and is a gross figure, including all personnel ever in the service during the conflict.
In addition, figures for post-1945 wars are polluted to some extent by the fact that a significant portion of the forces under arms during these conflicts were not actually directly engaged in the war, but were securing the nation's other global commitments.
Current dollars are the actual numbers spent at the time.
www.cwc.lsu.edu /cwc/other/stats/warcost.htm   (414 words)

  
 Ploughshares Briefing 98/6   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
All 37 current armed conflicts must thus be regarded as intrastate or civil wars (the fighting is internal to a single state, although often with significant international and regional implications).
Additional categories of international war would include border disputes, foreign invasion and other cross-border attacks, but currently, as noted in our 1997 report, due in significant measure to a robust array of institutions and conventions for responding to international tensions and disputes, there are no such international wars to categorize.
An armed conflict is added to the annual list of current armed conflicts in the year in which the death toll reaches the threshold of 1,000, but the starting date of the armed conflict is shown as the year in which the first combat deaths included in the count of 1,000 or more occurred.
www.ploughshares.ca /CONTENT/BRIEFINGS/brf986.html   (4111 words)

  
 List of wars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Hussein on war crimes charges stemming from 14 incidents, according to a list recently obtained by The Associated Press: _ The 1987-88 Anfal campaign, a depopulation plan in which hundreds of thousands of Kurds were killed or expelled from northern Iraq.
1478 - War between the Principality of Moscow and the Republic of Novgorod.
1918 Finnish Civil War, fought between "the reds" (rebellious Socialists) and "the whites" (anti-Socialists) in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution of 1917.
encyclopedia.st /List_of_wars   (1946 words)

  
 The History Guy: The War List
These wars are placed in the Anglo-French category as an illustration of their placement in the pattern of wars between those two countries.
This war was preceded by years of border combat short of all-out war.
Parts of the war saw the Muslims and Croatians cooperate against their common foe, but from 1993-1994, Bosnia saw a three-way war when the Muslims and Croats battled each other as well as fighting the Serbs.
www.historyguy.com /War_list.html   (4868 words)

  
 Country Information & International Relations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Has a current list of links to information about countries and regions of the world which are at war, have the threat of war, or have the need of peacekeeping forces to keep them from warfare.
A list of links to information about countries and regions of the world which are at war or have the threat of war, or have the need of peacekeeping forces to keep them from warfare.
Lists the current, recent and past rulers of various countries of the world.
dewey.chs.chico.k12.ca.us /ss6.html   (1404 words)

  
 List of wars - Enpsychlopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
This is a list of lists of wars, sorted by country, date, region, and type of conflict.
List of conflicts in the Maghreb (Northwest Africa)
List of wars and disasters by death toll
www.grohol.com /psypsych/List_of_wars   (211 words)

  
 Wiki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The most prominent, on almost every wiki, is the "Recent Changes" page—a specific list numbering recent edits, or a list of all the edits made within a given timeframe.
All known public wikis are listed at WorldWideWiki: SwitchWiki, which currently lists about 1000 public wiki communities (as of 2004 - 06-12).
The largest wikis are listed at List of largest wikis and Meatball: Biggest wikis.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wiki   (2684 words)

  
 List of current wars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1964 - Colombian Armed Conflict (aka Colombian Civil War, Colombian Conflict)
1998 - Second Congo War : the bloodiest ongoing war, with an estimated 3.8 million dead
This page was last modified 00:55, 16 July 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Current_wars   (62 words)

  
 Significant Ongoing Armed Conflicts, 2004
war, laws of - war, laws of, in international law, rules and principles regulating an armed conflict between...
war - war, armed conflict between states or nations (international war) or between factions within a...
The impact of the "war on terrorism" on internal conflict.
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0904550.html   (290 words)

