Kerry in Japan amid heightened Korean tensions

Article: Kerry in Japan amid heightened Korean tensions

US Secretary, John Kerry, arrived in Japan Sunday for his final stop in his Asian tour.  He met with Japanese Foreign Minister Kishida to talk about climate change, cyber security, and regional tensions.  Kerry says that the regional countries need to work very, very closely to come to a peaceful resolution.  Kerry also offers his nation’s military support against any North Korean attack.  He also stated that if North Korea were to get serious about ending its nuclear war program, the United States would be willing to talk with them.

            I am very happy that Kerry is showing America’s willingness to aid another country, especially when it could very well benefit us.  I have to put out a cautionary note though; Kerry has to be careful about promising to aid South Korea right after we stopped fighting the war in Iraq.  I for one agree to “lend a hand”, but I can’t speak for everyone in the US. I would love to see a peace talk between the US and North Korea, that could become an inspiration if America could settle this with a peace talk an no guns or weapons.

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Russian Tycoon’s Death

Article: Russian Tycoon’s Death

         Boris Berezovsky, a self-exiled Russian tycoon, is dead.  He left Russia to avoid charges for fraud charges that were “politically motivated”.  Whether it is suicide or murder the police can’t tell.  Mr. Berezovsky had started to face financial troubles, prompting the police to consider it to be a possible suicide.  The police are currently waiting for an autopsy to determine the cause of death.  He was found locked inside a bathroom, dead.  Mr. Berezovsky had survived many assassination attempts.  He had become a critic of Putin and accused the government of wrong doings.

         I have to say if you have an enemy Russians are the worst to have.  In all seriousness, this man was probably killed, so yes, that means I believe that this wasn’t a suicide.  I believe that he was killed to avoid allegations of government activities from leaking more than it already has.  If it was a suicide then that is sad, and I feel sorry for Berezovsky family either way.  I do want to say that this man was doing the right thing and pointing out the corruption of the government he worked in, but some will think to dismiss him, and I’m not saying they can’t do that.

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Gang rape in South Africa

Article: Gang rape in South Africa

            17-year-old South African girl, Anene Booyson, was gang raped then mutilated to death.  This act has caused an outrage among the majority of South Africa.  More because of how far out of the main cities she lived, she lived in Bredasdorp.  Although, gang rapes much more common in South Africa compared to the United States of America.  About four minutes is the average time a person is raped in South Africa.  Even President Jacob Zuma has cast his opinion about the matter saying that this act is an outrage and that the courts should give a heavy penalty to the men responsible for this crime.

            This is horrible story of a relatively young girl that had a horrible thing happen to her.  I can’t believe how outrageous this whole thing is.  The fact that this happens so often in South Africa is just heart wrenching, the men are insane, and with no true role model to depend upon.  These men and all people who rape others should be put to immediate justice in every form of the word.  The problem is most of this is happening in another country that United Stats of America can’t judge for.  Show your response in a commentary form below.

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Egyptian Man Beaten

News Link: Egyptian Beating Victim

            A man stripped and beaten by government police now claims on state television that is was the protesters who assaulted him, who some feel he was intimidated to say on television.  48-year-old Hamada Saber was stripped naked and beaten by police in full riot gear on February 1^st. Yet, another video of him saying it was the police combined with his daughter’s account of what happened seems to counter his TV claim and points the finger back at the soldiers.  Soldiers of all ranks, from majors to generals, are apologizing to this man in his hospital wing and the government has put this incident under investigation.

             This man is a little crazy because of his actions through all of this.  First of all, he could have been intimidated or just messed up enough in the head not to understand what the soldiers were doing to him; I’d choose the former because it makes the most sense.  Second of all, I have to say that it is hard to find someone who will forgive the people who beat him in his own hospital room.  Furthermore, the rebellion that is occurring in Egypt is also a large concern of the world and news posts of this nature show that someone else beside themselves care about these kinds of events.

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Injustice

Link: US Pastor Sentenced to 8 Years of Prison

A brief summary to this story is that Abedini is in prison for being Christian, and is still on trial, whenever that will occur.  The Iranian government has violated basic Human rights. Around the world nations and governments are being asked to rally against this injustice, while Abedini is sitting in jail with an eight year sentence on his head for his beliefs.

            My first opinion on this is that there are some messed up governments in the world and the way they works is beyond stupid.  A government in the 21^st century that is denying religion to a man, this sounds like hogwash, but it’s happening in other countries as well as Iran.  Those nations to blame should all together, in one big group, be brought to justice for the harm they cause people.  These nations sit in the proverbial corner of the proverbial room, waiting to see what trouble that they cause next.  Now that that’s been said, I want to say that every man, woman, and others of the human species that can communicate are aloud to their opinion of everything in the whole world.  I say think what you will, but remember that there are always people in the world who think only they are right.

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TSA and Privacy

(Article: http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/18/travel/tsa-body-scanners/index.html?hpt=us_c2)

The TSA’s decision to remove graphic body scanners is wonderful.  That decision shows that it is putting privacy concerns at the forefront of its attention by showing that both it and many others care about our privacy while maintaining our safety.  I think that having a generic non-discriminatory image appear on the scanner instead of someone’s actual image is much more private, and I believe most people would agree with me.  I do believe that technology is the highest form of stopping possible terrorists, but it’s exactly that, just possible.  The fact of the matter is that there are body scanners that scan with the precision of, well for a lack of better words, a really good body scanner, and having these machines is going a little overboard.  I only wish the TSA could take these machines out sooner.  Unfortunately, the task of removing these anti-privacy scanners is projected to be complete in June, so for now those machines are still out there.  If there was any way to speed up the process or to have come to this decision quicker that would have been great, but what’s done is done and, thank you God, it’s for the better not the worse.

About Me

I'm Nathan Skalka, and I play in the band.  I play the trumpet, and am a part of the Prep Jazz Band.  I have been to Chicago, Denver, and Washington, D.C.  My favorite food is noodles and mash potatoes, separate of course.  I love to swim and in my spare time program for the iOS and Mac OS.  When I am out of college I will be a programmer or computer designer.I sadly don't have a favorite football or sport team for that matter, but I like to play hockey and baseball.