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Conned by a Fake Kenyan President

Author : Margaret Waruri

Publisher : Xlibris Corporation

Page : 382 pages

File Size : 13,2 MB

Release : 2016-10-17

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1524545236

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Violence, separation, mums death, destitution, early marriage, husband death, HIV stigma and widowhood, Th ese adversities have birthed a diversity of eff ects such as endurance and resilience that even death wont silence. consequently, the dare of this audacious fellow citizen counterfeiting my president is a life setup, I know. the con may have done it over and over in the past, but the privilege and thoroughness of the experiences as mentioned above have amplifi ed my voice to stand and speak out for a generation which the gods mute. In truth, I am set free indeed to know that its louder in the tomb. Inside these pages is its nakedness. Th e real conversations as is with a fake Kenyan President who conned me hundreds of thousands by impersonating President Uhuru Kenyatta in the name of helping to build a youth centre, a goal I had shared. How much deeper can we as a nation Plunge?



Demonizing a President

Author : Martin A. Parlett

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Page : 268 pages

File Size : 43,6 MB

Release : 2014-08-28

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1440830568

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This groundbreaking political exposé scrutinizes the motivations behind the unparalleled attacks on President Barack Obama that attempted to undermine his eligibility to lead the country. The ascendancy of the first Black president was a watershed moment in American history. In response, Obama's adversaries engaged in relentless and systematic mudslinging throughout his campaign and well into his presidency, "othering" him as a foreign and dangerous political figure. Never before has a presidential candidate been so maligned, by so many, in such a variety of ways-and yet won. This provocative study investigates the unrest behind the Obama campaign and election, and the controversial political machine that caused it. Martin A. Parlett, himself a former campaigner for Barack Obama, examines the role identity politics and racialization played in the anti-Obama movement, shows how foreignization is the latest tool for political dissent, and discusses the ways in which Obama successfully used the "outsider" label to his own advantage. The book questions the popular-and often contradictory-notions of Obama as illegitimate, Muslim, Marxist/Communist, socialist, Kenyan, terrorist, and angry African American. Additionally, chapters trace political marginalization and race throughout history from slavery to Reconstruction to the Civil Rights Movement, concluding with the culture of distrust in the American political psyche since the events of September 11, 2001.



Crimes Committed by Terrorist Groups

Author : Mark S. Hamm

Publisher : DIANE Publishing

Page : 258 pages

File Size : 18,8 MB

Release : 2011

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1437929591

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This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Examines terrorists¿ involvement in a variety of crimes ranging from motor vehicle violations, immigration fraud, and mfg. illegal firearms to counterfeiting, armed bank robbery, and smuggling weapons of mass destruction. There are 3 parts: (1) Compares the criminality of internat. jihad groups with domestic right-wing groups. (2) Six case studies of crimes includes trial transcripts, official reports, previous scholarship, and interviews with law enforce. officials and former terrorists are used to explore skills that made crimes possible; or events and lack of skill that the prevented crimes. Includes brief bio. of the terrorists along with descriptions of their org., strategies, and plots. (3) Analysis of the themes in closing arguments of the transcripts in Part 2. Illus.



