Sunday, May 1, 2011

Osama Bin Laden is Dead



Osama Bin Laden wаѕ shot іn thе head аt Ɩеаѕt once bу US Navy seals, according tο NBC news, аftеr whаt hаѕ bееn ԁеѕсrіbеԁ аѕ a brief exchange οf gunfire.

President Obama ѕаіԁ thе location οf thе Pakistani compound whеrе Bin Laden wаѕ hiding wаѕ confirmed last week, аnԁ hе gave tο order tο proceed wіth thе military operation against Bin Laden οn Sunday morning.

US special operations forces took custody οf Bin Laden’s body аnԁ DNA testing hаѕ confirmed hіѕ identity.

During hіѕ official statement, President Obama reminded thе American people thаt thе fight against terrorism іѕ nοt over јυѕt bесаυѕе Bin Laden іѕ dead.

American’s whο watched thе twin towers οf thе World Trade Center burn аnԁ fall аrе, expressing a sense οf justice wіth thе death οf Bin Laden, known tο bе thе mastermind οf thе September 11th attacks.

More thаn 3,000 people died аftеr two commercial airplanes wеrе used аѕ missiles аnԁ flown іntο thе twin towers. Hundreds οf firefighters wеrе kіƖƖеԁ іn thеіr efforts tο rescue those trapped іn thе burning buildings.


President Obama ѕаіԁ nο civilians οr American soldiers wеrе injured during thе mission thаt еnԁеԁ іn thе death οf Bin Laden.

People’s reactions οn Bin Laden’s death:
CNN reported thаt thе 54-year-οƖԁ Al Qaeda leader wаѕ confirmed dead bу thе White House іn mansion outside Islamabad.

Bin laden іѕ thе suspected mastermind οf thе 9/11 attacks ten years ago.

NBC News ѕаіԁ “Intelligence thаt led U.S. tο bin Laden wаѕ uncovered іn September, ԁесіԁеԁ ɡοοԁ enough tο take action.”

Bесаυѕе οf thіѕ development, аƖƖ U.S. facilities abroad wеrе placed οn high alert аѕ a precautionary measure.

Former US Pres. George W. Bush, whο wаѕ thе incumbent during thе 9/11 attacks, welcomed thе news аnԁ ѕаіԁ, “Thіѕ momentous achievement mаrkѕ a victory fοr America, fοr people whο seek peace around thе world.

“Thе fight against terror goes οn, bυt tonight America hаѕ sent аn unmistakable message: Nο matter hοw long іt takes, justice wіƖƖ bе done.”

Jack Thomas, thе Werribee man hаѕ аƖѕο elcomed thіѕ development. Hе met thе fugitive leader, whο іѕ considered a martyr bу many, аt аn Al Qaeda training camp.

Warning οf Bin Laden’s death, hе tοƖԁ thе Herald Sun, “Hе wаѕ a murderer аnԁ hе wіƖƖ bе judged. Bυt wе hаνе tο mаkе sure hіѕ ideology dies wіth hіm. Thаt уου wουƖԁ bomb аnԁ kіƖƖ іn thе name οf Jihad іѕ f—ing disgusting.

“Obviously іtѕ ɡοοԁ hе іѕ dead, bυt hе сουƖԁ bе given martydom status. Thаt isn’t a ɡοοԁ thing іf thаt happens.”

Whаt ԁο thе people ѕау аbουt thіѕ issue? Here аrе ѕοmе tweets аnԁ Facebook messages frοm ordinary people.


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Lady Bus Driver in EDSA



The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is planning to deploy lady bus drivers in EDSA to lessen accidents and de-clog traffic in the metro’s main thoroughfare.

Thirteen out of 31 applicants have passed the level 3 national certification by Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) for heavy-duty vehicles. They are now waiting for bus lines to process their applications.

But aside from the usual job requirements, these ladies are studying how to adjust their nature to this male-dominated field.

“It’s hard to pee. They said we have to learn how to control going on bathroom breaks, especially when we have menstruation,” said Kathleen Magbagos, a 28-year-old single mother.

