... 'a window on the world' still seems to be common in the newsroom. The newsreader is presented as a 'neutral' observer. By reading the scripted news, the newsreader, dressed with sober formality in an orderly studio, and seated behind a desk (which reduces their body language), appears to speak 'the objective discourse of "the truth"'1. How do news bulletins ... Hall suggested three hypothetical interpretative codes or positions for the reader of a text: • Dominant (or 'hegemonic') reading: The reader shares the program's 'code' (its meaning system of values, attitudes, beliefs and as...

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... began an earlier agricultural civilization, came from the upper part of Iran during the second millennium BC. They were an Indo-European group related to the Aryans of India. • In 549 BC Cyrus the Great United the Medes and Persians in the large Persian Empire. However, Alexander the Great conquered Persia in 333 BC. • The Persians regained their independence ... nearly one million families that can be divided into three closely knit groups: the bazaar community, the urban entrepreneurs and the clergymen. 3. The Salaried Middle Class: This group had over one million members by 1977 a...

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... that is unique to that particular area or region. This applies to the Kurds because there are two dialects of Kurdish, The Kurmanji dialect in the north, and the sorani dialect group in the central and south, (Wikipedia). There are cultural norms that limit what we can talk about around certain people. For example it is a taboo to talk about incest in our ... their culture leads to a looser definition of incest. For example marriage between cousins is okay but is not between brother and sister. Also, Primary factors mainly contribute to the Kurds because they are ascribed and yet again ...

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... what stands for "Saddam - is our leader. "After 30 years of repression, there is no political life in Iraq outside Saddam's leadership and Saddam's family," said Rend Rahim Francke of the Iraq Foundation, a Washington-based pro-democracy group. How bad does Mr. Hussein have to be? The danger Mr. Hussein cannot be overstated. He is no tinpot despot, singled for arbitrary ... common goals - the expulsion of non-Muslim control or influence from Muslim inhabited lands. Al Qaeda now encompasses members and factions of several major Islamic militant organizations, including Egypt's Islamic Gro...

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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 their fight ... by looking at the case of Yemen. Yemen has gone from an authoritarian government to a democracy within the period of a few short years. The primary difference between the Yemenis and the I...

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... decade. The initial response from the American people was a positive one. The American people believed the President had fulfilled his promise of a swift and quick war. As the war dragged on the Mission Accomplished speech became a negative symbol of President Bush's failures in Iraq. President Bush had ... people to get behind the War in Iraq16 on the premise of false intelligence, but had a harder time gaining international support and approval. President Bush and the Bush Administration did not convince the UN into allowing military action to be taken against Iraq. President Bush did...

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... than a quarter of the trade gap. Many of the Democratic hopefuls for president have endorsed such demands, and want new protection for workers and the environment included in any new trade deals. Mr Bush has been steering a difficult course, agreeing to trade sanctions against steel and textiles imports while maintaining his position in favour of free trade. However, neither of the major world trade ... year has started with indications that on a range of international issues, from North Korea to steel tariffs, there is a greater sense of realism in the White House on both global securi...

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... 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 would have no way of knowing when the jets come without the ... center of Iraqi war efforts, defense ministry, presidential palace, and the airport. Hundreds of anti-aircraft guns mounted on top of buildings, opened fire on the incoming attackers. The guns were useless, advanced Allied planes were to fast and to high for the guns to hit them. The anti-aircraft g...

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... awakened this morning by the noise of an enemy air raid. I ran and hid in the nearby trench. I had breakfast and afterwards something indescribable happened. Two enemy planes came toward us and began firing at us, in turn, with missiles, machine guns, and rockets. I was almost killed. Death was a yard away from me. The missiles, machine guns and rockets didn't let up. One of the rockets hit ... and pierced our shelter, which was penetrated by shrapnel. Over and over we said, "Allah, Allah ... , Allah." One tank burned and three other tanks belonging to 3rd Company, which we were with, w...

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... 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 cost the lives of over 1 million Iraqi soldiers. He authorised one of his generals, a man known as "Chemical Ali", to use chemical weapons on ... weapons that America claims he does, then the weapons are no different to those already possessed by America, Britain, France, Russia, China and several other countries. The justification of a war just on these grounds seems to be even more hypocritical after the declaration by North Korea that .....

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... to mind, but does one actually think that the single boy will be able to ask the group for his money back? Will the victim be able to say "Stop please, let's be friends," and propose that they eat at the same lunch table? The groups of boys represent a strong threat, ... of nuclear weaponry, being a threat to national security. A realist would suggest that the boy would be able to gain respect from the group if he showed his strength and determination to keep his money. On the other hand a pluralist would suggest that the boy could have his father intervene, telling the boys ... is su...

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... wide range of forms of torture, including the gouging out of eyes, severe beatings and electric shocks. Some victims have died as a result and many have been left with permanent physical and psychological damage." President Bush spoke to a group of Iraqi- Americans and free Iraqis who fled torture and persecution in Iraq and moved to the United States. Although Hussein agreed twelve years prior to the Iraqi ... War, to disarm all weapons of mass destruction, he has systematically violated that agreement. The United Nations and the United States have known ... facing the United States to...

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... more important agenda, however, it is rarely necessary due to the vast economic dominance already held over Third World countries by core countries and their international corporations. Recently, the only times that military intervention has proved prominent is in cases where there is much political resistance ... Soviet satellite nations. If these organizations could not appease these nations, there was always the threat of communist revolutions in Western Europe and Southeast China. However, in areas such as Latin America most resistance to democracy involved reformist rather than rev...

