...Are Enhanced Interrogation Techniques Effective and Should the United States Government Use Them? James A. Bradley II Having grown up in the age of the internet, I have seen the news stories and videos of 9/11. It has made me wonder several questions such as “Why pick America, of all places, to attack?” or “What did we do to retaliate?” To this day we still aren’t sure of the actual reasoning behind it, but we still have theories. As for retaliation, the government sought out those who did this to our country. I first became interested in this topic this past semester for political science. In groups of two, we had to write a paper based on a topic that we could select. Before doing extensive research into the topic, more questions were forming in my mind. I wanted to know what our government did to seek out justice against those who participated in 9/11. Even though my partner and I collectively had to choose a side, I wasn’t quite sure what side I choosing. Then the research continued. I researched deeper in to the subject. With what little research I had done, I started into the paper. Enhanced interrogation techniques are what the conservatives call it. Liberals call it torture. The more important question is this: Does it work? Liberals say no, while the conservatives say yes. In the eyes of a conservative it might read something like this: We believe that enhanced interrogation techniques work and provide results faster than sting operations that could take years...
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...It237 week 2 Pros and cons of Css Styles There are many pros and cons of the cascading style sheets and three different ways that they are used there is in line external and imbedded. The inline method is not really practical because of the consumption of bandwidth that it takes to display each code on each page because on the inline style the code requires web developers to apply this CSS code to each tag be applied this would require developers to have to apply the code so many times that it will take up a lot of time to write. The separation of markup rom CSS presentation is not optimal with an inline style this is the inline style applied to heading The external CSS is another type of style sheet and this was more practical for updating many documents at one time. Another pro about the external CIA says is that your style information can be cashed by the browser so you will not have to write it into individual tags. The cons that I found with the external style sheets is that in some circumstances when import was used it will render the flash with slow environments here’s an example of an external style sheet Body {font-size: medium; Font-family: Serif; Background-color: black; Color: white;} #page {background-color: white; Color: black; Padding: 1em;} H1 {font-size: xx-large; Font-family: San- Serriff; Color: black; Text-align: center; Border-bottom: solid 4px orange;} P {text-indent: 1em; Text-align: justify; 1in-height: 150%;} ...
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...“FDI Strategy: Clean Harbors’ Entry Into Brazil” Student: Class: ITB 305 Professor: “FDI Strategy: Clean Harbors’ Entry Into Brazil” According to Clean Harbor’s website, Clean Harbors “is the leading provider of environmental, energy and industrial services throughout North America” (Clean Harbors, n.d.), located in Norwell, Massachusetts. Clean Harbors serves a multitude of entities, including several Fortune 500 companies, thousands of private firms, and scores of government offices on federal, state, and local levels. Perhaps Clean Harbor’s largest area of expertise is the management and recycling of hazardous waste produced by various industries, most notably it’s used oil recycling through its Satety-Kleen subsidiary. The company currently has substantial operations throughout North America, including the United States, Mexico, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Founded in 1980, it employs a workforce of 13,180 employees as of December 31, 2012 (Clean Harbors, n.d.). In addition to the management and recycling of hazardous waste, Clean Harbors also offers hazardous material management and disposal services including the collection, packaging, recycling, treatment and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste, and a wide variety of environmental cleanup services on customer sites or other locations on a scheduled or emergency response basis (Clean Harbors, n.d.). While Clean Harbors has enjoyed success in the markets it currently operates...
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...CIA ASSIGNMENT Bob works for Company A and Company B and splits his time between both with his laptop. Bob physically works from both offices and needs to access resources on the Active Directory domain of each company. Unfortunately, no trust relationship exists between these two domains. The IT staff has developed three possible solutions and they want your input (as an Information Security Analyst) on which is the most ‘secure’. Solution 1. Set Bob up with a network account under each active directory domain: have him log in to whichever one he needs access to at the time. Although he may be physically working from Company A, he will likely still need to access resources from Company B and vice versa. Solution 2. Create a local profile on Bob’s laptop and have him manually map to the resources he needs access to and set his passwords to never expire on both domains. Solution 3. Because Company A and Company B are both bound by internal and industry regulations regarding maximum password age, a third (hybrid) solution was developed. This involves Bob working from a local profile (as seen in solution 2) but having to log into each domain once per password cycle to change his passwords before expiration. In this scenario, the best solution that allows a greater amount of availability and a relatively higher level of security would be solution 3. Granted that Bob would follow other protocols and secure his laptop at all times, this solution will allow him to access to...
