Friday, April 9, 2010

Sumatra : Earthquake Opens Old Wounds


Dated 7 April 2010 at 5:15 AM, an earthquake measuring 7.2 Richter off the coast of Sumatra. This earthquake re-open the wounds and trauma of the people of Aceh who had experienced the earthquake and tsunami in 2004.

Said that the earthquake has the potential of a tsunami like the year 2004, as informed by the Bureau of Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics of Indonesia. This earthquake occurred with a depth of about 34 km and the epicenter was at 2 ° 33 'N - 97 ° 02' E or 75 km southeast of Sinabang.

After a major earthquake with aftershocks up to 5.2 SR 5 strength and 18 times smaller earthquake with a strength below 5 SR. Earthquake little had resulted in a tsunami in several places, with a height of not more than 40 centimeters.

At least 12 people Sinabang, Simeulue District reportedly suffered severe injuries and a mild earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter Scale (SR). Recorded 145 homes suffered minor damage caused by the earthquake, two units heavily damaged school buildings, two other minor damage. One slightly damaged the office, one slightly damaged bridges, one slightly damaged pier, five boats were destroyed, partly paved road vanish, and the ditch along the 16-meter is broken. All occurred in the districts of Aceh Singkil.

While in the field of fire which destroyed 7 houses because of short circuit current occurs when a sudden blackout.

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Another Bomb In Russia

Russia public again shocked by a suicide bomb attack (03/31/10). Known bombs made these two people have been wounded at least 18 people and killing 9 people.

Attacks were allegedly carried out by two North Kaukakus guerrillas. Proficiency level in these actions performed in the southern Russian province of Dagestan, where the perpetrators of the bomb detonates inside a car during heavy traffic situations, and in the region of North Kaukakus, where actors posing as police officers. As we are told by the Interior Ministry spokesman Vyacheslav Gasanov and other spokesman Vyacheslav Gadzhiyev.

Previous bomb attacks also occurred the previous day in Moscow who blew up a subway station and causing 39 people dead. The attack was carried out by two widows.

Observers say that Said Buryatsky terrorist, terrorist group leaders, who were killed in special operation in Ingushetia early this month, has recruited 30 women as suicide bombers in Chechnya and Ingushetia, and send them to Turkey to teach radical Islam.

Said, whose real name Alexander Tikhomirov known as a leader in South Russia and by the local media dubbed "Bin Laden's Russia".

The women are known as "black widows", because they usually lose their husbands or close relatives in a clash with Russian troops, and motivated by a desire for revenge.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Remembering Ronald Wilson Reagan

Last week, precisely on 30 March 2010, we commemorate 29 years of attempted murder the President of the United States 40, Ronald Wilson Reagan.

The incident occurred outside the Hilton Hotel Washington, DC. Known shooter named John Warnock Hinckley, reportedly suffered mental disturbances and found not guilty of the shooting is done.

Ronald Reagan suffered wounds in the chest but not the heart. other than Ronald Reagan was the target of the shooting incident, White House press secretary James Scott Brady, a secret service agent, and officers of the District of Columbia policeman Thomas K. Delahanty was also the target of the shooting of a madman named John Hinckley.

James Scott Brady is a person who has a wound in the head a very serious and even become permanent disability.

Ronald Reagan was shot on the 69th day after the government was sworn in as President of the United States.

Ronal Reagan managed to survive in the event and be able to live up to the age of 93 years and became the oldest president of the United States. Ronal Reagan's last breath in 2004.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Bomb Moscow, Russia

On 29 March 2010 Moscow uproar by suicide bombings that occurred on two Metro stations Moskwadi, namely at the station and in the Lubyanka statiun Park Kultury.

Reported that the two events are done by 2 women in the morning rush hour. Occurrence time difference between the first attack with a second attack is about 40 minutes. The first attack occurred at the station Lubyanka. While the second attack occurred in statiun Park Kultury.

At least 38 people were killed in the shocking events of Moscow society.

Investigations indicate bombing carried out by Chechen Separatist. Russian officials say that this is "a terrorist attack the deadliest and most sophisticated in the Russian capital in six years", a reference to the Avtozavodskaya and Rizhskaya bombing.

The number of reported deaths increased 1 person anymore. The news said that the additional victims is a woman who was injured later died in hospital.

"A critically injured woman died overnight," said Andrei Seltsovsky, head of the Moscow city government's health, as quoted by news agency RIA-Novosti and Interfax.

Suicide bombing that took place in the Moscow subway was also injured 64 other people.

Monday, April 5, 2010

Mirror From Switzerland

Switzerland is one country that recognized as a neutral country. just look at some important negotiations between the parties / countries in the conflict made this country as a neutral place of negotiations.

Switzerland is rich in history as a neutral country without regard to time of war or peace (and was never involved in wars against foreign governments since 1815). Therefore, Switzerland made host various international organizations like the UN, although the headquarters are in New York City, but many established offices in Switzerland.

