... and medicinal needs. The statistics I just mentioned are all due to the UN-placed and US-enforced sanctions on Iraq. As for some history on the sanctions, they were put in place on August 6th, 1990 due to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. The sanctions were designed to keep Iraq from manufacturing and using biological and nuclear weapons, largely by reducing, and ... economic sanctions as unfairly causing needless suffering by innocent civilians. [Pause] Other governments say the sufferings of civilian populations are a direct reflection of the Iraqi government's refusal to comply with UN Secu...

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... . During this time Bush said countless times that he had evidence that Saddam Hussein, the Iraqi president, had been in violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions. Bush also claimed that Hussein was in possession of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), a clear violation of UN Security Council resolution 1441. Bush was threatening to impose a war on Hussein unless he surrendered these weapons. However, Hussein adamantly denied ... , "you have forty-eight hours to relinquish your control over Iraq or the war begins". As it turns out, Hussein did not flee from his country and the...

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... for two altrustic reasons: Iraq has extremely vialated the human rights, and Iraq threatened the international security with weapons of mass destruction. However, the facts in post-war Iraq tell us that either is there liberation for Iraqi people, nor have the weapons of mass destruction ever been found. However the key issue is the oil. Iraqi people have never been liverated by ... the US. Bush claimed that Saddam Hussein commited extremely "grave violations of human rights" in that thousands of political opponents and ordinary citizens were subjected to all kinds of spiritual and phys...

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... intriguing statement by the songwriter. Finally the most important message of all, the destructive outcomes of war; thousands of helpless, innocent civilians disfigured and executed by the hands of Goliath himself. The Social problem is evident throughout this song, war and political propaganda a method of achieving the world's precious energy, oil. In today's world war is not just a social problem but also ... a malicious execution of all humanity; in theoretical terms war exhibits all three foundations of a social problem, origin, definition, and treatment (Fleras 2001,10). For confli...

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... would be deflated. Saudi Arabia and the entire Gulf region has been jolted by the events of September 11. Many countries have been reluctant to invest in the Arab countries and have curtailed their lending in regards to most investment activities in the area. The economy of the Arab nations has been nearly frozen since the attacks on the World Trade Centers. Since the economy ... of the Gulf region is already being affected by this reluctance to invest any money in the area, and because of the instability caused by the current political turmoil in Iraq, the most likely prospect would be...

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... and conquer the weaker nations? Answering these questions would mean analyzing the reasons why these superpowers engaged in war. To this, the immediate response of these nations is that they need to do so inorder to uphold peace in the world, promote justice & equality, save the citizens of the weaker state from oppression & suffering and seek social order. These reasons are merely not enough ... to survive. But, what really is meant by the essential need for survival? It means that in this world of limited resources and at the same time overflowing needs of the people, only a limited n...

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... operated by viziers or Janissaries, causing more confusion. Decline in military power, the focus of the Ottoman government, occurred because of Janissary refusal to accept new war technologies. The Ottoman's trade monopoly in the Mediterranean area was lost becauseof the Portugese discovery of a trade route around Africa. One of the final factors was the introduction of more money into the Ottoman economy, causing inflation and ... influence, which, unsurprisingly, angered many citizens. He also wished to extend his domain to the entire Indian subcontinent; while he was, to a degree, su...

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... by divine law. This is reflected in the cartography of Muslims in the eighth and ninth centuries. Some of the earliest maps of the Holy Land are found in the Bible. Jews, Islams, and Christians fought over control of this Holy Land, since it is sacred to all of them. The first map of the Holy Land was composed by Bernhard von Breydenbach in 1486. This pictorial map was not ... will chain young Afghan boys to their beds and sexually abuse them, while their screams can be heard throughout the military base. The issue expressed in this article is that the United States forces are completel...

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... protect freedom. However, while it's completely legal to write almost whatever can be thought of, if one is in the "mass media news" 2, like so many of the twenty-four hour news channels remind people that they are in, then there are severe, self imposed, guidelines that they must follow. I believe that ... considered political commentary. After doing research on the topic, as well as watching many of the twenty-four hour "news" channels, I've noticed many subtle, and some not-so-subtle undertones in a great deal of the reporting. People or groups who don't share the popular belief are q...

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... that is that it has no guidelines/laws about terrorism and how to properly deal with it as it was created when terrorism was virtually never even heard of. The UN decided to send in weapons inspectors and this was only a way of being passive and not being pro-active. History should have taught us that we cannot sit around (like the League ... nations. Now this isn't a history lesson on the Middle East but it does give you some indication of what can happen when a Nationalist Arab leader such as Gamal Abdel-Nasser can do, just like Saddam Hussein may try and perform in the future of left...

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... independence, power, and economic profit foremost, it is unrealistic to expect states to respect the life and dignity of individuals during war times. This paper will proceed by first defining the concept of an armed conflict, and its impact on the life of civilians in our modern times. Next, it will provide the logic supporting the stated argument by employing examples from recent wars ... , many conflicts and wars have shown that states may use the violations of human life and dignity in the estate of war as an effective tool of achieving their goals. Historically, rape has been an eff...

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... the Iraqi Sunni community forcing them to find a way to defend themselves and seeing ISIS as a way of defense against persecution. In Syria, ISIS leadership saw an opportunity with the withdrawal of American soldiers in Iraq in December of 2011 and an uprising which began in Syria in March 2011. President Bashar al-Assad reforms created and uneven economy which angered its citizens as living conditions worsened ... . After government troops began opening fire on civilians, Syrians organized and began arming themselves to protect themselves from government violence. Various volunteer figh...

