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Este libro explora la retórica y la práctica de las políticas públicas adelantadas por el Departamento de Estado, el Pentágono, el Congreso y el Comando Sur de los Estados Unidos, y argumenta que el paradigma de "cero tolerancia" para las drogas ilegales proveía la arquitectura ideológica para la subsiguiente militarización de la política antinarcóticos. Los funcionarios de EEUU hicieron caso omiso de la complicidad del Estado colombiano...
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Le terrorisme a pris une importance considérable dans notre société. Hyper-médiatisé, mal connu et mal interprété par nombre de ceux qui le commentent, il est aussi récupéré au service d'idéologies politiques et d'ambitions personnelles par nombre de ceux qui sont censés le combattre. Ce livre invite à le comprendre pour ce qu'il est réellement : un crime certes atroce, mais d'une grande banalité dans le paysage des violences sociales....
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From purchasing pay-per-view pornography to smoking pot, many so-called Muslim terrorists prove by their actions that they aren't motivated by devotion to religion, Leena Al Olaimy argues. So why do they really turn to violence, and what does that tell us about the most effective way to combat terrorism? Al Olaimy sets the stage by providing a quick, thoughtful grounding in the birth of Islam in a barbaric Game of Thrones–like seventh-century Arabia,...
4) Summary: America Between the Wars: Review and Analysis of Derek Chollet and James Goldgeier's Book
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The must-read summary of Chollet and Goldgeier's book: "America Between the Wars: From 11/9 to 9/11: The Misunderstood Years Between the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the Start of the War on Terror".
This complete summary of "America Between the Wars" by Derek Chollet, former Assistant Secretary of Defense, and James Goldgeier, a renowned political professor, presents their examination of how the decisions made in the 12 years between the fall of the...
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The discovery of a suspected homegrown Islamic terrorist cell in our own backyard last year shocked most Canadians. The question arose: Is this country next on Al Qaeda's hit list? But although terrorism in Canada did not begin with Al Qaeda, its fundamental dynamics are as unfamiliar to most of the public as the minutiae of quantum physics. How could such shocking developments happen in a nation of "peacekeepers" that opposed the American intervention...
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The must-read summary of Ronen Bergman's book: "The Secret War in Iran: The 30-Year Clandestine Struggle Against the World's Most Dangerous Terrorist Power".
This complete summary of "The Secret War in Iran" by Ronen Bergman, an Israeli investigative journalist, presents the writer's revelation of Iran's support for terrorism and the infiltration of Iranian terrorists into America. He explores the emergence of evil and terrorism from Iran and the...
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The must-read summary of Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin's book: "Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations - One School at a Time".
This complete summary of "Three Cups of Tea" by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin presents a story that combines adventure with humanitarian spirit and tells of how a homeless mountaineer built schools in Pakistan, in the face of threats from the Taliban and Americans' bafflement...
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The date of 17 July 1998, the day of the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, will always be marked as one of the major events in the history of international law of the 20th Century. Entered into force on July 1st 2002, the Statute paved the way for the establishment of the first permanent criminal Court in human history. Today, ten years after its entry into force, the Statute has been ratified or acceded by 121 States,...
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Il commence avec l'attentat de Paris et prend ses arguments du COP 21 un mois plus tard et ses mirifiques accords mondiaux. Je crois peu à sa mise en œuvre et la suite brode sur l'avenir de la Terre en cas d'échec justement.
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C'est à la naissance de ses petits-enfants que Guy Aymard s'est mis à l'écriture. Ses récits sont inspirés de ses expériences d'ancien militaire, de ses jugements. Ils sont également le fruit...
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An enduring peace is only possible through a genuine understanding of the past. To understand the Troubles is to set them in the context of the historical root causes of the conflict, in order to grapple with its pain and its horrors; to grieve and then, perhaps, to heal.
This is the memoir of Patrick Magee, the man who planted the 1984 Brighton bomb – an attempt by the Provisional IRA to kill the British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, and...
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'Outstanding ... combines a glimpse behind the security screens with a sharp analysis of the real global insecurities - growing inequality and unsustainability' - New Internationalist
Written in the late 1990s, Losing Control was years, if not decades, ahead of its time, predicting the 9/11 attacks, a seemingly endless war on terror and the relentless increase in revolts from the margins and bitter opposition to wealthy elites.
Now, more than...
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This volume offers readers a concise and accessible introduction to the ideas of Noam Chomsky, described by the New York Time as "arguably the most important intellectual alive."
In these recent, wide-ranging interviews, conducted for Truthout by C. J. Polychroniou, Chomsky discusses his views on the "war on terror" and the rise of neoliberalism, the refugee crisis and cracks in the European Union, prospects for a just peace in Israel/Palestine,...
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