Of course it was the Jews and not just his completely detestable character

Mossad agents involved in Farouk Hosni smear campaign

Quick News Round up

Oh dear Obama wont be happy!!
Pele, Cielo back Rio bid for 2016 Olympics

Not getting a good bang for your buck
AK-47 Manufacturer Faces Bankruptcy

Comment

It is interesting watching Israel, the current government in all of its disparate form, had a reputation for being tough and focused. Yet they have allowed themselves to be caught up in webs of negotiations over most issues including Iran, which is considered the greatest threat to Israel since 1973. So the question has to be is this a deliberate strategy in that case they should be slightly more willing to share the strategy to calm fears, or is it a malaise, in that case Israel and possibly the west is under a great deal of threat and it is evidence of drift in the much vaunted Israeli focus.
I hope the Israelis can gain their focus and stand up and do what is right even in the face of short sighted “world opinion”

Quick News Round up

Idiot Brits are Idiots
Box of British leaflets dropped from plane kills Afghan girl

How many stupid articles can we write over an invented, over hyped, little understood set of ideas?
The Neocons Make a Comeback

I wonder if counterterrorism extends to understanding they read our newspapaers?
Officials describe ‘penetration’ of al-Qaeda

Quick Food

Thank you for this


Ingredients
1 Pork fillet, about 115g
1 Carrot
2 sticks Celery
Olive oil
juice of 1 Oranges



Method
1. Cut the pork into small dice about 1cm thick. Thread onto skewers.

2. Heat the olive oil in a griddle pan until smoking. Place the skewers in the pan and fry for 5 minutes, turning halfway through.

3. Meanwhile ribbon the carrots and the celery using a vegetable peeler or mandolin.

4. Serve the salad with the pork on top, season and squeeze over the orange juice.

Quick News Round up

Iran tells another lie
Iran soon to set time for atom plant inspection

I want it ALL and i want it all NOW!
Teen chops off father’s hands

Trouble in Africa...again
Guinea rally death toll nears 130

Another list of stuff
Reuters launches ME banking league tables

Saudi shows the wrold how to deal with troublesome teens
Saudi Arabia flogs teens after riots

Someone suggests Labour could win the next general election

Eye spy with my little eye

GeoEye gives look at Iranian nuclear site

The bed was a bit lumpy and the food was a bit salty, but overall i liked my stay

Last words of death row prisoners revealed for first time by Texas authorities

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Peas in a pod
Report: China's premier to visit North Korea

Another failing state to become dependant on
Nigeria: The Country Set to Become World's Second Largest Supplier of LNG; After Qatar

Ukraine aborted bid to be totally insensitive
Ban on Kiev massacre-site hotel

Obama doesnt think so
Lula: Rio can win bid for 2016 Olympics

Trouble
Little hope for India-Pakistan dialogue, for now

Oh the western powers have Iran on the ropes...NOT
Iran Test Fires Most Advanced Missiles

I AM BACK

I am sure all of no one missed me

My Mommy

Blogging will be light as my Mommy is coming to town for a week

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Who knows maybe they are kinky and will enjoy it
Malaysian court orders Muslim lovers caned for sex
Boom: I dont like your politics
Bomb attack on Indian governor's home foiled
This story has been covered by about 1 billion different news sources so here you go I have included it
Tokyo Cracks Down on Train Groping, Again

I don’t want you to have children so my children may have a future ( or more evil social engineering and hypocrisy from the doom mongers)

Birth control could help combat climate change

Quick News Round up

Major super super important un-missable breaking news:
Lawn bowls rocked by match-fixing allegation
Bring down the guard towers, fences and close the military bases, NATO head wants us all to live in peace, love and harmony (yeah right!!)
NATO chief proposes linked US/Russian/NATO defense
Happy Quds day Iran tells Israel
Iran's Ahmadinejad says Holocaust a "myth" at Quds Day

Here is the butcher’s bill for Al Qaeda

Al-Qaida and Taliban militants killed recently

Breaking news: Woman tries to park car, police tell her “leave it to a man love”

Public opinion a good predictor of terror attacks: study

BOOM: Do you strongly agree, agree, disagree ,strongly disagree or just been blown up so you don’t know?

Israel Issues Travel Alert for India

Israel Issues Travel Alert for India

Not Wrong

We will hunt our enemies down to the ends of the earth!

