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The Correct and Incorrect Courses of Action against
Political Islam
Ryota Fujii
English 101
Professor Ed O’Connell
May 7, 2010
The Correct and Incorrect Courses of Action against Political Islam
Political Islam is “a powerful transnational movement, with its
adherents governing counties and vying for power in others, and with
enormous political influence throughout the Middle East and the
Islamic world,” writes Goldhagen (2009) in his book, Worse Than War
(p. 490). According to Goldhagen, it is the most dangerous
eliminationist political movement we face today. In fact, several of
its leaders and adherents have already committed mass murdered and
practiced eliminationist politics, or openly threatened to do so in
countries like Iran – whose nuclear program, the Untied States and its
allies suspect, is “geared toward producing weapons” (Dareini, 2010).
Goldhagen states that “[l]ittle is more chilling, and more indicative
of this death culture’s power and reach, than Political Islamists’
broadcasts and podcasts of music videos directed at children,
depicting children happily explaining that they want to die for Allah
by killing Islam’s enemies” (p. 495). Therefore, it is critical that
the United States and its allies take the correct course of action to
deal with the threat. Interestingly, an analysis of two characters,
Titus and Lavinia, from Shakespeare’s play, Titus Andronicus, offers
insight into the current threat the United States and its allies face.
A careful analysis of these characters reveals that the actions taken
by Titus represent a better course of action, while the actions of
Lavinia represent a worse course of action on the threat, and this
realization makes it clear that Goldhagen’s recommendations for
preventing future eliminationism are correct.
By reading Worse than War, I believe that the correct course of
action, especially dealing with Political Islam is to implement the
anti-mass murder and elimination monetary prevention program that
Goldhagen (2009) outlines in his book. He states that “in working to
prevent the much more massive eliminationist assaults,” the program
must cover “a much wider range of people and not only seeking their
arrest but also authorizing their killing” (p. 579). He also states
that the program must “automatically apply to those perpetrating wars
against humanity so all those considering mass murder and elimination
know they will become target” (p. 578).
The actions taken by Titus from Titus Andronicus represents the
correct course of action and are consistent with Goldhagen’s ideas on
how to deal with the enemies who are ready to die for Allah by killing
Islam’s enemies. In this play, Titus is miserable after his sons have
been sentenced to death, Lucius has been banished for trying to help
his brothers escape, and Lavinia has been raped. He expresses his
agony as follows:
It was my dear, and he that wounded her
Hath hurt me more than had he killed me dead;
For now I stand as one upon a rock,
Environed with a wilderness of sea,
Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave,
Expecting ever when some envious surge
Will in his brinish bowels swallow him… (p. 49)
Although he is in tremendous pain, he cannot just sit down and cry. It
would be great if he could forgive and forget, but he must fight until
the end especially if he is dealing with a character like Aaron who
says, “…nothing grieves me heartily indeed/But that I cannot do ten
thousand more” (p. 89).
Goldhagen is right. The Political Islamists are extremely dangerous
and want to destroy the West. Like Titus, the United States and its
allies in Europe must be ready to use force when practical. Seeking
revenge does not make us happy, but it is necessary when dealing with
enemies whose goal is to destroy us.
The incorrect course of action is to continue with the status quo and
not to implement the program proposed by Goldhagen. Fernholz (2010)
states that during his campaign Obama “pledged to discard discredited
notions about the causes of terrorism such as the belief that it was
primarily and ideological struggle based on religion and hate” (p.
21). “His administration would use so-called smart-power ideas about
development and engagement to reduce threats while deploying military
force responsibly and as a last resort. Development would alleviate
the poverty and despair that led people to violence; engagement would
remove the state support of extremist groups and build productive
alliances” (p. 21).
This approach is like that of Lavinia in Titus Andronicus. She tries
to reason with her enemies who are trying to rape her. She states:
O, let me teach thee for my father’s sake,
That gave thee life when well he might have slain thee,
Be not obdurate, open thy deaf ears (p. 37).
She also begs,
O, keep me from their worse than killing lust,
And tumble me in to some loathsome pit,
Where never man’s eye may behold my body,
Do this, and be a charitable murderer (p. 38).
In this play, despite her desperate plea, she is raped and mutilated,
demonstrating that trying to reason with the enemies that are ready to
destroy us does not work. In fact, Iranian President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad recently stated that President Obama’s recent push for a
fourth round of sanctions against Iran is “no problem” (Ferran &
Trachtenberg, 2010). Ahmadinejad says, “Any measure [Obama] takes will
be proportionately confronted by a position that Iran will take… we
will act the same way as we have been doing so far against
hostilities. Don’t worry about us, we know how to defend ourselves. We
will not accept something that’s forced upon us…Therefore let’s put it
aside. This is not something that by threatening Iran or putting
pressure on Iran, will force Iran to change its positions. This is not
something that will work. Its time has passed” (Ferran & Trachtenberg,
2010). In the past, “Obama’s attempts to emphasize diplomacy over
confrontation in dealing with Iran…have failed to persuade Tehran to
open its nuclear installations to international controls” as well
(McGreal, 2010).
In conclusion, it is clear that the United States and its allies must
take the threat that Political Islam poses seriously and take the
correct course of action to prevent future eliminationism. An analysis
of two characters, Titus and Lavinia, from Shakespeare’s Titus
Andronicus, suggests that the action taken by Lavinia did not work in
the face of merciless enemies, demonstrating that the type of actions
she took would not work against Political Islam leaders. The actions
taken by Titus are the result of agony and anger. They are vengeful
actions. However, they represent a better course of action or the only
course of action that one can take in the face of enemies like
Political Islam. This realization makes it clear that Goldhagen’s
recommendations for preventing future eliminationism are the only
choice the United States and its allies have, and they should
implement the program recommended by him immediately to prevent future
eliminationist assaults.
References
Dareini, A. A. (2010, April 11). Iran says new U.S. policy a nuclear
threat.
ABC News/International. Retrieved May 6, 2010, from
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=10343908
Fernholz, T. (2010, March). The ultimate test case. The American
Prospect,
21(2), 21-25.
Ferran, L., & Trachtenberg, T. (2010, May 5). Ahmadinejad defiant in
face of
U.N. sanctions, Israeli military. ABC GMA. Retrieved May 6, 2010,
from
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/iran-president-mahmoud-ahmadinejad-
defiant-face-sanctions-israeli/story?id=10556122
Goldhagen, D. J. (2009). Worse than war: Genocide, eliminationism,
and the ongoing assault on humanity. New York: Public Affairs.
McGreal, C (2010, January 31). US raises stakes on Iran by sending in
ships
and missiles. Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved May 6, 2010, from
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/31/iran-nuclear-us-missiles-gulf
Shakespeare, W. (2000). Titus Andronicus. New York: Penguin.
Political Islam
Ryota Fujii
English 101
Professor Ed O’Connell
May 7, 2010
The Correct and Incorrect Courses of Action against Political Islam
Political Islam is “a powerful transnational movement, with its
adherents governing counties and vying for power in others, and with
enormous political influence throughout the Middle East and the
Islamic world,” writes Goldhagen (2009) in his book, Worse Than War
(p. 490). According to Goldhagen, it is the most dangerous
eliminationist political movement we face today. In fact, several of
its leaders and adherents have already committed mass murdered and
practiced eliminationist politics, or openly threatened to do so in
countries like Iran – whose nuclear program, the Untied States and its
allies suspect, is “geared toward producing weapons” (Dareini, 2010).
Goldhagen states that “[l]ittle is more chilling, and more indicative
of this death culture’s power and reach, than Political Islamists’
broadcasts and podcasts of music videos directed at children,
depicting children happily explaining that they want to die for Allah
by killing Islam’s enemies” (p. 495). Therefore, it is critical that
the United States and its allies take the correct course of action to
deal with the threat. Interestingly, an analysis of two characters,
Titus and Lavinia, from Shakespeare’s play, Titus Andronicus, offers
insight into the current threat the United States and its allies face.
