The Inaugaration, at least a million people came to witness Barack Obama becoming the first black president of the United States. That was the whole point of all of it, and guess what happened? They messed it up. This might be news to you, but there was actually a word out of sequence, meaning that he could continue, but if somebody mentioned the fact, then it would be an awkward situation as it is true.
So just to be on the safe side they did it again yesterday, except with a smaller crowd. There were reporters there, but not with a million people like on Tuesday. A bit annoying to everyone who was there no doubt, but he's President and everyone there did witness his brilliant speech, so it's not that bad.
Guantanomo bay is an extremely harsh prison camp, and Obama has promised to close it down. He has already brought the trials of the Guantanomo bay detainees to a full stop already and hopes that the facility will be shut down completely by the end of this year.
I'm sure all of us will see Obama's promises carried out soon, people are going to have to be patient. I ask, what is Obama going to promise next? An end to the death penalty?
Keep on waiting and soon we can find out.
Thursday, 22 January 2009
Wednesday, 21 January 2009
Obama is in.
Obama was inaugarated yesterday and became the 44th president of the United States, as well as the first Black President, and according to Conservapedia, maybe the first Muslim President, despite the fact he is not actually Muslim. ... Doesn't make a lot of sense. Oh well.
If you haven't seen his inaugaration speech, then I recommend it to you. It was a brilliant speech about what he will do as President.
If you can remember my earlier post on how everyone is expecting miracles, as they are, there is also people thinking that he alone has the hope of America, and a great deal of the world, on his soldiers. he also has a great deal of tasks and goals to complete.
But it isn't his tasks. He will help with them, but everyone needs to make a difference, because he can't change America, but all of the people in America, and maybe other people in other countries, can change America. His famous line used many times during his campaign, "Yes we can", notice the we. Not I, but we.
So now that Obama is the President, the people must not carry on with their daily tasks, but also continue to help him with all of the promises that Obama made during his campaign. Obama can't make these things happen, but he can help them happen, just as everyone in America can help them happen.
If you haven't seen his inaugaration speech, then I recommend it to you. It was a brilliant speech about what he will do as President.
If you can remember my earlier post on how everyone is expecting miracles, as they are, there is also people thinking that he alone has the hope of America, and a great deal of the world, on his soldiers. he also has a great deal of tasks and goals to complete.
But it isn't his tasks. He will help with them, but everyone needs to make a difference, because he can't change America, but all of the people in America, and maybe other people in other countries, can change America. His famous line used many times during his campaign, "Yes we can", notice the we. Not I, but we.
So now that Obama is the President, the people must not carry on with their daily tasks, but also continue to help him with all of the promises that Obama made during his campaign. Obama can't make these things happen, but he can help them happen, just as everyone in America can help them happen.
Monday, 19 January 2009
Update.
Israel is hoping of a complete troop withdrawal from Gaza by the time Barack Obama's inauguration. Since the conflict may continue, it's not necessarily good news. Hopefully we will see a full stop soon. It sure seems as if most of the world wants this to stop.
On a lighter note, I was told of this video by some friends.
You just got Barack rolled! True it may not be relevant, but I'm sure it made you chuckle.
On a lighter note, I was told of this video by some friends.
You just got Barack rolled! True it may not be relevant, but I'm sure it made you chuckle.
Celebrate!
Sorry I was away for the weekend, but I also missed out on some brilliant news, the ceasefire in Gaza! It may start up again, but for now the bodies will stop piling up, which is enough of a reason for a celebration.
Also, the inaugaration, tomorrow, Barack Obama will officially be the first African-American President. With the 20,000 troops moving into Afghanistan, it doesn't look like things will change immediately. There is also a link with another news piece, the more jobs that are lost, the more people who will forced to find military jobs. With more military jobs, more people to be ordered. A quicker end to the war? Or will it make things even more complicated?
The Gaza war is paused, but has it reached a full stop? I think that this will resume, they're just taking a break to get more supplies and clean up Gaza. This needs to stop as quick as possible.
Russia and Ukraine have finally reached a deal. In Moscow the Russia and Ukraine Prime Minister's agreed on a deal. Ukraine will be forced to pay a little more than they did last year however. This is very good news as finally Europe can get some more fuel to keep on going and keep our homes heated. To avoid this problem in future all the world must find more resources of energy for the future. Russia does have 12 deaths on it's conscious, 12 people froze to death with insufficient energy. We hope that this deal holds, unlike the others.
Also, the inaugaration, tomorrow, Barack Obama will officially be the first African-American President. With the 20,000 troops moving into Afghanistan, it doesn't look like things will change immediately. There is also a link with another news piece, the more jobs that are lost, the more people who will forced to find military jobs. With more military jobs, more people to be ordered. A quicker end to the war? Or will it make things even more complicated?
