Aryeh Wetherhorn is a graduate of the University of Michigan. He served as a Naval Reserve officer in the Vietnam War, earning a Naval Achievement Medal for his performance of duty in USS Okinawa. His biography appears in the Marquis edition of “Who’s Who in the World” in 1998, 2002, and 2003 editions. He has written several full length articles on naval history that appeared in the Polish magazine “Okrety Wojenne” (Warships).
Israel and Iran seem to have both backed away from an open war. That result was certainly welcomed by Washington (ever fearful of having American troops involved). One item I just learned shows how much the Iranians were afraid of the Israeli response before it occurred. IRGC personnel in Iraq and Syria left the installations … More Gaza War 21 Apr
A couple of hours ago Israel conducted a retaliation strike on Iran. The whole operation was carried out in close cooperation with the US. Here are the details that I’ve been able to extract from all the other garbage the various news media have been presenting. First, it was a very limited attack. Three missiles … More Gaza War 19 Apr
Israel stood up to the neighborhood bully, Iran. Other nations nearby noticed. A couple of them even cheered. Jordan and Saudi Arabia participated, but said it was only as self-protection. Open alliance with Israel is still not popular in the Arab street. Israel promised retaliation. Some kind of action was even scheduled, but was postponed, … More Gaza War 18 Apr
While the media today is reporting threats and statements by Iranian government officials the numbers from the economic sector tell a different story. Iran has been in an economic inflationary spiral for some time. The government there was trying new measures since about last July to reduce the inflation rate. They did appear to be … More Gaza War 17 Apr
The big guessing game this morning is what Israel will do to retaliate against Iran. Anyone asking that question has lost sight of the really important questions. When will Hamas release the remaining hostages (held in blatant violation of international law)? When will Iran release the MSC Lines ship captured by the IRGC (taken in … More Gaza War 16 Apr
The Iranian attack on Israel yesterday is likely to be studied by professional military men all over the world. Here are a few points to consider: The entire attack was actually for show. Iran informed some countries of exactly when the event would occur. They intentionally did not fire on population centers in order not … More Gaza War 15 Apr
At about 01:50 last night we were awakened by the sound of an explosion from the interception of an Iranian missile launched at Israel. It was followed by about 7 more, and the wail of our air raid sirens. The boom frightened our dog. He began trembling and didn’t calm down for over an hour. … More Gaza War 14 Apr
Lufthansa extended the ban on flights to Teheran for another 2 days. They don’t want their flight crews staying overnight in what may become a target if the war actually expands. Both Israel and Iran are engaged in sabre rattling over potential events following the threatened Iranian retaliation over the presumed IAF attack in Beirut … More Gaza War 12 Apr
The past day did not set any records for good news. Hams left the hostage release talks with a claim that the US was biased in favor of Israel, and that the Hamas conditions were not being met. They did not say when (or if) they would return. American intelligence sources are reported as saying … More Gaza War 11 Apr
Winter has returned. We’ve been in rain most of the day, and there was hail in the Golan. There was another leak about the potential hostage deal. Seems the cease-fire is only for 6 weeks. After that the IDF is free to move again. But Hamas isn’t ready to sign. Meanwhile, IDF has actually pulled … More Gaza War 10 Apr
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