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... from the "evil dictator". Despite these claims, numerous insinuations, directed towards Bush and his administration suggested that the primary objective in the invasion of Iraq had to do with securing the nation's abundance of petroleum reserves. Terry Anderson states in his book: "One reality in Iraq that everyone can agree on was that the nation had enormous proven oil reserves. Before the war, the United ... 's success involved using the news network to spread his information. Using speeches, interviews and press conferences utilizing misinformation, spread throughout the media during...

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... Terrorism proves it. It can be defined as the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aim or the calculated use of violence or threat of violence against civilians in order to attain political, religious or ideological goals, completely disregarding the safety of non- combatants. The flaws and the lack of instability in the current system, creating fear and suffering, have ultimately ... life until the different push and pull factors, including economic disparities between sending and receiving states are eliminated. In Obama word, 'we can!' In most of the supp...

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... Islam was interpreted and transmitted by different individual scholars and subsequently, well-established schools of thoughts. The articulation of Islam into a body of religious sciences and well-defined ways of practice to place largely in Iraq, which served as a center of cultural efflorescence during the Abassid period of rule.the line of thought and study along which Islam was articulated were numerous, but clearly connected ... Twelfth Shi"ites are closer to the Sunni and held that the Imam's main criterion is upholding the law. The question of Human authority was in a sense of ref...

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... case both images have been taken from broadsheet newspapers. References to certain topics will also be included, such as power, representation and ideology. Each image will be analysed in terms of the content, the qualities used, the composition and structure, the relationships between image and accompanying text as well as the relationship between image and current, recent and historical events. A ... single image can serve a multitude of purposes, appear in a range of settings and mean different things to different people. The role of society connected with mass media will also be con...

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... case both images have been taken from broadsheet newspapers. References to certain topics will also be included, such as power, representation and ideology. Each image will be analysed in terms of the content, the qualities used, the composition and structure, the relationships between image and accompanying text as well as the relationship between image and current, recent and historical events. A ... single image can serve a multitude of purposes, appear in a range of settings and mean different things to different people. The role of society connected with mass media will also be con...

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... all else; because without security one cannot begin to reconstruct the economy, nor can you achieve political and/or social reconstruction. Therefore the error of not taking into consideration the provision of security as a top priority in reconstructing Iraq had a greater impact that would be thought. Bush was advised to send said troops to fully achieve different tasks that were necessary. ... multiple terrorists attacks against police cops. This problem quickly become more prominent leading to the point were officials could no longer move around the country. After the assassination o...

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... to divisions among religious and ethnic groups. The three main divisions within Iraq are those of the Kurds in northern Iraq, the Shiites in southern and western Iraq, and the Sunnis in eastern and central Iraq. Their divisions threaten to destroy the whole of Iraq and could cause the collapse of the nation as well as stability within the entire region. Through the political realm, these ... Lebanon. The legislative body within Lebanon is divided equally between Sunni Muslims and Christians, so that both of the groups feel that they have an equal role in the government's decisions. Whil...

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... actors on the world stage. While pressure may form within the state-level system, the important result is how the state decides to react in a time of conflict. Nationalism is an important factor in the analysis of the current conflict in Iraq through state-level analysis. With the recent terrorist attacks on the United States, President Bush has gathered strong support to protect the American ... as president. By stating that Saddam Hussein is an imminent threat to the United States, President Bush is able to heighten his image as a leader who is using all of his abilities in securing t...

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... warranted, when we consider the significant consequences that resulted from this decision. Within the vast realm of ethical theory, utilitarianism presents us with a prevalent conception of morality. It is a theory associated with consequentialist ethical principles, whereby actions are morally judged in terms of their consequences or outcomes. Beauchamp (2001:104) explains, 'Consequentialism asserts that actions are right ... Beauchamp (2001) identifies the authors recognised with early utilitarian theory, including Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), and John Stuart Mill (1806-1873). Bentham, ...

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... and historical fields. According the Ramsay (2005) there are several issues that need to be looked at when discussing the potential success of a democratic Iraqi government. First, when the elections occurred in 2005 none of the parties who ran candidates for election had the majority vote. Second, the divisions within Iraqi society will continue to create difficulties when seeking to create a democratic ... by the Hussein government do not happen again however, it is primarily the opinion of the Iraq people that should count in deciding the future course of their government. According ...

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... be so far off that they were not a immediate danger or threat. "Far-off" is not applicable in the world of today, as everyone is in range of someone else. If indeed Iraq had the weapons of mass destruction that George Bush and Tony Blair claim he did, then other countries would have no choice but ... grounds seems to be even more hypocritical after the declaration by North Korea that they have re-started their production of weapons-grade nuclear plutonium. It seems that the Iraqi inclusion in Bush's "axis of evil" seems to have backfired on the American President even more, for why is h...

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... a cult like hierarchy that left Iraq in a swarm of U.S. bound hatred. In the literary work by John Isbister, Promises Not Kept, a different angle is shown in the political melting pot that is Iraq. After analyzing the work of John Isbister, six political theories have been discovered: the modernization theory, imperialism, nationalism, globalization, foreign policy, and economic development. Through my analyzation, I was able to come to a conclusion ... on the implementation of these theories into the country of Iraq. The modernization theory and globalization are ideas that hold true t...

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... don't know how the issues directly affect them, the programs are boring; one show that puts a comedic spin on what happens in the world is the Daily Show w/ Jon Stewart (Comedy Central). Young adults should pay more attention to the issues of today for multiple reasons, most importantly, because this year is an election year, and whoever the next president is will have ... a profound impact on our generation, especially our wallets and bank accounts. The current generation of college students are going to enter the real world in large amounts of debt because of the ... an application p...

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