Sky News in Pakistan

Sky News: Reports on the rule of the Taliban/Terrorists in the Swat Valley in Pakistan. This is excellent reporting by Sky, showing how the Taliban/Terrorists have destroyed a once beautiful tourist attraction in Pakistan. This Sky and other reports should push the West, in this case the Obama Administration and the UK Government to place pressure on the President of Pakistan to take action in the Swat Valley, the appeasement of the Taliban/Terrorists has allowed them to move further in to Pakistan proper, what the next the Capital of Pakistan. If the Army of Pakistan will not take action the West should go in all guns blazing. This is not the time to appease or talk to the Taliban, this is the time to destroy these cowards, they are just common criminals, who deserve nothing better than a firing squad, it would show the West is not playing about, we had to destroy Nazi Germany and drop the bomb on Imperial Japan, the Taliban are just modern day Nazis, they deserve their day in court and then execution.

No More Spending - Bank of England

The Times: Reports on the warning from the Governor of the Bank of England, that the UK Government can not afford any more spending to get the UK out of this recession. PM Gordon Brown has to do something our he is out on his ear in 2010. Thus expect more spending, Brown will bankrupt the country to make sure he wins the next election. Thus expect more pain folks, the great Chancellor has shown that he has feet of clay, and as he melts as PM expects us the UK voters to get drenched, what a happy time folks.

Weapons of Mass Destruction and the UK

BBC News: Reports that the UK Government believes that terrorists could bet their hands on weapons of mass destruction. This is our age, one day you could be going to work and you could find yourself under attack from chemical, biological or a nuclear dirty bomb. Thus as a people of all ages, gender and ethnic groups we must say NO to the terrorists, we should be aware but we cant change how we go on every day. After 9/11, 7/7 and the recent attack in Scotland and in the failed attempt in London the best answer to the terrorists cowards is not to change who we are as a nation, a secular liberal democracy. Thus this is the controversial part, only UK secular law can be allowed to be the law of the land, all past or future exceptions have to be withdrawn, we have to be bit like the French in that manner, once your in France your under French law no matter what, thus never thought I would say this, lets be a bit like the French.

Wrong path by Obama over the Banks!

The New York Times: The Nobel Prize winning Economist Paul Krugman is not happy with the Obama banking plan, he writes the following, " This is more than disappointing. In fact, it fills me with a sense of despair. ". I agree with Mr Krugman, never thought I would write that about an article in the Liberal New York Times. Although Mr Krugman argues it is wrong to over value the bad debts of the banks , I on the other hand just don't think you can bailout bad banks. Read of the Day.

No Tax ?

CNN News: Reports that the idea to tax the bonuses of AIG has been pushed in to the long grass. The reason Obama Administration is stalling is simple, they need private business to take up the bad debt of the banks, private business is not a charity, they will want to make money. If your a private company are you going to bailout the Administration if your profits are going to be taxed. Thus the popular anger against bonuses has meet business reality. I would be very surprised if the tax bill ever gets passed the Senate and if Obama would even sign it, he needs private business he cant seduce them and then make them pay for the room.

Hamid Karzai in Office but with no Power!

The Times: Reports that the USA and the UK is planing to force President Karazi of Afghanistan to appoint a powerful Chief of Staff who would run Afghanistan, Karazi would just be the figure head for the nation. This is a follow up to the Guardian report of yesterday, the Obama Administration and the UK see that Karazi has having failed at reforming the Government in Kabul. As without the support of the West the Government would fall in Kabul, the Obama Administration has a lot of power in Afghanistan. The one critic that can be postulated is that the Obama Administration might be making the same mistake as Kennedy did in 1963 by allowing the Military to remove Diem, the Government of South Vietnam was never stable after the coup, thus better to keep the devil you know, just makes sure that he follows your plan. The Afghan people might think this is the British Empire all over again if you try to displace President Kazai, thus not sure this idea of appointing a powerful Chief of Staff is a good idea, even less so since it has leaked. This could be the time to go back and have another look at this policy.

W. Directed by Oliver Stone

Just bought the the DVD of W. Directed by Oliver Stone. I was fan of JFK ( even if I didn't agree with the conspiracy angle of the film ) and Nixon ( very sympathetic look at Nixon ). I was expecting to be honest a hatched job on Bush 43, I can say I was wrong, the film is many respects is quite sympathetic to Bush 43, critical yes but on the whole fair. The DVD is full of great extras and a PDF of the historical information. If you liked the above films have a look at W. But have to ask when is Mr Stone going to do a film on Ronald Reagan.