Fulcrum Of Evil

Author : Maloy Krishna Dhar
Publisher : Manas Publications
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8170492785

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Fulcrum of Evil by Maloy Krishna Dhar Pdf

Fulcrum Of Evil: Isi-Cia-Al Qaeda Nexus Is Another Magnum Opus From Maloy Krishna Dhar, Author Of Best Selling Book Open Secrets: India'S Intelligence Unveiled. A Real Life Intelligence Operator, The Author Has Unfolded Hitherto Unknown Secrets, Birth, Growth, Operations, Network And Tangential Evolution Of The Inter Services Intelligence (Isi) Of Pakistan From An Intelligence Agency To A Terror-Breeding Tool And A Fulcrum Of Evil. The Volume Incorporates Details Of Major Pakistani Security And Intelligence Services, Structural And Functional Characteristics Of The Isi And Its Devastating Interventions In The Internal Political Affairs Of Pakistan. The Author Has Candidly Unveiled The Operational Thrusts Of The Isi Inside India, And India'S Intelligence Encirclement From Nepal And Bangladesh. There Are Poignant Focussed Revelations On The Isi'S Successful Penetration Into The Sections Of The Indian Political Spectrum, Opinion Makers And The Media. The Frightening Picture Of Emergence Of Bangladesh As The Twin Terror-Breeder Of Pakistan Has Been Candidly Projected. The Book Delves Deep Into The Isi'S Intricate Connectivity With The International Islamic Jihad Movement. In Wider Global Context, The Author Has Traced The Intricate Connectivity Between The Isi, Central Intelligence Agency (Cia), Royal Saudi Intelligence And Al Qaeda Al Sulbah; Inter Services Intelligence S Collaboration With Pakistan'S Islamist Organizations And Al Qaeda In Promoting Terrorism In The Name Of Jihad In India, Afghanistan, Usa, Uk, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Chechnya, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Xinxiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, The Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar And Southern Thailand Have Been Succinctly Portrayed.

Author : Mark A. Werkema
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2000-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780595149889

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On Fulcrum's Wings by Mark A. Werkema Pdf

“ON A SECRET AIRSTRIKE MISSION ONE NIGHT, TWO U.S. EX-FIGHTER PILOTS WAGE WAR IN OLD SOVIET MIG-29 FULCRUMS OVER THE SKIES OF IRAQ…” Tensions are building again in the Gulf region. In the many years after the Gulf War, Iraq continues to threaten regional and world peace. Stability and peace in the Gulf are in peril. The U.S. is deeply concerned—action must be taken. Another war is imminent. The famed MiG-29 Fulcrum and the country of Iraq provide the backdrop for a top secret U.S. air strike and form the basis for a special-ops air war like one never attempted before…a daring mission against all odds. The stage is set for war. The MiG-29 Fulcrum is the quintessential foreign fighter of our day. Iraq is the ultimate enemy. A simple twist of fate, a modern-day aerial Trojan Horse, and an unlikely air strike mission turn into an ironic plot of tactical deception in the very act of war. These two pilots are American mercenaries, fighter jocks paid to fight a secret war flying the premiere jet combat fighter in the Iraqi arsenal. Flown with two MiG-29 Fulcrum’s, the Soviet-made state-of-the-art ultimate enemy fighter painted in Iraqi colors it is the ultimate deception in aerial combat. This is the very story of the Second Gulf War. Sometimes an act of war is not what anyone can believe—the very act of war of one nation against another that most would claim is improbable, unbelievable, unimaginable, and even impossible. For this night,they are the enemy.

Author : Donald G. Bloesch
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830814132

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God, the Almighty by Donald G. Bloesch Pdf

Covers encoding and binary digits, entropy, language and meaning, efficient encoding and the noisy channel, and explores ways in which information theory relates to physics, cybernetics, psychology, and art. "Uncommonly good...the most satisfying discussion to be found." — Scientific American. 1980 edition.

