Trump vs. North Korea - Trump Era

Guardian: Reports " The Guardian view on Trump and North Korea: the risks are growing "

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The left wing Guardian more afraid of Trump than of North Korea, that is typical of the left, when things get hard they place their heads in the sand.   The new Trump Administration has to be tough with North Korea, or get China to be tough on North Korea, otherwise they will have an ICBM in the near future.   The Trump policy should be two fold, the defence of South Korea with a missile shield, also Japan, place even more pressure on China to control its neighbour.   The worry for the left should be if North Korea gets ahead of itself, and starts a small scale war with South Korea or for that matter Japan, the US would need to come to the support of an ally, from Small Wars lead to Big Wars, thus China needs to control North Korea. 

Rice means President Obama Knew - Trump Era

Fox News: Reports " Susan Rice requested to unmask names of Trump transition officials, sources say "

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This blog has been curious why Former President Obama has been VERY quiet about the subject, thus we know now, if Susan Rice knew then so did POTUS, poor Rice was the constant Administration nominee to take the political arrows for President Obama.  Of course the Republicans should have Rice appear before the House intelligence and Senate intelligence Committee and should be asked did President Obama order Rice to unmask the names of those close to the Trump Campaign.   When it comes to Chicago politics one has to understand, they do not play fair, they play dirty. 

The US Supreme Court - Trump Era

BBC News: Reports " Trump Supreme Court pick Neil Gorsuch faces Senate showdown "

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What the article fails to say is the fact that is was the Democrats who started to break down the Senate, they revoked the need for a President to get 60 votes for his Judge picks for the lower Court.  Also in 2016 the Democratic VP Nominee suggested that the Democrats should use the nuclear option if HRC won the Presidency and wanted a liberal Judge on the Court.   The issue of the Court has become a base issue, the Democrats Senators are afraid if the do not block the Trump Nominee the base will come after them at the next election.   President Trump should get the Republicans to change the rules, any nominee by him would get this reaction.

The US vs. North Korea - Trump Era

Fox News: Reports " North Korea’s “reckless” actions in regards to its nuclear weapons and missile programs “has got to be stopped,” Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Friday. "

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WOULD the US really strike North Korea first, if you're going to TOUGH on North Korea you have to follow through, when President Obama didn't attack Syria after stating they had broken his red lines he looked weak and so did the US.   Let's recall that that North Korea has the bomb and a million man army, would they not react to a strike?   Also is the tough language a message to China to get it's act together when it comes to North Korea.  When it comes to North Korea one gut tells one that it will not end well!

Gibraltar is ALWAYS British - Post EU

Daily Mail: Reports " Fury as Spain is handed the right to BLOCK Gibraltar from any Brexit deal by the small print of Donald Tusk's Article 50 plan  "

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The UK Government should make it clear to the EU and Spain, that Gibraltar is not open for discussion, any deal with the UK takes Gibraltar and Northern Ireland as the same as Wales.   As long as the good people of Gibraltar and North Ireland want to be British they will BE BRITISH.  The May Government has to be tough with the EU, we will not give them a farthing, the UK will decide TAX RULES and Immigration rules not the EU.  At the  end of the day the UK might  have to take a HARD BREXIT, then we will control all part of UK law. The EU should remember that the UK voter does not react well to blackmail, WW1, WW2 does not have to be mentioned. 

The EX NSA and the Russian Connections - Trump Era

Guardian: Reports " Michael Flynn: new evidence spy chiefs had concerns about Russian ties..US and UK officials were troubled by Moscow contacts and encounter with woman linked to Russian spy agency records "

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The US Congress should appoint a Joint House and Senate Committee to look at the Russian connection between the Trump Campaign and the Russians.   The fact that former NSA Flynn is looking for immunity is worrying when it comes to the national security of the US, what has he to say that could cause him legal trouble.  The FBI should look deep at the Flynn record while in the Trump Campaign and at the White House just to see if everything is on the up.   It would not shock this blog if the US found that it has a President Pence in the near future, it depends IF the connections lead to President Trump.  Moscow must laughing, the US leadership on foreign policy will be weak while Trump is under the Russian cloud, on the other hand, if Russia pushes it luck it could force Trump to act, show that he is not a Russian puppet.

Doctor Who and the Gay Companion

After Trump and the EU lets have something more uplifting:

The BBC News: Reports " The new series of Doctor Who will see the Time Lord joined by his first openly gay companion. "

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It is great to see that Doctor Who will get a full time gay companion, Pearl Mackie will have challenge to beat Captain Jack in the affection of the Who fan base, but you never know.  It is good that Doctor Who will push the envelope, the sexuality of the companion in the 21 Century should not matter, there will always be the Daleks and the Cybermen and the Weeping Angels.  And all those corridors to run, always fun.   This blog can not wait for the return of the Doctor.