Enemy combatant

fallen to their knees, a real hero always manages to rise again. Their strength and courage allows them to propel away their weaknesses. When faced with numerous struggles and obstacles, the ascertained downfalls no longer provide a threat to the combatant. Thus, throughout the hero’s journey, their shortcomings become the power required for victory. With that victory, their nobility is achieved. The computer animated version of Beowulf portrays an excellent example of what a hero should be.…

male soldier and cause more harm to himself or others. Thus there is no room for women in the infantry. You also have to ask yourself if women in the infantry will better the combat effectiveness of a unit, and quite frankly, the answer is no. The enemy will give no tolerance whether male or female, and it will be even worse if a woman is captured due to the risk of assault. Lastly, the disruption of a unit’s identity and motivation is at risk. The average front line trigger puller is in his…

Black Women are constantly being sexualized and abused. Every day through the system of racism and white supremacy a black woman is subjected to the lowest rank in this hierarchy. The Black Woman is looked at as a sex symbol she is not respected by the general population, media and even her black male companions in certain situations. The negative images, alter the mind’s perception of the true reality. It’s like being in a world that has been forgotten. At one time in history the black woman…

In tandem with the Sleuthing the Alamo analysis, the causes, consequences, and events of the Texas Revolution have changed over time. These changes have brought new explanations and interpretations about the process of writing history. There are a dozen of materials that have been written using different perspectives over the last century. According to generations of Americans and immigrants, the genesis of Texas revolution is recounted as the simple tale of outnumbered defendants that were…

What role did military intelligence play in World War II? What role did military intelligence play in World War II? Joseph Reeder It is undeniable the principal role, military intelligence occupied in both the successes and failures of the main events that transpired in World War II, ranging from the breaking of the enigma code at Bletchley Park, to the D Day landings that arguably determined the outcome of the whole war. Military intelligence in the war encompasses not only spies and…

tormented by their experiences, “Returning veterans included not only the physically wounded but millions whose psychic scars would never heal… Troubled by nightmarish flashbacks to the scenes of horror they had witnessed, many veterans in all the combatant nations could not participate normally in social and economic life (Carlisle 301).” Carlisle’s statement further exemplifies that the afflictions of war last long after the last gun is fired. It is imperative that veterans are taken care of…

Michael Murphy was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions on the mountain that day. He selflessly sacrificed his life by leaving his covered position into the open, in direct enemy fire to call for reinforcements. He did so knowing he would likely be killed in the process but he didn’t hesitate, and because of his actions U.S. Forces were able to recover Marcus Luttrell as well as the remains of his team members. Luttrell,…

In April 2015 an American hostage Warren Weinstein was killed by a US drone strike in Pakistan. Despite the fact Warren was affiliated with the terrorist group al-Qaeda, his death highlighted on going questions regarding the use of drones as weapons. Drones are unmanned flying machines usually controlled by remote pilots. During the 21st century, United States has been using these machines and utilizing them in military air strikes. Drones have propped criticism worldwide over the ethical…

surrender before the uses of lethal force, the used of UCAV is not legal in situations governed by the IHRL (Lewis). According to the international law, “targeted lethal force may be used only under specific and narrowly defined circumstances- against combatants in a recognized armed conflict and those directly participating in hostilities or who pose an immediate threat to innocent life and when capture is not feasible and would involve significant military risk and potential loss of life”…

Front: The Logic of Sexual Violence in War”, argues that rape that occurs in civil war is “not the sum total of a couple of hundred thousand genetic predispositions for aggressiveness.”, that it must be looked at as a social tool used against another’s enemy (Seifert…