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Line 1: − − ==War news== − *[[Korybko]]: [https://korybko.substack.com/p/five-insights-into-the-trilateral Five Insights Into The Trilateral Russian-Ukrainian-US Talks] − *[https://johnhelmer.net/hitting-the-three-way-switch-witkoff-kushner-and-gruenbaum-ask-putin-to-swap-gaza-and-greenland-for-novorossiya/ John Helmer describes what the real deal is between Washington and Russia]. − :''The peace deal is really a land deal. In exchange for Putin's acceptance of Trump's plan for Gaza and seizure of Greenland, Trump will agree to all of the territory that Putin has re-incorporated into Russia, including the territory from which Ukrainian forces are yet to be driven....Helmer suggests that [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] is drawing Russia into joint deals which will be used to compromise [[Russian]] [[sovereignty]]. This enormously pleases the Russian [[Atlanticist]] Integrationists and the Russian [[oligarch]]s. It also makes Russia complicit with Washington in the destruction of [[Palestine]], and in substituting a resort in the place of a country and a people. This will weaken [[BRICS]] as its members will see Putin as an American accomplice.'' − *[[Berletic]]: [https://thealtworld.com/anthony_cartalucci/us-consolidates-control-over-proxies-amid-war-on-multipolarism US Consolidates Control Over Proxies Amid War on Multipolarism]. − *[https://forumgeopolitica.com/article/towards-the-implosion-of-nato Towards the implosion of NATO?] − *''[[The American Conservative]]'': [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/trump-didnt-destroy-the-rules-based-international-order/ Trump Didn’t Destroy the ‘Rules-Based International Order’]. It was always a [[fraud]]. − :Note: Reread [[Mark Carney]]'s [[Davos]] speech. − *[https://youtu.be/LZ9rpL1vTgE From Cold War to Forever War: The Economics of America’s Military Addiction]. − *[[Lavrov]]: [https://www.moonofalabama.org/2026/02/trump-administration-asserts-ambition-to-dominate-energy-sector.html ‘Trump Administration Asserts Ambition To Dominate Energy Sector’]. − *[https://forumgeopolitica.com/article/general-kujat-in-the-world-war-iii-series-war-diplomacy-and-the-risks-of-escalation General Kujat in the “World War III” Series: War, Diplomacy, and the Risks of Escalation]. − :''General Harald Kujat, former Chief of the Bundeswehr and ex-Chairman of NATO’s Military Committee, warns against Western missteps and the growing risks of escalation in Ukraine.'' − *[[Iuliia Mendel]]: [https://iuliiamendel.substack.com/p/how-inhuman-the-human-world-has-become How Inhuman the Human World Has Become]. − :"resilience" has turned into a convenient [[propaganda]] screen. It allows the world to admire Ukrainian endurance instead of admitting the obvious — people are simply exhausted to the breaking point. Despite the endless stream of "experts," patriotic bloggers, and official spokespeople who keep telling the world about Ukraine’s "unbreakable spirit," the myth collapses the moment you speak with ordinary Ukrainians." − *''[[NYT]]'': [https://www.moonofalabama.org/2026/02/ny-times-reports-russian-capture-of-ukrainian-cities-months-after-it-happened.html NY Times Reports Russian Capture of Ukrainian Cities Months After It Happened]. There is rather weird new report about Ukraine in the [[New York Times]] depicting Russian progress but based on front line movements that have happened months ago. ''Special thanks to [[User:Conservative]] and [[User:Karajou]] for suppressing [[free speech]] and [[war]] reporting.'' − *''[[Politico]]'': [https://archive.ph/eDqO0#selection-1377.5-1377.47 Western countries see World War III coming]. − :Note to [[User:Conservative]]: Now that the [[liberal]] [[MSM]] has officially approved it, you can openly discuss such [[delusional]] topics. − *[[Mike Mihajlovic]]: [https://bmanalysis.substack.com/p/the-calculus-of-conflict-how-russias The Calculus of Conflict: How Russia’s Military Doctrine is Reshaping Modern Warfare]. ''[[Oreshnik]], [[Russia#Military_Doctrine|doctrine]], the [[The Art of War|art of war]], and how [[the West]] got it wrong... − *[[Alastair Crooke]] | [https://youtu.be/KlvQs4X4AOc Ukraine and Iran: The West Will Lose BOTH]. − *[https://youtu.be/9V7JYpEbDXY Frontline update and Ukraine counterattacks] w/ [[Stanislav Krapivnik]]. [[The Duran]]. − *[[Stanislav Krapivnik]], [https://youtu.be/LWrgZ7exPXg The social and constitutional break down of american society.] with [[Jim Jatras]]. − *[[Dmitry Medvedev|Medveded]]: [[Zelensky]] will survive only as long as he continues to destroy [[Ukraine]]. − *Russia whacks top Ukrainian terrorist who sent assassins into Russia. − :IOWs (for the guy who takes his place) make sure the killers you hire aren't captured alive. − *[[Martin Armstrong]] on [[World War III]]: [https://forumgeopolitica.com/article/martin-armstrong-in-the-world-war-iii-series-empires-always-fail Empires always fail]. − *[https://karlof1.substack.com/p/the-kiev-culture-and-solving-the The Kiev "Culture" & Solving the SMO]. − *[[US]] & [[Dutch]] pilots flying in [[Ukraine]]. [https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/02/16/us-dutch-veterans-bolster-ukraine-air-force-s-f-16s-in-skies-above-kyiv,110628200-art] − *[[Korybko]]: [[Budanov]]'s & [[Zaluzhny]]'s Factions Are Surpassing Zelensky’s In Influence. [https://korybko.substack.com/p/budanovs-and-zaluzhnys-factions-are] − :Comment: [[Budanov]], former head of the [[Gestapo]] and now Zelensky [[chief-of-staff]], is only 39 years old and [[US]]/[[CIA]] trained. ([[Zaluzhny]] is property of [[MI6]]). If a [[Ukraine]] [[rump state]] can survive, Budanov is likely the future. (The joke on Russian channels is, the only way Ukraine can win is by joining the [[Russian Federation]].) − *''[[Politico]]'': [https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2026/02/19/bored-of-peace-00787830 Bored of peace?] − *[https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/02/will-russia-and-iran-be-forced-to-restore-order-in-the-caucasus-part-2-the-march-to-central-asia.html Will Russia (and Iran) Be Forced to ‘Restore Order’ in the Caucasus? Part 2: The March to Central Asia]. − *Trump continues Obama [[Executive Order]] for [[War in Ukraine]] for another year. [https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/20/2026-03501/continuation-of-the-national-emergency-with-respect-to-ukraine] − *[[Karl Sanchez]]: [https://karlof1.substack.com/p/into-the-time-tunnel-21-february Into the Time Tunnel: 21 February 2022 Russian Security Council Meeting]. − :''"I entitled this article for my VK “The Importance of Documenting Events as They Occur” because I didn’t at the time...One of the events I linked to but never turned into a separate article was the very unusual televising of a meeting of Russia’s Security Council held prior to [[Putin]]’s historic speech recognizing the independence of the [[Donbass]] Republics. Clearly that was done with the intent that all Russians would be informed of the discussion and debate on what would become an existential decision about [[Russia]] and its people’s future....you can find Putin’s historic 21 February speech that reviews most of the history related to the issues at hand that led to Putin’s recognizing the independence of those Republics. Combined, these two events show a degree of [[government]]al [[transparency]] unprecedented in [[history]], making Russia IMO the most [[democracy|democratic]] of the world’s [[nation]]s. '''[[Obama]] was supposedly a legal scholar; but when compared to Putin the lawyer, Obama is just a tin-pot shyster as are those of his crew''''' [ [[Jake Sullivan]], [[Victoria Nuland]], ''et al'' ] '''''that are responsible for today’s conflicts and [[international]] [[crime]]s."''''' − *[https://korybko.substack.com/p/the-supreme-court-only-slightly-complicated The Supreme Court Only Slightly Complicated Trump’s Tariff-Centric Foreign Policy]. − *[https://tomdispatch.com/americas-date-with-destiny/ Alfred McCoy, Accelerating American (and Planetary) Decline]. − :Comment: Ordinarily, I would avoid reposting material from a [[Patriotic]] website so as to not make [[Conservapedia]] merely an echo chamber for [[conservative]] views. However, due to [[User:Conservative]]'s relentless and excessive [[trolling]] and [[ad hominem]] attacks on [[wiki]] and the Sysop email list, he will be exposed for his advocacy of [[Hillary Clinton]], [[Barack Obama]], and [[Joe Biden]] [[neocon]] [[globalist]] [[foreign policy]], and the [[malicious]] harm he has done to [[Conservapedia]]'s readership & editor base. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 18:49, February 22, 2026 (EST) − *[https://youtu.be/AS4ylETBnuA Losers' Nuclear Games.] − *[https://youtu.be/ifp-IIzYlDA The Kremlin’s View of Trump’s Foreign Policy]. − :Trump is not in control of [[CIA]] or [[American foreign policy]]. − *[[EU]] takes [[Russian]] [[negotiator]] [[Kirill Dmitriev]] hostage. [https://gilbertdoctorow.substack.com/p/eu-prevents-departure-flight-of-russian] − *''[[Politico]]'': [https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2026/03/01/the-biggest-bet-of-trumps-life-00806250 The biggest bet of Trump’s life] − :*[[Mark Wauck]]: [https://meaninginhistory.substack.com/p/big-picture-stuff Big Picture Stuff]. − *Sheer: [https://scheerpost.com/2026/03/01/democrats-dont-oppose-trumps-war-they-just-want-him-to-own-the-fallout/ Democrats Don’t Oppose Trump’s War—They Just Want Him to Own the Fallout]. − *[[Mark Wauck]]: [https://meaninginhistory.substack.com/p/narrow-focus-shootdowns-of-us-planes Narrow Focus: Shootdowns Of US Planes] − *''[[WaPo]]'': [https://archive.is/RGqJD Trump pursues Iranian decapitation without a plan for what comes next]. − *''[[BBC]]'': [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c626ljyvmg3o Did Trump declare war and did Congress approve Iran attacks? What to know]. − :For decades, in the Clinton & Trump [[impeachment]]s, apologists argued that "high crimes" was not defined in the [[US Constitution]]. Legal experts now say the Constitution explicitly says that only [[Congress]] can declare war. Unilateral action by the President without the advise and consent of Congress may be or is a "high crime" and impeachable offense. For example, in modern anti-[[Communist]], de-[[Stalin]]ized [[Russia]], the Constitution explicitly forbids and [[criminal]]izes Russian leaders from starting a [[war of aggression]], which is why the Ukraine operation is called a "[[Special Military Operation]]". Dissidents in Russia who accuse [[Putin]] or [[Russia]] of "starting a [[war]]" may face charges of [[subversion]] and providing aid and comfort to the enemy. − *[[Gilbert Doctorow]]: [https://youtu.be/5bQbGNi3xXI Has Russia Lost Trust in Trump’s Leadership?] − *[[Russian]] [[LNG]] tanker attacked in [[Mediterranean]]. [https://apnews.com/article/russia-libya-lng-carrier-arctic-metagaz-e40477839f7e8c5863492ec6de2b95de] − *[[Alexander Dugin]]: [https://dzen.ru/a/aa2VmfMfGw2qRZNG?ysclid=mmiigf1v40340242948 A curious analyst and interesting observations]. − *[[Simplicius]]: [https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/as-grasp-on-power-and-narrative-slips As Grasp on Power and Narrative Slips, West Re-Imagines Old Norms]. − *[[Sean Foo]]: [https://youtu.be/Ec-4pSKKMMc Iran FALLOUT: Germany Sends A FATAL Global Warning As US Airline Collapse Begins]. − *[[Korybko]]: [https://korybko.substack.com/p/foreign-affairs-explained-why-the Foreign Affairs Explained Why The Global South Won’t Fall Under Western Influence]. − *[[Asia Sentinel]]: [https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/former-iranian-diplomat-attacks-cant Former Iranian Diplomat: ‘Attacks Can’t Eliminate Scientific Knowledge’]. − *[https://korybko.substack.com/p/ukrainian-mercenaries-were-caught Ukrainian Mercenaries Caught Training Indian-Designated Terrorists In Drone Warfare]. − :"Whether this was done at the [[US]]’ behest or behind the US’ back remains to be determined, but there’s no doubt that this is an extremely unfriendly move, and it’s also very likely that [[Russia]] tipped [[India]] off. Six [[Ukrainian]]s and one [[American]] were just arrested in India on the grounds that they illegally crossed from there into neighboring [[Myanmar]] to train Indian-designated [[terrorist]]s in [[drone warfare]]. [https://theprint.in/india/7-foreigners-in-nia-custody-under-uapa-for-meeting-ethnic-groups-in-myanmar-drone-delivery-from-europe/2880686/] − :*[https://korybko.substack.com/p/zakharova-tore-apart-ukraines-response Zakharova Tore Apart Ukraine’s Response To India’s Arrest Of Its Mercenaries]. − − *[[Defense One]]: [[Golden Dome]] price tag jumps $10 Billion. [https://www.defenseone.com/defense-systems/2026/03/golden-domes-projected-cost-just-jumped-10-billion-experts-fear-s-just-starters/412179/] − *[https://patrickhenningsen.substack.com/p/operation-epic-fail-how-israel-cia Operation 'Epic Fail': How Israel, CIA, Gabbard Fed Trump Fake Intel of 'Imminent Threat' from Iran] – [[Patrick Henningsen]] & [[Lt Col Daniel Davis]] − *[https://youtu.be/y0QpchG8lTg America's Forever War to WWIII] | [[Chas Freeman]] | WWIII Interview Series − *Auguste Maxime, [https://forumgeopolitica.com/article/the-fall-of-empires-begins-with-the-loss-of-legitimacy The Fall of Empires Begins With the Loss of Legitimacy]. ''The [[American empire]] has long portrayed itself as a defender of [[democracy]], [[human rights]], [[peace]], and [[prosperity]]. But the widening gap between this [[narrative]] and [[reality]] is rapidly undermining its legitimacy. − *''[[The American Conservative]]'': [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/thanks-to-the-iran-hawks-nuclear-nonproliferation-is-dead/ Thanks to the Iran Hawks, Nuclear Nonproliferation Is Dead]. − *[[Arnaud Bertrand]]: [https://arnaudbertrand.substack.com/p/the-first-multipolar-war The first multipolar war]. − *[[Andrew Korybko]]: [https://korybko.substack.com/p/a-top-russian-expert-shared-a-very A Top Russian Expert Shared A Very Skeptical Assessment Of Trump 2.0]. − :"the American political [[establishment]] – [[Congress]], the [[media]], and much of the [[The Blob|foreign policy bureaucracy]] – was deeply uncomfortable with a [[peace]] formula that could hardly be presented domestically as a victory over Russia”, ergo why the “spirit of Anchorage” fizzled out. Trump “appears to have aligned himself more closely with powerful [[political]] and [[financial]] groups in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]], including [[neoconservative]] circles and the [[Israel]]i [[lobby]]”, thus '''“sidelining” his “original [[MAGA]] allies”'''. The end result is that “Instead of presiding over the slow decline of the [[liberal]]-[[globalist]] order, Trump is attempting to build a new version of [[American]] [[hegemony]], one based far more openly on force.” Correspondingly, Trenin believes that “Washington’s objective today is not necessarily to construct a stable [[new world order]]. Rather, it may be to generate global instability and then dominate within that [[chaos]].” − :*[https://glenndiesen.substack.com/p/gilbert-doctorow-russia-and-china Russia & China Reconsider U.S. Relations Over Iran War] - [[Gilbert Doctorow]] & [[Glenn Diesen]] − *[[MIC]] [[lobbying]] rag ''Breaking Defense'': [https://breakingdefense.com/2026/03/what-new-weapons-could-a-supplemental-buy-plus-news-on-the-armys-c5isr-plans/ What new weapons could a supplemental buy]. − :No mention of reform of corrupt and bloated system after Trillions spent on ''[[wunderwaffen]]'' over the past 50 years proven ineffective on the battlefield. − *[https://wolfgangp1964.substack.com/p/trump-translated-iran-is-totally Trump translated: “Iran is totally defeated and wants a deal”]. − :"In March 2026, the conflict between the [[United States]] and [[Iran]], dubbed [[Operation Epic Fury]], has devolved into a high-stakes [[war of attrition]] that contradicts [[President Trump]]’s public assertions of a total [[military]] victory.... Moving forward, the U.S. faces a dilemma: it must either find a modified strategy to end the war successfully or find a diplomatic off-ramp before the domestic political cost and global energy crisis become untenable." − *[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/03/26/zelenskyy-says-u-s-will-not-provide-security-guarantees-unless-ukraine-concedes-donbas-region-to-russia/ Zelenskyy Says U.S. Will Not Provide Security Guarantees Unless Ukraine Concedes Donbas Region to Russia]. − :My take: This is old news. Zelensky probably smells blood in the water because of [[Trump]]s falling Approval ratings. − :*[https://youtu.be/lK7juJNfhQg PENTAGON CRISIS: US Considers Diverting Ukraine Missiles to Iran War as Munition Stockpiles Plummet]. − *[[America]] is losing [[Cold War II]] The winner is [[China]]. [https://unherd.com/2026/03/america-is-losing-cold-war-ii/] − *[[Mearsheimer]]: [https://youtu.be/DBOVT0UdHXg We're Screwed!] − *[https://www.moonofalabama.org/2026/03/on-the-failure-of-shock-and-awe-in-iran.html On The Failure Of Shock And Awe In Iran]. − *[[Asia Sentinel]]: [https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/vic-decapitation-as-foreign-policy VIC: Decapitation as Foreign Policy]. − *[[Leonid Savin ]]: [https://thealtworld.com/leonid_savin/the-united-states-and-israel-have-dealt-a-blow-to-the-global-economy The United States And Israel Have Dealt A Blow To The Global Economy]. − *[https://korybko.substack.com/p/trump-might-finally-force-nato-to Trump Might Finally Force NATO To Radically Reform]. − *[[Douglas Macgregor]]: [https://youtu.be/vBlS-S9AEoY Iran War Destroyed NATO, Gulf States, Israel & U.S. Empire] [[Glenn Diesen]] − − − [[File:2026-03-06 11-25-09.png|center|650px|thumb|"This will bring down the economies of the world." [https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/will-bring-down-global-economy-qatars-energy-minister-offers-dire-warning-about-hormuz] ]] − *[[US]] to lift [[Russian sanctions]] on [[Rosneft]] in [[Germany]]. [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-04/us-to-exempt-rosneft-s-german-unit-from-sanctions-indefinitely] − *[[Paul Craig Roberts ]]: [https://thealtworld.com/paul_craig_roberts/the-road-to-world-war-iii The road to World War III] − *Dover Airforce Base expanding staff to receive bodies of fallen soldiers. [https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2026/03/04/dover-air-force-base-ramps-up-hiring-for-casualty-processing-roles/88980665007/] − *''[[The American Conservative]]'': [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/war-on-iran-will-squander-americas-military-edge/ War on Iran Will Squander America’s Military Edge]. The [[U.S.]] can sustain [[combat]] operations for a long while—but [[American]]s won’t be safer afterwards.'' − *[https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/towards-genuine-multi-vector-alignment/ Towards Genuine Multi-Vector Alignment?] − *[[Max Blumenthal]]: [https://thegrayzone.substack.com/p/how-israel-and-the-fbi-manipulated How Israel and the FBI manipulated assassination plots to goad Trump into Iran war]. ''The [[FBI]] manufactured plots to convince [[Trump]] that [[Iran]] sought to kill him, while [[Israel]] and its administration allies exploited the president’s deepest fears to keep him on the [[war]] path.'' − *naked capitalism: [https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/03/iran-war-brent-ends-week-at-over-90-a-barrel-doubts-about-damage-to-iran-and-condition-of-israel-rise-trump-doubles-down-on-failing-kinetic-war-and-desperate-messaging.html Iran War: Brent Ends Week at Over $90 a Barrel, Doubts About Damage to Iran and Condition of Israel Rise, Trump Doubles Down on Failing Kinetic War and Desperate Messaging]. − *[[Ted Postol]]: [https://youtu.be/gbQI_IYz6uM Fraud of Missile Defence Exposed in Iran War]. − * 40% of [[semiconductor|microchip]]s in [[US]] [[weapon]]s Made in China. ''We'll be stripping them out of washing machines next.'' − *[[Asia Sentinel]]: [https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/too-much-stake-cancel-beijing-powwow Too Much at Stake to Cancel Beijing Powwow]. ''What Trump and Xi want from each other.'' − *[[NZNet Digest]]: [https://www.nonzero.org/p/nznet-digest-how-trumps-war-is-backfiring How Trump's war is backfiring]. ''It's fueling [[antisemitism]] and hardening the regime. Plus: Is China AGI-pilled? Are books dead? America's holy warriors. And more!'' − *[[Gilbert Doctorow]]: [https://gilbertdoctorow.substack.com/p/the-value-to-the-gulf-states-of-american The value to the Gulf States of American military presence is less than zero]. − *[https://www.airandspaceforces.com/kc-135-crashes-in-iraq-while-supporting-iran-ops/ KC-135 Refueler Crashes In Iraq While Supporting Iran Ops]. − :*[[CENTCOM]] reports the loss an aerial refueller in Iraq