Christopher Hitchens on the crimes of Henry Kissinger 1/6. Pearl Harbor advance-knowledge conspiracy theory. The Pearl Harbor advance-knowledge conspiracy theory is the idea that American officials had advance knowledge of Japan's December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Ever since the Japanese attack there has been debate as to how and why the United States had been caught off guard and how much and when American officials knew of Japanese plans for an attack.[1][2] Several writers, including journalist Robert Stinnett[3] and retired US Navy Rear Admiral Robert A.
Theobald,[4] have argued that various parties high in the U.S. and British governments knew of the attack in advance and may even have let it happen or encouraged it in order to force America into war via the "back door. "[5][6] Evidence supporting this view is taken from quotations and source documents from the time[7] and the release of newer materials.
However, the Pearl Harbor advance-knowledge conspiracy theory is rejected by most mainstream historians.[8][9][10] Ten official U.S. inquiries[edit] Purple[edit] JN-25[edit] A Time-Lapse Map of Every Nuclear Explosion Since 1945 - by Isao Hashimoto. World Military Strength Comparison. List of ongoing military conflicts. From clashes to major wars worldwide Map of ongoing armed conflicts (number of combat-related deaths in current or past year): Major wars (10,000 or more) Wars (1,000–9,999) Minor conflicts (100–999) Skirmishes and clashes (10–99) The following is a list of ongoing armed conflicts that are taking place around the world. List parameters This list of ongoing armed conflicts identifies present-day conflicts and the death toll associated with each conflict. Armed conflicts consist in the use of armed force between two or more organized armed groups, governmental or non-governmental.[1] Interstate, intrastate and non-state armed conflicts are listed.
This is not a list of countries by intentional homicide rate, and criminal gang violence is generally not included unless there is also significant military or paramilitary involvement. Fatality figures include battle-related deaths (military and civilian) as well as civilians intentionally targeted by the parties to an armed conflict. Deaths by country. List of terrorist incidents, 2012. Mossad. Coordinates: Organization[edit] Executive offices[edit] The largest department of the Mossad is Collections, tasked with many aspects of conducting espionage overseas.
Employees in the Collections Department operate under a variety of covers, including diplomatic and unofficial.[1] The Political Action and Liaison Department is responsible for working with allied foreign intelligence services, and nations that have no normal diplomatic relations with Israel.[1] Additionally, the Mossad has a Research Department, tasked with intelligence production, and a Technology Department concerned with the development of tools for Mossad activities.[2] History[edit] Mossad was formed on December 13, 1949, as the "Central Institute for Coordination" at the recommendation of Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion to Reuven Shiloah. Motto[edit] Counter-terrorist units[edit] Directors[edit] Alleged operations[edit] Americas[edit] Argentina[edit] United States[edit] Uruguay[edit] Europe[edit] Austria[edit] Belgium[edit] Crimes of Saddam Hussein. Saddam Hussein, the president of Iraq from 1979 until 2003, has gained international notoriety for torturing and murdering thousands of his own people.
Hussein believes he ruled with an iron fist to keep his country, divided by ethnicity and religion, intact. However, his actions bespeak a tyrannical despot who stopped at nothing to punish those who opposed him. Having been captured, Saddam Hussein will now be tried for his past crimes. Though prosecutors have hundreds of crimes to choose from, these five are some of Hussein's most heinous. Reprisal Against Dujail On July 8, 1982, Saddam Hussein was visiting the town of Dujail (50 miles north of Baghdad) when a group of Dawa militants shot at his motorcade. In reprisal for this assassination attempt, the entire town was punished.
More than 140 fighting-age men were apprehended and never heard from again. War Between Democracies.