Morning Meeting
- 17 Jan 07, 11:06 AM
It's Ruth here. The morning meeting starts now and we'd love to hear from you. Call in on +44 20 70 83 72 72 and join in the discussion.
James is full of suggestions: Barack Obama, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Muhammed Ali all the big names...
Israel. David and Hashit are keen on this one. Following the resignation of Israeli army chief Lt Gen Dan Halutz was this summer's war with Lebanon a big mistake? How did it affect you?
And what will happen now? Should Olmert resign? Is the Israeli military losing the respect it once had? Did you serve in this war?
We'd like to hear from you. The details are on the right >>>>>>>
James also suggests discussing the German proposals to ban all swastikas even those used in the Hindu tradition of peace symbols.
Christiane, who is from Germany is keen on discussing this also. She also suggests German chancellor Angela Merkel's advocation for a German constitution. Do we need one? Do you think it would fit in with the individual needs of particular countries? Is it just more E.U. interference?
Some other topics to get you going: the Spanish prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero says talks with Eta were a mistake. Can you ever negotiate with terrorists or should you? It has seemed to work with the IRA in Northern Ireland, but what about groups such as Hezbollah and Hamas that were/are considered as terrorists? It is simply practical to negotiate?
Hong Kong is banning all pregnant Chinese women from February. Women can avoid the one child rule by bearing their child in HK and the child will benefit from improved healthcare and schooling as a HK resident.
A comment on this blog says they 'bring in disease'. Is this action discriminatory against mainland women?
Barack Obama. Is America ready for a black president? Obama's father is Kenyan. Would he bring a new dialogue with Africa, for example or is this a red herring? Should we be so hung up at all on the fact he's black?
Muhammed Ali is 65 today and may not live to 70. What does this living legend mean to you? Has his reputation been sanitized so much we forget how radical he was? Did you ever see Ali fight?
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