over "friendly airspace", two aircraft were involved, and the deaths of 6 service men. − ::*Here's what's wrong with that reporting − :::(a) it is not "friendly airspace" as the [[democratic]] [[parliament]] which the [[United States]] installed in [[Iraq]] wants [[American]]s out; − :::(b) The KC-135 typically has a crew of three: a pilot, a co-pilot, and a boom operator. Some missions require the addition of a navigator. Still, it was reported that six service members were killed. − ::Comment: the incident more resembles the earlier falsely reported "friendly fire" incident in [[Kuwait]] that downed 3 [[F-15]]s. − − :::Aside: a KC-135 pilot who flew in [[Afghanistan]] told me the [[US Air Force]] changed its protocol and jargon cause a boom operator, who is in direct contact with the fighter pilot, normally would say "take your top off" to reveal the receptor valve when the fighter jet was aligned properly. He said that to a female pilot and was written up for [[sexual harassment]]. − − :*[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/news/us-embassy-urges-americans-to-leave-iraq/ar-AA1YCApa US embassy urges Americans to leave Iraq]. − ::Comment: The original plan called for the [[US]] to arm [[Kurd]]ish [[proxies]] (which [[Erdogan]] opposed) to initiate a ground war in Iran from the northwest. Iran apparently decided to have that ground war in [[Iraq]]. − − *[https://www.thedailydoom.com/p/swinging-wildly-toward-armageddon Swinging Wildly toward Armageddon, the Wrecking Ball Gets Wrecked]. − − *[[Oreshnik]] gets attached to a [[Burevestnik|nuclear powered engine]], can strike anywhere in the world, giving the [[Russian Federation]] nuclear superiority for at least a decade. [https://youtu.be/975QEqTfQ6E] − − *[[Russia]] cuts [[internet]] in parts of Russia - [[NATO]]/[[Ukraine]] using internet to guide [[drone]] attacks. − − *[[Gilbert Doctorow]]: [https://gilbertdoctorow.substack.com/p/judging-freedom-edition-of-18-march How Trump’s War Affects Russia and China]. − − *[[MIC]] [[lobbying]] rag [[Defense One]]: [https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2026/03/defense-workers-morale-drop-trump-survey/412288/ Defense workers' morale has plunged under Trump, survey finds]. ''Only 9% of [[Army]] [[civilian]]s found [[Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth]]’s leadership motivating.'' − :Question: What is an "Army civilian"? I'm sure they have an official definition. − − *[[S-300]]PMU-2 Missile System for the First Time HIT U.S. '[[F-35]]' and Stealth SPY UAV 'RQ-180'. [https://youtu.be/0KoA2rzNwM4] − − *[[Alex Krainer]]: [https://youtu.be/lJoq7a9f6lk How the empire weaponized human rights (part 1)]. − − *[[Mark Felton]]: [https://youtu.be/Gru2EDJvj9Q The Shocking State of Britain's Navy 2026]. − − *''[[BREITBART]]'': [https://www.breitbart.com/border/2026/03/23/massive-explosion-at-texas-oil-refinery-cause-unknown-residents-told-to-shelter-in-place/ Massive Explosion at Texas Oil Refinery, Cause Unknown — Residents Told to Shelter in Place]. − :"A massive explosion ripped through the Valero oil refinery in Port Arthur, Texas." − ::Note: The Valero refinery in Port Arthur is ranked as one of the ten largest refineries in the United States and processes the heavy crude from [[Venezuela]]. See: [[Crude oil#Types]] for how there are hundreds of different types of Crude oil depending on [[sulfur]] content, and how refinery [[infrastructure]] is built to service a particular grade of [[crude oil]] originating from a specific [[geographical]] location. − *[[B-52]] sends distress signal. [https://t.me/RezistanceTrench1/45400] − *[https://t.me/rwapodcast/3274 American intervened in Ukrainian military's attempted abduction of a civilian in Lvov, and it worked!] All it took was shouting: "I'm American. Stop! Get out of here!" − − − ===NATO escalates war=== − [[File:Screenshot 26-3-2026 222212.jpeg|center|650px|thumb|NATO [[escalation]], March 26, 2026.]] − *[https://korybko.substack.com/p/what-role-did-poland-and-the-baltic What Role Did Poland & The Baltic States Play In Ukraine’s Bombing Of Ust-Luga?] − *[https://gilbertdoctorow.substack.com/p/further-to-the-question-of-the-baltic Further to the question of the Baltic States sending Ukrainian drones onwards to attack St Petersburg]. − − ===Zaporozhye front=== − *[[Stanislav Krapivnik]]: [https://youtu.be/uMKm0gqoXU4 Russia Demands Peace Through Capitulation]. − :(a) The war has dragged out because of [[Putin]]'s desire to avoid [[civilian]] casualties. However, now the gloves are off. − :(b) The [[Dnieper]] will not be crossed until after the spring snow melt and run off. This year has been record snowfall, so the delay could be six weeks. − *[[Macgregor]]: [https://youtu.be/7nu3neyzfB4 "The Russians are going to move up to Zaporozhye. They're going to cross the river. They're going to seize Odessa. At the same time, I think they will move on Karkov. Those things are I think written into the operations orders. Those are the goals and objectives."] − :Interpretation: After the spring runoff and the Russians cross the [[Dnieper]], if the Russians continue west and south toward [[Nikolaev]] and [[Odessa]] means a shorter war, whereas if they turn north as [[Krapivnik]] says to [[Dnepropetrovsk]] means a longer war (which ultimately threatens [[Kyiv]] and all of Ukraine). − *[[Mercouris]]: [https://youtu.be/yolLJMmeQrk Kiev Fortifying Odessa As Zaporozhzhia Counter Attack Fails]; − − − ===Iran=== − *[[Mearsheimer]]: [https://mearsheimer.substack.com/p/no-way-to-win-in-iran No Way to Win in Iran]. − − *Report: [[Putin]] offers [[Trump]] an off-ramp for war with Iran: Iran to ship enriched uranium to [[China]]. [https://youtu.be/44XYAQKT7Qg] − − *[https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/china-ylc-8b-radar-iran-anti-stealth-middle-east-air-defense/ China’s YLC-8B Radar Transfer to Iran Could Rewrite Middle East Airpower and End Stealth Dominance]. − :China has transferred to YLC-8B to Iran. This is how combat testing of an [[innovation]] works before it is used in [[Taiwan]]. Let's see if [[Trump]], [[Hegseth]], and the boys in the [[Pentagon]] are stupid enough to take the bait despite being warned. − :'''Here's the danger:''' [https://meaninginhistory.substack.com/p/trumps-war-on-iran-is-existential (a) Russia & China will not allow Iran] [[regime change]]; (b) any attack on Iran will not be a "one and done" (a "pin prick" as [[Mearsheimer]] calls it) like the [[12 Day War]] or Venezuela and Nigerian operations; (c) the boys in the [[Pentagon]] may be tempted to see how the Chinese YLC-8B radar system operates to apply to [[Taiwan]] defense planning. However, once a bombing operation commences, the US cannot walk away. The US will be committed to at least an 8 or 9 month war which ultimately it will lose. − :*[[Rachel Blevins]]: [https://youtu.be/9QlKytNGmYg Russian AIR DEFENSE + Chinese RADAR Ready for US ATTACK on Iran: THIS IS WW3] | [[Stanislav Krapivnik]]. − ::Krapivnik says the YLC-8B was combat tested in the [[2025 India-Pakistan war]]. − :*[[Krapivnik]]: More on an integrated [[air defense]] system. [https://youtu.be/WDUYQwqZIqo] − *[https://larrycjohnson.substack.com/p/understanding-why-general-caine-cannot Understanding Why General Caine Cannot Guarantee a Slam-Dunk Success if the US Attacks Iran]. − :"The short story is that, for the US air forces to cover the vast distances they will need to cover—and return—they will need to be refueled in the air right up near Iran’s borders—within easy range of Iran’s [[AD]]. That’s crazy. It’s worse than that, actually, because Iran’s [[S-300]]s (and [[S-400]]s?) can reach out hundreds of miles to catch US planes before or near where they would need to be to launch standoff missiles.... − :"The YLC-8B is a three-dimensional, long-range anti-[[stealth]] [[surveillance]] radar developed by China’s Nanjing Research Institute of Electronics Technology. It’s a UHF-band radar, which is particularly effective against stealth aircraft because longer radio wavelengths are harder for aircraft to evade through traditional radar-absorbent materials...." − − :*[https://julianmacfarlane.substack.com/p/for-want-of-a-battle-the-kingdom For want of a battle, the kingdom was lost]. − *[[Ritter]]: [https://youtu.be/XzvbRHd57EU What War With Iran Will Look Like.] − − *[[TWZ]]: The massive questions surrounding a major [[American]] air war against Iran. [https://www.twz.com/news-features/the-massive-questions-surrounding-a-major-american-air-war-against-iran] − :*"There is absolutely no appetite [[domestic]]ally to engage in another ground war in the [[Middle East]], so that option is a non-starter, which is a good thing, as America’s track record in this regard is terrible....there is a broad misconception that [[Israel]] wiped out Iran’s [[ballistic missile]] capabilities. This couldn’t be further from the truth." − *[https://youtu.be/XFxU_LH8_AI ''USS Gerald Ford'' sinking in its own sh*t]. − *''[[Wall Street Journal]]'': [https://archive.is/2J2PV Missed Funerals and Blocked Toilets: Iran Deployment Takes a Toll on U.S. Sailors]. − *[[Iran]]: The Decisive Battle of [[WW3]]. [https://internationalman.com/articles/the-middle-east-the-decisive-battleground-of-ww3/] − *[[Ian Proud]]: [https://thepeacemonger.substack.com/p/killing-khamenei-may-kill-trumpsl KILLING KHAMENEI MAY KILL TRUMP'S PRESIDENCY]. − *[[David T. Pyne]]: [https://dpyne.substack.com/p/trump-starts-a-dangerous-unnecessary Trump Starts a Dangerous, Unnecessary and Unprovoked Regional War of Choice with Iran]. − :*[https://dpyne.substack.com/i/190046578/trump-blows-up-his-election-winning-maga-coalition Trump Blows Up His Election Winning MAGA Coalition] − :*[https://dpyne.substack.com/i/190046578/trumps-archduke-ferdinand-moment Trump’s Archduke Ferdinand Moment] − :*[https://dpyne.substack.com/i/190046578/unexpected-blowback-from-war-on-iran Unexpected Blowback From War on Iran] − *[https://larrycjohnson.substack.com/p/the-failure-of-us-and-israeli-air The Failure of US and Israeli Air Defense]. − − *[[Sam Faddis]]: [https://andmagazine.substack.com/p/what-if-we-and-the-israelis-have What If We And The Israelis Have Different Objectives?] − :*[[Alastair Crooke]] says something very similar: [https://youtu.be/YL8rXeNkXsQ Can Israel & the U.S. Sustain Iran's Military Power?] − ::The theory is something like this: The [[US]] wants [[regime change]]; [[Israel]] wants [[Balkan]]ization to keep various ethnic group fighting among themselves and not be a threat to the outside. In both instances, the assumption is these heirs of a 3,000 year old [[civilization]] are too [[stupid]] and inexperienced to understand they are being manipulated by outside powers. − ::The killing of 175 schoolgirls should put to rest, at least among non-[[bigot]]s, the [[lie]] that Iran doesn't allow girls to go to school. In fact, more females graduate from college in Iran than males. Most medical doctors in Iran are women. − *''[[Breaking Defense Daily]]'': [https://breakingdefense.com/2026/03/how-us-military-space-operators-are-likely-aiding-the-fight-in-iran/ Role of space in Iran ops] − *[[Vaughn Cordle]]: [https://vaughncordle.substack.com/p/kharg-island-irans-fatal-flaw-in Kharg Island: Iran’s Fatal Flaw in a 30-Day War]. ''[[Operation Epic Fury]], the [[Political]] Clock, and the Internal Break That Ends the Regime.'' − :Three interesting scenarios. − *[[Alastair Crooke]]: [https://youtu.be/bfZMcqICySg Iran Was Ready for This War… And It Could Change the Middle East Forever]. − − ::Of course Iran prepared for this over years. Geez. I thought Iran posed no threat... − Joe Kent 9.25.24: − − [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Iran+has+been+after+Trump+since+January+of+2020+after+he+ordered+the+targeted+killing+of+the+terrorist+Qasem+Soleimani.