potential target offered by a single drone‚ multiple manned aircraft would be needed to avoid losing track of the target when the aircraft left its station to refuel. This makes drones an ideal surveillance and striking weapon in counterinsurgency or counterterrorism operations‚ where the targets are usually individuals rather than objects.16 Another operational advantage that drones provide is greater legal compliance with IHL’s requirements of military necessity and proportionality. Although many of the
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The Ethical Implications of the Current Government Drone Strike Polices 8/1/12 Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) first made their appearance in 1919 when Elmer Sperry‚ who also invented the gyroscope and autopilot‚ attacked a captured German ship with the first UAV loaded down to with explosives(("U.s. army unmanned‚" 2010). At the time this was a revolutionary weapon‚ but if we fast forward 80 years from the time of that experiment‚ UAVs became a common and prolific part of the modern battlefield
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“War against Civilians” the Militarization of Modern Police Since the creation of the Constitution of the United States‚ Americans have been promised many rights. Most importantly‚ civilians were promised protection by modern day police officers. The 14th amendment states‚ "no state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." In the last couple of years there has been an increase in violence presented by our police officers in the line of duty. The government
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The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: Why Palestine should be granted nationhood Omar Azraq World History Mr. Nicolai May 13th‚ 2013 Palestine‚ or is it Israel? Either way‚ it is a highly contested land between two major Semitic groups: the Arabs‚ and the Hebrews. From the late 19th century‚ and throughout the 20th century it has been the focal point of Arab nationalism and Jewish Zionism. Today‚ it has become the Jewish state of Israel with occupied Palestinian Territories called the
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Terrorism in Southeast Asia Bruce Vaughn‚ Coordinator Specialist in Asian Affairs Emma Chanlett-Avery Specialist in Asian Affairs Ben Dolven Section Research Manager Mark E. Manyin Specialist in Asian Affairs Michael F. Martin Analyst in Asian Trade and Finance Larry A. Niksch Specialist in Asian Affairs October 16‚ 2009 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov RL34194 CRS Report for Congress Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Terrorism in Southeast
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The definition of terrorism is broad and open to interpretation. Hoffman‚ in his book Inside Terrorism‚ suggests that terrorism is “the deliberate creation and exploitation of fear through violence or the threat of violence in the pursuit of political change.” Schwartz‚ Dunkel‚ et al‚ define terrorism in their Studies in Conflict & Terrorism article entitled Terrorism: An Identity Theory Perspective‚ as “the deliberate targeting of civilian sites for attacks designed to result in destruction
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Running head: METHOD OF INTELLIGENCE Method of Intelligence Gathering to Counter Terrorism NAME CJ450 – Counterterrorism Excelsior College Abstract In recent years‚ there has been much debate in the intelligence community relating to the balance between human intelligence and technical intelligence in order to satisfy states’ intelligence requirements. This paper addresses the argument from both sides‚ and suggests that there has been an over reliance on technical intelligence in recent
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Topics | Issues Under Debate | Abortion See also "Population Explosion" | * What limits are responsible? * What limits are realistic? * How to protect abortion doctors‚ pregnant women and the unborn protection of abortion clinics vs right to protest * Partial birth abortion * Scientific evidence vs definition of viability * Stem cell research * Unborn victims of violence | Affirmative Action See also "Racial Discrimination" | * Relative equality has been achieved vs serious
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Boko Haram From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Boko Haram People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet’s Teachings and Jihad جماعة أهل السنة للدعوة والجهاد | Participant in the Nigerian Sharia conflict | Active | 2002– | Ideology | Islamism Islamic fundamentalism Oppose man-made law Support strict sharia law | Leaders | Mohammed Yusuf Abubakar Shekau[1] Mallam Sanni Umaru[2][3][not in citation given]Abu Qaqa - spokesman[4] Abu Zaid - spokesman[3] | Headquarters
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Boko Haram Boko Haram People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet ’s Teachings and Jihad جماعة أهل السنة للدعوة والجهاد Participant in the Nigerian Sharia conflict Active 2001– Ideology Sharia law Islamic fundamentalism Leaders Mohammed Yusuf † Abubakar Shekau[1] Mallam Sanni Umaru Abu Zaid – spokesman[3] Headquarters Kanamma‚ Nigeria Area of operations Northern Nigeria Opponents Nigerian State Battles/wars Nigerian Sharia conflict 2009 Nigerian sectarian violence
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