Operation Moshtarak

This is the NATO led operation that is currently underway in Afghanistan. Basically it's a three phase operation designed to first take the ground then secure the ground before building a civil society on the ground. Obviously the final phase will take months rather then days but the first phase has been completed. As this is a joint US/UK operation the ground in question has been split into two sectors; the British sector and the much larger US sector. While there has been some light resistance in the US sector British troops have been able to pretty much walk into their sector unopposed.

This military success has caused the British army to throw a tantrum and resort to inventing and overplaying the security threats like roadside bombs in their sector in order to drag the operation out for as long as possible so they can stay glued to American military intelligence for as long as possible.. They have also taken to killing civilians in the hope of turning the world against the US strategy in Afghanistan. This was planned so far in advance by the British that they were, using a link that's too complicated to explain here, able to get the Belgians to prepare a train crash in order to put the Americans off their game.

Meanwhile at the Winter Olympics a reported lack of snow is threatening to delay some events forcing the entire competition to over-run its scheduled end date. After months of telling everyone that Climate scientists can't be trusted the British have suddenly changed their minds and decided that they believe in global warming after all.

Elsewhere the Pope has declared that he is in fact not a Catholic by drawing fresh attention to the Irish Child abuse scandal. So religion, child abuse and politics. I can't see that conversation ending anything other then well (!)

All things considered I'm glad my survival doesn't depend on the big bad CIA putting in a winning performance because this is like watching a car crash.