82nd Airborne Division

engagement of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. It was from March 1, 2002 until March 18, 2002 located in the Arma Mountains, southeast of Zormat in Afghanistan. Units that participated in the operation consisted of members from the 10th Mountain Division, 75th Ranger Regiment, 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment Delta, CIA Special Operations Unit, British Royal Marines, Canadian Light Infantry, Afghan Commandos, Norwegian Special Forces, Australian Special Air Service Regiment,…

Covert action is one of many foreign policy tools used by policymakers to advance national interests. Used in select international efforts, covert action encompasses a broad range of activities outside the operations of traditional intelligence collection. Sanctioned by the White House and overseen by Congress, covert action can provide results and otherwise unavailable information. "The term covert action was defined for the first time in statute to mean an activity or activities of the united…

It is now more than fifty years since the State of Israel was established. It has passed the initial stages of nation-building and is today, in many respects, a Western, technological society. It was built on the experience of ideologically driven Jewish settlement which began in the nineteenth century. Israel has a background of the Holocaust, ongoing military struggle with neighboring countries, and the necessity of absorbing unprecedented numbers of new immigrants from very different culture.…

Harbinger of a Fatal Flaw Sheikh Salman al Oudah, a Saudi cleric whom bin Laden had once lauded as his “ideal personality,” wrote an open letter to bin Laden repudiating the actions of al Qaeda (Wright, 2011, p. 67). Further disseminating the letter on the internet and to the media, Sheikh Salman scathingly rebuked al Qaeda’s indiscriminate murder of innocent people, arguing the “regime has stopped ruling people according to what God revealed” (Wright, 2011, p. 66). He condemend bin Laden’s…

The Ugly American depicts the difficulties the United States experienced in trying to defeat communism in Southeast Asia. It highlighted methods that the U.S. should have adopted to be successful and the ones that led to failure. The book demonstrated how the political and social climates were affected by individuals’ lack of consideration and awareness of the Sarkhanese culture. The characters in this book are fictional, however some share similar qualities of American diplomats serving abroad…

a. Evaluate your personal and professional risk. Are you in danger of losing your job? Will your career path be affected? Will you strain interpersonal relationships at work? As a social worker at a neighborhood center I have a strong desire and an ethical reasonability to act ethically in all aspects of my work. So when I become aware that the executive director is possibly engaging in unethical and illegal things to keep the neighborhood center going, I feel that it is my responsibly to…

ISIS- Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, once called the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham, is a group of men, women, and children whom believe they are trying to change the world to a better place and change the political geography. They have been compared to Al-Qaeda also, but in reality they are much worse and much more destructive than Al-Qaeda ever was. ISIS has taken Al-Qaeda’s beliefs and amplified them to a radicalism. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is the man responsible for starting Isis. In…

Terrorism is an international problem, which incorporates more than fear based oppressive acts. It incorporates attack, decimation of property, endeavors to harm, endeavors to execute, promulgation that endeavors to legitimize savagery, terrorizing, and dangers. Be that as it may, terrorism is characterized as "the unlawful utilization of constrain or savagery against people or property to threaten or force an administration, the non military personnel populace, or any section thereof, in…

In the case study, Assassinating bin Laben: Right or Wrong? the author Priya Dixit outlines and examines the event of Osama bin Laben being assassinated by U.S. Special forces in Pakistan. Dixit proceeds to further debate not only the ethics and legality behind this killing, but also behind the target killings the U.S. has been committing with greater occurrence on ‘terrorist’. In order to understand these actions I believe we must first identify what decision making process is occurring in the…

When you think of the media you probably think about the recent election, what Kim Kardashian and Kanye West just recently did, or probably what happened that night in sports. Do you ever really think about the military in the media though? It’s a very scary thought to see or hear about what our military does for us. Nobody really wants to hear about that stuff unless it’s really important like the Osama Bin Laden death, or how many kills Chris Kyle had. We respect these men and women that fight…