... a Kurd who fought, many times successfully, against European crusaders like Richard the Lion hearted. To this day the Kurds play a major role in the fight against the extremist "Islamic State" (Filkins). Language is also very important and poetry and writing is recited orally to this day (Ibrahim). We can learn about the Kurds through their art as well. We can learn a lot ... . They represent the survival of the Kurdish language and culture. Folklore is quite often told in the form of epics and our sung (Ibrahim). An odd thing in their folklore is the absence of good and evil (Ibrahim). ...

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... a statement as a government representative on the Fifth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention, which passed in Geneva, Switzerland, : "The most important reason we gather here is to assess compliance with the BWC provisions outlawing the development, production, acquisition, stockpiling, or retention of biological weapons and their delivery systems. While the vast majority of the BWC's parties have conscientiously met their commitments, the ... outside Saddam's leadership and Saddam's family," said Rend Rahim Francke of the Iraq Foundation, a Washington-based pro-democr...

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... of crisis). Loyalty to the journalistic profession to tell the truth and not do anything that would reflect poorly on the profession. Loyalty to employer to cover the story as thoroughly as possible. In conjunction with the Potter Box, I think it is important to consider two ethical news values- Tenacity and Sufficiency. Philip Patterson, author of Media Ethics: Issues & Cases ... , defines Tenacity as "knowing when a story is important enough to require additional effort, both personal and institutional. Tenacity drives journalists to provide all the depth ... they can regardless of th...

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... . Mostly it's the middle way. The form is also important, we know a narrative, photos, two-screen, etc. - Elite, this is a subject where news seems to concentrate on. By elite I mean the people who live in the public eye, like queens, pop stars, actors, and politicians. - Genre, the news assumes that our society is fragmented in different areas: politics, economy, sport, foreign affairs, domestic news ... back into the audience. It is typically followed by a softer news magazine program, often of local as opposed to national interest, which is designed to appeal to women and to consolida...

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An important topic in international politics today is if Iraq has the ability to politically succeed. Judging by their present democratic and military standing; Iraq seems to be headed in the wrong direction. The westernized view of political success or democracy is still in reach but Iraqi citizens must overcome a number of problems before it can be effectively achieved. Although a political transformation to a westernized style ... educated on the workings of a democratic government. The various problems that Iraq will face as it works to become a more democratic nation have been a topic o...

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... on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, or the 9/11 Commission, made up of five Democrats and five Republicans, stated in their report concerning 9/11 that there were no ties between Saddam Hussein in Iraq and the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Some have even argued that the Bush family had closer ties to the ... he would not get approval from the U.N early on in the process with Russia, Germany, and France fighting to stall the invasion of Iraq.21 Russia having veto power in the UN was unlikely to allow an invasion of Iraq. It is important to note that the three countries fighting to stall...

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... , economic issues that are unresolved. • The Republic of Iran is a major crossing point in the Gulf, which makes it a very important location. Even though Iran is not an Arabic speaking country, it is a major part of the Middle East and has a broad and an ongoing civilization. Sources: - N.R. Keddi, Religion and Politics in Iran (1983) - www.mesteel.com/countries/iran/index.html. - www.encyclopedia.com - US ... of the private sector. Sources: - www.encyclopedia.com - www.cia.gov Iran; Pre-Revolution The Iranian Revolution is one of the major socio-political upheavals in recent history. ...

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... 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 would have no way of knowing when the jets come without the radar. The jets carrying EMCs jammed the Iraqi radar while ... the others bombers honed in...

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... national security objectives for Iraq were limitation of proliferation, reduction of weapons of mass destruction, containment, the removal of Saddam Hussein, regional stability, and sustainable international and domestic support. Clearly Saddam and his regime were not in compliance with the sanctions or in meeting the above objectives. Continual refusal to comply with the resolutions would ultimately lead the US into war with Iraq. The UN ... the option to re-invite the inspection teams to diffuse an accumulation of American support for aggressive action towards Iraq. Looking back with ...

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... national security objectives for Iraq were limitation of proliferation, reduction of weapons of mass destruction, containment, the removal of Saddam Hussein, regional stability, and sustainable international and domestic support. Clearly Saddam and his regime were not in compliance with the sanctions or in meeting the above objectives. Continual refusal to comply with the resolutions would ultimately lead the US into war with Iraq. The UN ... the option to re-invite the inspection teams to diffuse an accumulation of American support for aggressive action towards Iraq. Looking back with ...

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... on a global scale, as the organization is suppose to act as an international mediator. There are four ranges of action that are considered to be diplomacy: coercion, sanctions, reward, and compromise (Viotti and Kauppi 497). The use of coercion does not always deal with using force to control another organization; this achieved verbally. Sanctions are measures that instill the idea that an ... resolutions with no repercussions. Following the August agreements was UNSCR 687, which acts as another form of pluralist diplomacy. This important resolution would end the Gulf War in a ceasefire ...