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...support the privatization of jails. Pros: • Privatization lends itself for prisons to be run at lower costs. • Privatize prisons don’t have the red tape to cut through, therefore they run more efficiently. • Privatized prisons have a reason to make sure that prisoners get the help that they need which leads to better recidivism Cons: • Transparency into prison life is not guaranteed. • Could result in higher cost depending on contracted agreements for prison needs • Living conditions could be compromised B. Privatization of Public...
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...Group 7 Presents : | Tayto in Japan | Executive Summary For the analysis of bringing Tayto into Japan we used three different tools to analyze and conclude on three different levels. The PEST analysis analysed the country from more of a macro level. From this analysis we learned that the political system is similar to Irelands, but has experienced some recent turmoil. The economic situation is still very strong, but has been in a slow and pretty steady decline caused by the Asian financial crisis and the recession. We learned they are a typical high context culture with strict rules, and long decision times. As well they are a technologically advanced culture with good infrastructure. To look at the relation of our product in the market we used the diamond analysis. This showed that Japan has a great work force, and good access to relating and supporting industries. There is also an established demand for potato chips, but seems to be a gap in the market that Tayto could exploit. The SWOT took a much closer look at Tayto and determined that even though it has a strong presence in Ireland and the UK it is still not a huge global player. It also pointed out some cost cutting opportunities, via FDI and further emphasised the large population as an opportunity for Tayto it also made clear that competition in the snack industry is everywhere, and the costs of setting up a business via FDI could be very high. Finally we drew the conclusion that given all the positive and...
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...Course Title: Cryptography Section 1-1 Topic: Introduction To Cryptography Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability and Authentication How companies use cryptography How penetration testers can also use cryptography Tools, Techniques and Attacks Academics discusses history of encryption. Academics simply encrypt or hash, why aren't people using hashing more? Professional is just, encrypt or not, hash or just verify Section 1-2 Topic: Key Concepts of Cryptography: PKIS & Encryption Learning Objectives: Cryptography is one of the most underrated courses of study in the industry. Of those who do study it, issues with comprehension tend to hinder individual mastery. By taking this course, learners will finally be able to grasp all the critical concepts, theories and practices associated with Cryptography. This Cryptography presentation discusses and demonstrates the key concepts of Cryptography from attacks, PKIs and Encryption in detail. You’ll learn about the difference between public and private keys and about the similarities and differences between symmetry & asymmetry. We’ll also discuss the concept of integrity and confidentiality and their relationships to/with protocols. This Cryptography course will help you master the basics of Cryptography as you begin to develop the discipline needed to become an accomplished pen tester. Keys and Principles 1. Keys 1a. Symmetric - also referred to as same keys, private key, symmetric key - same (confidentially) ...
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...Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: The Pros and Cons of Section 703. The FISA Act was created to govern the gathering of foreign intelligence. In 1952, President Thurman established the National Security Agency within the department of defense. The NSA is the premiere signals intelligence agency. In the United States Intelligence Community, agency efforts are channeled through the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). The American intelligence community works closely with foreign intelligence agencies, especially on SIGINT matters. The members of the Cold War era UKUSA Agreement (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and the United States) also known as ‘Five Eyes’(FVEY), are partially close collaborators. In the 1950’s the Executive branch was largely in control and unchecked by the Legislative and Judicial branches on Foreign intelligence matters. Some surveillance policies were narrowed due to constitutional concerns. The authority for foreign intelligence was identified in the President’s inherent Article II of the Constitution powers and a key legal check on that authority was the Fourth Amendment. The fourth amendment as interpreted by...
