Defectors

The Battle of Cannae was among the Romans led by Aemilius and Varro, and the Carthaginians led by Hannibal. The battle took place in the southeast Italy the battle was part of a campaign of battles in an attempt to cut Rome off from their allies. B69-y taking the city of Cannae the Carthaginians chose a strategic battlefield because it is a flat plain, which is ideal for Calvary a military strength of Carthage. Cannae was also a critical supply city to the Roman army, Hannibal’s army had food…

Vietnam’s Southern Revolution, makes a case that the Viet Cong’s origins came about as a result of a ‘populous movement.’ I believe that Elliot’s’ interpretation is the more persuasive of the two, as Hunt’s view is limited to the experiences told by NLA defectors’ regarding everyday life, while Elliot encompasses both rural life and Party…

escaped the control of their Government. This quote states that the North Korean Government makes it very difficult for people to live what we consider a normal life, because of how strict and isolated their country is. It also says that “. . . Defectors have to rediscover who they are in a world that offers endless possibilities.” Since life is so different outside of North Korea, they have to find out who they really are as a person with all of the freedom they now have. They have to learn…

ordinary crimes do not exist for political crimes. Political crimes suspects are therefore at a particular risk of arbitrary treatment, and left without protection. Even more concerning is the fact that, according to the testimonies of numerous defectors, the existing provisions supposed to uphold the right to liberty and security are very often not followed in the DPRK, leaving the alleged criminals without any guarantees to have a fair trial, and in arbitrary detention. Moreover, detainees in…

the prisons is: forced labor, rape, forced abortion, starvation, and death without charge or trial (Kwan-Li, S. 2014). Asking questions is prohibited in North Korean prison camps. “People, who ask questions, are executed on the spot” (North Korean Defector Who Spent 28 Years in Prison Camp Details Hunger, Torture, and Cannibalism in the DPRK 2014). Anything the guards say or does, that person must do. Most people in the camps die from starvation or physical abuse. “There are two ways a guard in…

exceptionally grave damage to the country. It mentions a few countries such as Soviet Unit, West Germany, and China how they conducted HUMINT operations. The article elaborates intelligence source was collected from emigrate, use of sex to gain secrets, defectors during the Cold War between Communism and Capitalism. The article also of its problems such as HUMINT collection quality control. 1940s and early 1950s, exploiting the Western intelligence services' difficulty in operating in the…

How lightly do you take the loss of three thousand innocent lives? Many people believe that 9/11 was the beginning of the War on terror, which could be justified as true, however, many tensions had lead to the attacks of September 11, 2001 and the beginning of the war on terror. Most are aware of the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and likeminded groups and their associations with terrorism and their attacks on the World Trade Centers in New York City, New York, USA. Since 1996 the Taliban had governmental…

North Korean 1 — WINTER that evening, was finishing tending pigs with sons when dogs began barking madly + growling intensely—someone unfamiliar + dressed in military uniform came up from winding staircase Wang Hao automatically knew he was North Korean mostly b/c of North Korean military uniform, but also b/c of skinny, thin, + malnourished body, desperate look in eyes, + scars on neck 1st time housing a North Korean surprised because encounter was so random + all of a sudden excited/anxious…

Castaneda 1 Bryan Castaneda Professor Hungate History 146-02 November 17, 2017 Jonestown Tragedy United States is facing a massive amount of backlash from the Vietnam War, the 1960s ended with the Civil Rights Era and “War on Poverty” which has effects going into the 1970s. Rise of Second Wave Feminism. Also, the Cold War and resentment towards Communism is widespread across America. These events are what its creating so much upheaval in America in the 1970s Jim Jones was born on May 13,1931…

There are many countries in the world that aren't free and don’t allow their citizens to have the same freedoms as the United States. One of the largest ones that keeps coming to my mind is North Korea as it has been featured in the news for many reasons and actions. I feel that there should be more measures taken to stop their dictator, Kim Jong Un, from abusing his own citizens and denying them opportunities and natural rights. There are many examples of how the government and their country is…