Who is afraid of Ai Wei Wei?

 The Guardian, a UK news organization, has a whole page for the guy.   Check out the video in the left hand corner to get a sense for who he is.  Then take a look at some of the headlines and read one.


       this is AI Wei Wei                                              



This is a cool story of a female street artist who is bombing China with cans of spray paint and Ai Wei Wei's face.  .From Urban Photo



So the question is.......





                              AND WHY?

Five Steps To Becoming a Taliban Suicide Bomber

In this TED talk video, "Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy takes on a terrifying question: How does the Taliban convince children to become suicide bombers?"   Ms.  Obaid-Chinoy asks an existential question to the audience nearing the end of this 8 minute clip.   How would you answer it?   
http://www.ted.com/talks/sharmeen_obaid_chinoy_inside_a_school_for_suicide_bombers.html

Afghanistan Bombing Kills 13

Here is an article from the Huffington Post discussing last week's bombing of military forces.  In your own opinion, What do you think that America should be in Afghanistan?  As a reminder, this is a touchy subject for many and some of us have family and friends there.  So, keep it constructive.