McAdam,+Erin

Kidnapped? Oh Yup, Al-Qaeda...** A spokesman for al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for the kidnappings of the four westerners. The claim was made on video tape that was obtained on Tuesday. the first kidnapping was in mali where Frenchman Pierre Camatte was taken from his hotel. The other three who were Spaniards were kidnapped while working as aid volunteers in Mauritania, the video said that specific details will be sent to France and Spain for specific demands wanted for their release. Opinion- I think that the kidnappings are sad, because the people who were kidnapped were just in the country trying to HELP, its ridiculous, there is no need for kidnapping, its just stupid and unfair. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2009/12/20091287345403295.html http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/12/08/spain.mauritania.alqaeda/index.html One MAJOR difference was in the CNN article it spent the whole article talking about the three Spaniards and not the frenchman, and Al Jazeera spent theirs talking about the frenchman. Also the CNN atricle included the whereabouts of the three Spaniards when they were abducted. Lastly the CNN article also included how it happened and what efforts the Spanish government is putting in.
 * 12/10/09

Well... For now. President Moussa Dadis Camara Seems to be in the clear for now with an injury he recieved after his soldiers opened fire on an opposition on september 28th reportedly killing 150 people. The extent of the injury is still unknown. Lt Abubakar Diakite is the aide of his is supposedly the one who shot him. He is on the run currently and there is a reward being offered for his capture. Opinion- There is some things i don't get about this happening... Why would one of his OWN aides shoot him? Also why wouldn't the doctors disclose the extent of his injury's? i have a feeling that the damage done from the shooting is a lot worse than it appears to be... ** http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8398220.stm http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2009/12/2009125223317810613.html In the al Jazeera article it seemed to have a lot more inside information than the BBC article appeared to have, I say this because the BBC article seemed to just have the publicly released statements. The Al Jazeera article included what seemed to be a lot of the inner information in the problem like, the struggle for power within the government, and also why they think his Lt. may have shot him during the open power.
 * 12/4/09

STONED//** A somali woman was stoned to death for what the judge said was adultery, she addmited to having sex with a 29 year ole unmarried man and was stoned in front of 200 people. Her boyfriend received 100 lashes at the same place. Opinion- i personally believe that this is horrible. Beacuse she was KILLED for doing what i believe she should be free to do.And it was done in front of a crown in i very animalistic way. BBC News-http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8366197.stm Al Jazeera-http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2009/11/20091119112014611167.html In the bbc news riticle it seemed to dance around the subject in the beginning. Like they just said that she was killed but not exactly how or why. but in the Al Jazeera article they got straight to the point that she got stoned to death in fornt of 200 people.
 * //11/19/09

ICC INVESTIGATION: KENYA VIOLENCE** Luis Moreno-Ocampo of the ICC told kenyan leaders that he wil be investigating the crimes that were commited by suspected perpetrators for the violence that occured in the post election.The fighting which happened in 2007 forced many out of thier homes and many many dead.People have been reluctant in aiding the conviction of the perpetrators because many of them are high in power in the government.
 * //11/5/09//


 * OPINION**: I think that this is good because i believe that the people in the kenyan government deserve to be punished for all the bad things that have been to all the innocent people, the lives lost each and everyone of them being valuable, and all the lives ruined because of being forced out of their homes and go on the run from the conflict.