... portion of the Gonzales memo: [s]uggesting a distinction between our conflict with al Qaeda and our conflict with the Taliban does not conform to the structure of the Conventions The Conventions ... obligations during any international armed conflict.19 Under the Geneva Conventions, any person who is not a prisoner of war has rights under the Geneva Civilian Convention, and there is no gap in the ... protections of the Geneva Conventions” and allegedly avoid criminal prosecution for future war crimes.78 They confused the question of whether Afghanistan existed with the question of whether the Taliban...
... implications and potential repercussions? 437 Conclusion 441 Conclusion 391 392 443 9.1 September 11 as opportunity and thewaron terror’ response 443 9.2 The legal framework 445 9.3 Thewaron ... II/Second Additional Protocol Protocol Additional to the Geneva to the Geneva Conventions Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts, ... 26, 29 1972 Convention onthe Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction, Washington, London, Moscow,...
... operations And adequate financing exists to conduct such operations Not only preparations for further operations continue, but the pace of operations has accelerated over the last 36 months Above ... assess the current National Strategy for Combating Terrorism Finally, the groups met together again in a plenary session to present the conclusion of their deliberations The exercise demonstrated ... articles on terrorism and weapons proliferation in the Washington Quarterly, Arms Control Today, RAND Review, The Nonproliferation Review, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, the Los Angeles Times, the...
... be the result of either gain or loss of introns, but if one is wedded to the notion that introns were there from the beginning, then the only explanation is loss Accordingly, the earliest exons ... short one, the viscous forces act more strongly on a long chain In fact, the strong viscous forces will rotate very long chains beyond the angle at which the particles attract one another Therefore, ... spread to other locations along with the exons So exon shuĩing may be only incidental to the survival of introns One way to learn more about the evolution of movable modules is to look at the structure...
... economic stresses of war play out far beyond government budgets, with the conclusion that being at war exacts a high economic cost—higher the longer thewar goes on Finally, I question whether ... for the nuclear weapons responsibilities of the Department of Energy The Pentagon,” then, is the main claim on your household’s contributions to the national defense Pentagon expenses are themselves ... view of the scope of thewar cannot, however, coexist with a long-duration war that lasts for generations Rather, we must end thewar in years, not decades Ending thewar means winning thewar Given...
... power), and to end the oppression and aggression of the West, they have decided to concentrate onthe destruction of one or the other of these “eternal” enemies 13 Why They Did It The September 11 ... what the jihadis themselves are saying They are telling everyone in the world what they believe and how they will act The question is whether anyone is listening to them 15 Historical Context The ... then, their theological justification The Brotherhood was as well a cross-national party, one meant to include all Muslim (men) anywhere, rather than confined to just one country In addition, the...
... applying the hypotheses, we arrive at the desired contradiction Theorem 3.7 Let the hypotheses of Theorem 3.6 be satisfied Then, (1.1;-1) has no solution of type B3 if either one of the following conditions ... σ − > σ − > σ Then, (3.39) is oscillatory if either one of the following conditions is satisfied: 362 Onthe oscillation of certain third-order difference equations (J1 ) condition (3.3) holds, ... Theorem 3.3 Let conditions (i)–(iv) and (2.3) hold, and g(n) < n for n ≥ n0 ∈ N Then, (1.1;-1) has no solution of type B1 if either one of the following conditions holds: (C1 ) condition (2.8) holds,...
... orthogonal to the SOLS If the order of these squares is m, we denote them by SOLSSOM(m) If the main diagonal of the SOM is constant, then the SOM is termed unipotent The SOM can be unipotent only ... Fundamental Construction The following recursive construction that uses group-divisible designs is known as the Fundamental Frame Construction Construction 2.5 (Fundamental Frame Construction) [16] ... Constructions In this section we give some constructions that use orthogonal Latin squares and generalizations to “blow up” the cells of a frame or similar object Before giving the constructions,...
