Wednesday, June 24, 2009
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Monday, June 15, 2009
200,000 Tamils massacred by the sri lankan army!
Source: www.youtube.com
More than 200,000 Tamil civilians were killed in the final throes of the Sri Lankan civil war, most as a result of government shelling, an investigation by The Times has revealed. The number of casualties is three times the official figure. ...
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Cadet Pilot
Wanna be a pilot? Are you sure you still wanna be a pilot? Ok, fair if that is what you wanna to be, your dream! BUT, do you know how much it takes to be a pilot? You need to satisfy 3 things first. Education, health and money...Most aspiring pilots qualify for the first two quite easily but when comes to money they fail miserably. You know how much it cost you to become a commercial airline pilot? Approximately RM250,000 in fees and accommodation excluding personal expenses. Well, that's real big money for layman's child. So, for those pilot wannabes whose parents can afford are safe. There are two options if you are still adamant to become a pilot, one way is to apply to the government bodies like the arm forces, RMAF, Navy, Army, Maritime & Border Patrol. Vacancies are limited, selection process is tough, and I was told that to some extend racial quota is applied, no wonder I see a single race dominate the flying field in these sector. Anyway, no harm trying.
Next, commercial airlines do have their cadet programmes and of course you have to back once you are trained and accepted as a pilot. Signing a bond is must, and failing in the middle of training for whatever reason will make your parent pay for life. Some say these programmes stinks saying it is just an eyewash to show that they are people friendly. Reason; they say these airline invites application and keep the applicants in the dark. They shortlist some and call for a tough test on the applicants ability. Applicants must pass a series of psychomotor, psychometric, interview and medical test. The problem is that these test are not fixed at specific dates. The airlines fix them as and when they like. The whole process may even take a year or two to be selected. Waiting in the dark is the order of the day. Some die hard applicants miss their college & university entries while waiting. Airlines have yet to fix this problem. I do not understand why it takes such a long time to process entry to qualify as a cadet pilot. The airlines must be professional and matured enough to finish their process within a month so that an applicant who do not qualify can opt to take a different route to study something else. There is no reason why an applicant should be made to wait for a long time without knowing the results. It is like holding an applicant to ransom.
To all those pilot wannabes, do you still wanna be a pilot.....I wish you every success in your dream to become a PILOT.
Next, commercial airlines do have their cadet programmes and of course you have to back once you are trained and accepted as a pilot. Signing a bond is must, and failing in the middle of training for whatever reason will make your parent pay for life. Some say these programmes stinks saying it is just an eyewash to show that they are people friendly. Reason; they say these airline invites application and keep the applicants in the dark. They shortlist some and call for a tough test on the applicants ability. Applicants must pass a series of psychomotor, psychometric, interview and medical test. The problem is that these test are not fixed at specific dates. The airlines fix them as and when they like. The whole process may even take a year or two to be selected. Waiting in the dark is the order of the day. Some die hard applicants miss their college & university entries while waiting. Airlines have yet to fix this problem. I do not understand why it takes such a long time to process entry to qualify as a cadet pilot. The airlines must be professional and matured enough to finish their process within a month so that an applicant who do not qualify can opt to take a different route to study something else. There is no reason why an applicant should be made to wait for a long time without knowing the results. It is like holding an applicant to ransom.
To all those pilot wannabes, do you still wanna be a pilot.....I wish you every success in your dream to become a PILOT.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Unprincipled, shameless, "Orwellian" UN resolution ever - Prof. Boyle
[TamilNet, Thursday, 28 May 2009, 23:31 GMT]
"This is one of the most unprincipled and shameless resolutions ever adopted by any body of the United Nations in the history of that now benighted Organization. It would be as if the U.N. Human Rights Council had congratulated the Nazi government for the "liberation" of the Jews in Poland after its illegal and genocidal invasion of that country in 1939," said Francis Boyle, professor of International Law at the University of Illinois College of Law, referring to the resolution passed at the United Nations Human Rights Council on the Sri Lanka war.
"This Resolution simultaneously gives the imprimatur of the U.N. Human Rights Council to the ethnic cleansing, genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes that the Government of Sri Lanka has already inflicted upon the Tamils in the past , as well as the Council's proverbial "green light" for the GOSL to perpetrate and escalate more of the same international crimes against the Tamils in the future," Boyle said.
"The U.N. Human Rights Council and those member States that voted in favor of this Resolution have thereby become ACCESSORIES AFTER THE FACT to the GoSL's genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and ethnic cleansing against the Tamils in the past, as well as AIDERS AND ABETTORS to future acts of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and ethnic cleansing that the GOSL will undoubtedly inflict upon the Tamils thanks to this Resolution-all in violation of the Genocide Convention, the Four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Two Additional Protocols of 1977 as well as the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court.
"Sri Lanka, together with these other Council States, are contracting parties to some or all of these International Criminal Law Conventions and therefore must be held accountable for their violation and international crimes against the Tamils," Boyle added.
"History shall so judge them all!
"Orwell stands vindicated by the U.N. Human Rights Council: WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY, IGNORANCE IS FREEDOM, THE U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL LOVES BIG BROTHER," Boyle said, indicating he is deeply disturbed by the U.N. action.
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"This is one of the most unprincipled and shameless resolutions ever adopted by any body of the United Nations in the history of that now benighted Organization. It would be as if the U.N. Human Rights Council had congratulated the Nazi government for the "liberation" of the Jews in Poland after its illegal and genocidal invasion of that country in 1939," said Francis Boyle, professor of International Law at the University of Illinois College of Law, referring to the resolution passed at the United Nations Human Rights Council on the Sri Lanka war.
"This Resolution simultaneously gives the imprimatur of the U.N. Human Rights Council to the ethnic cleansing, genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes that the Government of Sri Lanka has already inflicted upon the Tamils in the past , as well as the Council's proverbial "green light" for the GOSL to perpetrate and escalate more of the same international crimes against the Tamils in the future," Boyle said.
Prof Francis Boyle, University of Illinois College of Law
"Sri Lanka, together with these other Council States, are contracting parties to some or all of these International Criminal Law Conventions and therefore must be held accountable for their violation and international crimes against the Tamils," Boyle added.
"History shall so judge them all!
"Orwell stands vindicated by the U.N. Human Rights Council: WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY, IGNORANCE IS FREEDOM, THE U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL LOVES BIG BROTHER," Boyle said, indicating he is deeply disturbed by the U.N. action.
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