Andre Borschberg took off from Switzerland, flew across France,then Luxembourg, and Belgium, and finally landed safely thanks to the sunlight-powered HB-SIA Solar Impulse in Brussels in the evening of May 13, 2011. Bertrand Piccard was there:
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The trial took place in The Hague yesterday April 15, 2011. According to the ICTY website, Judge Alphonsus Orie, “This case was about whether Serb civilians in the Krajina region were the targets of crimes and whether the accused should be held criminally liable for these crimes.”
The ICTY (International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia) has declared Ante Gotovina guilty, as a member of a joint criminal enterprise – during Operation Storm in the summer of 1995 – of the following charges:
- persecution as a crime against humanity
- deportation as a crime against humanity
- plunder of public and private property as a violation of the laws or customs of war
- wanton destruction as a violation of the laws or customs of war
- murder as a crime against humanity
- murder as a violation of the laws or customs of war
- inhumane acts as a crime against humanity
- cruel treatment as a violation of the laws or customs of war
Gotovina has been sentenced to 24 years of imprisonment. Mladen Markac has been convicted (18 years of imprisonment), and Ivan Cermak, has been acquitted. Tens of thousands (300,000 according to some reports) of Serbs were forced to flee the Krajina region to find refuge in Bosnia and Serbia. As Franjo Tudjman, former president of Croatia is dead, he will not be convicted. You can read the judgement summary here >>>>>
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As the RAF has already been impacted by huge cuts, now comes the Army, and Navy’s turn. The Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) is available here http://www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg…
The Mi-24, Mi-25/35 “Hind” multipurpose combat helicopters are intended for destruction of armoured vehicles; low-speed air targets; enemy manpower; fire-support of land forces; delivery of technical troops; evacuation of the wounded; as well as for transporting some special-purpose loads. Watch – you can listen to the comments only after 1’34″ of this video:
Every passenger departing the UK has to pay a fee. It varies depending where you are flying to, and where you are sitting on the plane. APD – Air Passenger Duty – is divided into four categories or bands based on the distance between London, and the final destination. Watch the video about this “banding system” hereafter:
