Developing US – Iraqi Relations Since the Early 1990sOn August 2nd, 1990 Iraqi military forces invaded and occupied the small Arab state of Kuwait. The order was given by Iraqi dictatorial president Saddam Hussein. His aim was apparently to take control Kuwait‘s oil reserves (despite its small size Kuwait is a huge oil producer; it [...]
On 22 September 1979, sometime around 3:00am local time, a US Atomic Energy Detection System satellite recorded a pattern of intense flashes in a remote portion of the Indian Ocean. Moments later an unusual, fast-moving ionospheric disturbance was detected by the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, and at about the same time a distant, muffled [...]
Enron, a history and how the company imploded Abstract “Son, your ego is writing checks your body can’t cash.” (Paramount, 1986) The famous words of Admiral T.J. Cassidy in the high-flying action thriller Top Gun (Paramount, 1986) describe what occurred with Enron. Enron was a giant corporation (some say the largest energy company in the [...]
To What Extent is the US Responsible for September 11th In the wake of what is undisputedly one of the most destructive acts of terrorism ever seen by the world, America and her allies have been quick to condemn the perpetrators as unjustified, unprovoked extremists. The media has painted a picture of an evil regime [...]
The Values of Having an “Open Society” Assuming that a relatively “open” society applies to American citizens, of course there are many advantages to this as well as disadvantages. Some advantages are: the freedom of movement (travel), and the cultural enrichment that will be provided by international travel. The disadvantages are: the exports that US [...]
The US is to blame for the Cold War From when World War II ended in 1945 all the way up to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Cold War dominated international affairs. It was a global struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union. Although the Cold War was sometimes [...]
Significance of Iwo Jima to Japan and the US The year was 1945, and the war was winding down. The US was working on rooting out Japan and ending the war. Because they were dealing with an island country, they had to find a way to get at them without flying long distances. Japan was [...]
Bin Laden Report Osama Bin Laden is both one of the CIA’s most wanted men and a hero to many young people in the Arab world. He and his associates were already being sought by the US on charges of international terrorism, including in connection with the 1998 bombing of American embassies in Africa and [...]
Marine found as victim in US crash in Pakistan Marine Sgt.Scott Germosen never wanted to worry his mother. When the United States began its military campaign in Afghanistan, Germosen told he’s mother that he had a duty that was taking him to Italy. As he was telling her the mother Myrna Washington of Coram had [...]
History of The Red Scare during Woodrow Wilson‘s Presidency When Woodrow Wilson was elected in 1916, he narrowly gained victory on the platform “He kept us out of war,” referring to World War I. Wilson was against US involvement in the war for several reasons; the US was isolated geographically from the nations of Europe, [...]