A careful analysis of these characters reveals that the actions taken
by Titus represent a better course of action, while the actions of
Lavinia represent a worse course of action on the threat, and this
realization makes it clear that Goldhagen’s recommendations for
preventing future eliminationism are correct.
By reading Worse than War, I believe that the correct course of
action, especially dealing with Political Islam is to implement the
anti-mass murder and elimination monetary prevention program that
Goldhagen (2009) outlines in his book. He states that “in working to
prevent the much more massive eliminationist assaults,” the program
must cover “a much wider range of people and not only seeking their
arrest but also authorizing their killing” (p. 579). He also states
that the program must “automatically apply to those perpetrating wars
against humanity so all those considering mass murder and elimination
know they will become target” (p. 578).
The actions taken by Titus from Titus Andronicus represents the
correct course of action and are consistent with Goldhagen’s ideas on
how to deal with the enemies who are ready to die for Allah by killing
Islam’s enemies. In this play, Titus is miserable after his sons have
been sentenced to death, Lucius has been banished for trying to help
his brothers escape, and Lavinia has been raped. He expresses his
agony as follows:
It was my dear, and he that wounded her
Hath hurt me more than had he killed me dead;
For now I stand as one upon a rock,
Environed with a wilderness of sea,
Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave,
Expecting ever when some envious surge
Will in his brinish bowels swallow him… (p. 49)
Although he is in tremendous pain, he cannot just sit down and cry. It
would be great if he could forgive and forget, but he must fight until
the end especially if he is dealing with a character like Aaron who
says, “…nothing grieves me heartily indeed/But that I cannot do ten
thousand more” (p. 89).
Goldhagen is right. The Political Islamists are extremely dangerous
and want to destroy the West. Like Titus, the United States and its
allies in Europe must be ready to use force when practical. Seeking
revenge does not make us happy, but it is necessary when dealing with
enemies whose goal is to destroy us.
The incorrect course of action is to continue with the status quo and
not to implement the program proposed by Goldhagen. Fernholz (2010)
states that during his campaign Obama “pledged to discard discredited
notions about the causes of terrorism such as the belief that it was
primarily and ideological struggle based on religion and hate” (p.
21). “His administration would use so-called smart-power ideas about
development and engagement to reduce threats while deploying military
force responsibly and as a last resort. Development would alleviate
the poverty and despair that led people to violence; engagement would
remove the state support of extremist groups and build productive
alliances” (p. 21).
This approach is like that of Lavinia in Titus Andronicus. She tries
to reason with her enemies who are trying to rape her. She states:
O, let me teach thee for my father’s sake,
That gave thee life when well he might have slain thee,
Be not obdurate, open thy deaf ears (p. 37).
She also begs,
O, keep me from their worse than killing lust,
And tumble me in to some loathsome pit,
Where never man’s eye may behold my body,
Do this, and be a charitable murderer (p. 38).
In this play, despite her desperate plea, she is raped and mutilated,
demonstrating that trying to reason with the enemies that are ready to
destroy us does not work. In fact, Iranian President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad recently stated that President Obama’s recent push for a
fourth round of sanctions against Iran is “no problem” (Ferran &
Trachtenberg, 2010). Ahmadinejad says, “Any measure [Obama] takes will
be proportionately confronted by a position that Iran will take… we
will act the same way as we have been doing so far against
hostilities. Don’t worry about us, we know how to defend ourselves. We
will not accept something that’s forced upon us…Therefore let’s put it
aside. This is not something that by threatening Iran or putting
pressure on Iran, will force Iran to change its positions. This is not
something that will work. Its time has passed” (Ferran & Trachtenberg,
2010). In the past, “Obama’s attempts to emphasize diplomacy over
confrontation in dealing with Iran…have failed to persuade Tehran to
open its nuclear installations to international controls” as well
(McGreal, 2010).
In conclusion, it is clear that the United States and its allies must
take the threat that Political Islam poses seriously and take the
correct course of action to prevent future eliminationism. An analysis
of two characters, Titus and Lavinia, from Shakespeare’s Titus
Andronicus, suggests that the action taken by Lavinia did not work in
the face of merciless enemies, demonstrating that the type of actions
she took would not work against Political Islam leaders. The actions
taken by Titus are the result of agony and anger. They are vengeful
actions. However, they represent a better course of action or the only
course of action that one can take in the face of enemies like
Political Islam. This realization makes it clear that Goldhagen’s
recommendations for preventing future eliminationism are the only
choice the United States and its allies have, and they should
implement the program recommended by him immediately to prevent future
eliminationist assaults.
References
Dareini, A. A. (2010, April 11). Iran says new U.S. policy a nuclear
threat.
ABC News/International. Retrieved May 6, 2010, from
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=10343908
Fernholz, T. (2010, March). The ultimate test case. The American
Prospect,
21(2), 21-25.
Ferran, L., & Trachtenberg, T. (2010, May 5). Ahmadinejad defiant in
face of
U.N. sanctions, Israeli military. ABC GMA. Retrieved May 6, 2010,
from
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/iran-president-mahmoud-ahmadinejad-
defiant-face-sanctions-israeli/story?id=10556122
Goldhagen, D. J. (2009). Worse than war: Genocide, eliminationism,
and the ongoing assault on humanity. New York: Public Affairs.
McGreal, C (2010, January 31). US raises stakes on Iran by sending in
ships
and missiles. Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved May 6, 2010, from
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/31/iran-nuclear-us-missiles-gulf
Shakespeare, W. (2000). Titus Andronicus. New York: Penguin.
MG
May 8, 2010, 12:00:29 AM5/8/10
to English 101, spring 2010 online section #3226
Mariz Girgis
English 101
Professor O’Connell
7 May 2010
Even in our seemingly civilized world today humans still use
violence as a resort to avenge against specific people to help relieve
grievance. What is an even catastrophic and sad truth is that there
are still those who carry hateful feelings and evil intentions against
their fellow man because of things like ethnicity, culture, religion,
gender, etc. These hateful and bitter individuals feel if it is their
priority, right, or even duty to inflict pain and evil against a
specific person (or people). And if these people who are attacked
strike back in self defense, the racist offenders feel the need for
revenge. To them, revenge is the only way to eliminate sufferings.
Even though the hatred in their heart remains the same, at least they
feel that they fulfilled with their revenge.
Even though individuals like Hitler are not around (with the exact
prejudice, and racisms ), there are still those who have similar
racist and prejudice minds except their hatred is targeted because of
other reasonings. An example of two countries that are in a continual
war with each other is the Israeli – Palestinian conflict.
Unfortunately the Hamas run government will not accept peace at any
price because it’s idealogy is fueled by hatred and prejudice against
Jews. And although it seams like vengeance fills Israel’s actions
sometimes it is just that: vengance. Israel’s attacks are usually done
in response to terror offenses done by Hamas Israel’s whole existence
is not based on trying to wipe out a whole culture or people. That
does not however mean that revenge is right morally or ethically.
Revenge is a theme in both the Israeli Hamas Conflict today and in
Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus novel. The stories of Titus and Tamora
and the Hamas have something very significant in common: revenge
against an enemy. In Shakespeare’s novel Titus Andronicus most of the
characters wanted revenge from against each other. The two characters
that caught ones attention were Titus and Tamora. Their characters
have an abundance of similarities to the Israeli Hamas Conflict.
Tamora's revenge on Titus is so similar to the Israeli's government
revenge on the founder of Hamas Mahmoud Mabhouh. Titus’s character is
similar Mahmoud Mabhouh and the Israeli government is similar to
Tamora’s character. In Shakespeare’s story Titus Andronicus Titus
felt a tremendous religious duty to sacrifice Tamora’s eldest son
Alarbus so he can avenge his sons who died in the war. As a mother of
course, Tamora begged Titus not to kill her son, but Titus refused.
