Are Soldiers Responsible For War Atrocities

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In a democratic society it is the soldiers who are responsible for war atrocities. The reason for this is that they are the ones who are actually responsible for “pulling the trigger” and that they need to have their own ethical code and acknowledge their commitment to not only their community, but fellow human beings. However, they are not alone in the blame for the commitment of the war atrocities. First, looking at the military leaders they are the ones who may have ordered this atrocity and as such are almost equally to blame for actually committing it. The reason I say this is because it is also their lack of commitment to other human beings that allowed them to give this order and poor morality that made them okay with it. However, then

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Nanking Research Paper

Over the period of six weeks, the citizens of the Chinese city of Nanking (Nanjing) went through unimaginable, scarring atrocities that can only be described as hell on earth. Subsequent of the bloody battle of Shanghai during the Sino-Japanese war, Chiang Kai-Shek, China’s Nationalist Leader, in fear of being defeated in battle, ordered the removal of all official Chinese troops in Nanking and left the city to be defended by untrained auxiliary troops. With the intention of maintaining the city…

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Journalistic Photography During The Vietnam War

of the journalistic photography taken during the Vietnam war. Cookman concludes that without the photographs of the war the American army may never have been held accountable for it’s crimes. Without photographic evidence of their atrocities the American public may never have truly believed that American soldiers could have been capable of these war crimes. Cookman claims that the photographs should force us to realize the full gravity of war. Cookman writes that it is not unpatriotic to question America…

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To What Extent Was The Church Responsible For The Holocaust

of war were killed in the Holocaust. The Holocaust was the mass murder of Jews and other minorities that the Nazi regime considered “lesser breeds.” Adolf Hitler, the Führer of Germany in this period, was the main perpetrator behind all the destruction of the country and the millions of lives lost by it. He came to power and had the motive of killing these innocent people just because of their ethnicity. But it wasn’t him who had the blood on his hands. Besides Adolf Hitler, the Nazi soldiers and…

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World War 2 Essay

The Atrocities of WW2 | December 3 2012 | | Who is most to blame? | Article 147 of the Fourth Geneva Convention defines war crimes as wilful killing, torture or inhuman treatment, including... wilfully causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health, unlawful deportation or transfer or unlawful confinement of a protected person, compelling a protected person to serve in the forces of a hostile power, or wilfully depriving a protected person of the rights of fair and regular…

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Summary Of Who Were To Blame For The Holocaust

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Documentary Script Essay

Documentary Script Question: Assess the significance of the Nanking massacre THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NANKING MASSACRE (Introduction) The Nanking massacre or the Rape of Nanking is an inconspicuous atrocity, which occurred during the time period of World War Two. This event was damaging and significant to the people of Nanking and does not go unnoticed in many of their minds. However it is a historic issue that has long been neglected, ignored and unknown to the rest of the world, due to a Eurocentric…

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Matt Taibbi: Film Analysis

Oscar-nominated war film has proved to be derogatory, insulting and bias. You have mentioned that it was produced as an attempt to show soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and hardships an army faces to get used to civilian life in the following quote, “I think it’s nice for veterans, because it shows what they go through, and that life — and the wives and families of veterans. It has a great indication of the stresses they are under. And I think that all adds up to kind of an anti-war”. But…

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Kurt Vonnegut Jr.: Prisoner Of War

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. is a writer that served in the military during World War II. Vonnegut was a Prisoner of War (POW) and was present during the bombing of Dresden. Vonnegut wrote several novels about his experience, and Slaughterhouse Five is one of his most famous works. Duong Thu Huong is a well-known Vietnamese writer because of her experience on the front line as a young soldier during the Vietnam War fighting for the Communist Party. She has written many novels to include Novel Without A Name…

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Ps3240 Week 2 Case Study

First, the government should conduct an internal investigation to assess the severity of the atrocities and identify the responsible party. Should knowledge of the atrocities leak to the public, the investigation insulates the government from accusations of a cover-up. Second, the government should provide reparations to affected communities. Explicitly linking the reparation to the atrocities admits culpability, so reparations must be framed as aid to conflict-damaged areas. The provision of…

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Anyone Should Be Tried In Court Essay

plagued with atrocities committed by powerful people who get off the hook scot-free, until recently. This is happening through new world courts, like the ICC (International Criminal Court). Anyone should be able to be tried in court for serious crimes against humanity. This will be shown through past huge crimes committed, how major criminals got off the hook, and how we can change that. The concept of crimes against humanity, which is the ICC’s main focus, was first introduced in World War 1 with things…

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