Paramilitary

Frederick Taylor author of The Berlin Wall: A World Divided 1961-1989 written in 2007, brings to the front an almost forgotten event in history. He writes an in depth novel of what precipitated the events before the wall was built, and after it was torn down. Taylor gives a thorough account of the happenings, and with the use of evidence, personal account, interviews, and opinion he gives a delightful and at time somewhat controversial account of the Berlin Wall. The author gives account of the…

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and considered it as a symbol of luck. The President of Finland on formal occasions, wore a Grand Cross of the White Rose with a collar decorated with Nine Swastikas. Finnish Cross of Liberty also has a Swastika pattern in its arms. A women’s paramilitary organization Lotta Svärd also used the Swastika, but got banned in 1944. Latvia also adopted the Swastika for its Air Force in 1918/1919…

Protestant or UUP. The agreement also made it so if Northern Ireland’s constitutional status were to ever change, then there would have to be a majority vote for it with the votes being placed at the same time on both sides of the border. Each sides paramilitaries agreed to try and keep the peace as…

with the largest amount of refugees in the world, Colombia is still considered the country with the largest amount in Latin America. The large amoutn of refugees have mostly been due to forced displacement due to violence created by guerrillas, paramilitary groups and the colombian security forced. Along with the title of being one of the countries in the world with the largest amount of refugees, Colombia has also known to be the country with the worlds largest number forved disapperances. On…

rings, devised secret methods of reporting, analyzed the raw intelligence gathered by his agents, and mounted an extensive campaign to deceive the British armies.” Likewise, the Americans utilized double agents, coordinated sabotage operations and paramilitary raids, used codes and ciphers, and disseminated propaganda and disinformation to influence foreign…

newly built bike park or volunteering to escort younger kids from school to the boys and girls club. Then in early 2009 with gang activity at an all-time high, 35 separate law enforcement agencies coordinated and executed Operation Falling Sun, a paramilitary operation tasked with taking back control of the city. During this mission, our high school served as a headquarters and detainment area and after being evacuated, while walking home I felt the relief and sense of safety this operation had…

Policing in Afghanistan used to be very functional back before 1978. Though the system of policing wasn’t very sophisticated, it did not look as bad as it had after the armed conflicts began throughout the country. Before the armed conflicts began in the early 1970’s, the Afghan police force was able to detect big disturbances before they happened. In the rural areas, the police depended on the Afghan army for handling major issues, but the army usually focused on border control. Once the…

combat their violent methods. Most of their actions are organized through social media or another form of electronic communication, as has become the norm in the digital age. While Antifa has roots in radical-left wing activism and Weimar German paramilitary groups, it only recently came to national attention. Some may remember them from the rioting and violent actions they used to prevent conservative firebrand Milo Yiannopoulos from speaking at UC Berkeley in February of this year. During the…

spanned just 14 years, is best described by Eric Weitz’ seminal subtitle, “promise and tragedy.” Political life was contentious, economic activity was volatile and Weimar culture reflected both these elements. While freikorps fighters and communist paramilitaries collided in the streets, their ideological representatives fiercely debated the future of the nation. Political parties armed themselves with the radio and camera, as sound and image amplified the political dissonance between left and…