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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An edge-of-your-seat thriller
about a group of retired Green Berets who come together to save a
former comrade--and 500 other Afghans--being targeted by the
Taliban in the chaos of America's withdrawal from Afghanistan. In
April 2021, an urgent call was placed from a Special Forces
operator serving overseas. The message was clear: Get Nezam out of
Afghanistan now. Nezam was part of the Afghan National Army's first
group of American-trained commandos; he passed through Fort Bragg's
legendary Q course and served alongside the US Special Forces for
over a decade. But Afghanistan's government and army were on the
edge of collapse, and Nezam was receiving threatening texts from
the Taliban. The message reached Nezam's former commanding officer,
retired Lt. Col. Scott Mann, who couldn't face the idea of losing
another soldier in the long War on Terror. Immediately, he sends
out an SOS to a group of Afghan vets (Navy SEALs, Green Berets, CIA
officers, USAID advisors). They all answer the call for one last
mission. Operating out of basements and garages, Task Force
Pineapple organizes an escape route for Nezam and gets him into
hiding in Taliban-controlled Kabul. After many tense days, he
braves the enemy checkpoints and the crowds of thousands blocking
the airport gates. He finally makes it through the wire and into
the American-held airport thanks to the frantic efforts of the
Pineapple express, a relentless Congressional aide, and a US
embassy official. Nezam is safe, but calls are coming in from all
directions requesting help for other Afghan soldiers, interpreters,
and at-risk women and children. Task Force Pineapple widens its
scope--and ends up rescuing 500 more Afghans from Kabul in the
three chaotic days before the ISIS-K suicide bombing. Operation
Pineapple Express is a thrilling, suspenseful tale of service and
loyalty amidst the chaos of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.
As globalization continues to spread and evolve, so nation-states
attempt to govern financialization, tax evasion, corruption,
terrorism, civil and military conflicts and environmental dangers,
social polarization and the complexities in human rights
implementation, by institutional and transnational means. This
volume discusses these issues from different legal perspectives and
highlights the challenges of governing human activity in an age of
remarkable interconnectedness. Covering a broad range of policy
areas and analysis of emerging forms of governance from liberal to
critical and Marxist, the chapters are legal in their approach and
form an important contribution to the growing study of emergent
forms of authority, coordination and power developing in response
to the challenges presented by some of the key contemporary
governance issues in the first half of the twenty-first century.
As globalization continues to spread and evolve, so nation-states
attempt to govern financialization, tax evasion, corruption,
terrorism, civil and military conflicts and environmental dangers,
social polarization and the complexities in human rights
implementation, by institutional and transnational means. This
volume discusses these issues from different legal perspectives and
highlights the challenges of governing human activity in an age of
remarkable interconnectedness. Covering a broad range of policy
areas and analysis of emerging forms of governance from liberal to
critical and Marxist, the chapters are legal in their approach and
form an important contribution to the growing study of emergent
forms of authority, coordination and power developing in response
to the challenges presented by some of the key contemporary
governance issues in the first half of the twenty-first century.
Until recently, internal use of the armed forces has been generally
regarded by the public, as well as academic commentators, as
conduct to be expected of a military or autocratic regime, not a
democratic government. There is however growing concern that the
'war on terror' has been used to condition public opinion to accept
the internal deployment of the armed forces, including for broader
industrial and political purposes. This book examines the national
and international law, human rights and civil liberties issues
involved in governments calling out troops to deal with civil
unrest or terrorism. As the introduction of military call-out
legislation has become an emerging global trend in the opening
years of the 21st century, there is considerable and growing
interest in the constitutional and related problems surrounding the
deployment of military forces for domestic purposes. Examining the
changes underway in six comparable countries, the United States,
Canada, Britain, Germany, Japan and Australia, this book provides a
review and analysis of this trend, including its implications for
legal and political rights.
In Reinvent Your Personal Safety, Matt Tamas takes women through a
proactive approach to personal safety, one that isn't about honing
technical moves or perfecting technique, but more about showing
them how to work with their own body and mind, considering
realistic scenarios, and training them to take appropriate action.