Tamora could not sleep until her son’s revenge was taken. Doing that,
Tamora took her son's revenge by killing the son of the late emperor
of Rome Bassianus and made both her sons rape Titus's daughter
Lavinia. Following that, Tamora then framed both Titus's sons Martius
and Quintus in the killing of the emperor son Bassianus. This part of
the story is so similar to the Israeli Hamas conflict. It is very
similar to the avenging of the Israelis in 1972. In 1972 a group of
Palestinian terrorist group killed 11 Israeli athletes and coaches at
the Munich Olympics in a barbaric and brutal way. They killed the
athletes with no conscience and no heart. Some say that the Israeli
government is known for getting back at their enemies (latimes.com).
As revenge for the 11 Israeli athletes and coaches that were killed by
Mahmoud Mabhouh, the Israeli decided to go to Dubai and kill Hamas
terrorist Mahmoud Mabhouh.
The only difference between the Israeli Hamas conflict and
Shakespeare’s story Titus Andronicus is that the Israeli Hamas
conflict is considered genocide and elimination. Mahmoud Mabhouh wants
to terrorize , slaughter, and kill people just because he is filled
with prejudice against this group of people. He does it because he
hates where this group of people are from. He dislikes these people
because of who they were born to be. He despises them because they are
Jews. Individuals like People like Mahmoud Mabhouh are born thinking
that without a doubt it is morally and ethically right to slaughter
Jews. Mahmoud Mabhouh in this manner is at war against humanity.
Golhagen’s analysis claims that elimnationists like Mahmoud Mabhouh
are thinking in terms of war. Goldhagen claims that "if they are
making war, the rules of war apply (spiegel.de)." Shakespeare’s story
Titus Andronicus is not considered genocide and/or elimination. It is
not considered genocide or elimination because Titus did not want to
kill a group of people because he hates their religion, culture, race,
or where they came from. He killed Tamora’s son because he thought it
was a religious duty to sacrifice Tamora’s eldest son Alarbus so he
can avenge his sons who died in the war. Titus’s anger is fueled by
personal issues (losing a loved one). Titus is at war against the
person who killed his son. He is not at war with a whole nation or
race. What Titus did is not considered genocide, elimination, or even
war because genocide is the destruction of a group of people and war
is the destruction of humanity. It is blatantly clear that Titus did
neither of these. If both Titus and what the Hamas founder Mohamed
Mabouh actions were brought forth to be judged in a court room, one
believes that they would both be sentenced very differently. Take for
example what Goldhagen states about Truman and Hitler. Goldhagen
claims that if Truman and Hitler were judged in a courtroom both
Truman and Hitler would be judged differently because what Hitler did
is different from what Truman did (Worse than War pg 8). In his book
Goldhagen claims that, Hitler killed Jews because he had an unfounded
delusional belief that Jews were the source of evil. Truman
slaughtered the Japanese because he thought that if he struck them
with the atomic bomb they would surrender and the war would end faster
and more effeciently (pg 8). By this standard of judgement, Hamas
founder Mahmoud Mabhouh and Titus have very different motives behind
killing. Mahmoud Mabhouh killed because he is filled with prejudice
against this group of people and Titus killed because he wanted to
avenge his sons who died in the war.
Goldhagen’s analysis on recommendations for preventing future
eliminationism states that "we should encourage those who can to kill
them (spiegel.de)." He claims that if someone has the courage to kill
people like Hamas founder Mahmoud Mabhouh than we should encourage
them more to do it. One agrees with Goldhagen because the killing of
mass slaughterers saves the world from cold hearted killers who would
slaughter and murder a large number of innocent human beings. If
someone has the courage to kill people like Mahmoud Mabhouh then that
person is saving many innocent people from being brutally murdered in
large numbers. It is true that us as human beings have no right to say
who should die and who should live, but when it comes to people like
Mahmoud Mabhouh one believes he and people like him should be
sentenced to death. It seems like a justified judgment that people
like Mahmoud Mabhouh should get what is coming to them as a result of
their actions. Removing terrorists and elminationists in this world
who are like Mahmoud Mabhouh (who have threatened, terrorized and put
society under suffering) is certainly justified. In the Los Angeles
times article they claim that is was “wrong for the Israeli government
to go to a different country that is not theirs and kill Mahmoud
Mabhouh (articles.latimes.com).” The LA time’s point of view is that
“the killing of a murderer is not right because if that murderer was
caught, they could have been arrested and brought to justice
(articles.latimes.com).” It is true that the killing of a murderer is
not right because if that murderer was caught, they could have been
arrested and brought to justice; but what if this murderer was never
caught? The world will just be left with a nonstop murderer, who will
kill in large numbers with no mercy. Also, why should a cold hearted
murderer be arrested and be kept alive for the sake of political
reasons when the blood of many innocents remain on his or her hands?
One agrees one hundred percent with Goldhagen’s analysis and if the
only way to protect the world from people like Mahmoud Mabhouh is for
them to be killed then that is what should be done.
Works cited
Articles.latimes.com. Los Angeles Times, Winter 2009. Web. 6 May.
2010. <http://articles.latimes.com/2010/feb/21/opinion/la-oe-miller-
web21-2010feb21>.
Spiegel.de. Spiegel.de, 10 Aug. 2009. Web. 6 May. 2010. <http://
www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,653938,00.html>.
Goldhagen, Daniel Jonah. Worse Than War. 1st Ed. New York: Public
Affairs, 2009. Print.
English 101
Professor O’Connell
7 May 2010
Even in our seemingly civilized world today humans still use
violence as a resort to avenge against specific people to help relieve
grievance. What is an even catastrophic and sad truth is that there
are still those who carry hateful feelings and evil intentions against
their fellow man because of things like ethnicity, culture, religion,
gender, etc. These hateful and bitter individuals feel if it is their
priority, right, or even duty to inflict pain and evil against a
specific person (or people). And if these people who are attacked
strike back in self defense, the racist offenders feel the need for
revenge. To them, revenge is the only way to eliminate sufferings.
Even though the hatred in their heart remains the same, at least they
feel that they fulfilled with their revenge.
Even though individuals like Hitler are not around (with the exact
prejudice, and racisms ), there are still those who have similar
racist and prejudice minds except their hatred is targeted because of
other reasonings. An example of two countries that are in a continual
war with each other is the Israeli – Palestinian conflict.
Unfortunately the Hamas run government will not accept peace at any
price because it’s idealogy is fueled by hatred and prejudice against
Jews. And although it seams like vengeance fills Israel’s actions
sometimes it is just that: vengance. Israel’s attacks are usually done
in response to terror offenses done by Hamas Israel’s whole existence
is not based on trying to wipe out a whole culture or people. That
does not however mean that revenge is right morally or ethically.
Revenge is a theme in both the Israeli Hamas Conflict today and in
Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus novel. The stories of Titus and Tamora
and the Hamas have something very significant in common: revenge
against an enemy. In Shakespeare’s novel Titus Andronicus most of the
characters wanted revenge from against each other. The two characters
that caught ones attention were Titus and Tamora. Their characters
have an abundance of similarities to the Israeli Hamas Conflict.
Tamora's revenge on Titus is so similar to the Israeli's government
revenge on the founder of Hamas Mahmoud Mabhouh. Titus’s character is
similar Mahmoud Mabhouh and the Israeli government is similar to
Tamora’s character. In Shakespeare’s story Titus Andronicus Titus
felt a tremendous religious duty to sacrifice Tamora’s eldest son
Alarbus so he can avenge his sons who died in the war. As a mother of
course, Tamora begged Titus not to kill her son, but Titus refused.
Tamora could not sleep until her son’s revenge was taken. Doing that,
Tamora took her son's revenge by killing the son of the late emperor
of Rome Bassianus and made both her sons rape Titus's daughter
Lavinia. Following that, Tamora then framed both Titus's sons Martius
and Quintus in the killing of the emperor son Bassianus. This part of
the story is so similar to the Israeli Hamas conflict. It is very
similar to the avenging of the Israelis in 1972. In 1972 a group of
Palestinian terrorist group killed 11 Israeli athletes and coaches at
the Munich Olympics in a barbaric and brutal way. They killed the
athletes with no conscience and no heart. Some say that the Israeli
government is known for getting back at their enemies (latimes.com).
