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Seeking to quell any legal questions about the raid, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said, "It was justified as an act of national self-defense," citing Bin Laden's role as the architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Police Superintendent Michael Harrison would not say whether Hayes claimed self-defense, citing the ongoing investigation.

We invaded a country on the basis of preemptive self-defense, citing remarkably dubious evidence.

(More current DCUM discussions are equally fascinating: they include "I'm fat ask me anything," "I'm 'closet' anti-LBGT" and "What if George Zimmerman DID act in self defense?".) Citing purported health benefits and the prevalence of placenta-eating amongst non-human animals, a lot of the moms in these conversations said that they have eaten or will eat their placentas after giving birth.

In 1999, twenty-six per cent of gun owners cited personal protection as their top reason for buying a gun; by 2013, self-defense was cited more than any other reason.

But at a hearing in July 2011 when Alexander's legal team cited self defense in a motion to dismiss the charges against her, Gray changed his story, claiming he had lied about the details of the incident to protect Alexander.

Organizers of the radical "Recreate '68" coalition (named for the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago that ended in a police riot) are citing "the right of self defense" and refusing to disavow violence.

Self defense is now the most common reason cited for owning a firearm, leading handguns to become the most popular kind of weapon in the American arsenal.

The shooter is claiming self defense.

"Only in self defense," he added.

18. Learn self defense.