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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

When a child decides to take away his life...
by Milota Sidorova


How is it to face a gunman pointing a gun at your head? Although most of us have never experienced this in real life, the answer would be difficult.But maybe it doesn't matter that much, sometimes the question has of more importance.It's been a time since Bowling for Columbine flew around the planet. The problem of American kids killing their schoolmates and teachers at school hasn't been solved. At least not the way it was presented. Today at the end of November 2010 we witness another possible Columbine scenario – 15-years-old student aimed a gun at his classmates and a teacher at Marinette School in Wisconsin. After holding them prisoners for several hours, he rele! ased four of them and when the police broke in, he shot himself. He didn't harm any of the students and they immediatelly approved his intentions. The name and identity of 15-years-old boy has been hidden and for now media don't even know whether he is dead or alive. But he is the next victim standing in the line.He is another exclamation mark shining clear, red alert and reflecting American society. According to his classmates he never had any requirements, complaints, nothing. He just seemed depressed. The boy was so impossible to become a gunman – according to his neighbors his family was an example of right and caring environment. But something went wrong. Something went wrong and made a child to hold a gun, threaten his friends and then shoot himself. Now he is struggling for life...Something is wrong in this society. Something is wrong...

related story (sgx18684): http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_wisconsin_classroom_hostages;_...
by Milota Sidorova
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Wikileaks pushing an Avalanche...
by Milota Sidorova


Guardian reporter Heather Brooke has written a phenomenal essay about data leaks that made a big hole in the wall of „security, alibism, control and transparency“. In her oppinion, leaks are not the problem, but the symptom and what is echoed out so disgustingly loud by U.S. Secretary Hillary Clinton is not the main point. Although Clinton suggested that Washinghton prepared hammer and iron lady for those who contributed in data espionage, it is just a buzz to cover the real problem. So long have politicians been hiding even the most brutal actions, so long they tried to control what people should know. All these practices were covered with so called „secu! rity“ steps – but they went much too far. Brooke is right if she says that „Wikileaks is the guerilla front in a global movement for greater transparency and participation.“ So perhaps we can skip talks about security and terrorist threats and focus on practically non-existing transparency in case of political affairs. One does not speak about numbers, but about thousands of thousands murderers, policies leading into financial enslavement and increasing security (means control) steps towards public. Clinton wastes her time blaming U.S. soldiers of stealing data, but she has virtually no answer to crimes that are very well described on these files. Washinghton proclaimed it was neccessary to increase security check and data stability of its own communication – well apparently it wasn't. Braddly Manning who is now kept in a maximum-security military brig at Quantico will face military trial for espionage. One guess the case won't finish with hap! py-end. Wikileaks hail him a hero. According to Manning himsel! f, he di dn't feel guilty and said that Pentagon security manners were just „weak servers, weak logging, weak physical security, weak counterintelligence, inattentive signal analysis, resulting in a perfect storm." Guardian reporter finishes her article with powerful message – now is the time shaping the face of democracy. In the next five years these rules will be done and will probably affect whole new century. For us it is a crucial time – either we react and push on politicians for bigger transparency or we finish as controled, enslaved, consum mass. This time is now!

related story (sgx18686): http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101130/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_wik...
by Milota Sidorova
for Cantell TV (http://cantell.tv)

Cantell TV is the fastest growing provider of digital broadcasting coupled with telecommunications, allowing people to easily control, view, upload and share digital content through proprietary interface coupled with free phone calls. Cantell TV is committed to delivering infinite choices to your world of entertainment at the tip of your fingers.