Archive for the 'Making News' Category
Finally found a definitive guide to Green Power options. The following ‘Choice’ article provides easy-to-understand explanations and info about the different Green options. http://money.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=273622
However, I wonder why it has to be all so hard for the consumer to make a positive contribution to the environment. According to this article, if you choose to take up the […]
In light of recent nook discussions re bullying, which generated some interest, here is a news article about a possible $1M payout to a victim of school bullying: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=266948
The court ruled in favour of the now 18 yr old victim who was bullied at primary school many years ago. Basically, the court heard that the school failed in its duty of care, […]
I have just read the article, “Warning sounded over soldier suicides”
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=72848
A tragic and typical case of let’s-blame-the-victim bureaucracy.
I was appalled to read the insensitive response by the Aus government. Not only have ADF superiors and gov officials, such as Tony Abbot, totally denied accountability in an attempt to avoid any liability, but they alarmingly push the responsibility […]
Who decided to kill Saddam Hussein and why?
15 Answers Published 1 year, 9 months ago in Making News.Just wondering whether it was necessary and justifiable to take the life of former Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein. Seems that another dictator, Mr G.Bush Jr, decided that he did not quite like the way Mr Hussein ruled over his country and objected to certain of his practices, so decided to invade the mid-east country and remove its leader, leaving a trail of collateral damage behind.
Essentially, Mr Hussein was arrested, charged, imprisoned, tried and executed all by foreigners. But who were these foreigners and who sanctioned the process? Was it really legal?
There’s little dispute that Mr Hussein must have been a terrible dictator and committed some terrible things, but was his execution really necessary? Could he not have simply been kept in prison for the term of his natural life? Perhaps he could have even been put to some good use and been ordered to do some sort of hard physical or other labour..
It’s a pity that the international community for law and order could not actually just go peacefully into Iraq, knock on Mr Hussein’s door and present him with a summons to appear at court on a certain date or simply arrest him without any difficulties, in a civil manner, whilst Mr Hussein peacefully complies with all orders and requests and accompanies his captors peacefully and quietly.. Just a thought- maybe in a more ideal world.
In response to the nooker that astonishingly asked why bother saving water, the idea is to simply stop WASTING water. You are wasting water when you shower longer than is necessary (and it is not necessary to come out a prune). Remember that water is a finite natural resource and in the real, natural world money […]
