Since I have not been informed that South Carolina declared war on the United States, I can only believe that this hostile act was done without your knowledge or permission.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

(...) He says he thinks that it is good that the Obama administration is seeking to get firsthand knowledge of the effects that the war against terrorism is causing the U.S.ally.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30

For example, confidence in attaining accurate knowledge prior to war and the emphasis on preplanning often leads to inflexibility.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center for Security Policy | Chinese Information Warfare: A Phantom Menace or Emerging Threat? | Page: 15

In the second world war his knowledge of them had saved him from deploying with the marines.

ECONOMIST: Martin Tytell

He set aside his prejudice only during the second world war when his knowledge of the desert was put at the disposal of the British fighting the Germans and Italians in North Africa.

ECONOMIST: Th��odore Monod