their goals. Sabri al Banna whose code name was Abu Nidal is one of the most deadly groups in the Middle East. Abu Nidal was friends with Yasser Arafat and linked up with the PLO’s to establish a concrete foundation for the Palestine. Abu Nidal and his organization became dissatisfied with the Fatah’s and Yasser so he left the group but before doing so he authorized the murder of several leading Palestinian moderates. The Iraqis welcomed Abu Nidal with much gratitude and helped him form the structure
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‘Bentham on Torture’ at vol. 24 Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly 305‚ what is morally wrong with torture? Can it ever be morally justified? If so‚ when? If not‚ why not? Torture is not a popular practice amongst any developed society. To some‚ it is an extremely emotive word‚ the mere utterance of which brings to mind feelings of disgust and hatred towards those who might even think of employing torture‚ for whatever purpose. However‚ perhaps these people are too quick to dismiss torture without
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‘Identifying the prohibition of torture as jus cogens of international law’ Artan Sadiki Introduction The time when states could completely rely on their national sovereignty without being bounded erga omnes by any rule of a higher instance marked the period of classical international law. Since that time there have been a lot of progressive developments followed by the evolution of the international community that contributed to the shift from the individualistic approach towards the
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These events have also shaped how we view the world. In Margaret Atwood’s poem “Footnote to the Amnesty Report on Torture”‚ a janitor is tasked with cleaning a torture chamber. This poem presents the theme of how becoming traumatized and desensitized to the horrific actions of others can destroy a person’s sense of reality. First‚ Atwood describes the chamber‚ she says “The torture chamber is not like anything you would have expected”(1-2)‚ there are no “sexy chains and leather goods”(3-4) nor anything
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1984‚ O’Brian utilizes heinous methods of physical and psychological torture to deindividualize and brainwash Winston. Winston endures torture methods like beatings‚ degradation‚ intimidation‚ and starvation. O’Brian’s methods of choice are not unlike the various torture methods used throughout history‚ particularly the methods used by the CIA in the 1950s. Upon the start of the Cold War‚ the CIA began testing different torture techniques in an attempt to gain the upper hand against Soviets‚ who
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John Smith Abstract 1 Intro to Comm 4/20/10 Abstract Time to think about torture The author Jonathan Alter has written essay titled:”time to think about torture.” Mr. alter refers to the time. It in the United States history as the: “autumn to of anger.” He describes multiple torture methods and gives examples in detail their uses. He refers to the time: Prior to September 11th‚ “hopelessly September 10th.” Mr. Altar explains that that era of time had many wrong assumptions
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"The Case for Torture" by Michael Levin‚ presents excellent justification for the use of torture in situations of extreme desperation. Levin gives great arguments for the use of torture through clever wording and great exemplification. In supplement to the already great argument‚ he provides potential counter-arguments and proves why they are invalid. It is made very clear that he believes that torture is morally mandatory and makes great effort to sway the opinion of readers‚ provided they keep
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from the Middle East to Oceania Perhaps the most important part of history is recognizing repeated patterns and their effects in order to prevent future mistakes. The novel 1984 by George Orwell and the article “The Arab Spring Unleashed a Wave of Torture and Abuse” by Nader Hashemi expose the inhumanity surrounding authoritative governments. By analyzing the outcome of the Arab Spring one can conclude that a government unreceptive to their citizens rights inevitably leads to rebellion. The overarching
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residents continues to upgrade. Automotive industry in Abu Dhabi has marked up vital recovery from the 2008 global economic downturn. Dubai alone is home to 1.16m registered cars. This means‚ each and every UAE citizen owns a car. Abu Dhabi lies in the second position with more than 80‚000 registered vehicles. Leading car dealers are spreading their wings to Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi has introduced an auto city‚ “the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi”‚ which helps out car rental companies in crafting the
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subjected to such cruelty? Animals are poisoned‚ stabbed and crammed in cages to be tested on; medical research‚ educational purposes‚ drug and chemicals‚ and cosmetics and household products are some of the main reasons why they are put through such torture. Even though there may be some ‘valid’ reasons for conducting and carrying out such inhumane activities‚ too many people stand behind large companies and support their ‘valid’ reasons for doing so without having full awareness of what pain and suffering
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