3 Dead In UPS Shooting

Just this morning there was a shooting in Birmingham Alabama where a UPS employee shot and killed his co-workers inside one of the UPS headquarters.

Chief Police Officer A. C. Roper stated that the gunman was wearing his uniform when he started to open fire. It was reported that the gunman killed the two men inside the warehouse, then retreated farther into the building, and then shot himself in the head. The gun man was found dead before the police showed up. UPS is fully cooperating with the police and is providing places for the rest of the employees to stay along with optional counselling.

This a terrible thing that has happened today. Everyone in Birmingham is mourning the loss of two of its citizens. UPS will surly upgrade their security to stop this from happening again. I believe this event happened because of mistreatment of the employee, either by employer of co workers. This leads me to believe that this story could go deeper into the mistreatment of employees.

http://globalnews.ca/news/1578178/police-3-people-dead-in-shooting-at-alabama-ups-facility/

ISIS Can Erase Iraq and Syria's Ancient History

The militant group of ISIS are invading archaeological sites and destroying/ extorting the priceless artifacts of Iraqi and Syrian history.

When ISIS overran the city of Mosul and nearby province of Ninevah, they also captured 1,800 archaeological sites which housed prices artifacts. ISIS has been destroying some these artifacts on calls of heresy, and they are also profiting greatly from it. Many international black market dealers have set up shop near the ISIS location in hopes of snatching an artifact so they can sell it on the black market. However, the city with the most damage is Kalhu. Kalhu houses the grand palace of the Assyrian King Ashurnasirpal 11 that has walls of priceless relics of describing the kings life through military conquests. The dealers are cutting up pieces of the relic and selling them bit by bit and making huge profits. The authorities are estimating 3 million dollars have been stolen in the form of these artifacts.

ISIS needs to stop desecrating the digging sites and historical buildings. ISIS are effectively destroying and erasing the history of Iraq and Syria so that the ISIS group can rewrite history to what they want. This is why they have been destroying artifacts. The American government needs to help preserve the artifacts so that the history stays alive.

http://www.timesofisrael.com/islamic-state-threatens-ancient-sites-in-iraq-syria/

NASA Gains A New Partner

The space exploration giant NASA, has teamed up with the airline manufacture giant Boeing and the space transportation company Space X.

While making this move NASA has saved tons of money because now they do not have to ferry their astronauts to the space station through Russia. It was reported that it cost NASA 70 million dollars to put an astronaut into one of Russia's shuttles and ferry them to the space station. However, Space X has announced that a seat will only cost them 20 million, a 50 million dollar difference where they can use those funds to help with their projects. The shuttle looks like the cockpit of a Boeing airplane, but with high tech technology supplied from Space X. NASA has released that the first launch of the shuttles will be in 2017 in Cape Canaveral, but will delay the launch if safety is compromised.

I believe that hiring Boeing and Space X is a smart move by NASA  because now they are saving 50 million dollars of tax payers money, which could be used to fund more space projects, or build up the American infrastructure. I strongly support the idea of space exploration because I believe the future of mankind depends on our technology in the field of space.

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/boeing-spacex-ride-international-space-171512397.html

North Korea Jailing Innocent Americans?

North Korea has sentenced American citizen Matthew Miller to hard labor for six years, because he allegedly ripped up his visa and demanded asylum from the North Korean Government. 

Matthew was arrested in April this year. The American Government demanded that they release Matthew, including others, to the North Korean Government to which they stated that "He committed acts hostile to the North while entering the territory of the North, under the guise of a tourist last April". Matthew was given a live stream interview to explain his case to the American Government and pleaded for them to help him "or I will be directly sent to prison". 

I believe that Matthew did not rip up his visa or committed hostile acts. I believe the North Korean Government is holding Matthew to gain publicity on the geo-political map, misleading the American Government from their troubles in the Middle East. North Korea also might be using the captors as a bargaining chip against America and it's UN allies. Matthew will go on trial very soon and the world awaits what America will do. 

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/north-korea-sentences-u-citizen-matthew-todd-miller-095954417.html

700 Children in Iraq Killed

Up to 700 children in Iraq were killed or maimed since early this year due to the ISIS conflicts in Iraq.

Leila Zerrougui, Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, has brought the attention of the Iraqi Children to the UN Security Council describing how ISIS is violating the children rights by using them as cover, guards, police, and even suicide bombers. The recent numbers in child soldiers in Africa are a stunning 8,000 children and they are growing. The children are being used by armed groups including the Lords Resistance Army, the Boko Harman insurgency, and even country militias including Iraq. However, there has been progress in stopping the recruitment of children starting with Chad ending recruitment and Yemen signing a plan with the UN to prevent recruitment in its armed forces.

The Iraqi children deserve a better life in this world. They are trying to survive in a world where they are forced to kill or be killed. The UN's priorities need to be more focused on saving these children and help them recover from their burdens of being a child soldier.

http://news.yahoo.com/un-envoy-700-children-iraq-killed-hurt-154743920.html