General Sir Michael Jackson.. no, no relation.. is in the Gulf himself today.. he's the British equivalent of the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his message for his men is 'semper paratus'..
It's been a day of sabre rattling in Britain.. Jack Straw telling the UN Iraq has ten days to demonstrate some meaningful intent to disarm.. or Britain will invade on it's own..
France, Russia, they've declared their opposition to anything that would offer support to the US.. the question has been asked of Europe.. should more time be given for the inspection process, and Iraq continues to misinform and misdirect, will there be support when the extension expires..? An addendum to the question is a query..' why light a fuse when you rally don't want an explosion anyway..'? The political agenda of the EU is obvious, and as such even the motk should see that there will never again be support for the US, unless it means significant economic and political gain for Europe..
On the foreign fronts.. bin Laden's relatives are being picked up.. two sons-in-law arrested in Pakistan.. ties to terrorist organizations.. it's expected more and more al Q'aida operatives will be in jeopardy.. some of whom have been in deep cover for decades.. since the capture of and revelations of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed..