Columbine again.

I know you have probably been oversaturated with the whole story, but I feel compelled to revisit it again. The worst shooting in the history of the USA. Over thirty killed by a man from China who initially was embroiled in a domestic dispute goes ballistic. This tragic act raises many questions. My first impression though, was one of, and I am being honest here, " oh great, another shooting in the US. " It is tragic in itself that I have become so desensitised but sadly, it happens too regularly. I don't know why. Why do these things happen, one would ask rhetorically. You will notice the date on the picture, of 1999. It seems like such a long time ago. Minutes before lunchtime. April 20th. Columbine. I can bet the parents and loved ones of the children who passed away find it feels like yesterday. And yesterday the tragedy happened again. Why?

She Sells Sea Shells.

I just had to write a quick post. It seems that bombing crowded marketplaces is not enough. The Parliament was bombed, ten minutes after the members stopped for lunch, in the staff coffee shoppe. I feel that the elected government has enough problems right now, and are doing the best they can to kick the US out, restore order, safety to its citizens and to begin a peaceful process of law and order, without these zealots killing innocents. This is just so repulsive to me. One of two things will happen. Iraq will cower and fall apart, just when they were taking those small shaky steps at self government sans dictator, or they will have their resolve strengthened and will unite together to combat this evil and uncaring act. I wonder if Iran has anything to do with it. I also noticed that they are similar to the Parliament house we have here in Canberra. They also have the tomb of the unknown soldier, which is close by.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6548337.stm





The other topic is the disappearance of BBC journalist, Alan Johnston. I will be brief. Alan was on the last week of his tour. It is like being a week away from retirement, and then being struck down. Johnston was surrounded by armed men and taken. Nobody has heard from him since then. There are protests by the Palestinian people as he was the only foreign correspondent in Gaza, and had been there for a couple of years. He is highly respected there and it was said he was the "only bridge to the world" community where the honest opinions of the common people were displayed. He worked hard and was apparently very upstanding and accurate in his reporting. I will not profess to know this as fact, because I don't know if I have ever even read any of his posts, but I gleaned this info from news radio on the way home from work this evening and from various reports I have read. Again, I find it tragic. This is another topic I touched on last year, in the fallout from "doctored" pictures published by mainstream media outlets. A prevailing thought from these violent groups are.....If you write something about me that I don't like, I will KILL you.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6546059.stm

I have taken a bit of a break from slurping up all the news I could find, but just felt compelled to write again on these topics. If you do read this please comment. <---- no u won't be shot.

thanks. chanks.