Hikers Held Hostage

Three american tourist hikers accidentally crossed into Iran when on vacation. The Iranian government did not think that this was an accident at all. Shane Bauer, Sarah Shroud and Josh Fattall are the three Americans. They are 27, 31, and 27 years old. They were hiking through Iraq when they accidentally passed into Iran. They were seen by Swiss diplomats who oversee American interests in Iraq. Iranian authorities say that the three are still being questioned by Iranian investigators and their fate lies in the judge's perspective. This means that the three Americans could possibly face jail time. The President of Iran said that he will ask the Judge to look at the case with maximum leniency. The three American's families have released tapes of their family members which testify to the fact that they did just pass over the border by accident.

I think that these three Americans just made a mistake in accidentally taking a trail which brought them into Iran by accident. People should look at this and see a couple of american tourists who made a subconscious mistake. I hope that the three of them get off free of charge and that the videos prove to be enough evidence.

Mississauga Plan for Terror

There has been a group in Mississauga who have ideas to cause terror in Toronto. They have gotten their ideas based on al-Qaeda's actions. In June 2006, a group of extremists from Mississauga planned on blowing up fertilizer based bombs in downtown Toronto and at an army base. Hundreds of people could have been killed in the blast. The bombs were trying to make Canadian politicians bring NATO forces out of Afghanistan. Many of their preparations were caught on tape, and the police had been surveying them for a month when they stormed in and caught them in the act. They had just received a shipment of ammonium nitrate fertilizer. Footage of what was going on was not released after it was shown at the hearing. The Globe and Mail had to ask for special permission for the tapes to be released for the public.

I think that it is ridiculous that this kind of thing is happening so close to us. That people only as far as Mississauga want to do create such chaos in Toronto is crazy. People these days see what is happening in other countries of the world, and try and recreate it. It is unfortunate that in this case it is trying to create chaos.