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Just hours after his inauguration, President Obama requested a suspension of all war crime trials at Guantanamo Bay, which was quickly accepted by military judges. Obama has drafted an executive order that would close Guantanamo within a year. Many expect he will also do away with the special war crimes court and have the cases prosecuted in the U.S. courts. Relatives of 9/11 victims told reporters they oppose any halt to the trials. "The safest place to have these trials is Guantanamo Bay. If they were to move to the homeland, it would endanger all of us," said one relative whose brother was killed at the World Trade Center. However, the decision was welcomed by many human rights groups and the European Union, who have criticized the Bush administration over alleged human rights abuses, including torturing of detainees, and the military commissions system.Do you think Guantanamo Bay detainees should be tried under the rules of the U.S. court system?
 

Do you agree that the next generation will struggle because they lack reading and writing skills?


“How are they playing video games and on the computer if they cannot read? I do agree that kids nowadays spend too much time with television and video games. Parents—who is in control here?????????“
—JEA

“I hope the requirements for graduating from high school are still that children must have at least basic reading, writing and spelling skills. With that in mind, that’s all the next generation probably will need. As technology continues to grow and improve, I can’t imagine what will be available to the next generation. Email and texting have already become a major form of communication these days where sentences are abbreviated, words and the spelling of words are abbreviated, and I don’t see that changing. No, I don’t think the next generation will struggle in an adult world—I think the adults who haven’t kept up with the technology are the ones who will struggle!“
—What’s next???

“Yes, I agree that the next generation will struggle without reading and writing skills. I just had this conversation with one of my kids the other night, unhappy with his ‘C-” in English. His response was, ‘English is so stupid. They just make up these stupid rules about colons, semi-colons and commas just so they have something to teach. All you need is periods.’When I tried to explain to him that even one misplaced comma can change the whole meaning of a sentence, it fell on deaf ears. Boy, are we in trouble...“
—Greg S.

“If the courts have consistently ruled that people in public spaces can be photographed, then I guess Google can get away with it. Just make sure you’re not somewhere you don’t want to be photographed!”
—Rolling my eyes

“I don’t think so. I am amazed at some pretty successful people in this generation who lack good communication skills, so I guess it’s not necessary anymore.“
—Sad but true

 
 
 
 
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