... items, mostly negative items. Everyday reality is no news. When the story is ready it has to be brought to the public. How is a selection presented? You can set up some criteria4: - Camerawork In news programs the newsreaders always directly address to the viewer. Hartley notes in this context that: "the conventionalized distinction between P.O.V. shots and neutral shots do not stand up to close inspection. All shots ... have a point of view, whether...by the placing of a character, or...by the positioning of the imaginary observer (viewer)...the news...constructs an imaginary viewer, p...

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... a news bulletin came. President Bush's spokesmen, Marlin Fitzwater broke the news. Operation Desert Storm had begun. The allied planes roared down the runway in Saudi Arabia and from the decks in the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea. The F-15s, F-117As, A-7Es, and more were to converge on Iraq and bomb Baghdad. The first goal of Desert Storm was to eliminate the radar and communication centers. The radar was important to hit because once it is ... destroyed, the planes can come in undetected. Another reason is the anti-aircraft guns ... ...

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... . On November 8, 1990 President Bush announced a military buildup to provide an offensive option, "Operation Desert Storm," to force Iraq out of Kuwait. The preparation of the operation took two and a half months and it involved a massive air- and sea lift. Finally, in January 1991, the U. S. Congress voted to support Security Council resolution 660. It authorized using "all necessary means" if Iraq did not withdraw from Kuwait by ... . After establishing air superiority, coalition forces disabled Iraq's command and control centers, especially in Baghdad and Al Bashrah. This caused the co...

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... serve the sublime objectives of the Arab nation. • The decision was not a product of the moment but an institutional embodiment of a historical, social and cultural reality. Deep religious and cultural ties link the six states, and strong kin relations prevail among their citizens. All these factors, enhanced by one geographical entity extending from sea to desert, have facilitated contacts and interaction among them, and created homogeneous values and characteristics. • The GCC ... charter states that the basic objectives are to effect coordination, integration and inter-connection...

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... the household of the Kurdish descent women do most of the housework, while the children help with the rest. While the mother(s) and children do all of the work around the household. The man of the house is supporting the family economically. Women also are the main source for enculturation of the youth. They are the ones that teach the children the rules of which they have to follow. While the mother is teaching the kids the rules, the father is teaching the ... boys how to work when they are old enough. The ... ...

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... a serious deterioration period where essential needs were not being met by the government. Saddam continued to use sanctions and the oil for food program to his benefit, at the expense of his own people. If those people that were against the war see Saddam as a man at the helm of a safe regime, they should look at the facts. There is no doubt about it: Saddam Hussein was a threat ... to the entire world. The fact of the matter is that the Iraq war was carried out ... scarier to think that Saddam was bolstering his military every day and would still be doing so if he had not been taken ...

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... ...........................15 9. Conclusion..............................................................16 10.Sources...................................................................18 Introduction. I have chosen this theme for my work because terrorism is the most difficult and urgent global problem nowadays. Today there is no pace in the world where man can will feel himself in safety and protection. In all parts of the world each human being should realize what is terrorism? Terrorism has no nationality it's an international evil, which ... . He may very well be the worst. "And yet ...

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... a serious deterioration period where essential needs were not being met by the government. Saddam continued to use sanctions and the oil for food program to his benefit, at the expense of his own people. If those people that were against the war see Saddam as a man at the helm of a safe regime, they should look at the facts. There is no doubt about it: Saddam Hussein was a threat ... to the entire world. The fact of the matter is that the Iraq war was carried out ... scarier to think that Saddam was bolstering his military every day and would still be doing so if he had not been taken ...

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... when their only crime was to seek the freedom taken for granted in the West. The tragic deaths of British soldiers during the conflict has provoked many a debate as to whether the war should have happened in the first place, and whether the deaths of the young soldiers were in any way justified by the immeasurable benefits to the country and its people. Especially when the country in question is considered by some ... reason. His history in power speaks for itself. One year after gaining power, he started a conflict with Iran; a conflict that would eventually drag out for 8 years and cos...

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... must overcome a number of problems before it can be effectively achieved. Although a political transformation to a westernized style of democracy may never be fully accomplishable because of the differing culture and social norms, Iraqi citizens still must strive for their government to conquer these difficulties. There are four main problems in Iraq that have proven to be roadblocks in ... II however, Bellin (2004) points out that the situation is nowhere near close because of the Iraqi lack of experience with the concept of democracy. The final major issue that was discussed in the lit...

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... Iraq. This helped create the pro-war pro-American drumbeat in mass media. The media and the Bush Administration in the effort to gain support for the war in Iraq also used talking points. One talking point used by media and the Bush Administration was the statement that Iraq was the central front of the War on Terror.10 The Bush Administration was trying to make the point that they could ... not fight the War on Terror effectively without fighting ... a case for war largely on the premise of Hussein having WMDs.14 The President worked on convincing Congress, the American people, and the ...

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... , and transnational organizations-challenging the realist preoccupation with the state. Pluralist do not view the state as a unitary, rational actor, but rather as a battleground for conflicting bureaucratic and other interests, subject to the pressures of both domestic and transnational interest groups (Viotti and Kauppi 508). Directly opposing the realist perspective, pluralists see the concept of national security as concerning the "security of groups and individuals" compared to the "security of [the] state and territory" (Viotti and ... Kauppi 25). These differences show the variety...