The Gaza war is paused, but has it reached a full stop? I think that this will resume, they're just taking a break to get more supplies and clean up Gaza. This needs to stop as quick as possible.
Russia and Ukraine have finally reached a deal. In Moscow the Russia and Ukraine Prime Minister's agreed on a deal. Ukraine will be forced to pay a little more than they did last year however. This is very good news as finally Europe can get some more fuel to keep on going and keep our homes heated. To avoid this problem in future all the world must find more resources of energy for the future. Russia does have 12 deaths on it's conscious, 12 people froze to death with insufficient energy. We hope that this deal holds, unlike the others.
Thursday, 15 January 2009
Oil crisis, Gaza disaster... 2009 is looking bad already
The economy is dying, people in Gaza are dying, and oil levels in the west are dying. Happy new 2009? Not yet it isn't.
First, the economy. It's getting worse. English citizens are advised to go on holiday in England to help save the economy there. America isn't any better, before you know it the unemployment levels will reach double digits. $700 billion is being spent in America to improve the economy, but so far only half of that is being put into use.
Oil has stopped coming in from Russia and without that steady stream coming into Europe, the oil prices are getting even higher. it's time to start planning your bus routes.
And worst of all, the Gaza crisis. Over 1000 people dead. It can make you cry that a war that could of been easily prevented has taken 1000 lives. A lot of people are simply using the excuse that if someone attacks you, you would attack them. Yet if we're talking about equality, couldn't the war have stopped when 4 Gazans had been killed? It's ridiculous and must be stopped. I don't believe that the war will still be going on past January.
Military planners are now preparing for a faster Iraq withdrawal than expected. Obama has not yet requested this, but it is expected as he promised it in his campaign for President. Better to be prepared with it not happening than it happening with them unprepared.
First, the economy. It's getting worse. English citizens are advised to go on holiday in England to help save the economy there. America isn't any better, before you know it the unemployment levels will reach double digits. $700 billion is being spent in America to improve the economy, but so far only half of that is being put into use.
Oil has stopped coming in from Russia and without that steady stream coming into Europe, the oil prices are getting even higher. it's time to start planning your bus routes.
And worst of all, the Gaza crisis. Over 1000 people dead. It can make you cry that a war that could of been easily prevented has taken 1000 lives. A lot of people are simply using the excuse that if someone attacks you, you would attack them. Yet if we're talking about equality, couldn't the war have stopped when 4 Gazans had been killed? It's ridiculous and must be stopped. I don't believe that the war will still be going on past January.
Military planners are now preparing for a faster Iraq withdrawal than expected. Obama has not yet requested this, but it is expected as he promised it in his campaign for President. Better to be prepared with it not happening than it happening with them unprepared.
Tuesday, 13 January 2009
Gaza: The unnecessary war
At the amnesty international site you can send a letter to the foreign secretary of state about how the fighting cannot go on. If you are interested, you can try one. Here as an example is the letter that I sent.
The Gaza crisis. It has been regarded by a ridiculous amount of people as Israel's right to defend themselves, people who claim this have not gathered enough information to make that claim. The war in Gaza is simply an unnecessary war made by people who aren't willing to co-operate and act like adults, but are behaving instead like little children, who are fighting over a toy.
Firstly, the rocket attacks on Israel could be solved by some simple talking. The Israelis claim the siege on Gaza started as a retaliation to the rockets, yet Hamas claim that the rocket attacks started as a retaliation to the siege. The solution should be clear. Israel stops the siege and Gaza has no choice, they must stop the rocket attacks. Problem solved.
But of course it couldn't be that simple. Israel can't lose it's pride, they think, the only choice is to launch a ground offensive to force Gaza to stop the rocket attacks. The Israeli Prime Minister thought that was the only choice.
About 900 people in Gaza have died. Most of them were innocent. 900 deaths. Well how much deaths from the rocket strikes were there? 4.
The people had to use the schools as shelters. They had no other choice. The Israel army surely wouldn't attack a school? Yet they did. They claimed there were weapons stored there that would be used against them. There wasn't.
When will anyone realise, maybe, just maybe, they might have lied? Maybe there is more to this attack than the Israel government claim?
So please, if there is anything you ca do to stop this pointless fight that has gone way too far, then do it. The quicker the war stops the better. Make things better before Gaza gets to the point where it can never get better.
