U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates WARNS against Land Wars in Asia and the Middle East.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates spoke very candid to the Cadets at West Point on Wednesday. Secretary Gates is known to be a well thought out Defense Secretary who has served under both President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama. Secretary Gates reminded the Cadets that since the 9/11 attacks 80 West Point Graduates have fallen in the line of duty. They were serving our Nation in both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

In what could be considered a slight jab to former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld Secretary Gates gave a word of warning to our future leaders. He quoted what General MacArthur said to President Kennedy in regards to the build up to the Vietnam War “Any future defense secretary who advises the president to again send a big American land army into Asia or into the Middle East or Africa should 'have his head examined,'. I guess you can say that Secretary Gates made it pretty clear about how he feels about deploying our troops in these areas of the world.

I understand why we first got into Afghanistan but we have to figure a way out of there soon. I guess the older you get you realize that history does just repeat itself over and over again. First it was the Russians and now it's the Americans in Afghanistan. We just pulled out of the "Pech Valley" that was supposedly critical to our success in Afghanistan. We are pulling out of the Valley because it's consuming to many resources.

Look what happen to the Roman Empire, they spread themselves out around the world fighting needless battles and depleting there resources. Then internal politics became corrupt and they could not satisfy the needs of the Republic. Then society began to break down from within and no one cared anymore. Does this sound familiar ?

Ny Times - U.S. Pulling Back in Afghan Valley It Called Vital to War

Christian Science Monitor - Gates's warning: Avoid land war in Asia, Middle East, and Africa

The Middle East, Solar Flares & 2012; is it all coming together?

Ok, so that might be a little bit of a stretch. However, you have to admit that things seem to be literally heating up around the world in more ways then one. The Middle East is on the verge of turning into "Mad Max" and even Union Workers in Wisconsin are storming their state Capitol in protest.

Over 1000 Teachers called in sick today in Madison, Wisconsin in protest of R. Gov. Walker's new proposal restricting Public Unions. Then to show how serious they are 25,000 public Union Workers Stormed the Capitol in Madison to protest.

The Egyptian Government and Hosni Mubarak's 30 year reign was brought down by Face book. Now, almost every country in the Middle East is protesting. It's apparent that a lot of people are stirring things up in the world. Is the turmoil in the Middle East better for radicals like Al Qaeda or better for those who love Freedom and Democracy?

So, what do you think is going on? Is 2012 coming? Has the advance in technology ultimately caused our demise?



CNN - Reports of deaths and injuries surface in spreading Libyan protests

NY Times - Pentagon Watching Unrest in Bahrain

MSNBC - Egypt, Bahrain protests differ in key ways

CNN - States, GOP go after teachers in budget crisis

Mail Online - Wisconsin Democrats flee in protest as 25,000 state workers storm the capitol opposing union-blocking legislation

AP - Tea party out to defeat 3 longtime GOP senators

The Christian Science Monitor - Solar flare wreaking havoc on Earth's radio communications

Charlie Sheen gives advice to Lindsay Lohan + what Hosni Mubarak had for Breakfast Today

I really don't know what to say about this story other then run Lindsay run. Nothing against Charlie Sheen, but he wouldn't be the first person I would ask for help if I had a drug problem. Charlie was on the Dan Patrick show today and said he never showed up drunk or high to the set of "Two and a half Men". He said he was never drunk on set but might of asked the director from time to time to keep him close to furniture so he would not fall over. Charlie chalked this up to being a seasoned actor who knows how to keep his composure. Charlie said that he is due back on the set of "Two and a Half Men" February 28th to start shooting again. Good luck Charlie if you were a cat I think you surpassed your 9 lives by now.

Check out other very Important News, like where is Hosni Mubarak now and how was his breakfast on the Beach.

ET - Charlie Sheen gives Lindsay Lohan advice

Ny Times - Fed Forecasts Faster Growth as Economy Gathers Steam

Ny Times - Bahrain protest expand to third day

Reuters - Rioting hits Libyan city of Benghazi

ABC News - Hosni Mubarak Not Dying, Had Breakfast on the Beach

The Middle East seems to be Exploding with Freedom and Fear

The cries for Freedom started in Tunisia and spread threw Egypt like a fast moving Tsunami. Now many citizens in Middle Eastern countries are protesting and letting their voices and concerns be heard. Protesting has been reported in the following Middle Eastern countries Bahrain, Iran, Libya, and Yemen as of right now with more to come possibly. With all of this unrest comes security concerns for the entire region especially Israel. Egypt's army as of right now has said they will honor all peace accords with Israel.

Read all the links plus U.S. news

BBC - Iran protest are "going nowhere" says Ahmadinejad

Ny Times - The very latest on the all the protest in the Middle East

Ny Times - Unrest in Bahrain Grows as police kill two protesters

Huffington Post - Was there Cocaine in Coke?

