We watched strong condemnation worldwide as video emerged of four US marines urinating on Taliban corpses.We were saddened as award-winning French journalist Gilles Jacquier was killed during attacks on a pro-government rally in Homs, Syria.And finally, we celebrated with Muhammad Ali, one of the most iconic figures alive, who turned 70 this week.We viewed the forced closure of Kruger National Park in South Africa due to prevalent flooding caused by heavy rain.We witnessed Russian oil supply ship Renda arriving in Nome, Alaska with assistance from the US Coastguard.We marked the anniversary of the 'Arab Spring' with protests in Tunisia at the slow pace of reforms.We followed the GOP candidates during a dramatic week on the US campaign trail, as Jon Huntsman and Rick Perry both dropped out of the running for the Republican nomination.We saw unprecedented amounts of snow falling in the state of Washington, with many going out and making the most of the rare event.We monitored events in Syria where military forces attacking rebels in Zabadani agreed to a ceasefire, as Obama raised concerns about the violence there.
From that moment, the political world learned two important lessons: 1) YouTube is a powerful medium for spreading political messages and 2) everything a candidate says can be recorded on camera by a campaign tracker, employed by the opposition. In 2006, George Allen uttered the word "macaca" on film and changed the course of YouTube Politics forever.
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