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... from years of sanctions and oppression. His murderous regime has denied the Iraqi people a democratic government, and crushed those who fought to get one. It will never be known the total amount of people murdered by the dictator, 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 ... pull out of NATO and the UN, those organisations would n...

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... more or 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) and taking that into consideration as the least important goal, possible alternatives to the war for the U.S. can be identified. There are six different methods of control; persuasion, indoctrination, authority, inducements, coercion ... this alternative was abandoned and the U.S. prepared to carry out its threat, the use of Force. Though the use of coercion may have caused Iraq to disar...

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... the time this justification proves to have a second 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 conflicting with international ... corporate interests such as dictatorships in Cuba, Mexico, and most visible in the situation of Iraq. Before analyzing the methods of today's global strategies it is important to identify the rel...

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... 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 fragile. This may partly be due to the fact that wages and salaries are growing more slowly in the recovery than corporate profits. It may also be ... Washington's globa...

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... , but most importantly, it had proven the rapid advance in military technology. There is also no doubt that steady and important advances are taking place in targeting and intelligence, battle management, all-weather offensive combat, weapon lethality and accuracy, long-range attack capability, beyond-visual-range air combat, air defence, air defence suppression, and stealth and penetration capability. These capabilities in modern wars have validated the importance of technology ... in reshaping the nature of war.11 However, even with the ... ...

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... protect global oil supplies? Other powers were more directly concerned as consumers of Persian Gulf oil, but they were not as eager to commit military force, to risk their youth in battle and to pay for the costs of the war. Critics of President Bush continued to maintain that he was taking advantage of the issue of energy supplies ... 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...

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This essay discusses many important events of US history from the 70s to the present day THIS TOOK ME FOREVER TO RESEARCH AND THEN WRITE, ENJOY! OHH AND IT WAS AN A+ 70s The Watergate incident was named after the office complex it took place in. Which at the time was the Democratic Party's campaign headquarters. This began with the wiretapping of Democratic headquarters. These acts ... , Coalition forces began a massive air raid on Iraqi ground targets. The air raid had three goals: to damage or destroy Iraqi air defenses, to disrupt command and control of the Iraqi armies, and to weaken all g...

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... that goal. Iraq also hoped to seize an Iranian section called Khuzestan, an area known for it's oil fields. A more important issue than geography 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 gulf states feeling Iran was a greater danger to them than Iraq was. Although the Soviets openly supported their traditional client state, Iraq, they covertly assisted Iran in exchange for not medd...

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... Aden under tow. (Desperate Hours The USS Cole was a 500 foot, 8300 ton high- tech warship bound for patrol duty in the gulf, they were making a routine 6 hour "gas-and-go" stop in Aden, when two men in a small white boat, who looked friendly and waved, allowed the crew to mistake the suicide bombers for trash men. (Desperate Hours.) A secret report on an FBI investigation ... .m. , When the second plane hit the second tower, the nation realized that these incidents were no accident. At 9:43a.m. , American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon, and within and hour, a fourth plane h...

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... time by 4,200 clocks, drink from 691 water fountains, utilize 284 rest rooms, consume 4,500 cups of coffee, 1,700 pints of milk and 6,800 soft drinks prepared or served by a restaurant staff of 230 persons and dispensed in 1 dining room, 2 cafeterias, and 6 snack bars. Over 200,000 telephone calls are made daily through phones connected by 100,000 miles of telephone cable. The Defense ... Post Office handles about 1,200,000 pieces of mail monthly. The Army Library alone provides 300,000 publications and 1,700 periodicals in various languages. When the outermost wall of the destroyed wed...

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... $20-$30 million dollars more than the U.S. gave to all the rest of Latin America combined. Vietnam The Vietnam War was a war fought between 1964 and 1975 on the ground in South Vietnam and bordering areas of Cambodia and Laos, and in bombing runs over North Vietnam. Fighting on one side was a coalition of forces including the United States, the Republic of Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand ... Schabowski, said that the Berlin Wall's border would be opened for "private trips abroad". Soon thereafter, an onrush of East Berliners headed towards West Berlin, and there were celebrations at the...

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... yes. Senator Gaylord Nelson tried to have an amendment added that would restrict the scope of the resolution to the task at hand, which meant the defense of U.S. assets in Southeast Asia, and the defense of South Vietnam, but to avoid direct military conflict whenever possible. Senator Nelson ran out of time before he was able to put the amendment up for ... the two resolutions as well starting with the time it took Congress to pass the resolutions respectively. There is a difference between the scope of authority given to each President and also a difference in the eminent danger facin...

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... depended on the acquisition of nuclear weapons. He had been working on building weapons of mass destruction since the 1970's, spending hundreds of billions of dollars to obtain them and forgoing billions more in oil revenues during the 1990's, because of sanctions opposed by the United Nations just to achieve his secret programs. He knew that having the weapons he would be ... has taught the world that countries can never allow any dictator to use force arbitrarily. The United States must continue its policy of 6 eliminating any dictator with military action and preventing similar opera...

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