What Is Going ON In The World.

Reading about all that is going on in the world today, one would say what is happening to us. Death is rising all around the world and man is killing man. All of the studies that is being to cure sickness on one hand and then on the other hand we are killing each other with Biological chemicals, bombs and bullets.We are destroying ourselves and our world.Civilized human beings are suppose to act in such a negative way.We will only make it if we act in accordance with the lord god.

Military Intervention That Nobody’s Talking About

The Military Intervention That Nobody’s Talking About Greg K. By Greg Krauss | Friday, September 13, 2013 RSS Feed UN soldiers in CongoThe crisis in Syria has everyone talking about military interventions. When should the United States intervene militarily to enforce an international norm or stop a humanitarian catastrophe? When will intervening make things better? Worse? And if the United States is going to use force in Syria, why not use military force in other countries, such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the human suffering is arguably just as bad? That last question is not just an academic one. President Obama himself has compared the case for military intervention in Syria to the case for intervening in Congo, where a civil war has claimed more than 5 million lives. Here’s a revealing excerpt from an interview he gave to The New Republic in January: “In a situation like Syria, I have to ask, can we make a difference in that situation? Would a military intervention have an impact? How would it affect our ability to support troops who are still in Afghanistan? What would be the aftermath of our involvement on the ground? Could it trigger even worse violence or the use of chemical weapons? What offers the best prospect of a stable post-Assad regime? And how do I weigh tens of thousands who’ve been killed in Syria versus the tens of thousands who are currently being killed in the Congo?” [emphasis added] One of my first reactions to this is: thank goodness President Obama isn’t oblivious to the war in Congo. (At Brilliant Earth, we follow the Congolese civil war closely because it is being fueled by mining for gold and other precious metals.) And it’s probably good that he is able to think, in the same sentence, about the suffering in Congo and Syria. Too often, I get the impression that people in developed countries don’t weigh the loss of African lives as much as they weigh the loss of lives elsewhere. Regardless of how you feel about military interventions, or about President Obama, we should all be able to agree that peoples’ lives everywhere should matter. But another natural reaction is: so has President Obama actually given serious consideration to an American intervention against rebels in Congo? And if in January he thought that the case for intervening in Congo was neck-in-neck with the one for intervening against Assad in Syria, what has changed? What would he say today? What Has Changed in Congo The difference can’t be just the scale of the humanitarian disaster. Although the fighting in Syria has intensified, the suffering in Congo is enormous and remains on par with the catastrophe in Syria, maybe worse. Chemical weapons haven’t been used, but plenty of other international norms have been broken. Rebel soldiers have been using sexual violence as an instrument of war. Children are being forced to fight as child soldiers. More than 2.6 million people have been internally displaced (the refugee in crisis in Syria actually may be worse) and hundreds of thousands of people are living in refugee camps in neighboring countries. Overall, the civil war in Congo, which dates to 1998, has lasted much longer than the one in Syria. And with an estimated 5 million deaths, mostly due to disease and starvation, it has probably been deadlier. Congo’s civil war, in fact, has been called the world’s worst war. Both countries, clearly, have a lot of humanitarian need. And the consequences of intervening militarily in either place are uncertain – and might not all be positive. So why, then, is Obama now serious about intervening in Syria? Based on what he has been saying, it is because Syria has used chemical weapons. When the Syrian government used chemical weapons to kill more than 1000 people in August, it crossed what President Obama called a “red line.” But there’s been another change in circumstances since January, a development that deserves attention and that helps explain why the idea of an American intervention in Congo has probably fallen off Obama’s radar, if it was ever there. And it’s that the international community already is intervening militarily against the rebels in Congo. The United Nations Security Council in March approved an “intervention brigade” of 3,000 soldiers from Tanzania, South Africa, and Malawi. UN peacekeepers have been in Congo for years, but the new brigade is taking more of an offensive role than any previous mission. The soldiers are equipped with tanks, armored personnel carriers, artillery, and night vision goggles, and they are authorized to “shoot first.” Since beginning their first major offensive in late August, the brigade has already forced the M23 rebel group to withdraw from Goma, a major city, and return to negotiations. A Dose of Both Responses The two biggest civil wars in the world today are both causing untold human misery. One, in Syria, is getting most of the world’s attention. This is partly because there is no international consensus behind a military intervention and because the idea of a unilateral American bombing mission is very controversial. Meanwhile, the other civil war, the one in Congo, lately has been receiving a coordinated international military response. But few people are fretting about the United Nations’ intervention in Congo. Indeed, most people don’t realize that the United Nations has intervened there, or even that a civil war in Congo is happening at all. Decisions about how the international community should respond to brutal civil wars—and whether force should be part of the equation—will probably always be muddy and difficult. But it’s hard not to notice that the civil wars in Syria and Congo could each benefit from a dose of the response given to the other. The civil war in Syria could use a more coordinated international strategy, as in Congo. And the civil war in Congo deserves a lot more urgency and a greater share of the international limelight. Comments: howell clark Says: September 17th, 2013 at 9:03 am many parts of africa suffer from shall we say the post partum separation of colonialism. european(UN) boots on the ground are looked upon with deep suspicion. arican union troops stepping up and helping african nations is probably in the long run a much better option. if they need some UN funding so be it. medical aid you bet. look at somalia now after african intervention. not great ,still problems but much better. african union troops for most african problems has to be a better solution. Adam Hanna Says: September 17th, 2013 at 11:45 am I think America should STOP being the worlds police and police our own cities like Detroit and Washington. Take care of ourselves for when we fall and the U.S will fall some day te rest of the world will NOT come to our aid. - See more at: http://www.brilliantearth.com/news/the-military-intervention-that-nobodys-talking-about/?utm_source=nRelate&utm_medium=relatedcontent&utm_campaign=US&utm_content=www.thedailybeast.com#sthash.2avoQtbz.dpuf

