Ignorance is No Defense
Author: J. Tom Morgan
Publisher:
Published: 2007-01-01
Total Pages: 211
ISBN-13: 9780979662515
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The Truth is No Defense
Author: Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff
Publisher: World Encounter Institute/New English Review Press
Published: 2019-11-11
Total Pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9781943003303
DOWNLOAD EBOOKElisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff is a woman caught up in extraordinary times. She has been hectored, vilified, persecuted and prosecuted for the grave offense of telling the truth about Mohammed and his "marriage" to a very young child as related in Islamic sacred literature. Her case has exposed the grave danger to freedom of speech (and thus, freedom of thought itself) in Europe. She fought bravely in the legal arena through the Austrian courts and on to the European Court of Human Rights to defend her freedom (and by extension the rights of all Europeans), to freely voice her opinion. She lost. In Europe, human rights are no longer thought to be intrinsic to the individual as a gift given by God, but are rather thought to be a gift of the state, which can be limited or revoked at will. This is a dangerous development and it could be coming to America. Her book serves as a warning call. It begins by relating her life's odyssey, living in a number of Muslim countries even as a young child. Her father served in the Austrian diplomatic corps. She was living in Iran when the Islamic Revolution broke out. Later, she too followed the path of diplomatic service and gained extensive experience working in the Muslim world. She was living in Kuwait when Saddam Hussein invaded. Elisabeth knows whereof she speaks. The second half of the book consists of expert analyses of her legal case by Robert Spencer, Clare M. Lopez, Stephen Coughlin, Grégor Puppinck, Christian Zeitz, Henrik R. Clausen, Christine Brim and Aaron Rhodes. These experts testify to the wrongness of the courts' repeated decisions and to the righteousness of her cause. Freedom of expression the basis for all freedom. There is no other freedom without it.
The Game's Not Over
Author: Gregg Easterbrook
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 2015-12-08
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 1610396499
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIs there anything more universally American than NFL football? Love of the NFL runs deep and broad. It is a primetime TV event on multiple national networks, subsidized by public funds and popular from Mount Rainier to Miami Beach. The 2015 Super Bowl, a thriller between the Patriots and Seahawks, was the most-watched program in the history of television, with more than a third of the country watching. Yet football is in trouble. Public anxiety over football spiked in 2014 during the heat of the Ray Rice domestic violence scandal, the ongoing concussion crisis and the league's appropriations of tax money for its own ends. The mounting problems have led some to question the ethics of watching America's beloved game. In this sharply argued, witty, observant book, Gregg Easterbrook makes a spirited case in defense of the NFL. As he shows, the league brings together Americans of all stripes, providing a rare space to talk about what matters. Indeed, the various issues we see in the league are often microcosms of the ones we see elsewhere, whether it's suspicion of the rich, or gender politics or even concern over bullying. The NFL's social, economic and legal problems are real, but they also produce some of our best and most valuable discussions of those issues. Football is a magnificent incarnation of our national character. It has many flaws, and they need fixing -- but the game's not over.
No Second Chance
Author: Mark Hatmaker
Publisher: Tracks Publishing
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 1884654320
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen violence becomes unavoidable, it's best to be informed, and this self-defense book provides revolutionary information that could mean the difference between life and death in the event of a physical assault. Included are drills to increase awareness, examples for using the environment as a self-defense tool, and methods that allow victims to best use their inherent strengths to repel an attack. An interesting look at the psychology of an attack--exploring the mindset of both attacker and victim, and illuminating the dynamic between the two--this manual puts the power back into the hands of concerned citizens.
STRONG ON DEFENSE: SIMPLE STRATEGIES TO PROTECT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY FRO
Author: Sanford Strong
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 1996-05
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 0671522930
DOWNLOAD EBOOKShows you how to make tough-minded survival decisions. It's a book you can't afford to live without.
