On the death of Bin Laden

So Bin Laden...
A bad guy for sure... but death?!

I know it sounds crazy to most people, but I just can't get justify his murder.

I still to this day believe he was a crazy guy with some very twisted thoughts and very disturbing actions (for example, using his wife as a human shield in the last moments of his life, and of course 9/11).

But I can't justify his killing...

Does it not make us just as bad? And who are we to decide when and if a life can be taken?

I'm aware this is a touchy subject, so please don't hesitate to comment...

Forgotten Oppressed

The oppressed and persecuted are much more than just statistics;
they are real people with individual faces, voices, hopes and dreams.
No one should be forgotten. (HART UK)

We have a responsibility as human beings to remember the oppressed and the persecuted.

In the midst of the current crises around the world, especially in the Middle East and North Africa, we must remember those facing oppression and persecution.

We need to remember also that there is conflict elsewhere that isn't being reported on our news.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has been in a state of conflict for several years now and there have been over 5.5million deaths since 1998 and there have been thousands of mass rapes.

There is so much going on that we are unaware of all over the world, in countries that are currently on our TVs and in countries that aren't. We must be responsible to not forget those oppressed and persecuted. The 'real people with individual faces, voices, hopes and dreams'.