The origins of World War One, also known as "The Great War", can be traced back to three specific details - the European Alliance system, the growing distrust between various European powers, and the act of an assassin. ... This is exactly what occurred at the beginning of World War One - Germany was allied to Austria-Hungary, whom were also allied to Italy. ... Britain also had a firm control over the nations of its Commonwealth - Australia, Canada, The South African Republic, India, and New Zealand. ... From that incident, Austro-Hungary engineered a war with Serbia, whom Russia was ethnica...

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In Guatemala, a village was at risk of displacement and violence, because of the proximity to a Gold mine owned by a Canadian company. ... "The current armed conflict can be traced to a period called, 'la violencia,' a civil war between the two ruling parties, Liberal and Conservative. ... "The focus is not on whether use of force is an appropriate or ethical response to acts of injustice, which is addressed by just-war theory, but on how to help societies devastated by war or unjust regimes to heal and to build a just social order, without resorting to further violence,&qu...

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This article discloses that in Canada not only Muslims but also Jews have faced the hate crime. Jewish groups said that the conflict between Israel and Palestinians increased the anti Semitic actions because Canadians have always hated Jews. ... That the terrorists have won if the first thing we do, when threaten by war, is blaming innocent people. ...

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This new era of communication and war will demand a new era of security, a more censored lifestyle. ... The war would surely be over soon But as I read on in a sub column, the title read, "War is far from over, US says." ...

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In the 1980's, Canada was the victim of several terrorist attacks carried out by Armenian and Sikh extremists, including a bombing of an Air India flight originating in Toronto, which exploded off the coast of Ireland, killing 329 people. ... Radical Islamic organizations have declared a holy war, Jihad, in order to bring the Arab world together and take their place as a world power. ... First, terrorism is an inexpensive alternative to fighting a war, while still spreading their ideology and advancing their political agenda. ... All this is done while exposing the terrorist to minimal ri...

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Audrey Macklin discusses Maher Arar in his academic journal, "From Cooperation, to Complicity, to Compensation: The War on Terror, Extraordinary Rendition, and the Cost of Torture" (2008). ... Maher Arar is a Syrian Canadian who was arrested in September 2002 as a terrorist suspect. ...

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