... guideline all the press follows, this is the status quo, and it is used as our shield to 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 ... organization, such as the Associated Press, without the commentary from broadcaster, or his employer. There must be a continued fight and make sure that our rights as American citizens are protected. The government, rather than using the news channels as a tool to gain public support, should instead be working ...

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... . Bush's administration lauched this war 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 subj...

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... to deal with Iraq and that is to contain the problem by setting up trade embargos and restricted air zones. Now they are taking action like in the Gulf War but with the purpose of destroying terrorism for good not liberating Kuwait. You may be asking how can America justify the deaths of ... 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 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 ...

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... 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. Finally, it will conclude with ... outcomes of wars. However, notwithstanding the adoption by most countries of the Geneva Conventions and treaties related to IHL, crimes of war arise in every conflict around the world on a regular basis. Recent conflicts have confirmed that the devastations of war continue to have a destructive impa...

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... is unlikely that the population of Iraq would not fall under another totalitarian government without any outside assistance. Therefore, it must be understood that our presence there is not only beneficial to the progress of the country, but necessary to the beginnings of the government of Iraq. The following ... being corruption if the government becomes to wealthy itself off the sale of oil, and perhaps the oil market could take a lesson from our own Alaskan oil market: direct payments from oil revenue would go to the Iraqi people, as the revenues from Alaskan oil go to the ... surroun...

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... to impose a war on Hussein unless he surrendered these weapons. However, Hussein adamantly denied these accusations and allowed the return of the Arms Inspectors in Iraq for verification. On Bush's side was British Prime Minister, Tony Blair. Together, they demanded the disarmament of Iraq otherwise the president of ... Nations and its security council? At 9:00 pm ET on March 17, 2003, George Bush addressed the nation on the fragile situation in Iraq. In his speech he talked about the evidence he and Colin Powell had presented the UN Security Council with and the fact that we ... worldw...

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... the Cold War, the country separated into fiefdoms and warlords with heavily-armed soldiers. The areas populated with Pushtuns were more stable, relatively speaking, so when the Pushtun Taliban emerged in Afghanistan, these areas were more likely to support their radical beliefs. The physical geography of Afghanistan is fragmented, isolated, and remote, which made it especially susceptible. Besides Afghanistan, Iraq was ... Shi'ites. The Sunnis are outnumbered by Shi'ites almost two to one, but the Sunnis used intimidation and violence to keep control over Iraq. The issues regarding the ...

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... themselves into a democratic nation. This process, however, will not be simple for Iraq. This is a concept that our violent neighboring nation, the United States of America, must begin to recognize. At point in their history they experienced trouble with political transformation. In the late 1700's, the thirteen colonies of the eastern United States struggled to gain independence from Britain. After gaining ... the period of a few short years. The primary difference between the Yemenis and the Iraqis is that Yemen deposed its authoritarian government before a need arose for United Nation...

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... the George W. Bush administration form 2001 to 2009. Specifically, the blunders that happened during the occupation of Iraq by the United States in 2004 and how the country struggled to secure Iraq and rebuild their government. According to Diamond, the four most pressing problems of Iraq were ... 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 ...

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... thought it was "to rob Iraq's oil." Negligent of the clear facts, the Bush Administration refused to acknowledge that oil played as a factor in the Iraqi military invasion. Instead of receiving clear facts, the media was misdirected into giving information that may or may not have been accurate. ... his information. Using speeches, interviews and press conferences utilizing misinformation, spread throughout the media during this time. The use of this propaganda, rooted in the tragedy of September 11th, 2001 was used as an adhesive to further advance on Iraq and thus, making it easier to ...

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... 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 or wrong according to their consequences, rather than because of any intrinsic ... had failed to establish an agreement between the involved parties, NATO launched a major bombing campaign against Serbian forces. The air strikes lasted for more than ten weeks, resul...

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... protect the American homeland by any means necessary. When Saddam Hussein became a threat to the United States, according to President Bush, the current administration was able to justify its reasons in heading into Iraq. Another variable that effects the decisions to head into war is a nation's type of governmental system. The United States, a democratic government, directly collides with Iraq, an authoritarian ... view that it is people who make policy. Therefore, understanding the human decision-making process will lead to understanding how international politics works. To understand...

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... complicated topic as there are many views on the actual controversy of whether it was right or wrong to go to war. There have been many articles in newspapers all over the world written by different journalists, giving their view on the justification of going to war. Obviously people are unique and they all have ... 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 were struck within five hours "Defence secretary Donald H. Rum...

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... joy to many people. In light of the recent events in the Middle East, my objective would be to arrange for each and every American troop to be sent home for the 4th of July. As a reward for capturing Saddam Hussein, and for risking their lives to protect our freedom, these brave soldiers ... long for most, a day at home with family and friends. July 4th would be best because it represents the day of the year that symbolizes our freedom as American citizens. Logistically, it would have to be a secret military operation that would mirror George W. Bush's trip to Iraq on Thanksgiving Day....

