... of the activists, saying journalists have a right to cover a legitimate news event and should not be threatened or intimidated for doing their jobs. The association said the threats send "a chilling message to the international media and raises serious questions about Israel's commitment to freedom of the press" (Weiss). The flotilla participants are largely unaffected by the warning, however. In fact, instead ... ...

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... she burst into a hotel full of journalists in Tripoli claiming that 15 of Gaddafi's men had beaten and raped her. Libyan officials quickly dragged her from the hotel, but her message had been received. Journalists quickly took up a "Free al-Obeidy" campaign and pressed for answers (The Huffington Post). Since then, al-Obeidy's story surfaced in an audio interview with Anderson ... ...

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... best if we entered the war. At the time Dulles was a special advisor to the Secretary of State Acheson. Dulles was in Tokyo when the Koreans staged war. Dulles sent a message to Acheson that if the South Koreans start losing and cannot hold back the North Koreans, they should send in United States forces. He said to do so, "even though ... ...

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... , Kennedy used his power as Commander in Chief and sent troops to Florida to prepare for invading Cuba, and air units were alerted. Khrushchev, realizing his weak military position, sent a message in which agreed to all Kennedy's requests to remove all of the missiles that were in Cuba. Kennedy responded, and Khrushchev agreed to dismantle and remove the weapons from Cuba ... ...

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... of war and tried to get the war nations to negotiate a peace. But he failed. Germany continued its unrestricted submarine warfare. Then, in his second term, Wilson read to Congress a message stating to enter the war to make the "world safe for democracy" and Congress declared war on April 6, 1917. So the United States began organizing the home front. The service ... ...

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... the fact that Japan invaded China -Hideki Tojo became the new prime mister of Japan -November 5 1941 Tojo went to D.C. for peace talks with the U.S. -December 6 1941 the president got a message that said Japan would turn down all peace proposals -December 7 1941 Japan attacked Pearl Harbor -It was a victory for Japan -180 Japanese's air planes from 6 carriers took off and for ... ...

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... majority of people are worried that many parents will not know the difference between physical abuse and smacking. Some individuals believe that continual smacking does not work and that the message may come across to the child that they should not get caught next time. They think that explaining to the child why they were wrong would work a lot better. However ... ...

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... are spoon-fed whatever the media deems to be important. However, terrorists cant use this means of propaganda to protest. So how does the impoverished and un-educated Arab get a message to the entire world when the only global media is controlled by the United States? It's simple: as Americans cry out in blind anguish, "Why do they hate us so ... ...

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... best if we entered the war. At the time Dulles was a special advisor to the Secretary of State Acheson. Dulles was in Tokyo when the Koreans staged war. Dulles sent a message to Acheson that if the South Koreans start losing and cannot hold back the North Koreans, they should send in United States forces. He said to do so, "even though ... ...

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... Powell had presented the UN Security Council with and the fact that we currently had the backing of the UK. His speech was also directed towards the Hussein regime. His message towards Saddam's family was simple, "you have forty-eight hours to relinquish your control over Iraq or the war begins". As it turns out, Hussein did not flee from his ... ...

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... a joke what does? Upon election to the chairmanship, the Libyan Ambassador said "The Commission must affirm the universality, indivisibility and complementarily of human rights, and that it must send a clear message that it will deal with human rights in all countries - not just some of them - taking into account the different religious, cultural and historical backgrounds in the world."** Now read ... ...

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"Let every nation know that we shall pay any price, bear any burden in order to assure the survival and the success of Liberty."" What message was John F. Kennedy trying to convey? John F. Kennedy expresses that our nation will sacrifice anything in order to secure Liberty within our nation. In John F. Kennedy's inaugural speech, he clearly ... ...

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... of all these things and he met another requirement, a prime location. In the heart of the Middle East between Syria and Iran, two countries the U.S. has always wanted to send a message to. Iraq will be the model that can persuade young Arabs that there is more to life than hatred. The war shows the leaders of Syria and Iran that we ... ...

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... , workers" health and safety, tackling poverty, and rights and opportunities for young workers. ICFTU General Secretary Guy Ryder states, "By uniting under one global theme, unions will send out a strong message. Respect for workers rights is a major part of the agenda we are putting forward, particularly as we gear up for the next WTO Trade Ministerial meeting in Cancun in September ... ...

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... the democratic way of life, however, these practices can also be thought to have been only in the president's beliefs, not the countries opinion. Even Wilson admitted this in his message on April 2, 1917 "The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty..." In this quote, it is clearly shown ... ...

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