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    these acts are considered people some of the worst criminals of today. Following September 11 the United States made a decision to wage war of terror. The United States “War on Terror” attempts confront these people and their organizations and remove them from power, bring peace to their home nation and hopefully establish international peace. (5) The war on terror is not only fought with guns and soldiers, but in the interrogation room as leaders attempted to learn more about the interworking of

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    always the focus of a majority of discussions. President George W. Bush was quick to take action after the attacks. On October 7, 2001 Bush’s statement declaring the start of the war on terror was published disclosing the U.S military's plan of action. That is, they would destroy camps and disrupt communications of the terror network located in Afghanistan. This would virtually ruin all training and planning of the para-military organization Al-Qaeda. The other aspect of this plan would be to drop food

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    defined as any action by a coordinated group of individuals who have cumulatively planned to instill terror within the people of another group for no other purpose than a difference in views between the two groups of individuals. Terror is separated by normal crimes that can also spread terror among the population in the way that the terrorists deliver the threat of terror. A serial killer can cause terror within a community or a much broader area, but terrorists have a specific agenda that can only

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    that states are formed through a capricious and unintentional process by which state-makers enforce war in the pursuit of territory, human population and scarce resources. Tilly says that state-makers did not take part in the pivotal and costly tasks of war-making, extraction and capital accumulation with a mind set of ultimately forming a state. Rather, Tilly argued that the pursuit of resources for war-making, capital accumulation and extraction was required to gain territory, money and human population

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    Ever since it happened, World War II is considered a stain in history. According to britannica.com World War II started when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. Germany's dictator, Adolf Hitler, accused Poles of carrying out sabotage operations against German targets. Unfortunately, the war wasn't only in Europe. Japan was at war, trying to gain control of China. The Soviet Union (USSR) invaded Poland and the Polish army was defeated. As a result, the Polish territory is now divided between

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    society in which terror is a weapon to keep the people in line. Even before King Louis was executed, terror seemed to be the only political weapon. In his writing about the Reveillon Riot, the Marquis de Ferrieres described the situation well: “All this makes one tremble for the unhappy kingdom. It is a web of horrors and abominations.” When the Reign of Terror began, many more people than just the king and queen lost their lives to the guillotine. And rather than feel that terror is an evil, the

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    history of war. Through his experience, and the related experiences of others, he seeks to show the insatiable value of intelligence in global society and ever-present value of intelligence officers to our nation. Crumpton states, “because of this epochal shift, the world of intelligence is in great flux. Pulled in many directions by new forces of conflict and cooperation, contorted by shifting political interests, our intelligence community struggles to function effectively…As the nature of war continues

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    The two theatres of World War II were areas were heavy fighting took place. The European theatre is the more infamous of the two theaters. It can be traced back to Hitler in 1939. Hitler had previously begun his reign of terror on the Jews and anyone else he found issues with in Germany. He then spread his terror outside of Germany. He began with Poland. 1.5 million German troops invaded Poland on September 1st. The beginning of the war was focused on a “new style” of war called Blitzkrieg. The use

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    Canada, the peace making country participated in the war against terrorism in Afghanistan. Post 9/11 Canada had to change its focus from anti-military to aggressive military action. Canada had to take a stand against the terrorist in order stop another 9/11 like terror attack in Canada. Canada first contributed its campaign as a naval force in October 2001. The boots were deployed later that year in December. Fighting side by side against the United States and British soldiers, it did not take long

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    Events in The Lord of The Flies depict World War II and the destruction it caused. In 1954, William Golding wrote The Lord of The Flies ten years after World War II representing the plot of the war and its terror. William Golding based the thoughts of war in his book, from when “he joined the Royal Navy” (Lentz). He saw action against battleships, aircrafts, and submarines in 1940 when he joined the force. The war that he experienced, enact the boys on the island in his famous book, The Lord of The

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