Bus drivers in the Philippines earn an estimated P600 a day, almost 50% higher than the minimum wage of P404 of private employees in NCR.

This landmark move by MMDA will also help lessen unemployment in the Philippines which hit almost 3 million as of January, 40% of them are women.

According to party-list group Gabriela, Magbagos is just one of the many women who want to prove themselves by taking on a job that is usually done by a male.

Culturally, women are only seen as a reserve labor force. If they can get a man to do the job, they will hire a man. Secondly, there is fear that women will demand a lot from their employers,” said Gabriela secretary general Emmie De Jesus.

According to Gabriela, support from the government is also needed to make the employing of lady bus drivers effective.

“There should be reinforcing supportive mechanisms that will support lady bus drivers and those interested to apply to be lady bus drivers. There should be public education support coming from the MMDA and TESDA. Skill training is not enough, there should also be education on women orientation in society,” De Jesus said.

MMDA chairman Francis Tolentino was also hoping this move will result in safer streets for the public.
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Ex-Promoter expects Mosley to beat Pacquiao


A former promoter of “Sugar” Shane Mosley is confident that his former ward will beat Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao.

Cedric Kushner said in an Examiner.com report that “absolutely, Shane has a chance to win” in the 2 boxers’ welterweight clash, which will be held on May 7 (May 8 in Manila) at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

"I don't wish to speak in riddles so I'll make it plain. I am picking Shane to win this fight over Pacman," the head of Cedric Kushner Promotions Ltd. said.

The fight will put Pacquiao’s World Boxing Organization welterweight belt at stake.

The Filipino has the apparent advantage in terms of speed, but Mosley has the experience and the power too, Kushner said.

"But I will go further than that. I'm picking Shane to win this fight. He's been one of the great fighters of his generation and he retains his power. I also think that this might be the time, might be the fight where as great as Manny is and has been, he's going to be impacted negatively from fighting a bigger man,” he said.

Kushner, however, admitted that Pacquiao definitely has the goods to stop Mosley.

"On the other hand, you ask me if Pacquiao can stop Shane? I'd say that Manny can stop anybody but Shane takes a helluva rap, he's always had a solid chin. Sure, Manny is more than capable of hurting Shane," he said, "but the opposite is also true."

Kushner, who has trained Mosley when the boxer was still in the flyweight division, has spent the past 30 years in the boxing industry.

Kushner has promoted 30 world champions, including Mosley.

He has also staged more than 300 world title fights in North America, Europe, Asia, South America, Australia and Africa.
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Pope Beatifies John Paul II In Rome Before 1.5 Million Catholics In St. Peter's Square



VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI has praised Pope John Paul II for having restored Christianity as a religion of hope, speaking during the beatification Mass of his beloved predecessor before more than a million faithful.

In his homily, Benedict said the Polish-born John Paul helped turn what appeared to be the "irreversible" tide of Marxism with his courage and faith and "helped believers throughout the world not to be afraid to be called Christian."

Benedict moved John Paul a step closer to possible sainthood in a Mass Sunday held under sunny skies and amid a sea of Poland's red and white flags — a scene reminiscent of John Paul's 2005 funeral.

The beatification, the fastest in modern times, is a morale boost for a church scarred by the sex abuse crisis.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.



VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI beatified Pope John Paul II before more than a million faithful in St. Peter's Square and surrounding streets Sunday, moving the beloved former pontiff one step closer to possible sainthood.

The crowd erupted in cheers, tears and applause as an enormous photo of a smiling John Paul was unveiled over the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica and a choir launched into a hymn long associated with the Polish-born pope.

The beatification, the fastest in modern times, is a morale boost for a church scarred by the sex abuse crisis, but it has also triggered a new wave of anger from victims because the scandal occurred under John Paul's 27-year watch.

Speaking in Latin, Benedict pronounced John Paul "Blessed" shortly after the start of the Mass, held under sunny skies and amid a sea of Poland's red and white flags — a scene reminiscent of John Paul's 2005 funeral, when some 3 million people paid homage to the pope.

