North Korea - USA Nuclear Protection for its Allies, ACT OF WAR

Fox News: Reports that North Korea has heated up the tension in Asia, North Korea has stated that the USA protection for South Korea and Japan is an Act of War. One has to ask the question, does North Korea leadership have a death wish, all the olive branches from the Obama Administration has been snubbed. North Korea has driven its senior Ally, China up the wall, never a good idea, thus the question what in the hell does North Korea want, it can be postulated that is the question being asked around the World. Lets see if we can connect the dots, lets start from the ground up, North Korea has taken two US reporters as hostages, they want a high delegation visit, the rumours doing the rounds is that Al Gore is in the frame, he owns the TV channel that employees the reporters. Thus you have a former Vice - President and Nobel Winner as a non - diplomatic visitor but a Presidential Envoy in all but name, then you launch a long range missile that can reach the USA. This could turn a Gore visit from getting the reporters out to solving the North Korea problem, but the question is why, what ever Gore could offer is on the table now, so this can be discounted, so what next, take out Al Gore and replace him with Bill Clinton, a Former President and husband of the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. But the USA could not send Bill Clinton, Obama can not afford to be seen as weak when it comes to North Korea, one simple reason Iran again. One does feel one is going around in circles when it comes to North Korea. I blame Jimmy Carter, in the early 1990s Bill Clinton was close to using military force to prevent this mess but he was out foxed by Jimmy Carter, thus advice to Obama, don't trust Carter with your Foreign Policy.

UN Gets Tough with North Korea

The New York Times: Reports that the UN is getting ready to be tough with communist North Korea, the five permanent members of the UN have agreed tough measures from the inspection of ships to financial sanctions on North Korea. The Times writes the following on the inspection of North Korea ships by UN States, ".... they have “reasonable grounds” to believe if it contains material related to the nuclear program or weapons. It says any such material should be seized. " This could be a trigger for North Korea to take military action, also it could cause problems for the Obama Administration, what if the USA inspects a ship and it contains nuclear material on the way on Iran. This could be Cuban Missile Crisis all over again, the question is Obama up to the standard of JFK. Also there are the two US reporters being held by North Korea, also North Korea is looking like its planning other missile launches, from short to long range missiles. The NYT reported of late that the Obama Administration has thrown in the towel with the idea that North Korea can be persuaded to give up its missiles and its nuclear bombs. Thus expect more tension in the region folks, no easy answers, North Korea is a nuclear power, it can launch short range nuclear missiles, thus expect South Korea and Japan to go nuclear within a few years.

The Liberal New York Times and Afghanistan

The New York Times: It has started folks, the Liberal New York Times thinks its can win the war in Afghanistan, the extreme left wing Times states the following on what should be US policy in Afghanistan, the Times in an Editorial states the following on cutting the death toll Afghanistan, " Reducing that toll will require tighter and more strictly enforced rules of engagement. " The Editorial on the surface is arguing for intelligent use of power but this is the Times, what it really wants is to get out of Afghanistan, but it can say that because its Obama's Just War. Thus expect more negative stories on Afghanistan, as this blog has stated, the Times cares more about the rights of terrorists than those of its fellow Americans, that should be no great shock, the Liberal New York Times covered for its friend Stalin in the 1930s.

Ashes to Ashes 2nd Season

Really loved the 2nd season of Ashes to Ashes, this season more darker, and Alex stopped thinking that Gene, Chris and Ray was a construct of her sub conscience. It was great drama that you really felt disappointed in Ray and Chris, Ray when he become a Mason and Chis of all people was bent. It was nice that these characters had a chance to shine but also the writers in this season really stepped up to the plate when it came to Gene Hunt and Alex Drake, they made their chemistry feel real, also the series had a number of sub plots, Alex wanting to get back to her time, but also it was interesting to see the different cases, the sub plots. Cant wait for the third season, what will I watch now, no Ashes to Ashes or the Apprentice. My God a year of Gordon Brown, can I go back to 1981.

Taking on North Korea - The Obama Administration

The New York Times: Reports that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has stated that the USA could start to inspect North Korean ships. This would be a tough move by Obama, it would show that the USA was no longer going to play games with North Korea, a game that allowed North Korea to hold all the aces. One can postulate that this news has a link to the recent news that two us reporters have been jailed for 12 years. If Obama is tough with North Korea then his Middle East policy might have a chance, Israel would see that Obama can be tough enough to deal with Iran, and the Middle East countries would see that Obama can follow through, thus his pressure on Israel not to build new settlements on the West Bank. As stated before, the Obama Policy in Asia leads all the way back to Tehran in Iran. One false move by Obama in Asia and he could a arms build up with Japan and South Korea, and Iran going nuclear.

Minister Resigns - Jane Kennedy, OUT, No Longer Loyal to Brown

Telegraph: Reports on the resignation of as Junior Minister, Jane Kennedy. It seems from the news reports that PM Gordon Brown asked Mrs Kennedy for her loyalty but Mrs Kennedy refused and thus was sacked. But the spin from No 10 is that Mrs Kennedy wanted to resign and that PM Brown didn't ask for her loyalty. I will make a prediction, Brown will survive, the Cabinet has shown that they are political cowards, the Junior ranks are to afraid for their futures in the Labour Party and Brown will lead Labour to a massive defeat in 2010.

The Gamble by North Korea

The Times: Reports that two American Reporters have been jailed by North Korea for 12 years. This is crafty gamble by North Korea, its a simple rouse, it will force the USA to deal with them one to one, the Times reports that former Vice - President Al Gore could be sent to North Korea to have discussions about getting the reporters out, they work for his company, the Obama Administration will have to make sure that Gore does not pull a Jimmy Carter and start discussions on subjects outside the main issue, getting the reporters out. The Obama Administration will also have to be careful, the US Press Elite will start to put pressure on Obama to do something, one of its own have been taken, the same thing could happen to reporters form the NYT,CBS,NBC,ABC. Thus it seems that North Korea has all the aces in the pack, the UN is nowhere, the region might develop a arms race and Iran will see the Obama weakness as a green light to go nuclear.