Literature Review: The Green Book In 1975‚ Muammar Gaddafi published al-Kitab al-Ahdar‚ The Green Book‚ which spelled out his political philosophy. It is considered a true reflection of the leadership style of the Libyan famous yet controversial leader. The book claimed that representative government‚ plebiscites‚ classes and political parties only foster dictatorship rather than democracy (Al Qaddafi‚ 1975). Due to this‚ it suggested a practical way of directly involving every individual in government
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United States...Islam strictly forbids causing harm to innocent women‚ children and other people‚” (“Hard Facts Hard Truth -Bin Laden ‘Confession Tapes”). This quote is spoken by Osama Bin Laden himself the day after the September 11‚ 2001 attacks on both Twin Towers‚ the Pentagon‚ and attempt to reach the White House although failed and crashed in Shanksville‚ Pennsylvania. Osama Bin Laden then was denying all accusations of him outlining the attacks on September 11‚ 2001. The morning of September 11
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The Current State and Future of Al Qaeda United States President Barack Obama announced on May 1‚ 2011 that “Osama bin Laden‚ the mastermind of the most devastating attack on American soil in modern times and the most hunted man in the world‚ was killed in a firefight with the United States forces in Pakistan.” The death of Osama bin Laden is certainly a major blow to the Al Qaeda terrorist network causing many of its leaders to go underground. Yet‚ the threat of Al Qaeda still exists and many intelligence
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The assassination of Osama Bin Laden occurred due to cultural reason; however‚ it was justified. Osama Bin Laden discriminated against americans‚ he caused one of the most horrific terrorist attack in american history which is 911 and he killed up to 2977 people in one day. Critics‚ however‚ some may argue that the assassination was unjustified‚ due to the Persian Gulf war also known as Operation Desert Shield where american troops invaded Saudi Arabia and killed over a 1000 civilians and injured
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because of terrorism and many other reasons. On September 11th‚ 2001 Osama Bin Laden lead on of the most vicious acts of terrorism America has ever seen. Bin Laden justified his actions in a letter to America stating “The US attacked us in Somalia; The US supported the Russian atrocities against us in Chechnya‚ the Indian oppression against us in Kashmir‚ and the Jewish aggression against us in Lebanon.” This shows that Bin Laden and his group believe the US is to blame for all the wrongdoings to
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Osama bin Laden “We love death. The U.S. loves life. That is the difference between us two.” (Osama bin Laden‚ 2004.) On September 11‚ 2001‚ al-Qaeda crashed two airlines loaded with fuel into the world Trade Center in New York city. Killing over 3‚000 people; including 400 officers and firefighters‚ America was under attack. Although Bin Laden didn’t personally attacked the US‚ he organized and finalize the Mujahideen‚ was the founder of al-Qaeda‚ and played the role as the mastermind of the
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POWELL v ALABAMA United States Supreme Court 287 U.S. 45 (1932) FACTS: Nine young black boys riding in an open train car were involved in a fight. When the fight ceased‚ two white women claimed the black boys raped them. Once the boys got off the train in Scottsboro‚ Alabama‚ police picked them up and placed them in jail. The men appeared in court‚ frightened‚ and unrepresented. The defendants were charged with a capital offence and therefore had the right for counsel to be appointed to them
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. Coming from Greek language Amyotrophic simply means no muscle nourishment (alsa.org). Lateral is the anatomical identification along the spinal cord and as the disease progresses‚ it eventually leads to sclerosis which is hardening of the region along the spinal cord. ALS was first discovered in 1869 by a famous French neurologist named Jean- Martin Charcot‚ ALS was originally named “Maladie
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The disease model of addiction is intrinsic of Al-Anon‚ based on its relationship with Alcoholics Anonymous and it too is founded on the disease model of addiction. The disease model posits that alcoholism is caused by an abnormal condition. Thus‚ the exposure to the substance is viewed as the fundamental cause of psychological addiction (Al-Anon Family Group‚ 2008; Alcoholics Anonymous‚ Jenkins 2016). In this model of therapy‚ addiction is a disease in which individuals are susceptible in their
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ALS Medical history has been filled with an array of diseases and illnesses‚ ranging from the common cold to deadly killers. Some are easily treatable and others can be terminal‚ but some of the worst are those that still remain without a cure; one such disease is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis‚ also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease or ALS for short‚ is a progressive degeneration of the motor neurons of the central nervous system‚ leading to wasting of the muscles and
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