A British presence in Afghanistan will continue for decades, the UK’s new ambassador to Kabul warned yesterday, adding that it would take that long to establish a sustainable government in the country.
“We are going to win this, but it’s going to take time,” said Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles. “It’s not a three year sprint, it’s a 30 year marathon – we should be thinking in terms of decades.”
– The Guardian
Four million Britons who visit the United States each year could face a GB pound 5 tourist tax to enter the country under new proposals.
They would join the citizens of 26 other countries who currently do not require an entry visa but would be asked to pay a $10 fee.
The money would be used to improve security such as providing new technology at US ports, as well as paying for publicity to make tourists aware of what rules they might face on arrival.
– The Telegraph
For a man who has arguably been assigned the worst job in the world, General David Petraeus gives a good impression that he is enjoying his unenviable assignment to bring security back to Iraq in the face of al-Qaeda bombs and falling support for the war back home.
In his air-conditioned office in Saddam Hussein’s former presidential palace, the lean and sprightly 54-year-old US commander still manages to flash a Hollywood smile as he sets out his belief that America does not have an option just to walk away from Iraq after more than four bloody years of fighting.
– The Times
Security flaws in computer systems can be patched and upgraded, but phishing relies on gullibility, frightening people into action with emails that threaten dire security consequences unless they comply straight away.
– The Guardian