Sun-Sentinel - Dalai Lama's nephew is killed in walk for freedom in Florida

Christian Science Monitor - Obama: I didn't punt on entitlement reform in federal budget

More Egypt News ,

These News links will cover the entire spectrum of News you need to know about from around the World and the United States. We have the latest updates from Egypt and the unrest in Iran. Who will be the next Middle Eastern country to fall from within?

The Guardian - Arrests and deaths as Egypt protest spreads across Middle East

Ny Times - Officials in Iran Use Force as Unrest Spreads Across Mideast

CNN Politics - Highlights of Obama's 2012 spending plan

AP - How the Obama budget might fall on your shoulders

Lindsay Lohan is going to the Big House. Plus other very important news like Egypt.

It looks like this time Ms. Lindsay Lohan will not be able to escape her latest escapade. L.A. officials are saying it's just a matter of hours before Lindsay Lohan will be charged with Grand Theft related to a stolen Necklace.

CNN - Lindsay Lohan to be charged with necklace theft

CNN -VIDEO- Protester being Shot to death in Egypt

CNN - 5 sets of brother are deployed to Afghanistan (Unbelievable story you have to read this one)

blastr - 7 incredible animal myths (that eventually turned out to be true)

Ny Times - Protest swell in Rejection of Egypt's limited reforms

AP - President Obama to call for 53 Billion in High-Speed Rail

Glenn Beck is at it again now he has a problem with the Super Bowl players

Does Glenn Beck ever stop and think about the thoughts he has running threw his head? I mean Glenn Beck must have such a niche audience to know exactly what buttons to press with them. Seriously if Glenn Beck was not a "Entertainer" and you listened to the things he says and thinks about you would call the mental hospital on him.

Huffington Post - Glenn Beck Rips Super Bowl Players

Hezbollah Chief : The X Factor with Simon Cowell : Chicago man buries neighbor in snow : IBM and China Build Huge Cloud : Indians flood Texas

Hello everyone these are some of the Top stories you will read about today Monday February 7th 2011. Don't forget to always support the men and women in our armed forces who protect and represent us around the world.

Associated Press - Hezbollah chief: Egypt's unrest will change region

NY Post - Chicago man buries neighbor’s car in snow after she stole his shovel: report

ET - Exclusive: Simon Cowell Reveals Top Five Tips to Winning 'The X Factor'

IT Business edge - China to Build Cloud Computing City

Reuters - Nasdaq hackers another blow to investor confidence

Guardian - George W. Bush avoids trip to Switzerland

Los Angeles Times - A flood of illegal immigrants from India Baffles Texas

Rihanna's S&M video has it gone too far? See it for yourself.

Rihanna's new S&M video has been banned in at least 11 countries so far. MTV also has considered editing the video to make it less adult orientated. The BBC will not run the video before 7 pm due to it's graphic nature.

Is this video anything new or is it just the same, good old publicity for the artist? Remember the 90's when Madonna's videos were being banned by MTV? That really hurt her career, lol. Is this just another publicity stunt or do you think that our society is pushing the limits on what should be allowed on TV? I watched the video and I believe I have seen worse in videos by Britney Spears. Every so often we get Music videos like S&M and all it does is create buzz. Then the buzz dies; until another video pops up that's supposedly even more controversial.

The Dominoes are falling in the Middle East who's next ?

Hosni Mubarak has promised his fellow Egyptians that he will not seek re-election come this fall. Despite his live televised speech, the protesters have not relented in their demand for his resignation. In his speech Mubarak said that he wants to over see a " peaceful transfer of power " and do it " in a constitutional way ". The protesters are still demanding that President Mubarak step down immediately. President Obama spoke with Mubarak for 30 minutes about an orderly way to transition Egypt in the coming days and weeks.

In other breaking news The King of Jordan is trying to head off any problems in his country by firing his entire Government. King Abdullah the 2nd also appointed a new Prime Minister in an all out effort to save his ass. The King wrote in a letter that Jordan has been deprived of " Achievement and opportunity " because some leaders put their interest in front of the public. Maybe Jordan needs a new King; if he just realized this now.

Once again, in a earlier post I wrote if Egypt falls and Mubarak resigns it's going to be like falling dominoes in the middle east. Now the King of Jordan is scrambling to save his neck; then we have to watch out for the people of Libya to revolt.


Take a look at this Ny Times Link it's a great timeline of Key milestones in President Hosni Mubarak's career and life.

CNN - Jordan's king dismisses government, appoints new PM

The Christian Science Monitor - Egypt's Mubarak won't run again, but protesters look to speed his exit

In 1994 The Today Show with Katie Couric did not know what the internet was. Could you imagine if they seen Facebook?

