ruthlessly ruled over the Iraqi people for twenty five years. After Hussein ’s capture by the United States armed forces‚ the dictator was asked why he had lied about weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Hussein answered that if the Iraqis and the Iraq ’s neighbors had had acknowledged that he had gotten rid of his WMD‚ he would have lost control within and without the country. Saddam Hussein tried to trick the world and maintain a perceived power. His craftiness led him to his loss. The
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Should China Slow Down Its Approach to Iran? Diandian Zhang Professor Baktybek Beshimov Global Focus: Regional Studies in Southwest March 30‚ 2014 Introduction After longer than three decades of implementing Deng Xiaoping’s open-door and economic liberalization policies‚ China’s economy has grown rapidly. According to Dorraj and Currier (2008)‚ China went from “self-sufficiency in petroleum to dependence on imports for over one-third of total consumption” from 1992
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Chemical and Biological Weapons are Your FriendsAs we go on our daily lives‚ terrorists are buying and developing dangerous and hazardous biological and chemical weapons to obliterate us. They do not care who they harm; their mission is to cause terror‚ to spread chaos‚ to engulf the world in anarchy. They want to know that they are making people terminally ill and sick. They will be enjoying a job well done while your skin is covered with excruciating painful blisters‚ or while you tell your loved
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Mesopotamia means “The land of rivers” in Greek. This civilization started around 6000 B.C. Mesopotamia is in the area of the Tigris and Euphrates river system and is part of modern day Iraq‚ north eastern Syria‚ Southwestern Turkey‚ and smaller parts of Southwester Iran. The two rivers Tigris and Euphrates had a massive effect on this civilization‚ the people could farm easily because of the rich soil known as the Fertile Crescent which was the cause of the two rivers. Mesopotamia is considered
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CHRIST UNIVERSITY Research Paper on THE CLASH OF CIVILISATIONS AND THE REMAKING OF WORLD ORDER Preeti John Puliyankunnel Registration number: 08PG4029 MCN 371 September 2009 Department of Media Studies Christ University Bangalore International relations is a field of application and study that has in recent years gained impetus owing to the need for maintaining good‚ friendly‚ cordial relations with other states in times of widespread global conflict. The study of the field
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The Middle East is probably the most important influence on the global petrochemical industry today and will remain so for many years to come. However‚ prospects of a war in Iraq are raising concerns‚ and logistical and feedstock challenges could hem in the region’s growth. Saudi Basic Industries Corp.‚ or SABIC‚ the majority of which is owned by the Saudi Arabian government‚ has grown to 40.6 million metric tons of petrochemical production and sales of $9 billion in 2002 to become the 11th largest
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Essay: How did the physical environment affect the Mesopotamians? Mesopotamia is one of the earliest human civilizations. This fertile and beautiful landscape is between Tigris and Euphrates River which flow through the now modern day Iraq. There were many reasons why Mesopotamia thrived to succeed as a civilization‚ but I will narrow it down to trade‚ food‚ and culture. How did this all get connected to the physical environment and how does the physical environment itself affect the Mesopotamians
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such as which God’s to worship and how to run their kingdom. Egypt and Mesopotamia were the same but very different. Mesopotamia was the first great civilization and was built along the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers and is now located in present day Iraq. This is the area that is called the Fertile Crescent because its geography and layout caused farming and urban areas. The people in this region were either considered Sumerians or Semitics which led to religion in which the people worshipped gods
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Business Etiquette in Saudi Arabia Introduction Saudi Arabia is a monarchy in southwestern Asia‚ and occupies most of the Arabian Peninsula. It is essential for people doing business in the Kingdom to understand Saudi etiquette and the personal manner in which they conduct business. Preparation‚ and some basic knowledge of Saudi Arabian business etiquette‚ can make the difference between successful deal and failed negotiation. To do business in Saudi Arabia‚ three main factors need to be considered:
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We should celebrate it more enthusiastically in every year‚ because it is our future. If we don’t celebrate it‚ it can be disappeared. We as republic’s guards‚ we should protect our future‚ because without republic our future can become a Syria‚ an Iraq and something like these. Last week‚ two days after Republic Day Turkey had elections. I don’t want to make any comments about it but after elections I am sure republic became more significant to protect our secular‚ nationalist‚ amicable country because
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