But by launching the equivalent of all-out war, the SEC has dragged itself into the debate.
But even Major Qetrani seems loth to wage all-out war against Colonel Qaddafi's forces.
Rather than fight battles singly, he prefers all-out war on what he sees as unreason.
Non-governmental commerce has so far seen nationalistic skirmishes, but nothing close to all-out war.
He could charm a Streisand, Springsteen, Joel or Jagger, or launch an all-out war against Paul Simon .
Instead, within days of taking office he mobilized the Mexican military for an all-out war against the drug cartels.
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And last April, Sudan and South Sudan slipped close to all-out war in series of air and ground exchanges.
However, Amazon is expected to launch an all-out war on the tablet market by releasing three new Kindle Fires.
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Given the notoriously long time frames for patent lawsuits, this is likely just the beginning of a drawn-out war in the courts.
While Facebook and Google aren't in an all-out war, what start as Silicon Valley border skirmishes can often lead to bigger battles.
Looking forward to 1999, Mr Annan forecast all-out war in both Iraq and Kosovo unless all sides abided by their commitments.
President Kumaratunga's tactics of fighting all out war while seeking a constitutional settlement to the conflict have been challenged by Mr Wickremasinghe.
Soon after the split, tensions between the old foes escalated over outstanding issues, coming close to an all-out war in April.
In the 1960s, the Pentagon looked for a secure way to keep its lines of communication going in the event of all-out war.
Military analysts know full well that a sudden onset of famine is one of the surest triggers for civil unrest and all out war.
So while things could get a lot worse in this dispute, both sides are keen to move back from the prospect of all-out war.
Irving's hawkishness, or of liberal reluctance to prosecute an all-out war?
The two countries came close to all-out war over border disputes last year, and have since agreed to set up a buffer zone along the border.
It said that if the stand-off was not serious enough to invoke the clause, then it was difficult to imagine what could, "short of all out war".
Only intense international pressure kept India and Pakistan from all-out war after an attack on an army camp near Jammu on 14 May left 32 people dead.
Prime Minister David Cameron promised an "all-out war on gangs and gang culture" following the riots which took hold of many English cities including London, Manchester and Liverpool.
This column is written not so much to defend big banks, but to help you defend your mind against this declaration of all-out war on your cognitive faculties.
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Under then-US commander Gen Stanley McChrystal, the focus switched from leading an all-out war against the Taliban and its allies to "winning the hearts and minds" of Afghan civilians.
Macedonia is fragile but has made important strides since it avoided all-out war in 2001 between its Macedonian majority and Albanian minority, which makes up about one-quarter of the population.
For those of us who support charter schools and other K-12 changes, it is equally important to recognize that engaging in all-out war with teachers' unions will wind up punishing children more than anyone else.
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