... 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 features they may have, such as truthfulness or fidelity'. Furthermore, 'What makes an action morally right or wrong is the total good or evil it ... events of September 11, 2001, the US government has appeared to have adopted a more proactive approach to protecting national interests relating to terrorist and anti-US activity. Therefo...

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... proposed Iraqi Assistance Fund until such time that a new Iraqi government was installed. The Fund would have an international advisory board with representatives of the UN Secretary General, the IMF, and the World Bank. The board would also appoint independent auditors. Needless to stress, What the IMF and the World Bank can advise will be no different from Washington's viewpoint. So, it is ... the one representative of Kofi Annan that would make the board ... as far as civil administration was concerned. Had there been Americans occupying these two cities instead, their reaction woul...

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... regime. This resulted in street protests that have gained a great deal of media attention. President Bashar al-Assad's response to these demonstrations was ruthless, evident in the number of causalities till date. Many have died due to the numerous government led massacres, while others have been displaced. The atrocities the Syrian people have faced and still continue to face have been characterized as crimes against humanity ... utmost importance.17 The main purpose for creating the educational outreach was to gain support from the next generation of Syrians. ISIS has also strategically...

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... his point across. The good thing about this speech was emotion played a vital part in the presentation. He belittled the Japanese by giving examples of how they went behind our back and attacked Hawaii without any formal declaration of war. President Roosevelt restored our patriotism by promising a victory over the "enemy". I quote President Roosevelt towards the ... his ideas. After reading this speech, I felt anger towards Japan based on what happened over 6 decades ago. This shows me exactly how effective his rhetoric was, to be able to touch someone who was born 40 years after the ...

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... fear. His rule has also consisted of various military engagements that have demonstrated relentless aggression towards other nations in the Middle East. More importantly, however, is the fact that this Iraqi government has historically supported and aided different terrorist organizations in furthering their destructive goals that aim to raise fear in nations that operate under ideals of freedom and liberty. Iraq has also ... , and even kidnapping. An Iraqi defector told the New York Times that "We were training these people to attack installations important to the United States."" Anoth...

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... 's family, tribe and a small number of associates remain his most loyal supporters. He uses them to convey his orders, including to members of the government. Saddam acts to ensure that there are no other centers of power in Iraq. He has crushed parties and ethnic groups, such ... . Current policy provides no strategic long-term approach. The economic sanctions have done little to accomplish their official purpose. The Iraqi regime is still intact and there is no evidence that the economic sanctions have played any military role at all. The Iraqi population is devastated by starvation .....

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... financing, the International Monetary Fund. In 1995 the IMF loaned $1.8 billion to Algeria's government to make "structural adjustments." The Paris Club, the international consortium that manages Algeria's foreign debt, refinanced $7 million of the countries oil debts. This has served to ease the struggling economy of the country. Algeria, due to its struggling oil and gas economy, also depends on agriculture. The agriculture ... are France, Italy, the United States, Germany, Spain, and Japan. Unlike Algeria, Bahrain cannot depend on oil to economically provide for its future. Oil was di...

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... responsibility of the Security Council under the present Charter to take at any time such action as it deems necessary in order to maintain or restore international peace and security". The real question remains, Does Iraq possess weapons of mass destruction? And does it have connections to the AL-Queda network? Those are the only bases to approve the Pre-Emtion attack (Pit 27) Since ... 1998, Iraq has been fundamentally disarmed. 90-95% of its weapons have been verifiably destroyed. This includes nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons, the factories and production equipment, the ......

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... at the sound of his or her name. People that have changed the course of history that have killed millions of people and that have started wars between countries. People like Napoleon Bonaparte, Adolph Hitler or even Gengas Khan. Some have been thought to be geniuses to have so much power over their people. How can someone convince people to kill and destroy other people? They are thought of as tyrants, but ... force had displayed its might during local demonstrations. This show of force had impressed Iraq, thus, the decision to launch a massive attack on Iranian air bases. Much of Iraq'...