The Gaza crisis. It has been regarded by a ridiculous amount of people as Israel's right to defend themselves, people who claim this have not gathered enough information to make that claim. The war in Gaza is simply an unnecessary war made by people who aren't willing to co-operate and act like adults, but are behaving instead like little children, who are fighting over a toy.
Firstly, the rocket attacks on Israel could be solved by some simple talking. The Israelis claim the siege on Gaza started as a retaliation to the rockets, yet Hamas claim that the rocket attacks started as a retaliation to the siege. The solution should be clear. Israel stops the siege and Gaza has no choice, they must stop the rocket attacks. Problem solved.
But of course it couldn't be that simple. Israel can't lose it's pride, they think, the only choice is to launch a ground offensive to force Gaza to stop the rocket attacks. The Israeli Prime Minister thought that was the only choice.
About 900 people in Gaza have died. Most of them were innocent. 900 deaths. Well how much deaths from the rocket strikes were there? 4.
The people had to use the schools as shelters. They had no other choice. The Israel army surely wouldn't attack a school? Yet they did. They claimed there were weapons stored there that would be used against them. There wasn't.
When will anyone realise, maybe, just maybe, they might have lied? Maybe there is more to this attack than the Israel government claim?
So please, if there is anything you ca do to stop this pointless fight that has gone way too far, then do it. The quicker the war stops the better. Make things better before Gaza gets to the point where it can never get better.
Friday, 9 January 2009
The Bush effect and Gaza update.
George Bush did a lot of thing's he is disliked for, primarily the war on Iraq. In an earlier post I mentioned people's view on America, and how if the President does something, then the whole of America is thought to support him. George Bush brought a negative view on America, and how long is it going to take to wear off? That depends on the actions that Obama makes as President.
The Gaza Death toll is over 750, rising even quicker than before. The hospital's are full, children are dying, and there is no sign of the fighting ending yet. Israel and Hamas rebuffed the U.N call for a cease-fire. The Israel Prime Minister Ehud Olmert claimed that the Israel military would “continue acting to protect Israeli citizens and will carry out the missions it was given,”.
But they seem to be more on the offensive than he claims. Fighting fire with fire? So far, the situation seems to be worse for everyone since the ground-offensive was launched.
Update: About 3,300 people injured, around 768 people dead. At least 10 Gaza mosques have been destroyed in the fighting so the people are being forced to pray in the rubble.
The post I made just yesterday on Obama putting pressure on congress to spend $800 billion dollars? Cross your fingers and hope that something happens, because the jobless rate has hit an 16-year high at 7.2%! Now $800 billion will or will not be spent and the economy will strengthen or weaken. All we can do is predict and wait.
The Gaza Death toll is over 750, rising even quicker than before. The hospital's are full, children are dying, and there is no sign of the fighting ending yet. Israel and Hamas rebuffed the U.N call for a cease-fire. The Israel Prime Minister Ehud Olmert claimed that the Israel military would “continue acting to protect Israeli citizens and will carry out the missions it was given,”.
But they seem to be more on the offensive than he claims. Fighting fire with fire? So far, the situation seems to be worse for everyone since the ground-offensive was launched.
Update: About 3,300 people injured, around 768 people dead. At least 10 Gaza mosques have been destroyed in the fighting so the people are being forced to pray in the rubble.
The post I made just yesterday on Obama putting pressure on congress to spend $800 billion dollars? Cross your fingers and hope that something happens, because the jobless rate has hit an 16-year high at 7.2%! Now $800 billion will or will not be spent and the economy will strengthen or weaken. All we can do is predict and wait.
Thursday, 8 January 2009
$800 billion? Could go either way...
Obama has been putting pressure on congress to spend up to $800 billion to end the recession, saying "I don't believe it is too late to change course, but it will be if we don't take dramatic action as soon as possible".
$800 billion though, it can seem so small when it is said, but it is an incredible amount of money. This sort of money could make or break a country, so saying: This money could make America a much better country, or a much worse country. It's a risk, but it seems to be a risk that Barack Obama is willing to take.
Will it work? Or not? What will we do if it doesn't work? So many questions, and no answers for a while yet...
Obama does warn, "The unemployment rate could reach double digits". It probably will get like this eventually with no action taken, but will it get worse if the $800 billion is spent? We'll find out before the year is over...
$800 billion though, it can seem so small when it is said, but it is an incredible amount of money. This sort of money could make or break a country, so saying: This money could make America a much better country, or a much worse country. It's a risk, but it seems to be a risk that Barack Obama is willing to take.
Will it work? Or not? What will we do if it doesn't work? So many questions, and no answers for a while yet...
Obama does warn, "The unemployment rate could reach double digits". It probably will get like this eventually with no action taken, but will it get worse if the $800 billion is spent? We'll find out before the year is over...
