Afghanistan a step back??,Obama's health plan a huge mess,

Hi

Well,its great to be back.Its been quite a hectic week for all schools and especially for the teachers who were desperately trying to complete portions after the schools shutdown to prevent the spread of the disease.As I mentioned this was a really hasty move and should have been thought over.At least I'm glad its over and things seem to be back on track

A lot of things have happened in the last week around the world.The most significant without a doubt is the Afghan elections.In this week I shall talk about it and how Obama's health plan is going to be a huge disaster that if executed could leave America in deep deep trouble...

On Thursday 20th of August the most dreaded day for any Afghan civilian had just arrived.Yes,on the 21st the country was hosting elections and people were absolutely surrounded with fear of violence increasing and many people dying in the process.The Taliban promised to disrupt the elections and when they say it they rarely joke.the picture on the eve of the election was exactly the ones you might have seen in many movies-people didn't know whom to vote for as there seemed no real option,The NATO troops moved from the Halmenth province that they have captured to Kabul to prevent suicide bombings and to sum it all up that day there was a suicide bombing killing six people........this was the situation just before the day of elections.the next day people did come out to vote and it was largely peaceful.Many people said that they came out to vote as they wanted to defy the Taliban.

6 years ago post 9/11 President Bush pressed for a military offence in Afghanistan to wipe out the insurgents.Taliban rule was literally brought down to its knees providing a ray of hope for democracy in the country.People came in large numbers and voted hoping Afghanistan would be a normal country-peaceful prosperous and happy........6 years later it's anything but that with the Taliban growing in power day by day.So is this government just going to hand over the rule to the Taliban or is there just that glimmer of hope for that country to change its fate...............only time can tell

Now In USA people are absolutely pumping with rage on the Barrack Obama's(who I still feel is not sticking to what he is saying) health care policy.Town hall meeting across the country saw people having heated exchanges with the democratic senators.The president himself addressed the people stating "I don't want to have any difference between the health care policy that the senators have and the one that you have".However people feel if this bill is passed it is a huge storm in the waiting.they feel its going to put the market in debt(which in a deep pit),but the president seems very determined to get it through but with republicans in the way it could be very very difficult to get through...........

Well that's it for this week's post

Until next week,

Take care

Shravan Karthik

'swine flu' the big damn hype

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Well its been a pretty chaotic week for all of us in India.The H1N1 virus has hit the world's largest democracy and after as ussual the Indian media lived up to its reputation of absolutely screwing everything up.On the brighter side one of my freinds seems to following my blog(Yippe!!).

Well in this weeks post I shall be talikng about the swine flu in India and how both the Indian media and the whole country is being a little to precocious.its just about one topic for this weeks post

'girl dies of H1N1 virus in Pune'-Damn this headlines changed it all.What seemed to be an ordinary flu that would probably be cured if we avoided working and took enough rest suddenly changed into something that if contracted would instantly cause death.Well the folks who are largely to be blamed for this is without a doubt is the Indian media which is certainly world renowned for its screw ups did it yet again.Special shows with doctors comming and telling you how not to contract the virus and how to be careful just sent the alarm and panic levels really really high.And absolutely useless 'exclusive interviews' with the parents of the victim is another thing that made my blood boil as it send panic waves throughout the country.And following the media closely were many public institution and office who thanks to the extra ordinary hype of the situation closed down.In this economic depression I wouldn't think that would be too wise to do.

Well my school too closed down stating that they were'precautious' what I don't get it what do they mean by precautious.As far as my knowledge is concerned I don't recollect a single person in my school down with symptoms even close to the swine flu.So why close down and create unnecessary panic.The fact still remains that swine flu consumes 4 out of every thousand people affected by it which is very much similar too the normal flu.Just because it does not have a vaccine does not mean its a virus that is going to eat you up completely and leave you dead in a couple of hours.

The Indian government has been lousy in its stance too.They allow testing a treatment to happen in government hospitals only which anyone who lives in India will know is painfully slow and inaccurate.private hospitals should get into the stream as well and TAMIFLU should also be circulated quicker.The govt of India has declared as stage 1 which means its not at all dangerous.

This is a clear example that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing...............

Well that's it for this weeks post

Hope things ease out a bit next week,

Till then

Take care

Shravan Karthik