Amy Kane

Bin Laden finally killed

Osama bin laden didn't get the last laugh and was recently killed although the details seem fishy at best. His death comes nearly 10 years after the September 11th attacks in 2001 which changed America into a nation of terror. It seems every other word in the news is terror, terrorism, weapons of mass destruction and more. 

One thing is for certain is that the islam-muslim religion has become more popular. Right now this religion is the fastest growing religion and now has 1.5 billion followers which surely is bigger than twitter and facebook. You can see more of what is happening in the muslim world at webtvwire.com and also at a BBC. 

So what is the meaning of the former worlds' most wanted terrorist? It means their al queda terror network has lost their leader but who knows if their group has any strength left and will continue their mindless jihad.

Many Americans around the world were happy while other countries either politely commented or just kept quiet, maybe because they don't care but who knows what the reasons are.

The person who will probably get all the credit for this is Barack Obama where any president would have taken the credit as there has been a war in Afghanistan for nearly 10 years as well. Now the question is did Pakistan know the whereabouts of Bin Laden? Many CNN news reports are suggesting that Pakistan intelligence knew of this but turned a blind eye to the situation.

Egypt what a mess

The news of unstability in Egypt is going on for too long. It seems that they are in the BBC news daily and nearly front page cover of the website.

It is hard to say which side I am on. On one side I want the conflicts to stop and the people to also stop suffering. On the other side it appears that the government just wants to rule and dictate but not actually do anything to help the people. It is too difficult to make an informed decision since most opinions are first formed with the influence of the media.

We would have to be in Egypt to ask the people what is happening and what do they want. It seems clear that the majority want Mubarak to step down and that the people are demanding change.

In Tunisia that was another weird situation where the government ran away with over 50 million euros in gold on a few planes. This is pure theft and I don't know how these people can live their lives stealing money from others unless it was theirs to begin with. If you are that rich you shouldn't have to be running the government.

I hate Christmas time

It is days before Christmas and I know it is supposed to be a happy time of the year but is it really? I mean think about it this way. People are forced and pressured to spend more money on christmas shopping and to put themselves in more unnecessary debt. I think Christmas time has become too capitalized in the sense that companies step up the pressure for you to spend more money. They get extra sneaky at trying to manipulate you into buying things you don't need.

So to me Christmas doesn't feel as special as it did as a kid and it makes me wonder why people endure this. This time of the year is when people start to get overly stressed and they make themselves mentally unprepared for the new year in which they create their own new years resolution to improve their lives. Of course people fail to do it this way as they promise themselves they will go to the gym, eat better and accomplish a few more things in the year. None of these things happen and it tends to put people in a downward negative cycle that is just depressing.

If anybody is reading this perhaps the real christmas spirit would be to help those in need and to donate to charities whether it is your time or money or both. There are other people in worse situations that could truly use your help.

This Christmas day I plan to dedicate some time to the homeless and needy.