Deaths in Afghanistan

MOD: Reports that two British Soldiers were killed today in Afghanistan, the Soldiers were from the “ 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment and the 4th Battalion the Parachute Regiment ”. Thus since 2001 the UK has lost 354 of its Armed Forces Personnel in Afghanistan, of that total it has lost 312 in combat action and 42 due to illness, accidents or other incidents.

Major Strikes ALL over Egypt

The New York Times: Reports that protests have spread from Liberation Square in Cairo, that strikes are developing that could have a major effect on the economy of Egypt, there are reports of strikes at the Suez Canal. At some point there has to be a break point folks, either the protesters storm the Presidential Palace and take President Mubarak or the Army uses if forces to send the protesters home. At this rate the new Government of Egypt will have to ask the Obama Administration for a economic bailout, this would not be great for POTUS. It cant be an endless revolution folks, that leads to political, economical and culture disaster.

Vice President Suleiman - Coup Threat = Egypt

Guardian: Reports on comments by Vice - President Suleiman, the VP stated that if the protesters didn’t stop there could be a coup in Egypt. Lets be clear folks, the Regime is not Mubarak, the governing Regime in Egypt is the Army, the majority of US aid goes to the Army, the Army is not going to give up its power, and its economic power, thus we have a standoff, sooner or later, and it looks sooner the Army will have to move the protesters away from Liberation Square, otherwise the economy of Egypt will go down the drain, and it will take the Army with it, its that simple and brutal folks, the protesters have got what they have wanted, one would start to think that the protesters had a darker agenda, one really should look at how much power the Muslim Brotherhood has over the protesters.

Egypt and Middle East Peace

Telegraph: Reports on the statement by the UK Foreign Secretary William Hague that the peace process in the Middle East could be a victim of the recent revolt in Egypt. Also the Foreign Secretary was critical of the defensive reaction by Israel to the revolt in Egypt. This is not new folks, the Foreign Office is over the top pro Arab, while the 10 Downing Street and the rest of the Country tend to be pro Israel. These comments have no importance, due to the fact that they come from the FCO, the only game changer when it comes to the Middle East is the US. The Obama Administration is calling for fast reform but not calling for the head of President Mubarak, they fear from the Oval, to the State and Defence Departments is that a secular revolution in Egypt could bring in the Muslim Brotherhood, and from there you go from a secular revolution to a religious revolution, its always the second stage that is most worrying, from Russia in 1917 to Tehran in 1979. The economy of Egypt can not have these mass protests and go on, at some point the US will have to tell the protesters to go home and trust that the US will not allow the reforms to be undone. Otherwise by the time there is a new government there will be no money and this will be a great chance for Iran to use its oil influence to great effect. Thus POTUS will have to get off the fence and tell the protesters to go home.