Thursday, November 25, 2010

I Don't Need Your Civil War

23rd November, 2010. North Korea has fired an artillery barrage on a small island in South Korea.
Not a smart move. Where will it go from here? The main island of South Korea? Other Asian islands? Other allied countries?

South Korea had indeed returned fire when the missiles hit the small island.
The casualties include 2 civilians and 2 marines. The bombing injured 18 people and damaged many homes.

After recovering the debris, South Korea studied the artillery and believe that NK used what are called; 'Air-fuel bombs'. These bombs produce a longer lasting blast radius than generic bombs and creates fires which results in more damage and more casualties.

The bombing has resulted in the first civilian casualty since 1987 when North Korea bombed a South Korean air-liner.

The South Korean military is on full alert.

Now that it's started, what will happen next?

The United Nations will step in and try to calm everything down.
The US are pressuring China, "arguing that it has the greatest responsibility when it comes to the stability of the DPRK."

South Korea need to react in a strong and formidable way to show North Korea that they are taking this incident seriously. But they must be careful not to provoke more violence.

"What's so civil about war anyway?"


Pike River Mine Disaster

I'm sure you have all heard about the Pike River Mine disaster over in New Zealand.
31 miners were caught in an accident while at work on November 19, 2010.
There was an explosion caused by the methane gas and carbon monoxide present in the mine. This left all miners trapped. 2 emerged from the disaster but 29 miners are still trapped inside the mine.
The gasses present in the mine have left little chance of survival.

On November 24, at approximately 2:37pm NZDT, there was a second explosion which more than surely killed all miners.
Recovery of the bodies is said to potentially take months.

I made this post as a small tribute to the men that lost their lives and to their family and friends.
One of the miners was aged 17 and it was his first day on the job.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

A Brand New Page, A Brand New Day

Tomorrow is a different day. I will take over the world. Just not today.