Death in Afghanistan

BBC News: Reports on the death of another British Soldier in Combat in Afghanistan, the death toll now stands at 134. It seems the deaths are mounting in Afghanistan and we are sending more troops in to a hell hole. ITV News did a report from the combat zone in Afghanistan, the conditions are like something out of World War One, Trenches for God's sake, also our troops do not have the right gear to fight for the freedom of Afghanistan and to protect us from further terror attacks. If we are sending our troops our there to fight and die at least we could make sure they have the right gear.

Governor 1 - Chicago 0

The New York Times: Reports that the embarrassing case of Governor of Illinois who tried to sell the open Seat of President - Elect has a few more days to run, the Illinois Supreme Court has decided to keep its nose out of this sorry event. Thus right up to the Inauguration of the President Obama you will have the news media looking in to the case, they have started to get tough with Obama of late, also we still don't know how much discussions there was between the Obama Chief of Staff and the Governor about who should replace Obama in the Senate. This sorry tale has a few days if not weeks to run.

Iran and the Bomb

Breitbart: Reports that Israel sees the threat of an attack on the USA from Iran if Iran gets the bomb. It can be postulated that Israel is sending a warning to the USA and to the new Obama Administration, Israel will never allow a nuclear armed Iran, a nuclear armed Iran is a threat to Israel and the USA. If and when Iran becomes a nuclear power expect either Israel or the USA to hit Iran. President Obama wants to talk to Iran but Iran is just playing for time, it will talk and give the impression that it wants to talk, it will drag the talks out, while still developing the bomb, then at the last minute it will break talks and announce that it has the bomb. Then comes to real tough question will President Obama has the nerve to attack Iran before Israel does, an attack by Israel could create World War Three in the Middle East.

Kennedy for US Senate ?

Fox News: Reports that the daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy wants to take over the Senate Seat of Hillary Clinton, her late Uncle Senator Robert Kennedy was also a Senator from New York. This will not make President Bill Clinton happy or Hillary Clinton, the Kennedy's supported Obama in the Democratic Race, a Kennedy in the Senate would open talks about a possible Obama - Kennedy ticket in 2012. If there going to be a new VP in 2012 the Clintons want it to be Hillary Clinton. Lets be honest the USA owes the Kennedy's the death of President Kennedy and Senator Kennedy in the 60s means Caroline Kennedy should get the Senate Seat, after she becomes a Senator it will be fair to judge her as a Senator, it will be nice to have some class and charisma back in the Senate.

The Threat and The Planning

The New York Times: Reports on the planning that the Bush Administration has done to help the Obama Administration in the area of National Security. When President - Elect Obama become President on January 20th 2009 his team will be ready to deal with any security issues either from rogue states or terrorists groups. In the early days it can be argued that Iran or terrorists will test the metal of President Obama at the start of his Administration, Iran could announce that it has the Nuclear Bomb on the day of the Inauguration of Obama, it could attack Iraq. The Terrorists could start at Tet type offensive in Afghanistan or Iraq. The Terrorists could attack a target in the United States, lets recall its in the early days that that the terrorists attack, as noted in this blog before, 1993 from Bush to Clinton, 2001 from Clinton to Bush, 2007 from Blair to Brown in the UK. Lets hope the CIA, MI6 are on guard.

UK out of Iraq in 2009

BBC News: Reports on the news by UK PM Gordon Brown that the UK will be out of Iraq by the end of May 2009. The Soldiers in Iraq will be sent to another hell hole, this one is called Afghanistan, the expected call by the Obama Administration for the UK to send seventeen hundred extra troops will get a positive nod from the Brown Government, it will not want to annoy the new American President. In these economic circumstances the UK could not have two Wars, the UK presence in Iraq has done its job, it has give the government of Iraq some breathing space as to establish its own security for the country, thus time for the UK to get out. But before lets recall the death of 178 UK Service Personnel, let us never forget them and their heroic effort to help Iraq and protect the UK.