Wednesday 20 July 2011
the destiny: THE ESCAPE 2
the destiny: THE ESCAPE 2: "The Hideout Musa struggled for his life, for his survival. He did not want to die at the age of 16. He wanted to do many things in his li..."
the destiny: THE ESCAPE 1
the destiny: THE ESCAPE 1: "Young MUSA The name was MUSA BIN ABDULLAH . A male 16 years old Bugis boy from unknown family of a fishermen's village in isolated part o..."
Tuesday 10 May 2011
Sunday 8 May 2011
WORLD DISASTERS: TSUNAMI - Part 5
WORLD DISASTERS: TSUNAMI - Part 5: "Warnings and Predictions See also: Tsunami warning system Tsunami warning sign One of the deep water buoys used in the DART t..."
kampungku, kuala ibai: Candat Sotong
kampungku, kuala ibai: Candat Sotong: "our pride...ketupat sotong, you'll never forget about its taste...forever Perfect Location For Candat Sotong? Some people have to loca..."
Saturday 7 May 2011
Monday 2 May 2011
Rights of Hirer Under Hire Purchase in Malaysia - Part 3
Rights of Hirer After the Signing of the Hire-Purchase Agreement
In Malaysia, the repo men usually will follow the car that they intend to repossess. When they are satisfied that the car is the correct one, they will overtake and block the car. They will force you to stop the car. Then, without hesitation, they will grab the key of your car, ask you and everyone inside the car to get out.
They will leave certain documents with you or asking you to pay the amount owed plus repo cost. Then, they will drive away your car. Some repo men will send you home...some don't even bother about you. It is only then you will feel sorry about yourselves for not paying the car installments timely. You must feel angry and dissatisfied because the repo men just took the car away and left you beside the road.
Some repo will tow away your car from the parking bay.
What will you do now?
Check the Act and get a legal advice.
...to be continued in Part 4.
Congratulation for having a brand new car. The car is not belong to you alone. It is a joint ownership between you as the hirer and the finance company as the owner. Until you have settled the whole amount due and payable under the agreement, you cannot claim the car as yours.
If you defaulted the installments by 2 consecutive payments, the owner may issue to you a notice in the form of the Fourth Schedule of the Hire-Purchase Act, 1967[Act 212](the Act). If you have received this notice from the owner, do not delay. Make your payments immediately on the defaulted installments. If not, your car will be repossessed by the owner and/or its agent upon the expiry of the 21 days stated in the Fourth Schedule. You don't want you new car be repossessed from you, aren't you? It will be embarrassing too. What more if the repossession was done when you are together with the love one or with your family. And it was far away from home?
They will leave certain documents with you or asking you to pay the amount owed plus repo cost. Then, they will drive away your car. Some repo men will send you home...some don't even bother about you. It is only then you will feel sorry about yourselves for not paying the car installments timely. You must feel angry and dissatisfied because the repo men just took the car away and left you beside the road.
What will you do now?
Check the Act and get a legal advice.
...to be continued in Part 4.
Sunday 1 May 2011
Saturday 30 April 2011
KRF Kak Mie: Taman Dataran Maziah
KRF Kak Mie: Taman Dataran Maziah: "Taman Maziah, Kuala Terengganu For citizen of Kuala Terengganu, Taman Dataran Maziah is not much different from other places of interest..."
Wednesday 27 April 2011
KRF Kak Mie: Local Fruits - Ciku/Sapodilla
KRF Kak Mie: Local Fruits - Ciku/Sapodilla: "Ciku/Sapodilla Sapodilla , or ciku as called in Malaysia is the edible fruit of Manilkara zapota (formerly Achras zapota ), of the ..."
Cars of My Life: My First Car
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Monday 25 April 2011
keropok kg kolam kuala ibai: KEROPOK SRI KOLAM IBAI - Part 3
keropok kg kolam kuala ibai: KEROPOK SRI KOLAM IBAI - Part 3: "Hm...what a taste of keropok lekor then? keropok lekor Get it when it is still hot. Take 2 or 3 units of that keropok lekor. Cut..."
kampungku, kuala ibai: Keropok/Fish Cracker Kuala Ibai
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Saturday 23 April 2011
Friday 22 April 2011
RIGHTS OF HIRER UNDER HIRE PURCHASE IN MALAYSIA - Part 2
Entering a Hire Purchase Agreement
A hire purchase agreement is governed by the provisions of the Hire-Purchase Act,1967 (Act 212) together with its Regulations, Orders and Guidelines (the Act).
