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Analysis of the causes of entry of the U.S. military into Iraq in 2003
Svobodová, Klára ; Knotková, Vladimíra (advisor) ; Havlová, Radka (referee)
The war in Iraq remains a controversial and debatable topic until now because of the lack of consensus about the causes of the outbreak. This thesis tries to analyze and objectively evaluate the most frequently mentioned possible causes of entry of the U.S. military forces into Iraq in 2003. Detail this thesis deals with security and political reasons that played in the decision of the United States over the future of Saddam Hussein a crucial role. Emphasis is placed on the proclaimed link between the Iraqi regime and the terrorist group al-Qaeda and then to the alleged existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. In the case of politically motivated reasons the hegemonic position of the United States in world political system is taken into account. The development of US-Iraqi relations since the 90 of the 20 century is mapped. Finally, attention is paid to the presidency of George Walker Bush, the influence of members of his administration and the influence of neo-conservatism on U.S. foreign policy in the context of the war in Iraq during Bush's tenure.
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Biological terrorism - New Threat in the Hands of Extremist Groups
FUČÍK, Miroslav
In my bachelo´s work I am dealing with questions of a danger of misuse of biological weapons by some radical-thinking groups to promote their aims at the expense of our society and if the parts of integrated rescue system are sufficiently prepared for similar kind of threat and possible liquidation of effects. Nowadays when we can see an escalation of tension between radical-thinking groups of Islamic fundamentalists on the one hand and the civilized west on the other is misusing of B-agens as a means of weapons of mass destruction lies mainly in inconspicuously spreading it among civilians. It is necessary to realize that in sprite of the ban on production and holding of these agens there still is an arsenal of weapons of mass destruction with these agens available, mainly in the countries of the former Soviet Union. Problems arising from the misuse of biological agens as possible terrorist weapons become more real in a more globalized world such as the one in which the Czech Republic can be found. We gradually become a place where we have to prepare for possibilities that such cases of attacks can happen at our place. The threat itself of using these agens is bringing us a lot of questions. For example, if our security system is ready to deal with these kinds of extraordinary events. This range of problems is covered by a wide spectrum of scientific studies and that is why I do not try to investigated situations which could happen in case of using B-agens from the point of view of integrated rescue system components. The hypothesis that "bioterrorists" can with very little effort achieve very high impact as a result of their efforts is shown in work. By comparing and studying available materials, I discovered that despite the fact that all the materials are at very high levels of elaboration regarding the theory, on the other hand in reality, the components of integrated rescue system are not sufficiently ready and equipped for similar kind of possible danger and dealing with similar unexpected common event.
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