Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield
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Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield is an investigative book by journalist Jeremy Scahill that exposes the global expansion of covert U.S. military operations and targeted killings in the post-9/11 era.
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| Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield canonical | 2 |
| Dirty Wars | 1 |
| Dirty Wars (film) | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield Context triple: [Jeremy Scahill, notableWork, Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield]
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Making War
"Making War" is a book by former U.S. Navy Secretary John F. Lehman that analyzes American military strategy and defense policy, particularly in the context of naval power and Cold War-era security challenges.
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B.
Why We Fight
Why We Fight is a series of American World War II propaganda documentary films directed by Frank Capra to explain and justify U.S. involvement in the war to both soldiers and the general public.
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C.
5 Days of War
5 Days of War is a 2011 action-war film depicting the 2008 Russo-Georgian conflict through the perspective of an American journalist.
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D.
The War You Don't See
The War You Don't See is a documentary film by journalist John Pilger that critically examines how the media shapes public perception of war and conflict.
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E.
Dirty War
The Dirty War was a period of state terrorism in Argentina (roughly 1976–1983) during which the military dictatorship carried out widespread kidnappings, torture, and forced disappearances of suspected political opponents.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield Target entity description: Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield is an investigative book by journalist Jeremy Scahill that exposes the global expansion of covert U.S. military operations and targeted killings in the post-9/11 era.
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A.
Making War
"Making War" is a book by former U.S. Navy Secretary John F. Lehman that analyzes American military strategy and defense policy, particularly in the context of naval power and Cold War-era security challenges.
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B.
Why We Fight
Why We Fight is a series of American World War II propaganda documentary films directed by Frank Capra to explain and justify U.S. involvement in the war to both soldiers and the general public.
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C.
5 Days of War
5 Days of War is a 2011 action-war film depicting the 2008 Russo-Georgian conflict through the perspective of an American journalist.
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D.
The War You Don't See
The War You Don't See is a documentary film by journalist John Pilger that critically examines how the media shapes public perception of war and conflict.
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E.
Dirty War
The Dirty War was a period of state terrorism in Argentina (roughly 1976–1983) during which the military dictatorship carried out widespread kidnappings, torture, and forced disappearances of suspected political opponents.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
investigative journalism book
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| adaptationType | documentary film ⓘ |
| associatedWith | The Nation ⓘ |
| author | Jeremy Scahill ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticizes |
U.S. government secrecy
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expansion of executive power in warfare ⓘ lack of transparency in counterterrorism operations ⓘ |
| examines |
impact of raids and drone strikes on local populations
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kill lists ⓘ role of private contractors in covert wars ⓘ signature strikes ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
U.S. targeted killing program
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global expansion of U.S. covert military operations ⓘ legal and moral implications of targeted killings ⓘ secret battlefields outside declared war zones ⓘ |
| genre |
investigative reporting
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political non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Dirty Wars
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linked to:
Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield
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| ISBN-13 | 978-1568586717 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| mentionsLocation |
Afghanistan
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Iraq ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Somalia ⓘ Yemen ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed on-the-ground reporting from conflict zones
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exposing secret U.S. military and intelligence programs ⓘ |
| perspective | critical of U.S. national security policy ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| publisher | Nation Books ⓘ |
| subject |
Central Intelligence Agency
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Joint Special Operations Command ⓘ United States foreign policy ⓘ War on Terror ⓘ
linked to:
Global War on Terrorism
civilian casualties ⓘ counterterrorism ⓘ covert operations ⓘ drone warfare ⓘ extrajudicial killing ⓘ human rights ⓘ targeted killing ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-9/11 era ⓘ |
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