... of a major British newspaper was asked why his paper had presented Tony Blair's views on war with Iraq repeatedly but not those of prominent antiwar critics, like Noam Chomksy and Scott Ritter. He said the reason was that Blair is in charge and Chomsky and Ritter aren't. That's one reason why the media is an echo chamber for leaders. Another is ... reports what the president of the US says, what the vice-president says, what the Pentagon says, what Tony Blair says, and every once in a while newspapers run an op-ed by an anti-war critic, or hire a token columnist who can be relied on to ...

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... Iraq. Saddam Hussein has been viewed as an international threat since the end of the first Gulf War. As a condition of Iraq's surrender, Saddam Hussein was forced to destroy all biological, chemical, and nuclear programs, and allow UN inspectors to investigate the weapons sites, however he has persistently denied weapons inspectors into places that seemed to be "concealing key information and ... it has all the authority it needs to launch military action in Iraq."(Strobel) When discussing the military options in Iraq, President Clinton said, "Military bombing could remove Saddam's chem...

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... announced on the BBC News that thousands of inspectors who went to Iraq during and after the war found no proof of chemical and biological weapons and they actually said "Iraq has no mass destruction chemical or biological weapons" which clearly suggests that one of the main reasons for going to war in the first place was a hoax. When the Twin Towers ... ...

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... a problem that posed a threat to the security of the United States. In 1998 Clinton said, " will be more lethal if we allow them to build arsenals of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and the missiles to deliver them. There is no more clear example of this threat than Saddam Hussein's Iraq."" According to UNSCOM (the U.N. weapons inspection program), Iraq began its ... more important fact to observe is the idea that he could make these dangerous chemical weapons available to the various terrorist groups he supports. If the thought concerning chemical and biological weapons being ...

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... Bush in Kuwait in 1993."" (p.48) The former President Bush battled with Sadaam Hussein years before in his own presidency, and for many of the same reasons: the possession of biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons, the threat of global energy supply, and the genocidal and abusive treatment of his citizens. However, while conditions were by no means optimal within Iraq following ... on our own government's part, as it was highly publicized within the media that the U.N.'s proceedings within Iraq uncovered nothing and that "there's nary a trace of Sadaam Hussein's alleged chemical, bio...

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... as another form of pluralist diplomacy. This important resolution would end the Gulf War in a ceasefire agreement. UNSCR 687 would enforce new laws that banned Iraq from having chemical and biological weapons as well as Ballistic Missiles with a range further than 150 kilometers. Not only were the weapons banned from the nation, but all intelligence and production means were to be ... confronted by one nation alone. The world needs today, and will need tomorrow, international bodies with the authority and the will to stop the spread of terror and chemical and biological and nuclear weap...

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... 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 in some cases, eliminating foreign trade. While intending to just keep Iraq from attacking other nations, the sanctions had even farther-reaching effects ... in place that directly, and only affect, innocent civilians. I understand that the black market still exists all over the world today, making it possible for the Iraqi government to get biological and nucl...

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... direction that led to the attack of Kuwait, and the murder of many ethnic minorities within Iraq and abroad. It is indisputable that he has used and is still producing biological weapons and recently international agencies have been investigating the possibility of a fledging nuclear program. This alone, I think is more than enough justification for action, and the reality is, if America ... get away with it. To not act, will mean that Iraq will ultimately obtain nuclear weapons and will become unassailable. This could then result in a dangerous influx of nuclear and biological weapons ...

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... necessary to reconstruct the Iraqi economy as well as make Iraq the third biggest exporter of oil in the world. It is widely held that Saddam's reliance on chemical and biological weapons gave him an unrealistic viewpoint. He felt that no Arab state would allow United States forces to be based on their soil and that in any case, chemical and ... biological weapons would give him an unassailable advantage. Haselkorn and Matthews both state that Saddam felt American experience in Vietnam meant they would be unwilling to engage in adventures abroad. Prior ... ...

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... power, and in effect, bring about regime reform. Furthermore, the US government had reason to believe that an increasing threat was evident in relation to the development of chemical and biological weapons within Iraq. Although many people believe there were underlying agendas for the US led war in Iraq, we will assume that only the preceding reasons influenced the US government ... Iraqi people had indeed been liberated after the disposition of Saddam Hussein. In addition to this consequence, the threat associated with the Iraqi regime, and the development of chemical and biological ar...

