67th Anniversary of Hiroshima

On 6th of Aug 1945, 8.15 am, a nuclear bomb was detonated at Hiroshima calling an estimated 140 000 people.   This was one of the greatest tragedy of mankind and was marked by moments of silence and prayers.   The incident reminds us of the deadliness of the nuclear weapons which can kill the entire earth population many times over.   It also reminded us of the fragility of peace and the need to ensure such tragedies never happen again to mankind.   To the victims of Hiroshima nuclear bombing, Rest In Peace.

Batman Shooting Victims

May they Rest in Peace.

Jonathan T. Blunk, 26

Alexander J. Boik, 18

Jesse E. Childress, 29

Gordon W. Cowden, 51

Jessica N. Ghawi, 24

John T. Larimer, 27

Matthew R. McQuinn, 27

Micayla C. Medek, 23

Veronica Moser-Sullivan, 6

Alex M. Sullivan, 27

Alexander C. Teves, 24

Rebecca Ann Wingo, 32


Hopefully those wounded will have a fast recovery.

LIBOR Scandal

Barclay was fined 290 million pounds with their boss having to resigned.  But it seemed that the case is far from over as 4 other banking giants are under scrutiny.   They are currently being investigated by British financial regulators.   Issue of LIBOR threatened to spill across borders as other nations started their own investigations.   I guess it is another big blow for the banking and financial sectors which are still reeling from the aftermath of the Housing crisis.

500 Dead Penguins

The Brazilian coast had a lot of unusual visitors but it was a pity all were dead - Penguins.   The discovery of such a lot of dead penguins as well as 3000 dolphins had the concerns of the Peruvian government who ordered an investigation.   Well according to researchers, Jul is usually a month where migration takes place for such animals and weak ones may perished and washed up in shore.   But the numbers of 500 or more is extremely high.   However the investigation concluded that the deaths were due to natural circumstances.

Russia and China Pressed to take action on Syria

Russia and China, close friends of the embattered Syrian Regime are being pressured to take action to end the bloody uprising.   The Security Council's actions are being hampered by the veto votes of Russia and China and this had in turn reduced the effectiveness of any measures to end the Civil War.   The current action of the United Nations involves keeping 300 unarmed observers in Syria which is totally ineffective in doing anything at all.   A diplomat has even speculated that Russian refusal to take action is due to the simple fact that it does not have the leverage to do so and am reluctant to admit their weakness.

Syria Takes WMD out of Storage

It was rumored that Syria took our its Weapons of Mass Destruction out of storage and getting them ready for use.    This will be an extremely dangerous situation if it is confirmed.   In fact on Thursday 12 Jul 2012, Syria test fired the Scud D missile which is capable of carrying chemical and nerve weapons.   The Syrian act seemed to be prompt by two issues :

1. Rebels had acquired the capability of roadside bombs capable of crippling the T-72 tanks
2. The government army is losing control of more and more areas 

Scud D missile is a tactical ballastic missile that had a range of 300 km, while not poising an immediate threat to the USA, it will be of danger to the neighboring countries that are pro-USA.    Wondering if the USA will rush Anti Ballistic missiles such as the Patriots to its allies that are neighboring Syria.

War in Iran

Certainly hope that there will not be another war in the Middle East.  The populations are already long suffering.  But looking at the news, it isn't very positive.   Two more USA Aircraft Carriers as well as dozens of mini submarines are heading towards Homuz.   Together with one carrier from France, there are already five carriers in such a narrow stretch of sea!   Unmanned SeaFox submersibles are also despatched to the Straits of Hormuz to clear sea mines should any conflict breaks out.