I did not intend to fight unless it became necessary in self-defense and in the performance of official duty.

VOA: special.2010.02.15

The killer murdered someone, not in self-defense, or because he was reacting to anger or fear.

VOA: special.2009.12.13

And third,he could not be guilty of murder, because he had killed only in self-defense.

VOA: special.2009.07.02

Some of Wilson's compromises violated his belief in self-determination.

VOA: special.2010.11.11

The Israelis said they acted in self-defense when they were attacked by pro-Palestinian activists wielding clubs and knives.

VOA: standard.2010.07.12

Lebanese officials continue to insist Israeli forces crossed into Lebanese territory and the Lebanese Army acted in self-defense.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

Addressing the General Assembly, Israel's Ambassador Gabriela Shalev repeated her government's position that Israel was acting in self-defense.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

The government and military have promised weapons will only be used in self defense.

VOA: standard.2009.04.13

Israeli military officials point to video that shows activists hitting the commandos with iron bars and chairs, and say the soldiers acted in self-defense when they opened fire.

VOA: standard.2010.06.01

Lebanon said the Israelis had crossed into Lebanese territory while trying to prune a cypress tree for better visibility, and that the army acted in self-defense against Israeli "aggression."

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

Our naval servicemen were acting in self-defense."

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

He dismissed as "biased and unjust" a U.N.Human Rights Council report that accused Israel of war crimes during its December Gaza offensive, saying his country was acting in self-defense against militant rocket fire.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

The American Folk Art Museum in New York City has several rich and inventive drawings by the self-taught artist Martin Ramirez.

VOA: special.2010.04.14

In nineteen eighty-seven, she founded the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self-Development to improve the lives of black children.

VOA: special.2009.03.08