vote. The sadness in this remark is that it would take another 160 years before all women in Britain over the age of 30 with the minimum property qualifications had the power to vote, and another 10 until all women over 21 got the same rights. The militant ways of the British suffrage is widely known, meanwhile the ways of most Suffrage movements use of journalism and diplomatic enterprises are often overlooked. The suffrage for women’s rights has been a big political question since the middle…
Drones can carry vital resources, proactive navigation systems, and even volatile weapons for either self defense or targeted killings of militant groups. With the absence of the pilot, drones are much lighter and simpler compared to fighter jets, enabling them to carry various satellite devices, support troops on the ground, and suppress threats from militant groups. The legal premise of targeted killings by UAVs has been supported by many documents, such as Article 51 of the UN Charter,…
One militant group have been produced who are known as ISIS, the group is so violent that even European countries are afraid to give refuge to Syrians, fearing that militants might camouflage themselves amongst the refugees. This particular group created a lot of terror in Syria, in an interview with Samia, who was a victim of ISIS said, “one day she was in kitchen making a tea for her brother’s family that suddenly group of militants break into her house and start killing…
showing how refugee relief causes conflict. Lischer (2003, p.83) tells us how the simple task of providing food and supplies to the refugee camps can lead to aiding militants in these conflict zones. This created conflict as sometimes NOGs would sometimes provide these supplies with full knowledge that militants were using them to stop militants from stealing from the refugees (Lischer 2003). This shows how humanitarian agencies can turn a blind eye to evil taking place in order to protect and…
can result in multiple benefits, there are also many risks which can be avoided through utilizing drone strikes. Conceivably, the biggest benefit resulting from foreign drone strikes is the security our nation gains after eliminating the paramount militant leaders across the world. Targeting key jihadists in hopes of eradicating these leaders considerably lowers the risk of dangerous plots against America and western countries. Since these important…
Following the 1967 Arab-Israeli War the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), a preeminent organization advocating on behalf the Palestinian people underwent drastic changes. These changes came following the defeat of a coalition of Arab nations in war against Israel known as the June War. In the June War Israel conquered territory from both Jordan and Egypt known as the West Bank and the Gaza Strip respectively in which the majority of Palestinian people lived. The PLO’s leadership,…
Most Powerful State: Why and how the United States military should be the powerful in the world U.S. defense budget is $612 billion and despite spending cuts, this is more money spent on defense than the next ten highest spending countries combined. (Business Insider) The United States has the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard. These US Armed Forces have 298 military bases in the United States and other 900 bases are in 130 countries overseas. (Political Fact and Military…
death two months ago. Sister May Sally, the lone survivor in the Yemen massacre, is reportedly now back in India but is still having a hard time coming to terms with what happened two months ago. At that time, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants stormed the establishment, slaughtered four nuns, and kidnapped Father Tom Uzhunnalil, Breitbart details. The attackers reportedly tied up the four nuns before shooting them and smashing their heads. That day, Sr. Anselm from India, Sr.…
soil.This is the day that 5 militants of Al-Qaeda hijacked four planes and chose targets in the United States. This was the most horrific event in the history of the United States happened on 9/11/01. To begin, The planes were taken over by Al-Qaeda. The planes had between 7000-22000 gallons of fuel between the four of them. One of the militants had a knife on board the plane and threatened to stab the pilot in the side if he did not get out of the cockpit. Another militant had a gun and walked…
between the Tutsi and Hutu people. The scene when Rusesabagina makes a call to ask for help in order to get the militants away from the motel, there is a great example of how communication technologies has affected society. In just a mere matter of moments, Rusesabagina was able to call across nations, which prompted another call to another Nation, which then was relayed back to the militants. Communication and radio has greatly reduced the size of the world and the how easy it is to…