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... Over and over we said, "Allah, Allah, Allah." One tank burned and three other tanks belonging to 3rd Company, which we were with, were destroyed. That was a very bad experience. Time passed and we waited to die. The munitions dump of the 68th Tank Battalion exploded. A cannon shell fell on one of ... the soldiers' positions, but, thank God, no one was there. The soldiers were somewhere else. The attack lasted about 15 minutes, but it seemed like a year to me. I read chapters in the Qur'an. How ... hard it is to be killed by someone you don't know, you've never seen and, can't confront. ...

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... 1958 he was a complicity in an assassination attempt against Abdul Karim Qasim, Prime Minister of Iraq. The attempt failed, it was planed so that when Qasim got in his car they would ambush him and fire on the car. Using powerful AK 47 the bullets went right through ... November 1968 Nasir al-Hani, former Foreign Minister and co-plotter of the 17 July 1968 coup is abducted from his home under the pretext that President Bakr wanted to consult with him. A few days later his body is discovered dumped in a ditch. January 1969 17 alleged "spies" (including 13 Jews ... sovereignty", the Iraqi ...

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... , "religion- and all the charades our politicians can act out through this medium that have been accepted for far too long. In order to remain free, we must begin to dispel the myths and harness the truth. ON FREE DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS; WHY WE ARE HERE Has anyone thought about why we have Bush for President? Joseph Stalin said "those who cast the votes decide nothing ... man. Now this poorly informed majority will play a pivotal role come the 2004 election. During the 2000 election, Bush and Company received polling information that this aforementioned majority was absent at the poles. So...

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... by the king, and the deputies were elected by "secondary- electors who were in turn elected by "primary- electors, "all male Iraqi subjects who have reached the age of 20, are mentally competent, are not undischarged bankrupts, and have not lost their civil rights or been convicted of a crime (Harris 87)."" The "primary- electors elect the "secondary- electors, who elect the deputies ... Arab Ba'th (Resurrection) Party was started in Damascus, Syria, in 1940. Its principle ideology was based on Arab unity encompassing all Arab lands and people (Baram 9). With the turmoil that erupted in...

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... . Driven by religious zeal and the desire for the spoils of war, they brought Muslim rule to Syria, Egypt, and what was left of the Sasanian Empire. Umar was assassinated in 644 by a Persian slave and succeeded by Uthman, passing over Ali, Muhammad's nephew. Uthman followed different policies from Abu-Bakr, favoring his own clan, the Umayyads, as well as other Meccan ... of the Empire. At the northern borders of the Empire Khazars threatened stability. In the far east, Turkish nomads did the same. Tribal feuds still raged even in areas that had converted to Islam early on. In addition, m...

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... of all needed materials to fight the war and realized that they had no offense. Mustafa's army was confined to the mountains and new that it would be impossible to fight an upcoming Iraqi battle. Both sides agreed that the appropriate measure to take was inviting a mediator in to come to a peaceful resolution. ... political structure changed in both countries. Iraq's political structure changed after the fall of their President Shah. Their military weakened dramatically and led to the uprising of a new president, Saddam Hussein. With the uprising of his power in 1979, Saddam immediately ...

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... Storm"). Kuwait itself was made a British colony in 1899 and oil was discovered there in the late 1930's. However, it was not until after World War II (1939-1945) that Kuwait began to export large quantities of oil. Oil wealth transformed the society. Just as the rest of the Persian Gulf, the strategic importance of oil became increasingly apparent as the industry ... backed off after British troops landed to defend Kuwait. Iraq formally withdrew its claim to Kuwait in 1963. However, in 1965, Iraq demanded the two Persian Gulf islands of Wabah and Bubiyan, along with other Kuwaiti terri...

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... did allow military enforcement of the embargo; however, Iraq closed its borders keeping foreign citizens as hostages. On November 29, 1990, the UN issued an ultimatum declaring that any means necessary would be used to remove Iraq from Kuwait if Iraq did not leave peacefully by January 15, 1991. Iraq rejected the ultimatum. Allied Forces Come Together A few weeks after the Iraqi ... used by allied planes, and Japan and Germany gave financial support. The initial goal was to put an end to Iraqi action, yet most countries knew that sooner or later force might have to be used to remove Ira...

