...from about an hour's drive from Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad. Fourthly, Osama Bin Laden's assassination came after a blatant violation of Pakistan's national sovereignty by American special forces and without the knowledge of its infamously strong military. Fifthly, Osama Bin Laden's body was disposed in secrecy, and though the opportunity was there to bring the most wanted man in the world to trial, it was deemed unsuitable for the American cause to do so. However, all these concerns though important, are dwarfed when compared to the American policy of conducting drone attacks within Pakistani borders. Interestingly, all of these concerns remain relevant to the issue of drone operations conducted by America within the Pakistani territory. The paper will analyze the use of drone attacks with a primary focus on whether the use of drones can be justified, and attempt to prove that the use of drones is in fact a moral and an administrative evil. History and Nature Of The Conflict The notion of conflict here...
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...CDT Geblein MIL401 Midterm Essay 18OCT15 “The Legality and Morality of Autonomous Drone Strikes” My initial thought when I had heard I would be considering the legal and ethical implications of the use of autonomous drone strikes was that these strikes would be a bad thing. However the articles I have read about this have convinced me otherwise. Not only do these strikes provide a significant tactical advantage for the user but also they are cost efficient. The strikes made by these autonomous drones are allowed within the U.S. law and the Law of War. Additionally there is no moral obligation to limit your fighting power in a war to what your enemy has so there are no moral or ethical issues with these strikes. The use of these drones...
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...Media Review Media Review Tyler Williamson SOC 110-02 Intro To Sociology U.S. Strike that Killed Hostages Could Change Drone Policies By Paul D. Shinkman April 23, 2015 3:40 p.m. Intelligence officials were unaware that hostages were at the site targeted by a U.S. strike in January despite “hundreds of hours" of surveillance, President Barack Obama said Thursday. A signature element of President Barack Obama’s counterterrorism strategy sparked a critical backlash on Thursday, after the commander-in-chief admitted strikes in January along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border resulted in the accidental killing of two innocent hostages, along with the deaths of two American al-Qaida operatives. Obama took to the White House podium in a briefing Thursday morning to provide some details on the operations three months prior, details of which he has ordered declassified. U.S. officials confirmed in the aftermath of the strikes that aid workers Warren Weinstein, a 73-year-old American from Rockville, Maryland, and Giovanni Lo Porto, an Italian, had been accidentally killed in one strike. “On behalf of the U.S. government, we offer our deepest apologies to the families,” Obama said. Some aspects of the operation have to remain secret, he said, adding that “the U.S. is a democracy, committed to openness, in good times and in bad.” “It is a cruel and bitter truth that in the fog of war, generally, and in our fight against terrorists, specifically, mistakes and sometimes deadly...
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...Warfare: Case Study; Drone Warfare Advancements in warfare technology and weaponry have been the defining factors in battle since the dawn of civilization. The one with the bigger gun usually wins. This is a fact that hasn’t changed much since the beginnings of warfare and holds true today and in today’s world Drones have become the next warfare advantage. Along with any advancement in warfare weaponry comes a very heated and controversial discussion about its actual real-world utilization. Many argue that the use of Drones in war is unmoral and unethical. This paper aims to take a closer look at both sides of this argument. First, I will establish and explain the moral arguments against the use of drone warfare, then the second half of the article will be in response to such claims and give the moral reasons behind the pro-drone argument. First and foremost of the anti-drone discussion is the fact that Drones are seen to be fundamentally in contradiction of international law: Amnesty International stated that that “deliberate killings by drones […] very likely violate the prohibition of arbitrary deprivation of life and may constitute extrajudicial executions.” The UN suggested focused effort to maintain and preserve the security of international laws in its entirety, in response to the use of drones. This incorporates, obviously, international human rights and humanitarian standards that seem to be thrown out the window when dealing with drone strikes in warfare. Equipped...