As revenge for the 11 Israeli athletes and coaches that were killed by
Mahmoud Mabhouh, the Israeli decided to go to Dubai and kill Hamas
terrorist Mahmoud Mabhouh.
The only difference between the Israeli Hamas conflict and
Shakespeare’s story Titus Andronicus is that the Israeli Hamas
conflict is considered genocide and elimination. Mahmoud Mabhouh wants
to terrorize , slaughter, and kill people just because he is filled
with prejudice against this group of people. He does it because he
hates where this group of people are from. He dislikes these people
because of who they were born to be. He despises them because they are
Jews. Individuals like People like Mahmoud Mabhouh are born thinking
that without a doubt it is morally and ethically right to slaughter
Jews. Mahmoud Mabhouh in this manner is at war against humanity.
Golhagen’s analysis claims that elimnationists like Mahmoud Mabhouh
are thinking in terms of war. Goldhagen claims that "if they are
making war, the rules of war apply (spiegel.de)." Shakespeare’s story
Titus Andronicus is not considered genocide and/or elimination. It is
not considered genocide or elimination because Titus did not want to
kill a group of people because he hates their religion, culture, race,
or where they came from. He killed Tamora’s son because he thought it
was a religious duty to sacrifice Tamora’s eldest son Alarbus so he
can avenge his sons who died in the war. Titus’s anger is fueled by
personal issues (losing a loved one). Titus is at war against the
person who killed his son. He is not at war with a whole nation or
race. What Titus did is not considered genocide, elimination, or even
war because genocide is the destruction of a group of people and war
is the destruction of humanity. It is blatantly clear that Titus did
neither of these. If both Titus and what the Hamas founder Mohamed
Mabouh actions were brought forth to be judged in a court room, one
believes that they would both be sentenced very differently. Take for
example what Goldhagen states about Truman and Hitler. Goldhagen
claims that if Truman and Hitler were judged in a courtroom both
Truman and Hitler would be judged differently because what Hitler did
is different from what Truman did (Worse than War pg 8). In his book
Goldhagen claims that, Hitler killed Jews because he had an unfounded
delusional belief that Jews were the source of evil. Truman
slaughtered the Japanese because he thought that if he struck them
with the atomic bomb they would surrender and the war would end faster
and more effeciently (pg 8). By this standard of judgement, Hamas
founder Mahmoud Mabhouh and Titus have very different motives behind
killing. Mahmoud Mabhouh killed because he is filled with prejudice
against this group of people and Titus killed because he wanted to
avenge his sons who died in the war.
Goldhagen’s analysis on recommendations for preventing future
eliminationism states that "we should encourage those who can to kill
them (spiegel.de)." He claims that if someone has the courage to kill
people like Hamas founder Mahmoud Mabhouh than we should encourage
them more to do it. One agrees with Goldhagen because the killing of
mass slaughterers saves the world from cold hearted killers who would
slaughter and murder a large number of innocent human beings. If
someone has the courage to kill people like Mahmoud Mabhouh then that
person is saving many innocent people from being brutally murdered in
large numbers. It is true that us as human beings have no right to say
who should die and who should live, but when it comes to people like
Mahmoud Mabhouh one believes he and people like him should be
sentenced to death. It seems like a justified judgment that people
like Mahmoud Mabhouh should get what is coming to them as a result of
their actions. Removing terrorists and elminationists in this world
who are like Mahmoud Mabhouh (who have threatened, terrorized and put
society under suffering) is certainly justified. In the Los Angeles
times article they claim that is was “wrong for the Israeli government
to go to a different country that is not theirs and kill Mahmoud
Mabhouh (articles.latimes.com).” The LA time’s point of view is that
“the killing of a murderer is not right because if that murderer was
caught, they could have been arrested and brought to justice
(articles.latimes.com).” It is true that the killing of a murderer is
not right because if that murderer was caught, they could have been
arrested and brought to justice; but what if this murderer was never
caught? The world will just be left with a nonstop murderer, who will
kill in large numbers with no mercy. Also, why should a cold hearted
murderer be arrested and be kept alive for the sake of political
reasons when the blood of many innocents remain on his or her hands?
One agrees one hundred percent with Goldhagen’s analysis and if the
only way to protect the world from people like Mahmoud Mabhouh is for
them to be killed then that is what should be done.
Works cited
Articles.latimes.com. Los Angeles Times, Winter 2009. Web. 6 May.
2010. <http://articles.latimes.com/2010/feb/21/opinion/la-oe-miller-
web21-2010feb21>.
Spiegel.de. Spiegel.de, 10 Aug. 2009. Web. 6 May. 2010. <http://
www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,653938,00.html>.
Goldhagen, Daniel Jonah. Worse Than War. 1st Ed. New York: Public
Affairs, 2009. Print.
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Professor
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May 7, 2010
Hopeless Conclusion
The Holocaust is not the only bizarre genocide that have happen in
the world history or in the history decades, actually in the current
generation of the 21st Century there are secret little wars that are
currently actives. Many people around world don’t have any idea that
there are genocides happening in every corner of the street. As
Goldhagen mentions in his best selling book Worse Than War, and in his
documentary PBS: “Worse Than War “genocide doesn’t have only one style
or one way to eliminated a sort of group of people or a race. The best
way to describe genocide is when, “A leader begins to plan a complex
murder, and the ordinary people decides to participate in the genocide
(plan),” says Goldhagen in the beginning of his documentary. In
Rwanda, the people attacked their neighbor and their friends by
sloughing them with a “machete” and cutting them “into pieces like
trees, but instead it was much easier for them to cut them than a tree
because their human flesh was smoother than a tree” said a prisoner
Rwanda that participated in the Tutsi genocide. Similar to one of the
tragedies plays of William Shakespeare Titus Andronicus when the Queen
of the Goths (Tamora) sends her sons to raped Lavinia and cut her
tongue and both hands. Her sons (Chiron and Demetrius) wouldn’t have
sexual abused her, nor cut her hands and tongue if Tamora wouldn’t
have send them to attacked her. Also Tamora fools Titus to cut his
fingers to save his two sons that were in prison for a crime that they
didn’t committed. Tamora and Titus are two fool selfish leaders that
lead the whole conflicts of their revenge and their needs of
satisfaction by using their loves ones as their victims and turning
their own people against each other; Also David Goldhagen reveals the
readers and viewers how corrupted leaders like Tamora and Titus can
drive ordinary people (or victims) to kill their friends or neighbors,
and how can genocide be avoid it by punishing these corrupted leaders
or enemies and to not let it happen in our neighborhood.
In Titus Andronicus, Tamora and Titus have their reason to think
impulsive to plan revenges between each other; also they didn’t bother
to think who they will hurt but satisfies their needs. Lavinia is a
young girl who is in love and becomes the victim of her father and
Tamora. Before Tamora sons rape, cut Lavinia tongue and her hands she
begs Tamora, “’Tis present death I beg...where never man’s eye may
behold my body. Do this, and be charitable murderer.” Tamora replies
to her, ”So should I rob my sweet sons of their fee. No, let them
satisfice their lust on thee” (Ed. Russ McDonald 38). Tamora doesn’t
deserve to be called a woman, neither an evil woman but a monster or
the devil. Most women fear to be rape and to be discriminated by the
ordinary people. There are many new laws now that protect and helps
women for sexual abused, but many of them won’t speak because they
fear to be judge and reject by the ordinary people.
The people depends on the government when they are in needs or in the
moments of crises like when Hitler motivated his German people in
those days of economic depression and days of hunger. People behavior
can be changed in desperate moments when they need something and they
are more likely can go against their neighbors if an idol like Hitler
tells them to slaughter their neighbor if they want a better economic
and food. In December 10, 2008 Courtney Yager from CNN wrote about an
interviewed of Nusreta Sivac a survivor of the concentration camp in
Bosnia, “Nusreta Sivac watch ordinary people become killers while
imprisoned...she was shocked to see people she knew running the camp.
