Only the faithful can decide whether Islam is a religion of peace or war (historically it has been both).

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Germany wants to build a centre to mark the fate of millions deported after the war from historically German lands in eastern Europe.

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This large body of international human-rights and humanitarian law (the modern term for the laws of war) is historically unprecedented.

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However unpleasant it may be, historically war has also been perceived as noble and our warriors as the most noble members of society.

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Shortwave jamming is less frequent, it says, although it has hit transmissions by BBC Persian in Iran and was historically used to block broadcasts during the Cold War.

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The scene was further set for the discussion by one of the Hoover Institution's distinguished Fellows, Peter Schweizer, who authored Victory -- one of the most historically accurate studies of the end of the Cold War.

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Historically American women have assumed many different roles during times of war.

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Military Commissions remain an appropriate forum for detainee trials - This legal system has historically been used to try enemy combatants in wartime, dating back to the Revolutionary War.

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Historically, the best guarantor of peace is democracy, since democracies do not use arms to wage war on each other.

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The scene was further set for the discussion that followed by one of the Hoover Institution's distinguished fellows, Peter Schweizer, who authored Victory, one of the most historically accurate -- if "politically incorrect" -- studies of the end of the Cold War.

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