Hostage

They took American hostage. As commander in chief, President Carter immediately asked his military advisors to scale a rescue mission to recover the hostages. On April 24th, 1980 a new elite counter-terror group called "Delta Force" launched a mission to rescue the hostages under orders of President Carter. The mission failed, and the damages were costly all around. As commander in chief, President…

while condemning Iraq for the use of chemical weapons against Iranians. This could also serve as an alternative plan to end the hostage crisis in Lebanon. Reagan’s desire for release of American hostages is understandable; however, what Reagan administration did during the Contra-Iran Affair was not in the best interest of the US because it created a basis for more hostage-takings. Furthermore, selling arms to the both sides of the conflict caused Iranians and Iraqis to suffer from a prolonged…

They forced his limousine driver, at gunpoint, to divert from his office to a hotel in Kabul and violently took the Ambassador hostage while terrorizing the rest of the hotel occupants. The terrorists made demands to release radical Muslim prisoners in exchange for the hostages to the Pro-Soviet government of Afghanistan, which to begin with has to be the second dumbest idea ever to involve Russia and a dude named Adolph. Afghan’s government dispatches…

Saves Lives By simply wearing a tactical communications device during an operation the law enforcement user has constant protection from any impulse noise, which can occur at any time and without warning, retains full communications (transmit & receive) and maintains full situational awareness via the hear-through function. An unexpected impulse noise event is capable of temporarily disabling and disorienting the law enforcement officer, causing confusion, distraction, and increasing…

Reflection paper on Ayatollah Khomeini Michael A. Pitts Political Science 348 September 5, 2016 Introduction The 1979 Iranian Revolution also known as the Islamic revolution is responsible for several actions among them the establishment of an Islamic Republic. The Iranian revolution caused several factors among them the citizens’ discontent with the Shah’s rule, existing social injustices, imperialism, Ayatollah’s exile, and religious motives. The main goal of the revolution was to…

Heroism Heroism “Great heroes need great sorrows and burdens, or half their greatness goes unnoticed. It is all part of the fairy tale.” Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn. Heroes can be anyone, heroes don’t put themselves before others, they put others lives before their own. They make sacrifices and hard decisions like choosing the few over the many. Heroes would sacrifice themselves for the lives of others. Heroes don’t always succeed at what they are trying to accomplish. Sometimes they don’t…

Jimmy Carter could not enforce the Camp David Accords and these records meant that there was going to be peace between Egypt and Israel and ended the 31 year old feud they had. In the Iran Hostage Crisis it meant that many American citizens were being held hostage for more than a year, Iran saw it more as a revenge towards the United States. He did not like executive privilege and had an open Presidency and would try to not use it much and tried to avoid it at all…

executing hostages. They also show members of the US military being killed. This just furthers feeds other men and women’s hatred toward the United States. Not only do these videos portray their message, but they also use them to inspire current and potential members. These videos are completely biased and aimed towards attracting…

attacking Jordanians and Israelis, to represent the struggles of Palestinians and force the international world to recognize them. The group is known worldwide for their attack on Israeli athletes during the 1972 Olympics, the group took eleven athletes hostage, and they were all killed. A year later, In March of 1973 the group went into the Saudi Arabian embassy, demanding for the surrendering of Palestinian prisoners being held in West Germany. When the government refused to negotiate, the…

Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things is a story about trauma. Told through a series of nonlinear flashbacks, the reader learns of the effects of the event known as “The Terror” long before the narrative reveals its causes. As the novel progresses, the reader is able to piece together not only the events which directly lead to the death of Sophie Mol (and Velutha) and the emptiness and quietness of the twin main characters, Rahel and Estha, but also the societal and cultural systems at play…