Another claim from him came in the form of a declaration to a free Iraq, liberating it from the "evil dictator". ... Terry Anderson states in his book: "One reality in Iraq that everyone can agree on was that the nation had enormous proven oil reserves. ... Another quote from the book suggests that the Iraqis seemed fully aware of America's true motives: "Only 5 percent of Iraqis surveyed thought that the United States invaded "to assist the Iraqi people," only 1 percent believed it was to establish democracy, while about half thought it was "to rob Iraq's oil." ... Based on the Isla...

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In her introduction to her book, Appiah mentions that these international disputes have arisen typically when governments assume the responsibility to act for their citizens, "And the possibilities of good and of ill are multiplied beyond all measure when it comes to policies carried out by governments in our name" (Appiah, xii-xiii). ... David Harvey, who focuses on the role of government in freeing individuals, would disagree with both Friedman and Appiah, likely arguing that their ideological views on globalization ignore the function of government, whose role is utterly necessary...

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The two companies were basically owned by the same individuals, so the company officials pocketed millions of dollars in profits from the excess or kickbacks of the ultra high bills (Berger, Free and Searles 341). ... It should be obvious that "soft money" is a growing problem and dare I say threat to our system and idea of "free" elections in the United States. ... It is important to note that these people control large amounts of money and are often referred to as "clients" by some government officials (Bean 119). ... A book by a man named Charles Lewis and others from the Center for Publ...

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"I hope she makes a zillion dollars and the book flies out of the store, which apparently it is."" ... Several months later Crown Publishers bought her book. ... Her book is killed abruptly by Rupert Murdoch's publishing house but later picked up by a liberal, European-owned Manhattan firm. She embarks on a triumphant promotional tour through the studios and newsrooms of the same "liberal media- establishment excoriated in that book. ... Meanwhile, in the Los Angeles Times "repeatedly identified by Coulter as a mainstay of the liberal media monopoly "her book's friendly r...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate