In 1985‚ President Ronald Regan and his administration began what is now known Iran-Contra Scandal. This scandal dealt with the United States selling weapons to Iran‚ via Israel‚ to attempt to help free Americans hostage held in Lebanon. They then used the money made from these sales to finance guerilla fighters in Nicaragua‚ who were fighting against their communist government. President Regan may have felt that he and his administration were doing the greater good in the fight against communism
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AP Comparative Government and Politics: Iran Outline -Iran has a theocracy: government ruled strictly by religion‚ and the second leads the country toward secularization: the belief that religion and government should be separated -Only theocracy pol system multi-faceted and cannot be boiled down simply to a monolithic representation of the Islamic world. Sovereignty‚ Authority‚ and Power -Iran’s greatest rival was ancient Greece‚ West vs. East -King Darius-authority was supported by a strong
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Pak-Iran gas pipeline Pak-Iran gas pipeline project - which would essentially change the face of the ongoing energy crisis in Pakistan for the foreseeable future – seems to be ending in despair. Initially‚ the project too included India. However‚ India dropped out along the way since the negotiations commenced nearly two decades ago. Now‚ there are again reports doing round in media‚ reporting Indian Minister of External Affairs Salman Khurshid‚ that India might renter negotiations over the IP gas
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Iran Country Research Report Executive Summary The Islamic Republic of Iran is a constitutional‚ theocratic republic in which Shia Muslim clergy and political leaders vetted by the clergy dominate the key power structures. Government legitimacy is based on the twin pillars of popular sovereignty--albeit restricted--and the rule of the supreme leader of the Islamic Revolution. The current supreme leader‚ Ayatollah Ali Khamenei‚ was chosen by a directly elected body of religious leaders‚ the
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as a part of the tribe. This source also seemed to recognize no positive aspects from the introduction of the horse‚ so the negative implications are heightened. With the introduction of the horse‚ these tribes were unsure whether this new addition was going to be a helping aspect or food for the men and women. Because of not having an animal to assist with everyday tasks in the past‚ the knowledge for the care and well-being of these animals was unclear and forced the Indian tribes to create their
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1. Location Lummi Indians were the first settlers on San Juan Island‚ with encampments along the north end of the island. North-end beaches were especially busy during the annual salmon migration‚ when hundreds of tribal members would gather along the shoreline to fish‚ cook‚ and exchange news. The reservation is a five mile long peninsula which forms Lummi Bay on the west‚ Bellingham Bay on the east‚ with a smaller peninsula of Sandy Point‚ Portage Island and the associated tidelands. 2. Treaty:
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The Enga Horticulturalist Tribe of Papau New Guinea Hypothesis: The Enga culture was unique to the Enga society; it was their acceptable traditional way of life that worked for them for many generations. Introduction The Enga Tribes were from the hilly highland terrain of Papau New Guinea. All Enga were horticulturalists‚ in other words farmers working small fields in which the planted and gave special individual attention to large mounds of tubers (taros and sweet potatoes) that constituted
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OWN NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBE a) My tribe is: Kersee = land seekers b) Flag Meaning ‘‘Kerseene’’ chief god‚ the god of heaven “Wanganash” god of the War “Matanga”god of life “Teriyaki” god of the Water “Chiwata” god of agriculture “Lachineit” god of night c) Leader of the tribe is Kerwamatechila = Son of the gods that they believe d) Social Structure e) Political structure
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What is a tribe? On the very first page of Seth Godin’s book‚ Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us‚ the author writes that “A tribe is group of people‚ connected to one another‚ connected to a leader‚ and connected to an idea. For millions of years‚ human beings have been part of one tribe or another. A group only needs two things to be a tribe: a shared interest and a way to communicate.” A follower is different than a fan‚ and just because someone may have lots of friends on social media‚ it doesn’t
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The Ashanti African Tribe Prologue We live in a modern day world of technology. However‚ what do we know about the past. There were many things that happened back then and that’s why people were separated into tribes‚ like the Ashanti tribe. The Ashanti tribe lived in central Ghana in the rain forests of west Africa‚ 150 miles away from the coast. They were best known for their craft work especially their hand crafted stools and fertility dolls. An Ashanti fertility doll‚ Akua ba was mostly
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