Let's keep our paws off Knut's balls

In the article Let's keep our paws off Knut's balls, Peta an animal rights activist group wants to castrate Berlin's male polar bear. Peta believes that this should happen because the mate placed into Knut's bear den shared the same grandfather. Peta is under the impression that this would lead to detrimental inbreeding if the two were to have cubs. But, in this article the writer does not share the same feelings as Peta. They want Peta so to speak to lay of off Knut's nuts. They believe this is just another stunt for Peta to gain fame. If cubs were to be produced by Knut and his mate, then the Berlin zoo would attract more people, and this would help the economy.
I thought this article title was very amusing. The content of the article was definitely interesting. I agree that Peta can be power hungry at times, even though some of the work they do is good. It just goes to show that no matter where in they are in the world Peta will target any area. Just like in Germany with the polar bear conflict, a rather unimportant conflict arose in the United States recently. Peta was trying to argue that the use of the ground hog was unethical for ground hog day, and that it should be released out into the wild. Peta believed that the one day of camera flashing was too stressful for the animal. But, why not go with their solution? Set the ground hog lose in the wild and let it get eaten by a hawk or something. I don't know about you, but I'd rather have one day of camera flashes and have protection, than live the remainder of my life in fear of being eaten.
This article can be found at: http://www.thelocal.de/opinion/20100303-25641.html

Anger burns a year after Cologne archive collapse

In the article Anger burns a year after Cologne archive collapse, the people of Germany show their anger with their government officials. A memorial address was made by Mayor Jurgen Roters. This speech sparked criticism about building the new U-Bahn metro tunnel under the archieve building, which eventually collapsed. Two men lost their lives during the collapse and numerous historical documents were destroyed. Implications of shoddy workmanship have lead many to ask the government what really happened. The lack of political accountability has lead citizens to become angered and believe the men who died are being mocked.
I found this article to be very interesting. Its shocking to think that such a major project such as a metro tunnel could fall subject to shoddy work. I find it interesting that the government has not done a better job in disproving the accusations. This German conflict just goes to show that all government's are constantly accountable. When reading this article, I began to think about September 11. I know that the German collapse only involved two deaths while the twin towers involved hundreds of deaths. However, during the memorial speech at both places citizens displayed dismay with what happened.
This article can be found at http://www.thelocal.de/national/20100303-25653.html