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... ; one from Senator Morse, and the second from Senator Ernest Gruening, who considered the resolution a "blank check" for a war any where in Southeast Asia. The House of Representatives took about an hour to debate the resolution before passing it unanimously. On August 10th President Johnson signed the resolution into law, and then in February 1965 Johnson, using the authority granted to him by the resolution, began and intensive bombing campaign in ... a politician. President Johnson was by far one of the most influential men in Washington while serving in the Senate. What would be know...

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... believed in the capability of the airplane. In 1930, Mitchell wrote: The advent of air power that can go to the vital centers of gravity and entirely neutralize or destroy them has put a completely new complexion on the old systems of war. It is now realized that the hostile main army in the field is a false objective and the real objectives are the vital centers. The old theory that victory meant the destruction of the hostile ... specific targets. Mitchell also advocated that combat aircraft should be used in collaboration with or to support the land and sea forces, i.e. joint operati...

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... force that ultimately grew to 100,000. The mujahidin were supported by aid from the United States, China, and Saudi Arabia, channelled through Pakistan, and from Iran. Although the USSR had superior weapons and complete air control, the rebels successfully eluded them. The conflict largely settled into a stalemate, with Soviet and government forces controlling the urban areas, and the Afghan guerrillas operating fairly freely in mountainous ... 11 deliberately crashes into the north side of the north tower of the World Trade Center approximately between the 94 and 98 floors. The plane wa...

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... Eric Schmitt that also outlined a U.S. plan for the invasion " a three-sided assault from north, south, and west by air, land, and sea " the Times took a similar tack: the reason for that silver-platter story, Schmitt made clear, was the source's frustration' that the plan was insufficiently creative, and failed to incorporate fully the advances in tactics and technology that the military made since the Persian Gulf war in 1991.""' (Cooper). For ... months now the Bush Administration has been accusing Sadam of ... ...

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... good" shape. Meanwhile, nearly 40% think it is getting better - double the number earlier in the year. The economy continues to be the top issue that voters are interested in, with 25% saying they think the presidential candidates should talk about jobs and the economy, compared to 14% who consider Medicare and health issues important, and only 7% the war or Iraq. However, from a personal point of view economic confidence remains ... December 2004, which has already been agreed in the last round of trade talks, that proves the focus of the election campaign. But trade is not an issue th...

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... to risk nuclear war to sabotage the Soviet system. During the mid 1980s Mikhail Gorbachev came to power in the USSR. Gorbachev was determined to stop the increasing break down of the Soviet system and to get rid of the USSR foreign policies that were weighing the country down. Between 1986-89 Gorbachev abandoned old Soviet ways and began to improve relations with the United States and reached agreements with Reagan to ... eliminate an entire class of nuclear missiles that were capable of striking Asia, and Europe from the USSR and vice-versa. The Soviet government ... ...

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... him to keep a tight grip on power despite American efforts to undermine his rule. In the second case, the stakes were much higher, as Hussein sought to annex Kuwait and take control over the enormous oil reserves. The results of the war with Iran did not reduce Hussein's ambitions and recklessness. If anything it increased them. He decided to use his armed forces to seize one ... prove further pursuits in purchasing any materials for weapons of mass destruction. Other evidence accusing Saddam of terrorism is the fact that he himself aids and protects terrorists; including al-Qaeda member...

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... the issues of which types of decisions the American leaders faced, the possible outcome of the war, and whether the war is justified. But, to better understand the current war, some knowledge of past events and relationships are needed. The American-Iraq relations before the war were rather complex. During the Cold War Iraq was closely tied to the Soviet Union but in 1980, following the end of the Cold War and the crumbling relations between the U.S. and ... Iran, the U.S. decided to ... ...

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... who opposed the economic interest of the QUAD were vulnerable to a decrease of domestic aid and sometimes the imposition of larger interest rates. The stolen wealth of the Third World during imperialism disabled the ability of periphery nations to develop industrially, and exponentially increased the rate that the core countries industrialized. The effect of World Wars dramatically enhanced this process and in the present has left the Third World helpless. Unfortunately, the only available aid ... crisis. Columbia has a severe debt crisis; that cannot be confused with the laughable illu...

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... dissent. Iraq has more forced disappearance cases than any other country, tens of thousands of people reported missing in the past decade. Iraq has violated the oil-for food program and the resolutions that were past by the United Nations ever since the 1991 Gulf War. The Iraqi government continued to smuggle goods out of Iraq to get revenue for its illicit activities. In addition to illegally ... 187). After years of hide and seek, the inspection system broke down in 1998. The United Nations pulled its inspectors from the country (CNN Interactive Internet). The U.S. and British establi...

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... was religion. Both nations were Muslim, with the leaders from Iran mainly from the Shiite branch and the leaders of Iraq from the Sunni. Before the Iranian revolution, the distinction between the countries was less religious than ideological. The ruling Ba'ath Party in Iraq was socialist and pro-Soviet, whereas the Iranian shah was anti-socialist and pro-Western. The Iraqi leadership became more of an issue ... . Thus, the policy that emerged was to support the pro-Western regimes in the region, bolster their defenses, and hope the combatants weakened each other to the point where neithe...

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... 400,000 square feet of space required complete structural demolition and reconstruction. Half of this area rests in the newly renovated Wedge 1 section of the Pentagon and the other half falls in the un-renovated Wedge 2. The Phoenix Project scope of work includes rebuilding the core and shell of Wedge 1 and the shell of Wedge 2. The E-ring, the Pentagon's outer ring where the aircraft hit the building was reoccupied on September 11, 2002. All of ... the areas damaged by the terrorist attack will be completely restored by spring ... ...

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