Contrary to the title, the author believes that the events and violence of the Gulf War actually took place, whereas the issue is one of interpretation: were the events that took place comparable to how they were presented, and could these events be called a war?

Contrary to the long-held traditional interpretation, it did not come from a plan by either McClellan or Stone to take Leesburg.

Contrary to Fisher's interpretation, Ritter maintained that Bethmann Hollweg's warnings to Vienna were meant to stop a war, and were not window dressing intended to distract historical attention from German responsibility for the war.

Contrary to classical mechanics, one can never make simultaneous predictions of conjugate variables, such as position and momentum, with accuracy.

Contrary to classical phase transitions, quantum phase transitions can only be accessed by varying a physical parameter-such as magnetic field or pressure-at absolute zero temperature.

Contrary to their will, however, Jenko decided not to become a priest, but enrolled at the University of Vienna, where he studied law, classical philology, and history.

Contrary to these opinions, chief classical music and opera critic for the Independent Edward Seckerson wrote a highly sympathetic review of the performance, calling Benny Andersson " a composer / melodist of startling distinction ".

Contrary to some initial expectations, CBC Radio 2 and Espace musique were not included, at least in part because, as their terrestrial CRTC licences allow nearly 80 % of " special interest " ( i. e. classical, jazz ) music to be foreign, they would not be in compliance with the CRTC's mandate that Canadian-produced satellite radio channels carry 85 per cent Canadian content.

Contrary to theories advocated by writers like Graham Hancock, according to Buxton the great rock-hewn churches of Lalibela were not built with the help of the Knights Templar ; asserting abundant evidence exists to show that they were produced solely by medieval Ethiopian civilization.

Contrary to the scrupulous severity and order with which the rules were observed in the 18th century, the romanticist writers combine the genres and verses of different measures, at times mixing verse and prose ; in theater, the rule of the three units ( place, space and time ) is despised and they alternate comedy with drama.

Contrary to many other writers on the subject, Hägglöf also makes a point of reminding readers of the Allies ' disrespect for neutral countries during a war that they perceived as a fight of life and death ; and how openly discussed plans for an Allied invasion of Scandinavia was a chief reason for Nazi Germany to launch a preventive invasion ( Operation Weserübung ) in April 1940.

Contrary to some modern-day writers, Anson did not have a second encounter with Walker that day ( Walker was apparently injured, having last played on July 11, and did not play again until July 26 ).

Contrary to his predecessor Narmer, Hor-Aha is not yet attested outside of the Nile Valley.

Contrary to the canonical Christian Gospels, and in accordance with the Islamic view of Jesus, this later " Gospel of Barnabas " states that Jesus was not the son of God, but a prophet and messenger.

Contrary to later practice, Clement kept his old see, governing both Rome and Bamberg simultaneously.

Contrary to later biographers ' claims, she was never entirely blind, but perhaps suffered from cataracts.

Contrary to what she later claimed, they came to an amicable agreement over their son's custody.

Contrary to rumours at the time, the cat survived the plunge unharmed and later posed with Taylor in photographs.

Contrary to a story later told by his son, Johann jun., he never ran away from his bookbinder apprenticeship and in fact successfully completed it in 1822.

Contrary to that statement, however, the game was later reinstated on August 22, 2008.

Contrary to Froissart's view, the early Scottish chroniclers — Andrew of Wyntoun and Walter Bower ( who both utilised a source that was nearly contemporary with Robert II )— and later 15th and 16th century Scottish chroniclers and poets showed ' Robert II as a Scottish patriotic hero, a defender of the integrity of the Scottish kingdom, and as the direct heir to Robert I '.

Contrary to rumors that Franks had been sexually assaulted, the trial judge would later state that conclusive evidence convinced him that no abuse had been committed.

Contrary to later legend, the words " virgin ," " mistress ," and " pregnant ," all of which had been in the original play's dialogue, were not singled out as objectionable.

Contrary to the common erroneous belief, the original destination was He Long's communist base in Hubei, and the final destination Yan ' an was not decided on until much later during the Long March, well after the rise of Mao Zedong.

Contrary to some stories, he witnessed the devastation of the Japanese attack on Hawaii only afterwards, when the Northampton returned to Pearl Harbor two days later.

Contrary to later trends, Governor Phillip in fact enforced strict rules of behaviour for interaction between settlers and native people, and his policy was remarkably enlightened by the standards of the time.

