The peace deal has been limping along and supposedly has reached the point of Hamas agreeing to disarm, with a plan. I hesitate to comment or even to quote “experts” on it, because – if previous experience is any guide … Continue reading →
I don’t think anyone could have foreseen this development at the outset of Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the U.S. and Ukraine plan to build a drone factory in the U.S. as part of … Continue reading →
You can find a good roundup at Ace’s. Plus, the Iranian president says that Iran is at “full-scale war” with the US. Hasn’t that been the case for quite some time? Their approach at the moment continues to be to … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Athough I’m still just on the cellphone and therefore, at the moment, my posting capacity is quite limited, I found this old draft that was already written. So I’ve posted it while waiting for Comcast to fix the problem.] … Continue reading →
It’s been clear for quite some time that Vance has been flirting with the Tucker Carlson wing of the anti-Israel right. He’s refused to separate himself from Carlson by criticizing him, no matter how egregiously anti-Israel Tucker becomes; how many … Continue reading →
Commenter “physicsguy” asks a good question: Another conundrum trying to understand the mind of leftists. I know…an impossible task. But someone explain to me why the ones I know enthusiastically cheer every drone strike the Ukrainians make on Russia? Why … Continue reading →
Commenter “Keith” wrote: … [T]he mullahs have had the ability for some time to put a dirty bomb on the Temple Mount or Tel Aviv . Dirty bomb would actually be more worser than a true nuclear device because of … Continue reading →
I’ve long thought that Rubio has no illusions about Iran and its past or current leaders. Whether Trump actually has some illusions on those subjects I really don’t know. But he sometimes speaks and behaves as though he does, although … Continue reading →
… and that the Iranian leaders are “scum.” But note the qualifiers such as “I think”: There may be somewhat of a distinction between the people they’ve been talking to and the people in charge of decisions to attack, although … Continue reading →
There’s a new wave of US attacks on Iran, in retaliation for Iran’s recently firing on ships in the Strait: The U.S. strikes are in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz. … Continue reading →
Young Washington sounds like a good movie. I might even go see it: They used to make a lot of patriotic movies, and I think it’s high time the genre got a revival. The title of the new film about … Continue reading →
From The New Yorker on X: Israel’s ban on Palestinian workers has left families hungry and parents unable to pay for their children’s school fees. Still, the ban is being justified in the name of security, and shows no signs … Continue reading →