The War on Terror Discourse: The Case of the Second Gulf War

Abstract

This paper deals with the notion of discourse as manifested in political text and talk. The theoretical part elaborates the concept of political discourse with special focus on political speeches. Particular attention is also placed on Critical Discourse Analysis, which provides theoretical framework for the study. The subject of the analysis is the discourse of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair during the campaign for the invasion of Iraq in March 2003 and during the initial stages of the military operation itself.