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... , just like Saddam Hussein may try and perform in the future of left in power. If you look at Saddam's track record he has no worries about releasing chemical and biological weapons against nations like Kuwait. What kind of person can kill thousands and maim further thousands with chemical weapons that can strip the skin off people and ... biological weapons that can make you throw your guts up and not give a crap? A very valid point that needs to be made here is that by not supplying the Iraqi people ... ...

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... . France believed that it was deserving of Syria based on a tradition dating back to the crusades, which was kept up by Francis I and Napoleon III. In Syria, France was the 2nd language and there were many enterprises in French hands such as the Joppa-Jerusalem railroad. England, however, wanted to keep France out to keep them away from the Suez Canal ... ...

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... would take several months to check whether Iraq had complied with its disarmament or not. In his report, he said there was no evidence to support that Iraq was hiding biological and chemical weapons as the US was claiming. Once again, the Security Council found itself split into two blocks when it came to deciding whether or not there should be ... ...

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... authentication- verifying that the user is who he or she claims to be. When referring to computers and security,  biometrics  is the identification of a person by the measurement of their biological features such as Fingerprint, hand geometry, Iris, Palm, Signature, Speech, and vascular. For example, a user identifying them to a computer or building by their finger print or voice is considered biometrics ... ...

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... imperialist governments to justify to a new war and hide their true objectives to people. The main and most famous of these planted ideas was that Iraq possessed both chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction making it necessary to disarm the country in order to maintain the world peace. However, in more than 700 inspections conducted by the UN in the ... ...

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... Iraq and the United States could bring long term good to not only Iraq, but also the entire region, but the short-term consequences could be catastrophic. The possibility of biological warfare and the possibility of the use of weapons of mass destruction could lead to devastation for the citizens of Iraq and citizens of neighboring countries. Iraq's neighboring countries will ... ...

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... . Bush claimed at the General Assembly that Iraq had large quantity of anthrax and other "deadly biologiacal agents" and Iraq was expanding and improving the facilities for the production of biological weapons (Bush). Nevertheless, mearly two months into the area, a search of more than 80% likely hiding places identifyed by the US turned up no WMDs ( US government lied). Secretary of ... ...

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... affect the global economy and certainly the US economy (LaFranchi). However, "Events such as casualty-heavy urban fighting, a failure to take out Hussein, or a desperate Hussein successfully sending missiles or biological weapons into Israel or Saudi Arabia would almost certainly drag down the world economy" (LaFranchi, 2002) and the economy of the sole superpower as well. This has not happened, but ... ...

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... charge of desert storm* any way right before it started america and allies had very reliable Intel that said he had AT MOST 18 scud launchers (vehicle to launch weapons *biological or nuclear if need be*) when the war ended and we got to go through his stuff we found out he had no where near that many he had 215 ... ...

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... affect the global economy and certainly the US economy (LaFranchi). However, "Events such as casualty-heavy urban fighting, a failure to take out Hussein, or a desperate Hussein successfully sending missiles or biological weapons into Israel or Saudi Arabia would almost certainly drag down the world economy" (LaFranchi, 2002) and the economy of the sole superpower as well. This has not happened, but ... ...

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... affect the global economy and certainly the US economy (LaFranchi). However, "Events such as casualty-heavy urban fighting, a failure to take out Hussein, or a desperate Hussein successfully sending missiles or biological weapons into Israel or Saudi Arabia would almost certainly drag down the world economy" (LaFranchi, 2002) and the economy of the sole superpower as well. This has not happened, but ... ...

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... one problem with these war plans, and that is the incredible risk of going to war against Iraq. If America invaded Iraq, it could provoke the use of chemical and biological weapons; the question is still circulating, however, whether or not Saddam has these types of weapons available to him, and if he does, whether or not he would use them ... ...

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... to face a winter in the mountains with the right kind of equipment " (Skurink). Trudeau is not the only person opposing the air strike to ISIS. James Laxer, a professor of political science at York University agrees with Trudeau. Laxer states in his article that "Canada is not an empire, not a superpower. It is not our interest to engage in distant wars that ... ...

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... ). This assures that a democracy's motive is to go to war with a non democratic nation just because the country is not a democratic country. Owens finds that the White House got its science wrong and that democratic peace does not edict that the United States should go try to remake Iraq into a democratic nation (Owen). When explaining the motives of why democracies go ... ...

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... was three centuries before, however it has its similarities. The inventions are still being created, and technology is still growing and ever changing. We cannot fully understand the rules of science and regulate the capabilities of mankind. We do not all seed individual progress, which is something that we have lacked since the dawn of time. Even though the mystery of ... ...

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