Author : Tim Jon Semmerling
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06-23
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780292774896

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Evil Arabs in American Popular Film by Tim Jon Semmerling Pdf

2006 — Runner-up, Arab American National Museum Book Awards The "evil" Arab has become a stock character in American popular films, playing the villain opposite American "good guys" who fight for "the American way." It's not surprising that this stereotype has entered American popular culture, given the real-world conflicts between the United States and Middle Eastern countries, particularly since the oil embargo of the 1970s and continuing through the Iranian hostage crisis, the first and second Gulf Wars, and the ongoing struggle against al-Qaeda. But when one compares the "evil" Arab of popular culture to real Arab people, the stereotype falls apart. In this thought-provoking book, Tim Jon Semmerling further dismantles the "evil" Arab stereotype by showing how American cultural fears, which stem from challenges to our national ideologies and myths, have driven us to create the "evil" Arab Other. Semmerling bases his argument on close readings of six films (The Exorcist, Rollover, Black Sunday, Three Kings, Rules of Engagement, and South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut), as well as CNN's 9/11 documentary America Remembers. Looking at their narrative structures and visual tropes, he analyzes how the films portray Arabs as threatening to subvert American "truths" and mythic tales—and how the insecurity this engenders causes Americans to project evil character and intentions on Arab peoples, landscapes, and cultures. Semmerling also demonstrates how the "evil" Arab narrative has even crept into the documentary coverage of 9/11. Overall, Semmerling's probing analysis of America's Orientalist fears exposes how the "evil" Arab of American popular film is actually an illusion that reveals more about Americans than Arabs.

Author : Thomas P. Cavanna
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781498506205

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Hubris, Self-Interest, and America's Failed War in Afghanistan by Thomas P. Cavanna Pdf

This book describes the conduct of the US-led post-9/11 war in Afghanistan. Adopting a long-term perspective, it argues that even though Washington initially had an opportunity to achieve its security goals and give Afghanistan a chance to enter a new era, it compromised any possibility of success from the very moment it let bin Laden escape to Pakistan in December 2001, and found itself locked in a strategic overreach. Given the bureaucratic and rhetorical momentum triggered by the war on terror in America, the Bush Administration was bound to deploy more resources in Afghanistan sooner or later (despite its focus on Iraq). The need to satisfy unfulfilled counter-terrorism objectives made the US dependent on Afghanistan’s warlords, which compromised the country’s stability and tarnished its new political system. The extension of the US military presence made Washington lose its leverage on the Pakistan army leaders, who, aware of America’s logistical dependency on Islamabad, supported the Afghan insurgents – their historical proxies - more and more openly. The extension of the war also contributed to radicalize segments of the Afghan and Pakistani populations, destabilizing the area further. In the meantime, the need to justify the extension of its military presence influenced the US-led coalition into proclaiming its determination to democratize and reconstruct Afghanistan. While highly opportunistic, the emergence of these policies proved both self-defeating and unsustainable due to an inescapable collision between the US-led coalition’s inherent self-interest, hubris, limited knowledge, limited attention span and limited resources, and, on the other hand, Afghanistan’s inherent complexity. As the critical contradictions at the very heart of the campaign increased with the extension of the latter’s duration, scale, and cost, America’s leaders, entrapped in path-dependence, lost their strategic flexibility. Despite debates on troops/resource allocation and more sophisticated doctrines, they repeated the same structural mistakes over and over again. The strategic overreach became self-sustaining, until its costs became intolerable, leading to a drawdown which has more to do with a pervasive sense of failure than with the accomplishment of any noble purpose or strategic breakthrough.

Author : Will Kalif
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2002-07-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780595238880

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Fulcrum Shift by Will Kalif Pdf

An Epic Fantasy Adventure Fulcrum Shift is a fantasy novel filled with dark terror, mythical creatures, and pulse-pounding, sword-wielding action.A Magical Power Long Forgotten The Fulcrum is a magical stone with tremendous power that was created by a race of people now long gone from the earth. They created it and the nine nexus stones to control the earth, but the Fulcrum’s power destroyed them and nearly destroyed the earth. The Fulcrum and the nexus stones were buried and nearly forgotten for many generations.Danger Uncovered The evil Lord Balther has unearthed the Fulcrum and he is using its power to twist men and the earth into unnatural ruin. If he can also find the nine nexus stones his power will be complete and his evil horde of goblins and demons will destroy the earth.A Hero’s Quest The only thing that can stop Balther’s evil plan is Viss and his small band of companions. Travel with Viss as he discovers the unique power that each nexus stone possesses, and uncovers the secrets of his own forgotten past.

