There are terrible regimes all over the world. Most of them are in nations that confine the suffering to their own people. It’s sad, but we’re not about to start military action to change anything. The risks are too high, … Continue reading →
[NOTE: See this earlier post of mine today for background on the attacks.] The Old Dominion shooter attacked an ROTC class, as I described in my previous post. Now the victim who died has been identified: Lt Colonel Brandon Shah … Continue reading →
Where’s Khamenei the Younger? He has appeared in public recently as – a cardboard cutout. I don’t think this is a spoof, although it looks like one [*see below]: Reports are that he was wounded in the blast that killed … Continue reading →
The press is still reporting creatively about the story, trying to pin it on the US. But the truth is that no one knows who fired the explosive that hit the school, although satellite imagery does seem to show that … Continue reading →
Why did they pursue the destruction of Israel like Ahab pursued Moby Dick, from the very moment they took over Iran? What had Israel ever done to them? Why did the fierce attacks by the US and Israel last summer … Continue reading →
Oopsies about those attacks: Regime president Masoud Pezeshkian issued the apology to other Gulf states in a rushed video message, but it won’t come with a change of policy. Apparently, no one’s taking orders from the mullahs’ side of the … Continue reading →
Wouldn’t it be nice: The launch of the CPI brings to the fore something often forgotten when discussing Iran: the Islamic Republic has suppressed political parties so completely that an entire generation of Iranians has never experienced genuine political pluralism. … Continue reading →
One of the principles Trump outlined in The Art of the Deal was the willingness to walk away from the negotiations when appropriate. And recently, when it became crystal clear that Iran was not negotiating in good faith and there … Continue reading →
I remember how upset I was with Obama’s Iran deal; I wrote quite a bit about it at the time. But one thing I didn’t notice back then was Marco Rubio’s speech on the occasion. It’s worth looking at now … Continue reading →
Spain, an ally? Well, it is in NATO, and it does let us have some bases within its borders. But in terms of history – during WWI it was neutral and during WWII it became a “non-belligerent” Axis affiliate while … Continue reading →
Truth is unimportant to the left or the MSM because the leftist MSM serves a higher truth. This is the general approach, but it’s especially evident in coverage about Israel, which is presented in a way that is usually negative … Continue reading →
Those of us of a certain age remember the 1979 Iranian Revolution and of course the taking of the US hostages, which was an outrage and a humiliation. Young people don’t remember it and most probably know little to nothing … Continue reading →