This is why I appreciated Spec Ops: The Line so much - not because I fully agree that we, the player, are complicit in the acts of violence we commit within video games.
The Jordanian arch-terrorist, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, said to be responsible for many of the most gruesome acts of violence in Fallujah and elsewhere, may have fled the city before the big American assault.
In figures compiled by Iraq's Interior, Defense and Health ministries for the month of March, 163 Iraqi civilians, policemen and soldiers were killed in acts of violence across the country and 256 were wounded.
Unlike the unilateral truce that went up in flames with the Hamas bus bombing in Jerusalem last month, this one would be mutual: the Palestinians would end all acts of violence in return for Israel ending its assassinations of Palestinian militants and lifting the blockades that cripple Palestinian life throughout the occupied territories.
The people battling the Kremlin in Chechnya, Dagestan, and Ingushetia are an absolutely terrifying assortment of Islamist thugs who have routinely engaged in the most depraved and horrific acts of violence imaginable.
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You've stood firm in the face of horrendous acts of terror and sectarian violence and we will not abandon you in your struggle to build a free nation.
In response to the deaths in Selibuya the US state department said it "regretted the unfortunate acts of violence that led to these casualties", but it did not condemn the acts as terrorism.
"The government of Peru rejects the acts of violence by the illegal miners in Madre de Dios and asks the regional authorities and the general public to support the work of the police to re-establish order and peace in that jurisdiction, " the government said in a statement.
That population down there is one of the most abused in the city because they're subject to so many acts of violence and discrimination.
And we also pray for those who succumb to the less-publicized acts of violence that plague our communities in so many cities across the country every single day. (Applause.) We can't forget about that.
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Turkey has seen numerous acts of political violence in the past from groups such as leftist anarchists, Kurdish separatists, Islamists and al Qaeda.
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"Several items were seized from the residence in an effort to both complete the criminal investigation and to prevent any future acts of violence by Cabada, " a police statement said.
Mr Bryson said, in a video posted on the internet, that he had not attacked anybody or been involved in any acts of violence.
Although we are less likely to smoke and drink heavily than our peers, we consume more calories, have higher rates of drug abuse, are less likely to use seat belts and are more likely to use guns in acts of violence, according to the report.
The state department said its decision had been taken in view of the MEK's public renunciation of violence, the absence of any confirmed acts of terrorism by the organisation for more than a decade and its co-operation in the closure of their paramilitary base in Iraq.
In December, Mr Ghannouchi defended his approach, which involved punishing acts of violence that break the law, and reaching out to moderate elements in all political groups.
Four of the nation's top intelligence officials have testified before Congress that it is certain new acts of violence will be undertaken in the next three to six months.
And we have seen how those military-style weapons have been used to perpetrate terrible acts of violence in this country, and the President believes that there should be a ban on them.
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You reject the idea that the justice system should take into account the history of racism in America and appeal instead for acts of violence to be punished on their own merits.
In a country where respect for human rights is far from given, state control of the broadcast media, arbitrary use of an anti-extremism law and, above all, impunity for acts of violence against journalists, especially in the North Caucasus, are the main media freedom violations.
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Multiculturalists assert that Westerners - or, in the case of India, Hindus - are to blame for all acts of violence carried out against them by non-Westerners.
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Toby Latta, a Russia analyst for Control Risks, points out that the sources of danger in that country can often be pinpointed: acts of violence against western-owned businesses are not usually random.
In Tunisia, many accuse the government of a deliberately lax attitude toward acts of organized political violence, including not arresting extremist assailants or vandals, or letting calls for political assassination from the pulpits of some mosques go unchallenged.
In addition, it is likely that the Venezuelan "Mujadeen" could be used for acts of violence and be part of the repressive apparatus.
The judge added that "if sense prevails and people no longer engage in mindless acts of violence" then bail applications would be looked at "sympathetically".
"I believe this sends a clear message that acts of domestic violence will not be tolerated in our communities, North Wales Police and the courts, " he said.
Guerilla groups continued to break truces and violate the peace process while in between they managed to assassinate half of the Supreme Court judges, carry out kidnappings and perpetrate unspeakable acts of violence.
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This was felt necessary even in a case where the books had been defaced by captured Afghan jihadis as a means of encouragingtheir comrades to further acts of violence against us.
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