A call to arms at the end of history: a discourse-historical analysis of George W. Bush's declaration of war on terror

In this article we take a discourse-historical approach to illustrate the significance of George W Bush's (2001) declaration of a 'war on terror'. We present four exemplary 'call to arms' speeches by Pope Urban 11 (1095), Queen Elizabeth I (1588), Adolf Hitler (1938) and George W Bush (2001) to exemplify the structure, function, and historical significance of such texts in western societies over the last millennium. We identify four generic features that have endured in such texts throughout this period: (i) an appeal to a legitimate power source that is external to the orator, and which is presented as inherently good; (ii) an appeal to the historical importance of the culture in which the discourse is situated; (iii) the construction of a thoroughly evil Other; and (iv) an appeal for unification behind the legitimating external power source. We argue further that such texts typically appear in historical contexts characterized by deep crises in political legitimacy.

Entrevista con Alberto R. Coll, subsecretario de defensa durante la administración de George H. Bush (1990-1993) sobre temas de política internacional

Entrevista con Alberto R. Coll, subsecretario de defensa durante la administración de George H. Bush (1990-1993) sobre temas de política internacional

Dissuasão, redução de armas nucleares e defesas antimísseis nos governos Bush e Obama

O objetivo é analisar as perspectivas das administrações de George W. Bush e Barack Obama com relação à dissuasão, à redução de armas nucleares e às defesas antimísseis. Sustenta-se que ambas as administrações reafirmaram o papel fundamental das armas nucleares para a dissuasão, comprometeram-se com a redução de armas nucleares acompanhada de iniciativas para modernização e reconheceram a importância de defesas antimísseis na proteção dos EUA e de aliados. Tais perspectivas estão relacionadas à necessidade contínua de ampliar a flexibilidade para lidar com ameaças contemporâneas e à manutenção de opções diversificadas para o enfrentamento desses desafios.

George W. Bushin apologia

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Una cruzada en defensa de la libertad un análisis de la forma como los Estados Unidos han reaccionado frente a las amenazas exteriores durante las dos gestiones de Bush

En esta monografía se analizará la importancia discursiva de la noción de libertad para el pueblo norteamericano, y cómo en su nombre y en pro de su defensa se han esgrimido posturas tan opuestas al aislacionismo como al intervencionismo, discursos característicos de su política exterior. El tema ha sido elegido a partir del interés subjetivo que se ha creado, teniendo en cuenta las acciones contradictorias de los Estados Unidos desde el momento en el que se erigieron como potencia hegemónica tras la finalización de la Segunda Guerra Mundial en 1945. Para realizar el presente estudio se tomarán en cuenta diferentes elementos. El primero de ellos que se analizará en el capítulo 1, es el concepto de libertad, relevante en tanto que ha servido de apoyo a la nación norteamericana para enfrentar desde sus inicios como república (1776) los desafíos que encaraba al mostrarse al mundo como un ente autónomo con ambición de mantenerse libre de cualquier injerencia del exterior.

Crisis petrolera e imperialismo: la política de seguridad energética de Bush y sus implicaciones para Latinoamérica

El Gobierno de George W. Bush diseñó una nueva política energética para los Estados Unidos (EUA) como respuesta a la creciente escasez de petróleo en el mundo, evidenciada en los últimos años por la tendencia al alza de sus precios en el mercado internacional. Esta situación, sumada a la dependencia de los EUA respecto al abastecimiento externo de crudo, a la importancia de este recurso en su matriz energética, a la concentración geográfica de su producción y reservas y a la competencia geo política con otros Estados, ha propiciado el resurgimiento del tema energético dentro de las prioridades de seguridad nacional de los EUA. Dado que América Latina cuenta con vastas reservas de crudo, y que la región cons tituye una zona de influencia natural para los EUA, las dinámicas de la seguridad energética de este país han generado un pro ceso dialéctico con las políticas internas de los países latinoamericanos, particularmente de aquellos que cuentan con las reservas más importantes de la región: Brasil, Venezuela y México. El libro centra su análisis en las relaciones exteriores de los EUA con estas tres naciones latinoamericanas, con el fin de determinar el nuevo papel que la región ha pasado a jugar en los cálculos geopolíticos estadounidenses.

The use of the pronouns we, us, and our in political speeches : A comparative study of the inaugural addresses of Bush and Obama

Pronouns carry considerable importance in language. The speaker’s identity and connection to the audience emerges through the consistent use of certain pronouns (De Fina, 1995). This research is about the use of we, us, and our in political discourse. Specifically, their use will be examined in the inaugural addresses of George W. Bush in 2005 and Barack Obama in 2009. The aim of this research is to examine the frequencies and the co-occurrences of these pronouns and then compare their use in these two speeches. More specifically, how do the pronouns examined affect the message and enhance hearer credibility. This is done by applying (a) a quantitative corpus linguistics analysis and (b) qualitative analysis of the context of use. The results show that there is a difference in frequency of pronoun use; however, the usage of pronouns is rather similar in the two speeches

Bush solitudes and other verses /

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“Justice will be made“ Bush e o discurso construtor das guerras contra o terror

This work was built aiming to present how they built the speech of the presidential administration of George W. Bush to engender the Wars on Terror. Through an analysis of sources, magazines, newspapers and official speeches of the President; construct a survey that shows the process of development discourse of the U.S. government in order to make credible to the world the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. To accomplish this feat, the first attempts to deconstruct the work that would be the terrorist and their actions against the hegemonic governments, and perform an important discussion with the theme of the story of the present time and the need for a search like this nowadays. To deconstruct the idea of being a terrorist present as President George W. Bush uses the attacks of September 11th and fear as tools to build a war with a real intentionality toward the conquest of Iraqi oil and finish a task that his father, George H. Bush had left unfinished.

Relações Brasil e Estados Unidos no período Bush : expectativas e frustrações

O artigo trata de maneira sintética do relacionamento político e econômico do Brasil com os Estados Unidos durante a gestão de George W. Bush (2001-2008). Aborda a tentativa frustrada de se estabelecer uma área de livre comércio continental, devido ao protecionismo norte-americano e de se ampliar o uso do biocombustível. Por último, trata da criação da Quarta (IV) Frota. _________________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT

Kelp gulls, Larus dominicanus (Aves: Laridae), breeding in Keller Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctic Peninsula

We examined the distribution, abundance and density of the Kelp Gull, Larus dominicanus (Lichtenstein, 1823), at Keller Peninsula on two occasions during the breeding season of 2007-2008 (once for incubation and once for chick stages) and compared our results with previously published data. We present information on the number of eggs, incubation success, and initial development of L. dominicanus chicks in the studied sites. The abundance and density of the species has remained statistically similar in Keller Peninsula over the last 30 years (since 1978-1979). Although the abundance and density were almost unchanged, we recorded alterations in the occupation of the breeding areas by L. dominicanus, mainly the abandonment of breeding sites in the eastern portion of Keller Peninsula. The results of the present study compared with similar previous investigations on the abundance of L. dominicanus indicate that the populations have been in equilibrium over the years.

Newcastle disease virus in penguins from King George Island on the Antarctic region

Here we report the isolation of Newcastle disease virus (NDV) from cloacal swabs obtained from penguins in the South Atlantic Antarctic region (62 degrees 08S, 58 degrees 25W). Samples of 100 penguins from King George Island were tested by real-time PCR, of which 2 (2%) were positive for NDV. The positive samples were isolated in embryonated chicken eggs and their matrix and fusion proteins genes were partially sequenced. This was complemented by the serological study performed on the blood of the same specimens, which resulted in a 33.3% rate of positivity. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.