... similar. Obviously Hitler was a German Nazi leader and Hussein is an Islamic Iraqi leader. But as well all know the depth of human nature does not change by race or religion. Hitler swallowed countries and destroyed Jewish people in a large ... considered a success. But now after Osama bin Laden's attack on the United States September 11, we are not able to just sit back and contain possible terrorism. The many governments of the world feel that it needs to be wiped out. Since ... Iraq, to Bin Laden. Bush has been acting very bluntly in his speeches lately, challenging the U.N. to step u...

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... allies: George W. Bush said "States like these, and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world. By seeking weapons of mass destruction, these regimes pose a grave and growing danger. They could provide these arms to terrorists, giving them ... that all that has been achieved by reform and international engagement could be stopped and reversed by Tehran's inclusion in the "axis of evil". Washington has accused Iran of trying to foment unrest in Western Afghanistan and of sheltering al-Qaeda fighters, and see's Iran ... militant group as an...

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... after 6000 B.C.E. This artificial irrigation lead to a substantial increase in food supply and in turn a massive increase in population, especially in Sumer in the southern region of Mesopotamia. The agricultural potential of the land attracted migrants from other regions and by 3000 B.C.E the population of Sumer was approaching 100,000, an extremely large population for that era. As a result of this Sumer was ... region of Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia had no forests, and as a result had lack of building materials. Mesopotamians used mud as bricks and plaster which isn't ideal because mud cr...

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... join ISIS in Syria. With many Islamist fighters passing through Turkey to fight in Syria, Turkey has been accused of becoming a transit country for such fighters and has been labelled the "Gateway to Jihad". Turkish border patrol officers are reported to have deliberately overlooked those entering Syria, upon payment of a small bribe. A report by Sky News exposed documents showing that passports ... of foreign Islamists wanting to join ISIS by crossing into Syria had been stamped by the Turkish government. An ISIS commander stated that "most of the fighters who joined us in the beginnin...

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... an extremely contagious and deadly disease that evolves from a germ warfare agent known as "mycoplasma fermentans". This agent contains a gene that is linked to the HIV virus. However, Gulf War Illness spreads much more rapidly then the AIDS virus. It can be transmitted through casual contact such as perspiration or even a cough. These organisms are air borne and highly infectious. This germ ... detect. One can detect mycoplasmas through a development known as gene tracking. Gene tracking separates red and white blood cells and then separates the bond connected to DNA. The troops that w...

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... similar topics from past and recent newspaper articles. The preparations people were supposed to take before WWII and the preparations for possible war on Iraq. With the Iraq war the media has scared people way too much. I found an article that suggested that people duct tape there windows and vents to prevent biological warfare from entering there house. In today's world media try's to get people ... scared instead of prepared. Every day you hear something about war with Iraq. They always try to connect the issues with you and tell you that it could happen to you. Media makes people sc...

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... Hussein is hiding nuclear weapons which are very dangerous and terrifying for other allied nations of Iraq. Many Americans are protesting because they believe the war is over oil and not terrorism. Hundreds of protesters march up and down the street in Washington D.C. expressing their feelings of the war on terrorism. One protester says, "This didn't start with Sept. 11, and it didn't stop with ... the bombing of Afghanistan," (Una Osato, 1). This brings up an interesting problem: should we go to war with Iraq or just let the United Nations deal with it? Why are other ... to maintain in...

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... they know that next door someone is burning it. The issue of whether or not the desecration of the flag should be legal or not has been up in the air for many years. Every once in a while it is brought around to the House of Representatives where it is voted on. The opposing side to making the burning of the flag legal say that it is their right. They ... say that since there is free speech in America than it should not be taken away. The only message that the burning or desecrating ... of the flag puts out is anger. Instead of spreading ... ...