‘They acted as if they had never seen me before...It was difficult for
me to understand how people could turn into beasts overnight’” (Yager
CNN.Com). The werewolf is a man that when he sees the full moon in the
middle of the night, he turns to an unstoppable beast. Alike to
“ordinary people” they can change their good behavior to beast and
unstoppable like the Nazi people. Also in many countries like the
Revolution of Republic of China, Soviet Union, Guatemala, Rwanda,
French Revolution, and the American civil wars.
Reference:
Edited McDonald, Russ. Titus Andronicus. The Pelican Shakespeare. New
York; 2000: 38.
Goldhagen, D. J. (2009). Worse than war: Genocide, eliminationism,
and the ongoing assault on humanity. New York: Public Affairs.
JTN Productions PBS International. "Worse Than War" Film.
http://goldhagen.com/worse-than-war-the-film
Yager, Courtney. "They killed their neighbors: genocide's foot
soldiers". CNN Online. 2008.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/11/25/sbm.perpetrators/
Professor
Essay e3 half-done
English 101 #3226
May 7, 2010
Hopeless Conclusion
The Holocaust is not the only bizarre genocide that have happen in
the world history or in the history decades, actually in the current
generation of the 21st Century there are secret little wars that are
currently actives. Many people around world don’t have any idea that
there are genocides happening in every corner of the street. As
Goldhagen mentions in his best selling book Worse Than War, and in his
documentary PBS: “Worse Than War “genocide doesn’t have only one style
or one way to eliminated a sort of group of people or a race. The best
way to describe genocide is when, “A leader begins to plan a complex
murder, and the ordinary people decides to participate in the genocide
(plan),” says Goldhagen in the beginning of his documentary. In
Rwanda, the people attacked their neighbor and their friends by
sloughing them with a “machete” and cutting them “into pieces like
trees, but instead it was much easier for them to cut them than a tree
because their human flesh was smoother than a tree” said a prisoner
Rwanda that participated in the Tutsi genocide. Similar to one of the
tragedies plays of William Shakespeare Titus Andronicus when the Queen
of the Goths (Tamora) sends her sons to raped Lavinia and cut her
tongue and both hands. Her sons (Chiron and Demetrius) wouldn’t have
sexual abused her, nor cut her hands and tongue if Tamora wouldn’t
have send them to attacked her. Also Tamora fools Titus to cut his
fingers to save his two sons that were in prison for a crime that they
didn’t committed. Tamora and Titus are two fool selfish leaders that
lead the whole conflicts of their revenge and their needs of
satisfaction by using their loves ones as their victims and turning
their own people against each other; Also David Goldhagen reveals the
readers and viewers how corrupted leaders like Tamora and Titus can
drive ordinary people (or victims) to kill their friends or neighbors,
and how can genocide be avoid it by punishing these corrupted leaders
or enemies and to not let it happen in our neighborhood.
In Titus Andronicus, Tamora and Titus have their reason to think
impulsive to plan revenges between each other; also they didn’t bother
to think who they will hurt but satisfies their needs. Lavinia is a
young girl who is in love and becomes the victim of her father and
Tamora. Before Tamora sons rape, cut Lavinia tongue and her hands she
begs Tamora, “’Tis present death I beg...where never man’s eye may
behold my body. Do this, and be charitable murderer.” Tamora replies
to her, ”So should I rob my sweet sons of their fee. No, let them
satisfice their lust on thee” (Ed. Russ McDonald 38). Tamora doesn’t
deserve to be called a woman, neither an evil woman but a monster or
the devil. Most women fear to be rape and to be discriminated by the
ordinary people. There are many new laws now that protect and helps
women for sexual abused, but many of them won’t speak because they
fear to be judge and reject by the ordinary people.
The people depends on the government when they are in needs or in the
moments of crises like when Hitler motivated his German people in
those days of economic depression and days of hunger. People behavior
can be changed in desperate moments when they need something and they
are more likely can go against their neighbors if an idol like Hitler
tells them to slaughter their neighbor if they want a better economic
and food. In December 10, 2008 Courtney Yager from CNN wrote about an
interviewed of Nusreta Sivac a survivor of the concentration camp in
Bosnia, “Nusreta Sivac watch ordinary people become killers while
imprisoned...she was shocked to see people she knew running the camp.
‘They acted as if they had never seen me before...It was difficult for
me to understand how people could turn into beasts overnight’” (Yager
CNN.Com). The werewolf is a man that when he sees the full moon in the
middle of the night, he turns to an unstoppable beast. Alike to
“ordinary people” they can change their good behavior to beast and
unstoppable like the Nazi people. Also in many countries like the
Revolution of Republic of China, Soviet Union, Guatemala, Rwanda,
French Revolution, and the American civil wars.
Reference:
Edited McDonald, Russ. Titus Andronicus. The Pelican Shakespeare. New
York; 2000: 38.
Goldhagen, D. J. (2009). Worse than war: Genocide, eliminationism,
and the ongoing assault on humanity. New York: Public Affairs.
http://goldhagen.com/worse-than-war-the-film
Yager, Courtney. "They killed their neighbors: genocide's foot
soldiers". CNN Online. 2008.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/11/25/sbm.perpetrators/
Sandy B
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Professor O’Connell
Rosemarie J.
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Nemesis
Essay 3.1
Rosemarie Johnson
Professor E. O’Connell / English 101, Class 3226
May 7, 2010
“O noble father, you lament in vain,
The Tribunes hear you not, no man is by
And you recount your sorrows to a stone.”
(Lucius, Titus Andronicus, Act II.3, lines 27-29)
Talat Pasha was quoted as saying, “Scruples of conscience have no
place here.” (Trial Watch, 2010). His words are as relevant today as
they were in 1915 to the failures of both the former President Bush
and President Obama to recognize the Armenian Genocide. Armenian-
Americans, inured to their pleas for just resolutions falling on the
deaf ears of Congress (tribunes), will no longer recount their sorrows
to a stone. Few Armenian-Americans, however, aware that President
Obama, who worked hard to suppress well-documented evidence of Israeli
war crimes, never expected Obama to go so far as to definitely deny
genocide. Cognizant of the relative newness of the Democrats’
ascendancy to power, and the United States’ ambiguous alliance with
Turkey, Obama followed his Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton’s
(Tamora’s) advice and sided with Turkey.
“My lord be ruled by me, We won at last!
You are but newly planted on your throne.”
(Tamora, Titus Andronicus, Act I.1, lines 150-154)
It was reported (Zunes, 2010) that Paul Wolfowitz, who served
as Deputy Secretary of Defense for President George W. Bush stated in
2002, “one of the things that impresses me about Turkish history is
the way Turkey treats its own minorities.” The Bush Administration
exhibited as callous a disregard for human life in its criminal
intervention in Iraq as Talat or the rational Aaron, who chose to do
evil. Goldhagen would rightly consider Talat and Bush, and by
extension, Obama as political opportunists. “Whatever their
difference in time, political leaders are human amalgams of cunning
and deceit,adept Machivellians.” (Goldhagen, Worse Than War, p 281).
“That which you cannot as you would achieve.
You must perforce accomplish as you may.”
(Aaron, Titus Andronicus, Act II.1, lines 106-107)
Armenian-Americans have turned their back on the ungrateful,
egotistical, saturnine Obama, and have chosen to financially support
the Goths of the former Soviet Armenia, a choice that may well change
the balance of power in the Middle East and depose Obama. Oblivious
to signs of eliminationist assaults against Armenia by Muslim
Azerbaijan, a generation of young men have lost their lives and limbs
in defense of a homeland whose only importance is that it stands in
the way of an oil pipeline from the Caspian Sea to Syria and Israel.
