Iran–Iraq War

opportunities the group has to finance itself. First and foremost, it is important to understand that the organization has technically existed since 1999, and since then has built a large network through the Middle East. Although, under the name of al-Qaeda in Iraq, the group was once financed by Osama Bin Laden. During the groups transition into ISI, it became financed by foreign fighters and sympathizers in countries like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Syria, and Jordan. As time has progressed…

Having an African American become the President of the United States was unthinkable for many decades. For a while in American history, African Americans were slaves and it was the law, until the ratification of the thirteenth amendment. For centuries African Americans have fought to be treated equal as whites in all areas of living. They were not treated like people and were treated like property. They were not even aloud to vote for a while and were only counted as three-fifths of a person.…

The rapid acquisition program established to procure the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle was a success story that significantly differed from normal procurement programs. For limited time-sensitive requirements, this acquisition method is effective but, should not be adopted for traditional Department of Defense (DOD) Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs). The amount of senior leader involvement and risk acceptance required for the MRAP program would not be suitable or…

A Rhetorical Analysis: Compare and Contrast the Rhetorical Appeals and Techniques used in Obama’s Eulogy and Usher’s song “Chains” President Barack Obama, in his eulogy for Reverend Pinckney delivers an emotional speech that left many in tears and inspired, inspired to make change. Obama’s speech was intended towards all citizens of the United States, especially the victimized families and people of South Carolina. During his eulogy, Obama praises the great man that Reverend Pinckney was and…

SUBJECT: Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected vehicle (MRAP) The Purpose of this paper is to address the Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected (MRAP) vehicle and its fielding issues, all its hazards. This paper will also talk about the efforts to mitigate the hazards from current usage in the field. The protection this vehicle can provide almost doesn’t out way the lives it can take with the hazards involved with it. Some background on the MRAP and what it was made for. The MRAP was designed in a…

Creek? I would kill 5 settlers that were treating slaves like they were worthless. The world would define terrorism as if it was a suicide bomber because it is just a part of the law. When I say this I mean that any country has legal rights to claim war on another country. I think and I am pretty sure that you can only do this if the country is terrorizing another country such as a suicide bombings and people are getting hurt or the country needs help. Hamas was founded in…

Case Study – The CIA’s Rendition, Detention, and Interrogation Program The most recent, publicly acknowledged example of a covert action program with dubious moral footing is the Rendition, Detention and Interrogation program (RDI), authorized by President George W. Bush in the days following the terrorist attacks of 9/11. In 2009 by Executive Order, President Obama ended the CIA program and prohibited the use of Enhanced Interrogation Techniques (EITs), including water-boarding. The President…

This reading begins with talking about a specific event that happened during 911. An American Indian scholar named Ward Churchill publishes a controversial essay that saying all the victims in 9/11 were “little Eichmanns” (Kelly, 2016, p.240) and points out that, “9/11 attacks were provoked by decades of American military conquest in the Middle East” (Kelly, 2016, p.240). His argument enrages the public and soon he was found out that he is not even a real Indian according to his blood ancestry.…

Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 1: Photo by Jerome Starkey, of Specialist Jacob William Moore. Nov 2010. The piece of art I will be using is an unnamed photo taken by war photographer Jerome Starkey, of US Army Specialist Jacob William Moore. It was taken in Southern Afghanistan in November 2010, after two explosive devices detonated on his squad. The first wounded a single man, Abdul Razak, the second wounding the stretcher team carrying Razak, Moore and Sergeant Sean Flannery. The photo was taken…

Let us build a wall! All Muslims are terrorist! Illegal immigrants are stealing our jobs! These are all statements that have been circulating around the media. Why such negativity towards Illegal immigrants? What does it really even mean to be an illegal immigrant? In the United States when speaking about Illegal immigration it is usual that the first groups to come up as a discussion are Mexicans. The truth is that Mexicans are not the only illegal immigrants; the United State is built with all…