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...Case Study U.S.-Cuban Trade a cold war Strategy became a cold war relic? Case Facts- The U.S. Embargo of Cuba-a resilient foreign trade policy-which encompasses a variety of political leaders, economic events, and historical eras what is the meaning of ‘Embargo ’? A specific type of quota that prohibits all forms of trade Embargoes can be placed on either imports or exports, on whole categories of products regardless of origin, on specific products with specific countries or on all products with given countries. It is imposed in an effort to use economic means to achieve political goals. After the Revolution- After the Revolution: In the 1950, over 2/3 of Cuban foreign trade took place with the U.S. Fidel Castro- prime Minister Of Cuba from 1959-1976 and then president from1976-2008 overthrew Batista government in 1959 Castro is a controversial and highly divisive world figure, being lauded as a champion of anti-imperialism, but alternately his critics have accused him of being a dictator whose authoritarian administration has overseen multiple human rights abuses. Nonetheless, he has had a significant influence on the politics of a number of other world leaders, namely Nelson Mandela, Hugo Chavez and Evo Morales, and he is widely idolized by many leftists, socialists and anti-imperialists across the world In turn, U.S. –cancelled agreements to buy Cuban sugar Cuba retaliated by seizing U.S. oil Refineries Oil companies refused to supply Cuba with crude oil. The...
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...I am working on four or five major themes, but have found amazing connections between them. Four areas of immediate concern, in reverse order, are Osama Bin Laden, the Israeli Mossad, the CIA, the Holocaust. A fifth is the racism in the US judicial system, going back to the Civil war and to the foundation of the US. As a backdrop to all of this is work I have done using Joseph Campbell's series on Mythology with Bill Moyers, specifically, the Isis/Horus/Osiris myth predating the Mary/Jesus/God myth. Intertwined with this is Nietzsche's Anti-Christ, a work which I wish you had taught when you had the chance at WVSC. Many books have led me to many conclusions that you may or may not be aware of. The one you wanted the title of the last time we talked seriously is: Was the CIA involved in the JFK assassination? by Mark Lane. It has the info about how the CIA tried to kill Fidel Castro that you referred to once in class, except it was his wife, not a 16 year old, that was going to poison him. The CIA had told her he was cheating on her. Mark Lane is an attorney who managed Kennedy's New York campaign in 1960 when he was running for President. He is still alive in Virginia, in Charlottesville. You can find his address with 411locate.com. Amazingly, it turns out that the US hired 1000s of SS/Gestapo after the World War to spy in the USSR. Allen Dulles was responsible and the Vatican helped smuggle these Nazis into the US, saying that they were...
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...De la bomba atómica a la biomedicina El Proyecto Genoma Humano* PORSERGIOISRAEL Las consecuencias de las explosiones atómicas y el cáncer –en ese orden– dieron el puntapié inicial para el desarrollo de un proyecto que fue comparado en los medios con la llegada del hombre a la Luna. Másalládelaparafernaliadel show bussines,esteartículo(**) plantea un panorama global del tema, incluyendo aspectos tan polémicos como la farmacogenética y la discriminación. Historia del Proyecto Genoma Humano El comienzo oficial del Proyecto Genoma Hu- mano (PGH) en Estados Unidos fue anunciado el 1º de octubre de 1990. Sin embargo, el proceso intelectual y administrativo responsable por el inicio del proyecto ya había estado operando varios años antes. Los orígenes del PGH se remon- tan a un encuentro en Alta, Utah, en 1984, donde la discusión se centró sobre el análisis del ADN con el propósito de detectar mutaciones entre los sobrevivientes de las explosiones atómicas. Poco después de este encuentro, el concepto de un programa comprensivo de estudio del genoma fue desarrollado por dos grupos. Prime- ro, una conferencia en 1985 en Santa Cruz, California, fue convocada para examinar la viabilidad de secuenciar el genoma humano. Luego, Charles De Lisi inició discusiones dentro del Departamento de Energía sobre las ventajas de secuenciar el genoma en gran escala. Debido a su interés sobre los efectos en la salud de las radiaciones...