More fighting? This is getting out of hand...
Three rockets flew into Israel today, but not from the East, from Gaza, but further North, from the Lebanon. The only injuries were 2 people who were only slightly injured, but this isn't the point. The point is, how big is the war going to get before people will sort this out properly? If this goes on long enough, then people will just forget what they were fighting for. What will they do then? Keep fighting?
Why can't one of the two just stop what it is they are doing to agitate the other? If Hamas stopped firing rockets, then Israel couldn't keep the attack up and still seem like the good side.
If someone doesn't get this into order soon, then the war will just get worse and worse.
The Gaza death toll is now around 700, and rising pretty fast. Until something happens, the death number will just rise faster.
Why can't one of the two just stop what it is they are doing to agitate the other? If Hamas stopped firing rockets, then Israel couldn't keep the attack up and still seem like the good side.
If someone doesn't get this into order soon, then the war will just get worse and worse.
The Gaza death toll is now around 700, and rising pretty fast. Until something happens, the death number will just rise faster.
Wednesday, 7 January 2009
School? With Bombs? What?
War on Gaza development, Israel attacked a school filled with people, claiming that it was a rocket launch site. A school. Being used as a shelter for innocent civilians that Israel claimed they were not trying to harm.
It is true that a school would be a perfect hiding place for rockets, but maybe Israel is getting a little bit paranoid, or they could be making a full-scale invasion despite claiming that they are launching a retaliation against Hamas.
It seems to be a tactic they're using which could be used by any Government, and is shown well in George Orwell's Animal Farm. The people who realise that the Government might not actually be doing what they claim to do and really using it as an cover for something else they are doing. The people who do realise what is happening are afraid because of the greater force the opposed holds. Napoleon's 9 dog's and the Government's power.
It is true that a school would be a perfect hiding place for rockets, but maybe Israel is getting a little bit paranoid, or they could be making a full-scale invasion despite claiming that they are launching a retaliation against Hamas.
It seems to be a tactic they're using which could be used by any Government, and is shown well in George Orwell's Animal Farm. The people who realise that the Government might not actually be doing what they claim to do and really using it as an cover for something else they are doing. The people who do realise what is happening are afraid because of the greater force the opposed holds. Napoleon's 9 dog's and the Government's power.
When will every Government be completely truthful?
Tuesday, 6 January 2009
Back with bad information.
Information, I have put that in because it's not really news as you probably already know. We failed to tell you it as news because we haven't been posting for a long time due to the holidays. I assure you, my new years resolution is to make more posts on this site.
Anyway, 2 really big pieces of news.
1. Obama is moving 20,000 troops into Afghanistan. This brings the question: Is this the change that people voted for him for?
2. The war in Gaza, bad business.
The ground assault on Gaza is in it's 10th day, and the death toll is about 550, with about 2,700 injured. It started with Israel realising that they could only do so much with rockets and that Hamas wasn't coming out of his hiding place anytime soon. The rockets started as a retaliation to Hamas' rockets, which came as a retaliation to the siege Israel put Gaza under.
Hamas' however claims that the siege started first, and the rockets won't stop until the siege stops, then Israel says that the rockets must stop first, etc. etc. etc. It seems to me that they are behaving like children. Both of them, instead of thinking about the situation properly, are both insisting that the other one stops.
A solution? If Hamas just said: "Alright. We'll stop firing rockets at your country if you will stop the siege." Israel would simply stop the siege and that would end it.
At least 550 people have died, not because of any 1 person, but because of 2 people fighting over nothing. So I ask, why did this war start?
Anyway, 2 really big pieces of news.
1. Obama is moving 20,000 troops into Afghanistan. This brings the question: Is this the change that people voted for him for?
2. The war in Gaza, bad business.
The ground assault on Gaza is in it's 10th day, and the death toll is about 550, with about 2,700 injured. It started with Israel realising that they could only do so much with rockets and that Hamas wasn't coming out of his hiding place anytime soon. The rockets started as a retaliation to Hamas' rockets, which came as a retaliation to the siege Israel put Gaza under.
Hamas' however claims that the siege started first, and the rockets won't stop until the siege stops, then Israel says that the rockets must stop first, etc. etc. etc. It seems to me that they are behaving like children. Both of them, instead of thinking about the situation properly, are both insisting that the other one stops.
A solution? If Hamas just said: "Alright. We'll stop firing rockets at your country if you will stop the siege." Israel would simply stop the siege and that would end it.
At least 550 people have died, not because of any 1 person, but because of 2 people fighting over nothing. So I ask, why did this war start?
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