Monday, February 25, 2008

Suicide Bomber Kills 40 in Iraq


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On Sunday the Shiite pilgrims were taking their religious walk to a Shiite shrine south of Baghdad.
As they were taking a break a suicide bomber killed 40 and wounded 60. Later that day in Iskandariyah "pilgrims traveling to the holy city of Karbala to mark Arbaeen, the end of 40 days of mourning following the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein" who died from the attack. In the neighborhood of Dora Sunni were believed to attack Shiite pilgrims earlier Sunday. With hand grenades and small bare arms, they killed at least three and wounded about 36.

This is all happening because of a lack of communication. If we learned to get along and accept each other's differences in religion and looks there would definately be a decrease in the amount of deaths in the world.

Monday, February 11, 2008

U.S. to seek death penalty for 9/11 suspects

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In Washington the U.S. military seeks to press criminal charges against the six top possible al-Queada suspects. This includes the mastermind behind the 9/11 Khalid Sheik Mohammed. If convicted under the military commission system, they will face the death penalty. They will be charged for suicide hijacking and "murder in violation of the law of war."
The others charged are:

* Ramzi bin al-Shibh, who allegedly helped find the flight schools where the hijackers were trained.

* Mohamed al-Qahtani, thought to be the so-called "20th hijacker" who was refused entry into the United States at the Orlando, airport a few weeks before the attacks.

* Ali al-Aziz Ali, accused of funneling thousands of dollars to the hijackers to finance flight training and living expenses in the U.S.

* Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawawi, alleged to have assisted hijackers in obtaining credit cards and western clothing.

* Walid bin-Attash, accused of arranging training for hijackers in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

It is really stupid why they kill themselves in order to prove to the world that their religion is key.

Friday, February 8, 2008

Six missing after Ga. sugar refinery explosion

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A sugar factory exploded! This caused the whole building to catch fire and stay on fire for almost a whole day. Many of the 33 workers had third degree burns but didn't mind it because they were more worried about the safety of their friends. 27 of the 33 workers were counted, six were missing- presumably dead.

I never knew a sugar factory could explode. Much less cause severe damage to so many workers. This was a big surprise, hopefully the missing are found alive.

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Standoff ends with five dead including SWAT officer, gunman


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There are so many crazy people in the world. These crazy people take out their problems on innocent people. These innocent people are killed leaving their families to face the world alone, with a hole in the pit of their hearts. Randal Simmons was one of the many of innocent people who are killed in the mist of a scene. An unidentifyable suspect had killed three of its relatives around 9 pm Wednesday night. He admitted his crime to a SWAT building, then he took aim at two men in the same room. He killed one of the officers, Randal Simmons, leaving the other one injured. Later at around 6 pm Jim McDonnell exchanged gun shots with the suspect killing him on the scene. James Veenstra the officer injured by the maniac was rushed to the Northridge hospital and is undergoing surgery. He is expected to survive.

People like the killer in this article deserve to die. They are selfish enough to kill innocent people for no reason. Many victims of situations like this one do not deserve to die. They are good people that were at the wrong place at the wrong time.

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Accidental drug mix killed Ledger


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Heath Ledger- actor, died because of an accidental prescription drug mix. This actor who played a role in Brokeback Mountain. He was 28 when he died. His body was found in the apartment he rented in Manhattan. He died because he mixed different drugs like Oxycontin, Valium, and Xanax. Medical experts found sleeping medicine and painkillers in his blood stream.


It is not good to mix even prescription drugs. Even a small dose of mixed drugs could cause a person to die. DRUGS ARE BAD. That is all I have to say.

Monday, February 4, 2008

Giants shock Patriots to win Super Bowl



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The unbeatable New England Patriots were finally defeated. At first the epic game between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots seemed to be cased closed, but it took an exciting turn near the finally of the game. With 2 minutes and 42 seconds left it seemed like another win for the Patriots 14-10. When all hope was almost lost the Giants kept going at it and with a 12-play, 83-yard pass to Plaxico Burress at the corner of the end zone - TOUCHDOWN. Leaving the final score an unexpected 17-14, creating history in the field of national football. The Patriots didn't know how to respond to this loss. They expected to win but this time the underdogs came and took victory.

This is an amazing victory. What is even greater is that this showed that the underdogs can defeat the champions anytime anywhere if they just try. Another cool thing is that my "uncle" (really just my dads friend) used to play for the Giants, so this is exciting news to him.