The situation is so politically charged with propagandists and
partisans attacking each others’ views that the Armenian Army of
Liberation’s fight is like that of Lucius, nothing but an empty, and
to Turkey, a provocative display of force. Armenia is fighting a
disproportionately superior military force supplied with the latest in
armaments by the American aerospace and defense industry. CEOs of the
aerospace and defense industry have gone so far as to issue a rare
joint letter to the House of Representatives warning of the negatives
of an Armenian genocide bill. (Shalal-Esa, 2010). Armenia would do
well to remember Titus’ words to his son, Lucius.
“Why foolish Lucius, does thou not perceive
That Rome is but a wilderness of Tigers?
Tigers must prey, and Rome affords no prey
But me and mine.”
Like Rome, the United States and the international community are too
self-absorbed in political adventurourism to recognize the expulsions
of Armenians from Azerbaijan and Turkey and the forced
labor of Armenian men by Turkey and Russia. It is only Turkey’s
quest to join the European Union that prevents Turkey absorbing
Armenia, and obliterating the Armenian people. While a degree of
reciprocity is to be expected from Armenia, it does not require a
watch-dog organization to observe the first signs of eliminationist.
Titus Andronicus does not provide exact parallels with the Turkish-
Armenian hostilities but war is war, whether waged with relatively
unsophisticated weapons or today’s latest tanks and missiles.
Political leaders still make rational choices, and when they perceive
that time and circumstances are propitious they instigate or renew
elimionatist assaults. Armenia has been placed on the Tier 2 watch
list by the CIA for Trafficking in Persons, and is the primary source
for the export of girls to Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. (CIA
Handbook, 2010, p32).
The rape and mutilation of Lavinia mirrors Goldhagen’s Prevention of
Reproduction, and her death is preordained.
“Because the girl should not survive her shame,
And by her presence still renew her sorrows.”
(Titus Andronicus, Act V.3, lines 41-42)
Nothing is being done to save these girls from sexual slavery. They
are victims of the international community’s policy of appeasement of
the Arab world and OPEC. Meanwhile, the severed hand’s imagery of
Titus equates with Armenia’s loss of agency, and ultimate
powerlessness.
Goldhagen correctly observed that, “people can be deemed guilty only
as individuals for their individual acts (guilt cannot be inherited by
subsequent generations) and, guilty in the legal sense, only when
those acts are crimes.” (Goldhagen, Worse Than War, p 234). With this
statement, Goldhagen gives Turkey a face-saving way out of its self-
made impasse. This is the correct approach for Turkey and Armenia to
take in an intractable situation. Goldhagen exemplifies the caution
of Marcus, the tribune, who counsels his brother, Titus.
“O brother, speak with possibility,
And do not break into these deep extremes.”
(Titus Andronicus, Act IV.1, lines 214-216)
If the Republic of Armenia ever realizes the importance of its
position, and exploits it appropriately in the international arena
Armenian-Americans will no longer need empty Congressional
resolutions, and Armenians everywhere will have engineered their own
vindication.
References
CIA. (2009). The CIA World Factbook 2010
United States: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
Zunes, S. (2010, March 1). Huffington Post
Obama and the Denial of Genocide
Retrieved April 6, 2010 from
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-zunes/obama-and-the-denial-of-g_b_495548.html
Shalal-Esa, A. (2010, March 2). Reuters
CEOs warn against Armenia “genocide” bill
Retrieved March 12, 2010 from http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62157G20100302
Shakespeare, W. (2000) Titus Andronicus
In R. McDonald (Ed.).
United States: Penguin Group
Staff. (2010, February 27), Trial Watch
Trial Watch- Mehmed Talat Pasha
Retrieved April 25, 2010 from
http://www.trial-ch.org/en/trial-watch/profile/db/facts/mehmed_talat-pasha_479.html
Goldhagen, D.J. (2009). Worse Than War
United States: Public Affairs, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Essay 3.1
Rosemarie Johnson
Professor E. O’Connell / English 101, Class 3226
May 7, 2010
“O noble father, you lament in vain,
The Tribunes hear you not, no man is by
And you recount your sorrows to a stone.”
(Lucius, Titus Andronicus, Act II.3, lines 27-29)
Talat Pasha was quoted as saying, “Scruples of conscience have no
place here.” (Trial Watch, 2010). His words are as relevant today as
they were in 1915 to the failures of both the former President Bush
and President Obama to recognize the Armenian Genocide. Armenian-
Americans, inured to their pleas for just resolutions falling on the
deaf ears of Congress (tribunes), will no longer recount their sorrows
to a stone. Few Armenian-Americans, however, aware that President
Obama, who worked hard to suppress well-documented evidence of Israeli
war crimes, never expected Obama to go so far as to definitely deny
genocide. Cognizant of the relative newness of the Democrats’
ascendancy to power, and the United States’ ambiguous alliance with
Turkey, Obama followed his Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton’s
(Tamora’s) advice and sided with Turkey.
“My lord be ruled by me, We won at last!
You are but newly planted on your throne.”
(Tamora, Titus Andronicus, Act I.1, lines 150-154)
It was reported (Zunes, 2010) that Paul Wolfowitz, who served
as Deputy Secretary of Defense for President George W. Bush stated in
2002, “one of the things that impresses me about Turkish history is
the way Turkey treats its own minorities.” The Bush Administration
exhibited as callous a disregard for human life in its criminal
intervention in Iraq as Talat or the rational Aaron, who chose to do
evil. Goldhagen would rightly consider Talat and Bush, and by
extension, Obama as political opportunists. “Whatever their
difference in time, political leaders are human amalgams of cunning
and deceit,adept Machivellians.” (Goldhagen, Worse Than War, p 281).
“That which you cannot as you would achieve.
You must perforce accomplish as you may.”
(Aaron, Titus Andronicus, Act II.1, lines 106-107)
Armenian-Americans have turned their back on the ungrateful,
egotistical, saturnine Obama, and have chosen to financially support
the Goths of the former Soviet Armenia, a choice that may well change
the balance of power in the Middle East and depose Obama. Oblivious
to signs of eliminationist assaults against Armenia by Muslim
Azerbaijan, a generation of young men have lost their lives and limbs
in defense of a homeland whose only importance is that it stands in
the way of an oil pipeline from the Caspian Sea to Syria and Israel.
The situation is so politically charged with propagandists and
partisans attacking each others’ views that the Armenian Army of
Liberation’s fight is like that of Lucius, nothing but an empty, and
to Turkey, a provocative display of force. Armenia is fighting a
disproportionately superior military force supplied with the latest in
armaments by the American aerospace and defense industry. CEOs of the
aerospace and defense industry have gone so far as to issue a rare
joint letter to the House of Representatives warning of the negatives
of an Armenian genocide bill. (Shalal-Esa, 2010). Armenia would do
well to remember Titus’ words to his son, Lucius.
“Why foolish Lucius, does thou not perceive
That Rome is but a wilderness of Tigers?
Tigers must prey, and Rome affords no prey
But me and mine.”
Like Rome, the United States and the international community are too
self-absorbed in political adventurourism to recognize the expulsions
of Armenians from Azerbaijan and Turkey and the forced
labor of Armenian men by Turkey and Russia. It is only Turkey’s
quest to join the European Union that prevents Turkey absorbing
Armenia, and obliterating the Armenian people. While a degree of
reciprocity is to be expected from Armenia, it does not require a
watch-dog organization to observe the first signs of eliminationist.
Titus Andronicus does not provide exact parallels with the Turkish-
Armenian hostilities but war is war, whether waged with relatively
unsophisticated weapons or today’s latest tanks and missiles.
Political leaders still make rational choices, and when they perceive
that time and circumstances are propitious they instigate or renew
elimionatist assaults. Armenia has been placed on the Tier 2 watch
list by the CIA for Trafficking in Persons, and is the primary source
for the export of girls to Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. (CIA
Handbook, 2010, p32).
The rape and mutilation of Lavinia mirrors Goldhagen’s Prevention of
Reproduction, and her death is preordained.
“Because the girl should not survive her shame,
And by her presence still renew her sorrows.”
