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	My paper will argue that liberal-democratic citizens are not obligated to support the wars that their states engage in ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Political dissent from a government’s official position about the need for a war, its conduct, and the like is a form of political intervention intended to deligitimate the war or some aspect of it.
		To set limits on political dissent in a time of war, to actively intervene with it, to create a climate that will chill it, are all forms of imposing finality and closure were they should not be imposed.
		But while political dissenters who do not face the same dilemma may be asked in the name of civic friendship to understand that others do and to modulate their political speech and action accordingly, but they do not have an obligation to be responsive to the request.
	www.usafa.af.mil /jscope/JSCOPE06/BarOn06.html (3223 words)

	Social Anarchism/On the Political Offense
		In it the political dissident is an individual responding according to some "higher" moral or political principle to "immoral, arrogant and intransigent leaders," "rules of laws" he or she finds "unjust," or instances in which the state "behaves brutally and immorally." The "government," or state, "ideally...
		His definition of political dissent is also implicitly individualistic in that he analyzes it in the context of the acts of individual persons and the effect of trials and imprisonment on them, rather than upon organizations and broader social movements of which they are often participants.
		Because Bennett describes political dissent as basically protest against certain egregious acts of violence, immorality or injustice by the state and the interests it represents, he overlooks the fact that persons and organizations who are condemned as dissidents and criminals by these institutions are not usually reacting to specific and occasional acts by the state.
	library.nothingness.org /articles/SA/en/display/276 (2313 words)

	Political Dissent and InterBeing
		In short, the moribund state of politics, and I mean active, engaged mass-democracy politics, must be reawakened and revisioned for our society to have any hopes of a less brutal future.
		Dissent that moves us to repeat the words of Noah, "Everything that's fastened down is a comin' loose.".
		Politics is a human invention that may at times torment us as it helps bind us together, building and supporting a container within which we live and work.
	www.bpf.org /tsangha/sawyer.html (2190 words)

	Monkeyfist.com: Waging War on Political Dissent
		The puppet space was benign, except, of course, at the level of political symbolism and theater, where it constituted a graphic factory of political and social dissent.
		It is not intended to prevent a person from expressing his or her dissenting views." The immediate reaction in Philly among protesters to the absurd bails was precisely that they were meant to prevent folks from protesting the Democrats in Los Angeles.
		When nonviolent civil disobedience is treated as if it were mere lawlessness, when its avowed political context is denied or distorted, when dissent from the political mainstream is criminalized, the formation of an oppressive political climate is the result.
	monkeyfist.com /articles/625 (1986 words)

	Silencing Political Dissent by Nancy Chang How post-September 11 anti-terrorism measures threaten our civil liberties
		While anticommunist fervor ran high, the Supreme Court consistently deferred to the political branches of government on the question of whether restrictions on the First Amendment were justified by the threat that the Communist Party posed.
		As a result, political activists and the organizations with which they associate are more likely than ever to become the targets of government tracking, surveillance, and infiltration.
		Their methods of political intelligence are varied and include reading the literature of "subversive" political groups, interviewing people who attend their rallies, infiltrating the groups, and developing informants within the groups.
	www.thirdworldtraveler.com /Dissent/SilencingPoliticalDissent.html (4370 words)

	Regime Reactions to (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Citizens engage in dissenting behavior for a variety of reasons involving both the nature of the cause and the nature of the government.
		Dissent might be more likely in authoritarian countries since the government generally closes other avenues of legitimate opposition.
		This paper focuses on dissent aimed at governments given the focus on Egypt, but dissenters may direct their protests against non-governmental entities as well, to include religious groups, corporations, or, to take a recent example, the concept of “globalization” itself.
	www.isanet.org /archive/Egypt-dissent.htm (7422 words)

	Dissent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dissent is a sentiment or philosophy of non-agreement or opposition to an idea (eg.
		In some political systems, dissent may be formally expressed by way of opposition politics, while politically repressive regimes may prohibit any form of dissent, leading to suppression of dissent and the encouragement of social or political activism.
		Dissent can also be performed by stabbing someone in the back and throwing them down a shaft.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dissent (148 words)

	Press Information Note 73 (MERIP): "Understanding Political Dissent in Saudi Arabia," by Gwenn Okruhlik
		Rather, religion is a means for voicing explicitly political grievances, as is the case with Saudi dissenters and their sympathizers in the broader population.
		Political criticism was now public--much of it written, signed and documented in petitions presented to King Fahd.
		A convergence of dissent cutting across cleavages of region, gender, class, school of Islam, ethnicity, ideology and rural-urban settings began to sound calls for redistribution of wealth, procedural social justice and regime accountability, in essence, the rule of law.
	www.mafhoum.com /press2/71P35.htm (2274 words)

	Teaching Political ... :: Dissent Spring 2006 Issue
		Beijing University has a history of political turmoil, and one might expect political constraints to be more severe: after the student-led political uprising in spring 1989, the government forced Beijing University students to undergo one year of compulsory military training.
		To the extent he had a political motivation, it seemed to be the desire to learn theories that may be useful for China’s future reform.
		The constraints on political talk may also lead to unjustified paranoia, particularly for new arrivals uncertain of the boundaries of political correctness.
	www.dissentmagazine.org /article/?article=418 (6379 words)

	Political dissent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Political dissent refers to any expression designed to convey dissatisfaction with or opposition to the policies of a governing body.
		Historically, repressive governments have sought to punish political dissent.
		The protection of freedoms that facilitate peaceful dissent has become a hallmark of free and open societies.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Political_dissent (316 words)

	Political Dissent and Opposition in Poland — www.greenwood.com
		Political Dissent and Opposition in Poland — www.greenwood.com
		The author uses this historical case to reflect on the different forms of dissent engendered in a society such as socialist Poland's and on the payoffs of different strategies pursued by dissenting intellectuals.
		Zuzowski argues that KOR, by introducing an innovative approach to political dissent in Poland, contributed significantly to the transformation of Polish politics.
	www.greenwood.com /catalog/C4138.aspx (499 words)

	Catherine Lim on Singapore politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		This sputtering along of the political process is in sharp contrast to the smooth steep trajectories of other areas of development, notably in the economic area, where growth can only be described in breathless superlatives; and even in those areas where the Government has been traditionally conservative, for instance, education and the arts.
		First, the tight political control is motivated not by megalomania, greed or corruption but their very opposite: a genuine concern for the welfare of the society.
		In this ideal society, the political engagement of the people is minimal, that is, voting wisely and responsibly once every five years and for the rest of the time cooperating with the Government to attain even greater prosperity.
	www.littlespeck.com /SpecialReport/SpecialRpt-catherine-060120.htm (3089 words)

	Jordan - Political Dissent and Repression
		All political parties were banned in 1957 and have been illegal since the establishment of martial law in 1967.
		Persons suspected of engaging in political activities are arrested by the Mukhabarat and may be detained without charges for prolonged periods.
		In 1989 several Jordanian political parties existed in exile and were believed to have many secret sympathizers and underground cells operating in Jordan.
	countrystudies.us /jordan/61.htm (455 words)

	The Growing Incidence of Political Dissent in Iran
		While Iran still has a long way to achieving Western standards of political freedom, it is enjoying a less repressive political environment that is a byproduct of the ongoing power struggle between the conservative clergy and the reformist supporters of President Khatami.
		While in the past such a political maneuver by a clergy could have resulted in his explosion from the clerical ranks and at the very least house arrest, Ayatollah Taheri’s remarks resulted in a conciliatory response from Ayatollah Khamenei, the supreme leader who agreed with many of his criticisms.
		It now appears that political activists are more willing to test the limits of political opposition and break their silence on topics previously considered political taboos.
	www.payvand.com /news/02/jul/1068.html (902 words)

	SSRN-Democratic-Republican Societies, Subversion, and the Limits of Legitimate Political Dissent in the Early Republic ...
		Political liberties and the needs of security have clashed often in American history.
		It was America's first sustained debate concerning freedoms of expression, assembly, and the press, but ultimately the decentralized nature of the debate prevented it from reaching a clear resolution.
		Chesney, Robert, "Democratic-Republican Societies, Subversion, and the Limits of Legitimate Political Dissent in the Early Republic".
	papers.ssrn.com /sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=465820 (509 words)

	Perspective: The death of dissent
		"I don't think dissent is dead," says John W. Whitehead, president of the Rutherford Institute, a law group in Charlottesville, Va., dedicated to civil rights protection that backed Paula Jones in her sexual harassment suit against President Clinton.
		But there is a tradition as old as the nation itself for curtailing the rights of dissent during national crisis.
		Riven as we are for the moment about where our liberties end and where our obligations as citizens begin, it is worth remembering that the leaders of the revolution were considered traitors by Americans loyal to the king.
	www.sptimes.com /2003/04/20/Perspective/The_death_of_dissent.shtml (1960 words)

	Argentine investigator gets life - Boston.com
		A former police investigator was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday in connection with the disappearance of six people during Argentina's so-called "Dirty War" against political dissent.
		Etchecolatz was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment for his responsibility in the deaths and tortures of six detained persons during Argentina's 1976-1983 military dictatorship.
		The conviction of Miguel Osvaldo Etchecolatz, 77, was the second of its kind since Argentina's Supreme Court in June 2005 annulled a pair of 1980s amnesty laws blocking prosecution of crimes dating to during the nation's 1976-83 dictatorship.
	www.boston.com /news/world/latinamerica/articles/2006/09/19/argentine_investigator_gets_life (428 words)

