Afghanistan Front News

MOD: Has released the name of the latest soldier to die in Afghanistan, the soldier was " Captain Daniel Read from 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, part of the Counter-IED Task Force ". Our thoughts are with the family of Captain Read.

Murder in Tehran

Guardian: Reports on the murder of a nuclear scientist in Tehran, Iran, the scientist Masoud Ali Mohammadi had links to those dissenting in Iran. The Tehran government is blaming the Israel and the West, while the fact that the scientist has links to those dissenting in Iran could place the guilt at the hands of Government in Tehran. Thus one can see that the finger will be pointed at Mossad in Israel, the CIA in the USA and MI6 in the UK. As for the view of this blog, the murder does seem to have been a professional hit, but who and why, as the scientist had links to those that opposed the regime it seems odd that Israel or the West would take him out, on other hand his very career could make him attractive hit for the regime, as they could get rid of a dissenter, prevent him telling the West what he knew, make it look like a Western hit and the left wing elite media would blame Israel, we have all seen the film Munich. Thus one has a feeling that this will be a cold case for a very long time, of course it could just as well be a personal reason that he was killed, but it is easy for Tehran to set the blame on Israel and the West.

Secret History - The Blair/Bush Letters on Iraq

The Times: Reports on the revelation from the Iraq Inquiry that UK PM Tony Blair sent notes to Bush 43 that stated that the UK would support the USA at the end of the day when it came to Iraq. This is an interesting revelation, lets see if ever see the light of day this side of the pond, it would be interesting to see how much stress Blair placed on the Diplomatic route, if at any time Blair said something in the notes that did not match his public utterances or his statements to the House of Commons. This is the UK, those documents will never see the light of day, but in the USA there is the Freedom of Information Act, lets hope historians or even Congress has a look at these documents. Someone in the UK has to take the blame at the end of the day for the failure of the British mission in Iraq, last time I looked the PM at the time was Tony Blair.

Obama a Failure - CNN

CNN: Reports on its new poll that finds that 48% of Americans think that Obama has failed in his first year. The one major issue that has sent the Obama polls South has been his obsession with health care reform, the major issue for Americans is jobs, jobs and jobs. They see an elite President that does not get the terrorist threat, prefers to give rights to terrorists, spends like a drunk sailor, someone has to remind the STAR that there are a few states in between New York and California and that he only won by 7% in 2008. If Obama cant turn the polls around he will be a one term President, what the Olympic Gods they can take away, and they are lot more ruthless than the New York Times. Think if Obama was to lose the Democrats will be out of the White House for a generation, the President that was to make the Democrats the natural party of Government could make it the official opposition for many a year, what an irony that would be for Obama.

That Kennedy Senate Seat ?

Boston Globe: Reports on the close race to fill the Senate Seat of the late Senator, Edward Kennedy, the article states the following, " But the most striking.......is that they are both viable candidates in a race too competitive to call. In Massachusetts! " Thus we have the Obama effect, from health care reform to Afghanistan, it is hurting Democrats, here is my prediction, the old Democratic machine will win out, if the Republicans win will give five pounds to New Labour. The race should be a warning to other Democrats, don't think your re-election is assured, President Obama might cost you your seat in the House or the Senate.

Obama at 46% Approval

CBS: Reports on its new poll that has POUTS below magic 50% mark, the poll has Obama on 46% approval and 41% disapproval. Even the elite media has started to smell the coffee when it comes to Obama, a network like CBS would be loathed to produced a poll like this, but it follows a tend in other polls, in the months leading up to the Mid Term Congressional Elections in 2010, the Obama White House has to stress jobs, jobs , jobs, if the US voter gets the impression that POUTS is distracted by side issues they will punish the Democrats in November, the Republicans could retake the House and eliminate the Democrats control of the Senate. This blog is keeping to its prediction that Obama will either lose his re - election bid in 2012 or will decide to bow out and spend more time with his family. At the end of the day President Obama is no Ronald Reagan. Lets be more brutal, Obama does not have the political skills of a young Bill Clinton. In 1994 Clinton after the disaster that was his push for health care reform lost the House, but he came back to win re-election in 1996, Clinton could move with the political wind and win, Obama is stuck like glue to his Agenda, an Agenda that could make him the next Bush 41, a one term President. This year will see if Obama is either Carter or Reagan.

Guantánamo Bay Detainees - NO MOVE - SA

The Hill: Reports that the Obama Administration will not transfer Guantanamo Bay Detainees to Saudi Arabia in the future. The problem faced by the Obama Administration is that it cant risk any more Gitmo prisoners returning to the terrorist fight, if they release more prisoners and there is a terrorists attack the Obama Administration is over in political terms. Its an aspect of American politics that Democrats are seen as weak by the American voter, if the terrorists think that Obama is weak they will start to move the War on Terror from Afghanistan and Iraq to the United States. Thus Obama is in a tricky position, he has give the US Foreign Policy a new face for the World after Bush 43 in the eyes of Democrats but it cant be seen as weak, that can be tricky thing to manage. Thus still holding to my prediction that Obama will either lose his bid for re-election in 2012 or not run at all, he will want to spend more time with his family.