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IT'S NOT THE FIRST WAR UNDER FALSE PRETENSES
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WHAT ARE national leaders to do when they want to thoroughly
discredit another country or mount an attack when a provocation is
lacking? "Casus belli" is defined in my dictionary as (1) "an event
or combination of events which is a cause of war, or (2) may be
alleged as a justification of war." So the time-honored answer is: If
you don't have a casus belli, go for option 2 and invent one.
In the now-famous British confidential memos that described how
President Bush was determined to a...
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YES,PRIME MINISTER, THIS IS YOUR FINEST HOUR.(Column)
The Daily Mail (London, England)
; Byline: ANDREW ALEXANDER THE PRIME Minister stood at the window, gazing thoughtfully out at Horse Guards Parade. 'It's a great spectacle, Trooping the Colour, Humphrey.' 'Yes, certainly, Prime Minister. Anything particular makes you mention it now?' 'Well, I was just thinking that it's always for
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Yes, prime minister
Jerusalem Post
; 00-00-0000 Headline: Yes, prime minister Byline: Khaled Abu Toameh Edition; Daily Section: Features Page: 03 Friday, February 21, 2003 -- Tony Blair and his European Union colleagues believe that Yasser Arafat's prime minister will be a Palestinian Winston Churchill, but all the indications so far
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Prime Minister and Cabinet in Canada: An autocracy in need of reform?
Journal of Canadian Studies
; It has been suggested that the Canadian prime minister tends to enjoy powers to a degree that is unhealthy in a democratic society. This article evaluates the "prime minister as autocrat" argument that has gained currency, if not in the academic literature, certainly in the popular media. It is
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Palestinian prime minister will answer to Arafat, says Erekat
Jerusalem Post
; ... Palestinian prime minister will answer to Arafat, says Erekat Byline: KHALED ABU TOAMEH and LAMIA LAHOUD Edition; Daily Section: News Page: 02 Sunday, February 16, 2003 -- The new Palestinian prime minister, who is expected to be appointed in the next 10 days ...
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Casus belli
The Press
; The House of Commons is sparing in agreeing that it is experiencing a great occasion, but the consensus is that Tony Blair's speech last week was one such. The British Prime Minister was in convincing form. It was, however, his purpose that endowed the performance with something memorable. In
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Follow the leader: over the past few decades Parliament has become less and less relevant as power has been concentrated in the Prime Minister's Office.(DEMOCRATIC DEFICIT--PARLIAMENT)
Canada and the World Backgrounder
; Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau (in office 1968-84) once famously said that backbench Members of Parliament were trained seals. Not content with one insult, Mr. Trudeau went on to say that, When they get home, when they get out of Parliament, when they are 50 yards from Parliament Hill, they
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The Pope's disapproval worries Blair more than a million marchers Matthew d'Ancona analyses a unique meeting in British political history - as the Prime Minister went in search of spiritual endorsement on the eve of war
The Sunday Telegraph London
; It used to be the solemn practice of medieval crusaders to seek the indulgence of the Pope before they rode off on their steeds to the Holy Land. Some wrote impassioned letters to the Pontiff for the good of their souls, but many made the pilgrimage to Rome in person. Yesterday, on the eve of
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JOINT PRESS BRIEFING WITH ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER SHARON FOLLOWING THEIR MEETING
Regulatory Intelligence Data
; Secretary Powell with Israeli Prime Minister SharonPRIME MINISTER SHARON: I want to welcome my friend, Secretary of State Colin Powell, to Jerusalem. You are most welcome. We held extensive discussions on the situation in the region following the coalition victory in Iraq and on the window of
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REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AND PRIME MINISTER BLAIR IN JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE
Regulatory Intelligence Data
; ... take beyond just publicly voicing your displeasure? THE PRESIDENT: If I can answer that first, because we had a little bit of news today. The Chinese responded to our inquiry, and you're going to have to ask Condi Rice what specifically they said, but if I ...
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Arroyo thanks visiting Bahrain Prime Minister.(Main News)
Manila Bulletin
; President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo yesterday thanked Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain for its assurance that Bahrain will help in securing the welfare of some 3,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the kingdom in the event that war erupts in the
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