So, before entering into a hire-purchase agreement, one must first read the Second Schedule of the Act. This 2nd Schedule is a summary of the hirer's financial obligation under the proposed hire-purchase agreement. It has to be read carefully by the hirer. Once you are satisfied with the contents of the 2nd Schedule, you may sign it and return it to the respective Financial Institution or Bank. Do not forget to make a copy of the same for your record and safe keeping.
Next, check the vehicle conditions, interior and exterior. Check the accessories offered by the dealer, whether the vehicle is fixed with such accessories or have something left inadvertently. Drive the vehicle for a short distance just for a final test drive. If you are satisfied with the vehicle, you may sign the hire-purchase agreement now and let the dealer arrange all necessary steps for the registration of the vehicle.
Note that the duly stamped duplicate copy of the hire-purchase agreement will be sent to you by the owner by post within 14 days from the date you sign the same. If you do not receive the agreement, please contact the owner/finance company/bank and demand from them for immediate sending of the duplicate copy of the agreement.
Congratulation for the brand new car. Please drive carefully, obey the road sign boards and be a good Malaysian citizen accordingly.
Thursday 21 April 2011
First CHERNOBYL then FUKUSHIMA next?
Lessons That Never Been Learned
Only after radiation levels set off alarms at the Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant in Sweden, over one thousand kilometers from the Chernobyl Plant, did the Soviet Union admit that an accident had occurred. Nevertheless, authorities attempted to conceal the scale of the disaster. For example, while evacuating the city of Pripyat, the following warning message was read on local radio: "An accident has occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. One of the atomic reactors has been damaged. Aid will be given to those affected and a committee of government inquiry has been set up."
The government committee was eventually formed, and tasked to investigating the accident. It was headed by Valeri Legasov, who arrived at Chernobyl in the evening of 26 April. By the time Legasov arrived, two people had already died and 52 were receiving medical attention in a hospital. By the night of 26–27 April – more than 24 hours after the explosion – Legasov's committee had ample evidence showing extremely high levels of radiation had caused a number of cases of radiation exposure. Based on the evidence at hand, Legasov's committee acknowledged the destruction of the reactor and ordered the evacuation of Pripyat.
The evacuation began at 14:00 on 27 April. In order to expedite the evacuation, the residents were told to bring only what was necessary, as the authorities had said it would only last approximately three days. As a result, most of the residents left their personal belongings, which are still there today. An exclusion zone of 30 km (19 mi) remains in place today, although its shape has changed and its size has been expanded.
That was in Europe. But now it is in Asia...Japan to be exact. Below is the story of the latest position of the Fukushima tragedy which I have copied and pasted here for our common sharing of sad and sorrow moments with the poor people of Japan...
Japan ups Fukushima nuke crisis severity to 7, same as Chernobyl
Feted by foreign media and on social networks, the men have also won quieter admiration and sympathy from Japanese.
"They're trying very hard and I'm very grateful."
'Like a war'
The only public appearance by anyone who has been inside the plant was a news conference by firefighters earlier this week.
They cried with relief and spoke of their commitment to duty.
Most of the workers are too busy to go home.
The wife of one told the daily Yomiuri Shimbun that she had not seen her husband since the day of the quake and tsunami, and had only spoken with him briefly several times.
"It's like a war here," she quoted him as saying. Asked if he had been exposed to radiation, he told her: "A little."
The lack of effusive praise or public fuss over them inside Japan may be due to cultural norms that emphasize the group over individuals.
Sociology professor Takashi Miyajima, of Hosei University near Tokyo, said praise in Japan was generally reserved for the whole team -- and only when they finally succeed.
Reservations about the role of plant operator TEPCO could also be a factor.
"Among the mainstream media there's also a growing sense of how responsible TEPCO is for this whole mess, and this is making them reluctant to praise anybody involved in cleaning it up," Miyajima said.
"After all, these workers are mainly TEPCO people or from TEPCO affiliates."
Foreign media have reported the Twitter comments by one of the men's daughters who said he had volunteered despite being just six months from retirement.
"My eyes are filling up with tears," posted @NamicoAoto.
"At home, he doesn't seem like someone who could handle big jobs...but today, I was really proud of him. And I pray for his safe return." — Reuters
The Lessons
Disclaimer: If any of the contents of this article is found incorrect, the author seeks immediate correction or proper adjustments accordingly.