(Titus Andronicus, Act V.3, lines 41-42)
Nothing is being done to save these girls from sexual slavery. They
are victims of the international community’s policy of appeasement of
the Arab world and OPEC. Meanwhile, the severed hand’s imagery of
Titus equates with Armenia’s loss of agency, and ultimate
powerlessness.
Goldhagen correctly observed that, “people can be deemed guilty only
as individuals for their individual acts (guilt cannot be inherited by
subsequent generations) and, guilty in the legal sense, only when
those acts are crimes.” (Goldhagen, Worse Than War, p 234). With this
statement, Goldhagen gives Turkey a face-saving way out of its self-
made impasse. This is the correct approach for Turkey and Armenia to
take in an intractable situation. Goldhagen exemplifies the caution
of Marcus, the tribune, who counsels his brother, Titus.
“O brother, speak with possibility,
And do not break into these deep extremes.”
(Titus Andronicus, Act IV.1, lines 214-216)
If the Republic of Armenia ever realizes the importance of its
position, and exploits it appropriately in the international arena
Armenian-Americans will no longer need empty Congressional
resolutions, and Armenians everywhere will have engineered their own
vindication.
References
CIA. (2009). The CIA World Factbook 2010
United States: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
Zunes, S. (2010, March 1). Huffington Post
Obama and the Denial of Genocide
Retrieved April 6, 2010 from
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-zunes/obama-and-the-denial-of-g_b_495548.html
Shalal-Esa, A. (2010, March 2). Reuters
CEOs warn against Armenia “genocide” bill
Retrieved March 12, 2010 from http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62157G20100302
Shakespeare, W. (2000) Titus Andronicus
In R. McDonald (Ed.).
United States: Penguin Group
Staff. (2010, February 27), Trial Watch
Trial Watch- Mehmed Talat Pasha
Retrieved April 25, 2010 from
http://www.trial-ch.org/en/trial-watch/profile/db/facts/mehmed_talat-pasha_479.html
Goldhagen, D.J. (2009). Worse Than War
United States: Public Affairs, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Meagan Judkins
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to English 101, spring 2010 online section #3226
*I am sorry this is so late. I had personal problems last week.
Please note this is my chosen topic, my references and ideas for Essay
3. I still need to bring it all together and strongly tie in
Goldhagen's theories and ideas as well. I will post my journal this
week as well, the journal helped me greatly in putting this outline
together.
Meagan Judkins
English 101 #3226
Essay 3 – HALF DONE
May 7th, 2010
Professor O’Connell
When reading Shakespeare’s “Titus” I was often reminded of the
conflict now happening in Uganda, Sierra Leone, Sudan and The Republic
of Congo. Metaphorically and literally there are ties between the
story of “Titus” and of the conflict in Africa. One being the
enslavement of an opposing force or outfit. (Tomara being held with
her three sons by the Romans after the fall of the Gloths). This is
explicitly mentioned when Saturnicus chooses the enslaved Tamora to be
his wife:
"Behold, I choose thee, Tamora, for my bride"
Human Trafficking:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6497799.stm
"In 2007, Greek law enforcement authorities identified a female sex
trafficking victim from Sudan. The terrorist rebel organization,
Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), continues to harbor small numbers of
Sudanese and Ugandan children in the southern part of the country for
use as cooks, porters, and combatants; some of these children are also
trafficked across borders into Uganda or the Democratic Republic of
the Congo."
The second is the enslavement of children, often with the intent to
use them in combat as child soldiers. Titus clearly offers Tamora's
children to Saturnicus as a "gift":
"The wide world's emporer, do i consecrate my sword, my chariot, and
my prisoners, presents well worthy Rome's imperious lord."
http://gvnet.com/humantrafficking/Congo.htm
"President Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo has used child
soldiers to support his military since 1996. As the rebel leader of
the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo (ADFL),
he recruited thousands of young child soldiers, known as "Kadogo," or
"the little ones," to support his military campaign against the Mobutu
government. Despite pledges from the Congolese government to
demobilize children from the FAC since the end of the 1996-1997 war
and the establishment of several fledgling demobilization programs,
the Kabila government has continued to recruit children as young as
seven years old for military service. While no reliable statistics
were available regarding the number of child soldiers, the total
number is likely to be at least several thousand."
Third being the use of rape, torture and manipulation as acts of
control, violence and revenge during a time of conflict. Tomara
clearly wills her two sons to rape and then mutilate Lavina, Titius’
daughter as an act of revenge.
"So should i rob my sweet sons of their fee, no, left them satisfy
their lust on thee."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/may/09/women.congo
"In eastern Congo, the prevalence and intensity of rape and other
sexual violence is described as the worst in the world.[106] Since
fighting broke out in 1998 tens of thousands of women and girls have
been raped in the Democratic Republic of Congo.[107] It is estimated
that there are as many as 200,000 surviving rape victims living in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo today.[108][109] War rape in the
Democratic Republic of Congo has frequently been described as a
"weapon of war" by commentators. Louise Nzigire, a local social
worker, states that “this violence was designed to exterminate the
population.” Nzigire observes that rape has been a "cheap, simple
weapon for all parties in the war, more easily obtainable than bullets
or bombs."[40]
And the literal, the removal of Lavina’s hands and tongue so that she
could not accuse her rapists:
"But when you have the honey you desire, let not this wasp outlive us
both to sting."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/17/nigeria-violence-12-chris_n_502977.html
Tie Goldhagen’s examples of other forms of genocide other than actual
murder.
Please note this is my chosen topic, my references and ideas for Essay
3. I still need to bring it all together and strongly tie in
Goldhagen's theories and ideas as well. I will post my journal this
week as well, the journal helped me greatly in putting this outline
together.
Meagan Judkins
English 101 #3226
Essay 3 – HALF DONE
May 7th, 2010
Professor O’Connell
When reading Shakespeare’s “Titus” I was often reminded of the
conflict now happening in Uganda, Sierra Leone, Sudan and The Republic
of Congo. Metaphorically and literally there are ties between the
story of “Titus” and of the conflict in Africa. One being the
enslavement of an opposing force or outfit. (Tomara being held with
her three sons by the Romans after the fall of the Gloths). This is
explicitly mentioned when Saturnicus chooses the enslaved Tamora to be
his wife:
"Behold, I choose thee, Tamora, for my bride"
Human Trafficking:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6497799.stm
"In 2007, Greek law enforcement authorities identified a female sex
trafficking victim from Sudan. The terrorist rebel organization,
Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), continues to harbor small numbers of
Sudanese and Ugandan children in the southern part of the country for
use as cooks, porters, and combatants; some of these children are also
trafficked across borders into Uganda or the Democratic Republic of
the Congo."
The second is the enslavement of children, often with the intent to
use them in combat as child soldiers. Titus clearly offers Tamora's
children to Saturnicus as a "gift":
"The wide world's emporer, do i consecrate my sword, my chariot, and
my prisoners, presents well worthy Rome's imperious lord."
http://gvnet.com/humantrafficking/Congo.htm
"President Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo has used child
soldiers to support his military since 1996. As the rebel leader of
the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo (ADFL),
he recruited thousands of young child soldiers, known as "Kadogo," or
"the little ones," to support his military campaign against the Mobutu
government. Despite pledges from the Congolese government to
demobilize children from the FAC since the end of the 1996-1997 war
and the establishment of several fledgling demobilization programs,
the Kabila government has continued to recruit children as young as
seven years old for military service. While no reliable statistics
were available regarding the number of child soldiers, the total
number is likely to be at least several thousand."
Third being the use of rape, torture and manipulation as acts of
control, violence and revenge during a time of conflict. Tomara
clearly wills her two sons to rape and then mutilate Lavina, Titius’
daughter as an act of revenge.
