Current Events week 6: Drive-by shooting

Ajmer Hothi was killed four years ago in a drive-by shooting.  Now his killer is to be put on trail.  It is considered a murder trail.  There will be no death penelty though.  He is sentenced to a life in prison.

I think that the jury made a good descision.  How does killing people who kill people teach killing people is wrong?  A life in prison will ensure that he will suffer for his wrongdoing, though.  However, I think mabye that people will override that descision.  The death sentence might be very realalistic.

BP seals gulf well

You know how that leaking oil into the gulf had been disruptive ever since April?  Well, its all over now.  Not really all over, but at least the well is permanently sealed! yes, no more oil leaks into our beautiful gulf, they have it entirely sealed up!  But the cleanups have only begun...

I think that this seal will mark the begging of the end.  This oil spill was the biggest in US history, and I don't think it will be forgotten anytime soon.  But this does take some weight off of some people's shoulders.  Stopping the source was half the battle.  However, we must remember the time and effort that will go into the cleanups.

Building the zero mosque

In new york, large protests are taking place aginst the contruction of a mosque near ground zero.  However, muslims argue, we have the freedom of religon.  This argument has been going on for a few weeks now, but plans to build it date back many months.  Nobody said anything about it then.  Do not get this wrong: the mosque is "near" ground zero.  That is, a few blocks away.  People blame the islams for the 9-11 attack;  But the New York Imam Fesal Abdul Rauf says quote "it should not be christians agianst muslims, it should be christians and muslims working together to eliminate the extremists of both religons." Who do you agree with? Evan's blog of fun wants to know!

I think that this mosque should be built.  These protests show that we are merely prejuiced aginst muslims.  We moved to this country originally so we could quit the standard english church.  So are we going to undermine our whole foundation after we've gone so far, worked so hard?  Now, I know that people will still protest even as I say this, so I personally think that it would be a lot less hassle to built it somewhere else. You just have to put it into perspective.  What if you were the muslim?  What if people hated YOU because of your beliefs?

                                               This is a mosque, a muslim center of worship.


Sould the mosque be built?:

Book on fire?

The Quran is the Islamic book of worship.  So why is a Orlando pastor going to burn it in front of cameras and public?  He's doing it to target terrorists, he says, which is why it'll happen on 9-11.  However, he's been planning this for months and nobody has tried to stop him until now.  All muslims are not all terrorists, but that may change quite soon. Evan's blog of fun wants to hear YOUR opinion on the topic.

I think that the bluntest way to put this is stupid.  Now, if there wasn't so much publicity about it nobody would know or care; but this guy feeds off of it.  There has to be a better way to attack the terrorists via religon.  Why does he have to increase tension?  Most americans and muslims don't get along too well, and the pastor is not helping. What do you think?

Operation new dawn.

Our president had initiated operation new dawn.  this missioin will include training new iraq troops, so iraq can have an independant military.  because of this, many troops are leaving iraq.  if iraq gets a independant military, than we might be able to leave altogether.  but some wonder if this is a good idea.

I think that operation new dawn will be best for this country.  we need to get out of the middle east.  this is a great way to leave. if we have allies in the middle east, then we can leave.  plus, it's putting presure on the terrorists.  indepentant militarys are just what we need.