Author : Kenneth Samuel Wuest
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 1046 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802822800

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Wuest's Word Studies from the Greek New Testament by Kenneth Samuel Wuest Pdf

A wealth of information on most of the Greek New Testament--all in non-technical language! This reader's companion series clarifies many of the English words that do not fully capture the meaning of original Greek words. Includes topical word and devotional studies, book studies on most of Paul's epistles, and Wuest's New Testament: An Expanded Translation. Wuest used interpretative material based on the Greek text, some original with the author and some selected from other Greek authorities such as Marvin Vincent and Henry Barclay Swete. The order of the Greek words has been preserved as much as possible so the reader may see where the Greek places the emphasis. Polished diction has been sacrificed in the in interest of clarity and a closer adherence to the style and force of the Greek text.

Author : Haydn Turner
Publisher : Australian Self Publishing Group
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9781925011821

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The Fulcrum Star by Haydn Turner Pdf

In the year 1408, in the lands of Enabladoor, upon the sister planet to Earth-Solestia, the bloodied, massacred bodies of soldiers- both attackers and defenders- lay upon the grassy slope afoot the castle Magniforte. Our story begins almost 1400 years earlier upon the very same land upon the very same planet as unwittingly the inhabitants go about their daily lives. Descending from the coastal regions of the North, the nomadic hunting and gathering people known as the Axeons arrive for their once in a century hunt, for the giant Cent-terrapin turtle of Ocean’s Deep. The highly prized, dinosaur sized, mystical creatures come ashore to lay their eggs in the sand at night, on a full moon once every 100 years; providing only a very small window for the hunt. Following in their wake and in search of the Axeon boy Neptune and the Oceanic Trident of power, two recently pirated black galleons, one of which is carrying the tribal witch Absysiam, lurk ominously upon the horizon. Meanwhile inland a simple farming woman flees with her children from her burnt out home, following the savage revenge attack by ghosts of her past. And in the partially snow coveredReptilight Mountains to the North and the parched, sandy Great Desert to the East, men of the land hunt their prey for survival. It is at this time when a great star known as the Fulcrum Star from a circle of five of these glowing beacons, located in deep space and responsible for balancing the universe, is lost by the gods and arrives in a solidified state to the planet. In a dazzling show of both colourful light and incredible sound the fallen star separates into seven individual crystal pieces and crashes to the surface. The fall of the star causes a loss of equilibrium and “Balance is Disturbed” throughout the universe. With the balance disturbed the gods summon from the deepest recesses of the universe, a collective of forces both good and evil to temporarily maintain the balance until the crystals can be collected and the star restored. Using these powerful forces they create two beings, Lord Dark-sky, bringer of darkness and all that is evil, and Sir ZandicoreSolatore, the wizard of white light and kindness. With the arrival and disposition of the seven powerful crystals the ultimate fight between good and evil is set to be played out.

Author : Will Kalif
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2006-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781847280794

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Lion's Last Kill by Will Kalif Pdf

This is one of those profound little books that sends ideas out into the world like a shockwave. It is an Epic Fantasy adventure that goes beyond fantasy and examines the basic questions of heroism, genius, and the quest that every hero must undertake. Travel with Bosch as he embarks on his journey to accomplish his quest and watch as he struggles to overcome the obstacles both external and internal that every hero must face.

Author : Alexander Zuyev,Malcolm McConnell
Publisher : Grand Central Pub
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1993-11-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0446364983

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Fulcrum by Alexander Zuyev,Malcolm McConnell Pdf

The Soviet pilot recounts his audacious defection in a hijacked MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jet and reveals the secrets behind the 1983 shooting of Korean Airlines flight 007, Soviet military espionage, American POWs in the Soviet Union, and other issues. Reprint.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Church and the world
ISBN : UVA:X030788865

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The Methodist Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : R.C. Nann,D.S. Butt,L. Ladrido-Ignacio
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789401576703