  
 Amazon.com: DVD: Star Wars - Episode I, The Phantom Menace (Widescreen Edition) (1999)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Hell, in the original Star Wars, "guardians of peace and justice" meant something heroic and romantic because there was an *actual threat* for the Jedi to take care of.
When most fans watched with great anticipation, 1999's "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace", they fully were aware they were watching the first of a "prequel" trilogy to the widely successful "Star Wars" trilogy that was made between 1977 and 1983.
For those familiar with the Star Wars trilogy, this movie is the first of the prequel to the original Star Wars that follows the story of Luke Skywalker's father Anakin - from boyhood to his turn to the "dark side" of the force.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00003CX5P?v=glance   (5592 words)

  
 SWmud - based on the Star Wars universe since 1994
Star Wars mud is a heavily modified LPmud based on the Star Wars Universe.
SWmud is not a role-playing MUD, though role-playing is not forbidden as long as it is within the rules.
We also have an extensive set of panic (help) files which players can use to look up most of the gameplay information themselves - all of these help files are also available on our website.
www.swmud.org   (295 words)

  
 The Best War Movies of All Time on NRO Weekend
While not a war movie in the sense of combat scenes and military hardware, it nonetheless provides memorable insights into the way wars touch civilians' lives and the courage displayed by some who fight in settings far removed from the battlefields.
We should remember that paradox of war when we recall that many Afghani peasants were shanghaied into the army of the Taliban, and so faced the same tragedy of fighting under coercion for a doomed and evil force.
Gregory Peck portrays an infantry-company commander in a battle for a meaningless hilltop during the Korean War to demonstrate to the Communists that America is a credible and dangerous opponent willing to pay for her victories in the blood of soldiers.
www.nationalreview.com /weekend/movies/movies-symposium112201.shtml   (4431 words)

  
 The Rumor Mill - Current Posts
The other "extras" you see listed under this on Disc Two are actually the titles of chapters of the documentary, some of which have changed since this list was issued.
We've learned that a couple of the special features listed were from an early disc proposal and are not part of this set, while you should also expect a few additional special features not yet revealed.
The studio and director Mike Judge are currently hard at work on the disc, which is tentatively planned for release in early 2005.
www.thedigitalbits.com /rumormill.html   (5074 words)

  
 LucasArts Entertainment Company | Star Wars Battlefront
Mod Map names will be listed in the multiplayer server list.
Support added for filtering the list of servers so that you can find games by specific criteria.
Users hosting Star Wars Battlefront PC Dedicated Servers will need to download and install the updated version of the PC Dedicated server software for compatibility with the 1.2 version update.
support.lucasarts.com /patches/Battlefront.htm   (672 words)

  
 Guild Wars Forums at RPG Stars - Current Market Value for items   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Here's a list of things that I see sold commonly and what I think they should be sold for.
Not necessarily what I sell them for (I sell alot of things cheaper) but what I think is more of a medium in their price ranges.
Fur squares: (at their current rarity, which I think measures are being taken to fix this): 250-300 gold a piece.
rpgstars.com /forums/showthread.php?t=3082   (1739 words)

  
 Ubersite - A Comprehensive List of Current Wars
Funny how you only detailed the wars in which the US is involved directly or remotely and just listed the others.
Were this titled "highly simplified and incomplete list of current wars I could be arsed to research", it then would have recieved a +ve score.
The war on terror comment was meant to be a joke, guess there weren't enough question marks to make that clear.
www.ubersite.com /m/52909   (1893 words)

  
 List of wars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
This is a list of wars, historical and ongoing.
161 - 166 - Parthian war of Lucius Verus
World War I Bombing of Dresden California US Constitution Frank Sinatra Boston Marbury v.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/L/List-of-wars.htm   (2077 words)

  
 MMORPG.COM - Star Wars Galaxies : News - Current and Archived News Feeds
The official SWG site has posted a gigantic list of new features that will be coming soon to the MMORPG based in George Lucas' Star Wars universe.
A combat droid is a droid that is capable of attacking things, in addition to other potential droid capabilities that can be added to droids currently.
The list at the official web site is MUCH longer than this, please follow this link to read it all.
www.mmorpg.com /gamelist.cfm/loadNews/1229   (483 words)