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...POLS 3447 Final Study Guide * Part 1 * 80 fill-in the blanks (30% and 10 possible extra credits points) * 30 from review sheet * Part 2 – Pick one out of 2 questions * Arab-Israeli conflict up to 1947 * Persian security, with the CIA intervention from 1950-1953 to the Gulf war in the 1990s * Part 3 – Essay * Challenges facing obama admin in middle east in second term * Persian gulf security * War on terror * Arab Israeli * How has it evolved since 1990 * Countries who voted NO to Palestine being a non-voting observer state at the United Nations * Canada * Czeck Republic * Marshall Islands * Micronesia * Palau * Nauru * Panama * Obama’s policy has been called “leading from behind” * Multi-dimensional approach * Trying to find consensus * Criticism * Pro: being smart considering the volatility of the Middle East * Con: not using America’s power effectively * Obama’s address in Cairo – 2009 1-6. In 1950 the government of Iranian Prime Minister Mossadegh nationalized the AIPOC (Anglo-Iranian Persian Oil Company) owned and operated by Great Britain. The Eisenhower administration finally decided to take action owing to the perceived growing threat of communism in Iran and in August 1953 launched Operation Ajax to overthrow Iran’s democratically elected government. Many observers believe this...
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...Exploitable Weaknesses in Terrorist Organizations CRM 363,professor Ryan Burchnell The Role of the Intelligence Community in the Exploitation of Weaknesses in Terrorist Organizations Ways to help prevent terrorism Cherie Sterling 6/8/2012 Abstract This paper will let you in on what is going on in the intelligence community today and what they are doing to stop the war on terror with all the different agencies and what theories they are using to help fight this battle/war. The role of the intelligence community/agency plays a huge part in the exploitation of weakness among terrorist organizations. In this paper we will see how there are many different theories on how the intelligence community can help stop terrorism or at least calm it down. Also to see how the different intelligence agency work together to help stop the war on terror. We all know that terrorism will probably never completely end, but if we are willing to understand and take charge of the problem at hand maybe, we come to some sort of resolution amongst all the countries. Intelligence agency has been working behind the scenes for many years without any public knowledge on fighting the war on terror. Intelligence agency is behind the scenes type of people they are not out on the battlefield fighting the war so to speak. The intelligence agency is a very tight knit community that works very close with one another they talk with each...
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...The beginning of Cuban missile crisis-a conflict between two huge atomic nations, the U.S and the U.S.S.R. was a formal presentation made by the CIA to President Kennedy. Experts pointed to the missile base being constructed near San Cristobel, Cuba. No one expected that the Russians would build a base in Cuba for Ballistic Missiles after confirming that the Russians would sign an atmospheric test-ban treaty. This may have been justified by the fact that U.S had a similar base in Turkey near the border with the Soviet Union. However, the biggest puzzle was that Khrushchev assured that there were no military installations in Cuba and that the relationship between the two superpowers would not conflict. The best decision about Kennedy was when he warned that U.S would not tolerate any kind of interference in Latin America by the Soviet Union. More importantly, the president called the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (EXCOMM), a group which met continuously for next twelve days and almost daily for some six weeks thereafter and wanted an air strike on the missile sites. “The President…knew he would have to act.” Kennedy instructed the members to come forward with recommendations for one course or possibly several alternative course of action and various alternatives like quarantine, blockade, and air strike against the missile bases alone were suggested. While the argument went on about the possible sanction the missiles were already in Cuba and they realized...
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...Bicameral- two houses, one more populace, one more elitist. Reapportionment- happens every 10 years after census, readjusts how many representatives. Redistricting- within a state, you redraw districts according to how many representatives you have Gerrymandering- You mess around with redistricting…the state senate redraws the districts in favor of how they want. Advantages of being an incumbent- they win 85% of the time. They have name recognition Pro’s for term limits- when politicians become professional they begin to lose touch with the people and become corrupt… Con- when you have a really good one, they are limited to what they can do Who presides over the Senate? Vice President Powers of the Speaker of the House- Call on people to speak, assign bills to committees, set time limits for debates. Nancy Pelosi- Speaker of the House, from San Francisco, California. Pro tempore- has to do with the fact that the vice president never shows up to the senate, the senior member of the major party is the leader of the senate Majority leader- the person who sets the agenda for the party Whip- the one who counts the votes and makes sure it gets done…twists peoples arms to get them to vote their way. Filibuster- somebody talks as long as they want Cloture- two thirds majority vote in the senate, you can limit the amount of time spent debating a bill. Riders- attached to bills and usually have nothing to do with bills, attempt to get politicians...
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