That person does not have to confirm to the majority opinion; in Iraq individuals have to believe in what Sadam mandated them to. ... Another liberty is that a citizen may decide to engage in government elections. ... The majority has the freedom to unjust or undue governmental officials. ... Individuals do not have the freedom to do as they please in countries like China, Cuba, and Iraq. ... If Carlos wants to move to Texas, he can do that without notifying the government. ...

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The Russian government is strong to say the least. ... The government, the Kremlin, is assigned to protect its people's rights. ... Julie Bishop has stated that "the government is gravely concerned by the fact that Australian citizens are heading to Iraq and Syria not only to fight but to take leadership roles in radicalizing others in these conflicts'. ... "People shouldn't be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people....

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For example, they are not in the hands of the formal government, therefore there is a political barrier for a country to avoid being condemned for its wrong-doings. ... They were all used at the end of the apartheid era, where they were sent to work in areas such as Afghanistan and Iraq. ... In the MIddle East, like in Afghanistan and Iraq, there is the most high profile of recent use of PMC's. ... Blackwater contractors were known to randomly shoot and kill Iraqi civilians as well as civilians in Baghdad. ... In addition, once a crime is committed like the ones in Abu Ghraib or in Ir...

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Freedom is when a human being can vote and make decisions about the government and not fear about being arrested or beaten in such countries as Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and other nondemocratic countries. ... Freedom is when human beings after being born into this world and do not have to worry about becoming a child slave, a personal servant, or even sold for sexual pleasure like in some countries as India, Pakistan, Iraq, and even the Asian countries. ...

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For example, Americans have the right to elect government officials that will represent the wishes and beliefs of the people in the United States. ... Since that day the search for weapons of mass-destruction in Iraq has ended up in a violent war, a war in which thousands of men and women have lost their lives in the fight for the freedom of Americans and the people of Iraq. ...

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Torture or "not torture" is illegal according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.The use of torture will cause more problem for the U.s government in the long run. ... Torture was originally used to acquire false confessions and now the United States government is using torture as method of acquiring truth. ... But although these terrorists have committed such a gruesome crime the U.S government must remember that they are still human and deserve to be treated as such. Instead of resorting to violence and psychol...

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The article "Peace Tax would provide war objectors with choice" by Kerry Walters discusses the funding for the war with Iraq and states that we as taxpayers do not at present time have a choice in paying for the war. ... The author points out that the largest expense of the U.S. government is the military. ... As mentioned before, a large amount of the federal government's spending goes toward the military. ... Kerry Walters does an overall good job of supporting his opinions by mentioning the First Amendment rights of freedom of religion and proposes logical governmental solutions. ...

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However, her stance on the issue caused many others to question her motives and accuse her of sidestepping the controversy to avoid angering the Saudi government at a time when the United States needs help on Mideast issues. ... This is not about the United State, it's not about what any of us on the outside say, it is about the women themselves and their right to raise their concerns with their own government." ... Historically, Saudi women attempted to defy the driving ban on November 6, 1990, after U.S. troops gathered in Saudi Arabia to prepare for a war that would force the Iraqi m...

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We have fought to maintain ours in two World Wars, battled to preserve it for other nations in the Vietnam and Korean Conflicts and sought to provide it to the people of Iraq in both the Gulf Wars. ... We were prevented from forming a democratic government, prevented from expanding our wealth, and prevented from feeling secure in our own homes. ...

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They include, among others, China, France, Iran, Iraq, Russia, South Africa, Uganda, and the United States. ... National defense has, since the emergence of nations, been a main concern of every government on the planet, if not priority number one. ... They are committed to independent research on the social, economic, environmental, political and military components of global security, stressing the fact that their objective analysis" of these issues is done with no government or defense industry funding, thus avoiding any subjective findings due to these coercive forces. ...

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