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... supporting President Bush's decision to go to war. Before clarifying his position Barnes makes it clear that while he believes the war is necessary, it would not be as short as many Americans hoped (Barnes). Barnes justified the decision to support the war based on the historical actions and inaction of Saddam Hussein. For example, he noted that twelve years of sanctions and inspections did ... at a very young age. Today, Uday and Qusay Hussein are known for surpassing their father in human rights abuses. For example, Uday is widely known for picking women off of the street and raping, ...

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... within that country. The estimate cost of reconstruction could reach $100 Billion. I believe that the $ 87 billion that the Bush Administration is asking for will cause an economic down for the American tax payers. This money should be a loan to the country and not a grant as the Bush Administration is requesting. Winer, Noah, "The Reconstruction of Iraq" Wall Street Journal 24 May 2003: 4 The Bush Administration, ... after requesting $87 billion for the reconstruction of Iraq stated that ... a spiral economic such as Iraq, many countries are skeptic in if they should help in the rebuil...

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... Kofi Annan. He was born in Ghana, on the 8th of April 1938, and assumed his current post in January 1997, and was reappointed in January 2001. His career highlights have been a mission to ensure transfer to democratic rule in Nigeria in 1998, brokering an agreement between Libya and the UN's security council concerning responsibility for the Lockerbie bombing in 1999 and he organised ... be made over whether or not Iraq, under Saddam Hussein, had been developing so-called weapons of mass destruction, and whether or not he posed a threat to international security. However, the US and UK ...

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... ,and powerful. Among the greatest works of the sumearians were their huge temples and the inventions of a system of writting. The writting system invented by the sumearians is called cuneiforn writting. It was probly the greatest invention by the sumerians. The writting was developed so that temple preists could keep track of the gods entering and leaving the store house. Wedge-shaped marks were made with a sharp reed on a wet clay tablet ... . When the tablet dried,it became very hard. The marks made on it were made permenent ... ...

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... be or what they may be doing. In the real world we are fast approaching a community with total surveillance. Australia is following the trend of countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom by establishing a large amount of security cameras all over the streets in order to keep a close eye on you. For example the Queen Street Mall in Brisbane now has an extensive amount of ... cameras throughout complex. The only place you are able to be without a camera ... watching you are the toilets. You may think that if you are not doing anything wrong that you have ... ...

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... Gudea from the Stokstad textbook. The Votive Statue image has a lot of similarities to the object I have chosen. This image shows an assortment of votives from the Sumerian time period. All of the votives have broad shoulders, a very plain dress and big wide eyes. These votives and figure 1 are both made out of limestone. It was common for votive figures to have writing on them, either ... to signify who the figure belongs to or to describe something that person did ... in god's honor.4 figure 1 appears to not have any inscriptions leading me to believe the figure could have been carve...

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... from his law code Hammurabi was also an accomplished military leader who extended his reign and kept it under a central government. The Code of Hammurabi organizes society into three classes: the amelu, the muskinu and the ardu, in that order .Ii is based on "an eye for an eye" but this only applies to upper classmen or patricians who commit crimes against other members in ... made laws to protect consumers. For example, If a builders house is not sound and it causes death or loss of goods the builder would be killed or he would build another house at his expense. This would certainly m...

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... taxation, has been going on over hundreds of years. Throughout the past, many magnificent thinkers and philosophers have shared their opinions, and their quotes are now read to this day. However, one philosopher which explains how this situation should be handled was Henry George. He once said: "Why is it that in America we have the 'House of Have' and the 'House of Want' side by ... side" from this basic injustice flow all the injustices in our society which condemn the producer of wealth to poverty and give the no produce wealth and luxury"tax the unearned growth and use the money to ...

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... connected with their decision to support the war in Iraq and lose the elections. This proves another theory of Furedi that the politicians that are authority figures and ignore what the people want (Spanish people didn't agree on sending troops) provoke a negative reaction by the people (vote against them) and the terrorist groups that organized the attacks as a response to their alliance with the USA. Finally, it was proven ... that Al kaida or at least Muslims were involved in the attack. Athnar lost the elections as the Spanish people thought that this was ... ...

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... war of liveration is a nightmare of occupationfor Iraqi people as the country descends in to anarchy, political division and mass poverty. The US-led military coalition forces could not even get the country's everyday supply regularly, let alone the establishment of health and education services.(nightmare) The Iraqis' misery is getting worse because the country's agriculture is on the blinks of collapse: already 60% of Iraqi's 24.5 million ... people are dependent upon UN's oil-for-food program. Now, exposed the extremem shortage of food stuff and collapse of wated pumping ... ...

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... to provide for the welfare of his or her family. A decision to remain in the military is well rewarded with unique retirement benefits. In addition to a monthly retirement check, retirees also receive services such as health care and unlimited commissary privileges. The commissary is a non-profit grocery store that can save the retiree about 20% - 25% on his or her food bill. The most rewarding ... retirement benefit is the health care package. Patients have their choice to get treatment from a civilian doctor or at a military facility ... . The military health insurance also covers pres...

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... in third world countries where there are civil wars going on and religious sects of people fighting each other. And although the opposition may believe that we should just help set up a government, it is often not possible because of the volatility of the region. The members of the armed forces often have to come because the government is so unstable they have nothing in place to ... , Kuwait, and possibly even Iran could have been taken under control by Iraq, which could have lead to further unrest in the middle eastern area, not to mention all the money that would have been going to te...

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... one hundred billion dollars. The oil exports gradually increased at the end of the war in 1988. In August 1990, Iraq seized Kuwait, a major oil producer, and caused damage from military action, which drastically reduced economic activity. In December 1996, the UN (United Nations) implemented a program called "oil-for-food", which helped get the oil industry back on its feet. For the first six six-month phases ... of the program, Iraq was allowed to export limited amounts of oil in exchange for food, medicine, and other goods ... and services. In December 1999, the UN Security Council a...

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... force against Iraq. Although many people support President Bush's plan to invade Iraq, many others do not favor it. One person who backs the president's plan is Secretary of State Colin Powell, who is going to the United Nations on February 5 to share intelligence with its Security Council about Saddam Hussein not accounting for many biological and chemical weapons. An opponent of Bush ... 's future. Among the things he discussed were Medicare and AIDS. He also spoke about environmental proposals. One of these was hydrogen-based fuel cells, which would not only be cleaner than current fu...

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... of America feels that a draft may be in order. Some feel that if such a draft were to be instated they would find alternate means to avoid the draft. Talk of moving to Canada, joining colleges avoiding the draft, and many other scams to avoid having to go to war. Now, a draft now is highly unlikely. Yet a draft has been considered a "bad" thing ... many people feel that the war could start any day, questions of reinstating the draft have come up. During the Gulf War the U.S. had 540,000 troops involved, only half of which actually experienced combat situations. Right now America has 1.4...

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... when we do, we will dispose of them and prove our cause just. This article kind of makes me think of a possible conspiracy to just give The United States an excuse to go into Iraq and take Saddam out of power in order to get control of his oil. If we get control of his ... just for "shits?" No, we are more concerned about our enemies of today getting a nuclear power, not our enemies of yesterday. I think that is just the North Koreans saying to the world that they are there and not to be pushed around or thought of as lesser, just sort of them saying "hey we"re here." Then again ... rea...

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... in his father's footsteps to become a member of the US House of Representatives in 1978. Working up the ladder, Bush climbed into a spot as the Governor of Texas in 1994 and, only six years later, was included in the millennium election as a Republican candidate [Kinsley 3]. Finally, in the year 2000, George W. Bush's dream came true. He won the presidential election, soaring from statewide superman to nationwide hero ... Nations, an exit plan and timeline of war, or an explanation for the lack of weapons of mass destruction found in Iraq [Pilger 2]. Over the years, the United States Co...

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