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Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists. A discourse analysis of President George W. Bush's declared war on terrorism.
Solheim, Silje (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2006-06-09)The focus of my thesis is how the ‘war on terrorism’ was discursively constructed as the appropriate response to the terrorist attacks in the US on 11 September 2001. To answer this research question, a discourse analysis was undertaken of six of President George W. Bush’s speeches and one official strategy document by the Bush administration. The background for my thesis is that the US ...