sad thing is that it is still happening today. In the country of Rwanda‚ the mass killings of a certain group of people happened as recently as 1994. The United States and U.N turned its back on it. The other similar event happened in Iraq when Saddam Hussein used weapons of mass destruction to try to extinguish Sunni Muslims. Somewhere around the world‚ everyday is exactly the same thing occurring‚ always some groups trying to wipe their opposition from the face of the Earth. Events that are similar
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The rise of Fatah and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) came about by a man named Yasser Arafat who was born in Cairo in1929 and died in 2004. The name was presumed by Mohammed al Husseini‚ Yasser created the PLO and Fatah and merged them together in 1964 and ran a terrorist campaign against Israel. Yasser included other terrorist in the Cuban training camps and made promise to connect with them in international revolution. To some it appeared that Arafat’s organization could be measured
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Following the military achievement of the US in Afghanistan‚ the US focused its attention on Iraq in order to topple Saddam Hussein. The Iraq War was a conflict that took place with the invasion of Iraq by the US on 20 March 2003. The American government offered two significant reasons for waging war against Iraq in 2003 (Klare‚ The Coming War with Iraq‚ page 3). First of all‚ the US claimed that Iraq have weapons of mass destruction that could be captured and used by terrorists organizations and
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The Conspiracy: 9/11 The day of September 11th‚ 2001 the world witnessed with disbelief as the World Trade Center in New York City came crashing down. The shock the attacks generated and the some 3‚000 or more people it killed made it one of the brutal attacks in history. One may only wonder how such a grand scaled attack could be carried through. Although controversial‚ evidence suggests that the September 11th attacks in 2001 were an inside job and the statements of the Bush administration
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Komail Haider Due Date: 11-14-2009 and Presentation on 11-21-2009 Hafiz M. K. Siddiqui Introduction to Islam Islam & Muslims in Western Media In July 12‚ 2008 publication of the New York Times‚ it was reported that the President of Sri Lanka was killed in a suicide attack. The religion of the suicide bomber was never reported. The very same newspaper (on November 5‚ 2009)‚ reported that how a Muslim attacker attacked the US Base and killed US army soldiers. This discrimination against
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George W. Bush Presidency 2000-2008 ● 2000 Election ○ Won only by electoral votes from final state win in Florida‚ but lost popular votes to Democratic Nominee‚ Al Gore by about 500‚000. ■ First election since 1876 that had been disputed. Democrats had requested a manual recount from the Florida counties in question‚ however Republicans sued to prohibit these hand tallies. Republicans then requested set deadlines that potentially could turn away votes that may have come in for Gore‚ so Democrats
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To illustrate‚ before 2003‚ Iraq was run by military regimes and more than three million Iraqis were murdered or lost just under Saddam Hussein ’s regime alone. Hundreds of mass graves were made by Saddam ’s terrorist regime only when those people protested against miserable situations. Some reports mentioned that Iraq has lost 500 billion dollars as a result of Saddam ’s policies. Other opponents may mention that no one can control other human beings as there will always be egotistical people who
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breaking into hostility. In the last half of the 20th century‚ after the departure of colonial forces‚ many Muslim countries were ruled by secular dictators who‚ for all their many faults‚ kept the lid on these ancient sectarian tensions. From Saddam Hussein of Iraq‚ to Muammar Qadhafi of Libya‚ to the Assads of Syria‚ and to Hosni
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Mac 1 Stephen Mac Professor Zagar EN101 4 April 2013 Terrorist The word “terrorist” is a noun that means any person who uses violent and intimidating methods to achieve a goal. The origin of this word dated back during the French revolution where people used intimidation against the government to achieve democracy and equality. It was derived from the Latin word “terreo” which means “fear.” Terrorist uses many different tactics like car bombing‚ hijackings‚ and explosions to emphasize their
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Many years ago in Sumeria‚ the county now know as Iraq‚ there stood the great ziggurat. They used the ziggurat to please the gods. Built to please the moon god‚Nanna‚ made to look like the mountains where Nanna lived originally. The 4 tiered ziggurat made of mud bricks‚ was occasionally used for human sacrifice‚ for entertainment for god’s‚ also to ensure spiritual wellness. In 2100 BCE the ancient ziggurat was built. The ziggurat at this time was built and dedicated to the moon god Nanna. Built
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