11/1/2012 | | MADUBUIKE EZINNE ANNIE A00014188 TOPIC: TERRORISM: IS TERRORRISM THE BEST APPROACH TO SOLVING PROBLEMS; A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA. Terrorism is perhaps one of the most exigent problems that Nigeria is facing today. Judging from killings here and there‚ bombings all over the place‚ it is becoming progressively more difficult to differentiate between tribal‚ political and religious altercations. Unfortunately terrorism has gone global and everyone is equally affected either as
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Years of controversy and debate have surrounded Guantanamo Bay‚ a United States military base that has been used as a detention facility for accused foreign terrorists since January 2002 (Kaplan 2005) following the September 11 terrorist attacks. The facility holds around 500 to 600 detainees at any given time‚ and most of these are‚ or are thought to be‚ members of known and dangerous terrorist organizations which are direct threats to the United States’ government and its citizens‚ such as al Qaeda
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Since the Bush administration‚ CIA drone strikes have become increasingly popular in the “War on Terror.” Although drone strikes have several pros‚ like the fact that they are more accurate than landing troops on foreign soil‚ drone warfare is still ineffective since it reinforces terrorist support and since it aims to fight in an imaginary war against al-Qaeda‚ creating unforeseen and catalytic consequences. The political message of drone strikes emphasizes the disparity in power between the parties
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The attack was not a terrorist attack because Japan targeted a military base and not civilians‚ it was rather an act of war. On a website it stated another reason why it was not a terrorist attack was because Japan had declared war on the U.S. before the bombings (Pearl Harbor Terrorist or Act of War usmessageboard.com). Although the U.S. was not fast enough to translate the message which was sent about 30 minutes before the attack. A similar attack to Pearl Harbor was the attack of 9/11 which was
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NOSTRADAMUS – WORLD WAR III The Beginning [I.63] Pestilences extinguished‚ the world becomes smaller‚ for a long time the lands will be inhabited peacefully. People will travel safely through the sky‚ land and seas : then wars will start up again This quatrain is considered to be the quatrain which indicate the start of WW-III. The scenario described in this quatrain is definitely a modern world scenario as is describes air travel. Air travel became commercially available only after WW-II
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Simon Dzhaparidze Professor Omae May 2‚ 2011 PLSC 220 The State-Centric Approach International Organizations are formal institutional structures transcending national boundaries that are created by multilateral agreement among nation-states. Their purpose is to foster international cooperation in areas such as security‚ law‚ economic and social matters and diplomacy. The world system has many factors that effect what happens in world Politics. One major explanation of this is the
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Global Terrorism Terrorism is a big issue all around the world. Terrorism is the systematic use of terror‚ often violent‚ especially as a means of coercion. Also are violent acts which are intended to create fear‚ are perpetrated for a religious‚ political‚ or ideological goal and deliberately target or disregard the safety of civilians. Terrorists use murder‚ kidnapping‚ hijacking‚ and bombing to pursue a political agenda. Terrorists are not just subject in the United States‚ it happens all
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America has always been an extremely patriotic nation. The manner in which we became a nation is a source of pride for many Americans. We fought for our freedom in the Revolutionary War‚ after courageously standing up to the tyrannical British government. Over the years‚ we have triumphed over many social injustices and have finally created a democratic nation in which all are free and equal. That history is reflected in all of us‚ in our laws‚ customs and attitudes. Most American children are taught
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The Successful War started on september 11‚ 2001‚ when the terrorists attacked the Twin Towers in New York City. At 8:45 a.m.‚ a hijacked plane with 81 passengers‚ 9 flight attendants‚ and two pilots crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center. At 9:03 a.m.‚ a second plane crashed into the remaining Twin Tower. Another hijacked plane proceeded to crash into the Pentagon‚ killing 125 Americans‚ and a fourth plane crashed into a field in rural Pennsylvania‚ never reaching it’s target because
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the building shook‚ and the world came crashing to a halt. The stock market ceased‚ the airplanes stopped flying‚ the trains stopped moving‚ and people stopped working‚ the world was silent as all eyes were on America. This caused the horrible act of war to begin‚ which in return began the downfall of the economy After the United States was attacked by al-Qaida‚ people were hopelessly obscured‚ thousands of jobs were taken away from innocent civilians‚ and hundreds of businesses were misplaced in
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