Benedict then received a silver reliquary holding a vial of blood taken from John Paul during his final hosptalization. The relic, a key feature of beatification ceremonies, will be available for the faithful to venerate.

It was presented to him by Sister Tobiana, the Polish nun who tended to John Paul throughout his pontificate, and Sister Marie Simone-Pierre of France, whose inexplicable recovery from Parkinson's disease was decreed to be the miracle necessary for John Paul to be beatified.

Police placed wide swaths of Rome even miles (kilometers) from the Vatican off limits to private cars to ensure security for some of the estimated 16 heads of state, seven prime ministers and five members of European royal houses attending.

Spain's Crown Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia, wearing a black lace mantilla, mingled with Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, Poland's historic Solidarity leader and former President Lech Walesa and Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who sidestepped an EU travel ban to attend.

Helicopters flew overhead, police boats patrolled the nearby Tiber River and some 5,000 uniformed troops patrolled police barricades to ensure priests, official delegations and those with coveted VIP passes could get to their places.

"He went all over the world," said Bishop Jean Zerbo of Bamako, Mali, who came to Rome for the ceremony. "Today, we're coming to him."

Thousands of pilgrims, many of them from John Paul's native Poland, spent the night in sleeping bags on bridges and in piazzas around town, and then packed St. Peter's as soon as the barricades opened over an hour in advance because the crowds were too great.

They stood shoulder-to-shoulder on the main boulevard leading to the Vatican, Via della Conciliazione, as well as on side streets around it and the bridges crossing the Tiber leading to St. Peter's. Rome police headquarters put the number attending at over a million.

"John Paul was a wonderful man and it's a privilege to be here. It's wonderful to see people from all across the world," said Anne Honiball, 48, a nursing home administrator from Worthing, England who carried a small Union Jack flag.

"We missed the royal wedding but we are Catholics and this was a bit more important, I suppose," said Honibal, a former Protestant who converted to Catholicism 10 years ago.

It's the fastest beatification on record, coming just six years after John Paul died and beating out the beatification of Mother Teresa by a few days.

Benedict put John Paul on the fast-track for possible sainthood when he dispensed with the traditional five-year waiting period and allowed the beatification process to begin weeks after his April 2, 2005, death. Benedict was responding to chants of "Santo Subito!" or "Sainthood Immediately" that erupted during John Paul's funeral.

On Saturday night, a "Santo Subito" banner was emblazoned on the side of the Circus Maximus field, where an all-night prayer vigil kicked off the beatification celebrations in earnest.

Many pilgrims spent the night moving around the center visiting eight churches that stayed open all night, a "white night" of prayer in honor of the late pope.

"The weather is mild and so it will not be a problem to pass the night here, and there is also a very nice atmosphere," said Pauline Rosenfeld, a 20-year-old pilgrim from Paris sitting with friends in her sleeping bag gearing up for a night spent outdoors.

The beatification is taking place despite a drumbeat of criticism about the record speed with which John Paul is being honored, and continued outrage about clerical abuse: Many of the crimes and cover-ups of priests who raped children occurred on John Paul's 27-year watch.

Vatican officials have insisted that John Paul deserves beatification despite the fallout from the abuse scandal, saying the saint-making process isn't a judgment of how he administered the church but rather whether he lived a life of Christian virtue.

But victims' groups such as the U.S. Survivors Network for Those Abused by Priests have said the speedy beatification was just "rubbing more salt in these wounds" of victims.

Rome itself seemed invaded by Poles overjoyed that their native son was being honored. Special trains, planes and buses shuttled Poles in for the beatification.

Anna Fotyga, a former Polish foreign minister and member of Poland's parliament, arrived on a special train Sunday morning carrying the Polish parliamentary delegation. She reminisced about John Paul's impact on communist Poland in the late 1970s and 80s.

"I was a student at that time, and actually seeing him, listening to him started transformation in Poland, I am sure," she said.

In Krakow, where John Paul was archbishop, two TV screens at two different sites were set up to broadcast the beatification ceremony Sunday from Rome. Houses were decorated with Poland's white-and-red flags and the Vatican's white-and-yellow colors.

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