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African National Congress South African Government
1,810 wordsRacial segregation and the supremacy of whites had been traditionally accepted in South Africa prior to 1948, but in the general election of that year, Daniel F. Malan officially included the policy of apartheid in the Afrikaner Nationalist party platform, bringing his party to power for the first time. Although most whites acquiesced in the policy, there was bitter and sometimes bloody strife over the degree and stringency of its implementation. 2 The purpose of apartheid was separation of the ...
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Human Rights Violations U S Policy
2,013 wordsHaiti has long been known for its major export of Haitian migrants in search of a better way of life. It is an exodus that goes back several decades, however with recent times the numbers have increased dramatically. In fact, that numbers of Haitians fleeing Haiti in the early 1990 's far exceeds the numbers recorded in earlier years. Between 1972 - 1979, some 8, 000 - 10, 000 Haitians arrived in the United States. Compare this number with the 14, 443 Haitians interdicted between September 30, 1...
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Human Rights Watch Human Rights Abuses
2,048 words... firing from systematic persecution. The repressive Haitian government, therefore, avoided condemnation by the U. S. The groups stated that the result was, "a tacit agreement between the U. S. and the de facto leaders, that the refugees do not warrant attention or protection as long as each side benefits by ignoring their plight. " (Terror Prevails in Haiti, 1994, p. 38) The final piece of evidence that supports the first hypothesis is the advances taken by the Clinton administration. Even be...
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Supposed To Live Rights Of The People
1,661 wordsMy response to Patrick Buchanan's article from the NY Post. After reading an article in the October 3 rd edition of the New York Post by Patrick J. Buchanan entitled "Why is Kosovo Our War?" , I was very frustrated when he asked "Why does Serbia not have a right to send its army to prevent the cradle of that country from being ripped away?" Serbia was the one that ripped Kosova away from the Albanians after Serbian leaders and Milosevic stripped Kosova of it's autonomy in 1989 and began it's wid...
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Nuclear Bomb Nuclear War
1,004 wordsThere is an average of twenty ongoing wars in the world at any given time. Some are internal civil wars, others are between nations. But the purpose of this thesis is not to report warfare, but the act of it. This includes the evolution of conventional and nuclear warfare, the potential effect of a nuclear war and why it is necessary for nations to fight war. This analysis will be based on a study of Gwyn dwyer? s seven-part series, ? War? . The only other references used to compound this thesis...
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Merriam Webster Dictionary International Law
1,598 wordsWhen comparing apples to pears, one is not making a fair comparison, but a disproportionate comparison. Often times when international law is discussed or attempts are made to understand international law; many often attempt to compare international law with existing laws such as national law or domestic law. Making such disproportionate comparisons leads to many misconceived notions and attitudes toward international law. For an adequate comparison of international law to other laws, one should...
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases Rapid Population Growth
1,260 wordsContraceptives have been used for over a thousand years to allow people to have safe sex. The purpose for these products is to either prevent pregnancy, protect against sexually transmitted diseases, or both. The biggest problem surrounding this issue is the number of people who have no access to proper contraceptives. For a long time this hasnt been that much of an issue because the world population was not as large or increasing as quickly as it is now. However, overpopulation is becoming a pr...
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Ruling Class National Liberation
1,796 wordsThe U. S. control of Central America has meant the exclusion from these markets of Japanese goods. As well as supplying cheap labour to the U. S. bosses the Central American countries rely on the U. S. for almost all of their exports and imports. In the U. S. itself the Japanese are allowed access to no more than 33 % of the car market. A consensus has been created throughout U. S. society which identifies the Japanese as the cause behind the U. S. recession. This has included some of America's ...
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Turkish Cypriots Greek Cypriot
597 wordsThe Greek Cypriots continued unlawfully to campaign against a bi-communal independent state and on 21 December 1963 put into effect their plan for a general onslaught on the Turkish Cypriot community. The aim was to abrogate the constitution of the country through the use of force and bring about ENOSIS (annexation of Cyprus to Greece). Turkish Cypriot members of the joint Parliament and the joint Government were expelled from their offices, the entire state machinery being unilaterally usurped ...
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International Court Of Justice Tariffs And Trade
1,297 wordsInternational Law The United Nations United Nations Peacekeeping is the most prominent U. N. activity. The blue helmets on the front lines of conflict on four continents are a symbol of the United Nations commitment to international peace and security. They come from some 65 countries, representing more than 35 percent of the membership. Peacekeeping is a United Nations invention. It was not specifically defined in the charter but evolved as a non coercive instrument of conflict control at a tim...
