Tag: US: War and institutionalizing abuse

NOVANEWS By Lawrence Davidson In the halls of Congress and confines of the Oval Office, the perception is that the US is at war with an enemy called Al-Qaeda. Is this actually the case or is the claim an exaggerated piece of propaganda that has conveniently captured the minds of leaders whose abuse of power has become institutionalized? What’s war? In modern history “war” most often describes a condition of armed conflict between two or more states. War is also a condition that has a discernible beginning and a definite end. Your state officially declares war, you take territory, destroy the other state’s army, its government raises a white flag, signs a ceasefire or, preferably, a peace treaty, and that’s that. Sometimes, a national government will want to hide the fact that the nation...