All Hell Breaks Loose in Open Debates: Day 2

The highly anticipated second day of the world open debates kicked off with various intricate rounds of conflict & surprising twists.

The first conflict addressed was surrounding India & Pakistan. These two previously silent nations were at arms with each other, shifting the blame of their respective issues back and forth. India believes that all Pakistan is doing is “wreaking havoc all over the place with a terrorist regime,” and “discrediting the Pakistani government with supported militants”. Pakistan’s only response was “We are NOT terrorist!” which warranted a scoff from various observing nations. India continued to scold Pakistan as a parent would to a disobedient child, harping on the nation’s illiteracy & crime rates. India believes that Pakistan-supported terrorism needs to be stopped, but unwilling to get their own hands dirty, they called upon the United States “to press Pakistan’s militant support”. The US has shown little to no interest in the matter.

Russia proves that they are still upset over the arctic deal’s fall-through with a few more snide criticisms directed towards Canada & the United States: “If USA showed Canada a bit of a fist, then I would be living in the arctic, you would be bothering Iran, and we would all be happy”. Putin continued to voice his disdain, stating to United States “You’re their puppeteer, Canada’s the puppet, and you just didn’t pull the right strings”

Halfway through the debate, Israel proclaimed that they had staged a strategic airstrike on the terrorist group Hezbollah, which turned out to be a direct bombing of Beirut. An infuriated Lebanese delegate rightfully criticized and slandered the unexpected Israeli attack on its civilians and capital city. Other Middle Eastern allies were quick to jump to Lebanon’s defence, with nations like Syria making the brash statement directly to Israel: “All peace talks have gone out the window, you better be prepared to go to war with the entire Middle East,”

Lebanon shot a pointed look at the United States during the entire debate. When asked whether USA should get involved, Lebanon made their position quite clear. “I would assume that USA would take extreme action. Israel attacked our capital city, 1.4 million innocent citizens!”

After a minute of contemplation, Joe Biden spoke up. “I’m not going to act like I’m not pissed off, but until we see the extent of the damage, we will not disclose a decision.” Lebanon was less than pleased to say the very least.

It seems the only nation to show any support for Israel’s strategic airstrike is Egypt, who believes that “They have a right to protect themselves!”, though few would call such an outwardly offensive move protection.

Lauren Mascitelli
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A Backpedaling Israel Defends Airstrike

Israel released the following public statement to defend their strategic decision to airstrike Beirut, Lebanon without warning:

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Up-Close & Personal with Iraq

Iraq takes the time to chat with The Broadcast Notebook to clear the air surrounding the nation's recent election:

Iraq's general elections were held on March 7, what does this mean for your nation in regards to an emerging democracy?
This means that my nation is taking the proper steps in the right direction leading into a country that will hopefully be over all stable.


How is the 2010 election different from that of 2005?
The main difference is that the 2005 election was based on a closed list system. This meant the voter knew the parties included in the list but not the individual candidates.
In the 2010 election the open list system means voters know the names and identities of candidates in the list they are voting for. This system allows the voter to express their preference for a candidate within that list.


Is there a mechanism to ensure that Iraqi women are fairly represented?
Of course there is, Iraq has female representitives that make 25% of the 325 seats in the Iraqi paraliment.


Is the US overseeing these elections?
The US is merely supporting the Iraqi government when requested. The election was led, funded, and managed by the Iraqi government.


Do you believe that the US -or Western Influence in general- have a place in Iraq?
There is absolutely no place for Western Influence in not just Iraq, but the middle east in a whole.

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Is a Democratic Future on the Iraqi Horizon?

Iraq presented the following statement at day 2 of the world open debates regarding their recent election results and calls for a re-count:


"As you all know, Iraq’s election was held on March 7th of this year. There was a recount due to the results; they showed little change in political attitudes and loyalties. Although the citizens of my country voted based on ethnicity instead of party, this is a giant step for Iraq, and potentially the entire middle east. Iraq is beginning to control its own security which means the 'generous' help from western countries is soon to be no longer needed and they will be leaving my country in the near future. It is being hoped if not wished that fellow middle east countries will follow Iraq’s lead. If not for democracy, do it for the end of western influence. We have the right to live the way we want. "


An Iraqi delegate has invited The Broadcast Notebook to sit down and speak with her about the recent democratic advances that this small Eastern nation has made and how this election is different from that of 2005. Full interview and details are to be posted tonight.


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Israel Drops the Bomb... Literally

A shocking statement was released moments ago during Day 2 of the world open debates by Israel:

"At 12:07 pm on Monday March 29th 2010, Israeli forces staged a percision airstrike on Beirut, Lebanon in an attempt to eradicate the terrorist group Hezbollah."


Lebanon, Iran, Syria & Hamas are all devestated by Israel's unexpected attack on the Middle East, and are taking action to ready themselves for the worst. Statements have been released by nations like Syria: "We are ready for war. We are ready to go to battle over the stunt Israel just pulled"

Israel defends their actions, stating that the airstrikes on Beirut were necessary for insuring the saftey of all Israelis "We needed to defend ourselves and prove that we are not a puppet of the US." It has yet to be clarified why Lebanon was a chosen target in place of a more dominant threat such as Iran; only vague rumblings of self-defensive have been released thus far.

The United States refuse to comment on the matter at the moment "I'm not going to pretend that I'm not pissed off, but at the moment we will not disclose a decision"

More information on the topic is to come as the story develops further, but if the barbaric screaming match during today's debate is any indication of what's to come, the world, and the idealist concept of peace as we know, it are in grave danger.


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