  
 Small Wars Center of Excellence   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Moreover, the continuing importance of Small Wars experience is evident in several major Wargaming Division programs, as well as the continuing enhancement and expansion of the capabilities of the Small Wars Center for Excellence Web Site.
We have compiled a list of Current Small Wars conflicts taking place throughout the world.
We strongly recommend Giles Kepel's War for Muslim Minds, TX Hammes' The Sling and the Stone, David Fromkin's A Peace to End All Peace, Roger Trinquier's Modern Warfare: A French View of Counterinsurgency, and William Slim's Turning Defeat Into Victory.
www.smallwars.quantico.usmc.mil /new.asp   (465 words)

  
 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Plot Outline: After three years of fighting in the Clone Wars, Anakin Skywalker concludes his journey towards the Dark Side of the Force, putting his friendship with Obi Wan Kenobi and his marriage at risk.
For several years now, it's been a rather uneasy proposition to be known as a STAR WARS fan.
First, we had to put up with the great embarrassment of the clownish Jar Jar and the gut wrenching "acting" from the muppet known as Jake Lloyd in PHANTOM MENACE.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0121766   (834 words)

  
 Platform Wars Discussion List   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
If you are already a member, you can get a current copy of the Welcome Message, including the list rules and server commands, by sending email to:
The Platform Wars Listmom Team is not associated with Apple Computer, Inc.; Intel, Inc.; Microsoft Corp.; or their affiliates, their relatives, their heirs or their assigns.
The Platform Wars list is an independent open forum for the discussion of competing platforms, whatever they may be.
sparky.listmoms.net /lists/platform-wars   (233 words)

  
 Jedi Council Forums - The Ultimate Survey / List - Your favorites and more about you   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
I made a list like this in EU Community last year, but it faded away and was pruned.
I like the EU that is well done for the different perspectives it gives and some of the gaps it fills in.
Favorite Star Wars artist ( if you can't think of one, name the book or comic that featured their work) : mine would be H.R. Geiger, although I don't think he has done any SW art
boards.theforce.net /message.asp?topic=5580102   (4697 words)

  
 Current Wars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Current wars: more than a 1000 deaths per year
during the cold war (50-89) power and control of ressources
I want to acknowledge the assistance of the"Correlates of Wars project" directed by David Singer/ University of Michigan
comnet.org /local/orgs/wilpf/listofwars.html   (154 words)

  
 MMORPG.COM - Guild Wars : News - Current and Archived News Feeds
This section contains a list of the top guilds in Guild Wars, and is updated hourly.
Two more articles on the Guild Wars World Preview Event have appeared, one on File Front and the second over on Gamers Info.
While this may not fall in our Wednesday Wallpaper tradition, we think you'll agree this guy is worth waiting for.
www.mmorpg.com /gamelist.cfm/loadNews/2448   (244 words)

  
 Current Publication List   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
But, under the cover of all these various wars, Colombia's government is fighting a war against its own people - it own civil society.
The paper looks at the alternatives that are available, and their benefits and drawbacks, and reviews the steps that must be taken to ensure that workers' interests are promoted and protected.
The paper concludes by showing that the real problem with our tax system is its current lack of fairness.
staging.nupge.ca /current_pub.html   (6355 words)

  
 TheForce.Net - Holonet - Pop Culture Star Wars List
The misconceptions you had about Star Wars, when you were a kid
The Kansas City Star has a great compilation of SW pop-culture references in the current issue.
“Star Wars” could hold its own with any pop culture monster for inspiring parodies and influencing what we see in other entertainments.
bords.theforce.net /holonet/story/Pop_Culture_Star_Wars_List_92075.asp   (338 words)

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