I’ve watched a great many of these October 7 survivor videos, and they’re nearly all extraordinary. I view them because I’ve long been interested in the psychological reactions of people in extreme situations – how they respond in the moment, … Continue reading →
We already know that one reason for Israel’s intelligence failure on October 7th was its over-reliance on technological intelligence and its abandonment of old-fashioned human intelligence. Another reason was that for at least two years, Hamas successfully pretended to be … Continue reading →
The Israelis have explored the tunnels under Shifa hospital and have reported on what they found: The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have complete control of Gaza City’s massive Shifa Hospital, believed to be home to Hamas’s headquarters. Unfortunately, the IDF … Continue reading →
As with Ukraine, there are so many reports and so much speculation about what’s going on with Israeli plans for Gaza that it’s really hard to know who if anyone to trust. There’s this report that they are waiting for … Continue reading →
I sincerely hope Glick is wrong, because this is absolutely horrifying and enraging: Ever since Obama became president his Iran policy has seemed vile and destructive to America, Israel, and the entire Middle East. Then when Biden took office, he … Continue reading →
Here’s the type of person all too numerous in our own State Department. I’m not referring to Parry the admiral. I mean the other guy, the one who speaks first, Sir Richard Dalton: Sir Richard Dalton, knighted in 2005: Richard … Continue reading →
As most of you probably know, I’ve been busy editing Gerard’s book. Quite a task, and one of my activities has been to find appropriate photos that are not copyrighted. In line with one of the essays, I’ve looked for … Continue reading →
Commenter “huxley” observes: Tucker Carlson [said]: ___________________________________ It’s been inevitable since February 16 2016. that’s the day Donald Trump made a blood enemy of the largest and most powerful organization in human history which would be the federal government. …we … Continue reading →
There’s a lot to digest today, all of it incomplete. So I’ll start with a little discourse on law. No system of law can be perfect or anything close to it. In the end, justice – or any approximation of … Continue reading →
[NOTE: The following is a slightly-edited version of a previous D-Day post.] Today is the 79th anniversary of D-Day, the Normandy landings in WWII that led to Western Europe’s liberation. I wonder how many people under forty, either here or … Continue reading →
I’ve posted this song before, but I think it bears repeating, especially on Memorial Day. It’s Tim McGraw’s extraordinarily moving song “If You’re Reading This“: If you’re readin’ this My momma’s sittin’ there Looks like I only got a one … Continue reading →
I’ll start by saying that Joe Biden has had an enormous number of personal tragedies in his life, losses I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. But I’ll add that he continues to either lie about certain elements of these … Continue reading →