Matt's job, as a personal safety coach, is to not only give women
the tools to fight back during an assault, but also to help them
prevent themselves from being assaulted in the first place. The
right action to take is often in advance of a likely violent
encounter in order to avoid it altogether. The best way to protect
one's self is avoiding the situation in which she is forced to
defend herself. Reinvent Your Personal Safety talks about the
different ways this is possible, as well as about the best way to
handle one's self when violent confrontation simply cannot be
avoided. This is for the high-school girl, for the grandmother, for
the young professional, for the working mother - anyone who is
willing to overcome their limiting beliefs about what they're
capable of and key into what self-protection is really about. In
reality, knowledge of the appropriate action to take in any given
situation is worth scores more than athleticism.
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The Tournament (Blu-ray disc)
Robert Carlyle, Kelly Hu, Ian Somerhalder, Liam Cunningham, Ving Rhames, …
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R42
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British fantasy action thriller starring Robert Carlyle and Ving
Rhames. Every seven years, a deadly tournament is held in which 30
of the world's most lethal assassins gather in a secret location
and battle it out for a cash prize of ten million dollars.
Returning champion Joshau Harlow (Rhames) has a very personal
reason for attending this year's tournament: he has been informed
that one of his fellow contestants was responsible for the death of
his wife, and he wants revenge at any cost.
Until recently, internal use of the armed forces has been generally
regarded by the public, as well as academic commentators, as
conduct to be expected of a military or autocratic regime, not a
democratic government. There is however growing concern that the
'war on terror' has been used to condition public opinion to accept
the internal deployment of the armed forces, including for broader
industrial and political purposes. This book examines the national
and international law, human rights and civil liberties issues
involved in governments calling out troops to deal with civil
unrest or terrorism. As the introduction of military call-out
legislation has become an emerging global trend in the opening
years of the 21st century, there is considerable and growing
interest in the constitutional and related problems surrounding the
deployment of military forces for domestic purposes. Examining the
changes underway in six comparable countries, the United States,
Canada, Britain, Germany, Japan and Australia, this book provides a
review and analysis of this trend, including its implications for
legal and political rights.
In Bioethics in Perspective Scott Mann demonstrates the importance
of issues of corporate power, global inequality and sustainability
in shaping health outcomes around the world. The text develops a
comprehensive ethical and practical critique of the neoliberal
economic ideas which have guided policy in the English-speaking
world. It explores the consequences of such policies for health and
healthcare around the world, in terms of increasing health
inequalities, serious food and water shortages, inadequate health
care provision and the marketing of dangerous and unnecessary
drugs. With clear proposals for political and economic reform to
effectively address these problems, Bioethics in Perspective
provides an important counterbalance to much conventional
commentary on bioethics. It takes readers with little or no prior
knowledge of ethics, economics or medicine quickly and easily into
advanced debates and discussions about the causes and consequences
of health and illness around the world.
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The Journey (Paperback)
Neil Griffiths, Scott Mann; Illustrated by Judith Blake
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R237
R192
Discovery Miles 1 920
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As the boat slipped from his grasp, the boy watched sadly as it
disappeared from view. Follow the boat on its exciting voyage into
the unknown and marvel at what lies at its journey's end.
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The Tournament (DVD)
Robert Carlyle, Kelly Hu, Ian Somerhalder, Liam Cunningham, Ving Rhames, …
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R100
Discovery Miles 1 000
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Ships in 10 - 20 working days
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British fantasy action thriller starring Robert Carlyle and Ving
Rhames. Every seven years, a deadly tournament is held in which 30
of the world's most lethal assassins gather in a secret location
and battle it out for a cash prize of ten million dollars.
Returning champion Joshau Harlow (Rhames) has a very personal
reason for attending this year's tournament: he has been informed
that one of his fellow contestants was responsible for the death of
his wife, and he wants revenge at any cost.
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