the Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay‚ Cuba. By June of 2002‚ the U.S. had transferred over 500 Taliban and al Qaida fighters to Guantanamo Bay.1 As of December of 2008‚ that number had decreased to approximately 250 detainees to include 15 “high-value” detainees.2 Throughout the last six years of operation‚ Guantanamo Bay has faced endless criticism from the international community and from home. Most criticized is the legal “black hole” that exists at Guantanamo Bay and concern over interrogation
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“Forgive your enemies‚ but never forget their names.” The Bay of Pigs invasion started when Fidel Castro overthrew Fulgencio Batista in Cuba‚ it led to the United States involvement to push Castro from power‚ and ended with the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion to stop communism. First‚ let’s discuss the start of the Bay of Pigs invasion. In 1959‚ Fidel Castro came to power in an armed revolt that overthrew Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. The United States government distrusted Castro and was
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rP os t CASE: SPM-5 DATE: 7/22/03 VISA SPONSORSHIP MARKETING op yo Visa was the world’s leading payment brand and its vision was to be “The World’s Best Way to Pay.” In 2002‚ Visa-branded cards (credit; debit and prepaid; corporate; purchasing and business products)1 generated more than $2.4 trillion in annual volume; totaled more than one billion cards worldwide‚ and were accepted in over 150 countries and territories. Visa was among the most globally recognized brands and it held
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Case: 2 Firm 1: Inovest Bahrain Firm 2: Investcorp Gulf B.S.C Introduction: An investment firm is a company whose main business is holding securities of other companies for investment purposes. The investment company invests money of its shareholders who in turn share in the losses and profits. Investment firms manage‚ sell and market funds to the public. Variety of funds and investment services are offered to the investors‚ which include portfolio management‚ legal‚ custodial‚ recordkeeping‚ tax
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Waste water In the Arab world the water challenges are well studied and researched. There are facts that water security is disappearing. Especially in Bahrain‚ where it is a small island and the demand of water is increasing year by year. Waste water in Bahrain started to occur by human activities of companies‚ agriculture and can include a wide range of pollution. Water is an important thing‚ therefore solutions should be made and to be delivered to the citizens of the importance of water nowadays
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Shark Bay Where is it? Shark Bay is the most westerly point of Australia approximately 800km north of Perth in Western Australia. It has the coordinates of 25°30′ S latitude and 113°30′ E longitude. What is it? Shark Bay is a spectacular World Heritage-listed site which encompasses more than 1500km of coastline stretching along two jagged peninsulas and numerous islands. It covers an area covers more than 2.2 million hectares It’s beautiful natural white sand beaches‚ fiery red cliffs
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1101 Word count: 497 8/23/2013 Advantages of living in the Tampa Bay Area What a unique spot of geography that the Tampa Bay Area truly is. It is a peninsula that is attached to a larger peninsula (which would be the state of Florida) with a huge natural harbor. The Tampa Bay Area also rests along the warm Gulf of Mexico that holds rich and diverse Ecology. These factors bring many advantages to living in Tampa Bay Area when it comes to enjoying the great outdoors‚ especially outdoor
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Nova Scotia sits in the Atlantic Ocean‚ offering beautiful sights‚ wildlife and nature to enjoy. Halifax‚ the capital‚ offers cultural and historical sights that you can enjoy as well! 1. Bay of Fundy If you do one thing in Nova Scotia‚ go to the Bay of Fundy! Nestled between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick‚ this bay is home to endangered whales‚ dinosaur fossils and unique geology. It has even been named one of the Seven Wonders of North America. Bonus- besides majestic whales‚ you may also spot puffins
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My favorite hobby is football .I choose that hobby because it keep me out of trouble when I get out of school‚also because it give me more skills so I can get better at it .Even thought I think im good im not because it got people out there better than me.It my hobby and will always be my hobby.And because of practice I get better and better at it .One day I want to have a good carrer of a football . I gfsfdgsdfgslkfjgsdfkgjl;sdkfgl;sdkfglllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll-
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Guantanamo Bay while Cuba has “ultimate sovereignty” (Kaplan 384)‚ which simply does not make any sense. If Cuba truly had ultimate sovereignty they would also have the official power to make legal decisions and judgments‚ something they clearly do not. All this claim‚ that the U.S has jurisdiction while Cuba has sovereignty‚ does is bring up the question many people have “where is Guantanamo bay?” a simple‚ but quite complex question. Guantanamo bay is everywhere‚ but it is nowhere. Guantanamo bay can
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