Sinister Six

Wars. From being a leader in the Histradrut, working as Foreign Minister of Israel and eventually becoming the fourth Prime Minister of the country, Meir’s diplomatic and controversial role in Israeli politics was highlighted. In the lead, up to the Six Day War, Meir’s hard work as Foreign minister developing and enhancing Israel’s economy and social status was put on display. However, in her time as Prime Minister during the Yom Kippur War, Meir’s inability to establish peace contradicted her…

An important security question to note is the Bedouin smuggling activities along the Sinai border with Egypt. Though their movement in Israel is restricted by checkpoints and ID card checks are regular the smuggling business across the Sinai border is extensive. This is because of many factors, the biggest being Bedouin culture. Historically the Bedouin have never respected state borders, they did not believe the borders applied to them. Since the early 1900s, when the borders of states in the…

Their lack of fear caused two events to occur. One is the building of its military. To the Israeli’s it was a show of new found power and sovereignty, but to others like Egypt it is a scary thought to have such a powerful neighbor. As a growing threat Egypt and subsequent others were forced to think of worse case scenarios. This is a clear demonstration of a growing security dilemma in the Middle East. The other is the illusion that they were safe from attacks. Even as the date of the attack…

The Six-Day War, a short conflict pitting Israel against Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, was a decisive Israeli victory that stretched from the 5th through the 10th of June, 1967. Despite the short duration of the war, Israel greatly improved their military reputation worldwide, as well as gained significant territory within the region. While controversial in that Israel launched a preemptive strike against nations that had yet to engage, the Israeli tactics highlighted the importance of quick,…

Within all the short stories compiled to make up Ayelet Tsabari’s collected work, The Best Place on Earth, violence is consistently present. Naturally, the conflict which has, and currently still creates strife in Israel leads to the inclusion of violence in her stories. Whether the characters presently live in Israel, or have moved on from the region, the chaos from the country is incorporated into their lives. Tsabari was born in Israel, and is all too familiar with the horrors the wars have…

Hafez Al-Assad father of present day Syrian leader Bashar Al-Assad was born on October 6, 1930 ("Hafez Al-Assad"). He was born into a Alawite family and lived in Syria. As he grew older and was able to understand politics a little better he joined the Ba'ath Party in Syria as an activist. Furthermore, he enrolled in the Homs Military Academy and graduated as a pilot. In the conclusion of these amateur events he stepped his foot directly into the political field by forming a committee to…

Mud Bog Travis, Joe and randy share the cost of a house in the country with 200 acres. They all love to go mudding. Travis has a ram 3500 cummins turbo diesel that has a 6 inch lift and maxxis all terrain tires with beadlocks. Joe has a jeep wrangler rubicon with a 4 inch lift and super swampers. Randy drives a chevy duramax turbo diesel and a 6 inch lift with super swampers. These three friends love to go mudding and they do whenever they can on their 200 acres. But this time it was going to…

DeBono Process sometimes allows systematic discussion with reduced conflict. Allowing process owners to criticize while they participate in creating efficiencies that will affect their work can often create natural stakeholder buy in. Edward DeBono’s six thinking hats methodology is helpful for fostering conversations about implementing a permanent change that has proven to work. Often this technique is used for brainstorming, but I think it can be applied for engaging the process owners to…

forward to doing now. I’ve learned a lot of things just by going out and doing something out of my comfort zone. Some fun things are disguised as bad, so we decided not to do it because we may not like it. One of my most learning experiences was at Six Flags Great America. As we entered the gates to the park, everyone was excited, except for me. Because, I made a promise that I was not sure that I could keep. As I got further into the park my ears were being filled with the screams of terror…

I’m here to tell you one very important thing: DO NOT go to Six Flags with your friends. That probably made me sound like the lamest person on Earth, but after you hear my reasoning, you will understand why. I’ve visited Six Flags many times. This past summer, I went with my two best friends. It was a blast… until about halfway through. We passed a ride called the “Dragon Wing.” It’s one of those sights that you can’t walk past without stopping to watch. On this gigantic death trap, some workers…