Entry # 3 - 30th January, 2014

Title: US "concern" at Syria Chemical Weapons Delay
Date: 30 January, 2014
By:  BBC

   The United State is worried about Syria delayed on handing over their chemical weapons. They believed only 4% of the amount of chemical weapons declare by the Syrian government have been removed. Syria's Chemical weapon is due to all be destroyed before June 30. The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), overseeing the destruction of Syria's chemical arsenal is right now meeting in The Hague discussing the progress. Under the terms set by the UN, Syrian authorities are responsible for packing and safely transporting the chemical weapons to the Mediterranean port of Latakia, where the weapons are going to be destroyed in international waters. The main goal now is to ensure that the Syrian give up their chemical weapons without further delay.

  Firstly i am all pro for this operation, as in WW1 chemical weapon was used, and the damage that these weapons can do is huge. Also after WW1, every country in the world all promised that they are never going to use anymore chemical weapons, this is an international law set by the League of Nations and the United Nations now. I think we all should be concern about Syria right now, as they still possess those weapons, and they can still be used against their own people like what they did few months ago, so its crucial that Syrian government to give up their chemical weapons.
 

Entry #2 - January 28th, 2014

Title: Ukraine Crisis: Parliament abolishes Anti-Protest Law
Date: 28th January, 2014
By: BBC

   The decision comes less than 2 weeks after the measures were introduced.
The measures was that the government banned protestors from wearing of helmets and blocking of public buildings and also it outlawed unauthorized tents in public areas, only fueled more anti - government  activities, now the government tries to appease the protestors by firstly abolishing this law and even Ukraine's Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has offered to quit. Activists in Ukraine have been chatting with the police and to listen to the debate being held in the parliament. The protests have spread in recent days across Ukraine, even to President Yanukovych's stronghold.. Official buildings in several cities have been taken by protestors.

   The government in this country is wiser than any other countries. For example in the middle east or Syria. There they don't know that their people is a huge threat and the government created so much hate between them, and when this anger cannot be held back anymore, it turned into a revolution. But in this case the Ukrainian government abolished laws that's against protestors and even the Prime Minister stated that he is going to resign, in order to appease the protestors, and they did well in order to acquire peace in this country. This time we are lucky that there's no civil war going on in Ukraine, cause you don't know how many would die if they have a civil war there. Tens of thousands would die. The government chose the right way which is to get peace rather than violence and civil war.

Entry #1 - January 24th, 2014

Title: South Sudan Rebels Keen to Fight On
Date: January 23rd, 2014
By: Mark Lowen

 War continues in Sudan, where the government forces clash with the rebels in South of Sudan 10000 people have died already. Although recently a ceased fire have now been signed, soldiers in the rebel army still wanted to fight as they claimed that they must kill the man who killed their women, children and Elders, President Salva Kiir. Civilians were caught in this war and lots of them were injured including Gat Kuath Lul, who had been shot in the legs 6 times, sworn that he is going to kill whoever did this to him and said that the only way to end this war is that President Salva must step down. The people there are willing to fight because they want change and its worth the human costs of this war.
 
  10000 have died already, when will they learned that fighting is not an option, they should use methods like negotiations with the government, "Darkness cannot drive out Darkness, only light can. Hate cannot drive out hate only love can" Martin Luther King, Jr, stated that if you fight with the government nothing can be achieved, but if you use civilized methods like negotiations and talks, things can change. If they just continue to fight, the result is that more people are gonna die and nothing will change. They wanted change but its through sacrificing young soldiers and possibly child soldiers, if they really wanted change they should first change the way they think about solving these problems. Both sides should just lay down their arms and go to negotiate, cause war and fighting is not the solution to everything or anything and peace is.