Drone in Iran

Recently in Iran a US spy drone has crashed inside their borders. Iran has claimed that they were able to reconstruct the drone and use the technology against the US. Many people do not see this as an immediate threat. The information and technology on the drone inst an immediate thread.

"We've asked for it back. We'll see how the Iranians respond," Obama said.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/22/world/meast/iran-us-plane/index.html?hpt=wo_bn8

Troops Pose with Bomber's Body

Recently pictures of US airborne troops have been published by the LA Times have been released and have circulated. In the photo troops were posing with a body of a suspected suicide bomber. In the Photo US and Afghan troops are holding the body up by his legs. The military is currently investigating the situation and the soldiers will probably be identified and put on military trial. Regardless of the shock that the picture gives to the american people it will probably result in a counter attack. In the past when the US military has been involved with controversies a retaliation has occurred. However no action has been taken at this point, but only time will tell the result of these photos resurfacing.

  http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/18/world/asia/afghanistan-troops-photos/index.html?hpt=wo_c2

North Korean Launch

This week in the DRPK a new launch site has been opened up to the international community. North Korea has explained to the international media that this is not a long range ballistic missile test and it is in fact a satellite launch. The DRPK claims that the launch is for peaceful reasons only but the US and Japan suspect that it is only a cover up to test a new missile. Officials have not found any nuclear material on the missile. Apparently the satellite will be used to collect data on crops, forests and weather. Given North Korea's history with missiles the act of launching a "satellite" into orbit raised suspicions all over the world. Whether or not this is actually for collecting data of just another missile test is anyone's guess at this point.

      http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/09/world/asia/north-korea-launch/index.html?hpt=wo_c1

Iran Training Female Death Squads

This week in Iran it was relieved that the government has been training women the ancient art of ninjutsu. It is hypothesized that these hit squads will be deployed at several capitols of western countries in order to assasinate key members of the government. The weapons used by the assassins is unknown at this time but several governments predict that the attacks will be swift, deadly and efficient. Several of these women are already deployed in countries as sleeper agents and can be given orders at any time to strike at any place with deadly speed. Barack Obama held a press conference in order to give the United States citizens peace of mind. "There are few things more deadly than Iranian ninjas, but i assure the american people that they are safe!"

http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/03/world/meast/iran-reuters-ninja/index.html?hpt=wo_c2

Slavery's Last Stronghold

Mauritina is last place in the world to have slavery. Slavery was not a crime until 2007, and since then only one slave owner has been successfully prosecuted. In Mauritina the government officially abolished slavery in 1981 making it the very last country in the world to abolish it. Approximately 10 to 20% of the population is enslaved. The government has done little to nothing to combat this horrible human rights violation and this problem continues today. Many people would never imagine a place where slavery still exists but this problem does not exist in one country in western Africa. Human trafficking exists around the world, even in the United States, and the awareness of this problem is low. People need to stand up and confront these issues if Maurutina will ever truely abolish of slavery, and eliminate human trafficking around the world.  

     http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2012/03/world/mauritania.slaverys.last.stronghold/index.html?hpt=hp_c2

Massacre In Afghanistan

On Monday the Taliban vowed revenge on the United States for the killing of 16 civilians. Allegedly a US staff Sargent walked off a base and killed 9 children, 3 women, and 4 men. The US has detained the soldier responsible for these murders. The Afghan government is encouraging the US to hold a trial in front of the civilians. This event obviously created a rift between the civilians and the soldiers. Theses killings only make the situation worse because of the Quran burning last month. The situation in Afghanistan will only get worse unless this situation is handled in an appropriate way.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXgYgfe-oNo

Putin Declares Victory

Thousands of people rallied against Putin in Moscow on Monday. The result of the election seemed very controversial to most people claiming that the election was skewed in his favor. Putin won the election with 63% of the votes. European officials claim that Putin has abused his executive power in order to keep his power. Many people accuse Putin and his followers of ballot stuffing and other ways of rigging the election. There is suspicion that the number of voters at each polling station exceeded the number of registered voters. Many different countries have encouraged the Russian government to conduct an investigation to confirm if these accusations.

    http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/05/world/europe/russia-election/index.html?hpt=wo_bn6