Gordon Brown brings Britain to the edge of bankruptcy

Jan 20, 2009 - Gordon Brown brings Britain to the edge of bankruptcy Iain Martin says the Prime Minister hasn't 'saved the world' and now faces disgrace in the history books By Iain Martin Last Updated: 8:36AM GMT 20 Jan 2009 They don't know what they're doing, do they? With every step taken by the Government as it tries frantically to prop up the British banking system, this central truth becomes ever more obvious. Yesterday marked a new low for all involved, even by the standards of this crisis. - 7 Comments

A rough official timetable for British forces to leave Iraq has been made public

Dec 17, 2008 - Iraq pullout is 'met with relief' By Caroline Wyatt Defence correspondent, BBC News For the first time, a rough official timetable for British forces to leave Iraq has been made public. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said that the British mission there will end no later than 31 May, 2009. He is expected to provide further details of the withdrawal to Parliament on Thursday. - 5 Comments

R Barack Obama campaigned on restoring America’s standing with its allies?

Oct 24, 2009 - Who lost France? posted at 12:00 pm on October 24, 2009 by Ed Morrissey Barack Obama campaigned on restoring America’s standing with its allies, accusing the outgoing Bush administration of insulting and alienating our closest friends with his alleged unilateralism. How has Obama done as President? - 0 Comments

Will Banks & Bonuses Lead Us to Better Days?

Oct 21, 2009 - Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) -- A Goldman Sachs International adviser defended compensation in the finance industry as his company plans a near-record year for pay, saying the spending will help boost the economy. “We have to tolerate the inequality as a way to achieve greater prosperity and opportunity for all,” Brian Griffiths, who was a special adviser to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, said yesterday at a panel discussion at St. - 32 Comments

General Stanley McChrystal: we must give the Taleban jobs

Oct 01, 2009 - Source The US commander in Afghanistan today gave his full backing to attempts to reintegrate Taleban members into the rest of the population.   General Stanley McChrystal said that 50 to 80 per cent of the Taleban would probably stop fighting if they were given jobs and called for “patience, resolve and time”.   The general is known to have asked for up to 40,000 more troops as part of his recent strategic assessment of the mission. - 68 Comments

Schwarzenegger asked to close prostitute Website

Oct 05, 2009 - Straight from the odd news... LONDON (Reuters) – A British government minister asked California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday to shut down a U.S. website that allows men to rate prostitutes, including many working in London. - 2 Comments

Does anyone care what Obama has to say?

Sep 25, 2009 - Iran certianly doesn't.   http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/25/AR2009092500289_pf.html   Iran Reveals Existence of Second Uranium Enrichment Plant By Michael D. Shear and Debbi Wilgoren Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, September 25, 2009 12:42 PM   PITTSBURGH, Sept. - 6 Comments

Soldier killed to save reporter

Sep 10, 2009 - Army anger as soldier killed saving journalist who ignored Taliban warning Senior Army figures have expressed disquiet over the death of a British soldier killed helping to free a reporter who had been kidnapped in Afghanistan after ignoring security advice against entering a Taliban stronghold. By Andrew Pierce, Thomas Harding, and Ben Farmer in Kabul Published: 5:06PM BST 09 Sep 2009 Stephen Farrell, a reporter for The New York Times Photo: AP Stephen Farrell, from the New York Times, was rescued in the airborne operation but his Afghan interpreter and a woman and child were killed in the gunfight. A Taliban commander also died. - 14 Comments

No.10 turns on Obama and Clinton

Sep 07, 2009 - No.10 turns on Obama and Clinton for criticising decision to release Lockerbie bomber By SIMON WALTERS Last updated at 3:14 AM on 06th September 2009 Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1211495/No-10-turns-Obama-Clinton-criticising-decision-release-Lockerbie-bomber.html#ixzz0QQn8QaHU Downing Street has hit back at Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for attacking the decision to release the Lockerbie bomber. President Obama and the US Secretary of State fuelled a fierce American backlash against Britain, claiming Abdelbaset Al Megrahi should have been forced to serve out his jail sentence in Scotland – but a senior Whitehall aide said their reaction was ‘disingenuous’. British officials claim Mr Obama and Mrs Clinton were kept informed at all stages of discussions concerning Megrahi’s return. - 9 Comments

Obama knew in advance about release of Lockerbie bomber

Sep 07, 2009 - PUBLIC POST * More treachery and disrespect for our British allies: From the Daily Mail: No.10 turns on Obama and Clinton for criticising decision to release Lockerbie bomber Downing Street has hit back at Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for attacking the decision to release the Lockerbie bomber. President Obama and the US Secretary of State fuelled a fierce American backlash against Britain, claiming Abdelbaset Al Megrahi should have been forced to serve out his jail sentence in Scotland – but a senior Whitehall aide said their reaction was ‘disingenuous’. British officials claim Mr Obama and Mrs Clinton were kept informed at all stages of discussions concerning Megrahi’s return. - 5 Comments