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Mental Health, Cultural Values, and Social Development by R.C. Nann,D.S. Butt,L. Ladrido-Ignacio Pdf

It is not easy for a layman to attract attention to a book like this. Most who open the cover will be professionals in one of the many aspects of mental health. A moment's thought tells us, however, that if there is a distinction between laymen and professionals it makes no difference to a book like this. Both laymen and professionals care about what will be. That is why this book, the Congress it reports and the World Federation for Mental Health itself can be meaningful to both laymen and professional people. A look into the 80's from the point of view of mental health, cultural values and social development is for all who care about the future. The 1981 Manila Congress of the World Federation for Mental Health was a unique and special gathering. It was the first time the Federation assembled for a Congress in a developing country. In the Philippines we enjoyed the over whelming hospitality and charm of the people and a place where past and future seem as important as the present. All who attended from outside those magic islands will always remember the occasion as a special life experience. For those of you who did attend, this book can revive the stimulation and satisfaction of the Congress. For those of you who did not share the Manila experience, this book can inform and interest you about matters which are important.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Books
ISBN : UVA:X030281910

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The Book Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Bethany Hicok
Publisher : Lever Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781643150116

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Elizabeth Bishop and the Literary Archive by Bethany Hicok Pdf

In a life full of chaos and travel, Elizabeth Bishop managed to preserve and even partially catalog, a large collection—more than 3,500 pages of drafts of poems and prose, notebooks, memorabilia, artwork, hundreds of letters to major poets and writers, and thousands of books—now housed at Vassar College. Informed by archival theory and practice, as well as a deep appreciation of Bishop’s poetics, the collection charts new territory for teaching and reading American poetry at the intersection of the institutional archive, literary study, the liberal arts college, and the digital humanities. The fifteen essays in this collection use this archive as a subject, and, for the first time, argue for the critical importance of working with and describing original documents in order to understand the relationship between this most archival of poets and her own archive. This collection features a unique set of interdisciplinary scholars, archivists, translators, and poets, who approach the archive collaboratively and from multiple perspectives. The contributions explore remarkable new acquisitions, such as Bishop’s letters to her psychoanalyst, one of the most detailed psychosexual memoirs of any twentieth century poet and the exuberant correspondence with her final partner, Alice Methfessel, an important series of queer love letters of the 20th century. Lever Press’s digital environment allows the contributors to present some of the visual experience of the archive, such as Bishop’s extraordinary “multi-medial” and “multimodal” notebooks, in order to reveal aspects of the poet’s complex composition process.

Author : Laikwan Pang
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-02-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780472037681

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The Appearing Demos by Laikwan Pang Pdf

As the waves of Occupy movements gradually recede, we soon forget the political hope and passions these events have offered. Instead, we are increasingly entrenched in the simplified dichotomies of Left and Right, us and them, hating others and victimizing oneself. Studying Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement, which might be the largest Occupy movement in recent years, The Appearing Demos urges us to re-commit to democracy at a time when democracy is failing on many fronts and in different parts of the world. The 79-day-long Hong Kong Umbrella Movement occupied major streets in the busiest parts of the city, creating tremendous inconvenience to this city famous for capitalist order and efficiency. It was also a peaceful collective effort of appearance, and it was as much a political event as a cultural one. The urge for expressing an independent cultural identity underlined both the Occupy movement and the remarkably rich cultural expressions it generated. While understanding the specificity of Hong Kong’s situations, The Appearing Demos also comments on some global predicaments we are facing in the midst of neoliberalism and populism. It directs our attention from state-based sovereignty to city-based democracy, and emphasizes the importance of participation and cohabitation. The book also examines how the ideas of Hannah Arendt are useful to those happenings much beyond the political circumstances that gave rise to her theorization. The book pays particular attention to the actual intersubjective experiences during the protest. These experiences are local, fragile, and sometimes inarticulable, therefore resisting rationality and debates, but they define the fullness of any individual, and they also make politics possible. Using the Umbrella Movement as an example, this book examines the “freed” political agents who constantly take others into consideration in order to guarantee the political realm as a place without coercion and discrimination. In doing so, Pang Laikwan demonstrates how politics means neither to rule nor to be ruled, and these movements should be defined by hope, not by goals.