I ask myself, if such "State of Exception" gets applied in a current "representative" country, can it be considered as "total war", and hence be illegal under the fourth geneva convention ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Geneva_Convention http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_war also notice another following excerpt when browsing : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Barbarossa#Germany_plans_the_invasion "The Nazis often emphasized the Soviet regime's brutality when targeting the Slavs with propaganda. German propaganda claimed the Red Army<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Army> was preparing to attack them, and their own invasion was thus presented as pre-emptive <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-emptive_war>." On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 11:22 PM, Dante-Gabryell Monson < [email protected]> wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_exception ( more detailed in french version : http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89tat_d'exception )
On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 6:02 PM, mp <[email protected]> wrote:
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/009254.html
A Brief History of the State of Exception by Giorgio Agamben An excerpt from State of Exception