Key Pakistan militants 'killed'

The real Anchor man

TV Host's Gaffe: 'Keep F*****g That Chicken'

Alert

All Israeli and Jewish people and infrastructure associated with them around the world should be on alert for the Rosh Hashana Holiday, these major festivals are typically a time of vulnerability and terrorists may try to take advantage of this.

More when i get it but....

US downgrades Iranian missile threat: Pentagon

Quick News Round up

Yemen goes to hell in a hand basket, thanks Iran and AQ
As al-Qaida grows, Yemen battles Shiite rebels
The Iraq war was over oil wasn't it?
'No swift solution to Iraq oil row'
Iran.....
Israel 'will attack Iran this year' if West does not cripple Tehran with sanctions

Recipe: Pomegranate and Sour Cherry Mandelbrot

Thanks to the The Seattle Times

Pomegranate and Sour Cherry Mandelbrot

Makes 2 dozen

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1/4 cup pomegranate molasses


3 tablespoons honey

1 cup sugar, plus extra for sprinkling

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 eggs, lightly beaten

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1 cup walnut halves

3/4 cup dried sour cherries, plumped in warm water, then drained and dried

1 egg white, beaten

1. Heat the oven to 325 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. In a medium bowl, Whisk together the oil, pomegranate molasses, honey, sugar and vanilla. Whisk in the beaten whole eggs. Stir in the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, walnut halves and dried cherries.

3. Spoon out 2 rows of the dough about 8-by-3- or 4-inches wide. Brush the top with the egg white, then sprinkle with sugar.

4. Bake until the top of the dough seems firm and dry, about 25 to 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and reduce heat to 300 degrees.

5. Carefully slide the mandelbrot off the baking sheet and cut them crosswise into slices 3/4 inch thick. Place a wire cooling rack over the baking sheet, then arrange the mandelbrot slices on it. Bake for another 20 to 30 minutes, or until crisp and dry.

The “mighty” Hamas brought to its knees by deserters

Hamas Seeks New Doctrine after Gaza War Failures

Defensive victory( A Clinton in power and a rouge state going nuclear, it feels like North Korea all over again)

IAEA's poor nations split on Iran's attack ban bid

As the title suggest while this may be a victory against the ever encroaching Iranian Nuclear program, its still mealy a defensive victory. It still leaves the west and Israel on the back foot in terms of Iran’s nuclear program, it still leaves negations appearing to be an attempt by some western leaders to absolve their conciseness of this issue, it still leaves Israel under threat and finally it still leaves this entire issue without clear American leadership.

There can only be two outcomes with this entire issue ONE Iran goes nuclear or TWO the west stops Iran going nuclear. The worst possible way to get to either outcome is through a lack of leadership and will of behalf of the west, if we sleep walk into an outcome this will send a message to the rest of the world that the west is paralyzed and in terminal decline. It will also set a modern precedent for foreign policy behavior that a managed sleep walk into an outcome is acceptable behavior by the west. Is this really the new foreign policy reality that we want, debate and discourse as to how to best sleep walk into solutions?

The new face of justice for Al Qaeda?

Putin prepares for summit with western leaders

Surely the Guard had a gun?

Another week to live: Ohio delays execution after officials can't find inmate's usable vein in chilling botched attempt

Quick News Round up

Yemen in trouble and no cares (until its to late)
U.N.: No takers in Yemen aid appeal
Its true Trukeys sometimes vote for Christmas/Thanks Giving
Gaddafi son's call for democracy
Breaking News: after a thousand year search EU finds government more corrupt than it
EU says 1.1 million Afghan votes suspicious
Bonfire in the mouth
Recipe: White Chili

Quick News Round up

The Danes are sluts!!!!
Denmark pulls 'promiscuous' video
Avast me hearties people get together and agree to do nothing
Somali Piracy: U.K., Cyprus, Japan, Singapore, U.S. sign New York declaration
Crispy Tehran Chicken anyone?
Iran attack: Israel ex-min sees end-year deadline

The nuclear rods swim with the fishes

Mafia 'sank nuclear waste ship'

Kim is coming to Nuke the pirates

North Korean ship fights off Somali pirates

Two Recipes Two Recipes

Heavenly Hash
1 small box instant vanilla pudding
1 medium can crushed pineapple
2-3 handfuls miniature marshmallows
1 can fruit cocktail
1 9-oz Cool Whip

Mix pineapple, juice and all, with pudding mix.

