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insurgent International law a person or group that rises in revolt against an established government or authority but whose conduct does not amount to belligerency How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Larger ground forces are necessary only if we continue to accept the current administration's premise that the only way to deal with adversaries and insurgencies is perpetual war. Today, the United States contends with a similar challenge as it seeks ways to defeat new insurgencies. AS THE insurgency in Iraq continues and questions about its outcome surface, one might look for possible historical parallels--and one of the most successful insurgencies against a colonial power in the Middle East was the Jewish revolt, under the leadership of Judas Maccabeus, against Greek Seleucid overlords in the second century B. |
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