It continually astounds me how many people make predictions about what will happen in Iran, when in many cases they don’t even seem to know what’s already happened. There’s an awful lot of garbage in and garbage out. A tremendous … Continue reading →
[See UPDATE at end of post.] So, what will happen in Iran – to Iran – this evening? Trump has issued an ultimatum, threatening various things such as that “a whole civilization will die”: Pakistan, which is an intermediary between … Continue reading →
Is anyone on earth surprised at this refusal? I don’t see how they can agree to anything reasonable. They are apocalyptic fanatics who do not care what happens to their people and believe that chaos and destruction will usher in … Continue reading →
There’s a host of information out there, so much that it’s hard to pick and choose what to link to or embed here. But I think this one is good in terms of details of the operation. In addition, it … Continue reading →
What a tremendous relief. For hours today I had heard rumors that the rescue had happened, but they were unconfirmed until just a short while ago: US forces have successfully rescued and extracted the missing crew member of an American … Continue reading →
When is an alliance not an alliance? When it’s NATO. I propose a new acronym: NATOH, for Not About To Offer Help. The help being asked right now is the bare minimum, and against an enemy that threatens most of … Continue reading →
Those who hate Trump on the left and on the erstwhile right also hate the Iran War, or the Iran operation, or whatever you want to call it. They’ve declared it a failure after a month, “without evidence.” Or rather, … Continue reading →
We don’t know the extent of the planning for the aftermath of the current Iran operation, either by the US, Israel, or the Iranians. We don’t know what’s going on at present in terms of the destruction of the regime’s … Continue reading →
There’s not a whole lot of information on the topic, and even the small amount available is difficult to evaluate in terms of its reliability. But I offer this:
Continue reading →Some interesting news from Ukraine: Ukraine will supply weapons and defense technology, including systems that can help unblock the Strait of Hormuz, to Gulf countries under new agreements, President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters on March 30. “All agreements that will … Continue reading →
Beats me. So you can skip the rest of this post. Just kidding. Not knowing doesn’t seem to stop anyone else. So I’ll opine, too. Trump has apparently fingered Iranian Speaker Mohammed Ghalibaf as the one we’re talking to or … Continue reading →
(1) Interesting observation: This war is solidifying the petrodollar system as it evolves into a hybrid petro/LNG-dollar. The old system was built on Saudi crude priced in USD. The new system is built on American crude plus American gas from … Continue reading →