Enemy combatant

History is no stranger to unexpected outcomes, especially when it comes to wars and battles. One notable example is the battle of Agincourt. The battle was a part of the Hundred Years War, which took place in the year 1415. The two combatants were the French and English. Their force compositions were vastly different. According to Enguerrand de Monstrelet, a French chronicler, the French forces out numbered the English by 6 times (de Monstrelet 340). Despite the overwhelming odds, the…

The representation of war in: Saving Private Ryan and The Thin Red Line War films at times fail to capture the true essence of war, capturing the torment that war inflicts on individuals and groups is difficult to capture. The Thin Red Line presents itself as close to the reality of war that it can. It has no plot or pain characters instead men in a constant state of dread not knowing what will happen next. Saving Private Ryan however, is very different, there is fear and anger throughout…

In a time, where hundreds of movies based around a hero are produced and released each year one would think that the medium would have to change rapidly in order to keep its audience, but no matter how different they seem most all share the basis of the archetypical hero. One story that exemplifies this is the story of Bruce Wayne in the beloved movie Batman Begins. This movie portrays the story of Wayne as he transforms from a semi-pampered rich kid, into a symbol of justice that makes the…

material support. Finally, under this statute Congress made the decision to target anyone in the chain of causation. the key term here is support the government is criminalizing anyone that provides support to terrorist foreign terrorist organization.) passed the “Material Support Statute.” Congress decided that anyone involved in the chain of causation of terrorism will be targeted by the U.S. It clear that U.S. Citizen was involved in the chain of causation of terrorism targeting the U.S.…

Fifteen years ago, the United States wasn’t officially engaged in any wars. Few of us had ever heard of al-Qaeda or Osama bin Laden, and ISIS didn’t even exist. We deported half the number of people we do today. Our surveillance state was a fraction of its current size. And — perhaps hardest to believe — we didn’t have to take off our shoes to get through airport security. America’s involvement in the War on Terror — prompted by the 9/11 terrorist attacks — resulted in a dramatic change in our…

On March 16, 1968, American troops killed hundreds of people with no regard whether or not they were combatants. Immediately after, the commanding officers tried to cover up this incident by calling in false reports about the number of Viet Kong that were killed. This event had nothing to do with protecting national security, but the government tried to…

The book “Tyranny of Good Intentions” reviews how the American justice system and the government have shifted over time. The book highlights accidental/and/or unforeseeable consequences of otherwise well intentioned policies and laws. In their book, Paul Roberts and Lawrence Stratten argue that a legal system designed to protect individual rights and ensure justice has become hostile and prone to abuse. The book starts out by highlighting the many cases in which citizens have been targeted, had…

4.) Alexander the Great was the king of Macedonia and the conqueror of the Persian Empire. Following the conquest of the Persian Empire, Alexander pursued a policy of introducing Greek thought, language and culture into the conquered territories. From the tactical stance of the conquering Alexander, this approach is ideal as the more the conquered identify with the Greek nation the less they will fight against it and simply become part of the empire. Hellenisation slowly eroded Jewish culture.…

The United States entered World War II on December 7, 1941 after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. After this women began to take a role in helpping the war effort after men enlisted in the military and rushed off to war. Many women started to loose their homemaker image and work outside the home. By 1945 one out of every four married women worked outside of the home. These women changed everyday women 's roles by working in industry, military, and the community around them. World…

over the constitution and its federal statuses, this is easily expressed in the Case of Hamdi V. Rumsfeld where he was the only justice to agree that the federal government had the legal right to detain hi stating that since he was an illegal Enemy Combatant that he was not protected under the Geneva convention. Thomas avidly voted for decision that would grant state-governmental authority in cases that involved specifically federalism based limits on the congress authority. Interestingly…