	Spy Tactics Endanger Political Dissent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Since it is obvious that the Bush administration loves playing the 9/11 card for political purposes, it is no surprise that efforts are being made to squelch as much domestic dissension as it can.
		In New York City in February 2003, tens of thousands of anti-war marchers were forced into holding pens, assaulted with pepper sprays and many of the arrested compelled by the police to reveal their political leanings and histories of earlier protests.
		Perhaps the most serious challenge thus far to political freedom occurred recently in Des Moines, Iowa, when federal prosecutors issued grand jury subpoenas to the student chapter of the National Lawyers Guild at Drake University, demanding its members' names.
	www.veteransforpeace.org /Spy_tactics_031604.htm (641 words)

	Democratic Dissent
		This course is designed to facilitate original research by class members on the topic of democratic dissent considered as a necessity of healthy democratic culture.
		The politics of agonistic pluralism extended to rhetorical constructions of identification and division provide the basis of a working notion of democratic dissent as a discourse of consubstantial rivalry [Robert L.
		Rather than a definitive bibliography of works on dissent, the following list is meant to direct your attention toward a sample of recently published readings that range from theoretical to historical and critical approaches.
	www.indiana.edu /~ivieweb/demdissent.htm (2140 words)

	Zenawi’s courts and political dissent: Ethiopian judiciary without justice
		Zenawi used in the last fourteen years the judiciary as an important instrument of quashing political dissent and violating the rights of opponents and critics of the government.
		The record of the judiciary regarding political dissent is abysmally negative.
		As a result, the double talk of donors for the release of the political prisoners and at the same time their speedy, transparent, and fair trial is ludicrous.
	www.ethiomedia.com /carepress/judiciary_without_justice.html (2799 words)

	Ethiopia: Political Dissent Quashed (Human Rights Watch, 10-5-2005) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The 44-page report, “Suppressing Dissent: Human Rights Abuses and Political Repression in Ethiopia’s Oromia Region,” documents how regional authorities and security forces have used exaggerated concerns about armed insurgency and “terrorism” to justify the torture, imprisonment and sustained harassment of their critics and even ordinary citizens in the central region of Oromia.
		The following year, the Oromo Democratic Peoples’ Organization’s only rival for political control of Oromia, the Oromo Liberation Front, withdrew from the political process after its candidates and supporters were harassed and intimidated in the run up to parliamentary elections.
		While government officials claim that these institutions exist to facilitate development work, they are actually being used to monitor and control the speech, movement and personal associations of rural households in violation of fundamental rights.
	hrw.org /english/docs/2005/05/10/ethiop10590.htm (1425 words)

	Political Dissent and Due Process In Ethiopia
		The United States looks to the Government of Ethiopia to provide the political space necessary for them to function.
		Steps that appear to criminalize dissent impede progress on democratization.
		Similarly, all sides must reject violence and abide by the rule of law.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/prs/ps/2006/58773.htm (310 words)

	Bill seeks to medicate political dissent - No George W. Bush - tribe.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Characterizing political dissent as a form of mental illness is the hallmark of authoritarian government.
		In China, for instance, forensic psychiatrists label dissent “political lunacy” (see Jacob Sullum, Head Games: What are the rules for defining mental illness?) and in Soviet Russia political dissenters were routinely cosigned to mental hospitals.
		All that is needed now is for Frist and the Republicans to devise a law defining “political paranoia” and determining that “political paranoiacs” are a threat to society.
	nogeorgewbush.tribe.net /thread/1e76bf88-77d2-4f13-be83-cbd17305f4ac (860 words)

	Liabilities of Political Dissent
		Once a political act, or even a political violation of the law, has been deemed as "terrorist" at the government's discretion, this provision becomes an indiscriminate weapon in the hand of prosecutors.
		We must fight against creating a new class of political crimes that can be used to put down mass demonstrations, civil rights protests and other forms of non-violent political activity in the Nation's Capitol.
		Our cherished rights to dissent must be protected and fought for here in D.C., especially right now, when there is such government-sponsored hostility to free speech and democracy.
	washingtonpeacecenter.org /articles/DCpatriot.html (1225 words)

	ISN Security Watch - Syria continues crackdown on political dissent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Meanwhile, in neighboring Lebanon, the political field has cleared up in the run-up to elections, which will for the first time in many years be relatively free from Syrian influence.
		The opposition - a loose coalition of diverse parties - has been united by a common anti-Syrian stance, but fears remain that Lebanonâs political scene may once again be divided along sectarian lines, thus rekindling religious hatred in a country still recovering from 15 years of civil war.
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	www.isn.ethz.ch /news/sw/details.cfm?id=11352 (611 words)

	Hu's recent crackdown on political dissent
		While the two are held by state security agents for allegedly leaking state secrets, liberal scholars and cadres in Beijing fear that this is part of a national crackdown on dissent that could last for a while.
		A forward-looking academic with extensive connections with the Hong Kong and overseas media, Lu is known for his open-minded views on political reform as well as Beijing's relations with Hong Kong and Taiwan.
		Paradoxically, Lu told interviewers as late as last year that it was possible for the Hu-Wen team to carry out gradual political reform as the economy was developing fast and much more attention was being paid to underprivileged classes in the country.
	www.freechina.net /2005/comment/00074.htm (1226 words)

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