Nuke disaster. One after another. Yet the human being are not even regret with the past mistakes. If there are regrets or sorrows they are just for the time being only. Yesterday we cried and felt sorry, today we regret and feel sorrow, but tomorrow we will forget and adrift again. Humans will remember their Gods when they are ill, suffering or in hardships. Humans always forget their Gods when they are healthy, rich and in pleasures.
Mankind are subject to negligence, carelessness, laziness, irresponsible, disrespect and disobedience. They have to fight those bad attitudes with self discipline and sole willing powers to enable to be good human being. I f not, human will make mistake even at the highest level where humans life are at stake. Chernobyl is the example of the tragedy which had happened due to the humans mistakes. Facts revealed that the Chernobyl disaster happened as a result of carelessness, disobedience, ignorance of knowledge and procedures at the highest modern scientific level.
The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukrainian USSR (now Ukraine). An explosion and fire released large quantities of radioactive contamination into the atmosphere, which spread over much of Western Russia and Europe. It is considered the worst nuclear power plant accident in history, and is one of only two classified as a level 7 event on the International Nuclear Event Scale (the other being the Fukushima I nuclear incident). The battle to contain the contamination and avert a greater catastrophe ultimately involved over 500,000 workers and cost an estimated 18 billion rubles, crippling the Soviet economy.
The disaster began during a systems test on 26 April 1986 at reactor number four of the Chernobyl plant, which is near the town of Pripyat. There was a sudden power output surge, and when an emergency shutdown was attempted, a more extreme spike in power output occurred, which led to a reactor vessel rupture and a series of explosions. These events exposed the graphite moderator of the reactor to air, causing it to ignite. The resulting fire sent a plume of highly radioactive smoke fallout into the atmosphere and over an extensive geographical area, including Pripyat. The plume drifted over large parts of the western Soviet Union and Europe. From 1986 to 2000, 350,400 people were evacuated and resettled from the most severely contaminated areas of Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. According to official post-Soviet data, about 60% of the fallout landed in Belarus.
The accident raised concerns about the safety of the Soviet nuclear power industry, as well as nuclear power in general, slowing its expansion for a number of years and forcing the Soviet government to become less secretive about its procedures. Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus have been burdened with the continuing and substantial decontamination and health care costs of the Chernobyl accident. Thirty one deaths are directly attributed to the accident, all among the reactor staff and emergency workers. A UNSCEAR report places the total confirmed deaths from radiation at 64 as of 2008. Estimates of the number of deaths potentially resulting from the accident vary enormously: the World Health Organization (WHO) suggest it could reach 4,000; a Greenpeace report puts this figure at 200,000 or more; a Russian publication, Chernobyl, concludes that 985,000 excess deaths occurred between 1986 and 2004 as a result of radioactive contamination.
The nearby city of Pripyat was not immediately evacuated after the incident, for the general population of the Soviet Union was not informed of the disaster until 29 April. During that time, all radio broadcasts run by the state were replaced with classical music, which was a common method of preparing the public for an announcement of a tragedy that had taken place. Scientist teams were armed and placed on alert as instructions were awaited.
Only after radiation levels set off alarms at the Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant in Sweden, over one thousand kilometers from the Chernobyl Plant, did the Soviet Union admit that an accident had occurred. Nevertheless, authorities attempted to conceal the scale of the disaster. For example, while evacuating the city of Pripyat, the following warning message was read on local radio: "An accident has occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. One of the atomic reactors has been damaged. Aid will be given to those affected and a committee of government inquiry has been set up."
The government committee was eventually formed, and tasked to investigating the accident. It was headed by Valeri Legasov, who arrived at Chernobyl in the evening of 26 April. By the time Legasov arrived, two people had already died and 52 were receiving medical attention in a hospital. By the night of 26–27 April – more than 24 hours after the explosion – Legasov's committee had ample evidence showing extremely high levels of radiation had caused a number of cases of radiation exposure. Based on the evidence at hand, Legasov's committee acknowledged the destruction of the reactor and ordered the evacuation of Pripyat.
The evacuation began at 14:00 on 27 April. In order to expedite the evacuation, the residents were told to bring only what was necessary, as the authorities had said it would only last approximately three days. As a result, most of the residents left their personal belongings, which are still there today. An exclusion zone of 30 km (19 mi) remains in place today, although its shape has changed and its size has been expanded.
That was in Europe. But now it is in Asia...Japan to be exact. Below is the story of the latest position of the Fukushima tragedy which I have copied and pasted here for our common sharing of sad and sorrow moments with the poor people of Japan...
