Jason Campanile 4/8/11 Hist 400w Analytical Book Review Book Review of Resisting McCarthyism: To Sign or Not to Sign California’s Loyalty Oath McCarthyism in America included an era of suspicion, distrust and betrayal. During no other time period in the 20th century has so many of the basic democratic values of America been under threat. Many Americans found no hope in trying to stand up to the scrutiny they were put under during this time. With their jobs and careers on the line, most succumbed to the paranoia that forced them to give up their basic constitutional rights. Very few stood up to the McCarthy era’s witch hunts.
Heather’s essay discusses the _________________ (contradictory) between good and evil in Stephen King’s novels. 5. The FBI ________________ did not produce any new evidence in the kidnapping. 6. News of the senator’s criminal past was very ________________ (upsetting) to his family and friends.
Our country was not prepared for the multitude of issues that Vietnam would cause in the men. There was no government money being designated specifically for programs to help the returning vets. They were dumped upon by society, families and their government. With the end of both the draft and Vietnam, the country turned to other issues, namely, the recognition of minorities. The African Americans and Latinos had continued to push their issues during the war, demanding, and wanting equal rights.
Over the years, several conspiracy theories have been thought up because of some serious question marks in the Warren Commission’s reports and the members of the Warren Commission themselves. For example, the commission claimed that Oswald acted alone and that there was no evidence that he was involved in any conspiracy to assassinate the president. However, the shots alone that Oswald supposedly took himself were extremely difficult shots that Oswald could not have taken. Oswald reportedly took three shots from a window overlooking the parade within seven seconds striking the president all three times. These same shots were replicated by top snipers in the marines whom were not able to make the shots Oswald did.
He has written a book titled Freedom on Fire where in one chapter he discusses why the United States Failed to Act in Rwanda. One of his main reasons is that Somalia had soured the taste for intervening in African countries. After the Somalia debacle, people in Washington began to point fingers at everyone but themselves. Congress blamed the United Nations and the executive branch as well. Shattuck believes that since President Clinton handled the draft issue and the issue of gays in the military poorly the Pentagon was not holding Clinton in high respects.
Daily life was unaffected by their authority, though they did not have the right to express or practice what they believed. Many civilians have died in this ongoing event, exemplifying the sacrifice and resilience of men and women who have fought for 3 years in order to secure rights of speech for themselves and posterity. In first world countries, the restriction of freedoms are more insidious. Often the government enact legislation to provide citizens with a false sense of security, while silently dismantling their freedoms. The Patriot Act of 2001 legalized unwarranted wiretapping, record searching, and surveillance, and unauthorized home searches.
This was the original report that was commissioned by the Secretary of the Navy to investigate its homosexual policy. The outcome stated that “the number of cases of blackmail as a result of past investigations of homosexuals are negligible and no factual data exists to support the contention that homosexuals are a greater risk that heterosexuals.” This was a report that was largely suppressed by the US Military for over fifty years. The reports existence was discovered through the Freedom of Information Act after the military stated there were not any studies
People are still dying and villages are still being destroyed. The question then arises as to “what is being done about it” and “is there being anything done about it?” The current Sudanese government continues to ignore what is going on in Darfur and refuses to take responsibility for its actions. They have not only ignored the problem but disrupt any actions or investigations that are ordered by the international community. There has been a lot of talk among both the international community as well as the United States on what to do about the conflict in Darfur. On April, 2006 the UN Security Council passed sanctions on high ranking members of the Sudanese government accusing them of war crimes against the Darfurian people.
The U.N sent inspectors of weapons of mass destruction into Iraq but Saddam did not allow the inspectors to do their job, so the inspectors withdrew. After 9/11 the inspectors returned to Iraq. Bush was not satisfied with the progress, arguing that any delays disarming Saddam could be dangerous, as Saddam could be trading with Al-Qaeda. In March 2003 small coalition forces, mainly American’s and British went into Iraq and invaded, killing many civilians. Saddam was not found, but was later killed, nevertheless there were no weapons of mass destruction, and there was no obvious link between Al-Qaeda and Iraq.
Despite being British citizens, they were given no compensation or assistance from the British government in their relocation. To this day, the Chagossians still live in Mauritius within abject poverty. Those that have not died from sadness or illness continue the legal challenge of returning to their homeland – Diego Garcia. The legal challenge is only silenced by most journalists and the two governments that continue the massive cover-up of the indigenous people that, according to the British and American government, never existed on the island of Diego Garcia. According to Morton Deutsch (1973) from within his book entitled: “The Resolution of Conflict” (Yale University, 1973) he describes conflict as the following, “A conflict exists