Here comes the Russian Bear - Cyprus Bailout

Telegraph: Reports the following from Cyprus, " Cyprus turned to Russia for help on Tuesday night after the country's parliament overwhelmingly rejected a tax on the deposits of bank savers. ".

Lets Get Real:

Thus folks could Cyprus bring down the Euro, the demand that Cyprus tax the savings of its people came from Germany, the Coalition Government in Germany faces a General Election soon and the Germany tax payer is tired of paying for the PIGS.    It can be postulated that Italy and Spain could be asked to tax the savings of its people in the near future, will any Government dare or will they go cap in hand to Russia, this could be a major strategic threat to the West and to the US.   The Germans have to reverse course and fast, they have to bailout Cyprus with no robbing the money of the people of Cyprus, is after all private money, okay the Russian money is seen as hot, even dirty, but that is what currency and banking laws are for, to prevent dirty money becoming clean.  If your the Government of Cyprus you will take almost any deal from Russia that does not mean that it has to steal the money of its own people.    Interesting days ahead folks. 

Obama in Israel - Middle East Visit

Guardian: Reports on the forthcoming visit to Israel by President Obama, " Critics warn that without US intervention Netanyahu's expansion of settlements will doom peace talks and threaten Israel itself  ". 

Lets Get Real:

This is typical folks, its the usual suspects, the uber left wing media, they wan the US President to order Israel about, its typical of the mindset of the US State Department, and the UK's Foreign Office, always pro Arab and anti Israel.  Every modern US President has tried for a Middle East Peace deal at one time or another, to give Jimmy Carter some respect, his handing of the peace deal between Israel and Egypt was a high light in such matters,  Reagan had to threaten the US and Israeli relationship when it invaded Lebanon in the mid 80's, and Reagan would have pulled the plug, Israel came to heel and fast, while Bill Clinton was close to getting a Palestinian State created, but  the Palestinian leadership walked away from the best deal they had been every offered.    Thus POTUS knows that the Israeli Lobby in the US is still strong, and Jewish voters tend to vote Democratic, thus there is the 2014 Mid Terms, and Obama wants to retake the House, thus he can not afford to lose one of the central pillars of the Democratic Party, the Jewish vote.  In many respects this is a sight seeing tour, the Israeli Government is worried about Iran and Syria, the Palestinian question has been solved, the poor  people of Palestine are never going to have their own State, elite uber media, just get over it, its a fact of life. 

Regulating Guns in the US - 2nd Obama Term

BBC News: Reports that a measure to ban assault weapons has been dropped by the US Senate. 

Lets Get Real:

The Oval and the Democrats should have taken the political heat and push for very strict gun laws, the US does not need millions of guns out there, the US Citizen on the whole can always call on the Police or private security for protection.   The Democrats on the Hill are worried about the 2014 Mid Term Elections and then the Presidential election of 2016, in other words politics is more important than saving lives.    The Oval should have made gun regulation a legacy quest, it should have kept the issue on the Hill in till the Congress was willing to save US Citizens from gun violence, the UK has very strict gun laws and is a better society for it, yes there are killings with guns, but its rare, on this issue this blog is very firm, its better to lose an election doing the right thing than allowing people die, shame on the US Congress and the Oval.