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sanguinary event of Mexican Revolution (1910-1921), mainly fought by rivaling revolutionary leaders caudillos and claiming lives of well over a million people, the assassination of President Obregón in 1928 seemed to be one death too many. The surviving military chieftains and regional caudillos recognized that their interest was best served by eventually calming the dispute and promote a strong centralized state. 7 8 Schütze 2004 ,p. 241; see also Moreno/Méndez 2002. Cansino 1995. 4 “The goal

farmers and fishermen inhabiting the coastal land ravaged by oil companies (oil spills, acid rains + virtually all fish and wildlife have vanished). On November 10, 1995 Saro-Wiwa and his eight co-defendants were hanged / executed by the Nigerian military regime. The only crime he and his colleagues had committed was to demand sound environmental practices and to ask for compensation for the devastation of Ogoni territories. Ken Saro Wiwa's life has provided a legacy of great inspiration for human

was a train engineer who worked the route between Fort Madison, Iowa, and Marceline. Walt later worked a summer job with the railroad, selling newspapers, popcorn, and sodas to travelers. During the fall of 1918, Disney attempted to enlist for military service. Rejected because he was under age, only sixteen years old at the time. Instead, Walt joined the Red Cross and was sent overseas (à l’étranger) to France, where he spent a year driving an ambulance and chauffeuring Red Cross officials. After

according to Napoléon Bonaparte’s own words : Quand la Chine s’éveillera…le monde tremblera (i.e. When China will wake up…the world will tremble). Nowadays, a great many clues seem to suggest that China’s awaking has come. Regarding economy as well as military area or technology, People’s Republic of China might look like a potential superpower. In the present essay, we will firstly take stock of the current situation in order to explain why China can be considered as an emerging power. Then, after having

appropriate channels for approving an intervention are and how the intervention itself should be carried out. Responsibility to protect seeks to establish a clearer code of conduct for humanitarian interventions and also advocates a greater reliance on non-military measures. The report also criticises and attempts to change the discourse and terminology surrounding the issue of humanitarian intervention. It argues that the notion of a 'right to intervene' is problematic and should be replaced with the 'responsibility

released on the WikiLeaks website. Its release revealed some of the restrictions placed over detainees at the camp, including the designation of some prisoners as off-limits to the International Committee of the Red Cross, something that the U.S. military had in the past repeatedly denied. -April 2008 : Scientology WikiLeaks reported receiving a letter from the Religious Technology Centre claiming ownership of several recently leaked documents about the Church of Scientology. These same documents

unclear for a decade. A state Treaty signed in 1955 ended the seizure, recognized Austria's independence, and proscribed unification with Germany. A legitimate law that same year declared the country's "perpetual neutrality" as a condition for Soviet military withdrawal. The Soviet Union's crumple in 1991 and Austria's admittance into the European Union in 1995 have altered the meaning of this neutrality. Austria entered the EU Economic and Monetary Union in 1999 as a thriving and egalitarian country

During the 10,000 years that preceded it had always reload his weapon whatsoever. The Colt is easy, and cheap. So all southern whites are buying what they called a "peacekeeper". That's how they manage to maintain slavery for 25 years.   • The US military then team these weapons. During the 40 years that followed, they eliminate the Indians, because they only have one shot rifles. • When the South lost the Civil War, the white population is actually terrified. Then the Ku Klux Klan appeared in 1865

dispiriting. The enemy had all the advantages: stealth, anonymity and unpredictability. No one could pinpoint the country from which the attack came, so there was no effective way to deter further damage by threatening retaliation. What’s more, the military commanders noted that they even lacked the legal authority to respond —.... Click link to translate articles : de el es fr it nl pt RI wins US praise for religious tolerance JakartaPost, Jan 26, 2010 6:04 AM terrorism[1]; attacks[1]; This article

smoothed forehead expresses relief. In times of war, men would spend their time fighting and frightening their enemies whereas now that war is over, they will spend their time courting and seducing ladies. The soldier has changed into a lover. Military marches have changed into ballads and love songs/merry song. Line 1/10 > Turning point « But » Break. I => New main focus As they have no enemies to fight, they are bored. As a result, peace to him is synonymous with boredom. He has : no delight