MASS UPRISING DEFEATS CIA COUP IN VENEZUELA By Andy McInerney The revolutionary process underway in Venezuela passed a decisive test over the weekend of April 13-14. Hundreds of thousands of workers and peasants across the country rose up to defeat a U.S.-backed coup attempt organized by the Venezuelan capitalist class against President Hugo Chávez. It was a genuine victory of people’s power in the first open clash of social classes in the oil-rich South American country. But the victory also
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There are several differences when it comes to the differences between Muslims and Arabs. A Muslim is a person who lives their life according to the laws and traditions of the Islamic faith. Arabs are people whose roots come from the Arabian Peninsula or either a person that speaks the Arabic language; the people in this ethnicity live in the Middle East. There is one important change within the last two years that has been notable by the United States that has made to policies relating to the treatment
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Memory helps form the basis of history‚ whereas history can be used to clarify fragmented memories. For a true understanding of the past there has to be a balance between documented evidence and personal experiences and memories. In Mark Baker’s nonfiction biography ‘The Fiftieth Gate’ (1997)‚ and Roman Polanski’s film ‘The Pianist’ (2002) have both reconstructed the past through a combination of memories and historical documentation. The interplay of historical documentation and memories is
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movement and charter wishes to establish a national identity as well as a state due to their experiences of oppression and dispersion. Michel Aflaq describes his ideas on Arab nationalism through the Arab Baath party‚ which entails the establishment of an Arab state and the right to govern themselves‚ as well as a revivification of old Arab thought and ideology. Theodor Herzl depicts the Zionist nationalist movement‚ which includes mass immigration of Jews to Palestine as well as getting Jews to rally
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There are numerous significant cultural differences between the Egypt and Israel. The tension between these differences has contributed to the Arab-Israeli War of 1948. LTC William D. Wunderle identifies a number of dimensions of cultural variances useful for analyzing and comparing cultures. 1 Wunderle’s cultural variations of Languages‚ Customs‚ Dress‚ Religions‚ Formality‚ and Power Distance will be analyzed and contrasted. 2 Today Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty represents a volatile situation that
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structure their argument into three phases: quantitative‚ qualitative‚ and implications of the prior phases’ results. Finally‚ Stephan and Robertson offer possible solutions and scenarios that must take place in order for the political atmosphere in Arab countries to transform. The data used comes from the Freedom in the World: The Annual Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties by Freedom House and Ted Gurr’s Polity Project. The year 1972 is chosen as the suitable year to compare the data
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an Iraqi account of the gulf war into English. He now works for the United Nations in the Middle East. He speaks Arabic‚ French and Persian well. Johnny West ‘s book aims at discussing the reasons of the revolutions that have been erupted in three Arab countries‚ Tunisia‚ Egypt and Libya‚ but through their iconic figures. West traveled from a country to another and from a governorate to another just to meet the families and neighbors of the revolutions’ icons and listen to their stories. He sees
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Chaymae Samir SciencesPo Paris Campus de Menton Foreign Policy Making in the Middle East Research Paper Subject : « The Concept of Honor in International Relations : the personalization of the state » INTRODUCTION “Political units have their amour-propre‚ as people do” Raymond Aron. As the Greeks understood better human motives‚ Socrate in his Republic identifies three psychic drives: spirit‚ appetite and reason. Socrate attributes many vigorous and competitive characteristics
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Six Day War 3 The role of water in causing the Six Day War 6 Nasser and Egypt ’s role in causing the Six Day War 8 France and Britain ’s role in causing the Six Day War 11 USA ’s role in causing the Six Day War 13 The PLO‚ Fatah and Arab states ’ role in causing the Six Day War 15 The Soviet Union ’s role in causing the Six Day War 17 Conclusion 19 Bibliography 20 To what extent was Nasser the cause of the Six Day War? Introduction Israel’s role in
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One of the main reasons that the rights of the Palestinian Arabs failed during this time was the indecisiveness of the British‚ who held power in the Middle East for 30 years. The British were given control of the land by mandate from the League of Nations. The land that was to be given to the Jewish‚ was home to an Arab Majority people for over 1‚200 years. The outsiders (British) were going to give away a very small piece of land to the international Jewish community‚ and at the same time essentially
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