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    The key parties are George, John, the customers, the owner of the car parts store, and John’s family. George is one of the key parties and what George has at stake is his friendship with John if George chooses to confront John resulting in a conflict if John chooses not to heed George’s advice. George will then have to face the difficult decision if he is unable to persuade John to listen, to be a “rat” and tell the owner/other managers or authorities about what John is doing since it is illegal…

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    William Shakespeare uses irony surrounding many deaths in the play Hamlet to emphasize that Hamlet’s flaws impede his ability to act independently, decisively and courageously. Collateral carnage can be eliminated when one accepts challenges with courage and bravery. Hamlet’s inability to act swiftly in seeking revenge against Claudius for murdering his father, King Hamlet, results in the deaths of Polonius and Ophelia. Claudius’ endless resolve to kill Hamlet to eliminate the threat he poses…

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    perfect safety for operators is so seductive.” Many scholars have backed him up by asking “Do drones threaten to lower the threshold for lethal violence?” This comes to show that we can still continue to fight, but ensure safety to the soldiers Collateral damage will be lower due…

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    The absence of government figures on the extent of damage caused by drone operations leaves media outlets and other outside sources with the task of filling the gap in information, leading to conflicting findings. For instance, in 2009 a Pakistani newspaper published figures provided by Pakistani officials regarding collateral damage caused by drones. The figures showed in exchange for 14 Al Qaeda and Taliban terrorist members deaths, nearly…

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    colonel and asks her to run collateral damage estimate (CDE). She then orders Sgt. Mushtaq Saddiq to do the collateral damage estimate. The estimate came to 65-75%…

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    is endeavoring to accomplish and the nature of the values on the scales self-evidence. However, the determination of what constitutes “excessive” collateral damage is unclear to the point of inapplicability. The concept of proportionality requires a constant ratio between variables, in this situation, between military advantage and collateral damage. Talking about the proportionality prerequisite in jus in Bello, one must first clarify exactly what is being weighed in on the scales, and what…

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    Other perspectives, especially the political cases from the Middle Eastern nations, do not advocate for drones, as drone strikes may cause unintended collateral damage to this area of attack. For example, drones carry inherent political costs to nations, such as Yemen, Pakistan, Iran, and even Afghanistan. According to an article written by respected journalist Joshua Foust on the political consequences of drone strikes, domestic populations in the area of attack perceive drones as “almost…

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    a verified Bill of Particulars of the claims alleged in said defendant’s Answer, setting forth specifically and in detail the answers to the following inquiries: 1. As to the First Defense, particularize and identify the collateral sources rendered and the amount of collateral offset that is claimed. 2. As to the Second Defense, set forth the factual basis that Plaintiff’s causes of action are barred by the applicable statute of limitations. 3. As to the Third Defense, set forth the factual…

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    for trauma sicknesses. The Target killing of terrorists by the anti-terror coalition members is designed to target only members of terrorist armed groups. However, the kind of fear that drones create in the local community due to likelihood of collateral damage is another negative consequence of the operation that they should not continue to…

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    violation certain laws like International Covenant on civil and Political Rights. There are no good outcomes from drone strikes the civilians are afraid of drones they are afraid of if the drone will kill them or not. When family is apart of collateral damage that's what causes people to be motivated to join the terrorist against the americans and their ideals. Drones strikes and drones don’t help people feel any safer and are the true terrorist against civilians. How the CIA and JSOC use…

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