Japan ups Fukushima nuke crisis severity to 7, same as Chernobyl
TOKYO, April 12, Kyodo
Japan on Tuesday raised the severity level of the ongoing emergency at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant from level 5 to the maximum 7 on an international scale, recognizing that the tsunami-caused accident matches the world's worst nuclear catastrophe in 1986 at Chernobyl.
The government's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency upgraded its provisional evaluation based on an estimate that radioactive materials far exceeding the criteria for level 7 have so far been released into the external environment, but added that the release from the Fukushima plant is about 10 percent of that from the former Soviet nuclear plant.
The nuclear regulatory agency under the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry and the Nuclear Safety Commission of Japan, a government panel, said that between 370,000 and 630,000 terabecquerels of radioactive materials have been emitted into the air from the Nos. 1 to 3 reactors of the plant. Level 7 accidents on the International Nuclear Event Scale correspond to the release into the external environment of radioactive materials equal to more than tens of thousands of terabecquerels of radioactive iodine 131. One terabecquerel equals 1 trillion becquerels.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano emphasized that the raising of the severity level does not mean the situation at the Fukushima plant is ''worsening.'' The top government spokesman said the latest assessment is simply based on data which are more accurate than the time it made its previous assessments. The plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. offered an apology to the public for being still unable to stop the radiation leakage, pointing to the possibility that the total emission of radioactive substances could eventually surpass that of the Chernobyl incident.
A considerable amount of radioactive materials emitted is believed to originate from the plant's No. 2 reactor, whose containment vessel's pressure suppression chamber was damaged by an explosion on March 15, said Kenkichi Hirose, a Cabinet Office adviser serving for the safety commission, at a news conference.
''Our estimates suggest the amount of radioactive materials released into the air sharply rose on March 15 and 16 after abnormalities were detected at the No. 2 reactor,'' Hirose said. ''The cumulative amount of leaked radiation has been gradually on the rise, but we believe the current emission level is significantly low.''
The safety commission said it estimates the release has come down to under 1 terabecquerel per hour. Japan believes the Fukushima crisis, triggered by the devastating March 11 earthquake and ensuing tsunami, is different from the Chernobyl accident in many ways, said Hidehiko Nishiyama, a spokesman for the nuclear agency.
As examples, Nishiyama said no one in Fukushima has died from acute diseases caused by exposure to massive amounts of radiation, compared with about 30 in the accident that happened in the former Soviet Union, and that the reactors themselves did not explode as in Chernobyl.
''Even though some amount of radiation keeps leaking from reactors and their containment vessels, they are not totally destroyed and are functioning,'' Nishiyama said.
Hirose ruled out the possibility that the evacuation zone set by the government within 20 kilometers from the plant will be reviewed following the upgrading of the severity level. Nishiyama said it took about a month to raise the severity level of the Fukushima contingency due to a delay in securing reliable monitoring data. On March 18, the agency had provisionally set the level at 5, the same as the Three Mile Island accident in the United States in 1979.
The provisional judgment will be finalized after examinations by a government panel of nuclear experts, Nishiyama said, adding that the government will further bolster radiation monitoring to collect data. The INES only reflects radiation emitted into the air, and Japan needs to independently assess the severity of the incident by also monitoring contamination levels in the sea and soil, he said.
Earlier, the safety commission released a preliminary calculation for the cumulative amount of radiation, saying it has exceeded the yearly limit of 1 millisievert in areas extending more than 60 km northwest of the plant and about 40 km south-southwest of the plant. Within the 20-km exclusion zone, the amount varied from under 1 millisievert to 100 millisieverts or more, and in the 20-30 km ring where residents are asked to stay indoors it came to nearly 50 millisieverts.
Let us pray for the safety of the engineers, personnel and workers that risking their lives to prevent further catastrophe for the sake of their nations and perhaps for their Asian neighboring countries too.
Radiation injuries to three workers at Japan's stricken nuclear plant have put a focus once again on the unnamed and largely faceless corps of men. First dubbed the "Fukushima Fifty," their number has now risen to more than 700 workers toiling inside an evacuation zone at the facility on Japan's northeast coast that was battered on March 11 by an earthquake and then a tsunami.
Feted by foreign media and on social networks, the men have also won quieter admiration and sympathy from Japanese.
"Their job was in that sort of workplace, and I think they always knew that this might be their destiny, that at some point they might have to fight this kind of thing," said Yasuchika Honda, a 27-year-old advertising executive in Tokyo.
"They're trying very hard and I'm very grateful."