Federal state, democracy is a "direct", but was represented by the Federal Assembly. This Parliament chose seven people to become "the government". Status seventh minister, heads the department, and one of them becomes president for a year in rotation. President rotate every year. This governance system truly reflects the diversity of the population and absorb.

Switzerland was never attacked during World War I and World War II. During World War I, Switzerland as a place to live Illych Vladimir Ulyanov (Lenin) and remained there until 1917. Many questionable neutrality of Switzerland with the Grimm-Hoffmann event in 1917, but lasted only briefly. In 1920, Switzerland joined the LBB, and the Council of Europe in 1963.

Geneva is one of favorite cities in the implementation of peace agreements.

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Flu Terrorizing The South African Society

World Cup is an activity of the world's most eagerly awaited. Football great party held at 4 years was attracting more people to participate directly in this event.

Number of people from various countries who want to witness this party to make local governments and world organizations concerned about the spread of deadly flu that are popular today. Just call the bird flu and swine flu which until now has not been found antidotes.

These concerns directly addressed by the WHO and the south african government to formulate the things that might be done to reduce the spread of the deadly virus.

Closing the schools and distribute 1.3 million doses of H1N1 vaccine from the WHO and the other to the south african government is anticipating the steps that have been made. Next March 3.5 million doses of H1N1 ready vaksis sent to South Africa and added with the help of donations of U.S. $ 32.48 million or around Rp 300 billion.

An estimated 450 thousand tourists will visit South Africa as World Cup host in 2010.

Saturday, April 3, 2010

African Conflict Spread To The World Cup 2010

Already a dozen times conflicts in Africa. The conflict occurred since the 1970s and took many victims, especially women and children.

Most of the armed conflict that comes from internal factors, such as experienced by Angola, Somalia, Rwanda, Burundi, Liberia, Sudan, and Sierra Leone. Conflicts increasingly bloody influenced by external factors and regional, and even the impact spread to neighboring countries.

Causes of conflict in Africa is very diverse, including, first, the failure of integration processes in the formation of nation states, such as Chad, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Sudan, Somalia, and Uganda.

Second, the colonial legacy and the democratization process that leaves the problem, including the determination of the state borders, as experienced by Ghana, Cameroon, Nigeria, and Togo.

Third, the independence movement or social revolution which influenced the Cold War, as experienced by Angola and Mozambique.

Fourth, conflicts due to inter-ethnic tensions, as occurred in Burundi, Rwanda, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.

And fifth, the conflict due to political tensions and socio-economic as experienced Congo, Zaire and other countries.

Even the implementation of 2010 World Cup was terrorized. Togo squad attacked an armed terrorist group. 4 people died, 3 of them are members of the Togo national team.

Bus passengers were killed, Kodjovi Obilale backup goalie, Amelete Abalo assistant coach, and chairman of the media Ocloo Stanislas. Another bus driver who is not anonymous. Seven others were injured, including defender Serge Akakpo. The driver died at the scene, while three members of the team died in hospital.

Togo national team almost did not compete in the World Cup event. But eventually they continue their desire to compete in the arena to honor their colleagues who become victims of assault.

Friday, April 2, 2010

When The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Over?

This conflict may not be stopped, or may be stopped but it took a long time to start the peace in this conflict.

Based on the Bible, the Israeli-Palestinian war had been going on since the days of yore BC. When the Palestinians known as philistine nation. These people are the descendants of Ham (son of Noah) after the flood struck the earth (event 10:6-14).

But according to wikipedia, a new war started when the end of the 19th century, around 1920. Which time the UK government agreed to establish the state of Israel welcomed by the Zionist Federation.

Jewish group Neturei Karta is a group of Jews who oppose the establishment of the Jewish state. They believe that the Jews were destined by God to the diaspora and not have a country.

In 1948 there was a war for independence or liberation war committed by the israel or better known as the Arab-Israeli war. This war is the beginning of a series of armed conflict, the conflict between Israel and its Arab neighbors in the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Israel proclaimed on May 14, 1948, and a day later directly invaded by troops from Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Iraq and other Arab countries. But Israel can win this war and even took less than 70% of the total area of the UN mandate of the United Kingdom, Palestine. This war caused many of the Palestinians displaced from Israeli areas.

Till now still happening in some conflict-prone regions contested, among others: the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem, West Bank, and other important areas.

Israel is a small country, only has an area of 26,990 km2 (even the Solomon Islands is still greater than israel). Although small and surrounded by the other arab nations who became his enemy, but this nation is a strong nation that still survive to this day.

Thursday, April 1, 2010

India Bomb September 2008

In September 2008, the community was shocked by bomb india is happening in the western part of the country bollywood, precisely in Maharashtra and Gujarat.

This event took casualties 8 people and wounding 80 other people, where 2 bombs explode in Maharashtra (7 people killed), and another bomb exploded in Gujarat (killing 1 person).

India society of course very shocked. This is because the bomb exploded 2 days after another bomb exploded in New Delhi and 17 other bombs discovered before the 1st day of the 17th reported that the bomb has a small intensity.

Not yet known who was responsible for these events. However, some believe the perpetrators were militants pakistan.