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Fidel Castro

1.-who: Fidel Castro
2.-where: Havana, Cuba
3.-when: Feb, 19, 2008
4.-why: because Castro got sick in 2006
5.-what: he said "I will not aspire or accept, the post of President of the Council of State and Commander in Chief," he resign.
http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/c/fidel_castro/index.html?scp=2&sq=fidel%20castro&st=cse

Fidel contemplates his mortality

1.- who: fidel castro
2.- where cuba
3.-when: wednesday 21/Jan/09
4.- why: he wrote an article that has seen pass 10 presidents of the U.S.
5.-what: that he obsserved the events over such a long time. he received information and meditate calmly on those events." I expect I won't enjoy that privilege in four years, when Obama's first presidential term has ended."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7846670.stm

- The similar between this two articles is that Castro is sick and probably he could died in a period of 4 years.

Politics

1. Silvio Berlusconi: Italy
2. Michelle Bachelete: Chile
3. Hillary Clinton: U.S.
4. Hu Jintao: China
5. Álvaro Uribe: Colombia
6. Ehud Olmert: Israel
7. Gordon Brown: England
8. Ban Ki Moon: South Korea
9. Nocolas Sarkozy: France
10. George Bush: U.S.
11. Vladimir Putin: Russia
12. Fidel Castro: Cuba
13. Mahmoud Abbas: Palestine
14. Taro Asso: Japan
15. José Luis Zapatero: Spain
16. Kim Jong Il: North Korea
17. Barack Obama: U.S.
18. Dalai Lama: Tibet
19. Pratibha Patil: India
20. Thein Sein: Singapur
21. Robert Mugabe: Zimbabwe
22. Hamid Karzai: Afganiztan
23. Raul Castro: Cuba
24. Mohamed Osni Murbarak: Egypt
25. Dmitry Medvedev: Russia
26. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner: Argentina
27. Abhisit Vejjajiva: Thailand
28. Ignacio Lula da Silva: Brazil
29. Angela Merkel: Germany
30. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Iran
31. Asif Ali Zardari: Pakistan

The War between Israel and Gaza

1. - Where is Israel?
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon.

2. - Why was Israel created?
Israel was created in 1948 after the world war II, to establish official home for jewish people.

3. - Where are the Palestinian Territories?
The Palestinian territories are composed of two discontinuous regions The West Bank - to the W,N and South the West Bank shares borders with state of Israel, To the east lies the country of Jordan. Gaza Strip - is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Egypt on the south-west and Israel on the north and east.

4.-What is happening in Israel and Gaza?
A war for territories; they are fighting because Israel wants Gaza, Israel attacked Hamas targets in Gaza strip in response to repeated the rocket fires from Hamas on southern Israel.

5.-How many Palestinians have died and how many Israelis?
900 palestinians and 13 israelis. 13 Jan. 2009

6.-What is Hamas?
Hamas is an Islamist parliamentary organization and political party that governs Gaza, it is also considered by the united sates a terrorist group

7.-What was the U.S. response to the attacks?
U.S. supports Israel´s decision to attack Gaza and is against of Hamas.

8.-What happened when Israel was declared a state in 1948?
They invaded them by the Armies of the Arab state, that were there neighbors.

9.-What did Israel agree to in the Oslo accords?
Israel agreed that the Palestinian Authority would be set up and committed to withdrawing from parts of the Gaza strip and the West Bank.

10.-How did Hamas come to power in Gaza?
In 2006 they won the elections by having a mayority in the Palestinian Legislative Council

"The New Meaning of an Old Battle"

a. To which "old battle" does the article's headline refer?
The one that since Israel was created they have with the Palestine.

b. What seem to be the hopes underlying Israel's assault on Gaza?
Hama´s has to be delegitimize so the Palestinian people can negociate a two state solution with Israel.

c. How would a clear Israeli victory affect the region?
A clear victory of Israel can affect his relationship with the Islamic countries of the region, that can allied against Israel. But this would make it easier for Egypt, Jordan and countries farther afield to declare common cause against Islamic militancy and its main sponsor int her region, Iran.

d. How would a clear Israeli victory affect the United States?
The international peackeeping force made up of Turkish and Arab troops could clear the way for a restoration of political control in Gaza, and can help the U.S. recover of the recession.

e. Why does Iran have much at stake in the outcome of the current crisis?
The countries surrounding would attack Iran because it´s the only other country aside from Israel that would be really affected, because this country has the same principles that Hamas has.

f. How likely is it that the Israeli assault will be successful?
Israel has a big possibility of wining because now they are more prepared and they have the support of the United States.

g. What are some of the divisions in the Middle East that this conflict has highlighted?
There are 2 sides. One includes the Arabs, which are Palestine, Iran and Lebanon. The in the other side is formed by Israel that is supported by US, Egypt, and Jordanian.

h. What happened in Lebanon in 1982? How are the Gaza attacks similar?
The Gaza attacks were reminiscent of the gamble Israel took, and largely lost, in Lebanon in 1982. It invaded to eliminate the threat of Yasir Arafat’s forces, which were then encamped on its northern border.

i. In what ways might the attacks on Gaza backfire?
History suggests that they may fall like they did in 1982, and also if Iran interferes, the situation will get even worse.

j. Why does Mr. Abbas say he will walk away from the peace talks begun by President Bush in 2007?
Mr. Abbas, already deeply mired in a rivalry with Hamas, could find himself further isolated from Palestinian sentiment the longer the Israeli assaults continue.

k. What lessons has Israel learned from Lebanon?

1.- lower expectations
2.- Depriving hamas of the chance to declare victory 3.- To prepared better.

m. In what way is the timing of this renewed battle beneficial?
Before the President Obama inauguration on Jan. 20

n. How will the Obama administration be able to capitalize on the situation in Gaza?
Obama will be able to capitalize on the cease-fire to renew a push for a permanent settlement.

-What is going on in the photograph?
A woman is inside of a building destroyed watching how her house and all her things are gone.

-Who is pictured?
A woman asking for help

-What can you learn about how the main subject in the photo is feeling from his or her facial expression?
Aterrorized of how everything can be lost in a minute.

-What might this person be feeling, given what is going on in the photograph?
Sad because she loose everything and disappointed that people can do that type of things.

-What might this person want to say to the "opposite side"?
Stop violence

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Obama presses for action on the economy

Who: Obama
Where: George Mason University, Washington
When: Thursday
Why: To pass sweeping economic stimulus measures, including a tax cut and an infusion of as much as $800 billion
What: To act quickly in the economy goverment crisis