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...FEIT31272 Project Management and the Professional Assignment 1 | Ethics of UAVs | 11035425 Ngo, Kevin 11035502 Truong, Matthew | Table of Contents Executive Summary 2 Introduction 2 Overview 3 Definition 3 History of UAV 4 Civil Use 7 Background: 8 Small Picture Ethics 9 Big Picture Ethics 12 Deontology. 12 Relativism 15 Virtue ethics 17 Future use: 19 Recommendation 21 Individual Opinion 22 Kevin Ngo 22 Matthew Truong 25 Reference List 27 Executive Summary Introduction Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can generally be defined as a “device used or intended to be used for flight in the air that has no on-board pilot”. Current generations of UAVs “can be as small as an insect or as large as a charter flight”. They can be launched from a road or a small vehicle, but are often large enough to accommodate cameras, sensors or other information gathering equipment. Recently, discussions of UAVs have shifted most of the attention toward the ethical, legal and privacy implications that UAVs have, on society in global and domestic level. Overview Definition ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- There are many various terms used to identify these unmanned vehicles to which by its definition are that of a craft without a human pilot within. The most commonly accepted term would be UAV ( unmanned aerial vehicles); the US military much prefer...
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...Is the Use of Drone Military Tactics or not? In 2002 of February 4th history was made that allowed CIA and military to use such extraordinary equipment that made it safer for pilots and national security defense to use to spy on our enemies around the world without being noticed or even harming a human life at stake. But what can we really say that these drones let alone can be worth so much money of the tax payers that we don’t see the results that they are really made for.The drone was made and it was made for just that purpose in that world to help aid in the fight in counter-terrorism let alone not let any more of our military pilots put their lives at risk in dangerous zones. But due to recent events that lead to a sort of downfall in using these pilot less drones, is it actually worth the billions we spend on it to be used in the military or is it even worth having though due to some malfunctions of the drone killed innocent civilians not only from other lands, but our own American civilians as well. Does America really needs these drones that can help with the war on terror and costing us so much money let alone deaths, or do we need something different or not even the drones at all. Back in 2008 while I was serving in Afghanistan and right now I am gearing up for another tour right after the final week of school has ended, I remember hearing about the drones and what the purpose was for. At the time I could never really see one up close and let alone be in the same...
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...To what extent has the Obama administration departed from traditional Democratic values and policies? The 2015 state of the union address, Barack Obama had stated ‘after a breakthrough year for America, our economy is growing and creating jobs…shrinking deficits…things like childcare and sick leave and equal pay; things like lower mortgage premieres and a higher minimum wage- these ideas will make a meaningful difference in the lives of millions of families. Like any Democratic President, Barack Obama had commented on traditional aspects of the Democratic Party, however there are parts of Obamas administration that has departed from some traditional Democratic values and policies. These will be explained further. Firstly, signs that Obama has not departed from key traditional Democrat values and policies is Obamas intervention in the economy to promote growth. In the recent state of the union address, Obama had mentioned the economy and its growth several times, which portrayed how important the president had found this issue; sounding finally like the president that his liberal supporters want him to be. Traditionally, the Democrats believe in building a stronger economy by raising the minimum wage, giving equal pay for equal work, and reforming student loan debt. This is highlighted by Obama, with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, most commonly referred to as the ‘stimulus bill’. The bill was a direct response to the economic crisis and at the urging of...
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...Crystal Asube Asube 1 Mr. Bird ENG4U1-01 30th September 2013 The Tyrannic Government Orwell Warns About The well being of a population depends on the conduct of a justified government, where decisions are made based on what would benefit the citizens. Their purpose in a civilization is to implement laws, promote ethics, and provide facilities and institutions to satisfy the basic needs of their people. Most importantly, a justified government will tend to the desires of the majority of a population to the best of their ability, by taking in consideration consequences and feelings. Opposite of a fair society, George Orwell, predicted a future in 1984 where life is a depressing trial for citizens in the dystopian civilization of Oceania. Manipulated by propaganda, irrational enforcements of policies, infinite surveillance, and revision of the past leads civilians feeble to the oppression of their government. They are governed by a potentially fictional dictator, whom they address as “Big Brother.” The citizens fear him and adore him. Although, Orwell’s predictions for modern culture after World War Two may seem drastic and extreme, it has been evident that the inhabitants of our world currently mimic the ignorance of the party members in Orwell’s vision. In the patriotic nation of the United States of America, the rights and freedoms of their citizens are disregarded in ways that are undetected by majority of the population. If we are consistently warned about...
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...TERRORISM I. Introduction II. Causes of terrorism A. Illetracy B. Injustice C. Poverty D. Food insecurity E. Madrasshs F. Unemployement G. Soviet invasion H. Iranian revolution I. Intolerance J. Extremism K. Geopolitical location III. IMPACT OF TERRORISM A. ECONOMIC LOSS B. SOCIAL BREAKDOWN C. PSYCHOLOGICAL DIORDERS IV MEASURES NEEDED TO CURB TERRORISM A. National commission B. Propagation of education C. Religious integration D. Employment for youth E. Dispensation of justice V . conclusion Pakistan is plagued with myriad problems, the gravest of them probably being terrorism. it has crippled the economy of the country and deteriorated the social fabric. it has also effected the psychological health of the citizens of the country. Many factors such as poverty, illiteracy, social injustice, madrassas, weakness of government among others have bred terrorism. Strickly speaking, there is no formal definition of terrorism. however, generally it is defined as the use of violence or threat of violence by individuals or groups, against non combatants, to further their vested interests. As is rightly said “ terrorism is tactic of demanding the impossible and demanding it at gun point” Illetracy is probably the most significant contributing factor of terrorism. according to the survey conducted, only one out of 5 aged 18-25 is capable of reading and writing and only one out of 20 individuals holds a college degree. with such a bleak picture, it is little...
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...High School in central Kentucky found that an estimated 70% of the 12th grade feel that Islamophobia is a problem, hate crimes are real, terrorism does not originate from Muslims and that America is not the only place that terrorist attacks take place at. An estimated 20% of the 12th grade and lower felt that terrorism only happens in America and that Islamophobia is a problem, but there isn’t much we can do about it since many terrorists seem to be Muslim. Then the last estimated 10% strongly believe that all terrorist attacks are made by Muslims, terrorists try to destroy the American government and more. This shows that maybe the younger generation is willing to learn and understand, that America can become the brainchild of the world again instead of the spoiled country we have now. America is an individualistic society. An individualistic society is, according to very well, “Individualistic cultures are those that stress the needs of the individual over the needs of the group as a whole. In this type of culture, people are seen as independent and autonomous. Social behavior tends to be dictated by the attitudes and preferences of individuals.” This causes, as mentioned before, the point of view where many Americans see others that are not like them as non-humans. So when we view other countries, we don’t see them like they see us and vice versa. This can cause something called the fundamental attribution error. According to study.com, the fundamental attribution error is...
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...Amazon E-Commerce Joel Christensen DeVry University Author Note This research is being submitted on February 16, 2014, for Professor Sharon Carnes N505 Essentials of Telecom Abstract The author analyzes Amazon.com and its role in the e-commerce world. He begins with a brief overview of the history of the Amazon.com start up followed by the current information of the company. The second section describes the characteristics of the company as it is today. The third section discusses three strategies that Amazon currently practices. The fourth section contains a look at the weaknesses and growth opportunities that are facing Amazon.com. The fifth section is an analysis of the company’s telecommunications structure and some of the unique offerings that Amazon has as a result of their creative initiative in the telecommunication field. Finally, the author provides some recommendations for the Amazon.com company and the CEO from the perspective of a consumer and someone in the technology field. Table of Contents Introduction 4 History of the Company 4 Characteristics of Amazon 5 Current Strategies 6 Weaknesses and Growth Opportunities 7 Telecommunication Analysis 9 Recommendation 11 Conclusion 12 References 13 Amazon.com is one of the leading e-commerce websites in the United States today. I personally know of several families who use Amazon not only for their music and entertainment, but also to complete the majority of their family grocery shopping...