The Missing Cryptoqueen

Author : Jamie Bartlett

Publisher : Hachette UK

Page : 258 pages

File Size : 22,75 MB

Release : 2022-06-28

Category : True Crime

ISBN : 0306829185

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175 countries, four billion dollars, one scam: the thrilling rise and fall of the biggest cryptocurrency con in history and the woman behind it all In 2016, on stage at Wembley Arena in front of thousands of adoring fans, Dr. Ruja Ignatova promised her followers a financial revolution. The future, she said, belonged to cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. And the Oxford-educated, self-styled cryptoqueen vowed that she had invented the Bitcoin Killer. OneCoin would not only earn its investors untold fortunes; it would change the world. By March 2017, more than $4 billion had been invested in OneCoin in countries all around the world. But by October 2017, Ruja Ignatova had disappeared, and it slowly became clear that her revolutionary cryptocurrency was not all it seemed. Fortune was left asking, “Is OneCoin the biggest financial fraud in history?” In The Missing Cryptoqueen, acclaimed tech journalist Jamie Bartlett tells the story he began in his smash hit BBC podcast, entering the murky worlds of little-regulated cryptocurrencies and multilevel marketing schemes. Through a globe-crossing investigation into the criminal underworlds, corrupt governments, and the super-rich, he reveals a very modern tale of intrigue, techno-hype and herd madness that allowed OneCoin to become a million-person pyramid scheme—where, at the top, investors were making millions and, at the bottom, people were putting their livelihoods at risk. It’s the inside story of the smartest and biggest scam of the 21st Century—and the genius behind it, who is still on the run.



Combating academic fraud

Author : Max A. Eckstein

Publisher :

Page : 101 pages

File Size : 18,72 MB

Release : 2003

Category : Cheating (Education)

ISBN : 9789280312416

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ObamaScare

Author : Andrew Shecktor

Publisher : Shecktor Enterprises, Inc.

Page : 302 pages

File Size : 26,54 MB

Release : 2015-03-01

Category : History

ISBN : 0996157425

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5 years in the making, this book represents the hard work and dedication that world renown political advocate, lawyer and activist has put into proving that Barack Obama is not qualified to be the President, and has and continues to commit acts of treason against America. This is a true eye opener, with Phil's first person accounting of events. If you only read one such book on this topic, this should be the one! ObamaScare details Obama’s birth; his parents’ divorce; his mother’s remarriage; his adoption in Indonesia, where his name became “Barry Soetoro; his illegal terms as U.S. Senator and President; all of Obama’s scandals; and what “We The People” must do now! Berg, a life-long Democrat and a Life Member of the NAACP, has pursed his efforts to expose Obama because of Obama’s blatant disregard of the U.S. Constitution and Obama’s ongoing efforts to change the United States to the detriment of its citizens. ObamaScare discusses: Eric Holder and his conflict-of-interest; Benghazi cover-up; Obama not enforcing his “red line” in Syria and the repercussions; Obamacare – repeal or major changes; sealing the southern border; change 2008 immigration law; Obama bowing down to Foreign Leaders; Obama not saluting the American Flag and not wearing an American flag pin; the scandals and major issues including: IRS – abolish; Fast & Furious; ISSI/ISSL – Radical Islams; VA; Illegal Immigration; Israel/Hamas conflict; Bergdahl prisoner exchange; Obama taking away “our” 1st and 2nd Amendments, Freedom of Speech and Right to Bear Arms; AP; Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi; Malaysia MH17 – Obama could have avoided the destruction; illegal aliens, Cuba; Community College; Keystone Pipeline; Bill Clinton’s comments; Rush Limbaugh; Donald Trump; Judge Jeanine Pirro; Oprah Winfrey; and Jane Fonda. Berg also includes chapters on Obama’s lies; Treason and Impeachment.



Evaluating the Responsibility to Protect

Author : Noële Crossley

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 232 pages

File Size : 35,90 MB

Release : 2016-03-31

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1317307054

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This book evaluates the extent to which the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) has consolidated as a norm in international society. A consolidated norm in international society is defined here as a regularised pattern of behaviour that is widely accepted as appropriate within a given social context. The analysis is based on the assumption that the R2P could be regarded as a consolidated norm if it were applied consistently when genocide and other mass atrocities occur; and if international responses routinely conformed to the core principles inherent in the R2P: seeking government consent, multilateralism, prevention and regionalism. This book employs Finnemore and Sikkink’s norm lifecycle model to determine the putative norm’s degree of consolidation, with in-depth case studies of the international responses to crises in Darfur and Kenya serving to illuminate the findings. It advances the argument that, whilst the R2P had fully emerged as a prospective norm by 2005, it has not yet fully consolidated as an international norm. The R2P has been remarkably successful at pervading the international discourse but has been somewhat less successful at consistency in implementation in terms of adherence to its core principles as outlined above (the qualitative dimension of the R2P). Furthermore, it has been least successful, to date, in terms of consistency across cases in terms of resolve and tenacity. The volume concludes with a reflection on the norm's progress so far, and its prospects for further consolidation, assuming the R2P continues on its current trajectory. This book will be of much interest to students of the Responsibility to Protect, humanitarian intervention, international law, security studies and IR.