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... these shows because they 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 ... 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 constant rising cost o...

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... until now, solving this dilemma has not been a top priority on the United States" agenda. Action against Iraq was put on hold until after the war in Afghanistan was over; that explains the timing of this new policy. Since President Bush has now decided that it is appropriate to take some sort of action ... against Iraq, the United States is faced with many options. The United States has tried in the past to mount a coup and to foster an internal rebellion, but both have failed. They remain possibilities but the repression currently taking place ... whether or not he would use them. One m...

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... diffused immediately. There is strong circumstantial evidence linking Hussein to Al Qaeda. Although the two have ideological and theological differences, they are united in their goals of destroying the United States. According to Secretary of State Colin Powell, Iraq harbored Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi, a senior Al ... Palestinian suicide bombers as I mentioned before. Saddam Hussein's Iraq was a nightmarish state. Outside the top leadership of the Baath party, few in Iraq have escaped Saddam's horrific brutality. He tortured and murdered hundreds of thousands of Iraqis, and terrorized milli...

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... and dreams. But what man doesn't understand is that this type of attitude brings heavy consequences to bare. Our blatant disregard and disrespect for the environment will have resounding effects for future generations. The challenge of living in harmony with the earth is as old as society itself. This relationship changed dramatically a little more than two centuries ago with the Industrial Revolution ... productivity made possible by mechanized farming, fertilizers and more efficient water use pushed people from farms into factories and cities. The result has been a revolution in our s...

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... they are having all these peace marches saying we will only start wwIII. look how wwII was started ignorence, we let hitler build up and then kept our heads in the dirt then he took other small countries, while the French had peace treaties to talk it out, while America kept to themselves, we let it ... took Poland finally they were like we have to do something now of course then it was too late thats why america is always sticking their nose in other peoples business ignorance is NOT BLISS Liberators have started running adds about the war with iraq all it basically says is that if we st...

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... On January 2003, President Bush proposed a financial plan that would cost taxpayers approximately $700 billion over the next ten years. In May, Congress had passed the plan, but reduced it to about $350 billion. Some of the major components of the ... package are huge tax cuts across the board including income tax, tax on dividends, and tax on capital gains, and a tremendous increase in national defense. The Bush administration argued that this package would help stimulating the economy by giving back money to businesses. Businesses would have more money and ... would spend it to hire m...

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... quoted that "Leadership is action, not position". The author of a recently published Associated Press article titled "Troops Reprimanded For Abuse", sited training as the reason for the abuse of prisoner in Iraq. I don't believe training should be solely blamed as the cause for these atrocities. I believe that poor Leadership is the cause for the behavior US soldiers demonstrated against Iraqi prisoners ... . These atrocious deeds conducted by a few people have renewed the hatred toward American citizens and our military. As a recently retire Military Policeman from the United States Air...

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... while the United Nations attempts to make improvements worldwide they have also set policies to follow. The first policy is that the United Nations will not intervene in matters that fall into a member state's jurisdiction. The second policy states that the United Nations was not meant to be a "world government", it ... not only the citizens of Iraq, but also the effects that it could have on all of the people of the Middle East. A war in Iraq could greatly hurt Iraq citizens if neighboring countries do not open their borders to refugees. If the United States does choose to attack alone...

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... mainly due to the regions high temptratures (110 F) and sandy infertile soil. The two rivers that surrounded ancient Mesopotamia were also well known for their violent flash floods, and ,in the case of River Tigris, arbitrarily changing coarse without any particular warning. It is quit clear that this region had a constantly changing landscape that was very bleak and intimidating. ... Despite everything, this was the location of the first true city of the ancient world. Ancient Egypt basically developed around the River Nile in Africa. The Egyptians environment and climate was not as pec...

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... to the communist world. Perhaps the most effective sanctions of the modern era were enforced against South Africa, spurred by almost universal outrage over apartheid and supported even by many in South Africa who suffered from their effects. But today, multilateral sanctions, like those against Iraq and Burma, are few, and unilateral American sanctions, like those against Iran and Cuba, are ... many. America levied such retaliation against various countries 61 times between 1993 and 1996 alone. Possibly the most extreme sanctions are contained in the Helms-Burton law of 1996, not only p...

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... the most contentious region in Asia at present (with the exception of North Korea), but more so because I know it the least as compared to the other parts of our continent. I, in fact, considered majoring on this region but the program was not developed according to our professors. Back to the ... topic, the report has definitely widen my vocabulary in so far as notions of West Asian nature are concerned; ... eager to find evidences that there really is a Supernatural Being, which many people either refuse to accept or have difficulty in accepting, who was responsible for the creation of...

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