Drain fruit cocktail. Add other ingredients. Stir together.

Chill.

Quick, Easy -N- Fast Rich Chocolate Pudding Recipe

1/4 C. sugar
2 T. cornstarch
2 C. hot milk
3 oz. semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, preferably imported, coarsely chopped
1 t. vanilla extract

Stir sugar and cornstarch together in medium saucepan. Gradually stir in milk. Heat, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves and mixture begins to boil and thicken, about 10 minutes. Add chocolate.

Cook over medium-low heat, stirring, until chocolate is melted and mixture thickens, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; cool for 5 minutes. Stir in vanilla. Pour into small custard cups. Serve warm or at room temperature. Refrigerate leftovers.

Makes 4 servings.

Obama Is Pushing Israel Toward War

Obama Is Pushing Israel Toward War

You better beleive it

Iran only knows one thing and that is strength and we are weak, this is like oxygen to a fire for Iran. The coming showdown will be much worse if America is not there at kick off, history will judge America poorly on Iran.

Alert

Somali Commander Vows Revenge against U.S.

Any where(including the U.K and U.S.A) with large Somali communites should be on alert for the next six months to a year for a terror attack

Insurgency

India is 'losing Maoist battle'

What we are seeing is something very concerning, it’s not just the long spindly fingers of China in India that is worrisome. Its also the concern that this insurgency is out of control, that India hasn’t got a handle on this thing, remember India will soon become an economic Leviathan. My suggestion is deal with these people the way the British dealt with the Thugee.

Quick News Round up

He may well be right...soon
Gasoline sanctions on Iran impossible: Ahmadinejad

No to jobs power and influnce (well thats what these people want anyway)
Targeting Britain's war industry

Problems in J street?
The new friends of Israel

Quick News Round up

Waxwork gets a promotion
China VP set to get military post in a step to top

If the Arabs wont buy then someone else will
Israel eyes big arms sales in Africa

Viking elections
Norway left wins rare re-election: exit polls

Saudi Arabia on arms shopping spree in Russia

This story has significance for the world and more importantly for American and British interests in the Middle East.

Saudi Arabia on arms shopping spree in Russia


There are many possible reasons for this new axis to emerge, Saudi’s worry over Iran( Saudi Arabia may be courting Russia to gain influence in the Kremlin in order to encourage Russia to reduce help to Iran) Also it may be Saudi Arabia feels slighted by the west over many issues. What is clear though is that two of the world’s largest oil producers coming together may impact oil prices for the worse. Also what is clear is Saudi Arabia feels western protection and help in a great deal many issues may not be as forth coming as it needs, thus Saudi is seeking closer ties with many countries to protect itself.
For Russia this represents a coup in influencing an area that is traditionally considered very western orientated.

Gotcha

I told you this story had a bit more legs now here we can see if unfold
Report: Terrorist wanted over 2002 attacks in Kenya killed in Somalia raid

This shows that America and its allies will hunt terrorists down to the ends of the earth and as far as i am concerned is good news.

My compressed analysis of this story would be one down many more to go

Breaking news; The British take to the countryside amid rumors Gordon Brown plans a new spending round

Bacon Mustard Crisps

Thank you for this
8 slices smoked bacon
1/2 cup ice water
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon white pepper
6 tablespoons cold butter, cut into 6 pieces
Place oven rack in middle position. Preheat oven to 450*F (230*C).
Cook bacon in large skillet until crisp. Place on paper towels to drain and reserve 2 tablespoons of bacon drippings. Finely chop bacon.
In a food processor fitted with the metal blade, combine water, mustard and 2 tablespoons bacon drippings. Process until just blended.
In a food processor fitted with the metal blade, combine flour, salt, baking powder and white pepper. Process to combine. Add cold butter; pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add mustard mixture and pulse until just blended. Add bacon and pulse one or two times, just enough to blend in bacon.
Place mixture on lightly floured work surface. With a floured rolling pin, roll dough to a 1/8-inch thickness. Dip 2-inch round cutter in flour and press into dough. Place rounds on 2 ungreased baking sheets. Gather scraps and roll out and continue to cut out as many rounds as possible.
Bake in preheated oven for 10 to12 minutes, or until golden. Transfer to cooling racks. Serve with cheese and fruit.
Yield: about 80 crackers.

