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South Vietnam, its main ally, pitted long and costly conflict, the communist regime, known as the Confederate States. After the war power-up of the communist Vietnam party in Ho Chi Minh City and northern Vietnam (this extends to the middle of this conflict back to the 1940's in the area but) started in 1954 and continued two world superpowers between the intense Cold War Background: United States and the Soviet Union. More than 3,000,000 (Including 58,000 Americans) died in the Vietnam War;…

criminals being punished on television. These characters are seen being tortured because people feel as though they are getting justice if they cause harm to them while receiving information. Many people around the world, such as the CIA and other Intelligence Agencies feel that torture methods are sometimes necessary, however; that is not always the case. People across the country think that torturing someone is never necessary no matter the circumstances. When interrogating someone, torture…

Paramilitary Officers, working with their allies, attempted to destroy al-Qaida and Taliban forces. The operation took place in the Shahi-Kot Valley and Arma Mountains southeast of Zormat. This operation was the first large-scale battle in the United States War in Afghanistan since the Battle of Tora Bora in December 2001. This was the first operation in the Afghanistan Theater to involve a large number of U.S. conventional forces participating in direct combat activities. Between March 2 and…

Charter, which states that nations are “permitted the right of individual or collective defense across border…

instead he instituted a socialist dictatorship. Over 100,000 Cubans fled their home with many coming to America in order to seek shelter from Castro’s regime. In April 1961, the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) had a plan to invade Cuba using exiles as a trained Army personnel. This was to keep the United States involvement as covert as possible in hopes that the invasion would overthrow Castro and insert a US favored government. After the failure of the Bay of Pigs, the Soviet Union started to…

enter the United States each year on flights, either commercial or private. Another 6 million enter the States via sea. Along with these people comes 9 million containers and an outstanding 400 million tons of cargo. 157,000 smaller vessels enter the United States bringing additional cargo. Within all the people and cargo, large quantities of cocaine, heroin, marijuana, MDMA, methamphetamines and amphetamines are smuggled into the United States of America. (U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency)…

about the FBI’s and National Security Agency’s surveillance programs revealed last week. Q: What is the National Security Agency doing? A: Two major surveillance programs have been revealed: 1. Since 2006, the National Security Agency (NSA) has been secretly collecting the phone records of millions of Americans from some of the largest telecommunications providers in the United States, via a series of regularly renewed requests by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Although the NSA is…

Throughout the twenty-first century, domestic terrorism has grown into an important issue in the United States. After the infamous terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, the federal government of the United States has placed a much larger emphasis on homeland security and preventing terrorism. On October 2, 2001, the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT) was introduced in an attempt to improve…

For the longest of time we have been under constant watch under the government. Ever since 9/11, The NSA, the National Security Agency, increased its domestic surveillance in the United States to protect from foreign invaders and inside threats. But let’s be honest, have any of us really benefited from this increase of our invasion of privacy? I mean for all we know the government is just being nosey and is trying to find someone to blame all their problems on. Why spend all this money on…

Why should the United State’s Terrorist Attack List be eliminated? Introduction The Terrorist Attack List was created shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attack to create an opportunity to collect and share information on known or appropriate suspected terrorists with law enforcement agencies and the intelligence community. Although the list may prevent potential terrorists from harming United States citizens, it also effects much of the innocent in very negative ways. The list uses mechanisms to…