Three workers replacing a cable at the plant, run by Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO), were exposed to radiation 10,000 times higher than expected when they stood in contaminated water this week. Though encased in protective suits, it turned out two of the men had boots too short to stop water seeping in.
In a rare glimpse into conditions inside the reactors, photos released two weeks into the crisis showed shadowy figures working in near-darkness to restore the power and cooling systems, the gloom illuminated by a few weak lights.
"They're all the real Samurai," said one admirer on a Facebook page dedicated to the Fukushima workers and mainly containing messages from outside Japan.
"Let us pray for your healthy and safe return to your homes. May God help all of you in each single minute when you are still fighting desperately for your country and people. Thank you, Fukushima 50," commented another person on Facebook.
'Like a war'
The only public appearance by anyone who has been inside the plant was a news conference by firefighters earlier this week.
They cried with relief and spoke of their commitment to duty.
Most of the workers are too busy to go home.
The wife of one told the daily Yomiuri Shimbun that she had not seen her husband since the day of the quake and tsunami, and had only spoken with him briefly several times.
"It's like a war here," she quoted him as saying. Asked if he had been exposed to radiation, he told her: "A little."
The lack of effusive praise or public fuss over them inside Japan may be due to cultural norms that emphasize the group over individuals.
Sociology professor Takashi Miyajima, of Hosei University near Tokyo, said praise in Japan was generally reserved for the whole team -- and only when they finally succeed.
Reservations about the role of plant operator TEPCO could also be a factor.
"Among the mainstream media there's also a growing sense of how responsible TEPCO is for this whole mess, and this is making them reluctant to praise anybody involved in cleaning it up," Miyajima said.
"After all, these workers are mainly TEPCO people or from TEPCO affiliates."
Foreign media have reported the Twitter comments by one of the men's daughters who said he had volunteered despite being just six months from retirement.
"My eyes are filling up with tears," posted @NamicoAoto.
"At home, he doesn't seem like someone who could handle big jobs...but today, I was really proud of him. And I pray for his safe return." — Reuters
The Lessons
For country like Iran, I would suggest that they should restudy their nuke power plant program seriously. Iran is one of the country sitting on the active earthquake cycle and the disaster had been occurred several times in the country, killing many citizens and animals, destroying buildings and cities, plants and changing the landscapes forever. Imagine if the nuke power station in Iran being destroyed by the earthquake...does not it face the same problems suffered by the Chernobyl and Fukushima tragedies?
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Tuesday 19 April 2011
Rights of Hirer Under Hire Purchase in Malaysia - Part 1
Entering a Hire Purchase Agreement
In Malaysia, if you want to buy a car, especially a brand new one, you must have some money as the deposit which is equivalent to at least 10% of the total price of the car. The balance of the car price can be borrowed from Banks or Finance Companies which have provided repayment schemes by way of hire purchase. The schemes must be in the manner as provided in the Malaysian Hire Purchase Act, 1967 and its Regulations, Orders and Guidelines.
It looks a bit easy. But, the actual facts are not. You must be qualified to borrow money. It means that if you are a bankrupt; or have no fixed income; or have been blacklisted by Banks or Finance Companies; or already have too much liabilities such as having unsettled loans; or already have several car loans on schedule; or have been guarantors for loans of other people or companies; or have many unsettled debts; or subject to litigation proceedings in court instituted by Banks or Finance Companies, then you are not eligible to finance a car or to make a loan to buy a car from any bank or financial institutions.
If you are not subject to the above said criteria or eligible to borrow money, then perhaps it is easy for you to finance your car. First, you may have to decide what type or brand of car that you would like to buy. It depends on your financial strength. You can buy local made cars or imported one or good second hand car, or MPV, SUV or a sport car.
Next, the dealer will ask about your financial background, your occupation, salary or proof of income. Then the dealer will ask the amount of deposit that you will have to pay and the length of the loan period. You may have up to 9 years to repay the loan for a brand new vehicle. After that, the dealer will submit your application to the finance company who will agree to finance the balance of the total purchase price of the unit, less the deposit.
Normally, the finance will approve your application. Next step is to enter into a written agreement with the finance company concerned. The agreement is called the Hire Purchase Agreement, of which the finance company shall be the owner and you shall be the hirer. The agreement specifies the detail particulars about the owner, the hirer, the total price, the deposit plus insurance, road tax, registration fee with JPJ, the amount financed, the interest charged, the total number of repayment and the amount of each of the repayment by way of monthly installments, the first installment's date, the default interest and the terms and conditions of the agreement.