U.N. Votes to Eliminate Syrian Weapons

U.N. Votes to Eliminate Syrian Weapons On Friday, the U.N Security Council unanimously passed a resolution to secure and destroy Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons after weeks of negotiations. "Today's historic resolution is the first hopeful news on Syria in a long time," said U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. The council will be convening an international peace conference in Geneva in November. The mission to destroy an estimated 1,000-ton chemical arsenal is expected to begin next week and will last until mid-2014. The resolution threatens consequences against Syria if the government doesn't comply, but they will be laid out and voted upon separately if needed. Read it at Bloomberg Businessweek

Linquet Ensures You'll Never Lose Your Phone or Wallet Again

If you tend to misplace your belongings — your wallet, smartphone, laptop, or even your kid — Linquet is your new best friend. The cloud-based app is focused on preventing the loss in the first place, rather than trying to find your things once they're already missing, Linquet founder Pooya Kazerouni explained to Mashable. See also: These 11 Apps Will Supercharge Your Personal Life After you download Linquet on your Android or iPhone, you can stick the small white tags (not much bigger than a quarter) to your computer or hook them onto a keychain. Sync the tags with your phone via Bluetooth, and you'll be able to keep tabs on any item you like. Those tags have embedded alarms that go off when you stray too far from them, and you can customize the volume and ringtone for each. An alarm will also sound on your phone, helping you locate your wallet or bag through the cloud. Users can specify distance ranges, so that an alarm won't sound if, say, you're planning to leave your phone at home. If you want to make sure your wallet is always within a few feet of you, though, you can adjust the alarms to ensure that. It can also be helpful for pets — say, if you want to make sure your dog stays within the confines of your property but don't want an alarm to sound whenever he runs into the backyard. Linquet can also notify a select group of "trusted friends" each time an item is lost. "Instead of broadcasting your item location to the world, it relays the people you know and trust to your account," Kazerouni said. "If you're not able to retrieve your valuables, those trusted friends and only those trusted friends will be able to retrieve your item." The tags will begin shipping in December, according to Linquet's website, and the starting price is $2.99 per month for one. Four Linquet tags will cost you $9.99 per month, and 10 of them go for $19.99. Image: elkit Topics: apps, Apps and Software, cloud, Dev & Design, Gadgets, Hardware, loss, Tech, track By Colin Daileda1

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Blogging on the go just got easier and more fun: Introducing WordPress for iOS 7 Apple just released the new version of their mobile operating system, iOS 7, with a new user interface that streamlines both form and function — it’s colorful and intuitive, but stripped-down and clean. Apple fans have been abuzz since they announced the update a few months ago, and we started working right away to refresh the WordPress mobile app. Now, the app aligns with the best of WordPress and Apple and is simpler (and more fun!) to use. We’re proud to present the WordPress app for iOS 7! announcement-ios7-01 The update brings the mobile app design in line with the current WordPress dashboard, and introduces a colorful navigation bar and new icons that feel oh-so-Apple… but in a distinctly WordPress way: announcement-ios7-02 The app now uses the Open Sans typeface, the open-source font that works so well on WordPress.com. We also updated all the colors, bringing a brighter, fresher feel to the app experience. (And while we were at it, we fixed a few pesky bugs.) We think you’ll find the new app experience cheerful, consistent, and intuitive. We’re also at work on a few awesome additions for the next version, including a theme selector and a revamped visual editor to simplify posting on the go. iPad users can also look forward to an update soon — we’ll be further streamlining the interface for the bigger screen. We’re constantly iterating on the app, and would love to hear what you think in the comments. How can we make mobile blogging even better? Let us know; we love feedback. Now download the app from the app store, get out there and blog! You can check out the WordPress apps for all the platforms in the Mobile apps page on WordPress.org. You can read more about the update over on the WordPress for iOS Blog. If you are a mobile developer, all our apps are open source; check out the development blog to learn how you can get involved. Email Newsletter Missing out on the latest WordPress.com developments? Click below to receive future announcements direct to your inbox - it's free, it's easy, and we won't send you any junk. Join 11,788,806 other followers

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