Posted by: bbss23 on: May 11, 2010
Being from Philadelphia I have seen many crazy people and many people that act without thinking. Regardless if they blurt out derogatory words, throw punches when it is not necessary or pull a trigger without thinking of the consequences. I myself have my moments but when you’re raised in such a city of chaos and [...]
Posted by: bbss23 on: March 16, 2010
Nearly 13 people were killed and a dozen injured in the northwest part of Pakistan this past Saturday. The attack occurred right at a security checkpoint in Mingora, one of the largest cities in Pakistan. The Taliban are said to be responsible for the attack as they continue to bring misery to those around them. [...]
Posted by: bbss23 on: March 7, 2010
In the previous week, I wrote about the upcoming election in Iraq and the possible violence that could impact it. Sure enough, as the election went on this past week there were many risks and caution for any people who came out to vote. Bombings could be heard from short distances away from Baghdad, but [...]
Posted by: cbizzle23 on: February 18, 2010
This past Sunday was the holiday Valentines Day, aka the most ridiculous holiday ever. Most people who enjoy Valentines Day are those who are in a relationship and have lovely dovey stuff. To be honest I support the reason behind the holiday, I think it is important to celebrate love and the love ones around [...]
Posted by: socalgolfer on: February 17, 2010
The United States military scored an immense victory recently as they succeeded in capturing Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, who is the Taliban’s Top Military Commander and second in command behind Mullah Mohammad Omar who was the founder of the Taliban. This critical move made by the United States is a vital turning point in the [...]
Posted by: bbss23 on: February 14, 2010
Last night, February 11, 2010, a suicide bomber attacked the United States base in eastern Afghanistan wounding nearly five U.S. soldiers. Many wonder how the man got on the U.S. base territory in the first place. It is being reported that he wore an Afghan border police uniform and was obviously not monitored closely enough [...]
Posted by: bbss23 on: January 24, 2010
As we continue our life here in the U.S, we are currently occupied with a huge national debt problem, the Super Bowl on the horizon, President Obama to make his First State of the Union speech and a guy named Tiger. However, our lives wouldn’t be nearly as hectic and stressful as they [...]
Posted by: danieladaniela on: December 1, 2009
President Obama said on Tuesday that the deployment of 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan is part of his strategy to reverse the Taliban’s and stabilize the country’s government. Obama said he is going to begin sending additional troops starting in early 2010 and will try to end it in 2011. President Obama’s strategy is to deny [...]
Posted by: dillonmoyer on: October 28, 2009
On Sunday Baghdad had one of its worst suicide bombings since 2007. The two suicide bombers got through a few checkpoints before they detonated the bombs within one minute of each other. Over 155 people were killed and over 500 people were injured. The blasts severely damaged the Justice Ministry and provincial council complexes. A [...]
Posted by: joanna200 on: October 18, 2009
In Lahore, Pakistan there were teams of gunmen that coordinated to attack three law enforcement facilities in Lahore, which is the cultural capital of Pakistan. Also, some car bombs exploded on Thursday in two cities near the Afghan border and killed 39 people due to the “anti-government” violence. No group of terrorists has claimed the [...]
Posted by: bbss23 on: October 13, 2009
A blast Monday left 41 people killed and dozens wounded in Pakistan. This latest attack highlights the increase in terrorist attacks over the last 7 years and shows that terrorist groups such as the Taliban and Al-Qaeda are still at large. There have been a “string” of recent attacks on Pakistan. The bombings occurred in [...]
Posted by: nataliebea on: October 9, 2009
Just recently in France, a 32 year old man who is a researcher at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (Cern) was arrested. Currently, Cern are trying to recreate the conditions of the big bang by using the Large Hadron Collider that they have. The Large Hadron Collider is currently the world’s largest and highest-energy [...]
Posted by: alsonkeeler on: October 5, 2009
Al Qaeda has learn a new technique from the drug smugglers, they found out a way to store bombs so that the security machines of the airports cant notice that someone has a bomb or an artifact that could cause damage. There new technique is to store bombs into their bodys. They are doing this [...]
Posted by: socalgolfer on: September 25, 2009
Najibullah Zazi, an Afghanistan native, was held in custody by the order of the U.S. federal judge. He had planned to attack New York City with bombs he had already set up. The attacks were staged to go off on the melancholy anniversary of the 9/11/01 World Trade Center attacks. Zazi had conspired to create [...]
Posted by: bbss23 on: September 15, 2009
With all the talk and remembrance of the tragedy of 9/11 over the past few days, the government has come out with some relieving information. The FBI has reported that our crime rate fell nearly 1.9 percent in 2008 compared to 2007. According to reports, as we move forward in 2009 and into 2010, the [...]
