Would Francisco Pizarro be considered a war criminal today? Francisco Pizarro, born c. 1471-1478 in Trujillo, Spain, was a Spanish conquistador. He is known as the conqueror of the Inca Empire, and founder of Lima, the capital of Peru. Not only did ... more

... that nuclear deterrence played until the end of the cold war. This will provide the context against which its present situation can be compared. Examples from the last decade will be used in order to analyse whether and when nuclear deterrence ... more

According to the CDC, only vaccines without adjuvants will be used in the US during the 2009 season, which includes both the nasal spray vaccines and the injections. Because the safety of these adjuvants is unproven, the CDC reports that there is ... more

The just war doctrine has three possible justifications: 1. Self-Defense. 2. Helping another sovereign nation that has been invaded. 3. Extreme necessity. It's important to understand that even if one were to ascribe to that doctrine, the invasion ... more

I studied law and I felt duty bound to defend anyone who feels he is wrongly accused. The reason I felt so commited was because there was so much of a campaign to discredit him in the media - pictures of him wearing underwear, having his teeth ... more

They were both considered to be a major breach of the peace by the UN Security Council which passed a resolution under Chapter Seven (Peace Enforcement) of the UN Charter to raise a UN Peace Enforcement Mission and have that Mission use all ... more

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CH I C A G O, Sept. 15 Hundreds of U.S. military personnel have complained of symptoms characteristic of Gulf War illness even though they never served in that conflict. A study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control found that 15 percent of 2,520 ... more

According to a Lebanese police sources cited in Al-Akhbar, Hitchens was not attacked in Beirut. And the SSNP also denied the story and said that they had no posters in Beirut. If this story is made up it would not be a first: remember that Hitchens ... more

Owen DC Department of Accident and Emergency, College of Medicine, University of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff United Kingdom, Cardiff, UK. dcowen999@yahoo.co.uk Symptoms of Gulf War Syndrome and chronic Lyme disease are very similar. Lyme disease is ... more