News April 16

Loopholes Let Gun Smuggling to Mexico Flourish
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/us/15guns.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Problems on the Mexican border just keep getting bigger. And Mexico isn’t very happy about it. Mexico is blaming the U.S. for their extremely well armed drug cartels. And there’s a reason. According to Federal agents about 90 percent of the 12,000 pistols and rifles that Mexican authorities recovered from drug dealers last year were traced back to the United States. Though the A.T.F. and Immigration and Customs Enforcement have stepped up efforts, the gun smuggling problem is still growing.

Jobs are still roadblock on path to recovery
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30211915/
Is the economy improving? Are we coming out of the recession? Yes we are, but don’t get your hopes to high. According to John W. Schoen, the senior producer for msnbc.com, ‘It’s still about jobs, jobs, jobs.’ Even though things seem to be improving and President Obama is very hopeful, everything still depends on jobs. Because no jobs means no spending. And even when jobs do improve ‘there still will be plenty of work to clean up the financial mess’ according to Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke.

N Korea orders UN inspectors out
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7999024.stm
Apparently UN talks with North Korea didn’t do what they were supposed to. A while ago North Korea agreed to cooperate with the UN’s policies on nuclear testing and attend talks. But North Korea has now put an end to that. Pyongyang has ordered all IAEA personal and equipment out of their country. This was done in response to controversy over the April 5th launch of a rocket. And the controversy is still continuing, as North Korea stated that the ‘April 5th launch was aimed at putting a communications satellite in orbit.’ Many other nations believe that it was a long-range missile test though.

Thai authorities order arrest of 14 people after protests
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/14/thailand.political.chaos/index.html?eref=rss_world
In Thailand Tuesday a mass arresting of “red shirt” protest leaders occurred. 14 anti-government leaders, including a former prime minister, were arrested. Four of the leaders surrendered to the police while others vowed to regroup and continue their protests to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. Warrants have been issued for the arrest of several “red shirt” leaders including Thaksin Shinawatra, the former prime minister, Jakrapob Penkair, Veera Musikapong and Nuttavut Saikuea, according to Maj. Gen. Tritot Ronnaritivichai. 123 people, including two dozen soldiers, were wounded in the arrests, while two were killed.