Iran–Iraq War

“Transcript of President Bush’s Speech Before a Joint Session of Congress, Sept. 20, 2001” was an address given by President George W. Bush nine days after the 9/11 terror attacks. President Bush began by addressing the widow of a fallen hero, and proceeded to thank America as a whole for all the donations, thoughts, and prayers. Bush then briefly commemorates both fallen Americans and other victims from countries around the world. The 9/11 terror attacks were the first attacks on American land…

Barack Obama’s keynote address, “The Audacity of Hope”, at the 2004 Democratic National Convention went down as a pivotal early moment for the senator, setting the foundation for his presidential run and eventual victory in 2008. But the speech itself established that he wanted Americans, including republicans and independents, to vote for John Kerry as president in 2004. This convention was just after democrats had nominated Kerry as the party’s bid for president, so they wanted to immediately…

In my essay I will be talking about the major attacks that have happened in al-Qaeda. Al-Qaeda has had tons of attacks throughout the years. Al-Qaeda has had a total of 15 bombings. The last bombing was in 2009 December 25th it was an attack on the Northwest Airlines flight 253, Al-Qaeda had sent “abdul mutallab” on a suicide mission. President Barack Obama called it an "attempted terrorist attack," and he promised to use every single element of our national power to disrupt and defeat…

For example the infantry is on the front lines so it may take a toll on your mentality. Infantry is the central component of Marine ground forces. Now most people call war a bad thing, and say that it takes its toll, even though this may be true, you should know the risks before even signing up. They will train you to be in top shape, and that may be physically tiring but it’s needed if you want to be in the military…

CACI Premier Technology is a private contractor that provided the interrogators in Abu Ghraib prison. CACI interrogators, have been accused of participating in torture and abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib. Even though the interrogators worked under the United States Army, they were not bound by Army regulations. “Now, you have some contractors, some civilians who are not under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, who have been sent there specifically to do interrogation work with great…

“The War on Terror” to describe the military campaign that would occur as retaliation. This military campaign’s main goal was to seek out to destroy terrorist organizations such as Al-Qaeda with the ultimate goal to take out the leader of the September 11th attacks, Osama Bin Laden and all of his followers. In 2013, the Obama administration announced that the United States would no longer be using the terms “War on Terror” and “Radical Islamic Terrorists” claiming that America is not at war with…

Andrew Childers 3AB In response to the Las Vegas shooting, President Trump spoke to the nation calling for the nation to stay united. President Trump then went to Las Vegas to meet the families of the victims and the law enforcement that responded to the situation. When there the president mentioned nothing about the shooter or the situation of the attack instead he expressed empathy for the victims and thanked the police department for their service. The article then states that President…

They go on to describe details about ISIS and them being Sunni Muslims. People here are probably thinking that all Sunnis are evil and that they need to be eliminated. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/08/scores-dead-truck-bomb-rips-baghdad-market-iraq-150813045718318.html…

The high quality of ISIS media propaganda in contrast to their seemingly in-ruins location speaks to their global connections. Media is significant not only in what ISIS puts forth, but in how they are represented and the events perceived. “In every war there is a difference between reported news and what…

their conflict only recently escalated to violating international law. Following the tragedy of 9/11 and the invasion of Afghanistan, a new and improved organization, different than Al-Qaeda, becomes what the world now knows as ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria). The brutal violence portrayed by ISIS is completely unique compared to other jihadist terrorists, publicly killing Muslims and non-Muslims and recruiting people across the world to join their caliphate. By taking advantage of the…