Posted by: gonzaloasis on: August 28, 2009
For those of you who don’t know about them, ETA is a terrrosrist Spanish group that resorts to force in their effort to obtain the independence of the “Pais Vasco”. They have been putting bombs all around Spain since 1961, but they have not succeeded, and never will. After negotiations and several attempts from the Spanish government to make them [...]
Posted by: janajohnson on: February 17, 2009
Saudi Arabia is cracking down on its terrorists. Right now they have raised the level to an orange alert. They have asked for help in detaining the eighty three Saudis and two Yemenis. The sixteenth reunion of the first attack on the World Trade centers (1993) is coming up and they are worried. I think [...]
Posted by: charliekennedy on: February 10, 2009
On Monday, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, a female suicide bomber killed at least 20 soldiers and 8 civilians. The government says she was hiding among a group of refugees fleeing from the war zone in northern Sri Lanka when the bomb went off. A string of recent victories over the Tamil Tigers had the government [...]
Posted by: trubino on: December 10, 2008
Al-Qeada, also spelled as al-Qaida, is a Sunni Islamist group around the world that was founded in 1988. Al-Qaeda is responsible for the September 11, 2001 attack. They target civilians and military to attack. Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri are the group’s leaders. Their attacks include suicide attacks and other disturbing attacks to innocent [...]
Posted by: sallywatson on: December 10, 2008
The Police in India are said to be going to use a supposed ”truth-serum” (sodium pentothal) on a man that they suspect to have been involved in the terrorist attacks in Mumbai. Will this work? Is there really a chemical solution that can make people tell the truth? Sodium pentothal, also known as thiopental, can act on [...]
Posted by: sallywatson on: December 4, 2008
On November 27, 2008 terrorist attacks surged across the city of Mumbai, India. Terrorists took over multiple locations including a Jewish centre, the Oberoi hotel, the Taj hotel, and a local hospital. The Oberoi Hotel and the Taj Hotel were where the major terrorist activities took place. The terrorist attackers were a Pakistani militant [...]
Posted by: sallywatson on: December 3, 2008
Recently, I read an article in the “New York Times,” explaining how it will be difficult to shield luxury from terrorist attacks. When a family goes to a hotel with a high reputation, they expect a relaxing weekend away from civilization. A time to just sit back, relax and enjoy life. What most people don’t [...]
Posted by: shaaz on: December 3, 2008
A Blue-Ribbon council in Congress has concluded that an attack on the world will happen by the year 2013. Experts have said that the terrorists planning a biological attack rather than a nuclear attack. Now this has shaken fear into at least one American. It’s already a lot when I step into an airport and [...]
Posted by: charliekennedy on: November 9, 2008
Al- Bahul, a Bin Laden supporter from Al-Qaeda who is known for video taping Osama Bin Laden’s tapes was sentenced to life in prison. The thirty nine year old Al-Qaeda supporter was tried in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba where he is locked up behind bars. The prosecutor is convicted on 35 counts of conspiracy, providing support and material for [...]
Posted by: hannahshulla on: October 30, 2008
The FBI uncovered a plot where two neo-nazi skinheads were planning to kill 88 African Americans with Barrack Obama as their final target. The men would have went on a killing spree singling out predominantly black neighborhoods and schools. Along with killing 88 African Americans they planned on beheading 14 of them. The numbers 88 [...]
Posted by: shaaz on: September 30, 2008
It seems that India has a bigger problem than terrorism. While terrorist attacks may grab all the headlines, stampedes have killed more than twice as many people this year. This news comes after 147 people were killed in a temple near Jodhpur. This story shows that the press often says what the viewers wish to [...]
Posted by: charliekennedy on: September 27, 2008
Terrorist attacks in Europe are not very frequent. Only two attacks in Europe in last couple years. But in all the world there are terrorist strikes every couple days. There were attacks on Denmark embassies in Islam countries because of caricatures of Mohammed. Let’s think for a moment, who are attackers almost every time? Religion [...]
Posted by: shaaz on: September 22, 2008
At least 60 people were killed and over 200 were injured as terrorism showed its ugly face once again in the Pakistani capital. A Marriot in Islamabad was attacked by a suicide bomber who completely decimated this luxury five star hotel. This bomb was really powerful as the suicide bomber stood about 100 feet from [...]
Posted by: trubino on: September 21, 2008
The U.S. Embassy in Yemen was bombed at 9:15 this Wednesday morning. There were a total of 16 people killed, six attackers, six Yemeni guards, and four civilians. No American’s died in this bombing. This hasn’t been the first attack on the U.S. Embassy. Yemeni security guards say that this attack belongs to a group [...]
Posted by: charliekennedy on: September 21, 2008
Siete anos despues de los ataques de Sept. 11 del 2001 no ecuentran a Bin Laden, el lider de la organizacion criminal que es culpable de miles de personas inocentes. Es sospechado que Bin Laden organizo los ataques contra los E.U.A. Se dice que el tiene informantes que lo mantien al tanto de lo que estan haciendo. Desde [...]
