Question of the Week #10

So it turns out that Osama Bin Laden had been in Pakistan for quite some time living in his compound. What involvement do you think the government of Pakistan may have had in his presence there? Do you think they knew? (Please provide rationale and a SOURCE in your answer!)

Question of the Week #9

Knowing what occurred with the situation in Libya, how should the international community be approaching the current events in Syria? (Please provide a rationale for your statements and not merely opinion.)

http://news.sky.com/

Question of the Week #8

A ceasefire deal had been agreed upon by Col. Gaddafi but the rebel leaders have rejected it as it did not call for Gaddafi to step down.

What do you think (explain and backup) needs to happen for peace to be achieved in Libya?

news.sky.com
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/video/news/sky-news/3476831/Gaddafi-agrees-to-ceasefire.html

Question of the Week #8

Fighting rages in Ivory Coast; 800 dead in one town alone

Why is it that the international community has been so slow to act in the Ivory Coast? (Yes, the UN is there...)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42388912/ns/world_news-africa/

Question of the Week #7

It has been officially announced that reactors in Japan's Daichi Nuclear PowerPlant are to be officially shutdown after they are able to be cooled. Plutonium has been now found in the soil around the plant, radiation in some foods, and the radiation levels in the sea water around the plant are now 3000 times the legal limit. Could the international community done more? (Explain and substantiate your answer)

Question of the Week #6

With all of the events currently taking place throughout the world, bombings and civil war in Libya, protests in Yemen, Jordan, Bahrain and Iran, the UN in the Ivory Coast, which situation (other than Japan) do you feel is not getting enough of the world's attention. (Please support your answer)

Question of the Week #5

When a natural disaster occurs such as what recently occured in Japan, being the victim of an earthquake and a tsunami, what do you think is perhaps their greatest current need? Explain.

Question of the Week #4

Why do you think that here in North America we seem to be either completely unaware or unsympathetic to the rest of the world's problems? What has caused this?

Geopgraphy

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A great interactive way to test your knowledge on world geography!

Question of the Week #3

As a Canadian, what do you feel is the biggest thing in our lives that we take for granted? Explain.

Question of the Week #2

Being at the age you are, do you feel, with the possibility of an upcoming election in the Spring, you should have the right to vote? Do you feel your age group is "aware" enough? Why or why not?

Question of the Week #1

It has been a long time since we have used this blog site in World Issues, but it is time to dust it off as you will now be answering a question of the week!

This week's question: Is the INTERNET a right? or a privilege?