Acid Dreams The Complete Social History of LSD: The CIA‚ The Sixties‚ and Beyond Authors: Martin A. Lee‚ Bruce Shlain Publisher: Grove Press Date: 1985 ISBN: 0-802-13062-3 “We do not see things as they are‚ we see them as we are.” —Old Talmudic saying Table of Contents Introduction: Whose Worlds Are These? .................................................................3 Prologue.........................................................................................................
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Weston Thompson 00555484 POLI:3505:0EXW Fall14 Politics of Terrorism Final Was the CIAs Enhanced Interrogation Techniques (EITs)‚ as a counter-terrorism strategy‚ effective? In 2002‚ the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks‚ the Department of Justice approved the CIAs request to perform what it called Enhanced Interrogation Techniques (EITs). There were ten techniques in total‚ they are: attention grasp‚ cramped confinement‚ cramped confinement “with an insect”‚ facial hold‚ facial slap‚ sleep deprivation
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In 1940 Guatemala declared the Treaty to be void‚ alleging failure to implement article 7 (That the British build a road which they never did) A new Guatemalan Constitution in 1945 declared Belize to be Guatemalan territory Belizean culture and nationality developed throughout the 19th century (and the British became the minority). Self-government was achieved in 1964‚ but full independence was delayed until 1981 only because of the Guatemalan claim to the territory. Guatemala changed its
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Equality Issues for Women in Guatemala A closer look at political and economic inequality 2012 Adam L. Marré Drew University 10/30/2012 Contents Introduction 3 Guatemala Background 3 Political Inequality 5 Political Participation 6 United Nations Suggestions 7 Employment Inequality 7 Women’s Labor Participation 8 Business and Women 9 Unpaid Housework and Childcare 10 Time Burden 11 Conclusion 12 Bibliography 13 Introduction Discrimination‚ a lack of
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CIA recruits and handles human assets‚ produces finished intelligence‚ and conducts Presidentially-directed covert action. Failed or morally dubious covert action programs have been well documented‚ most recently exemplified by the public discourse over CIA’s Rendition‚ Detention and Interrogation Program (RDI) and the use of “enhanced interrogation techniques”‚ such as waterboarding‚ on prisoners in CIA custody. Elements of effective covert action programs have been identified‚ along with attributes
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Abuse‚ Poverty and Trafficking in Guatemala Guatemala is primarily a poor country that is struggling in several areas; health and development‚ malnutrition‚ literacy‚ and contraceptive use. Guatemala has the highest population in Central America. It has the highest population growth rate in Latin America and is likely to continue because of its large reproductive-age population and high birth rate. Almost half of Guatemala’s population is under age 19‚ making it the youngest population in Latin
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The dispute between Belize and Guatemala is an unresolved bi-national dispute over the right to territory. The dispute between Belize and Guatemala originates with Spain’s entitlement to all New World territories west of the line acknowledged in the 1494Treaty of Tordesillas. The Spaniards on no occasion settled on Belizean land as they failed to permanently subdue the native Mayans. Many of the late 15th century supremacies‚ like England‚ did not recognize the treaty that divided the world between
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with nontraditional crops for exportation. The entrance of Guatemala into the global economy has also been argued to have introduced them to new competition‚ fluctuating food prices and new forms of employment. Looking deeper into the effects of globalized foodways in Guatemala‚ raises questions of who benefits and what has happened to traditional crops? Effects on Guatemalan Diet The
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CIA Covert Operations: Panama and Nicaragua In the 1950 ’s‚ the repression of domestic political dissent reached near hysteria. In the process the CIA ’s covert operations‚ already in progress in Europe‚ expanded worldwide. By 1953‚ according to the 1970 ’s Senate investigation‚ there were major covert programs under way in 48 countries‚ consisting of propaganda‚ paramilitary‚ and political action operations. In 1949‚ the agency ’s covert action department had about 300 employees and
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Compare & Contrast Report on Guatemala and Nigeria – Teams 3 & 4 Section 1 – Introduction The following report is a compare and contrast of the viability for starting a business in either Guatemala or Nigeria. It will also include some details on the overall business climate of both countries and other geographic‚ social‚ and economic factors. Factors that we will discuss include standards of living‚ education‚ overall economy‚ infrastructure‚ communication‚ transportation‚ geographic‚ climate
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