December 2001 issue of The Progressive A Just Cause‚ Not a Just War by Howard Zinn I believe two moral judgments can be made about the present "war": The September 11 attack constitutes a crime against humanity and cannot be justified‚ and the bombing of Afghanistan is also a crime‚ which cannot be justified. And yet‚ voices across the political spectrum‚ including many on the left‚ have described this as a "just war." One longtime advocate of peace‚ Richard Falk‚ wrote in The Nation that this
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of not allowing sufficient time for intelligence collection or addressing the communication issues between services. On October 23‚ 1983‚ a radical Islamic group detonated two suicide truck bombs on a building serving as barracks to 1st Battalion‚ 8th Marines. The bombing killed 241 U.S. servicemen to include Marines‚ Sailors‚ and Soldiers. This‚ combined with an appeal from Sir Paul Scoon to free his country‚ prompted President Reagan to act expeditiously on ending the crisis in Grenada. President
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China’s murky penal system for prostitutes is similar to re-education through labor‚ with women being held in centers for up to two years and often required to work seven days a week for no pay. World World Africa Americas Asia Pacific Europe Middle East U.S. N.Y. / Region Business Technology Science Health Sports Opinion Arts Style Travel Jobs Real Estate Autos For Prostitutes
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According to Wikipedia‚ “Mar Mikhael is a residential and commercial neighbourhood in the Ashrafiyeh district of Beirut‚ Lebanon. It lies South of Charles Helou‚ the maritime highway that separates the neighbourhood from the Port of Beirut area‚ north of Geitaoui neighbourhood‚ east of Gemmayzeh and west of the Pierre Gemayel highway and the Beirut River”. The neighbourhood is considered of a natural extension of the Gemmayzeh neighbourhood and composed of several urban fabrics‚ with distinct atmosphere
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Reagan was born on February 6‚ 1911 in Tampico‚ Illinois. Ronald Wilson Reagan was the second child of John Reagan‚ who was a shoe salesman‚ and Nelle Reagan. Ronald Reagans family lived in poverty throughout his childhood. This was as a result of John Reagans struggle with alcoholism. His family was always on the move. For several years they moved from town to town in search of a permanent settlement. His family finally settled in Dixon‚ Illinois; where Reagan describes his childhood as the happiest
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national security have been at an all time high after the attacks of 9/11 and the war in the middle east. As one of President Barrack Obama ’s advisers‚ weighing the options for what to do about Iran possibly becoming a nuclear power has never been more important. Two main strategies are on the forefront‚ monitoring the situation like we have been doing or going ahead and bombing their nuclear sites and possibly their government officials. Both situations have ramifications to which could possibly be
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Salisbury‚ Graham. Under the Bloodred Sun . New York: Delacorte‚ 1994. Web. 5 Feb. 2015. What happened at this time: Bombing of Pearl HarborJamal Hannah The main problem/issue in the book is the bombing of Pearl Harbor. It takes place during the 40s and is in Hawaii. The setting of the issue is in Pearl Harbor. The main problem that was the cause of the bombing was World War II. Because of the attack on Pearl Harbor‚ the US declared war against Japan. They also fought against Germany
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coming of age story about a boy named Bassam from war torn Lebanon. The main settings are the headings of the three parts of the novel; Roma‚ Beirut and Paris. The settings help to illustrate character development‚ the novel’s themes and are important symbols throughout. The first section of the novel is entitled “Roma‚” but the events all occur in Beirut. Bassam never goes to Roma‚ however it is always present in the novel and an important symbol throughout. Roma is a place that Bassam has
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The Oxford Dictionary defines a terrorist ‘as a person who uses terrorism in the pursuit of political aims’ (Oxford University Press‚ 2015). Originally used to describe the efforts of French Revolution freedom fighters who battled for democracy (Oxford University Press‚ 2015)‚ the term ‘terrorist’ is now widely associated with groups in developing countries who use violence and oppressive regimes to communicate their hatred of Western values‚ such as the Al-Qaeda. When comparing the actions and ideologies
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Probably he would use the same pattern in Beirut. Downtown Beirut already exists as the center of the whole city named as (solider). It consists of both residential buildings and commercial buildings with many restaurants and cafes serving mostly for wealthy people. Le Corbusier would have rearranged this center to serve mostly for commercial needs especially as high skyscrapers for offices and some residential flats for the wealthiest people in Beirut. Each of these skyscrapers would consist of
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