Idi Amin

1. This question refers to the YouTube video: “Situation Critical-Entebbe Hostage Rescue,” by the National Geographic. a. What decision required to be made in the situation presented in the video? b. In what condition was the decision being made – certainty, uncertainty, risk, or conflict? Briefly explain your choice. c. What kind of analysis would you say was more important in this decision situation, financial and quantitative or non-financial and qualitative analysis? d. In your opinion why…

In his excerpt for The Examiner “Why Boys Become Vicious”, award winning author Sir William Golding implies that people's reasons for evil, regardless of whether they were born with cruelty or their situation brought it out, is greatly affected by their home environment, social situation, fear, and chaos. This stand ties into one of the oldest debates in the history of psychology is the Nature vs Nurture which centers around whether a person's development is predisposed in his DNA, or a majority…

Michael Lynch May 18, 2017 Final Paper The Three Branches of the Government The United States government is a perfect example of what democracy in the modern society should be like. It is respected worldwide for advocating for the rule of law, promoting equality, and social justice. But what makes the United States so outstanding? Why is it so respected? The federal government of the United States of America has three arms: the Executive, the Legislature, and the Judiciary. The president of…

On the 8th of July 1976, the decision was made by Israel that the only solution to the hostage situation of their citizens at Entebbe, was to raid the airport as a rescue mission. The Entebbe raid was justified as the hostage’s lives were in extreme danger and with the terrorist’s ultimatum drawing nearer, there seemed to be little other option. There were those, however, that tend to disagree and believe that there could have been another solution. The United Nations saw the raid as the…

faced arrest, detention, and other criminal charges. A group of seven politicians were also arrested for belonging to an “Unlawful Society” for wanting change. Uganda’s corruption poses a serious problem. Lasting from 1971-1979, Army Chief of Staff Idi Amin staged a military coup, which took roughly 300,000 civilian lives. The death rate per 100,000 people was 1.1 in 2008 and 0.9 in 2009. This is less than the number of lives lost during the military coup, which could’ve been deterred. This goal…

Attitudes towards sovereignty and individual rights tend to be highly polarized. On one side of the spectrum are those who believe that the most emphasized aspect of international law should be the protection of sovereignty while others hope for individual rights to be promoted and protected. International lawyers Kofi Annan and Martti Koskenniemi, offer their contrasting perspectives. Martti Koskenniemi believes that sovereignty since its inception has played a vital role in developing…

1. Introduction Durban, South Africa was the place 53 Head of States from across Africa met and created the African Union. The Head of States bid farewell to the defunct Organization of African Unity and welcomed the new African Union. All this happened on July 9, 2002. During the gathering, African leaders praised OAU’s achievements. They welcomed the new Union and argued that this was a new dawn for the Africans. The African leaders elected Thambo Mbeki, the host president, as the new AU…

Ms. Manji on the other hand was born in Uganda and moved to Canada when she was 4 to escape Idi Amin. The two women have different childhood experiences due to where they were raised. Ms. Manji was raised in an environment that religion was more of a comfort than a chore, whereas, Ms. Hirsi early years were full of harsh Islamic laws that consist…

Will African Leaders Learn The Compaore Lesson? Following the resignation of the military dictator-turned-politician and former Burkina Faso President, Blaise Compaore, on Friday after violent protests over his audacious attempt to extend his 27-year rule, the question one might ask is: Will other African leaders learn a lesson from the Compaore nemesis? In an unprecedented move, the former strongman of Burkina Faso, who had stubbornly rejected earlier warnings to step down after his office…

of Imperialist powers, the Indians were met with forceful opposition as they held authority over most of the economy (Mehta, 2001; 3). Some of the forceful opposition came in the form of violence, lead by the unstable leader of Uganda at the time, Idi Amin (Mehta, 2001; 28). He believed it was his duty to liberate the economy for the Africans, and so the Indians had to flee. This was a setback for the Goans, as “Kenya, a land where they did not belong strangely, is identified as [their]…