According to this: PBS released a 30 minute documentary on “How Muslims influenced Thomas Jefferson and the Founding Fathers” without even once mentioning the Barbary slave trade. “Romanhelmetguy” – the author of the tweet I just linked – goes on … Continue reading →
Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz, and I’ve seen some online buzz speculating that Iran may decide to close it in order to punish the west. If so, what might happen?: Sven Moxnes Harfjeld, President and CEO of DHT Holdings … Continue reading →
(1) Trump’s red line with Iran was apparently enforced. He told the Iranians they had sixty days to negotiate and reach an agreement, and he warned them that the consequences of not doing so would be dire. It was on … Continue reading →
There are a great many decisions to be made about Iran – by Trump, Netanyahu and his associates, Khamenei, and the Iranian people. In the case of Khamenei, it may be a Biden-esque situation in that the man is 86 … Continue reading →
I don’t think Iran expected this, but it should have. Israel has capacities that till now it hasn’t fully used – but the Israelis are plenty motivated to not only end Iran’s nuclear program but to end its present regime. … Continue reading →
I’ve read for quite a while that Tucker Carlson and his anti-Israel wing have a lot of influence on Trump. I never thought that was the case. It has always seemed to me that Trump’s approval of Israel, although not … Continue reading →
I don’t think much of this author’s observations on Trump, and I think he somewhat overstates the influence of the UN in the matter, but the following part is nevertheless intriguing and I would guess mainly correct: One person is … Continue reading →
Israel is not fooling around this time: Israel on Sunday attacked dozens of sites in Iran — including energy sites, radar systems, and ballistic missiles and their launchers — and killed Iran’s top intelligence officers on the third day of … Continue reading →
It was absolutely expected that Iran would retaliate against Israel, and that some of the missiles would get through and cause damage and deaths. And that’s what has happened – eight are dead, twenty missing, and many more wounded as … Continue reading →
I’ve written quite a few times before about Sebastian Haffner’s excellent book Defying Hitler. I suggest everyone read it. Haffner, a young man when Hitler came to power, describes Hitler’s rise in harrowing and insightful psychological detail. Right now I’ve … Continue reading →
I wonder what it would take to get Iran to give up on the idea of annihilating Israel, short of an Iranian regime change. At the very least, the events of the past few days should have convinced them that … Continue reading →
There were many many signs that this was going to happen, and soon. Last night Israel struck Iran, hard: Not only did Israel hit over a dozen nuclear sites in Iran, but they targeted the country’s top military leadership as … Continue reading →