Contrary to later editing of the series in rebroadcasts, the original format of the series was to introduce the successive episodes at the end of the just-finished broadcast for the successive week that would present and leave Penelope in the middle of a dangerous situation to overcome.

Contrary to some sources, there was never any CGI used in these later episodes.

Contrary to Ball's later claim of authorship, Janco is also credited with having tailored the " bishop dress ", another one of the iconic products of early Dadaism.

Contrary to IRAS, no science data was recorded on-board ISO for later transmission to the ground.

Contrary to outdated visions of late antiquity, the Greek peninsula was most likely one of the most prosperous regions of the Roman and later the Byzantine Empire.

Contrary to major Plato scholars of his day, Popper divorced Plato's ideas from those of Socrates, claiming that the former in his later years expressed none of the humanitarian and democratic tendencies of his teacher.

Contrary to popular myth, Robbins was not responsible for their foundation, with most of the applications for reclassification already accepted by the University Grants Committee in the later 1950s / early 1960s.

Contrary to later criticism, the club was initially open to women, but as none joined it took on a male-only persona, only changed many decades later following debate and votes within the club.

Contrary to popular belief, the Marvelettes never received the song, " Where Did Our Love Go ", which the Supremes later recorded as their first number-one hit, though Wanda Young-Rogers was to have said that she thought the song was " absolutely ridiculous ".

Contrary to what Sante says, Parker was arrested and imprisoned twice in the series — first in The Hunter for vagrancy, then much later, in Breakout after a heist goes wrong.

Contrary to church doctrine, during late Antiquity and the early medieval period the host was sometimes placed in the mouth of a person already dead, perhaps owing to traditional superstition that scholars have compared to the pre-Christian custom of Charon's obol, a small coin placed in the mouth of the dead for passage to the afterlife and sometimes called a viaticum in Latin literary sources.

Contrary to some sources, no railway personnel by the name of Covington were employed on this project.

Contrary to popular belief, women in the 18th century did not wear wigs, but wore a coiffure supplemented by artificial hair or hair from other sources.

( Contrary to what has been said by some imprecise sources, jazz, African Americans, and New Orleans bands had all been recorded earlier, but Nordskog captured the first instance of those three elements in one place at the same time.

Contrary to some sources, the Victor Talking Machine Company was never a branch or subsidiary of Gramophone, as Johnson's manufactory, which had been making talking machines for Berliner, was his own company with many mechanical patents that he owned, which patents were valuable in the patent pool agreement with Columbia.

Contrary to several popular sources, the Bow Street Runners were not nicknamed " Robin Redbreasts ", this epithet being reserved for the Bow Street Horse Patrol.

Contrary to popular claims, Ivinghoe Beacon does not rise to 249m above sea level as some sources claim.

Contrary to what many sources report, Pentecost Monday did not become a public holiday again in 2008.

Contrary to what most sources state, there are no confirmed records of this species from Japanese waters, and purported Japanese specimens likely came from Taiwan.

Contrary, current and voltage sources can be connected to each other without any problems, and this technique is widely used in circuitry ( e. g., in cascode circuits, differential amplifier stages with common emitter current source, etc.

Contrary to what is sometimes alleged, no eyewitness source refers to Crusaders killing Eastern Christians in Jerusalem, and early Eastern Christian sources ( Matthew of Edessa, Anna Comnena, Michael the Syrian, etc.

Contrary to this, some sources have noted that buying fleet without normally standard features does occur, as auto manufacturers offer this option to fleet buyers.

Contrary to what stated in biographical sources, there are substantial records on the departure of the Agia Zoni in the Italian State Archives, the Yad Vashem Archives and the Museum of Clandestine Jewish Emigration.

Contrary to some sources, she was not a member of a religious order ; in Commonwealth nations, the title " sister " is applied to senior qualified nurses and does not necessarily indicate a religious vocation.

Contrary to myth, however, this immunity does not extend to noise sources outside of the near field: such noise is received as an electromagnetic ( propagating ) wave and would be received equally by any antenna sensitive to a radio transmitter at the location of that noise source.

Contrary to the widespread conception that the visiting of " stately homes " began after the Second World War, they have been accessible to travellers of good social standing since Fiennes ' time if not earlier, and her comments are one of the most interesting contemporary sources of information about them.

Contrary to a common myth, the published record does not make clear whether Botts invented the famous epoxy that solved the problem ; some sources indicate that one of his protégés was responsible for the epoxy.