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[…] 2003, http://www.catholicjustwar.org/neuhaus.asp. Jeffrey R. Johansen, “Wars of Preemption, Wars of Revenge,” DIALOGUE 35 (Fall 2002): 236-38. “ Breaking News,” Irish Examiner, online edition, January 13, 2003, http://breaking.tcm.ie/2003/01/13/story84104.html. “Pope Says Iraq War Threatens Humankind,” Albany […]
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