Canadian still faces public beheading in Saudi Arabia(final post)

http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Canadian_still_faces_public_beheading_in_Saudi_Arabia

Mohamed Kohail, a 23 year old Canadian, sits on death row in Saudi Arabia, waiting for his public beheading, which will serve as an execution for his murdering of an Saudi official. He has written a letter to Candian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, asking for help. The crime was murder. The victim was Munzer Al-Haraki. Apparently, Mohamed's younger brother, Sultan, asked for Mohamed to come help him with a fight with Munzer. Munzer brought a lot of people to the fight, while there was only Sultan, Mohamed, and a friends of theirs to fight against them. Somehow, Munzer ended up killed. Mohamed claimed he did not do it.



Honestly, I believe that Mohamed did kill him, but the death penalty should not be in play here. He is a Canadian citizen, he should be judged by the Canadian courts, where the death penalty is illegal, I believe. Maybe he should be punished, but he should not be killed, certainly not with a beheading!

Below is a picture of the two brothers upon graduation.




This is also the final post of my civics blog. I hope that all who read it enjoyed it!

Court rules teen must take chemotherapy

http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Court_rules_teen_must_take_chemotherapy?curid=126375

Daniel Hauser, a boy in Minneapolis with Hodgkin's lymphoma, has been ruled by a judge that his parents have been medically neglecting him, and he must take chemotherapy and radiation therapy against his will. Medical professionals have stated that he has a 90% chance of survival if he has treatment, but only a 10% chance if he does not. He doesn't want the treatment because he is a member of the Nemenhah, a Native American style group which opposes medical practice as it "harms the body." If he refuses treatment, he shall be taken into custody.

Honestly, this boy needs treatment. He is causing harm to his body by not seeking treatment, not by getting chemotherapy! This is the 21st century! If your religion or tribe forbids you from getting treatment from a disease that will kill you, you get the treatment! And that is that!

Below is a picture of the boy's disease:

NASA launches Space Shuttle Atlantis

http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/NASA_launches_Space_Shuttle_Atlantis

At 2:01:56 P.M. on Monday, May 11, 2009, the Space Shuttle Atlantins was launched from Florida on a two day journey to the Hubble Space Telescope. The astronauts will perform five spacewalks on the 11 day repair mission, installing two new instruments and repairing two others. Crew members include Scott D. Altman as the mission commander, John Grunsfield, Michael Massimo, two space-walkers, Andrew Feustel, Michael Good, two other space-walkers, Gregory C. Johnson, the pilot, and Megan McArthur, the flight engineer.

I believe this is necessary for us to keep learning about space, as we do need our major telescope to keep working.

Wildfire in California displaces 30,000

http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wildfire_in_California_displaces_30,000?curid=126085

The recent Jesusita fire in Santa Barbara County, California, has burned more then 8,600 acres over the last 4 days of land and displaced over 30,000 citizens. Another 23,000 citizens are ready to evacuate. Fire Cheif Andrew DiMizio was quoted as saying, "Right now, if you are not evacuated in the Santa Barbara area, you are sheltering evacuees."

I think that this is terrible. How can a fire last so long an do so much damage?

American comedic actor Dom DeLuise dies at age 75

http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/American_comedic_actor_Dom_DeLuise_dies_at_age_75?curid=125967

American actor Dom Deluise dies at age 75, on May 4, 2009, after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was known for his roles in Mel Brooks movies, such as Blazing Saddles, The Twelve Chairs, Silent Movie, and Spaceballs, as well as co-starring in multiple films with other famous actor Burt Reynolds, such as The Cannonball Run, Cannonball Run II, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, and The End. He was also an avid chef, having written two cookbooks.

He was a good actor, and he will be missed. He shall live on though, through his movies.

Indo-Canadian teens kidnapped, found dead in car

http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Indo-Canadian_teens_kidnapped,_found_dead_in_car

Two young teens, Joseph Randay and Dilser Singh Gill, 18 and 17 respectively, were kidnapped on Thursday, April 30, 2009, and found dead in a car the next day, Friday, May 1, 2009. in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Police have no leads. They believe that this might have something to do with Mike Ahuja, someone that Randay communicated with on facebook. Sunny Ahuja is associated with the Bacon brothers, who are alleged gang members. In March, there had been a shooting associated with the Ahuja home.

I believe that this is terrible, because these 2 teens had their entire life in front of them. It's a damn shame, killing these young teens.

Swine flu cases worldwide top 1,000

http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Swine_flu_cases_worldwide_top_1,000

Recently, Swine flu has become a major pandemic. It now has 1000 victims. This is just as big as the SARS outbreak a few years back.

Personally, I think everyone is freaking out on this. The normal flu claims a victim every day, and people think that this is a major pandemic? People are just overreacting.