Frost/Nixon - The Movie

Have just seen Frost/Nixon the movie, had the great honour to see the stage play in London. I loved the play, the performances by Michael Sheen and Frank Langella showed why it is worth going to the theatre. Thus I was expecting great things from the movie, to be honest it was good, an intelligent film, worth getting, but must admit preferred the play. I think the battle between Frost and Nixon, on issues like Watergate and Vietnam works better in a theatre setting. When I think of the setting the play comes to mind, just two great actors going at it like heavy weight boxing champions, but through debate and argument. I don't know perhaps it was to polished, but I didn't get the feeling as in the theatre, the intensity level was lacking. One could argue that the Play is the Play the film is the film, but just that niggling thought that it missed the soul of the Play.

Not so FAST POTUS - Guantanamo Bay

The New York Times: Reports that Democratic Senate Leaders will not give President Obama the money to close down Gitmo. It simple folks, these Senators don't want major terrorists in their states. If KSM the mastermind of 9/11 is held on USA soil whats to stop Al - Qeada from trying to release him by committing terrorists acts on American soil. Thus don't be shocked if Obama keeps Gitmo open by another name, he has flipped on the release of pictures of the mistreatment of terrorists suspects and is going to revive the Bush Military Tribunals. If Congress wont give him the money to close down Gitmo its a good reason to keep them open.

The End of the Speaker

BBC News: Reports on the Resignation of the UK Speaker. This is the second forced resignation of a UK Speaker in over three hundred years. The Times are changing folks, corrupt MPs' and a weak Speaker forced out of Office.

Mr Speaker get some Loyalty

On this historic day, the ouster of a UK Speaker, some advice to the old Speaker and the new one when he or she gets elected, get a loyal Dog, they are your best political buddies.

Deadline Iran - Obama

The New York Times: Reports that President Obama has given Iran a deadline to start talks over its nuclear ambitions, Obama's timetable ends at the end of the year. As stated in this blog, Israel will never allow a full Palestine State, it would be to much of a threat to Israel. Also what the UK press elite fail to understand or don't want to recognize is that there is another branch of the US Government, that is the Congress, the Israeli lobby is very powerful in Democratic politics, thus what ever Obama might want to try in the Middle East, a Israeli Government can always check him in Congress. It seems Obama is a realist when it comes to the Middle East, he knows that he has to deal with Iran sooner rather than later. Iran will not give up its nuclear ambitions, it looks at North Korea and sees how weak the Obama Administration is when it comes to a nuclear power. Thus it is race folks, between Iran getting the bomb and a military strike by Israel. If the Mossad the Israeli Intelligence Agency gets wind that Iran is close and is just playing games with Obama expect a military strike. The Winds of War could return to Iraq by the end of the year.

UK Speaker OUT

BBC News: Reports on the downfall of the UK Speaker. UK Speaker out, good, time for reforming Speaker.