Jerry Buss dies at age 80

Jerry Buss, owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, died this morning due to kidney failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. . Buss had been hospitalized for the better part of 18 months while receiving treatment for cancer. The kind of cancer he had is undisclosed at this time, but likely had something to do with his death. Jerry Buss was always known as a flamboyant owner, but he had been the winningest in all of sports since he took over as the owner of the Lakers, winning 10 championships since 1979.


http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/jerry-buss-los-angeles-lakers-owner-dies-18530340

Christopher Dorner.

Christopher Dorner was identified as the man that was burnt alive by LAPD officers, during a standoff in mountains east of Los Angeles. During the standoff, LAPD officers threw tear gas into the wood cabin, knowing it would catch fire, and in turn burnt him alive. Dorner did manage to take another officer down as well before dying. Dorner was an ex-LAPD officer, but was fired for 'falsely accusing his training officer of kicking a subdued subject' who was also mentally ill. The man came forward and said that he was assaulted by the officer that Dorner accused. While the media is cherrypicking Dorner's manifesto to make him look like a deranged serial killer, he states in it that he only wanted to clear his name. He wanted to show the world how corrupt the LAPD is. Christopher Dorner was not an angel by any means, but he was not the monster that he's made out to be.

Dorner's manifesto: http://ktla.com/2013/02/12/read-christopher-dorners-so-called-manifesto/#axzz2KssLDnyH (There is strong language in some areas)

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/14/us/lapd-dorner/index.html?hpt=us_c2

Tunisian Opposition Leader Assassinated

Yesterday on February 6th Chokri Belaid, the Tunisian opposition leader,  was assassinated in front of his home. Belaid received death threats often due to his outspokenness of the government that was Islamist-led. He claimed they weren't doing enough against the Salafists, the group that allegedly was behind his assassination. There were protests in the streets of the capital, which turned violent today. Police have fired tear gas in an attempt to disperse the protesters. One police officer died after tackling looters. Now it seems that Tunisia is added to the list of African countries that are in mass frenzy.

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/07/world/africa/tunisia-political-unrest/index.html?hpt=hp_t1