Frontline

Facts


-Bush was immediatley dedicated in fighting bin laden after the attacks
-J. Coffer Black, of CIA, took the lead for the counter attack on bin laden
-cia was solely focused on greystone project
-greystone was the code name for the plan of abolishing al-queda
-lots of funding supported for the project
-various new military technology were introduced
-u.s was successful in first few battles in the Afghan
-US captured many al-queda members but not so many top leaders
-enhanced interrogation system was used on terrorists
-cia ran prisons over the wolrd, secretly. 
-used torture


Questions


-since bin laden is captured, wouldnt the U.S citizens deserve informations and documents of the operations?
-what is the difference between covert ops and military
-were there enough evidences and info. to justify invasion of iraq
-did the president and government acknowledge everything cia operated
-why was hussein helping al-queda
-were the iraqi citizens supporting u.s killing hussein
-what was bush's plan to protect our nation
-in the time of crisis like war, should cia or nsa be able to invade privacy of americans solely for the benefit of our nation
-how many intelligence organizations and companies were hired
-what was the primary reason of invading iraq since there were no mass-destruction weapons found

A People's History

from the reading, i concluded that there are many  various mixed views on the state and value of the Constitution.  and to me, each side has some valid points to make. and i thought it was ironic that the founding fathers who included in the Constitution that all men are created equal...birth rights, own slaves,servants and gave no right to woman. 

1. Why did few founding fatherrefuse to ratify the Constitution if it was made to protect the wealthy? 


2. Was there any sense of selfish benefits or intentions in the work of Founding Fathers in the creation of the Constituition?

Interview

I interviewed my friend. he believes that the constitution should be able to be altered or improved to the ever-chaing values of society. he believes that the government is  made my people for their benefits but usually end up being harmful. and he told me that u.s's government system is not so great as the world thins, because of the efficiency and productivity. and he said majority of the citizens in the U.S does not even fully understand the constitution but they use it selfishly to gain their own will. For example, a foolish teenager would post something offensive on the blog and he would defend it by saying it is a freedom of speech. 
he answered that immigrant issue is a huge problem in U.S, and many people dont realize it. he explained that the more illegal immigrant comes in, the more legal citizens are going to suffer. and his top political issues currently are unemployment rate, debt and foreign policies. he agreed with me that he does not support gay marriage, and in the amendment it quotes Marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman. Neither this Constitution, nor the Constitution of any State, nor State or Federal law, shall be construed to require that marital status or the legal incidents thereof be conferred upon unmarried couples or groups.. .
This interview was a great opportunity for me to see views of other people on politics and government. 

political cartoon

What is Obama doing for the general welfare of this nation?

Do you believe Republicans can do what Obama could not do?

What are some views of Republicans on Obama?

Political Issues

As the country comes near the period of debates and presidential elections, I like to discuss about issues that needs to be dealt with and come to a solution by our newest candidates.
Political issues I am most concerned with are unemployment, creating jobs, tax cuts, and gay rights.
I am concerned in the issue of unemployment in U.S mostly because a close relative of mine just havebeen unemployed recently. The company that she worked for has been closed down because of the company's financial setbacks. This issue is a common and relative problem to many of the citizens in the country. this issue leads to creating jobs. I believe if the big corps and companies are closing down like in the case of my relative, the government should be an aid. Save companies that would increase unemployment rates if it closes down.
Also i believe that lots of citizens taxes are being wasted. Large amount of taxes are spent in welfare, and some to illegal immigrants. Additionally, as Warren Buffet stated, the tax cut percentage should be according to the income of an individual. This world, the way i see it, is still rich-get-richer-and-poor-get-poorer. United States holds one of the highest difference in income between the rich and the poor.Finally, I do not support gay rights, I support banning marriage of homosexuals. This is just my opinion, i think homosexuality is unethical, unmoral and does give good examples to the society.
I hope that these issues will be disscussed and debated in the candidate speeches and debates. Americans are sick and tired of false promises made my presidents, we need results now.