Although the agreement was a pre printed documents prepared by the owner, the hirer may read the contents of the same or may have a solicitor to advise him before signing the same. But, I think there are very few people who have gone through the agreement before signing it. Most of them are too eager to have a brand new car and will not concern at all about the contents of the agreement.
In addition to the agreement, some owners require the hirer to provide a guarantor(s) to guarantee the hirer's obligations under the agreement. Until this requirement is fulfilled the owner will not agree to finance the car. This situation normally happens to the hirer who has unconvincing repayment sources, therefore he needs someone with better or equal income to guarantee the punctual repayment of the monthly installments to the owner.
...to be continued.
Monday 18 April 2011
US Withdrawal From Libya
Is It Wise?
US had withdrawn its military forces from Libya. Some said it was a wise action and some said it was bad.
I think that was a huge decision done by the US administration and it was a remarkable job. Pulling out military forces from other country like Libya is really a creditable one. It is time now that US starts to stop intervening in other countries' internal matters. Let them settle their own problems with whatever resources that they have. Using military forces for the purpose of throwing out Gaddafi from his throne is a mistake because he has had his own supporters among the citizens of Libya.
Those supporters will fight for him and I believe it is not going to be easy for NATO and the rebels to conquer Libya in whole. NATO must learn the history of Afghanistan and Iraq. US military had acted wisely this time. Perhaps they have enough lessons from their past bitter moments in Iraq and in Afghanistan earlier. They knew that there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq when they captured and executed Saddam Hussein. The campaign was useless and a flaw to US administration because the rest of the world (apart from the US coalition) had condemned the attack.
I do not know what went wrong. I remember when I was a boy about 40 years ago, I used to play war games among friends. It was so hard to decide the hero and the crook. The hero must be the US Army and the crook was either the Germans or the Japanese Armies. So everybody wanted to be US Army. We have to toss a coin to decide it. Sometimes the tossing had to be repeated several times due to dissatisfaction (of not becoming US Army). Why then? It was because of USA was known to be the good army whom had saved the world from the brutality of the Germany and the Japanese in the World War II.
We were taught by our teachers about how US Army/Marines have had sacrificed their lives in the battle against the Japanese. Many soldiers and marines died in the war which was far away from their country. We were taught to respect those soldiers and their nations. The respect to USA was so high among us at that time. Our games of fighting must be won by USA in the end. That was why everybody wanted to be on the US side.
I think the world at that time were in favor of USA. We watched tv program, a series of war drama in Europe during World War II starring by Vick Morrow. He leaded US armies to fight against the Germans. I have forgotten the title of the series but I have not missed it. The series were the hit in our tv those days and everybody wanted to see USA won the battle. I still remember how the German army called the US army when they confronted each other..."Americaaana, Americaaana", the one shouted and warned his friend normally easily get killed by the Sgt Sanders man. Sometimes we clapped for a brave action by US marine or soldiers in that series or even warned the hero of the danger approaching.
What went wrong with USA today?
I have not heard about suicide bombers or anything about terrorism at that time. The first terrorism I have heard was the one happened in Munich Olympic against athletes from Israel. The terrorists were believed to have been from Palestine. They have captured the athletes for an exchange with their friends jailed by Israel. I could not recall whether US had intervened in that incident.
But since then, USA slowly intervening other countries' internal matters. They have interfered internal matters in Iran when Shah Iran was out of his throne. They made enemies rather than friends. One by one they stepped into other countries internal matters and most of those countries were the Islamic countries. They have created enemies among the Islamic fanatics who would like to die against the arrogant US politicians (as what they have said) who had killed their families. In other words the US have had been the most hated country among the Muslims throughout the world. The nation was once being the most loved one many years ago, have been the enemy of them nowadays.
Why? I think USA must study properly about its foreign policies. Let the pull over decision in Libya as the first step towards regaining respect from Muslim throughout the world. It is not easy to convince people who had lost confidence and respect to you. But it is not wrong to try to regain such confidence if one has proper ways and plans to do so.
Never mind, just concentrate in your internal affairs. Redevelop the economy to the same level as what they did during the cold war. Make relation with Islamic countries and withdraw all armies from their countries. Save billion of US Dollars a year for army expenses in those countries. Use it for your own country and support your soldiers and/or armies whom had sacrificed themselves for the pride of their country. Use the money spent for war to manage your country. That will make USA a good and respectable country again in future.
Sunday 17 April 2011
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