......Sequira was wrong...
That's right...during History on Friday, he made a couple of mistakes. Since nobody pointed them out, I'll be doing it here:
The first is strictly cosmetic. 'Mussad' is really 'Mossad'. Its full name is 'Ha-Mosad le-Moudi’in u-le-Tafkidim Meyuhadim', Hebrew for 'The Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations'. You can see why it's commonly referred to as 'Mossad'. It's considered to be one of the most effective and ruthless agencies in the world, having conducted kidnaps, assasination, sabotage, and other clandestine work in addition to 'normal' intelligence gathering. Operation Wrath of God, which the film Munich was based upon, and whose name was most probably invented by writers, was its most controversial, public, and longest operation.
The second is 'state'. A state is really a set of institutions that have legitmacy in an area of land. In Singapore, it's the ministries, the judiciary, the police, and the army. Contrast this with 'Government', which is Parliament, our elected leaders, and the courts. In the United States, a 'state' is a political subdivision within the country. The fifty American states have been federalised, whose centre of government is in Washington. In countries with political subdivisions (states, provinces, counties, etc.), the state is responsible for local administration (justice, corrections facilities, public utilities, media. etc.), having set laws that apply only to that state. The federal government handles affairs on the national level, passing laws that affect the whole country. Case in point: America's gun laws. Officially, the Assault Weapons Ban has sunsetted, meaning that normal citizens may now purchase semiautomatic variants of what were deemed as 'assault weapons'. However, in certain states, laws are much stricter, specficially prohibiting certain firearms. Therefore, people living within that state may not buy the banned weapons, while citizens living in other states may do so. Confusing? Certainly. It's even more so on the city/town/village level. I've the full explanation on my blog, in a post titled 'Nation and State, Country and Government'.
It's a lot more complex than this, but this is all you need to know at this point of time. For more detail, Wikipedia has a very detailed explanation......and contrary to what your GP tutors might say, Wikipedia is very informative. Just don't use it as a primary source in your essays. In fact, don't use any encyclopedia, for that matter.
Now, wonder what Sequeira would say...
The first is strictly cosmetic. 'Mussad' is really 'Mossad'. Its full name is 'Ha-Mosad le-Moudi’in u-le-Tafkidim Meyuhadim', Hebrew for 'The Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations'. You can see why it's commonly referred to as 'Mossad'. It's considered to be one of the most effective and ruthless agencies in the world, having conducted kidnaps, assasination, sabotage, and other clandestine work in addition to 'normal' intelligence gathering. Operation Wrath of God, which the film Munich was based upon, and whose name was most probably invented by writers, was its most controversial, public, and longest operation.
The second is 'state'. A state is really a set of institutions that have legitmacy in an area of land. In Singapore, it's the ministries, the judiciary, the police, and the army. Contrast this with 'Government', which is Parliament, our elected leaders, and the courts. In the United States, a 'state' is a political subdivision within the country. The fifty American states have been federalised, whose centre of government is in Washington. In countries with political subdivisions (states, provinces, counties, etc.), the state is responsible for local administration (justice, corrections facilities, public utilities, media. etc.), having set laws that apply only to that state. The federal government handles affairs on the national level, passing laws that affect the whole country. Case in point: America's gun laws. Officially, the Assault Weapons Ban has sunsetted, meaning that normal citizens may now purchase semiautomatic variants of what were deemed as 'assault weapons'. However, in certain states, laws are much stricter, specficially prohibiting certain firearms. Therefore, people living within that state may not buy the banned weapons, while citizens living in other states may do so. Confusing? Certainly. It's even more so on the city/town/village level. I've the full explanation on my blog, in a post titled 'Nation and State, Country and Government'.
It's a lot more complex than this, but this is all you need to know at this point of time. For more detail, Wikipedia has a very detailed explanation......and contrary to what your GP tutors might say, Wikipedia is very informative. Just don't use it as a primary source in your essays. In fact, don't use any encyclopedia, for that matter.
Now, wonder what Sequeira would say...
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