... (2007), #R43 In the triangle, type reversals give a nonzero contribution; the contribution of type and type depends on how far zij is above the diagonal If zij is onthe dth diagonal band, then i = ... from the bottom and column t from the left All type contributions vanish The type contributions are the sum of t rightmost entries in the row containing zst The type contributions are the sum ... representation of Xn+3 (as in Figure 1), S corresponds to the vertices along the hypotenuse, L corresponds to the vertices along the left side (minus the top and bottom vertices), B corresponds to the...
... convictions by the new theocratic regime [10] Restrictions on cultivation and refining in Pakistan in the mid to late 1990's led to the shift of these activities to Afghanistan, resulting in the ... declaration of a jihad [holy war] on opium, regional commanders continue to rely on opium production and trafficking to maintain their strongholds [13] Opium cultivation has been revived in southern ... interests The author(s) declare they have no competing interests Authors' contributions CT researched and wrote the section onthe history of opium cultivation and use in Afghanistan as well as the...
... warondrugs have known for decades that 'fixing the intelligence and the facts onthe policy' has been both the very basis and the central flaw of theWaronDrugs In the lead up to the June ... George Tenet, then head of the CIA, regarding the forthcoming invasion of Iraq Among the astonishing http://www.harmreductionjournal.com/content/2/1/14 revelations in these minutes is the comment ... asked the delegation of the United States to respect the weight of world opinion: none of the 21 other countries supported the position of the United States After two days of difficult discussion,...
... coalition and North Korea in VOA Table Names for US-Japan coalition and North Korea in Nhan Dan Table Negativization of North Korea’s activities in VOA Table Positivization of the US- Japan coalition’s ... in VOA Table Lexicalization of North Korea’s activities in Nhan Dan Table Lexicalization of the US-Japan coalition’s activities in Nhan Dan Table Over-lexicalization of the North Korea’s missile ... Over-lexicalization of the North Korea’s missile launches in Nhan Dan Table Quotation patterns of news reports in VOA Table 10 Quotation patterns of news reports in Nhan Dan iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements...
... because the nature of ideological assumptions embedded in particular conventions, and the nature of those 11 conventions themselves, depend onthe power relations which underlie the conventions Moreover, ... part includes the rationale, the scope of the research, the aims of the research, the methodology and the design of the research - Part 2- Development: This is the main part of the thesis and has ... not only his own reflection on communication in the mass media (van Dijk, 1986), but also bringing together the theories and applications of a variety of scholars interested in the production,...
... resolution in response to the missile test This well served the US and Japan’s intention of putting pressure onthe Security Council to produce a resolution imposing sanctions on North Korea Another ... Japan, the nature of their involvement and the roles they play in those processes reveal a positive representation of this coalition by VOA Onthe other hand, the transitivity analysis of the headlines ... condemnation and strong punitive measures from the United Nations Even the relational process creates a negative impact on North Korea: VOA11 Pyongyang remains defiant after missile launches The...
... tế Triều Tiên ND14* Hàn Quốc phản đối biện pháp trừng phạt thêm Mỹ Triều Tiên 21/07/2006 Note : The news reports marked with (*) are sampled for full-text analysis III ...
... 9.6% Nhan Dan the US-Japan coalition 47.5% North Korea 22% war- protestors 30% conclusion A summary of the findings Suggestions for further research Suggestions for further research Carry ... The history of Critical Linguistics and CDA Theories on CDA Systemic Functional Linguistics and its role in CDA CDA in relation with Cultural Studies Theories on cda Definition Key notions ... contents Part 1- Introduction Part 2- Development Part 3- Conclusion introduction Rationale Scope of the research Aims of the research and research questions Methodology...
... claimed: The allocation of responsibilities, the grouping of functions, decision - making, co – ordination, control and reward – all these are fundamental requirement for the continued operation of ... basic personality is important, it is not only affect people’s behavior in organization but also their perception and attitude toward the organization.17 The second hidden element is perception Touch, ... organization to run clearly and effectively Organizational culture is also remarkable As the same as other concepts, there are many way to define organizational culture One of the definition is described...