With geopolitics being rather quiet over the past several months, it appears the calm has ended.

Firstly, we all know that a massive naval armada is currently enroute to the Persian Gulf. The arrival of such a group with enormous offensive capabilities is highly suspicious considering that the Bush Administration is in its last days and a presidential election is right around the corner.

Secondly just today, "Poland and the United States reached an agreement Thursday to base American missile interceptors in Poland, going ahead with a plan that has angered Russia and threatened to escalate tensions with the region's communist-era master." This will no doubt enrage Comrade Putin and it is interesting that it suddenly came about after years of haggling.

And lastly, we have the battle for Georgia underway, which is accurately described in the following link:

http://tinyurl.com/5b7awl

All the best - VHF