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... their attention against Shiite Muslim rebels of the south of Iraq and later the Kurdish rebels in the north of Iraq. Both of which the US encouraged to fight against Saddam; however, Bush Sr. at that time did not want a divided Iraq so his troops in the region watched as the rebels get slaughtered by his forces. This would be a mistake in ... which Bush Sr.'s son would have to regret. Saddam Hussein committed many acts during the Persian Gulf War that were obviously distasteful to the rest of the world. Before Operation Desert Storm ... , he threatened to use Westerners from the capture...

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... make it seem better than it actually was, so it would be nice to have a document from a resident of Cordoba who was of Iberian origin and experienced both non-Muslim and Muslim rule describing the change of the city after the Arab conquest of Iberian Peninsula for he had a different view, so when these two perspectives add up the whole accurate picture of ... of the residence's lives, and even the wealthy merchants were mostly from foreign lands. Therefore, it'd be nice to have a document from a permanent resident of Tabriz who were poor, to describe his view of the city so that the r...

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... Osama bin Laden, left President George W. Bush with a daunting and complicated decision of how to react. President Bush was faced with an assault that "was so sudden and so shocking that it seemed to obliterate many of the doubts that were the legacy of the country's tortured Vietnam experience. Polls show that up to 90% of Americans support a military response," wrote Mark Barabak. Simultaneously, President Bush and ... 000 lightly armed infantry...10 Su-22 fighter-bombers, 5 MiG-21 fighters, 10 transport helicopters, (and) 40 cargo airplanes...(but) many are inoperable due to lack of s...

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... Houthis are an authentic, legitimate party in the Yemeni government and have been trying to take control since early 2005. They were displeased with Hadi election and began to act rebellious. Former President Saleh saw this as an opportunity to regain Yemen and take Hadi down. With the help of his ... 's resolution, a Saudi led coalition of the Gulf Corporation Council member countries has started bombing Yemen, trying to pound the Houthis into submission and replace Hadi to the acting President of that country. They are calling this Operation Decisive Storm and the U.S. has not offered a...

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... . 9000 BCE (Fertile Crescent)- In the Fertile Crescent, people began cultivating barley and wheat deliberately, rather than gathering grains for them to have to eat and to store for later. 7000-5000 BCE (Fertile Crescent)- Farming spread throughout the Fertile Crescent , as more plants and animals were domesticated ... BCE beer became a widespread in the Near East, when it appeared in a pictogram that two people had to drink the beer through a reed straw from a large pottery jar. This indicated that the ancient beer had many different substances such as grains, chaff, and other debris f...

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... of 1980, he proclaimed war on numerous neighboring nations. He began with invading Iran; during this eight-year war it has been estimated that over 150,000 Iraqi soldiers died. The war also severely damaged the Iraqi economy. In August of 1990, Hussein lashed out on the ... later in August of 2003, the number rose to 872 violent deaths, 498 of which involved gunfire (Baghdad Morgue). Security and safety are the citizen's main concerns. Everybody has a different sense of security, and how they, themselves define feeling secure. For some people to feel protected it may take them a scenari...

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... Americans. For the most part, these ills of society are difficult to control. Regardless of the precautions Americans take to rid themselves of these misfortunes, they affect (excluding was) every town in every part of America. One of the more serious conflicts that Americans have faced is war. Recently, for example, when Iraq invaded Kuwait on August 2, 1990, the United States was faced with ... the choice to ignore it or intervene. On August 3, the United States choose to intervene in the Persian Gulf Crisis. However, it is in the United States" best ... Iraq. And most important of a...

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... upon Bush's strategic and stylistic mode of expression, his use of validated logical argument, and his use of dialectical ethics, the following pages will demonstrate how, overall, Bush presented a compelling argument for entering into war with Iraq. On March 19, 2003 at 10:16 P.M. EST, President George W. Bush ... tactic here. Perhaps the most forceful quote throughout the argument remains: "We will meet that threat now, with our Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard, and Marines so that we do not have to meet it later with armies of fire fighters and police and doctors on the streets ......

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