France having Issue with Uber

http://www.ctvnews.ca/business/2-uber-managers-detained-in-france-over-illicit-low-cost-service-1.2445868

Hello, I hope all is going well.  So I just have a quick post about France tripping out over Uber.  Apparently, two managers for Uber were detained for questioning about the service. Taxi cab companies are angry that they do not have the same regulation like taxi companies.  However, I think that they really need to calm down.  They are a cheaper alternative compared to taxi cabs, which benefit those that cannot afford taxis.  

Furthermore, the French Government is having trouble keeping up with regulating companies like Uber, which is typical for any government.  This shows how slow governments are in reality.  

I think that Uber is a good service and it provides a cheaper alternative.  I would much rather have a service like Uber then get hit by a drunk driver.

Russia Up to their Old Ways?

http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/23/politics/us-armor-tanks-europe-russia-ash-carter/

 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/thumb/msid-31229197,width-300,resizemode-4/Ukraine-Russian-Soldier.jpg

Times of India

Hello All, I hope all is going well.

Russia is up to their old tricks, which are attacking other countries and threatening the United States with nuclear weapons.  I guess Russia forgot that NATO exists and those countries who have agreements with NATO will receive protection.  The United States is supplying weapons and equipment to assist six countries who may face an attack from Russia.  Furthermore, if Russia does decide to attack them then NATO will need to protect those states because they have an agreement with NATO for protection if they are attacked by another country.  Vladimir Putin told others that he was not being aggressive but persistent in their interests.  He is just playing with words because persistent is still being aggressive. 

Russia has no right for invading Ukraine nor do they have any right to invade any other countries.  I think the real problem is Vladimir Putin and he needs to go.  They need to understand that they do not have the right to overtake countries that they let go.  Those are sovereign nations who have the right to protect themselves and request assistance to prevent and/or fight an invasion.  

Putin is acting like a stuck up child who wants what he wants and will risk everything to get it. 

The Fight over Religion

Hello, I hope all is going well to those who are reading my blog.

Recently, I have been reading a book called American Dervish and it is about this boy who struggles with his study of his religion, which is Islam.  I have been thinking a lot about religion due to the very nature of this book.  I am a protestant and I tend to be open-minded about studying other religions to understand their beliefs.  

This book has caused me to question a lot of what is going on this world right now with religion and religion in the past.  Right now there is fighting going on between the Sunnis and the Shiites, which is the equivalent to the fighting that occurred between Catholics and Protestants.  It took a long time for Catholics and Protestants to accept that there is no use in fighting over religion because it is difficult to change the way one wants to practice religion for God.  

I sincerely hope that one day the Sunnis and Shiites can live together in peace with one another by accepting that they are going to follow different practices when worshiping Allah.  I think the beginning steps would be for those who are moderate when it comes to religion to stop letting extremists destroy people and their living areas.  They need to take the power from the extremists who are causing all of this destruction.  These extremists are terrible for the people living their locally and internationally because they are destroying peoples lives.  

There will always be conflict when it comes to religion.  There are Protestants and Catholics who fight each other sometimes over religion.  We are never going to get rid of the conflict over religion, but we can reduce the destruction and problems that these extremists are causing by helping moderate believers from both sides gain power.  

We as a world need to learn that the world cannot be all one religion or one set of beliefs when it comes to politics.  We have to learn how to coexist with one another regardless of the conflicting beliefs.  We need to derail extremists, which will lower the destruction that they are causing in this world.  

Hamas Torturing Palestinians

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/palestinianauthority/11631865/Amnesty-International-report-details-spine-chilling-Hamas-killings-and-torture.html

Hello again, I am really enjoying having more time blogging.  This helps me to express my opinions and allow me to voice my own interpretations of what is happening in the world.  I do not know many to have conversation with or to express my opinion. That is why I love blogging because there may be someone who comes along that have same interests.

Today I will be discussing Hamas and them torturing so called people who are collaborating with Israel.  From the article, it seems that Amnesty International has discovered that Hamas is torturing people in the Gaza Hospital and they claim these people are working with Israelis.  If you view the article you will hear of a story of man and the family having to carry his body.  They smashed all of the bones in his body and when they viewed the back of his head he did not have a brain. 

My personal opinion is that something needs to be done against Hamas either through International Law or someone needs to diminish the ranks of Hamas by attacking and killing them.  It sickens me to see organizations like Hamas take over governments then scare them into submission. Those people have no voice and if they speak out they are suddenly guilty of working with Israel.  A majority of those people just want peace because they do not know if they are going to live to see another day.  Furthermore, they are likely losing family members every single year due to the airstrikes from Israel. Who is causing Israel to conduct airstrikes?  Hamas is causing that because they like to launch rockets and missiles into Israel. 

Yes there are some who advocate that Israel should stop the airstrikes, but they have the right to defend themselves because their people are dying too. Both sides are to blame for their actions and it is their fault why the people are dying.

Gaza should become an international zone because that is going to be the only way to curb most of the violence. 

NATO had Largest Military Exercise

http://www.globalresearch.ca/senior-nato-official-claims-well-be-at-war-by-summer/5452220

Hello everyone, I hope all is doing well. I wrote this last week, sorry that it is late.

            Today’s blog will be in regards to NATO preparing for a potential war with Russia.  Russia is causing a major issue in international relations, but when have they not?  The Ukraine issue was really the beginning of major issues with them. They sent troops and supplies over an international borderline.  Ukraine was having civil unrest and clashes with protestors.  Russia had no business becoming involved with the conflict.  Instead it seems like they were attempting to annex the Ukraine back into their procession.

            Anyways Russia also conducted exercises and they claim that they are prepared for NATO.  Furthermore, this issue also highlighted concern with China and the United States.  Apparently, the United States has an issue with China building artificial islands in the China Sea.  I will look into the issue further about the artificial islands to discover the real issue.  China is threatening to go to war with the United States if they do not see their demands to stop building the islands. 

            In the end, it could be that all the parties involved in this issue are just all talk and nothing is going to happen.  However, the expectation is that war may commence in the summer.  On the other hand, they may just be creating a spectacle for the media and the people.  Who really knows if they are just talking or will they do anything about it.