November 5‚ 1990: First Bin Laden-Related Terror Attack in US as Jewish Rabbi Is Assassinated Meir Kahane. Egyptian-American El Sayyid Nosair assassinates controversial right-wing Zionist leader Rabbi Meir Kahane. November 4‚ 1991: Al-Qaeda Linked Assassination Attempt on Exiled King of Afghanistan Zahir Shah. [Source: Associated Press]An assailant posing as a Portuguese journalist stabs Zahir Shah‚ the former king of Afghanistan‚ in his home in exile in Rome. Dec. 29‚ 1992 In the first
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in which you can guarantee the best possible outcome. In this particular situation with the bomber‚ I believe we should take the Utilitarian-Act Consequentialism approach; and torture the bomber as an attempt to get him to reveal the location. Simply because‚ Act Consequentialism will focus more on the overall happiness that it will bring to all those involved. Seeing as how they have apprehended the bomber‚ and interrogated him to no avail. It is the police commissioners only hope to confirm the
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1941 and was feared by the Allies. With two 7.9-millimeter machine guns and four twenty-millimeter cannons‚ the Focke-Wulfe 190 was more heavily armed than any other fighter of the time. This aircraft was not only an excellent fighter and fighter-bomber‚ but was also an effective anti-tank aircraft (“Top Ten Best Aircraft” 2). This plane was very effective at low to mid altitudes and had
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Review Why the Allies Won－Richard Overy World of History II 1002C The Second War is the global military battle that started in 1939 and end in 1945‚ involving most of the countries of the world‚ including all the leading powers. Eventually‚ they divided into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. Meanwhile‚ this war is the largest and casualties in the history of warfare. For the vast majority of people‚ The Second World War brought an enormous impact to them. As the British
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Thunder stands today at a pivotal point as the introduction of ships and advanced weapons receive more and more attention. One argument that has been around for many years is the possibility of adding the mammoth American bomber‚ the B-36 Peacemaker. The B-36 was a six engine bomber in service from 1949 – 1959. The massive size of the aircraft and its ability to carry an unheard of amount of ordinance has led to many to state‚ in the words of Ian Malcolm‚ “Your scientists were so preoccupied with
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Americans standing in American society” (McGee). The Tuskegee airmen are the first African American military pilots to serve during WWII (History of the Tuskegee Airmen). They also had a nickname‚ “The Red Tail Angels” because they escorted the B-52 bomber planes and painted the propeller and tail of their planes red. The Tuskegee airmen included pilots‚ navigators‚ bombardiers‚ and personnel who kept the planes in the air (Butkus). These men showed great courage and enduring determination in the face
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SC1101E: Short Assignment 1 Article: Female bomber kills 12 in Kabul to avenge film (AFP‚ 2012) The article highlights the reaction to the release of the film‚ “Innocence of Muslims” in the United States‚ which has sparked fatal controversy on a global scale with its anti-Islamic sentiments. There are three main groups of society that this article focuses on – the extremist Christians held responsible‚ the victimised Muslims‚ and the governments and state authorities of America and the rest
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Daily bomber raids from the Marianas hit the mainland in an operation called Scavenger. Fighters and Kamikazi at Iwo Jima provided a measure of defense. Eventually the Allies would have to take Iwo Jima‚ part of the Japanese homeland for over 600 years. The Japanese
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religion affects what they are willing to do to have the most power. The mentality of these soldiers differs greatly than the mind of a normal human being. For example‚ aside from having assumptions of what will happen to them after they die‚ suicide bombers are not afraid of killing themselves; as a matter of fact‚ they know they will be satisfied with the amount of destruction they are making to the people and land around them. According from a daily newspaper in London‚ The Independent‚ psychological
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advancement of planes for WW2 Theses planes were most advance until the Second World War when a second and great push for more aviation technology was born. All of the world’s militaries began to invest high amounts of money into technology like the first bomber planes and stronger and faster fighter jets (Ace Pilots). Thanks to this military push for the rapid advancement of flying technology many companies such as
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