Background Ramadan is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (Sawm) to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief. This annual observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam. ...
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Project HOMERUN
Background HOMERUN was a secret US aerial reconnaissance operation against the USSR conducted between March and May 1956. During that time RB-47E and RB-47H reconnaissance aircraft flew almost daily flights over the North Pole to photograph ...
FBI Files – Cold War Era
Background The following list of documents pertain to FBI files and the Cold War era. They were obtained from the FBI under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Communist Index – FBI File 100-HQ-358086 – [1,204 Pages, 864.2MB] ...
The Iraq War — The Invariable and the Variable, March 8, 2005
Background According to the document: The Iraq war is over, but its effects continue. Just what kind of war was the Iraq war? This is still being studied. This paper will limit itself to some views on the “invariable” and ...
Abu Ghraib Prison Scandal
Background During the war in Iraq that began in March 2003, personnel of the United States Army and the Central Intelligence Agency committed a series of human rights violations against detainees in the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. These ...