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U S Troops Ground Forces
920 wordsMake this field active and press CTRL-V Sending US troops to Bosnia is in my opinion a very questionable activity. While I do see the presidents point, I do not see the need for ground forces. I think that several other options should be explored. Ground troops are not necessary to establish a presents in the region. I feel that airpower is sufficient, after all it was air strikes that brought the Serbs to the to the negotiation table in the first place. It is apparent that the only thing the Se...
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Declared War On Serbia 19 Th Century
3,080 words: The Former Yugoslavia 79 this is 72. 72 A has just exploded... They just disappeared. They must have hit a mine. I think theyre all dead On the 15 th of the September 1992 Sgt. James Davis armoured personel carrier struck a TMA- 3 anti-tank mine, although his comrades had thought them dead, they both survived the ordeal with little or no injury. The next day a Combat Engineer by the name of Sgt. Mike Ralph was killed on the same road while clearing the road for mines by another anti-tank mine,...
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Effects Of Global Warming Greenhouse Gases
917 wordsHumankind is conducting an ongoing experiment to see what will happen to our health and to the well being of the planet when changes in the earths climate are made. This experiment is called global warming. Global warming is allegedly changing the world, as we know it. The concern of global warming is the increasing temperature of the earths climate, which is expected to warm even further because of human activities that include the burning of fossil fuels to run cars and trucks, heat homes and ...
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Crimes Against Humanity U S Soldiers
1,888 wordsHow Many times as a citizen of this great nation does one hear, I wish America would take care of its problems at home and not everybody else s problems. This attitude leads to ideas such as, International law and morality has nothing to do with me and my family. However, it is said no man is an island, and no country is an island to be left alone. Therefore, as the world becomes a smaller place, the importance of international law, and morality must increase. In order to understand the importan...
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Israeli Palestinian Conflict State Of Israel
2,354 wordsThe Israel-Palestine Peace Process Introduction The idea of peace in the Middle East has been fought over, discussed, caused physical battles, and political name-calling. The conflict caused by misunderstanding the will of God and the pride of man has been history's leitmotif since the beginning of recorded time. In certain parts of the world, that recurrent theme is more of a constant heartbeat. Since the outbreak of the second intifada, people around the world have witnessed many bloody scenes...
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Supposed To Live Rights Of The People
1,671 wordsKosovo Antigona Kosova Liberation Kosovo Antigona Kosova Liberation Army Why Shouldnt the U. S. intervene in Kosova? My response to Patrick Buchanan's article from the NY Post. After reading an article in the October 3 rd edition of the New York Post by Patrick J. Buchanan entitled Why is Kosovo Our War? , I was very frustrated when he asked Why does Serbia not have a right to send its army to prevent the cradle of that country from being ripped away? Serbia was the one that ripped Kosova away f...
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South Africa General Assembly
473 wordsSouth Africa to Ask for International Gem Certification The New York Times reported on November 30, 2000 that South Africa plans to ask all nations on Friday to back an international certification system for gems. Ambassador Dumisana Kumalo of South Africa will introduce a resolution in the 189 -member General Assembly of the United Nations to get universal approval of the certification system. He is concerned not only because diamonds are fueling civil wars among other Africans, but also that a...
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Cold War South Korea
560 wordsPost WWII the cold war began and many problems came about. U. S. officials, concerned over Soviet pressures against Iran and Turkey, interpreted a 1946 speech by Stalin as declaring ideological war against the West. In 1947 the president proposed the Truman Doctrine, which had two objectives: to send U. S. aid to anticommunist forces in Greece and Turkey, and to create a public consensus so Americ 8 ans would be willing to fight the cold war. He achieved both goals. That same year, journalist Wa...
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Armed Conflict United Methodist
437 wordsthe devastation of aids in africa A driving force behind the recent U. N. Resolution 1261 (1999) unanimously adopted by the U. N. Security Council on August 25, is Opera Otunnu, Special Representative of the Secretary General on Armed Conflict to the United Nations. The resolutions which: condemns the targeting of children in situations of armed conflict including killing and maiming, sexual violence, abduction and forced displacement, recruitment and use of children in armed conflict in violati...
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O R Couldn T
4,322 wordsThe only light in cell came from a light fixture place in the hall. Bolted on to a slimy dirt covered wall. The nauseating stench of fresh death and decay filled his lungs, making him sick to death some days. In the cell next to his, a man had hours earlier committed suicide. Most of the blood had drained from his body through a large gash across his left wrist and formed a pool in which the corps rested. His skin was pale and clammy. The eyes had sunken deep into their sockets. At his side, a r...
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