Shortly into the film “Genocide: The Horror Continues” (“Genocide: The Horror Continues”) the tragedy in the late 20th century in Uganda is described. Army General and later self-appointed President for Life Idi Amin took power and began his attacks against “various ethnic groups” for being “enemies of the state” (“Genocide: The Horror Continues”). With no other reasons or means to do so‚ he victimized and sent the military to attack his guiltless civilians. He did this with massacres and deportation
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you daily. Drones should be illegal because they kill innocent humans‚ promote terrorism‚ and are expensive to maintain. Since the September 11 attacks‚ the Pentagon and the C.I.A have launched hundreds of strikes in Pakistan‚ Somalia‚ Yemen and Libya. These have resulted in thousands of civilian casualties. People who see their loved ones injured or killed in drone strikes become motivated to join terrorist groups. According to author Jeremy Scahill‚ the vast majority of militants operating in
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Syrian civil war the Syrian civil war‚ also known as Syrian uprising[55] or Syrian crisis (Arabic: الأزمة sus السورية)‚[56][57][58] is an ongoing armed conflict in Syria between forces loyal to the Ba’ath government and those seeking to oust it. The conflict began on 15 March 2011‚ with popular demonstrations that grew nationwide by April 2011. These demonstrations were part of the wider Middle Eastern protest movement known as the Arab Spring. Protesters demanded the resignation of President
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Both chambers elect people to assist their party leaders‚ referred to as whips. Whips are responsible for coordinating the party’s legislative strategy‚ building support for key issues‚ and counting votes. In fact‚ the principle task of a party whip‚ formally known as an “assistant party leader‚” is to keep track of the number of votes for and against a piece of legislation. Also‚ they are supposed to “whip up” support among the chamber membership. There are two types of committees in Congress:
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Hillary really hasn’t accomplished anything that shows she is qualified to be the President. She just got lucky and married the right man‚ Bill Clinton. She only got elected senator in New York because Bill used to be President. While senator‚ Hillary voted to invade Iraq and supported the Iraq war‚ but other than that she didn’t do anything important as a senator. After 8 years as senator‚ she then was appointed Secretary of State where she did more harm than good. In her chosen field of foreign
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Historically the united States has been also the number country around of welcoming immigrants and refugees.In the past‚ US has accepted many refugees from all around the world not matter where they from or who are they.In 1979 the United states has admitted 111‚000 refugees from vietnam after the Vietnam war.And in the 1980s the US had added about 207‚000 Vietnamese refugees and at the same time it had took more than 120‚000 cuban refugees (Park).The United states had support many countries and
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Definition and Introduction to OPEC OPEC‚ The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries‚ is a name that has become synonymous with the worldwide petroleum market. But what does it do‚ who is involved and how important is OPEC to our day-to-day lives? This article aims to answer these basic questions in a clear and concise fashion. OPEC is a permanent organisation of 12 countries which are world-leaders in oil production. The primary aim of OPEC is to unify petroleum policies between its
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The cancer of jihadism in sub-Saharan Africa will probably spread outward from conflicts now underway involving groups in Libya and Nigeria; their members are likely to flee into the sandy expanse that covers much of Africa above the equator‚ as happened after French forces tried to wipe out extremists in northern Mali in
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As one of the strongest and most liberal democracies in the world‚ Switzerland has a responsibility to fight terrorism. While terrorism within Switzerland’s boundaries is the government’s main concern‚ an attack on an ally is an attack on the entire free world. As part of the developed Western nations of the world Switzerland fears that it could be a target for extremist groups within or outside of Swiss borders. The government has taken and will continue to take steps to ensure that Swiss citizens
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General Studies Quiz-1 ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Q 1:The most densely populated Island in the world is ............ Honshu Andaman Wheeler Bottom of Form ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Q 2:The National Solar Mission has been named after? Rajeev Gandhi Jawaharlal Nehru Indira Gandhi Bottom of Form ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Q 3:The White House was painted white to hide
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