Just over 15 years ago no one knew what the Internet was including the hosts of The Today Show at the time. It's pretty hard to believe how clueless they seem about the Internet in this video from You tube. Today I can guarantee Katie Couric and the wrest has a Facebook, Twitter, email, and their own websites. It's amazing how far we have come but also scary as to how fast it has happened. Do you think the world's technology is evolving too fast for mankind? Are there any drawbacks from the rapid advancement of the Internet and other technologies?

The latest on the Egyptian Crisis

In one of my last post on Egypt I said the situation there has reached the tipping point. I believe the events in Egypt over the last few days have proven that. There have been reports of the Egyptian army joining protesters in the streets with support not brutality. The protesters are a mix of all education levels and income levels.

The best news I believe is Egypt's Muslim Brother Hood is backing Nobel Peace laureate Mohamed ElBaradei . They want him to be the spoke person for all parties in Egypt during this transition period. I really believe that endorsement can be a very positive step for Egypt. The Muslim Brother Hood is known to be radical and for them to support ElBaradei is a sign of moderation.

Here is the latest on Egypt:

Wall Street Journal - Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Backs ElBaradei Role

ArabNews.com - Change is coming to Egypt: El-Baradei

Ny Times - Opposition Rallies to ElBaradei as Military Reinforces in Cairo

protest riot in cairo egypt

Cairo is on fire and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is nearing the end of his reign

In Breaking news Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in a last ditch attempt to save his ass has dissolved his Cabinet. For the first time since the protest started on Tuesday the Egyptian army has been deployed into Cairo to control the unrest. The citizens of Egypt are sick of the 30 year reign of absolute power by Hosni Mubarak and his corrupt and depriving Government. The Egyptians are sick of rigged elections and systemic poverty.

The protest in Egypt have officially reached a tipping point in favor of the Egyptian people. You know Mubarak is pulling out all the stops when he is deploying the army and firing his entire cabinet. Mubarak now has to be careful of a coup d'etat, anyone of his ex cabinet members can take advantage of his weakness.

I predict if Egypt goes the way of Tunisia we all better hold onto our pants because the whole middle east will fall like Domino's. The people in Iran will have renewed hope that they too can make a change with their corrupt government.

Aljazeera - Curfew fails to stop Egypt protests

Ny Times - Mubarak Orders Ministers to Resign but Backs Armed Response to Egypt Protests

Do you like the Color-coded threat system we have? It's getting replaced this week.

Say goodbye to the old Color-coded threat system, come tomorrow Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will introduce a new threat system. We have been using the Color-coded system for nine years now and it has come under a lot of criticism from both sides. Complaints have been that the old system was to broad of a threat alert, another words the system should of been more specific to certain areas or places with threats. The old Color-coded system was also accused of being used for political gains in order to scare citizens into rallying behind the President. The color coded system consist of five levels the lowest being green and then red for a severe alert.

The new system will have more specific threat alerts for exactly where the threat is thought to be. Not just a general threat for the entire country when they know it's in New york or else where. Republican Rep. Peter King from New york said

"Though the system served a valuable purpose in the terrible days and months following the terrorist attacks of September 11, it was clearly time for the current color-coded system to be replaced with a more targeted system," King said. "I know they have been working on this for a long time. It sounds to me like the changes they are proposing make sense. We will have to wait and see how they implement this new, more targeted system. I expect the biggest challenge for DHS will be balancing the need to provide useful and timely information with the need to protect sensitive information."

From Rep. Kings comments I would say that he is on board with changes and thinks they make sense in regards to being more specific. What do you think of the old threat system?

CNN - Color-coded threat system to be replaced in April

The Net Worth of the U.S. Presidents: From Washington to Obama - The Atlantic

The Net Worth of the U.S. Presidents: From Washington to Obama - The Atlantic

I love information like this, it gives you a great perspective on American History. President George Washington's net worth would be equivalent to $525 Million today. When you look at it like that things don't seem to be so out of control with our society. That's why it's important to know and understand your history so you can put things into context.

America lets get serious about our Debt

When are we going to realize that we are in serious need of tough fiscal decisions. Their is no more time for political pandering to be played by either side anymore. When you listen to Democrats and Republicans speak about cutting our national debt or deficit you hear about cuts in education, health care, and investment in infrastructure. You will never hear about cuts in military spending, Medicare or Social Security which account for the vast majority of our annual deficit. We also pay $170 billion a year for the two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and that's not including the $667 billion a year we already spend on our military alone. Oh yea we also have to pay a little bit of interest on our $14 Trillion dollars in debt. Is your head spinning yet ?

If a good majority of the European nations are on the brink of financial collapse what makes us different? We are $14 trillion in debt, are economy is growing at a slower pace and Americans are living longer which is putting strains on Health Care and Social Security. What am I missing, why do we think we are different? I think we need more up front and honest politicians like Governer Chris Christie from New Jersey. You might not agree with what he has to say but at least it's an open honest debate of the facts.

