Death in Afghanistan

MOD: Reports that another British soldier has died today in Afghanistan, the soldier was from the " 36 Engineer Regiment ". Thus since 2001 the UK has lost 261 of its Armed Forces Personnel in Afghanistan, of that total it has lost 228 in combat operations and 33 due to illness, accidents and other incidents. As stated many times there is no victory in Afghanistan, just how much pain the UK has to take in the loss of its Armed Forces Personnel and the money spent in the bloody place. At the end of the day Afghanistan can be a democracy or a dictatorship, this blog does not care, as long as it keeps the terrorists out and makes sure Afghanistan can not be used by Al Qaeda as a base. One can see a time when Afghanistan is seen as Korea, the forgotten War that no one really wants to talk about, its War that cant be won, just kept at a low point of violence, one has to ask are the deaths worth this kind of result, a long time after Afghanistan has gone from the news the families of the dead will have to live with the consequences of a War that can never have the glory that was the Falklands.

9/11 Trials

The New York Times: Reports on the tin year of the US Attorney General Eric Holder when it comes to the 9/11 terror trials, the article states the following, " Now Mr. Holder has switched from resisting what he had considered encroachment by White House political officials to seeking their guidance. ". The US Court System is not the place for KSM and other 9/11 terrorists, they should not get a dime to spout their hate speech, the Obama Administration needs to find a small dark cell and throw them in, end of subject, if the US Attorney General does not get that Obama needs to find his own RFK.

Military Dictatorship - Iran

Fox News: Reports on comments by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that Iran is becoming a military dictatorship. As stated many times in this blog the Tehran Regime is just another totalitarian regime in the mold of the old USSR and Nazi Germany, as the New York Times of late reported the Regime is using Gestapo/KGB methods when it comes to those that dissent, there is that late night knock at the door and people are taken away, sometimes never to be seen again or left to rot in jail. The move by Secretary Clinton will place President Obama in a tight spot, he does not want to be Neville Chamberlain, he can not afford a pre World War Two Munich conference with Iran. Thus POTUS needs tough sanctions against Iran, but China wants the slow path or no sanctions. Thus as POTUS stated when he received his Nobel Peace Prize he keeps to himself the right to take independent action should the US come under threat, it would be ironic if Obama turns in to Bush 43.

Death in Afghanistan

MOD: Reports a British Soldier was shot and killed in Afghanistan on Sunday, the soldier was from the " 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (2 LANCS) ". Thus since 2001 the UK has lost 260 of its Armed Forces Personnel in Afghanistan, of that total it has lost 227 in combat operations and 33 due to illness, accidents and other incidents. So far this month alone the UK has lost 9 soldiers, in 2009 in the same month the UK lost 6 soldiers, one gets the feeling that 2010 will be more bloody than 2009 for UK forces, one has to ask how much more the UK Army can take before this bloody war cripples out forces world wide.

Cheney ATTACKS Obama Administration - Iraq

ABC News: Reports that former VP Dick Cheney is back in the political trenches, he was critical of the Obama take that Iraq success is down to their policies since they took office. The former VP is right, the turn around in Iraq is down to the Bush surge, if Bush 43 had take Democratic advice the country would now be in state of civil war or at war with Iran. If the sole success of the Obama Administration is Iraq what does that say about its polices when it comes to Afghanistan, Iran, the fight against Al Qaeda that takes in Pakistan. The one war that Obama didn't want to fight could be the war that he needs to keep his hand in, otherwise he will look like Jimmy Carter.

Death in Afghanistan

MOD: Reports that a British soldier has been killed today in Afghanistan, the soldier was from the " 6 RIFLES, serving as part of the 3 RIFLES Battle Group ". Thus since 2001 the UK has lost 259 of its Armed Forces Personnel in Afghanistan, of that total it has lost 226 in combat operations and 33 due to illness, accidents or other incidents. They will be missed by their families and the Country.

Afghanistan Front News

MOD: Has released the name of the soldier that was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday, the soldier was "Lance Sergeant Dave Greenhalgh, from 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards ". Our thoughts are with the family of Lance Sergeant Greenhalgh.