Gordon Browns Vision for the U.K

Quick News Round up

IMPORTANT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology rickrolled

Could this be the future for the U.K
Serbia to cut 20 pct of state jobs under IMF plan

Breaking and very important, this story will develop
Witnesses: Foreign troops raid Somali town

spaced out way to reduce budget deficit?

Yes we cannabis?

Legalizing California's Cash Crop Would Put State in the Green

Quick News Round up

Near air disaster in Australia (no the plane did not run out of beer)
Air disaster was narrowly averted after pilot error

Corpse Hidden In Wall At Top University

Iran talks American Politics
Iran: Obama 'held captive' by Republicans, Ahmadinejad aide claims

Bin Laden kicks off his campaign to be elected to the white house
Osama bin Laden Addresses Americans in New Tape

Jumblatt: Iran, Saudi Arabia should arm Lebanon

This is just another issue in a litany of concerns that surrounds Lebanon. Iran and the likes of Jumblatt involving themselves in the body politic of Lebanon represents nothing short of an attack, all be it a slow malodorous attack, against not just Lebanon and its people but also against Israel, the West and stability.
But we must see this issue in a broader context, that's to say the weakness of Arabian and middle eastern states, there inability to connect and be held to account by there people and the un-yielding focus and long game that Iran Syria and other anti western states are playing in the region.
Until we except that there is a long game being played against the west and its interest in the middle east, until we recognise the fundamental weakness of the middle eastern state we will continue to see symptoms like this that will have a long lasting and profound effect on middle eastern and western history.

Recipes:Chicken and cheese quesadilla, refried bean chimichanga and sweetcorn salsa

Thank You BBC
Ingredients
For the quesadilla
8 ready-made flour tortillas
250g/9oz mature cheddar, grated
300g/11oz cooked chicken breast, thickly sliced
½ red onion, finely sliced
60g/2½oz jalapeno chillies, roughly chopped
1 small bunch coriander leaves and roots
4 tbsp sour cream
2 tbsp olive oil
For the chimichanga
1 x 435g/15oz can refried beans
½ red chilli, finely chopped
1 lime, juice only
110g/4oz canned black-eyed beans, rinsed and drained
2 spring onions, roughly chopped
3 tbsp fresh coriander root and leaves, chopped
4 ready-made flour tortillas
1 free-range egg, beaten
For the salsa
150g/5oz sweetcorn
20g/¾oz jalapeno chillies, roughly chopped
1 green chilli, finely chopped
1 lime, juice only
2 tbsp fresh mint leaves, roughly chopped
2 tbsp fresh coriander leaves, roughly chopped
salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method
1. For quesadilla, place four of the tortillas onto a board and cover each with the grated cheese.
2. Divide the chicken, red onion, jalapeno chillies and coriander equally over the cheese-covered tortillas.
3. Spread the sour cream onto one side of each of the remaining four tortillas and place sour cream-side down onto the filled tortillas.
4. Heat a frying pan and add the oil. Carefully place a quesadilla into the frying pan and cook over a medium heat for 3-4 minutes, until crisp and golden and the cheese filling is melting. Carefully turn the quesadilla over and cook on the other side for a further two minutes, or until crisp and golden. Remove from the pan and set aside to keep warm. Repeat with the remaining quesadillas.
5. Cut the quesadillas into quarters and serve fresh and hot.
6. For the chimichangas, heat a deep fat fryer to 190C/375F.
7. Place the refried beans, chilli, lime juice, black-eyed beans, spring onions, and coriander into a bowl and mix well.
8. Divide the spicy bean mixture into four and place into the centre of four tortillas.
9. To construct the chimichanga, fold either end of each tortilla in, then roll up like a cigar. Brush the final edge of each tortilla with beaten egg to seal the parcel.
10. Place each chimichanga into the deep fat fryer and fry for 3-4 minutes, or until golden and piping hot all the way through. Carefully remove with a slotted spoon and drain onto kitchen paper.
11. Cut each chimichanga in half and place onto a large serving plate (to serve with the quesadilla and salsa).
12. For the salsa, place all of the salsa ingredients into a food processor and pulse to combine. Season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
13. To serve, arrange the quesadillas and chimichangas around a large serving plate and place a bowl of salsa into the middle.

