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    The Enemies model (Antagonistic) draws from the assumption that psychology and Christianity are opposed to each other or incapable of existing together. Secular Combatants reject religious authority and all power in general (modernism). Christian Combatants are skeptical of all human reason‚ and their goal is to safeguard religious authority and formal declaration of opinions against

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    This is a dilemma in the case of asymmetrical warfare where one large army such as the United States is confronted to poorly armed yet ferocious enemies willing to sacrifice themselves and civilian populations. Therefore‚ a town should never be razed unless there exists no other option viable to the success of the mission. It is certainly unethical to kill the soldiers of an army that has surrendered

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    convicted of a crime in violation of a federal statue as opposed to a state or local laws. A municipal prison is a high security prison. A military prison is a prison operated by the military. Military prisons are used to house prisoners of war‚ enemy combatants‚ those whose freedom is deemed a national security risk by the military or national authority and member of the military found guilty of a serious crime. A state prison is a facility operated by a state and used to house and rehabilitate criminals

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    were both trained at a young age and armed with various weapons and armor. The European knights wielded longswords‚ lances and bows‚ whereas the samurai held two swords. One was to fight‚ and the other was to commit suicide‚ in order to not die by enemy hands. Although each soldier was highly trained in combat‚

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    Presidential military order gave the Department of Defense and Central Intelligence Agency the power to kidnap and detain anyone suspected of a connection to terrorists or terrorism and to classify them as enemy combatants. This status meant they could not be tried in our regular federal courts. The “enemy combatants” were taken to secret prisons around the world where information could be obtained by any means necessary without any outside interference. The prison which has caught the most public attention

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    Just War‚ Pacifism and Realism From an Ethical Perspective Abstract Human beings have been fighting with each other since prehistoric times‚ and people have been discussing the rights and wrongs of it. The Ethics of War begins by assuming that war is a bad thing‚ and should be avoided if possible‚ but there can be situations when war may be catastrophic. War is a bad thing because it involves deliberately killing or injuring people

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    JUST WAR In this article‚ firstly I will try to explain the history of Just War‚ and then by examining Melian dialogue‚ I will compare realistic and idealistic idea. After that I will explain the basis of right of individuals and right of society‚ After that I will touch upon the principles of a just cause (jus ad bellum) for war which is called Theory of Aggression and just act (jus en bello) in war which is called War Convention by Michael Walzer. Then I will try to find out Walzer’s Legalist

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    Encyclopaedia Britannica defines a weapon as “An instrument used in combat for the purpose of killing‚ injuring‚ or defeating an enemy.” (Britannica 2013). The Oxford English dictionary defines weapon as “An instrument of any kind used in warfare or in combat to attack and overcome an enemy.” (OED 2013). It is clear from both definitions that a weapon is used in combat against an enemy to overcome them. The act is deliberate in such that it is intentional‚ not by accident. Therefore this essay will examine

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    Child Soldiering In The Congo The war in Congo‚ Africa‚ has been brutally rampaging for years‚ but when the Rwandan Civil War started‚ a new era of mass genocide‚ brutal hospitality and all around despicable war tactics were introduced .The war became so bad children were taken from their families. A child is figuratively supposed to run around‚ play with toys and hang out with friends‚ not kill without reason for their higher officials. War takes away the idea of childhood innocence and turns children

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    assassination of the Burundi president‚ a Hutu‚ was used to underlined supposed Tutsi brutality. The RTLM falsely reported that the president had been tortured‚ including castration of the victim (in pre-colonial times‚ some Tutsi kings castrated defeated enemy rulers). From late October 1993 RTLM repeatedly broadcasted themes developed by the extremist written press‚ underlining the inherent differences between Hutu and Tutsi‚ the foreign origin of Tutsi‚ the disproportionate share of Tutsi wealth and power

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