Keeping Secrets and the Guardian - Snowden Case 2

Guardian: Reports on action by the Secret Service to prevent Snowden leaks by the Guardian, " ..two GCHQ security experts overseeing the destruction of hard drives in the Guardian's basement just to make sure there was nothing in the mangled bits of metal which could possibly be of any interest to passing Chinese agents.. ".

Lets Get Real: 

The UK Government should have gone in harder, placed a D notice weeks ago, threaten the Guardian with treason, or the Tax Man, make their lives hell, investigate any meeting with a invoice, check the accounts of reporters, press freedom can not come at the expense of the security of the State, think of how the terrorists have learned how to hide their meetings, how to make sure their plans do not come to light.    It can be argued that the NSA and GCHQ should have close down the web sites of the Guardian, NYT, and any other left wing media sites that did not listen to reason.   The terrorists, Russia must be laughing at the liberal self destructive nature of Western Democracy. 

UK Security vs. Press Freedom - Snowden Case

BBC News: Reports that David Miranda the partner of the Guardian reporter Glenn Greenwald is taking the UK to court to prevent the Police reading his electronic information.  

Lets Get Real:

The Snowden leaks have been some of the most damaging security dumps/leaks in decades.   Think if this had happened during World War 1 or 2, if reporters had leaked the date of D- Day, of the fact that the US and UK had broken enemies codes, think of the deaths it would have lead too, thus folks the UK Courts should hold up the right of the Police to stop stolen intelligence being leaked by US traitors and reports who do not understand the damage they are doing to UK and US National Security.     Do you think the modern Russian KGB would tolerate these kind of leaks, like hell, Mossad would be out of control.   The modern press should have freedom folks, but not freedom that helps terrorists kill people.  That is madness that leads to fall of Empires. 

Obama vs. US Senate - Egypt Crisis

Guardian - Egypt Live: Reports the following in its 8.17pm post, " Two Republican senators are calling on the Obama administration to suspend US aid amid spiraling violence in Egypt. ".

Lets Get Real:

The Oval has a problem folks, today as reported there were 60 deaths in Egypt, a few days days ago it was over 600, and the response of the Oval, well weak would be a understatement, so what does the Oval do, it could make it self feel good by cutting off military support to Egypt, and the reaction, the US would lose influence and the Gulf States would pick up the short fall, or even worse the Russians, the US needs the Generals to keep the peace deal with Israel, fight the Al Qaeda terrorists that have started to attack the Egyptian Army and make sure the Suez Canal is secure.    In other words the Egyptian Army has most of the Ace cards, the Oval will have to make sure the US Congress does not cut off support for Egypt, that the new Cairo Government starts talks to bring about democratic Egypt, but also keep the Muslim Brotherhood in its new box.    There are going to be more deaths in Egypt folks, its the lesser evil choice in this deadly game, its not nice, but its the real world. 

A Weak President, A Weak Reaction - Obama's Egypt Crisis

This is the kind of weak response you get from a weak President, yesterday President Obama stated the following, " Let me make one final point.  America cannot determine the future of Egypt.  That's a task for the Egyptian people.  We don't take sides with any particular party or political figure.  I know it’s tempting inside of Egypt to blame the United States or the West or some other outside actor for what’s gone wrong.  We’ve been blamed by supporters of Morsi.  We’ve been blamed by the other side, as if we are supporters of Morsi.  That kind of approach will do nothing to help Egyptians achieve the future that they deserve. 

 

We want Egypt to succeed.  We want a peaceful, democratic, prosperous Egypt.  That's our interest.  But to achieve that, the Egyptians are going to have to do the work.  ".  The above is why everyone from Iran to Russia thinks Obama is weak folks, POTUS wants to be loved, well in the international politics its better to be feared folks, fear goes a long way, weakness gets you nothing but scorn.  Thus the problems that the Oval has at the moment. 

Obama on Egypt - Egypt Crisis 3

The White House: The Deputy Press Secretary has released the following statement, " The United States strongly condemns the use of violence against protesters in Egypt. We extend our condolences to the families of those who have been killed, and to the injured. We have repeatedly called on the Egyptian military and security forces to show restraint, and for the government to respect the universal rights of its citizens, just as we have urged protesters to demonstrate peacefully. Violence will only make it more difficult to move Egypt forward on a path to lasting stability and democracy, and runs directly counter to the pledges by the interim government to pursue reconciliation. We also strongly oppose a return to a State of Emergency law, and call on the government to respect basic human rights such as freedom of peaceful assembly, and due process under the law. The world is watching what is happening in Cairo. We urge the government of Egypt - and all parties in Egypt - to refrain from violence and resolve their differences peacefully. ".

Lets Get Real: 

If the Oval was so concerned how about getting off the golf course, might have missed that, or cutting funding to the Army of Egypt, or sending Secretary Kerry over, he has been to Middle East enough this year, the Deputy Press Secretary, WHO? The Oval has to lead some of the time, golf is a great game, but not that important, the African and the Middle East is falling apart while Obama puts his golf ball. 

Egypt Death Toll - Egypt Crisis 2

Guardian - Egypt Live: Reports in its 1.49pm post that " News wire AFP have put their latest number of dead at 124. ".

Lets Get Real:

 

This will play in to the hands of Islamic terrorists, they will use this PR disaster for the Egyptian Government to show that even when Islamic Parties win elections the West will tear them down with a nod.   The West and that means the US can not do do a dam thing about the events in Egypt, it can not afford the blow back, what if the MB get back in to power and tear up the peace deal between Egypt and Israel, you can forget getting a Palestinian State then, in fact you can bet on a Regional War, that would break the Obama Presidency, thus folks the lack of leadership by the Oval has created a frosty Arab Spring, democracy is not that great when Western interests are under threat, what a mess folks. 

The Violence in Egypt - Egypt Crisis

BBC News - Live Egypt: Reports the following from Egypt, " Security forces move into clear two protest camps in Cairo occupied by supporters of deposed President Mohammed Morsi....Witnesses describe seeing dozens of bodies while the Muslim Brotherhood puts the number of deaths in the hundreds....There are also reports of violence in other areas of Egypt .. ".

Lets Get Real: 

As stated yesterday folks the Muslim Brotherhood might have made a fatal error of judgement in thinking that they could force the new Government to place former President Morsi back in power, the Army has to much to lose to risk that, one has to assume that the Army told the Oval it was going to do this, or like President Putin they have no time for President Obama.   Lets see if President Obama can get himself off the golf course to say something about Egypt, as with China in 1989 the US has to much to lose in the relationship, the Oval needs a semi stable Egypt, it can not afford for Egypt to go the way of Syria, the Oval cannot afford for Al Qaeda to develop a military base in Egypt, that would be a disaster for US Foreign Policy and the Oval could kiss its 2nd term legacy good bye, if Obama loses Egypt he will make Jimmy Carter look  like the wise man of US Foreign Policy, yes folks it could be that bad, lets hope Obama does not mess this up, yes folks the West and the region is on very thin ice.