Those who did not acknowledge war crimes but were found guilty of such offenses could receive harsh prison sentences of as long as twenty years.
And a display of war's horrors, as in "The Trojan Women," can have a different meaning when it is part of a mythic heritage that implicitly acknowledges war's inevitability.
Novelists, in particular, tend to be suspicious of the very notion, and so they can acknowledge war's great secret -- that it's absurd and at times profoundly comic.
However, the fundamental reason for the deterioration of relations between Japan and its two important neighbours, China and South Korea, is because Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and many Japanese politicians still refuse to acknowledge war atrocities.
She has expressed regret that he used the 2002 Senate vote as a means for war, acknowledged that the war was poorly conducted, and promised that she would not vote the same way again.
Mr. Obama acknowledged a war fatigue among Americans who have called into question his focus on the Afghanistan war, now approaching its 10th year.
Sir John acknowledged that war may have been necessary at some point, but argued that the timetable was rushed to suit US interests.
While some member states have now acknowledged the war on drugs has failed, others, led by Russia, are still pushing a hardline punitive approach to drug crimes.
His mother very much wanted him to re-enlist, asking "why lay aside the blue coat that you have honored so long?" Although she acknowledged his war weariness, Lydia Williams confessed, "in truth Si I would like to see you wear the Eaglesupon your shoulders".
At the beginning of the 20th Century, James acknowledged that war and military service did produce certain virtues, such as courage and discipline.
