Robert Mugabe & Zimbabwe

It is evidently clear that Robert Mugabe is the worst dictator in the world. Many of the other dictators have done horrible things to become one of the worst, but Robert Mugabe is the worst. He has been in power since 1980 and has done absolutly nothing to help out his country, Zimbabwe. Many of the women in zimbabwe have suffered horrible pain including being capture, tortured, and some even raped. Betty Makoni, a zimbabwean activist says she knows of about 700 women who have been sexually assulted. That isnt just one of the many problems in the country, inflation is another big problem. Inflation hit 1,792.9% in February and is expected to reach 3,700% by year’s end. Also unemployment is another big problem reaching 80% of the population. The biggest problem would have to be aids. It is said that it has the worlds worst epidemic of AIDS reaching 16% of the population. Even though all these problems occur, there is an opposition group, the MDC – movement for democratic change. Robert Mugabe is getting worse and worse, even to the point where he encouraged mobs to invade farms owned by the remaining white residents. Also Mugabe’s greatest trick was to make sure that people would fear him more then they hate him and hate themselves most of all. It is clear that Robert Mugabe needs to be stopped.

Why We Must Fix Our Prison System

The neighborhoods of America have become more dangerous. We are wasting alot of money and millions of people are dying. There's one and only one solution to this problem : We need to fix the system. We need to figure out who goes to prison and for how long. In 1984, Japan had a population half the size of ours and was putting over 40,000 people in jail compared to 580,000 in the United States. As shocking as that was, the difference between both countries now is even more disturbing. Since then, Japan's prison population has come close to around 70,000, while ours has quadrupled to around 2 million.
The United States has the world's highest rate of putting people in jail. With 5% of the world's population, our country now houses nearly 25% of the world's reported prisoners. We currently incarcerate 756 inmates per 100,000 residents, a rate nearly five times the average worldwide. In addition, over than 5 million people who recently left jail remain under "correctional supervision," which includes parole, probation, and other community sanctions. In saying that, about one in every 31 adults in the United States is in prison, in jail, or on supervised release. This all comes at a very high price to taxpayers: Local, state, and federal spending on corrections adds up to about around over $60 billion. Over the last 20 years, we have been putting more and more people for nonviolent crimes and for acts that are driven by mental illness or drug dependence in jail.
The U.S. Department of Justice estimates that more than 350,000 of those locked up suffer from mental illness, and the percentage in juvenile custody is even higher. Our jails are also heavily populated by the "criminally ill," including inmates who suffer from HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and hepatitis. Also those imprisoned for drug offenses rose from 10% of the inmate population to approximately 33% between 1984 and 2002. In short, The jail system in America is becoming a problem and we need to reduce the level of crimes in America.

A Glimmer of Hope in Africa

A Glimmer of Hope in Africa


Over the past ten years in Congo, a war has been going on along with starvation and disease problems. While over millions of people have died, a majority of the reason is not because of the war but because of starvation and disease. 1 out of every 5 children will die before they even reach age 5. It is because of this war that makes it harder to get help and get food. Ben Affleck has been traveling to Congo since 2007 and has been learning the culture and everything happening in the country. There are 3 main war groups in this country, the Congolese army, a faction led by a general, and a militia called the FDLR. The faction has been accused of war crimes including have children soldiers partake in the massacres of the villages.

I think its absolutely horrible that Congo is dealing with a civil war and has people dying each day due to starvation and disease. I think America should come in and help them settle with a fresh and clean new government to where they have no problems in the future.

The HMS Victory

In 1744 on one stormy night, a ship by the name of the HMS victory disapperead. it had a crew of 1,100 men and was one of the grandest ships. On feb 2nd, a florida based company announced it had recovered the Victory's remains. In 1737, it was the most royal ship in the navy fleet. After looking for countless years, it was discovered 62 miles from where the public had an idea of where it was.






http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1876515,00.html

And If Obama Loses ? PATRICK BUCHANAN, August 29, 2008

If Obama loses, what will America do? Will America be accused of Racism? Barack Obama is the first black presidential nominee ever of a major party. At the start of the 2008 primaries, Bill Clinton was accused of being a racist. But after Barack Obama was elected, Bill & Barack became close, funny how that works huh? This will be a moral test for America if Barack Obama is elected as the next president of the United States.
The third world and Europe are awaiting the announcement that America has gotten past its bigotry and moves forward as a country. Barack is up 5 and one half points in the polls as of 10/20/08. But what if he loses? What will happen to America? If Obama loses, America could be in trouble & if Obama wins, America could be in trouble suggest Patrick Buchanan.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/08/and_if_obama_loses.html

Does Race Really Matter ? MICHAEL COHEN, October 5, 2008, 9:14 pm

Yes, Race really does matter. Race decisively favors Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election. Andrew Kohut, President of Pew Research Center in Washington, DC writes that “56 percent of Democrats believe that many people will not vote for Barack Obama because he is an African American.” Barack Obama is the first African American presidential candidate. There are two notions in the upcoming election, One that is there are many white voters that are “closet racist” and will not vote for Obama because of him being non white & two that public opinion polling cannot be trusted because of some white voters afraid to reveal there prejudice. Some respondents believe that being an African American would help him as opposed to hurt him in this election.

http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/05/does-race-really-matter/?ref=opinion

Race & The Race GARY L. BAUER, 10/13/08 1:35 PM EDT

Does race really play a role in the 2008 presidential election? Yes, it does. The article race and the race is mainly about how America is getting past the first African American (Barack Obama) becoming the presidential candidate for the Democrats in the 2008. Many reporters believe that racism/non racism may determine the outcome of this election. James Carville quotes “If Obama loses a close race, it is inevitable that [racism] will be a very big part of the interpretation of the race. The AP – Yahoo! Poll, it estimates that Obama could lose up to six percentage points on November 4th, which is the day of the election. It is also said that Obama is compiled the most liberal voting record in the Senate last year. The Democrats have lost 5 of the last 7 elections in America just because they nominated liberal presidential candidates. Although race really shouldn’t matter, what should is there Ideological perspectives. Ideology has determined a lot of the things. Things such as why many African Americans often vote more for a Democrat rather than a Republican or why Feminist attacked Sarah Palin or even John Kerry for being catholic in which he lost the 2004 vote from the Catholics. In 2006, Barack Obama was campaigning for Maryland Senator Ben Cardin against Michael Steele. He spoke to an African American audience – “You don’t vote for someone because of what they look like, you should vote for them because of what their ideas are and what they stand for”.


http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14526.html