... or ill-treatment of prisoners of war or persons on the seas, killing of hostages, [plunder of public or private property, wanton destruction of cities, towns or villages, or devastation not justified by military necessity]" (The Avalon Project paragraph 12). Being the head of state behind this attack, George Bush is directly responsible for the murder of civilians and the destruction of Iraqi towns and cities. Article 7 of the Numburg charter states "The official position of defendants, whether ... has no resources to threaten world peace. Even if credible evidence were presented agains...

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... we are now over seas fighting a war against Iraq. On the other hand, the Iraqi people are split in half concerning Americas involvement in their country. Some feel that the US needs to remove Saddam from power. He is a destructive leader that doesn't protect any of his citizen's rights. But on the reverse side, just as many Iraqi's feel that the US needs to mind their own ... them back into Iraq. Turkey's biggest concern is their economy. During the Gulf War, they lost $44 million in trade. They are estimating a $14 billion loss for this war. Germany is against the war. They feel that t...

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... better schooling which is admirable. Although, why are we not fixing our own country first? There are still plenty of places in the United States that need the same treatment, and because of what is going on over seas, those places have to come in second. Not to mention, where is the eighty seven billion dollars going to come from? It is going to come out ... of everybody's pockets. Even those who do not support the war will be "contributing" to the fund. Taxes are going to go up, and everybody ... not find that to be warning enough how about Vladamir Putin's address on October 4th, 20...

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... support went down. While the war is officially "over," the United States continues to lose soldiers everyday. The American people are tired of losing good lives over seas, and the polls show it. Soon the U.S. will have a presidential election and the war will be a major issue for the candidates and their campaigns. Also, in the Iraqi occupation and the war itself there has been a new milestone in the media world. News coverage is ... very explicit and surprisingly live. To list several differences we can start with what the government allowed the media ... ...

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... 's "One Year On: Power, Purpose and Strategy in American Foreign Policy" discusses the changes that have occurred since the September 11th attacks. He views them as a good thing for the United States because he feels that it will allow the president more freedom/funding when addressing problems over seas. Before the terrorist attacks, the US seemed to be more concerned with how much combating enemies would cost ... or how long it would take to win. The concerns lied in whether or not we could fight our battles in the most ideal way possible, and if we couldn't, the plans were usually sho...

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... the Gulf of Tonkin. At the time though, the two battleships were about 70 nautical miles north east of the mainland. The next night around 9:30pm the Maddox reported radar contact with unidentified vessels. The Maddox fired star shells when the contacts were within 8,000 yards, and the C. Turner Joy began firing when the contacts were within 6,000 yards. Visual confirmation of the contacts was never made because it was a cloudy night, with rough seas ... , and Iraq's failure to allow weapon inspectors complete and total access to the country stating that "this is a regime that has someth...

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