North Korea will not Budge when it comes to its Nuclear Policy - Trump Era

BBC News: Reports " North Korea's foreign minister says Pyongyang's position will not change even if the US seeks further talks.  "

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At last President Trump has done something Presidential, he walked away from talks with North Korea, it seems that a light bulb has gone off in the brain of POTUS, he got the fact that he was being played by North Korea.   The President stated that North Korea wanted all sanctions off, in return for a limited denuclearisation, while NK stated it just wanted partial sanctions removed.   It can be postulated that Kim Jong-un seeing the weakness of Trump at home with the Russia investigation thought that POTUS would grant the concessions he wanted just for a picture op of the two leaders singing a limited agreement.   It will be interesting to see what North Korea does NEXT, will it carry on with back channel talks or will it start to test it nuclear weapons again and launch missiles over Japan.  The last option would be a MISTAKE, it would allow POTUS to get tough, even take military action, he could argue that he tried peaceful talks, and the NK tried to play him like a second hand car.    A tougher position on North Korea would go down well with the voters in 2020, it didn't do Reagan any harm in 1984, he was tough with the USSR and the economy was roaring along.  Of course Trump is NO REAGAN, he can not keep on message, and no one ever accused President Reagan of being an asset of the Russians.  Asia could get very hot or NK could fold when it comes to its nuclear weapons. 

The LIBERAL ELITE MEDIA and the Democratic Race - Trump Era

Fox News: Reports " CNN accused of stacking audience vs. Bernie Sanders in town hall event "

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This is not the first time that CNN has been alleged in having attempted to shaft Senator Sanders, it was accused of doing the same thing in 2016 to help Hillary Clinton, the elite media is choosing its favourite candidates.  In the case of the uber elite New York Times it is former Vice - President Biden, it has already attempted to put out future political problems for Biden, from the various structures that are linked to Biden and his future run and costs of his paid speeches.   The LIBERAL ELITE want a candidate who is LIBERAL but can also beat President Trump, thus they see the Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders as a spoiler in that race.  As of declared candidates Senator Harris is the front runner, she has stated she is not a Democratic Socialist, but might have hurt her chances when she declared that she would get rid of privet medical insurance, Barack Obama promised you could keep your Doctor if you were happy with your Doctor, that turned out not to be true, also his individual mandate was not very popular.   As for Senator Warren she is a laughing stock, he claim of being a native American has really hurt her, also her attempt to clear up the mess has failed.   This sole advice of this blog to Senator Sanders is not to trust the elite media, your not their favourite any more, that title  has gone to the left wing firebrand AOC.  It not end of February yet, the Democratic Nominee for 2020 might be a candidate who has not declared yet, what about HRC, she did win the popular vote in 2016. 

Trump MEETS Kim for 2nd Time - Trump Era

Daily Mail: Reports " Trump and Kim Take 2: President meets North Korean dictator with a handshake and a laugh in Vietnam for their second nuclear summit and heralds the communist nation's 'unlimited' potential as Kim says he has high hopes for their talks  "

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It is so SAD to see a US President being conned by North Korea, POTUS thinks he is the smartest guy in the room when it comes to FOREIGN POLICY, he is not, he wants to be another Reagan, the Gipper used to say Trust but Verify when it comes to DEALS.  US intelligence has stated that North Korea is still a NUCLEAR THREAT, it can be postulated that North Korea wants to reform its economy, it's in the toilet, but it does not want to give up its nuclear arms.   Thus Kim will play Trump, get him to take sanctions off and even remove US military from South Korea, while developing his economy and keeping the BOMB.  This blog can not see any other US President being this foolish, even President Obama, and he did not go to Tehran for his failed nuclear deal.  One can also state that Hillary Clinton if she had won in 2016 would not have allowed herself to be conned.   What has happened to the HAWKS for the Republican Party, Nixon and Reagan would have been highly critical of the Trump move if they were still around. 