Cnn - Running the country on 8 cents a day by 2020

John F. Kennedy's 50th anniversary of his first and only inaugural address

When you watch and listen to President Kennedy you can really understand why people loved him so much. President Kennedy was the first president to hold live press conferences which allowed even more people to see and hear him. You can feel the difference when someone is just reading a speech and when someone believes in what they are saying. You also might have the best inaugural speech ever written but if you don't have someone with charisma and confidence it will sound like a limp hand shake.

Michele Bachmann Quotes that will make you scratch your Head.

If Michele Bachmann does not give you inspiration that anything is possible, you need more help then you thought. Have you listened to some of things she has said over the years? Have you listened to her speak on the House Of Representatives floor? It's amazing you don't need to pass a psychological test in order to become a member of Congress. Obviously she keeps getting re elected so her constituents like her, but who are these people?

Believe it or not Michele claims to of been a Democrat in her earlier years until she finished reading a novel by Gore Vidal called "Burr". Now I have not read this book yet but she claims the author was mocking the founding fathers and thats what made her switch sides and become a Republican.

Without further delay have some laughs and get ready to scratch your head all courtesy of Michele Bachmann.


1. "I find it interesting that it was back in the 1970s that the swine flu broke out under another, then under another Democrat president, Jimmy Carter. I'm not blaming this on President Obama, I just think it's an interesting coincidence." -Rep. Michele Bachmann, on the 1976 Swine Flu outbreak that happened when Gerald Ford, a Republican, was president, April 28, 2009

2. "I wish the American media would take a great look at the views of the people in Congress and find out: Are they pro-America or anti-America?" -Rep. Michelle Bachmann, calling for a new McCarthyism, Oct. 2008

3. "Take this into consideration. If we look at American history, between 1942 and 1947, the data that was collected by the Census Bureau was handed over to the FBI and other organizations at the request of President Roosevelt, and that's how the Japanese were rounded up and put into the internment camps. I'm not saying that that's what the Administration is planning to do, but I am saying that private personal information that was given to the Census Bureau in the 1940s was used against Americans to round them up, in a violation of their constitutional rights, and put the Japanese in internment camps." -Rep. Michele Bachmann, June 2009

4. "During the last 100 days we have seen an orgy. It would make any local smorgasbord embarrassed … The government spent its wad by April 26." -Rep. Michele Bachmann, accusing the Obama administration of premature fiscal ejaculation, May 2009

5. "That's why people need to continue to go to the town halls, continue to melt the phone lines of their liberal members of Congress, and let them know, under no certain circumstances will I give the government control over my body and my health care decisions." -Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), a pro-lifer who completely missed the irony of using the same slogan as the pro-choice movement in arguing against health care reform

6. "Carbon dioxide is portrayed as harmful. But there isn't even one study that can be produced that shows that carbon dioxide is a harmful gas." -Rep. Michelle Bachmann, April, 2009

7. "There are hundreds and hundreds of scientists, many of them holding Nobel Prizes, who believe in intelligent design." -Rep. Michele Bachmann, Oct. 2006

8. "I want people in Minnesota armed and dangerous on this issue of the energy tax because we need to fight back. Thomas Jefferson told us 'having a revolution every now and then is a good thing,' and the people -- we the people -- are going to have to fight back hard if we're not going to lose our country." -Rep. Rep. Michele Bachmann, March 2009

9. "Does that mean that someone's 13-year-old daughter could walk into a sex clinic, have a pregnancy test done, be taken away to the local Planned Parenthood abortion clinic, have their abortion, be back and go home on the school bus? That night, mom and dad are never the wiser." -Rep. Michele Bachmann, on health care reform's potential to dupe parents, October 2009

10. "I don't know where they're going to get all this money because we're running out of rich people in this country." -Rep. Michele Bachmann, accusing the Obama administration of plotting to divert money from Republican to Democratic districts and planning to tax the wealthy to fund the windfalls, Feb. 2009

Political Humor - Michele Bachmann Qutoes

Two famous Police Bitches in India are Disgraced and Pregnant.

India recently had a serious breach of security in the Central State of Chhattisgarh. Two of India's most famous bitches have become pregnant mysteriously despite Police department policy which forbids them from doing so. If you have not figured it out by now I am talking about two bomb sniffing dogs that have gained fame in India by sniffing out big caches of bombs and drugs.

The two Labradors Seema and Liza had litters of 7 and 10 respectively. The controversy comes in play because police dogs are not supposed to become pregnant. The dog handler Mohan Gupta who was taking care of the two dogs said it's not his fault the dogs became pregnant. He said the dogs were able to roam the streets because the facility was not in good working condition and that's not his fault. The latest news is Police officials are still deciding whether or not to keep the two bomb sniffing dogs.

BBC - India police dogs in disgrace after having puppies