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    Lebanon politics since 1992 and have allies with Iran and Syria. Under the rule of Secretary General Hasan Nasrallah‚ the Hizballah have been responsible for waves of deadly attacks including an attack on the U.S. Embassy and on the US Marine base in Beirut. As of now three members of the Hizballah are on the FBI’s most wanted list for the hijacking of TWA flight 847 and murder of a United States Navy diver in 1985 (Site Institute.org). According to the State Departments 1993 report‚ the Hizballah

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    crime. Among the various definitions there are several that do not recognize the possibility of legitimate use of violence by civilians against an invader in an occupied country.[citation needed] Barack Obama‚ commenting on the Boston Marathon bombings of April‚ 2013‚ declared "Anytime bombs are used to target innocent civilians‚ it is an act of terror."[43] The terms "terrorism" and "terrorist" (someone who engages in terrorism) carry strong negative connotations.[44] These terms are often used

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    the Americans who were fighting out there. In 1965‚ Viet Cong attacks on the U.S. forces were becoming increasingly violent‚ and although the Viet Cong obviously had many soldiers in South Vietnam‚ the MACV was still having difficulty locating any bombing targets at all. In February

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    the IRA often uses the Direct Action Against Drugs (DAAD) organization as a cover (John Pike‚ http://www.fas.org/irp/world/para/ira.htm). The IRA and its many splinter groups have claimed responsibility for numerous terrorist activities including bombings‚ assassinations‚ kidnappings‚ punishment beatings‚ extortion‚ and robberies. Their

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    heedlessness of the sanctions‚ and total disregard for the dissimilarities of human life‚ it would seem a bit intimidating as well as reckless to let them continue on this path to world destruction. Issues: • Iran was implicated in the bombing of the U.S. Marine base in Beirut‚ Lebanon - Being added to the U.S. list of countries that support terrorism. • In October 2011‚ Iran refused to stop

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    Key Issues in International Terrorism Module Assignment This document is a Microsoft Word template designed to help you complete your assignment‚ please use it alongside the full assignment guidelines which can be accessed from the Download button at the top right of your module content screens. Remember you need to save this template to your computer in order to be able to complete the assignment on the template and then submit the work by email. |Date

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    Achrafieh‚ Jeitawi Salam Building Beirut‚ Lebanon Tel: (00961) 1 586916 Cell: (00961) 71 979445 E-mail: perla-beauty1@hotmail.com Perla SABBAGH Objective: Seeking a position where I could get a good experience to develop my skills and expertise‚ particularly in matters related with child care and education. Experience: Kindergarten at Les Citronniers - Sodeco Beirut‚ Lebanon June‚ July‚ August 2011 Sales at Fauchon – Gemmayze

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    was beset by mass desertions and remained largely ineffective throughout the war. Eventually the war in Afghanistan began to “settle out”. With over 100‚000 Soviet troops controlling many areas including; cities‚ large towns‚ and garrisons and barracks of

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    times. Also‚ the main goal of a terrorist is not to do damage to one peticular person or place‚ but to gain publicity for an idea they support. (page 1) Evidence of this can be found by looking at the recent past of the United States. The Oklahoma bombing was one man’s way of expressing his dislike of the government. The exact definition of terrorism is not a solid line‚ it is a very wide line that isn’t defined. The general definition of terrorism is an attack of some sort against a person or place

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    Congress declared the Gulf of Tonkin resolution which led to air strikes.In 1959 there were 5‚000 guerilla fighters and in 1964 the numbers jumped to 100‚000. At Pleiku on March‚ 1965 U.S Marine barracks were attacked causing the three stage escalation bombing of North Vietnam to begin. The 3 year lasting bombing was used to force North Vietnam to stop supporting the "National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam" by destroying their industrial infrastructure and Vietnam’s air defenses. Unfortunately

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