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... War I, the French introduced chemical warfare using 26mm gas grenades containing xylyl-e bromide (a strong irritant to skin, eyes, and tissue, toxic by inhalation and ingestion), and used them against the French. According to Robert Burke, during April 1915, the first large-scale use of chemicals occurred during ... nerve agents by terrorist. The attacks in Japan have shown that the threat of nerve agent use is very real. When an individual or group decides to make a threat to use chemical agents at target in the U.S., it must be taken seriously. According to Robert Burke, ... attacks i...

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... threatened. The United States agreed to take responsibility in enforcing the agreement of the armistice. The armistice was finally signed on July 27, 1953. Guatemala In 1953 the CIA contacted a group of Guatemalan exiles under the command of Carlos Acastillo Armas to start an uprising over then president Jacob Arbenz. In 1954 a mercenary army, trained by the CIA launched an invasion ... destabilization of the war, particularly of the American bombing campaigns in Cambodia. Afghanistan The afghan war, which was from 1978-92, was a conflict between anti-Communist Muslim guerrillas and the A...

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... Tonkin. The next day the U.S. destroyer Maddox entered the Gulf of Tonkin with orders to patrol the area near the islands and "stimulate and measure" North Vietnamese and Chinese radar. On August 2, the Maddox reported picking up radio transmissions indicating a possible attack on the ship. The Maddox ... saying the strikes were "evidence that the U.S. -- aligned with the Zionist entity Israel -- planned a larger attack against the Arab nations and the Palestinians," and continued to ignore the legitimacy of the no-fly zones. During his State of the Union address in January 2002, the Pres...

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... depart. The interim government will distribute out the humanitarian assistance that Iraqi civilians would need. Around sixty percent of the country's 25 million citizens depend on the rations, water, shelter, and medical care provided by United Nations humanitarian assistance. General Tommy Franks will be in charge of delivering supplies after Iraq is considered secured. Other missions would include securing Iraq's borders ... , which supported the action against Iraq but could not be seen to be involved in an alliance with Israel (Towle 185). In his offensive attacks against Iran, Kuwai...

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... and Iraq reach an agreement and seal the border, Iraq killed the Kurds and the United States denied them refuge. Also in 1975 the United States vetoes a Security Council resolution, which condemned Israeli, attacks on the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon. In 1979 the United States begins covert aid to a guerrilla group ... known as the Mujahideen, in Afghanistan six months before the Soviet invasion; over the next decade the United States provides over three billion dollars in aid and training to the Mujahideen. 80s Ronald Reagan was elected President ... situation, this also damage...

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... in Iraq plummeted. Iraq did not take advantage of this offer. There was widespread suffering, food shortages, an absence of essential medicines, and a general deterioration of essential social services. In 1996, the UN established the Oil-for-Food program, which allowed Iraq to sell oil ... how could they hide from the inspectors? The Iraqis could really do very little to hide weapon infrastructure, however they could easily disperse documents and personnel, which are the critical pieces of building a successful weapons of mass destruction program. According to former lead United States S...

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... to demonstrate why war is necessary in the first place. In newsrooms across the country, reporters debated how best to cover such complex issues as government secrecy, leaks of intelligence, and the formal release of classified materials, all of which seemed to bolster the administration's position that it was necessary to confront Saddam Hussein. Even in relaxed times, the intelligence ... most part, probably not be shown. Again, I have chosen to use the Potter Box to evaluate the ethical dilemma surrounding the way in which journalists report on government intelligence reports and lea...

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... in Iraq plummeted. Iraq did not take advantage of this offer. There was widespread suffering, food shortages, an absence of essential medicines, and a general deterioration of essential social services. In 1996, the UN established the Oil-for-Food program, which allowed Iraq to sell oil ... how could they hide from the inspectors? The Iraqis could really do very little to hide weapon infrastructure, however they could easily disperse documents and personnel, which are the critical pieces of building a successful weapons of mass destruction program. According to former lead United States S...

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... coalition drove Iraq out but did not eliminate Saddam Hussein from power (ibid.). Subsequent to the Gulf War the U.S. tried containment, but after the containment regime - sanctions, weapons inspections, and no-fly zones - remained in place longer than expected Saddam found ways to get around U.N. controls (ibid.). Then in 1993, following a foiled assassinations attempt on the former President ... other real aims, making a faithful reconstruction of the Decision making process before this war almost impossible. Oil for instance is a very popular alternative motive (Kinsley, March 10,2003...

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... power if a rapid strike is made against the opposing centers.5 (WWII: A Photographic history, Netherlands, 1998) Unlike Douhet's concept of aerial bombing, Mitchell's concept was more on pinpoint and specific targets. (Above) The battleship Hyuga sinks after air raids on Kure naval base. As such, rather than concentrating air attacks on population centres (Douhet's theory) or the main ... employ a variety of aircraft types with different configurations, each accomplishing its own mission. For future wars, although certain advanced aircraft type could fulfill more than one role (e.g. swe...

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... decided it was the right time to move upon Iran. As the war built, allies started to form. Iran received help from Syria and Israel and Iraq received help from mostly the gulf states. This was due to the gulf states feeling Iran was a greater danger to them than ... Arabia was not conquered by Hussein's juggernaut. Having rolled over Kuwait, Hussein already controlled over 20 percent of the world's oil reserves(Iraq and Kuwait). Saudi Arabia contained an additional 20 percent. Then this therefore led to the decision to move coalition troops into Saudi Arabia to ... proven to approxima...

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