The Iranian foreign minister came out of the Geneva meeting earlier this week making sounds like there was a real agreement almost ready to sign. It sure did not look that way to me. Iran has kept discussion of missiles and terrorism sponsorship off think the agenda. The Iranian offer includes a lot of “concessions” … More A New Iran War? 20 Feb 2026
Gaza/Lebanon War 2 Oct The first siren came at 19:33, local time. My wife and I were on the sofa, watching the evening news. The IDF automated warning system came on and the TV shifted immediately to reporting the Iranian missile attack. I locked the front door and we settled down to await an “All … More
Israel finally responded to the murder of the children in Majdal Shams. The response came in the form of a double whammy aimed at the terrorist leadership. The delay in the execution gave time to let the world know that Israel was not interested in a wider war. But the actions did show off (or … More Gaza War 31 Jul
The Houthi regime in Yemen (Iranian proxies) decided to threaten Italy now. The background is a report that Italian air to air refueling craft were part of the support for the recent Israeli attack on Hodeidah. On another level, threats against Italy aren’t very likely to be taken too seriously by anyone, but are a … More Gaza War 24 Jul
Iran just had another “accident” that probably lowers its standing on the world scene. The relatively new frigate, SAHAND, (commissioned in 2018) capsized inside the dry dock at the Iranian naval base at Bandar Abbas, where it was undergoing repairs. The ship had recently led an Iranian Navy flotilla sailing to express support for the … More Gaza War 8 Jul
The media rhetoric wars are still going strong. I think that a lot of the threats we see are based on the idea that the people making them are fairly confident that they won’t have to actually follow through on them. Of course, this kind of brinkmanship includes a big risk. The target of the … More Gaza War 30 Jun
What we see in the media has a strong effect on our beliefs. That’s one of the reasons Hamas Fake News has been so successful. They get their version out first, regardless of how truthful it may be. The media parrots it because, among other reasons, it helps them get more viewers (and advertisers). Keep … More Gaza War 21 Jun
June 6th is remembered in most of the world as the date the allies landed in Normandy. This year is the 80th anniversary of that event. American President Biden flew to France to participate in the ceremonies. But it is also the date that Israel invaded Lebanon in 1982. That invasion marked an early attempt … More Gaza War 6 Jun
The story today, which many of you have probably already seen, is the crash of an Iranian helicopter that killed all on board. The passenger list included Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian along with some other top officials. The deaths are not likely to affect Iranian policy. The Supreme Leader Ayatollah … More Gaza War 20 May
It appears that President Biden thinks the Muslim vote is more important than the Jewish vote in the coming election. He has obviously abandoned Israel and hopes to win Michigan in exchange. What isn’t as obvious is that he has thrown his support to Hamas, a known terrorist organization. By limiting Israel he allows Hamas … More Gaza War 9 May
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