Noam Chomsky

The United States was seriously defeated in Iraq by Iraqi nationalism - mostly by nonviolent resistance. The United States could kill the insurgents, but they couldn't deal with half a million people demonstrating in the streets.

American Activist

John Abizaid

Oh, the transition concerns me because as we move towards an important political event, it's clear to me that the terrorists and insurgents will move as hard as they can to disrupt this process.

American Soldier

Jon Porter

We were reminded first-hand of the work that still needs to be done in Iraq on the security front when insurgents fired five rounds into the base while we were still meeting with the nurses.

American Politician

Paul Gillmor

Insurgents throughout Iraq continue to threaten our efforts and pose a danger to stability in the region. They fight not for their country, but rather against ours.

Dexter Filkins

The overriding goal of counterinsurgency is to make friends: You make friends with the people; you isolate the insurgents.

American Journalist

Rand Beers

You can't succeed in beating the insurgents unless you can convince the people that they can be protected.

American Public Servant

Douglas Feith

We know that there are various activities important to the insurgents in Iraq that are occurring in Syria.

George Packer

Afghanistan can't police its borders, and its neighbors give sanctuary and assistance to insurgents.

American Novelist

Ike Skelton

Our country will not stand for any political plan that includes amnesty for insurgents.

Elia Kazan

I was the hero of the young insurgent working class art movement.

American Director

Use 'insurgent' when discussing armed conflicts or political rebellion, not general disagreements.

Conflict Usage

'Insurgent' often has a negative or hostile connotation, implying aggression against established order.

Negative Connotation

'Insurgent' can be neutral, describing the action without implying right or wrong.

Neutral Contexts

As an adjective, 'insurgent' describes active, ongoing opposition, not a single event or past action.

Active Opposition

Don't use 'insurgent' to describe a personal rebellion, like breaking family rules.

Not Personal

The adjective form implies a collective identity or effort in opposing authority.

Group Identity

 insurgents who they are targeting and what they think about our systems, and what I found interesting is not just their stories, but how their experiences point to these ripple effects that are going outwards in our society, in our law and our ethics, etc. And so what I'd like to do with my remaining time is basically

Military robots and the...

 where it is obvious that there is not an autocratic government in this world that regards the spread of social media in their own country as anything other than a mortal threat that's the good news here potentially is the bad news and it's about democracy we're used to the in story story of insurgents versus

How can social media...

 with a lot of conflict there's been a lot of insurgency in the last few decades in this part of the world funding is required to carry out insurgent activity you do need funding if you are you know buying ammunition if you're buying guns so maybe insurgents needed the banter raise to fund their activities

Going Undercover to Save...

 armed organizations like terrorists, insurgents or militias. I document what these groups do when they're not shooting. My goal is to better understand these violent actors and to study ways to encourage transition from violent engagement to nonviolent confrontation.

The surprising way...

 So what's going on? Why should these different -- seemingly different conflicts have the same patterns? Now what I believe is going on is that the insurgent forces, they evolve over time. They adapt. And it turns out there is only one solution

Sean Gourley on the...

 looking for any excuse to do so -- and killing people rescuing the wounded. And there was two journalists involved that clearly weren't insurgents because that's their full-time job. I mean, there's been this U.S. intelligence analyst,

Julian Assange: Why the...

 okay now follow me on this because I'm taking a big risk here and so I'm going to invite you to take a risk with me these gentlemen here they're insurgents

A radical experiment in...

 now follow me on this, because I'm taking a big risk here. And so I'm going to invite you to take a risk with me. These gentlemen here, they're insurgents.

Sam Richards: A radical...

 as they enter the insurgents fire these men are shot in the leg they're both bleeding profusely dangerous life-threatening wounds even

Battle for Fallujah PIPE...

 is finally beginning to get this. Up to now their counter-terrorism policy has been to kill insurgents at almost any cost,

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