Current Events QTR 2 Week 8: Iran frees woman, Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, sentenced to death by stoning for adultery

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/world/iran-frees-stoning-woman/story-e6frea8l-1225968732308?from=public_rss

This is what happens when you commit adultery in Iran ^

"We have got news from Iran that they are free," Mina Ahadi, the spokesperson for the anti-stoning commitee says in Iran. "We are waiting for another confirmation: apparently there will be a program this evening on (Iranian) television and then we will be 100 per cent sure." Well that program ran, and she's free. 
     Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, a 43 year old lady with 2 kids was given death sentences by 2 different courts in a small town in Iran called Tabriz all the way back in 2006. She was involved with the killing of her husband(which caused her jail time), and in 2007 they added the hanging onto a 10 year jail sentence. But after a SEACOND case of adultery, the woman will be stoned, along with the person who killed her husband.


Well, I don't know much about the customs and cultures about Iranians, but i do know that isn't cool. Wherever you live. I don't exactly agree with the whole death sentence-stoning-jail time ordeal. I do believe that adultery and murder isn't good, but killing someone for killing? Doesn't make a point in my head. Now I do believe that you should have some consequence for murder, but that is not it.

Current Events QTR 2 Week 7: Iraq buying ammunition, C4ISR systems

http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2010/12/02/Iraq-buying-ammunition-C4ISR-systems/UPI-28081291306563/

Washington, today. News is released that Iraq is in the market for C4ISR systems and other various parts and equipment all worth $68,000,000. A C4ISR system consists of High-Frequency, Ultra High-Frequency and Very High-Frequency radios, Automatic Identification System, Surface Scan Radar System, Forward Looking Infrared System, Situational Display System, Mobile and Fixed Towers and Electro-Optical Cameras. Oh, and they include other things as well. The "other equipment and various parts" consist of Voice over Internet Protocol, K Under Band Very Small Aperture Terminal upgrades, generators, spare and repair parts, support equipment, publications and technical data, personnel training and training equipment, engineering and technical support services, and other related logistical support. They are ALSO requesting to buy AMMO such as 14,010 TP-T M831A1 120mm Cartridges, 16,110 TPCSDS-T M865 120mm Cartridges, and 3,510 HEAT-MP-T M830A1 120mm Cartridges for M1A1 Abrams tanks. 


Well that's pretty cool. I hope that they approve of the purchase. Iraq is a good country, and as long as Iran is still doing all that nuclear deal, the more ammo and weapons Iraq has to defend itself the better. Not approving of the purchase would simply be a bad decision on our part. We have been working on Iraq for quite some time now and probably made somewhat of acquaintances with them and it would be just horrible to leave them defenseless. At least they are asking us unlike Iran, and the least we can do is sell them some war machines. :)