Democrats and Terror

Washington Post: A look at the split in the Democratic Party between Liberals and Conservatives when it comes to how to treat terrorists held by the US Government and how to deal with the Terrorism an a matter of policy. A Must Read.

Newspaper Round Up on Iraq

Here what the papers are saying about Iraq.

New York Times: How Bush might have the upper hand in September when it comes to Iraq. NYT has done a fair article for a chance when it comes to Iraq.

Death in Afghanistan

Another Death in Afghanistan, this time it was the RAF that lost personnel. The total of UK deaths is now 74.

New Iowa Poll

Time has a new Poll: Views is still keeping to his prediction that the good people of Iowa will vote in mid December for the race that starts in 2008.

Time Poll ( Democrats )

Edwards 29 %

Clinton 24 %

Obama 22 %

Additional Info: RCP average of Polls has Clinton ahead.

The political gossip is that Clinton would rather Edwards won Iowa then the Senator would win in N.H and thus from that stand point would win the Democratic Nomination. Just to recall Dean was ahead in the same period, what ever happened to President Dean.

Heroic Ship

Views has one abiding hobby, RMS Titanic, he reads the articles, he will watch anything about Titanic, read the books, the ultimate ship v nature and nature won. The BBC Reports that a dive will take place to have a look at the rescue ship RMS Carpathia. The Carpathia was sunk by the German in WW1. The dive will try and rescue artifacts that have a connection with the Titianic.

Daily Telegraph ( UK ): A very interesting article on a key that has come to light that could have saved the Titanic. The key unlocked compartment that held the Titanic's binoculars, the key was not passed by the departing officer to his colleague. Thus the lookouts did not have them on that cold fate full night. In the view of one of the lookouts the binoculars would have given them greater distance to see and thus save the ship.

The Truth for Democrats about Iraq

A very good article in the Boston Globe how the good news from Iraq is bad news for the Democrats. How sucking up to the Liberal extreme wing of the Democratic Party might hurt when reality is different from what the Liberals really want, the USA to be defeated in Iraq. If not defeat then the Liberals will be left on the dustbin of history. If they are wrong about Iraq as they had been about the USSR then what is their point.