Saturday, December 24, 2011

The Top 5 World political events of 2011

In the class “Talk about current events” which is managed by Dart Jarman every Saturday we discuss about the most important event.

I suggest this list:
“The Top 5 World political events of 2011 (according to Anatoly)”
1. Arab Spring
2. Greece debt crisis (euro-zone crisis)
3. War in Libya
4. Occupy Wall Street Movement
5. Kim Jong Il’s death in North Korea
AndreasF Ashland added:
6. End of the Iraq War
And we discuss the Top 9 political events of 2011 (according to American people from usnews.com)
1. Shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
2. Arab Spring
3. Killing of Osama bin Laden
4. Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
5. Occupy Wall Street
6. GOP presidential race
7. Greece debt crisis
8. Debt ceiling fight
9. End of the Iraq War

What would you add to this list?
What other events were important in the last year?