In Defense of Ska
Author: Aaron Carnes
Publisher: Clash Books
Published: 2024-07-12
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781955904711
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn a mix of interviews, essays, personal stories, historical snapshots, obscure anecdotes, and think pieces, this second expanded edition dissects, analyzes and celebrates ska in exactly the way fans have been craving for decades. With the addition of 4 new sections, Aaron adds to the already extensive compendium that was the first edition: The Importance of Christian Ska; After ska died in the '90s, the music went underground and returned to its roots; The ska roots of Fall Out Boy lead singer Patrick Stump; How Katrina created a vibrant ska scene in New Orleans. Aaron expands on the original edition with exciting interviews with Patrick Stump from Fall Out Boy who he interviewed on his podcast of the same name. In Defense of Ska: Ska Now More Than Ever is the much-needed response to years of ska-mockery. Now the time to take to the streets and fight music snobbery, or at least crank up the ska without being teased ruthlessly, has come. This book will enlist ska-lovers as soldiers in the ska army and challenge ska-haters' prejudices to the core.
US Defense Politics
Author: Harvey M. Sapolsky
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-12-04
Total Pages: 512
ISBN-13: 1135104387
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis textbook provides an accessible overview of US defense politics for upper-level students. This new edition has been fully updated and revised, with a new chapter on intelligence and new material on unmanned drones, women in the military, the Tea Party, and other key issues. Analyzing the ways in which the United States prepares for war, the authors demonstrate how political and organizational interests determine US defense policy and warn against over-emphasis on planning, centralization, and technocracy. Emphasizing the process of defense policy-making rather than just the outcomes of that process, US Defense Politics departs from the traditional style of many existing textbooks. Designed to help students understand the practical side of American national security policy, the book examines the following key themes: US grand strategy; who joins America's military; how and why weapons are bought; the management of defense; public attitudes toward the military and casualties; the roles of the President and the Congress in controlling the military; the effects of 9/11 and the Global War on Terror on security policy, homeland security, government reorganizations, and intra- and inter-service relations. The textbook will be essential reading for students of US defense politics, US national security policy and homeland security, and highly recommended for students of US foreign policy, US public policy and public administration.
The Defense
Author: Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov
Publisher:
Published: 1970
Total Pages: 266
ISBN-13:
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Author: Becca Seymour
Publisher: Rainbow Tree Publishing
Published: 2023-01-06
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781922679536
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSome things you can't take back. Once those words, or being caught glancing at his bulge, or sharing a heated kiss are out there, It's game over. The "no take backs" rule strikes, and there's no way you can backtrack. That's the way It's always been with me and Nate Griffin, my old best friend, who thought he could change the rules. It doesn't matter that time and distance have pulled us apart. I've finally figured myself out and yanked my head out of my backside. Now if only I can drag myself out of the closet and be the man I want to be for Nate?But I'm a pro basketball player who has no desire to be a poster boy. Not only that, Nate and I don't even live in the same country. Nate, the big-hearted guy he is, takes it all in his stride, reminding me that just maybe he's too good for me. But hell if I can resist him.It all boils down to: Do I want to take anything back when it comes to Nate Griffin?
An Army Like No Other
Author: Haim Bresheeth-Zabner
Publisher: Verso Books
Published: 2020-08-25
Total Pages: 449
ISBN-13: 1788737849
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA history of the IDF that argues that Israel is a nation formed by its army. The Israeli army, officially named the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), was established in 1948 by David Ben-Gurion, Israel's first prime minister, who believed that 'the whole nation is the army'. In his mind, the IDF was to be an army like no other. It was the instrument that might transform a diverse population into a new people. Since the foundation of Israel, therefore, the IDF has been the largest, richest and most influential institution in Israel's Jewish society and is the nursery of its social, economic and political ruling class. In this fascinating history, Bresheeth charts the evolution of the IDF from the Nakba to the continued assaults upon Gaza, and shows that the state of Israel has been formed out of its wars. He also gives an account of his own experiences as a young conscript during the 1967 war. He argues that the army is embedded in all aspects of daily life and identity. And that we should not merely see it as a fighting force enjoying an international reputation, but as the central ideological, political and financial institution of Israeli society. As a consequence, we have to reconsider our assumptions on what any kind of peace might look like.
