Libya and Japan - TV Coverage

There is one person that is happy about the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami and the affects on the nuclear facilities, that one person is Colonel Gaddafi, while the TV coverage has moved from the battlefront of East Libya to Japan, the security forces of Colonel Gaddafi have gone in for the kill. The Obama Administration has sent the USS Reagan down to Japan to help with the crisis, while it has dithered about Libya. The 24/7 news cycle cant cope with two major stories, at least in Japan no one is shooting at the reporters or bombing them, a War Zone is risky, this has been shown by the rough treatment of Reports by the Gaddafi regime. While the World looks at the crisis in Japan the Gaddafi Regime is taking its chance to act, the UN is a busted flush, China or Russia will veto any No Fly Zone, so much for a restart between the relationship between the US and Russia. Thus as the days and weeks go past and the TV news looks back at Libya it will find a country under the rule of Colonel Gaddafi and the slaughter of the rebels, and those that comment on news will ask why did the West let it happen again?

Crisis Point - Libya

Telegraph: Reports that UK Foreign Secretary Mr William Hague has stated that the World community has reached the point of decision when it comes to the crisis is Libya, do they support the rebels or allow Gaddafi to win. In less President Obama has a change of heart one has to feel sorry for the rebels in the East of Libya, in less they are supplied with weapons and a No Fly Zone they are dead, its that brutal folks. It is easy to send the 7th Fleet to Japan, that is the natural thing to do in such a crisis, but in the case of Libya it takes Presidential leadership, to take a political risk, Obama ego seems to matter more that the lives of the rebels in the East. God help the rebels in East Libya, the Nobel Prize winning President wont save your lives, he is no Reagan.

No Fly Zone and the Obama Administration

Well folks the Gaddafi Regime is going to win, they have the planes, artillery, soldiers and tanks, thus far after the Arab League called for a No Fly Zone, here is the very short statement from the cowardly Obama Administration, “ We welcome this important step by the Arab League, which strengthens the international pressure on Gaddafi and support for the Libyan people. The international community is unified in sending a clear message that the violence in Libya must stop, and that the Gaddafi regime must be held accountable. The United States will continue to advance our efforts to pressure Gaddafi, to support the Libyan opposition, and to prepare for all contingencies, in close coordination with our international partners. ” The Obama Administration cant even bring itself to say No Fly Zone, many innocent people are going to get slaughtered in the East of Libya after a Gaddafi victory. Lets hope the West has the decency to help those that want to leave or planes or ships, that the least NATO can do, will the Germans or EU veto that, they would not want to upset the Mad Dog himself Colonel Gaddafi.

Afghanistan Front News

MOD: Has announced the name of the UK Soldier that was killed on Wednesday in Afghanistan, the Soldier was “ Lance Corporal McKee from 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment ”. Our thoughts are with the family of Lance Corporal McKee.

Appeasement and the EU

Guardian: Reports on the failure of the EU to support a UK and French plan for a No Fly Zone in Libya, the article states the following on the EU meeting, “… ghosts from the 1990s of division, appeasement, and impotence when Europe failed to halt the fighting in former Yugoslavia. ”. It seems EU leaders never learn from history, the people of Libya want freedom and they will be killed for wanting such a right, the UK and France should show up these weak appeasers, use their own military might in enforece a No Fly Zone, make EU look weak, really show up Germany as toothles, at this rate Gaddafi will win and Iran will get the bomb and the world will be in a lot more dangerous place, Israel will see from a weak EU and White House that for its own defence it will have to strike the nuclear facilites of Iran, the rest of the world has learned nohting from the tradgegy of Bosnia in the 1990s. In one way it’s the fault of former UK PM Tony Blair and US President George W. Bush, the world is afraid to take action after the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but at least these leaders stood up, the Coalition PM David Cameron has tried but he has been let down by a weak Obama Administration and toothless EU.

The US Secret Service and Ronald Reagan

Telegraph: Reports that the US Secret Service Radio communicatoin at the time of the Ronald Reagan assassination attempt has been released after thirty years. This is an important piece of historical material folks, 1981 was the year of assassination attempts, in Egypt, Rome and Washington. Its one of the great Ifs of history if Reagan had died that March day in 1981 would the USSR still be around, would Eastern Europe still be under the control of Moscow, would the US have won the Cold War. One can argue and this blog does argue that without Reagan the world would have been a very different place, there would have been no President Gorbachev, the selection of Gorbachev as General Secretary was based on the need to counter Reagan, thus with no Reagan and Gorbachev no end of the Cold War, the Berlin Wall would still be up, Eastern Europe would be under the control of Moscow, the freedom of 1989 would have been a dream. Thus thank God that Reagan survived, the world owes much to this great President.

The Force of Mother Nature - Japan

The formidable power of mother nature was shown today in Japan, the destructive power that man has yet to master, the US through President Obama has stated the following, “ "Michelle and I send our deepest condolences to the people of Japan, particularly those who have lost loved ones in the earthquake and tsunamis. The United States stands ready to help the Japanese people in this time of great trial. The friendship and alliance between our two nations is unshakeable, and only strengthens our resolve to stand with the people of Japan as they overcome this tragedy. We will continue to closely monitor tsunamis around Japan and the Pacific going forward and we are asking all our citizens in the affected region to listen to their state and local officials as I have instructed FEMA to be ready to assist Hawaii and the rest of the US states and territories that could be affected." The messages of sympathy have also come from the UK and around the World. Lets us pray for Japan in its our of need, lets consider those that died today, those who have survived but lost everything, lets us be awed by the power of nature herself.