Unholy

Author : Sarah Posner

Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks

Page : 385 pages

File Size : 50,93 MB

Release : 2021-06-01

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1984820443

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“In terrifying detail, Unholy illustrates how a vast network of white Christian nationalists plotted the authoritarian takeover of the American democratic system. There is no more timely book than this one.”—Janet Reitman, author of Inside Scientology Why did so many evangelicals turn out to vote for Donald Trump, a serial philanderer with questionable conservative credentials who seems to defy Christian values with his every utterance? To a reporter like Sarah Posner, who has been covering the religious right for decades, the answer turns out to be far more intuitive than one might think. In this taut inquiry, Posner digs deep into the radical history of the religious right to reveal how issues of race and xenophobia have always been at the movement’s core, and how religion often cloaked anxieties about perceived threats to a white, Christian America. Fueled by an antidemocratic impulse, and united by this narrative of reverse victimization, the religious right and the alt-right support a common agenda–and are actively using the erosion of democratic norms to roll back civil rights advances, stock the judiciary with hard-right judges, defang and deregulate federal agencies, and undermine the credibility of the free press. Increasingly, this formidable bloc is also forging ties with European far right groups, giving momentum to a truly global movement. Revelatory and engrossing, Unholy offers a deeper understanding of the ideological underpinnings and forces influencing the course of Republican politics. This is a book that must be read by anyone who cares about the future of American democracy.



African Conflicts and Informal Power

Author : Mats Utas

Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.

Page : 442 pages

File Size : 27,93 MB

Release : 2012-09-13

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1848138857

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In the aftermath of an armed conflict in Africa, the international community both produces and demands from local partners a variety of blueprints for reconstructing state and society. The aim is to re-formalize the state after what is viewed as a period of fragmentation. In reality, African economies and polities are very much informal in character, with informal actors, including so-called Big Men, often using their positions in the formal structure as a means to reach their own goals. Through a variety of in-depth case studies, including the DRC, Sierra Leone and Liberia, this comprehensive volume shows how important informal political and economic networks are in many of the continent’s conflict areas. Moreover, it demonstrates that without a proper understanding of the impact of these networks, attempts to formalize African states, particularly those emerging from wars, will be in vain.



Asylum for Sale

Author : Siobhán McGuirk

Publisher : PM Press

Page : 265 pages

File Size : 46,11 MB

Release : 2020-11-01

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 1629638188

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This explosive new volume brings together a lively cast of academics, activists, journalists, artists, and people directly impacted by asylum regimes to explain how current practices of asylum align with the neoliberal moment and to present their transformative visions for alternative systems and processes. Through essays, artworks, photographs, infographics, and illustrations, Asylum for Sale: Profit and Protest in the Migration Industry regards the global asylum regime as an industry characterized by profit-making activity: brokers who facilitate border crossings for a fee; contractors and firms that erect walls, fences, and watchtowers while lobbying governments for bigger “security” budgets; corporations running private detention centers and “managing” deportations; private lawyers charging exorbitant fees; “expert” witnesses; and NGO staff establishing careers while placing asylum seekers into new regimes of monitored vulnerability. Asylum for Sale challenges readers to move beyond questions of legal, moral, and humanitarian obligations that dominate popular debates regarding asylum seekers. Digging deeper, the authors focus on processes and actors often overlooked in mainstream analyses and on the trends increasingly rendering asylum available only to people with financial and cultural capital. Probing every aspect of the asylum process from crossings to aftermaths, the book provides an in-depth exploration of complex, international networks, policies, and norms that impact people seeking asylum around the world. In highlighting protest as well as profit, Asylum for Sale presents both critical analyses and proposed solutions for resisting and reshaping current and emerging immigration norms.