Talking to the Taliban?

Obama has made some great changes from what we were used to a year ago under the Bush administration. Currently, Obama is speculating about opening communication with the Taliban. Of course some Americans are opposed to this, but even people in Afghanistan are skeptical about talking with dangerous groups.

Watch the video below, and answer the following questions in your post:



1. There are a lot of opinions about whether or not the U.S. military should open talks with the Taliban, what do you think? What are the benefits? What are the draw backs?

2. Do you think that U.S. officials talking to militants is a good idea in general? Why or why not? Research where and when it has happened before and to what result.

In God We Trust

NBC is presently taking a poll on "In God We Trust"
to stay on our American currency.

Please send this to every Christian you know so they
can vote on this important subject.

Please do it right away, before NBC takes this off
their web page. Poll is still open so you can vote:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10103521/

3/9 - 3/13

In the past weeks, I have not been able to avoid the rumors and tales of Rhianna's horrible interaction with her boyfriend, Chris Brown. What frustrated me about the situation was how teenagers would be confused by Chris Brown's actions, as well as Rhianna's actions as well. While I want to respect their privacy and do not want to speculate about their thoughts and words, I also have to bear in mind that they are public figures.

Read the article below, and answer the following questions in your response:

http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/03/06/rihanna-role-model/

1. What are the author's two perspectives of the situation?

2. Copy one of the rhetorical questions, and answer it.

3. What is your opinion of the situation?