The Apprentice - Interview Stage - Major Spoiler! Red Alert!

The Daily Mail: Reports that Lord Sugar really goes after Stuart “ The Brand ” Baggs at the interview stage of the Apprentice. At its most essence to misquote Bush 43 on a New York Times Reporter, Mr Baggs is a major league rotten apple. Mr Baggs has been fun to watch but how he go to this round makes you wonder if Lord Sugar should sign a power of attorney to Lady Sugar. Lets see the House of Baggs fall all over Mr Baggs.

North Korea - Third Nuclear Test ?

Telegraph: Reports that South Korea Intelligence thinks that North Korea will try a third nuclear test next year. It is time to take North Korea on, the nuclear blackmail of North Korea has to be seen to fail, the failure has to be seen by Iran, otherwise they will push for the bomb and the Middle East will see a nuclear arms race. One would not be surprise to see that North Korea either sell the information to Iran to create a bomb or sell them a small scale missile. The more weak President Obama looks when dealing with Iran the more his re-election chances go down the drain, thus that nightmare of a 3am call could be that North Korea has invaded South Korea and that Iran has invaded Iraq on the same day and according to a joint plan. Also Israel is being hit from Gaza and Lebanon by groups loyal to Iran. It has to be questioned if POTUS could deal with that kind of political nightmare.

Greek Austerity and the Violent Mob

BBC News: Reports on the violent General Strike in Greece due to the imposed austerity measures by the IMF. It time for all Governments in process of austerity to get very tough with those that protest against the needed austerity measures, any public servant that goes on strike should be sacked, any student arrested should lose his or her University place. All those arrested should have a criminal record that that can VETO any public sector job for life. Time to get tough folks, we had the years of plenty now it’s the time for the harsh real world, you don’t get something for nothing.

The Future of Afghanistan

The New York Times: Reports that US Intelligence Agencies are telling the Obama Administration that there cant be success in Afghanistan as long as the Taliban/Al Qaeda have safe heavens in Pakistan. Well folks this does recall the Vietnam War, the Viet Cong had support from North Vietnam, thus they could never be defeated, the Obama Administration will have to place more pressure on Pakistan to clean up the border badlands between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the insurgents can attack NATO forces in Afghanistan and then run back to Pakistan, safe that NATO wont follow then on the ground, for NATO to place troops in Pakistan could lead to the fall of the Western supporting Pakistan Government. On the he other hand POTUS cant afford to lose Afghanistan, it’s the War he wanted to fight, he didn’t start the War but he has to finish it, in many respects Afghanistan is Obama’s Iraq. The announced 2011 pull out of US troops has been dropped for a NATO end game of 2014 for the transfer of the fight to the Afghan Government. But lets be clear here folks, its not about Afghanistan, its about Pakistan, a nuclear armed Pakistan can not be allowed to fall in to the hands of the terrorists. Thus if this horror story was to develop it is easier to transfer troops from Afghanistan to Pakistan, lets always remember that folks. Many more deaths before peace folks, if there can ever be peace in Afghanistan.