An example of conflict on an international level is the current war in Afghanistan which is predominantly a result of conflicting ideologies and during the time that the Taliban controlled Afghanistan, they allowed an organisation called al-Qaeda to have training camps there. In September 2001, nearly 3,000 people were killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The United States believed that Osama Bin Laden - who was the head of al-Qaeda - was the man behind these attacks. There was a lot of international pressure on the Afghan leaders to hand over Osama Bin Laden. When the Taliban didn't do this, the United States decided they would use their armed forces.
The Dark Secrets of Torture Since September 11, 2001 America has been put under the spotlight. For the past 8 years we have watched, read, and heard about the “War on Terror”. We put our name in history when pictures and video footage made its way to the media of American soldiers torturing prisoners of war. We then were faced with the reality of torture being committed within our own military. Armed forces were being trained to torture prisoners without leaving any evidence that a crime had been committed.
Levin’s target audience is Americans because his use of American symbolism such as “July 4,” and “unconstitutional.” In addition, the United States is not the only victim of terrorist attacks. Many countries around the world also fall prey to terrorism. According to Levin, begins his essay with a brief description of how he believes that societies view the subject of torture as negative thing. He justifies his reasoning on torture by allowing it in order to save innocent lives. Levin’s second claim is that the judicial system is a slow process when time is a factor and the only way to speed it up is by torture.
The balance between domestic intelligence collection and civil liberties is a challenging notion with no true clear answer. The most difficult times to find this balance is times of national stress such as the period now. On the other hand it is imperative to understand the importance of intelligence collection in providing international security and public safety. Countries have been constantly reminded that the inability to collect information and connect the information results in catastrophic failure such as the intelligence failure in the 9/11 attacks. Great Britain is also currently being presented with the same question as the problem has arisen as the extent of knowledge law enforcement has as to the activity of Muslim extremist in the country.
Iraq Prison Scandal In the year 2003 The Bush administration justified and led the American people into war with Iraq. The White house reported claims that Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein, had weapons of mass destruction and that the people of Iraq were living under brutal dictatorship from their leader. Ostensibly the war was to rid Iraq of weapons of mass destruction and eviscerate and remnants of Alqaeda and its affiliates. The war mongers of both sides (democrats and republicans), wanted someone or something to blame for 9/11. After selling their lies and plans for the war to the America people, congress had given President Bush carte blanche to bring justice to those who caused pain and destruction on American soil.
Only diplomatic resolutions should be used in a modern society. But no matter what opinion one may have on the issue, it seems that war is inevitable is our world. Throughout the history of the human race, we have been at conflict with each other because of our differences and failure to cooperate
What sparked this “manhunt” was the 9/11 attacks but this war effort has also caused a political uproar in Afghanistan as well. The Taliban, a baby Al-Queda headquartered in Afghanistan, want to violently push their own political agenda and have been continuously quarreling ever since. That aspect brings up a very important question, when will this war effort actually be over? Is it when there is political stability or a decrease in crime rate, or consequences for crime or better yet, a combination of all three? Only time will
Web. 20 Mar. 2013.) In the months and years to follow, the PATRIOT Act was met with harsh criticism by civil libertarians. They feel the PATRIOT Act violates American’s civil liberties by allowing overly broad surveillance.
Due to the September 11 attacks, America has changed for the worse. The everyday, average American life is now plagued by fear, animosity, segregation, increased dependency of social assimilation, and increased Governmental manipulation. Ever heard of the expression: “Too much of a good thing can prove just as bad”? Well, sadly enough, this saying couldn’t be anymore true! After the great tragedy of 9/11¾as I already tried to explain¾an
There are treaties set in place such as the Geneva Conventions, the UN Convention against Torture that are against it “consider it along with genocide, torture is the only crime that every state must punish it no matter what”. I found it interesting that since September 11, 2001, these laws on the legality of torture did not change in any way shape or form yet Americans are okay with it? I do not agree with this at all because I believe that every human being has rights. Who are we to forcibly retrieve information from somebody? Who are we to break someone’s will?