Susan Jewell

national:
SUMMARY
Carol Ann Gotbaum, a 45 year old resident of New York, strangled herself in the Phoenix Sky Harbor airport while she was detained in a room. She was denied the right onto her plane at which point she walked away screaming at the top of her lungs "I'm not a terrorist!". She created a large scene and the police were called to assist her and basically get her out of the way of other airport passengers and personnel. She was handcuffed and shackled and then placed in a holding room where she most likely accidentally strangled herself while trying to bring her hands to the front of her body. She was in the airport to go to Tuscon to a alcohol recovery center. The police did not think she was a threat to herself and that is why the police did not leave a person in the room with Gotbaum to monitor her. The family is not sure if they will sue.


OPINION
Well, the woman clearly should not have been traveling unaccompanied. There was no need for that and obviously the mistake was on the family. It is a shame she died but sometimes sad things happen. i feel worst for her kids. i would assume they are thoroughly freaked out. First their mom is an alcoholic then their mommy is dead. I saw on the news on channel 3 that when the first stopped hearing her scream they came to check on her and she was unconscious so one of the cops gave her mouth to mouth and she threw up in his mouth; he just spit it out and continued. I feel bad for that officer too, he tried so hard and still she died.


international:
SUMMARY
Israel did an air attack in Syria that the media is just now finding out about for sure but still in limited detail. The nation is aware that Israel did an air attack on an air base deep within Syria but most other details were left out.Journalist who report on the issue are required to submit everything to a panel to be censored or possibly denied rights to be published. "North Korea, which provides missile technology to Syria, has denied any nuclear link. Syria also has denied receiving North Korean nuclear help."


OPINION
I am glad that Israel is fighting back in a bigger way than just bombs. Air raids are always good ways to get the enemy damaged although now Syria will be even more upset with Israel. I think Israel took the right action though because now maybe more countries will want to defend a country that can and will attempt to defend itself.


international
SUMMARY
Some birds in Africa, Asia, and Europe are carrying a form of bird flu which has mutated and is possible to affect humans. "The H5N1 avian flu virus, which mostly infects birds, has since 2003 infected 329 people in 12 countries, killing 201 of them. It very rarely passes from one person to another, but if it acquires the ability to do so easily, it likely will cause a global epidemic." The mutated form of the virus is most adapted to affect humans in Europe and Africa although "H5N1 caused its first mass die-off among wild waterfowl in 2005 at Qinghai Lake in central China."



OPINION
This is dreadful and I'm thankful I live in America, rather far way from the problem, although the virus could manage to get over to South and North America. I believe that because scientist and doctors were able to locate the mutated virus relatively quickly, before masses of people contracted the virus, that the general population will be safe and that within a year or so the problem will be mostly, if not all the way, handled and under control.


national
SUMMARY
Republican Senator, Larry Craig of Idaho, has decided to fulfill his term until January at which point he will not run for senate again but retire. many republicans are disappointed in his decision especially because Craig had previously said he would step down right away. The governor of Idaho had already interviewed about 24 perspective candidates and found a suitable replacement. If Craig had left very little change would have occurred in the senate due to the fact the democrats have 51 people and the republicans only 49.


OPINION
I think that the term is not long enough to require Craig to step down. There are so many gay people in the world having a gay or bisexual man in the political spotlight may help some groups get what they want. I think if Craig resigned he would just look like he was running away. With him staying he looks like he is facing the embarrassment and the problem.