Another Love Letter from the UK Times to Bill Clinton

The Times: Must admit this latest love letter from the UK Times to Bill Clinton made me have a nice cup of tea, the Times writes the following on Clinton, " what a uniquely helpful role he can still play for the present Administration. " I hate to remind the paper of record but there can only be on Elvis in the building and it is not Bill Clinton, what ever you think of Obama its Obama. The BBC and the Times are acting as if they taken up appeasement as a policy, North Korea act like bullies and are seen as a threat to the region, you would get the impression from the coverage that they are Switzerland minus the clocks. Its not if they talk its what they do, will they give up their nuclear ambitions, can we trust they will not sell the information to Iran. I have my doubts that any answer to the above would be positive, this trip might look great now but it could look like Munich in 1938 in a few years time.

US Reporters are Free in North Korea

Fox News: Reports that Bill Clinton has bought home the bacon, the Stalinist North Korea has agreed to release the two US Reporters it was holding. This shows that if your a bully in International Politics the Democratic President will reward you with a visit from a former President. This shows how weak Obama really is, after being critical of North Korea the Obama Administration has given them what they wanted, face time with a player in the Democratic Party. Lets see the cost, lets see if Obama back peddles on there not being a nuclear armed North Korea. Of course they will be smiling in Iran, they know understand that they can roll Obama, he is weak, another Jimmy Carter with TV skills. Lets hope Obama does not sell out Israel in the process.

Death in Afghanistan

MOD: Reports that a soldier was killed today in a combat operation in Afghanistan, the soldier was from the " Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, attached to the Light Dragoons " Thus since 2001 the UK has lost 161 of its Armed Forces Personnel in combat operations and 31 due to accidents, illness and other incidents. In total the UK has lost 192 of its Armed Forces Personnel in Afghanistan. The next few weeks are critical, the Presidential Election this month in Afghanistan can help Afghanistan move forward, its important that people feel they have security and thus can vote. Thus Western Forces should expect more attacks, it will get more bloody before its all over in Afghanistan.

Bill Clinton MEETS Kim Jong Il

Fox News: Reports on the meeting between former US President Bill Clinton and the Communist Leader of North Korea Kim Jong Il. One can assume that the two reporters will be released to fly out with Bill Clinton, or just after he leaves. The more important question is what the US had pay for their release; if just a visit by Bill Clinton then its on the positive side, but if it more that is a different matter, what of the nuclear talks, will North Korea move or will the USA just have to accept a nuclear North Korea, if that is the deal it will send bad signal to Iran.

The Times of London Loves Bill Clinton

The Times: It seems that the stayed paper of record is following the Liberal New York Times, from reporting the news to placing an editorial in the news, the Times writes the following on the visit of Bill Clinton to North Korea, " the mission is a masterstroke that takes advantage of a valuable resource unique in the world of diplomacy. " This is the paper that supported appeasement in the 1930s, do they ever learn, it was reported on Fox News this morning that a deal has been done to release the American Reporters, the question is what is the cost, is the deal separate from the issue of the nuclear structure of North Korea or part of a larger deal. One has to ask , is it Jimmy Carter to Iran next, Obama is seems does not have the backbone to deal with totalitarian regimes. Lets be fair here, with North Korea Obama does not have a lot of choices, any military option is off the table, the Times has reported that North Korea can already place miniature warheads on missiles, thus its a nuclear power. Thus the Obama Administration does not have a lot of choice it has to talk to North Korea, but sending a former President who is the husband of the Secretary of State, bad move, if that was the price for the release it was a price that should never have been paid. The reason, Iran has arrested three holidaymakers, what lesson will they take away from this case, simple, charge and place the three American on trial and wait for a semi Presidential visit from Bill Clinton. This sounds like a State Department idea, and Obama seems to have gone along with the idea. Lets hope there is a deal to release the American Reporters, but the cost will come down the line with Iran.

Bill Clinton on the Road to North Korea

The New York Times: Reports that former US President Bill Clinton has arrived in the Stalinist North Korea, the trips mission is to release the two US reports held by North Korea, but a by product could be discussions on the North Korea's Nuclear testing and missiles tests. The sending of former President to North Korea has a history, Bill Clinton as President sent Jimmy Carter to freeze the nuclear development of North Korea, the former President got a deal that North Korea broke the very next day, thus the present problems with North Korea. Also it sends the wrong message, it looks weak, even worse it makes Obama look weak, North Korea get a former President, who is the husband of the Secretary of State, for talks, all they have done is create massive tension in the region, Obama really could be Neville Chamberlain, also Obama has to be careful that Bill Clinton does not do Jimmy Carter on him, get a deal that looks good but turns out not to be worth the paper its written on, the agreement that Carter got in the mid 1990's. I guess Obama thought its August, the Congress in recess, the media are also on holiday, thus send Bill Clinton out to see if he can get the the US reporters out and get a deal on the nuclear structure of North Korea.