French REMIND House of Commons that the EU has a Final say over Delay - Brexit Update - No Brexit

Sky News - Live Blog: Reports in its 1.20pm post the following, " Speaking at a news conference with German chancellor Angela Merkel, French president Emmanuel Macron says a delay to Brexit would only be accepted by the EU if it was "justified".  "

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This blog has made its prediction, that the Remainers HAVE WON, the HARD BREXIT supporters have shown that they can not take YES as a win, they have become fanatics, what they should have done is take the PM's deal and then work to get a new leader who supports BREXIT.   The FACT that the FRENCH are making it clear that they could say NO to a delay if it does not mean that the UK has changed its mind about leaving.  Thus HARD REMAINERS will try either for a LONG DELAY or for the UK to revoke Article 50.  Of course the HARD BREXIT supporters could get off their high horse and support the May deal, but one has doubts that the Hard Brexit MPs have the common sense to take the deal, they are throwing the PRIZE of leaving the EU out of the window.    The Conservative Party will not be forgiving for failing the UK voter. 

India and Pakistan Crisis - Nuclear Age

BBC News - Live Blog: Reports the following in its 4.48pm post, " US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has spoken separately with foreign ministers of India and Pakistan, urging them to avoid "further military activity".  "

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One of the bedrocks of the Cold War was the FACT that both the US and then USSR understood that the use of nuclear weapons would mean the end of mankind.  Mutual Assured Destruction or MAD or short, kept both sides from going over the line, the closes the sides come to WAR was in 1962 with the Cuban Missile Crisis, when the USSR placed nuclear weapons in Cuba, at the end the USSR removed the Missiles, while the Kennedy Administration gave a secret assurance that it would take missiles out of Turkey in six months.  In 1983 the Kremlin Leadership had convinced itself that the Reagan Administration was about to do a first nuclear strike, when USSR radar showed a US nuclear strike, a brave and wise Soviet Office did not call the Kremlin, he thought it was a computer error, he was right, that is why we are all here.   When President Reagan learned that the USSR really thought that the US would strike in 1983 it started the path that would lead to the END OF THE COLD WAR with the arrival of President Gorbachev.   The examples above have been given to show how wise people need to make the right choices in the nuclear age.  One can only hope that India and Pakistan understand the COSTS of nuclear war, to miss quote Churchill, it's better to talk, talk, than War, War.

Corbyn ENDORSES a 2nd Brexit Vote - Brexit Update 4 - NO BREXIT

Guardian Live Blog: Reports the following in its 5.35pm post, " Corbyn: Labour to back second referendum..The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, says the party will seek a second referendum to prevent what he calls a “damaging Tory Brexit”. "

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Thus Jeremy Corbyn has buckled to the HARD REMAINERS within his Party.   As stated the HARD REMAINERS have won the WAR, one can see Conservative HARD REMAINERS voting with Labour when it comes to a 2nd Brexit VOTE.   The Conservative Party has let down the UK, it has not remind united and PM May has failed to follow through with her promise that the UK would leave on MARCH 29th.   The FEAR of more MPs leaving the Labour Party has pushed Corbyn to support a 2nd vote.   One can see the road ahead, so the UK staying in the EU, the one silver lining is that if Corbyn does win a general election then the restrictions of the EU will prevent him taking over large areas of the UK economy.  Thus Brexit is FINISHED. 

Has PM May SOLD OUT Brexit? - Brexit Update 3 - No Brexit

Daily Mail: Reports " Theresa May secretly promises Remain rebels they WILL be able to vote for a Brexit delay in a fortnight in a bid to see off mass Cabinet revolt THIS WEEK "

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Once you take a No Deal Brexit off the table the EU knows it has WON.  The PM in attempt to keep her Cabinet together has promised if there is NO DEAL then the HARD REMAINERS within the Conservative Party can vote for an extension of Article 50.   Of course this might  not be enough for the HARD REMAINERS, they want to kill off Brexit, and thus might support motions that take Brexit out of the hands of the Government and give the power to the House of Commons.  They Labour Party might vote for an Amendment that passes the May Deal but make it conditional or another Brexit vote, thus in essence killing off Brexit.  The Hard Remainers have never accepted Brexit, they have used any tactic to win, AND they have won, the UK will remain the EU, and the Conservative Party will pay the prize at the next election.  The Conservative Associations of the Hard Remainers should start the process to de-select them, they have had their 15 minutes of fame, know they should pay the price of going against the will of the UK voter, de - select them as MPs and place a Conservative candidate on the ticket who supports Brexit.  One thing that these elite MPs do not control is the local associations, they are the ones that get MPs elected, they are not rotten boroughs, the local landlord does not control who is the MP.