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Misrepresenting the Middle East, Joris Luyendijk explores the misrepresentation and portrayal of Arab people and the Arab world in the media, “Would it make a difference if we talked about Devotion, God’s Party, and The Basis rather than about Hamas, Hezbollah, or Al-Qaida?” (Luyendijk). The world is already so set in their views of the Arab world and Arab people, that it is hard to know if this distorted reality will ever be broken and the truth about this rich Arab culture will be…

After a revolution in Iran, the new leader, Khomeini, takes power and is anti American. Also at this time, an Iran supported terrorist group in Lebanon, Hezbollah, took 7 American hostages. Reagan had to deal with this anti American Iran while also trying to rescue these hostages, and an opportunity later arises when Iran becomes involved in the Iran Iraq war and is in need of some weapons. This scandal starts…

Military power restriction with the innovation of nuclear weapon the Clausewitz concept of “absolute war” is finally achievable. This will generate fear and will restraint powerful states from using maximum power to prevail. Thus the victory as a proper outcome to be expected of the use of American arms was intractable for the duration of the cold war, for in very good part, for the reason of the sensible fear of the escalation to nuclear holocaust. So, the only kind of conflict that the United…

Bashar al-Assad, but these protests were violently attacked, causing a quickly escalating rebellion. However, many outside countries have become involved in this conflict. Major supporters of Assad and the Syrian government include Iran, Russia, and Hezbollah, while supporters of the rebels include the United States, Turkey, and Jordan. In only less than five years there have been over 250,000 civilian casualties and 4.5 million refugees fleeing the country. Recently, the United States sent air…

The twenty first century is full of uninformed citizens. Many believe that Christianity and Islam are on completely opposite sides of the religious spectrum. These same people believe that all Muslims are terrorist, meant to kill infidels. However, the truth is Christianity and Islam are extremely similar in nature. Through this realization, we must overcome the misconceptions. In a sea of differing views, citizens of the world must realize that Christianity and Islam are very similar in nature…

U.S Foreign Policy After World War II, America and the Soviet Union were the two major powers who competed for markets and resources. At the same time, communism was taking over in the Soviet Union, China and Eastern Europe. This communist takeover led to the Red Scare and shocked the American public with fear that communism would spread all throughout the world. Due to United States’ desire to contain communism and secure foreign markets and resources, confusing foreign policy decisions were…

with many bills, acts, and laws to get rid of these illegal immigrants from the states of Texas. According to an article, “Illegal Immigration: Drugs, Gangs, and Crime,” stated that, “kidnappings and murders of U.S. citizens. Members of al-Qaida, Hezbollah and other…

The Fundamentals of Effective Leadership in Terrorism Terrorism has dated back thousands of years and there have been hundreds and if not thousands of terrorist organizations and each of those terrorist organizations has a leader at the top. However, fortunately for most of the world, not all terrorist organizations have effective leadership and they struggle to gain momentum and often starve themselves of success and eventually disappear and become an organization of the past. Just like any…

existed even before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Federal agents have traced the illegal proceeds from organized retail crime, explicitly from the theft and resale of baby formula, to terrorist and insurgent groups, including Hamas and Hezbollah. Following the terrorist attacks of 2001, the former United States Customs Service established Operation Green Quest, a now-defunct, multi-agency terrorist supporting task force, to combat the numerous sources of terrorist funding; one…

Understanding Syria Background President: Bashar al-Assad: Elected. Assad overtook his father as president, but his father had seized power in a coup. Capital: Damascus To understand Syria is to recognise a highly divided country. Ethnic groups and their religious practices are diverse. Islam is primarily divided into two denominations within Syria, Shia, and Sunni. Sunni Muslims make up the majority of the population. Much of the government practice a branch of Shia Islam and are called…