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...Dominic DeBona Professor Giordano POL 105 15 March 2016 National Security National security has been an extensive ongoing issue, but it has only increased since the brutal attacks of September 11th, 2001. The war on terrorism has been dealt with since then but not as efficient as people want. Immigration has a big role in the war on terrorism as the country is unaware of certain people entering this country with the intent of performing acts of terror. With that being seen in this country too often now, the idea of closing the borders may not be the worst idea this government has ever had. Of course an extreme idea like that can lead to further issues but can also provide the country with the time to sit down and reflect on what can be done better in the future to avoid these circumstances. The people of this country might not have the best course of action to solve this issue but the government needs to work hard to fix this issue we are having on a daily basis. Nearly 3,000 people were killed instantly for the attacks of 9/11. On the day of these attacks, 19 al Qaeda members hijacked planes and performed the most lethal act of terrorism in American history. This attack raised the awareness of Islam and its teachings tremendously. There have been reports of increased sales of the Qur’an and literature on Islam, for example, and some mosques prominent Muslim community leaders have reported a surge in converts to Islam since 9/11 (Coskun 2012). The general public...
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...The Reagan Doctrine: Assisting the Overthrow of Pro-Soviet Regimes. Jonathan Burton November 2nd 2011 Strayer University POL300 Professor Popova-Nowak In April of 1978 the pro-Soviet People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) overthrew a corrupted Afghan Republic and would begin a domino effect that would culminate on September 11th 2001 in the New York skyline. Jimmy Carter had put into effect a doctrine of stating out loud that the Persian Gulf was vital to United States foreign political interest but showed no open displays of force. Behind the scenes the CIA had be involved with the movement to oust the PDPA. This forced the Russian government to send in 5,000 troops. Their aim was to place a Soviet chosen leader into power and after twelve hours of intense fighting, Barbrak Karmal was put in a plane and flown back to Moscow. This would begin a decade long occupation by the Russians and the United States got what it wanted; A Soviet Vietnam. The United States went to great lengths to supply this war against Communism and the hatred of the Soviets. China, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and others poured in money, weapons, and military advisors to aid the Mujahideen, the new name of the resistance fighters the CIA was backing. This covert operation was run out of the CIA until March of 1985. February 6th of 1985, President Ronald Reagan laid out his doctrine in the State of the Union Address. “WE must not break faith with those who are risking their lives on every continent...
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...Terrorism In The Homeland June 12, 2016 Terrorism via mass murder and self suicide doesn't seem to be going away and further our ways of dealing with it are getting more and more successful due to the hard work of our security agencies and law enforcement efforts but apparently and at times, ineffective at best. Granted, this is an intricate and wide spread problem all around the world however and disturbingly enough, it appears to be picking up here in the United States more then we would like to admit. I think terrorism is only the symptom to a multi leveled problem and not the entire problem within the act of terrorism itself as like any act of depravity. There are many other hidden factors contribute to this act of finality, a last malevolent act of desperation and hatred that we have all come to know as ‘radical terrorism’ that procreates unbalanced views leading to horrendous and violent outcomes in what would typically be orderly and civilized societies. A radical view starts out with disenfranchisement fro society itself and then graduates to resentment, hate and finally, the last great act of defiance against a society that has no idea of what's going on in the twisted and suicidal mind of a given perpetrator of terrorist activity. Now, I could speculate on the cause of terrorism by offering a theory as to why this fatal ideology is occurring by giving several examples of root cause such as, pollution and or, chemical additive found in our food, water...
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...“The State has the power to commit crime and to legitimate its crime” True or False? Green and Ward define State Crime as illegal or deviant activities either undertaken by the state or supported by the state. It includes genocide, war crimes, torture and state assassination, even more so McLoughlin and others identify four categories of state crime; political crimes like censorship, security crimes such as genocide, economic crimes such as violating safety laws and social crimes such as institutionalised racism. Whilst some may claim that the State definitely has the power to not only commit crime but also legitimate it, others such as Stanley Cohen and Zygmunt Bauman argue that this is not the case, stating arguments such as the spiral of denial and neutralisation theory to justify this outlook. Firstly in favour of the statement, the actual scale which state crime can take the form of highly suggests that it has the absolute power to commit and legitimate its crimes. Between 1975 and 1978, the Khmer Rouge Regime in Cambodia under the leadership of Pol Pot murdered over two million people, almost a fifth of the country’s population. Similarly, since 2012, the Assad Regime in Syria has systematically been slaughtering its own people who hold the beliefs against Assad’s leadership. In both examples, the states’ monopoly of violence allows them to potentially have infinite power and resource in committing state crime. Kramer in 2006 notes that there is an inseparability...
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