Pakistan. Kabul is the capital city and the country’s Chief of State is President Hamid Karzai. The country bears a population of 33.609 million people. It has been in war for three decades making it one of the most dangerous countries in the world. The insecurity in the country has resulted in a large number of refugees. The current war that is going on began in 2001 by several terrorist groups such as Hezbi Islami. In 2001‚ President George W Bush gives the Taliban an ultimatum which they fail to
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currently has 23 UAVs‚ three of which are stationed in Afghanistan for military observation purposes. The rest are used for civilian applications‚ particularly for law enforcement. The French Republic has never used UAVs to create harm to any civilians and has only used UAVs for surveillance purposes. France believes that UAVs are a way to civilize war fields without creating such bloodshed. UAVs are much more accurate than humans so it can minimize civilian casualties in case of attacks. The French Republic
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Is the Intervention in Libya legal? Under International Law Nowadays‚ we can observe how big and different the world is. So many cultures and politics are within us but always with the same purpose. Get our goals and purposes. It is difficult to change ideologies‚ most of the time these comes from ancient customs involved to religion and beliefs. In this case we as human beings with open mind are in the obligation to respect and tolerate it‚ but having in mind that security and the welfare of every
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distinguish combatants from noncombatants‚ called the principle of discrimination‚ and to disobey illegal orders under the laws of war which have evolved from the just war tradition and have become international conventions and arrangements. The terrorist training video however‚ depicts the decapitation of enemies who had already been disarmed which is forbidden by the laws of war and is morally reprehensible. They go on to convince these radicals that they are killing in the name of god‚ or Allah
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a Prisoner of War (POW) Central Idea: Although war may be an uncivilized human act‚ the treatment of Prisoners of War shoul not reflect that kind of behavior‚ as their rights should be upheld and respected. Introduction: In a war with sometimes unforeseen actions taken by our faceless‚ ever-evolving enemy‚ you as a Marine may find yourself in a situation that you may not ever believed you would be put in. That situation is that of a Prisoner of War. As Marines‚ we go to war to destroy our
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S. It has been under U.S. control since 1898 but it was not used to hold prisoners from the Afghanistan war until January 2002. Since then‚ hundreds of “law combatants” have been held there against the Geneva Convention and their rights have been removed. Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp became a matter of international concern when it was stated that the prisoners were‚ in fact‚ prisoners of war and therefore entitled to some rights‚ as specified in the Geneva Convention. Since that moment‚ other incidents
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objectives while minimizing loss of life”. There are good reasons for using more drones. Cruise missiles and jet fighters work against fixed targets‚ concentrations of forces or heavy weapons on open ground. They are not as useful‚ however‚ in today’s “wars among the people” fought against insurgents and terrorists. Drones such as the Predator and the Reaper can loiter‚ maintaining what one former CIA director described as an “unblinking stare” over a chosen area for up to 18 hours. Edward Barrett is
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American free society. It will also examine whether the act of torture violates basic human rights and if it could have global implications‚ and last determine if torture may be justified under ontological‚ deontological‚ utilitarianism‚ or the natural law theory. Torture and the Enemy Is the torturing an enemy combatant or high value target violates the standards of morality in an American free society? To understand this question better‚ "morality are codes of conduct put forward by a society‚ religious
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A war crime is an act that constitutes a serious violation of the law of war that gives rise to individual criminal responsibility. Examples of war crimes include intentionally killing civilians or prisoners‚ torture‚ destroying civilian property‚ taking hostages‚ perfidy‚ rape‚ using child soldiers‚ pillaging‚ declaring that no quarter will be given‚ and using weapons that cause superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering. The concept of war crimes began to emerge during the end of the 19th century
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SEARCH VEHICLES IN A TACTICAL ENVIRONMENT • TASK: 171-137-0001 - SEARCH VEHICLES IN A TACTICAL ENVIRONMENT • CONDITIONS: YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE MISSION AND AUTHORITY TO SEARCH VEHICLES. A SEARCH AREA IS AVAILABLE AS ARE SECURITY PERSONNEL‚ AN OCCUPIED VEHICLE‚ AND AN IMPROVISED MIRROR DEVICE. • STANDARDS: STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE OCCUPANTS OF THE REASON FOR THE SEARCH. IDENTIFIED THE OCCUPANTS BY LOOKING AT THEIR DRIVER’S LICENSES OR IDENTIFICATION CARDS (ID). SEARCHED THE VEHICLE
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