"So should i rob my sweet sons of their fee, no, left them satisfy
their lust on thee."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/may/09/women.congo
"In eastern Congo, the prevalence and intensity of rape and other
sexual violence is described as the worst in the world.[106] Since
fighting broke out in 1998 tens of thousands of women and girls have
been raped in the Democratic Republic of Congo.[107] It is estimated
that there are as many as 200,000 surviving rape victims living in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo today.[108][109] War rape in the
Democratic Republic of Congo has frequently been described as a
"weapon of war" by commentators. Louise Nzigire, a local social
worker, states that “this violence was designed to exterminate the
population.” Nzigire observes that rape has been a "cheap, simple
weapon for all parties in the war, more easily obtainable than bullets
or bombs."[40]
And the literal, the removal of Lavina’s hands and tongue so that she
could not accuse her rapists:
"But when you have the honey you desire, let not this wasp outlive us
both to sting."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/17/nigeria-violence-12-chris_n_502977.html
Tie Goldhagen’s examples of other forms of genocide other than actual
murder.
Laura C.
May 11, 2010, 6:16:02 AM5/11/10
to English 101, spring 2010 online section #3226
Revenge Has No Winners
Laura Cortes
English 101 Section 3226
Professor O’Connell
The main theme seen throughout Titus Andronicus is revenge. There is
revenge used to make an example out of someone as well as revenge out
of pure hatred and anger. It is a theme we can see reflected in so
many of the mass murders that have taken place. Typically revenge is
never mentioned as one of the factors when genocide is being planned;
however for many leaders the resentment they feel towards a particular
group usually creates a need to rely on mass murder to eliminate the
source of the problem; which is a form of unfounded vendetta. One
particular conflict, that isn’t necessarily current but has been
ongoing, has been the fight against Osama Bin Laden/Al-Qaeda and the
terrorism they have brought upon the world. It isn’t uncommon to meet
people that are only familiar with Osama Bin Laden because of the
attacks of 9/11; truth is before such an attack, North Americans had
never really experienced mass murder first hand. Even fewer people
understood why such a thing happened to us. What did we do to deserve
such a thing? There is no way to justify intentionally killing
innocent people, but Bin Laden wanted revenge for the invasion of
Lebanon by the Israelis. Subsequently the United States became a
target because of the help they provided Israel. This particular
conflict reminds me of the vengeful acts perpetrated by Titus and
Tamora. In this case Tamora is the metaphorical representation of
Osama Bin Laden and Titus represents the United States. Titus loyal as
always conquered the Goths and captured Tamora and her sons. Even
though Titus was only following orders from the emperor, Tamora
focused all her anger filled revenge on him.
Relatively speaking, the role the U.S. played in this war was
relatively small, yet it was enough to make it the target of Osama’s
revenge. Israeli was the one that wanted to take over but the U.S. had
a lot more to lose if any type of retaliation was taken. I’m not
certain if 9/11 falls under what Goldhagen refers to when he describes
eliminationism but it was genocide regardless.
Osama openly admitted that attacking the United States had never
passed his mind until the attack on Lebanon, Allah knows it did not
cross our minds to attack the towers but after the situation became
unbearable and we witnessed the injustice and tyranny of the American-
Israeli alliance against our people in Palestine and Lebanon, it
occurred to me punish the unjust the same way (Osama Bin Laden). After
capturing Tamora queen of the Goths and her sons, Titus felt it
necessary to kill one of them to make an example. Even though Tamora
begged and pleaded for him to reconsider in the end he did what he
felt was best for Rome. This simple act created a chain reaction or
revenge that could have probably been avoided, but was necessary in
the end.
Much like North America and other countries have suffered from all of
Al-Qaeda’s attacks, Titus had to suffer losing his sons and having his
only daughter ravaged and mutilated. We know who is behind most of
these mass murder attacks; still we find ourselves unable to do
anything to stop the source. Perhaps this is what Goldhagen means when
he implies that the international community doesn’t work together
enough to stop these types of attacks from happening. How can it be
that after 9 years we still haven’t been able to stop Osama and Al-
Qaeda once and for all? Even now Osama threatens our country because
we seek our own “justice” or perhaps in all honesty “revenge” from
those that participated in 9/11. The cycle of revenge continues.
References:
Osama bin laden. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama_bin_Laden
Hines, N. (2010, March 25). 'Osama bin laden' Threatens Revenge for
9/11 Trial. Retrieved from http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7075585.ece
1982 Lebanon War. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_Lebanon_War
Chomsky, N. (2006, August 19). On the US-Israeli Invasion of Lebanon.
Retrieved from http://www.chomsky.info/articles/20060819.htm
Note: I apologize for posting late. This draft was a lot harder to
write than I thought. It's still very rough but I'm getting my ideas
out slowly.
Laura Cortes
English 101 Section 3226
Professor O’Connell
The main theme seen throughout Titus Andronicus is revenge. There is
revenge used to make an example out of someone as well as revenge out
of pure hatred and anger. It is a theme we can see reflected in so
many of the mass murders that have taken place. Typically revenge is
never mentioned as one of the factors when genocide is being planned;
however for many leaders the resentment they feel towards a particular
group usually creates a need to rely on mass murder to eliminate the
source of the problem; which is a form of unfounded vendetta. One
particular conflict, that isn’t necessarily current but has been
ongoing, has been the fight against Osama Bin Laden/Al-Qaeda and the
terrorism they have brought upon the world. It isn’t uncommon to meet
people that are only familiar with Osama Bin Laden because of the
attacks of 9/11; truth is before such an attack, North Americans had
never really experienced mass murder first hand. Even fewer people
understood why such a thing happened to us. What did we do to deserve
such a thing? There is no way to justify intentionally killing
innocent people, but Bin Laden wanted revenge for the invasion of
Lebanon by the Israelis. Subsequently the United States became a
target because of the help they provided Israel. This particular
conflict reminds me of the vengeful acts perpetrated by Titus and
Tamora. In this case Tamora is the metaphorical representation of
Osama Bin Laden and Titus represents the United States. Titus loyal as
always conquered the Goths and captured Tamora and her sons. Even
though Titus was only following orders from the emperor, Tamora
focused all her anger filled revenge on him.
Relatively speaking, the role the U.S. played in this war was
relatively small, yet it was enough to make it the target of Osama’s
revenge. Israeli was the one that wanted to take over but the U.S. had
a lot more to lose if any type of retaliation was taken. I’m not
certain if 9/11 falls under what Goldhagen refers to when he describes
eliminationism but it was genocide regardless.
Osama openly admitted that attacking the United States had never
passed his mind until the attack on Lebanon, Allah knows it did not
cross our minds to attack the towers but after the situation became
unbearable and we witnessed the injustice and tyranny of the American-
Israeli alliance against our people in Palestine and Lebanon, it
occurred to me punish the unjust the same way (Osama Bin Laden). After
capturing Tamora queen of the Goths and her sons, Titus felt it
necessary to kill one of them to make an example. Even though Tamora
begged and pleaded for him to reconsider in the end he did what he
felt was best for Rome. This simple act created a chain reaction or
revenge that could have probably been avoided, but was necessary in
the end.
Much like North America and other countries have suffered from all of
Al-Qaeda’s attacks, Titus had to suffer losing his sons and having his
only daughter ravaged and mutilated. We know who is behind most of
these mass murder attacks; still we find ourselves unable to do
anything to stop the source. Perhaps this is what Goldhagen means when
he implies that the international community doesn’t work together
enough to stop these types of attacks from happening. How can it be
that after 9 years we still haven’t been able to stop Osama and Al-
Qaeda once and for all? Even now Osama threatens our country because
we seek our own “justice” or perhaps in all honesty “revenge” from
those that participated in 9/11. The cycle of revenge continues.
References:
Osama bin laden. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama_bin_Laden
Hines, N. (2010, March 25). 'Osama bin laden' Threatens Revenge for
9/11 Trial. Retrieved from http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7075585.ece
1982 Lebanon War. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_Lebanon_War
Chomsky, N. (2006, August 19). On the US-Israeli Invasion of Lebanon.
Retrieved from http://www.chomsky.info/articles/20060819.htm
Note: I apologize for posting late. This draft was a lot harder to
write than I thought. It's still very rough but I'm getting my ideas
out slowly.
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