British Mail

Royal Mail pays workers in parcels and letters

Quick news round up

One down....
Osama bin Laden brother dies in Saudi Arabia

The vikings hold elections
A look at Norway's parliamentary election

Trouble in Pakistan
Al-Qaeda allies build huge Pakistan base

Trouble beteewn India and Pakistan
India, Pakistan investigate border rocket blasts

Thristy Mexicans head your way
Amid drought, water shortage is crisis in Mexico

The French doing something useful?
General Rondot's notebook: how France considered assassinating terror suspects

The French corupt?(does a bear shit in the woods?)
Dominique de Villepin faces French 'trial of the century' as he denies smear campaign

Quick news round up

Easy Grandad i don't think your heart can take it
Elton says he wants to adopt boy

Expect Russia to bully the Ukraine and the West not to stand up to Russia
Gazprom concern at Ukraine bill

Costa Rica seizes migrant ship

From a BBC news report
"Officials in Costa Rica have said that a boat with 54 African migrants on board has been intercepted off the country's Caribbean coast.They believe the 54 migrants, including seven women, came from Eritrea and had paid traffickers to reach the US."

The west and its peoples need to understand not only the lure of the western world but the absolute hell that some people live in, and as a result many will go to extreme lengths just to be the poor, the down trodden and the out cast in western society

Deadly car bomb blast in Kashmir

Deadly car bomb blast in Kashmir

This may or may not be the spill over from Pakistan's insecurity. What is for sure is that there are elements inside the Pakistani government that are out of control and have been co-operating with hardcore Islamist groups. This is a problem in two major ways, the first being that the Pakistani state structures a riddled, a bit like cancer, with these people and they work counter to peaceful development of Pakistan, its civil society and private economic enterprise. This means that ordinary decent citizens are denied services,jobs and support they much need, and in turn they look to radical Islamist movements to help provide welfare and support, thus radicalizing Pakistani society at the grass roots leval.

The second major issue is that those in the Pakistani government and civil service who have aligned themselves with Islamist groups view India not only as an enemy but view the Hindu faith as "dirty", thus if they are left in place inside Pakistani government structures they can destabilise the delicate situation between Pakistan and India. In short they can spread violence to the Kashmir and potentially spark a war between India and Pakistan.
That's why the powers involved in Pakistan,India and Afghanistan must do as much as possible to root out these elements inside Pakistan

First Recipe

I promise i will put news stories but I wanted my first susbsatntive blog post to be a recipe, so courtsety of the BBC good food webssite

Ingredients1 tbsp olive oil
1 small carrot , chopped
400g can plum tomatoes
½ bunch basil , plus extra leaves, to serve
½ recipe Multi mince (see link below)
400g spaghetti or other long pasta
25g toasted breadcrumbs

Serves 4
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 5 mins

Cook 25 mins
Super healthy

Heat the oil in non-stick frying pan. Tip in the carrot and cook for 5 mins to soften. Scoop out the tomatoes from the can and add to the pan, and cook for 5 mins more. Pour over the tomato juice and basil, then simmer for 15 mins. Whizz together in a blender until smooth. This sauce can be frozen for up to 3 months.

Heat through with the Multi mince. Cook spaghetti according to pack instructions. Reserve some of the cooking water, drain and tip the pasta into the pan along with the sauce. Toss together, thinning with pasta water, if needed, and serve with the extra basil leaves on top and the breadcrumbs.

Per serving608 kcalories, protein 43g, carbohydrate 82g, fat 14 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 4g, salt 0.82 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine

First post

The aim of this blog is to bring together news, comment and miscellaneous information under one roof, for example while at the same time as bringing to this blog the most up to date information on Iran's nuclear program I also hope to start a regular column on cooking and recipes. My hope is that i can bring you news and analysis on issues that may not immediately hit the headlines, but none the less still have a profound impact on our lives and on the world we live in.

In the longer term I want to have other people contribute articles, news, comment and advice(especially in the field of cookery). For now I would very much appreciate any feed back and any request to renew the games at the bottom of the screen, you may have.

I very much appreciate you taking the time out from your busy day to read and comment on my blog.