Afghanistan Front News

MOD: Has released the name of the other soldier killed on Sunday in Afghanistan, the soldier was " Corporal Loren Owen Christopher Marlton-Thomas from 33 Engineer Regiment ". Our thoughts are with the family of Corporal Marlton-Thomas.

Trouble in the Family - Democrats

Fox News: Reports that the Governor of New York State, Governor Paterson has stated that the idea of placing on trial KSM and others behind 9/11 in New York is bad idea. There is no love lost between the White House and the New York Governor, a few months ago President Obama tried to get Paterson not to run again as he has low polls and would hurt those down the ticket, Paterson told Obama to get lost. Thus nice Chicago move by Paterson, no doubt even the press in the tank for Obama will have to ask the President about the statement by the Governor. Obama will not be happy with Paterson, but one can postulate that was meant to be the political effect of the statement.

How the West Wing WORKS, Obama is just another Dick Cheney!

The Daily Beast: Reports on the downfall of White House Counsel Greg Craig, it seems that Mr Craig was victim to the oldest game in Washington D.C, the career ending leak. The DB writes the following, " It was a sign that the dark side has taken hold at the White House. " It seems that the elite media has woken up and is smelling the coffee about the Chicago run White House. It can be argued that the problem with the Obama White House is that it has to many Chicago politicians running around the place, the way they do political business in Chicago leads in most cases to jail, just ask a few ex Governors of that dysfunctional state. Thus the Obama White House is fast becoming the New Nixon White House, what a shame!!

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Endless War - Afghanistan

BBC News: Reports on a speech by the UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary stated in essence that the UK would not be in Afghanistan till the end of time. The reason for this noise about exit routes is simple, there is a General Election in the UK next year, and Afghanistan is not a popular war. At the start of the War in 2001 it had great support unlike Iraq, but after the UK left Iraq and the body bags started to come back from Afghanistan and there was no real win in sight the voters have gone off the War. Lets be honest there is no clean exit route out of Afghanistan, at the end of the day one can see some form of Taliban government in Afghanistan, one that has learnt its lesson, in other words don't give house space to Al Qaeda and the West will allow the Taliban to run Afghanistan as back in the stone age. Thus as long as NATO and the West has the fig leaf of winning it wont matter what happens to the people of Afghanistan, that is the hard truth folks.

Afghanistan Front News

MOD: Has released the name of one of the soldiers killed of late in Afghanistan, the soldier was " Rifleman Andrew Ian Fentiman from 7th Battalion The Rifles (7 RIFLES), attached to the 3 RIFLES Battle Group. ". Our thoughts are with the family of Rifleman Fentiman.