+This+isn%E2%80%99t+a+new+threat.%22 google] − − "Iran has been after Trump since January of 2020 after he ordered the targeted killing of the terrorist Qasem Soleimani. This isn't a new threat. The secret service consistently failing to secure Trump is new. We need to figure out exactly why these failures keep happening.". − [https://x.com/joekent16jan19/status/1838963575320412395][[User:LaMarina|LaMarina]] ([[User talk:LaMarina|talk]]) 15:00, March 17, 2026 (EDT) − − <br> − ::I think this refers to 47 years, when the [[US]] imposed [[economic sanctions]], gave [[WMD]] to [[Saddam]], and 300,000 people were killed in the [[Iran-Iraq war]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 16:21, March 17, 2026 (EDT) − *[https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-told-turkey-war-iran-would-end-mere-four-days-expert-says US told Turkey war on Iran would end in just four days, expert says]. − *[[Big Serge]]: [https://bigserge.substack.com/p/the-iran-war-the-eagle-and-the-lions The Iran War: The Eagle and the Lions]. [[Epic Fury]], [[Roaring Lion]], [[True Promise]]. − *[[MoA]]: [https://www.moonofalabama.org/2026/03/war-on-iran-no-planning-no-hiding-officials-suicide-mission-in-hormuz.html War On Iran: – No Planning – No Hiding Officials – Suicide Mission In Hormuz]. − *[[MoA]]: [https://www.moonofalabama.org/2026/03/war-on-iran-the-saudis-alternative-crude-export-outlet-is-also-a-trap.html War On Iran: The Saudis’ Alternative Crude Export Outlet Is Also A Trap]. − *''[[Responsible Statecraft]]'': [https://responsiblestatecraft.org/trump-end-war-iran/ Trump's window for face-saving exit may be closing now]. ''[[Escalation]] is only putting him in a lose-lose situation, so [[negotiating]] is the only option. However, [[Iran]]'s growing leverage could prevent an easy off-ramp.'' − *[https://youtu.be/BNPDTRdIN4Q Iran: Turkey, Cyprus & Azerbaijan Attacks "False Flags"]. [[Glenn Diesen]] & [[Mario Nawfal]] − *''[[WSJ]]'': [https://archive.ph/tYN5N#selection-563.0-563.73 The Oil Supply Crunch Is Spreading From the Gulf to the Rest of the World]. − *[[Pepe Escobar]]: [https://thealtworld.com/pepe_escobar/how-iran-and-china-shaped-the-war-chessboard How Iran and China shaped the war chessboard]. − *[[Pepe Escobar]]: [https://youtu.be/Bzy0p_FeW30 Iran's Strategy of Attrition Warfare] [[Glenn Diesen]] − *[[Alastair Crooke]]: [https://thealtworld.com/alastair_crooke/irans-audacious-strategic-moves-declared-missile-dominance-over-the-occupied-territories-a-warning-of-nuclear-deterrence Iran’s audacious strategic moves – declared ‘missile dominance over the Occupied Territories’; a warning of ‘nuclear deterrence’]. − − *[https://youtu.be/5pUOoaLSsZ8 Iran War: US Paratroopers On Their Way] /[[Robert Pape]] & [[Lt Col Daniel Davis]] − *''[[The American Conservative]]'': [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/to-end-the-iran-war-trump-must-divorce-israel/ To End the Iran War, Trump Must Divorce Israel]. ''The president should tell [[Netanyahu]] to kick rocks.'' − − *[[Conflicts Forum]]: [https://conflictsforum.substack.com/p/israeli-security-grandees-stark-warnings Israeli Security Grandees’ Stark Warnings -- “Strategic failure”; “Strategic mistakes”; ‘Reopening Hormuz militarily illusory’ … ‘The collapse of the IDF is the collapse of Israel’]. ''Conflicts Forum’s compilation of consequential & strategic perspectives from leading Israeli commentators (translated from the Hebrew press), 1 April 2026.'' − − − ====USS Gerald Ford and alleged sabotage==== − [[File:Screenshot 1-3-2026 24847.jpeg|center|650px|thumb|[[Essay: The United States will be the leading power in the world for the foreseeable future|User:Conservative: "The United States will remain the leading power in the world" if the rest of the planet decides to let it]]. Afterall, we believe in [[democracy]], majority rule and the consent of the governed. Kidnapping and whacking out foreign leaders may not be persuasive or the way to get a consensus in support of [[American foreign policy]], like [[gay rights]], the [[homosexual agenda]], [[gay marriage]], [[transgenderism]] and other "god given" [[human rights]].]] − ::Comment: My apologies. It was over my protests that Andy allowed [[sewage]] to become such a major [[foreign policy]] issue in [[Conservapedia]]. History will remember that it was American sailors [[sabotage]] by clogging up [[toilet]]s on Supercarriers that led to the defeat of the [[American Empire]] in the [[Middle East]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 16:48, February 26, 2026 (EST) − *[[Simplicius]]: [https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/iran-calls-trumps-bluff-as-deep-state Iran Calls Trump's Bluff as Deep State Rebels Over War]. − :"While the Iranian saga has kept the world on its toes, it has now turned from travesty-in-making to total farce. The ''[[USS Gerald R. Ford]]''—the most expensive and ‘advanced’ [[aircraft carrier]] in [[history]]—has become “mired” in quite a stink—pun intended—as it was revealed that demoralized sailors are potentially [[sabotaging]] the ship by flushing items like clothing and mop heads into the ship’s [[sewage]] systems, causing widespread septic blockages—a kind of “[[color revolution]] of the seas” (color mutiny?), with the color being brown." See also: [[Essay: The United States may be the leading power in the world for the foreseeable future]]. What a legacy. The [[historian]]s gotta cover this up - how a bunch of lazy, traitorous mutineers saved us from [[World War III]]. − :*[https://thealtworld.com/rania_khalek/trump-humiliated-by-uss-ford-mutiny-iran-vows-to-wipe-out-us-troops Trump HUMILIATED by ''USS Ford'' Mutiny, Iran Vows to WIPE OUT US Troops]. − :*''[[WSJ]]'': [https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/us-israel-iran-war-2026/card/two-u-s-sailors-injured-in-a-fire-on-aircraft-carrier-uss-gerald-r-ford-L27x52otEwpYN4os68Gl Two U.S. Sailors Injured in a Fire on Aircraft Carrier ''USS Gerald R. Ford'']. − ::*[https://julianmacfarlane.substack.com/p/rubber-ducks-in-the-red-sea Rubber Ducks in the Red Sea?] − :::"Bad things are happening to American aircraft carriers — and we don’t know exactly what, why, or how. Everything in the American InfoVerse is “laundered”. But the stains remain. '''Laundering the Truth''': A laundry fire that takes thirty hours to extinguish on a $13 billion carrier with the most advanced damage control systems in any navy on earth. That displaces 600 crew from their berths. On a ship designed to take battle damage and keep fighting. And the explanation is the laundry. The Ford has automated fire suppression. It has damage control teams that train constantly. It has redundant systems specifically because carriers are built to survive hits in combat. A laundry fire on a ship designed to survive anti-ship missiles does not burn for thirty hours and render 600 berths uninhabitable. That’s not a laundry fire. That’s damage." − ::*[[TWZ]]: [https://www.twz.com/sea/navy-juggles-its-aircraft-carrier-plans-to-stay-afloat Navy Juggles Its Aircraft Carrier Plans To Stay Afloat]. − :::"A perfect storm involving three U.S. Navy aircraft carriers highlights the strain on the fleet amid an ongoing war in the Middle East and tensions in Asia...One of the carriers was damaged by a fire, another just saw its service life extended for the second time, while a third had its delivery pushed back until 2027...Given that America is in a new war with an uncertain future, there could be further shockwaves to the Navy’s plans for its carrier fleet". − − :*[[Amb. Chas Freeman]] and [[Michael Rossi]]: [https://youtu.be/LYGPaP7M704 US and Israel Launch Attacks on Iran - What We Know So Far]. − ::Freeman confirms massacre of 108 Iranian schoolgirls, says Khamenei's death yet unconfirmed. − ::Rossi: 4 members of Khamenei's family killed including a daughter and granddaughter. No confirmation of Khamenei's death. − :*[[Chas Freeman]]: [https://youtu.be/Xt2e_79Rua4 The War Against Iran Could Destroy the U.S. Republic]. [[Glenn Diesen]]. − − *[[Simplicius]]: [https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/all-hell-set-to-break-loose-irgc All Hell Set to Break Loose? IRGC Promises Historic Devastation After Khamenei Confirmed Killed by Israeli-US Strikes]. − :"In reality, both parties could begin looking for off-ramps to what is likely an unsustainable exchange for both:...Trump has told [[CBS News]] that he believes today’s attacks by [[Israel]] and the [[United States]] against [[Iran]], which resulted in the death Supreme Leader [[Ayatollah Ali Khamenei]], have been effective and could create a pathway to diplomacy, stating that [[negotiation]]s could be, “Much easier now than it was a day ago, obviously - because they are getting beat up badly.” But of course the big elephant in the room is the fact that the [[Ayatollah]] is a figurehead who had already ceded control over [[military]] matters to the Supreme Council of the [[IRGC]] in the wake of last summer’s US strikes. On top of that, Iran is said to be readying a replacement, who may end up being a much bigger hardliner than Khamenei ever was...." − − *[[Korybko]]: [https://korybko.substack.com/p/the-us-military-campaign-against US Military Campaign Against Iran Is Part Of Trump’s Grand Strategy Against China]. − − ====Destruction of radars leaves American military blind==== − − *Iran wiped out the $1.3 Billion [[American]] [[taxpayer]]-funded [[radar]] built by Iranian [[migrant]] workers in [[Bahrain]] to the cheers of the same migrants on the first day of hostilities. − − *[[TWZ]]: [https://www.twz.com/news-features/iranian-attacks-on-critical-missile-defense-radars-are-a-wake-up-call Iranian Attacks On Prized Missile Defense Radars Are A Wake-Up Call]. ''[[Iran]]'s successful targeting of critical [[missile defense]] [[radar]]s in the [[Middle East]] highlights global vulnerabilities.'' − − − [[File:Screenshot 19-2-2026 15838 .jpeg|center|650px|thumb|]] − *[[Stephen Bryen]]: [https://julianmacfarlane.substack.com/p/lets-all-get-a-bomb Iran and Rope-a-Dope in Oman]. ''The negotiations are a disaster from the start.'' − *[https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/unexploded-us-gbu57-bunker-buster-iran-nuclear-sites-12-day-war/ Unexploded U.S. GBU-57 Bunker-Buster Bombs Inside Iran’s Nuclear Facilities Expose Dangerous Legacy of the 12-Day War]. [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-iran-war-breaking-unexploded-us-bombs-inside-iran-s-nuclear-facilities-trump-s-tomahawks-fail/vi-AA1VZq1U] − *[https://thegrayzone.com/2026/02/13/iran-war-opportunity-oil-lobbys/ Iran war described as ‘biggest opportunity’ at US oil lobby’s DC summit]. − *[https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/trump-administration-weighs-seizing-tankers-carrying-iranian-oil-to-pressure-regime-wsj/ar-AA1W5Qh6 Trump administration weighs seizing tankers carrying Iranian oil to pressure regime - WSJ]. − :*[https://korybko.substack.com/p/a-venezuelan-like-oil-blockade-against A Venezuelan-Like Oil Blockade Against Iran Could Enable The US To Divide-And-Rule Russia-India-China]. − ::''"This worst-case scenario of the [[US]]’ dividing-and-ruling RIC can be averted by Iran deterring or breaking a US blockade on its oil in parallel with Russia doing the same with respect to any British one against its “[[shadow fleet]]”. These options require immense [[political]] will since they entail the potential cost of a hot war breaking out between Great Powers so it’s unclear whether they’ll be implemented, but likewise, so too might the [[US]] and [[UK]] ultimately back off from their possible blockades for the same reason."'' − :*[https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/reports-claim-us-readying-long-term Reports Claim US Readying 'Long-Term' Attrition Op Against Iran]. − *nakedcapitalism: [https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/02/war-with-iran-to-accelerate-trumps-golden-march-to-ruin.html War With Iran to Accelerate Trump’s Golden March to Ruin]. − :"From a recent article in [[Responsible Statecraft]]: − {{Cquote|Even those who hope [[Trump]] chooses to avoid [[military]] action in [[Iran]] altogether should be taken aback to hear that eight months after the last extended U.S. military campaign ended (the defense of [[Israel]] during the [[12-day war]] and [[Operation Midnight Hammer]]), [[American]] [[missile defense]] arsenals could still be in such rough shape… − − But eight months should be sufficient to return stocks of some types of defense interceptors to less critical levels. If the missile defense cupboard is truly still bare, however, something else must be going on. − − That something else, it turns out, is [[Ukraine]]. − − Although President Trump and his advisers are quick to argue that the [[United States]] is no longer paying for the military aid supporting Ukraine’s ongoing war, this is only one piece of a larger story. In fact, the United States is still sending billions in [[weapon]]s to Ukraine, often diverting new weapons intended for the U.S. military directly to Ukraine instead.}} − :The article goes on to discuss [[Venezuela]], [[Cuba]], [[Taiwan]], etc. − *[https://www.moonofalabama.org/2026/02/duplicate-propaganda-for-war-on-iran.html Duplicate Propaganda For War On Iran]. − :"[[Propaganda]] usually works in a drip-drip-drip fashion. Small stories are launched each other day spreading the similar talking points over and over again. But today, due to some mix up, two of the major propaganda outlets, the [[New York Times]] and the [[Washington Post]], launched very similar propaganda stories on the very same day....It is a bit disappointing how ritualistic and boring propaganda like this has become." − :*[[Larry Johnson]]: [https://larrycjohnson.substack.com/p/peeling-back-the-us-information-operation Peeling Back the US Information Operation in Iran]. − *[https://youtu.be/ZOrBqPLePOE Ted Postal on missile interceptors]. − *Patarames: It's an open secret that Iran will knock-out the 🇺🇸 4 AN/TPY-2 radars in [[UAE]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Turkiye]], [[Qatar]] if they fail to rein in Trump, without the high-resolution of these rare, key radars, [[missile-defense]] will become very problematic. [https://x.com/Pataramesh/status/2024407684422807849] − *[[Vanessa Beeley]]: [https://thealtworld.com/vanessa_beeley/is-british-intelligence-radicalising-children-in-syrian-isis-prisons-for-the-long-war-against-iran Is British Intelligence Radicalising Children in Syrian ISIS Prisons for the Long War against Iran?] − *nakedcapitalism: Iran Crisis Exposes the Impotence of America’s [[Neoliberal]] [[Military industrial complex|War Machine]]. [https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/02/iran-crisis-exposes-the-impotence-of-americas-neoliberal-war-machine.html] − *[[HistoryLegends]] Flashpoint: [https://youtu.be/Y08RJZTSDyc Massive US Buildup Against Iran 🇮🇷🇺🇸]. − :*Recommended. − *[[Rick Sanchez]]: [https://youtu.be/QStCX-uo5pk China Supplies Iran With Advanced Missiles; Advisor Warns of Preemptive Strikes Against Japan]. − *[[Mark Wauck]]: [https://meaninginhistory.substack.com/p/the-iranian-perspective-on-ww3-with The Iranian perspective on WW3 with @Pataramesh] (which according to the [[liberal claptrap]] [[spammed]] by [[User:Conservative]] is a paranoid fantasy). − *[https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/2027122113937920149?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Pentagon’s first ever Kamikaze drone unit is ready to attack Iran.] − :Probably won't have much luck against a more experienced Russian-built [[air defense]] system. Hey, but it's a good waste of [[taxpayer]] money. − *''[[The American Conservative]]'': [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/an-iran-war-puts-america-the-constitution-peace-and-the-facts-last/ An Iran War Puts America, the Constitution, Peace, and the Facts Last]. ''There are many reasons for Trump not to do this.'' − − *[[Stephen Bryen]]: [https://weapons.substack.com/p/the-son-of-jcpo>''Source'': Coa-rises-from-the-iran Son of JCPOA Rises from the Iran Negotiations]. − :"The US position is significantly weaker that it was earlier because the terms of any deal have been significantly narrowed and watered down. Trump also is in a tough spot since the Iranians have managed to give him a take it or leave it challenge, where it would be difficult for Trump to have support from US allies. Britain Won’t Support the US if it Attacks Iran." − − *[[Iran]] claims 108 schoolgirls killed in "decapitation strike" on girl's school in Minab. [https://t.me/wartimedia/117576] − :Editor's note: In the fog of war, it doesn't have to be true. Like the [[9/11]] attack, there isn't much sympathy inside Iran for the [[collaborator]]s with Iran's external enemies. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 20:06, February 28, 2026 (EST) − ::Updated count: 165 schoolgirls killed ages 7-12. [[Scott Ritter]] claims outdated targeting information fed into [[AI]] that the building was once used by the Iranian [[military]] led to the massacre. − ::*''[[NYT]]'': [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/us/politics/iran-school-missile-strike.html U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says]. '''''Outdated targeting data''' may have resulted in a mistaken missile strike, according to the ongoing military investigation, which undercuts [[President Trump]]’s assertion that Iran could be to blame.'' − :::Comment: This corroborates [[Ritter]]'s assessment made in less than 24 hours of the event. His sources in [[government]] appear to be reliable. His assessment that [[AI]] was fed targeting data that was 15 years out of date appears to be spot on. As to Hegseth's assertion, "we don't target civilians", remains arguable, maybe not deliberately in this case, but negligently. And that leaves aside discussion of the late December and early January uprising. − − ====Bombing schoolgirls==== − − [[File:Photo 2026-03-04 21-17-23.jpg|center|650px|thumb|165 graves for the girls killed in the Minab school in Iran this Saturday following the US-Israeli air strike. Most of the victims were between 7 and 12 years old.<br>''Source'': Chronicles of the Conflict.]] − *''[[Just the News]]'': [https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/all-things-trump/trump-declares-diplomatic-solution-iran-much-easier-after-strikes Trump declares diplomatic solution in Iran ‘much easier’ after strikes, elimination of Ayatollah]. − :Sorry, it's too late to walk away from the potential [[violence]] [[President Trump]] has exposed all [[American]]s to after whacking a foreign [[religious]] leader and America has depleted its [[weapon]]s stockpile. − :*[https://andmagazine.substack.com/p/this-is-a-regime-change-fight-for THIS IS A REGIME CHANGE, FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL, IRANIANS ARE GOING TO TAKE THIS WORLDWIDE] − ::Caveat: This is a [[partisan]] source. − :*Mass shooting in [[Texas]] likely reprisal for killing the Ayatollah. [https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/03/01/mass-shooting-in-austin-texas-bar-killing-3-injuring-14-likely-a-terrorist-incident/] − *[[CIA]] admits role in targeted killings. [https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-says-dozens-of-top-iranians-killed-within-seconds-of-khamenei-as-cia-role-emerges/] − *[[Mike Pence]] on [[Piers Morgan]]. [https://greenwald.substack.com/p/debating-the-ex-idf-spokesman-about] − *[[CNN]]: [[Kuwait]] shot down 3 US [[F-15]]s with [[US]] [[air defense]] system. [https://youtu.be/ocwkL95tF8U] ([[Col. Wilkerson]] says 3 incidents make it unlikely "[[friendly fire]]") − :''The gang that couldn't shoot straight.'' − :*[https://t.me/two_majors/70513 UNIQUE FOOTAGE OF CLOSE AIR COMBAT] − :*faulty training on obsolete equipment? − :*a third possibility: [[Shia]] or anti-[[American]] paid recruits in the [[Sunni]]-controlled and dominated Kuwaiti military? − ::*[[TWZ]]: Questions whether [[Kuwait]]i pilot went rogue seem possible based on evidence. [https://www.twz.com/air/kuwaiti-f-a-18s-triple-friendly-fire-shootdown-gets-stranger-by-the-day] IOWs, the cover story of a "[[friendly fire]]" incident was [[BS]] from the gitgo. − − *''[[Guardian]]'': [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/01/us-contractors-stranded-kuwait US contractors in Kuwait decry meager bunkers and pay cuts amid Iran war: ‘We’re treated as expendable’]. − − *[[Iranian Military Monitor]]: Report: [[Netanyahu]]’s [[Chief-of-Staff]], Tzachi Braverman, has been k!lled in Tel Aviv. [https://x.com/IRIran_Military/status/2028427438330384688] − − *''[[The Federalist]]'': [https://thefederalist.com/2026/03/03/how-israel-chain-ganged-the-trump-administration-into-war-against-iran/ How Israel ‘Chain-Ganged’ The Trump Administration Into War Against Iran]. − − *[[RT]]: [https://www.rt.com/news/633672-us-troops-christian-nationalists/ US troops told Trump’s attack on Iran is ‘signal fire for Armageddon’]. − :*[[Military Religious Freedom Foundation]]: [https://jonathanlarsen.substack.com/p/us-troops-were-told-iran-war-is-for A combat-unit commander told non-commissioned officers that the Iran war is part of God’s plan and that Pres. Donald Trump was “anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth,”] − :::'''Question:''' Did [[Netanyahu]] accept [[Jesus Christ]] as his personal [[Lord]] & [[Savior]]? Will Bibi be caught up in the [[Rapture]]? − − *[[UK]] Ministry of Defence: [https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-cyprus-raf-base-akrotiri-36817529 Drone that hit airbase in Cyprus was not launched from Iran]. − − *Report: 4th [[F-15]] shot down, this one in Iranian airspace. [https://t.me/myLordBebo/108092] Control of the skies? [[Israel]]i [[F-35]] shot down over [[Tehran]]? [https://x.com/zhao_dashuai/status/2029163329168830639] − − *Sitting [[US]] Senator breaks the arm of a Marine ([https://twitter.com/alanhe/status/2029301477341061613 Video: WARNING you can see and hear it snap.]) − − [[File:Screenshot 5-3-2026 221739.jpeg|center|650px|thumb|Confirmed Iranian hits on US bases and radar. [https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/iran-blinds-us-with-unprecedented] ]] − − *''[[NYT]]'': [https://archive.ph/jJjnr#selection-553.0-553.56 Eliminating Iran’s Ballistic Missiles Could Be Difficult]. − − *[[Simplicius]]: [https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/iran-war-shifts-to-cynical-plan-b Iran War Shifts to Cynical Plan 'B' After US Fails to Fracture 'Regime']. − − *[[US]] [[Patriot missile]] hits residential building in [[Bahrain]]. [https://www.news9live.com/videos/world-videos/israel-us-iran-war-american-patriot-air-defense-system-malfunctions-in-bahrain-watch-video-2940876] − − *[[Sam Faddis]]: [https://andmagazine.substack.com/p/lets-all-go-to-hell-together "Let's All Go To Hell Together"]. − − *[https://x.com/pati_marins64/status/2031461806527369312 Iran is deploying smart mines that sit on the seabed, waiting for a ship to pass before engaging]. − :''These differ from the more traditional stereotypic floating mines.'' − − *[[Russian]] consulate in [[Isfahan]] damaged in [[US]] airstrike. [https://youtu.be/CEmV_wbk0Y8] − *''[[WSJ]]'': [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/iran-s-control-of-hormuz-means-it-s-exporting-more-oil-today-than-before-the-war/ar-AA1XWsxE Iran’s control of Hormuz means it’s exporting more oil today than before the war]. − *[https://www.hisutton.com/IRGC-USV.html Iranian IRGC Show Uncrewed Explosive Boat (USV)]. − :*[https://t.me/two_majors/70881 Video by the IRGC of their underground ‘mosquito boat’ storage facilities as a rebuke to Trump’s boast of having destroyed the Shah's 1970s era surface ship navy]. − :*[[What's Going on With Shipping?]]: [https://youtu.be/zenHFm60xKM Shipping is Afire | Attacks off Kuwait | No Escorts, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve & the Jones Act]. − − *[[Simplicius]]: [https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/does-iran-pose-a-real-threat-to-us Does Iran Pose a Real Threat to US Carriers? Debate Finally Answered For Good]. − − [[File:Photo 2026-03-11 14-45-16.jpg|center|650px|thumb|Update: [[Third World]]ers who use outhouses can now cross [[America]]'s ocean moats with [[drone]]s to attack [[California]].]] − − *[[Defense One]]: [https://www.defenseone.com/defense-systems/2026/03/fighter-jets-are-downing-iranian-drones-dangerous-expensive-mission/412097/ Fighter jets are downing Iranian drones—a dangerous, expensive mission]. − :Sending a manned aircraft after an unmanned UAV is risky & costly. − − *''[[Bloomberg News]]'': [https://archive.is/hIcvz Israel is burning expensive interceptors to take down cheap drones, bleeding the treasury dry.] − − *''[[USA Today]]'': [[Epic Fury|Iran war]] not justified by [[Just War Theory]]. [https://news-usa.today/cardinal-mcelroy-us-iran-war-not-morally-legitimate-catholic-teaching-explained/] − − *[https://youtu.be/DAC7ZyNMdeE "Israel Is Getting PUMMELED by Iran"] — [[Colonel Wilkerson]] − ::"Plural"? So now there are multiple schools? (Disregarding Iran's "claims").[[User:Dianne3000|Dianne3000]] ([[User talk:Dianne3000|talk]]) 17:55, March 27, 2026 (EDT) − − ====Bombing South Pars==== − *[https://youtu.be/8hCKv3HbTjA Trump IS TRAPPED In Iran Escalation Nightmare]. − *''[[The Federalist]]'': [https://thefederalist.com/2026/03/20/trump-israel-dispute-raises-questions-about-chain-of-command/ Trump-Israel Dispute Raises Questions About Chain Of Command]. ''‘The [[United States]] knew nothing about this particular attack,’ [[President Trump]] posted on [[Truth Social]].'' − [[File:South Pars.PNG|center|650px|thumb|Iran warns people to evacuate [[Gulf States]] after [[Israel]] strikes the world's largest gas field, the South Pars. [[BBC]]: Oil hits $110 bbl.]] − *[https://youtu.be/nWKCj_BZTO8 Iran ORDERS EVACUATION Of Gulf Energy Sites]. − :*[https://t.me/wartimedia/121297 IRGC: "Run, fools!"] − ::"After the [[US]] and [[Israel]] carried out strikes on [[civilian]] [[industrial]] facilities in [[Iran]] over the past 48 hours, resulting in the deaths of workers who were at the enterprises during the bombings, the [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]] stated that from now on, all [[American]] [[industrial]] enterprises in the region, as well as companies with American [[investment]] involvement, are considered their [[legitimate]] military targets. − ::"The IRGC also issued an urgent recommendation to evacuate areas near American industrial enterprises in the [[Middle East]]. − ::"Save yourself if you can - and thank the [[American]]s." − *[[MoA]]: [https://www.moonofalabama.org/2026/03/war-on-iran-energy-strikes-move-from-disruptive-to-destructive.html War On Iran: Energy War Moves From Disruption To Destruction]. − :Interpretation: "from disruption to destruction" means energy price increases are no longer [https://www.bitchute.com/video/V7owlIHhtBw/ "short term pain for long term gain"] as infrastructure has to be rebuilt. 3-5 yrs min to rebuild. [[Infrastructure]] cannot be rebuilt (a) during [[war]] and (b) without assurance it won't be destroyed again if or when fighting resumes. IOWs, accept [[Iran]]'s demands to (a) end [[economic sanctions]], and (b) security guarantees that Iran will not be attacked again (similar to [[Russia]]'s demands for a new regional security architecture agreement) or accept permanent [[energy]] & [[food]] price increases which have not peaked yet. − :*[https://korybko.substack.com/p/trump-might-have-approved-israels Trump Might Have Approved Israel’s South Pars Strike After Iran Flirted With The Petroyuan]. − ::"The rationale could have been to stop the so-called “[[petroyuan]]” dead in its tracks after Iran began flirting with the possibility of only allowing safe passage through the [[Strait of Hormuz]] for tankers that prove that they paid for their [[oil]] and [[gas]] in [[China]]’s [[currency]]. Iran’s interests in this [[policy]] would be to deal a powerful blow to the “[[petrodollar]]”, which is one of the pillars of the [[US]]’ global strength, while the US’ interests in allowing [[Israel]] to strike the [[South Pars]] gas field would have been to punish Iran for even considering such a move." − ::*[[Lloyd's List]]: [https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156656/Iran-establishes-safe-shipping-corridor-for-approved-and-paid-for-transits Iran establishes ‘safe’ shipping corridor for approved and paid for transits]. − ::*[[CBS News]]: [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-allows-purchase-of-russian-oil-already-at-sea/ Japan stiffed Trump and has entered into an agreement to buy Russian oil with Chinese yuan.] − :*''[[The American Conservative]]'': [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/iran-war-enters-21st-day-gulf-energy-infrastructure-decimated/ Iran War Enters 21st Day: Gulf Energy Infrastructure Decimated]. − :*[https://burningbright.substack.com/p/the-energy-war The Energy War]. ''From Axis to Ashes, the Hegemon is Dead.'' − *''[[Bloomberg News]]'': [https://x.com/business/status/2036694698610368623 Philippines declares national energy emergency] because of energy war. − − *[[TFI Global]]: [https://youtu.be/OT_L_fIcHSc Iran STRIKES US Base in UAE! F-35 Hangars DESTROYED at Al Dhafra? Shocking Satellite Proof]. − *[[Viva Frei]]: [https://youtu.be/lrn6gnJmhsM No Good Offramp? The War in Iran - From Bad to Worse] - Live with [[Trita Parsi]]. − :[[Trump]] & [[Bessent]] give [[Iran]] sanctions relief to stabilize world oil prices. − :"But right now they are not only getting formal sanctions relief. The war itself, paradoxically, this I did not predict, has offered the Iranians sanctions relief or actually become sanctions relief. The Iranians are now selling more oil than they were prior to the war. Prior to the war, they sold less than 1.1 million barrels a day at price of $65 minus 18 for the kind of sanctions discount they had to give. Now they're selling about 1.5 million at a price of $110 with only a discount of $2 to $4. They're selling almost 50% more oil than before at a price almost three times of what they did before. But they give that up just to go back to the previous status quo. I'm not saying they're winning because of this. I'm just saying that time is far more on their side than that of trust because of this massive miscalculation going into this war in the first place." − − − : '''2025/2026: Not involved in "regime change"''' − Israel only prepares for conditions to facilitate but it is ultimately depended upon Iranians. − − − 1. [https://www.jns.org/israel-news/pmo-regime-change-in-iran-not-war-goal PMO: Regime change in Iran not war goal]. − PMO: Regime change in Iran not war goal − However, if the Iranian people shake off the shackles of oppression, that would be welcome, government spokesman David Mencer tells JNS. − Jun. 24, 2025 − − 2. − [https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-889571 IDF aims to reduce Iran threat, not force regime change]. − Mar 11, 2026 − − 3. − [https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-890043 IDF spox.: Israel targeting Iran systems, not regime change] − Mar 15, 2026 — The IDF is not aiming to overthrow the Iranian regime, but is rather aiming to "damage all of the regime's systems and capabilities..."[[User:LaMarina|LaMarina]] ([[User talk:LaMarina|talk]]) 15:40, March 19, 2026 (EDT) − :Question: What is the difference between "regime change" and "state collapse"? It seems "state collapse" has more harsh or severe consequences than "regime change". Either way, it's interference in the [[sovereign]] affairs of another [[state]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 15:48, March 19, 2026 (EDT) − ::For a long time, since 1981 actually, Iran has been, not just 'meddling in' but actively attacking Israel via its founded [[Hezbollah]] [https://hezbollah.org/about-hezbollah], [[PIJ]] and [[Hamas]]. Then you have the bombings of [[Jews]] in [[Panama]] and [[Argentina]] in 1992/4 (3 separate attacks), etc. And repeated declarations of annihilation since 1991. For them, it's existential. Just saying.[[User:Telling|Telling]] ([[User talk:Telling|talk]]) 18:02, March 19, 2026 (EDT) − :::For "them", I'm assuming you are saying "Israel". [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 16:59, March 19, 2026 (EDT) − * Yes, of course. Thanks. − − Here is a bit of a summary: − − It set up Hezbollah on 1981 in Lebanon, a year before Israel responded to "Palestine" Arafat attacks on its civilians who began the infamous methods of 'dead baby strategy', using its own people as human shields. The tactics lasting to these days and adopted by Hezbollah and other Islamists. − − June 14, 1985: TWA Flight 847 was hijacked by Hezbollah after taking off from Athens. Passengers with Jewish-sounding names were separated from the others. U.S. Navy diver Robert Stethem was murdered, and his body was thrown onto the tarmac. Dozens of passengers were held hostage for two weeks until some of the hijackers’ demands were met. − − Pursuing the nuclear bomb: Late 1980s-1990s: Iran began covertly purchasing technology and constructing secret sites. − − Since 1991, had declared its annihilation wish/plan on Israel, including using nukes. − − March 17, 1992: A Hezbollah suicide bombing of the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires killed 29 civilians, including two Israelis, and injured 242 additional civilians. The embassy building collapsed, as did a nearby Catholic church, a school and an apartment building across the street. Most of the casualties were Argentine civilians, mainly children from the school. − − On July 18, 1994, in Argentina’s deadliest terrorist attack ever, a truck bomb exploded near the Argentine Mutual Israelite Association (AMIA) Jewish community center building in Buenos Aires, killing 85 people and injuring hundreds more. The Lebanon-based Iranian terrorist proxy Hezbollah, at the instruction of Iran’s top leadership and under the supervision of Iranian diplomats and intelligence officers, carried out the bombing. − − A day later: − − July 19, 1994, Iran's terror strikes again: Alas Chiricanas Airlines Flight 00901 which exploded near Colon, Panama, killing all 21 people on board, including 12 Jewish business leaders. − − May 2008: Two Hezbollah terrorists were captured as they prepared to attack the Israeli embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan. The terrorists underwent advanced training in Iran before departing to Baku, carrying Iranian passports. During their arrest, security forces discovered pistols with silencers, explosives, cameras, binoculars and photographs of the Israeli embassy in their vehicle. The two were tried and sentenced to 15 years in prison. Prior to this thwarted attack, a planned attack by Iran’s Quds Force, aiming to harm Jewish figures at the Eurovision contest in Baku, was also prevented in 2008. − − May 26, 2011: Eight Turkish citizens were injured in the attempted assassination of the Israeli Consul in Istanbul. The Quds Force led the attempted assassination with assistance on the ground from Hezbollah members. Preceding this attempt, in 2009 and 2010, were a number of unsuccessful attempts by Iran and Hezbollah to strike Israeli targets in Turkey. − − Feb. 14, 2012: Several bombings in Bangkok, Thailand, injured five people. Thai authorities said the bombings were a botched attempt by Iranian nationals to assassinate Israeli diplomats. Several Iranians were arrested and charged with the attacks. − − July 18, 2012, Hezbollah suicide bomber targeting a bus filled with Israeli tourists at Bulgaria's Burgas Airport. The explosion killed six people—five Israelis and the Bulgarian driver—and injured 32 others. − − May 30, 2015: A Lebanese-Canadian Hezbollah member was arrested in Larnaca, Cyprus, after 8.2 tons of potential bomb-making material were found in his basement. A month later, he was sentenced to six years in jail for preparing the ground for Hezbollah “to harm, through terrorist attacks, Israeli interests in Cyprus.” − − Aug. 9, 2018: Two Iranians who collected information on Israeli and Jewish targets in the U.S. and on opponents of the Iranian regime were arrested and later charged with spying for Tehran. One of those charged had carried out surveillance and took photos at several Jewish centers in Chicago, including the Hillel Center and the Rohr Chabad House. − − 2023. − Clear link with Iran on the [[Oct 7 War|Oct 7 attack, atrocities]]. − − 2024-2025: − 2024, Iran using criminal gangs to plot attacks on Jews and others. Especially in Sweden. − 2025, And 14 countries in Europe and North America have accused Iran of plotting killings and kidnappings on Western soil. − [[User:Telling|Telling]] ([[User talk:Telling|talk]]) 16:48, March 19, 2026 (EDT) − *[[HistoryLegends]]: [https://youtu.be/S9xuuc1U_pc US to Launch Ground Invasion of Iran… Without a Plan]. − :What could possibly go wrong? − − ====Roaring Lion after Rising Lion==== − Israel's Air Force has deployed new tactics never used before against Iran, enabling a far larger number of fighter jets to strike. − − Steep, high-speed takeoffs slash fuel use and refueling needs, while Operation Roaring Lion shattered Iran's remaining air defenses—destroying 92% of its top-tier mobile missile systems after the 2024 S-300 takedown—leaving just five weakened layers. − − Innovation in action. 🇮🇱 − [https://x.com/Jerusalem_Post/status/2034691391431889394] [https://x.com/Jerusalem_Post/status/2034685974580478021][[User:Telling|Telling]] ([[User talk:Telling|talk]]) 16:25, March 19, 2026 (EDT) − − *[https://x.com/pati_marins64/status/2034794282440159315 The Israeli Strike Near Iran’s Reactor is an Ominous Signal]. − [[File:HD0KnOHbcAAksvG.jpg|650px|center|thumb|Missile impact site of [[Israel]]i attack on [[Iran]]'s Bushehr [[nuclear]] power plant.]] − − *[https://youtu.be/YOyrXY0cfKc US F/A-18 Hornet hit in tail by Iranian manpad over port city of Chabahar]. − − *First [[FPV drone]] footage shared by [[Iraqi]] Shi'a militias, showing strikes against an American AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel radar and a UH-60 [[Black Hawk helicopter]] at Camp Victory in [[Baghdad]]. [https://t.me/rwapodcast/3271] − − *''[[Times of Israel]]'': [https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/us-embassy-tells-citizens-to-leave-iraq-amid-attacks-from-iran-backed-militias/ US embassy tells citizens to leave Iraq amid attacks from Iran-backed militias]. − − *[[HistoryLegends]]: [https://youtu.be/ETeA07YjnSM US Military is NOT Ready for Iranian Drones]. − − *[[MoA]]: [https://www.moonofalabama.org/2026/03/war-on-iran-exorbitant-munition-spending-lack-of-success-iran-is-winning.htmlWar On Iran: Exorbitant Munition Spending + Lack Of Success = Iran Is Winning]. − :"The [[Washington Post]] says ([https://archive.ph/vP9rn#selection-235.0-239.139 archived]) that the U.S. has fired some 850 [[Tomahawk cruise missile]]s onto Iran. The total available stock of Tomahawks is somewhere between 3,000 and 4,000. − − :"But the limit for the use of these long reach weapons is elsewhere. The missiles are usually fired from [[U.S. Navy]] vessels. They have limited loads of up to 72 Tomahawks each. When those are expended the vessels need to leave the scene to go to a friendly harbor for reloading.... − − :"The 16 or so destroyers and [[submarine]]s the U.S. has around the [[Persian Gulf|Gulf]] are by now mostly ‘Winchester’, i.e. out of Tomahawk missiles to fire. But they can no[t] leave the scene yet as their [[air-defense]] capabilities are still needed to take on Iranian [[missile]]s. − − :"[[Air-defense]] missiles are also lacking. As the British Royal United Service Institute ([[RUSI]]) reported three days ago...[https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/over-11000-munitions-16-days-iran-war-command-reload-governs-endurance] − − *[[US]]/[[Israel]] bombs [[women]] & [[children]], [https://x.com/i/status/2037842438803402922] [[Iran]] damages US [[AWACS]], destroys 3 [[aerial refueler]]s & damagers 11 others. [https://www.airandspaceforces.com/us-forces-saudi-arabia-iran-attack/] − :*[https://youtu.be/rkybDwDUjyQ US POWER LIMITS Surfacing for All to See] /[[Lt Col Daniel Davis]] FINAL − *Wolfgang Pusztai: [https://wolfgangp1964.substack.com/p/options-for-ground-forces-in-iran Options for Ground Forces in Iran]. ''In a recent interview with the prestigious Salzburger Nachrichten, I explained the options for using U.S. ground forces in a war with Iran.'' − − ====S-500 delivered==== − *[https://youtu.be/6_Y3q-BpyTQ Russia Just Gave Iran the S-500 System — NATO Called an Emergency Meeting]. − :"48 hours ago, Russian cargo aircraft began landing at Tehran's Mehrabad airport. The flights were tracked by [[NATO]] intelligence. Antonov An-124s, the heaviest military transport aircraft in the Russian fleet. Six flights in 36 hours, each carrying components that have never been exported outside Russian territory. The [[S-500 Prometheus]], Russia's most advanced [[air defense]] system. The weapon designed to shoot down American [[F-35]]s. The system that can engage targets at 600 km, including [[stealth]] aircraft, [[cruise missile]]s, and ballistic warheads. The [[technology]] [[Moscow]] swore it would never share. It's now in [[Iran]]ian hands, and NATO just called an emergency meeting. But here's where this story breaks apart. This isn't about one [[weapon]] system. This is Russia declaring that America's air dominance over Iran is over. Every F-35 mission, every [[B-2]] sorty, every cruise missile strike, everything that's been working for the past four weeks just became exponentially more dangerous. The S-500 isn't an upgrade. It's a paradigm shift. − − :"American pilots have been operating over Iran with near impunity. Iranian air defenses, aging Soviet systems, limited domestic designs, couldn't touch fifth generation aircraft flying at altitude. That asymmetry allowed the air campaign to proceed with zero American aircraft losses. Zero losses in four weeks of intensive combat operations. That number is about to change. The S-500 was designed specifically to kill what America flies. Stealth profiles, high altitude trajectories, [[hypersonic]] approach angles. Russian engineers studied American aircraft for decades and built a system to defeat them. − − :"Now Iran has it. And Russia's message is unmistakable. [[Moscow]] just told [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]], "You are not the only great power in this war anymore. Every [[escalation]] against Iran risks Russian technology killing American pilots. Every strike package faces systems designed to shoot down exactly what you're sending. Because here's what we know for certain. NATO's emergency meeting isn't about issuing statements. It's about confronting a [[reality]] that changes everything. Russia has entered this war through the back door. And America's [[strategy]] just became obsolete overnight. This is no longer US versus Iran. This is US versus Iran equipped with Russian weapons designed to defeat." − − ::2 Comments: (1) Now we know why the US started this unprovoked war: they wanted to test out American aircraft against the S-500; (2) You can bet it is not [[Iran]]ian technicians running the equipment. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 22:36, March 30, 2026 (EDT) − − :::It's payback time for the sinking of the ''Moskva'' and a dozen other red lines crossed. One S-500 missile can shoot down 36 [[helicopter]]s in the ground invasion. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 22:53, March 30, 2026 (EDT) − − ===Lebanon=== − *[[TOI]]: [https://youtu.be/PFVN0uu2Q6A After ‘DANCING MISSILE’ Blow, Arab Fighters Stun Israel With ‘SURPRISE STRIKE’; ‘IDF TANK HIT...’] − *[[Rachel Blevins]]: [https://youtu.be/bxPhpmRa-zY RESISTANCE ‘BEATING THE HELL OUT OF’ ISRAELI FORCES IN LEBANON, 140+ TANKS DESTROYED] | Laith Marouf − − ===Venezuela=== − *[https://internationalman.com/articles/the-venezuela-oil-mirage-how-washington-mistook-tar-for-black-gold/ The Venezuela Oil Mirage: How Washington Mistook Tar for Black Gold]. − :The recent [[trade]] deals announced with [[India]] & [[China]] to buy Venezuelan oil are contingent upon those countries putting up the [[capital]] for oil industry infrastructure improvements, which may not occur in the 3 year remaining window of Trump's term. − *[https://youtu.be/XMy6fANc7W8 COLLISION: USS Truxtun & USNS Supply Collide in the Caribbean, Feb 11, 2026 ]. − − ===Cuba=== − *[[Korybko]]: [https://korybko.substack.com/p/the-us-is-on-the-brink-of-subordinating The US Is On The Brink Of Subordinating Cuba]. − :"any US-instigated humanitarian crisis due to the de facto [[oil]] blockade, which might become a formal one if the Venezuelan blockade is expanded to encompass Cuba, could lead to a large-scale influx of [[Cuban]] [[refugee]]s by sea. That could complicate the [[Republican]]s’ prospects ahead of this [[2026 Midterms|fall’s midterms]], especially in [[Florida]] with its massive Cuban-American community..." − *Cuba switching to electric bikes in response to fuel crisis. [https://latinamericanpost.com/science-technology/havana-embraces-electric-revolution-as-cubans-turn-to-e-bikes-and-vehicles/] − *Sam Faddis: [https://andmagazine.substack.com/p/regime-change-is-not-a-game-for-amateurs Regime Change Is Not A Game For Amateurs]. − *''[[The American Conservative]]'': [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/cuba-and-the-u-s-are-bogged-down-in-history/ Cuba and the U.S. Are Bogged Down in History]. ''Heavy-handed efforts to coerce change in Cuba are liable to backfire.'' − *[[Leonid Savin]]: [https://thealtworld.com/leonid_savin/cuba-on-the-brink-can-the-government-survive-trumps-escalating-pressure Cuba on the Brink: Can the Government Survive Trump’s Escalating Pressure?] − *[https://thealtworld.substack.com/p/regime-tweaking-in-cuba-is-the-most “Regime Tweaking” In Cuba Is The Most Realistic Outcome Of Its US-Instigated Crisis]. − *''[[WaPo]]'': Cuba has rejected a U.S. Embassy request to import [[diesel]] fuel for its generators, calling it “shameless” in light of [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]’s ongoing [[fuel]] blockade, which has deepened the island’s severe [[energy]] crisis. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/03/20/us-embassy-havana-cuba-fuel-blackout/] − *[https://korybko.substack.com/p/five-reasons-why-the-us-declined Five Reasons Why The US Declined To Enforce Its De Facto Blockade On Cuba For Russia]. − − ===Mexico=== − *''[[Just the News]]'': Violence erupts in Mexico after killing of Nemesio ‘El Mencho' Oseguera, most wanted drug trafficker. [https://justthenews.com/world/mexico/nemesio-oseguera-el-mencho-most-wanted-drug-trafficker-killed-security-operation] − :You can see exactly what happened here. [[Claudia Sheinbaum|Sheinbaum]] whacked El Mencho, whom they could have whacked a long time ago, under the threat of "if you don't, we will" from the [[United States]] (a serious threat based on previous Trump statements and the [[Venezuela]] operation). The violent reaction with innocent bystanders becoming victims is why the Mexican government didn't act earlier. Now the [[US State Dept.]] is advising Americans to leave. This how the [[US]] gets its reputation abroad for being a [[violent]] [[bully]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 17:10, February 22, 2026 (EST) − :*[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cShG69IBg5Q Mexican federal forces are currently fighting along the Tuxpan-Mexico highway in Veracruz]. [[Veracruz]] is on the eastern [[Caribbean]] side, not the western [[Pacific]] side of [[Jalisco]] and [[Puerto Vallarta]]. IOWs, the fighting is more widespread than being reported. − :*The [[cartel]]s have more [[drone warfare]] experience from their service time in the [[Ukraine]] International [[mercenary]] brigades than either the Mexican federal troops or the US armed forces (but that can be equalized in months). − *[[Monkey Werx]]: [https://youtu.be/NcdxKJ0w6jE MEXICO GOES CODE RED!] − − ===China=== − *''[[Zerohedge]]'': [https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-controlled-atacms-missiles-deployed-south-china-sea-10km-chinas-mainland US-Controlled ATACMS Missiles Deployed In South China Sea, 10km Off China's Mainland]. − :{{Cquote|the [[Pentagon]] effectively launched hundreds of strikes on [[Russia]] in the last four years, using the [[NATO]]-orchestrated [[Ukrainian]] conflict as a way to test and probe the Russian military, as well as the [[Kremlin]]’s strategic reactions and posturing. Many of these attacks were launched at purely [[civilian]] targets, the most notorious of which was on June 23, 2024. On that day, at least four [[US]]-made [[ATACMS]] [[missile]]s were shot down by Russian air and [[missile defense]]s above [[Sevastopol]], [[Crimea]]. The banned [[cluster munition|cluster submunition]]s (primarily used against infantry) of at least one missile exploded above the crowded beaches at Uchkuyevka and Lyubimovka on the northern outskirts of Sevastopol. − − The attack, nearly coinciding with the anniversary of the [[Operation Barbarossa| Nazi invasion of Russia]], killed four civilians and injured over 150 others. At the time of this act of [[terrorism]], US/NATO [[ISR]] (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance) assets were present above the [[Black Sea]], prompting [[Moscow]]’s direct response. − − The US, aided by its numerous [[vassal]]s and satellite states, could easily use a similar scenario in a potential confrontation with [[China]], particularly if the [[warmonger]]s and [[war criminal]]s in [[Washington DC]] manage to [[escalate]] yet another conflict, just this time over [[Taiwan]].}} − *[[Macgregor]]: [https://x.com/DougAMacgregor/status/2017792245085175835 DC’s reckless policy on Taiwan heightens the risk of war with China.] − *[https://korybko.substack.com/p/trump-20s-grand-strategy-against Trump 2.0’s Grand Strategy Against China Is Slowly But Surely Coming Together]. − :*[[World Affairs In Context]]: ''[[BRICS]] now faces a decisive test: transforming expansion into durable institutional power amid intensifying geopolitical pressure.'' [https://youtu.be/eZ5DA9XKB7s] − *''[[The American Conservative]]'': [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/exploding-the-idea-that-trumps-wars-can-handle-china/ Exploding the Idea That Trump’s Wars Can Handle China]. ''[[History]] and the mechanics of world [[oil]] [[market]]s undercut a [[narrative]] about the [[Iran]] and [[Venezuela]] adventures.'' − − ===Asia Pacific=== − *[[Asia Sentinel]]: [https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/japan-shouldnt-trade-its-proven-soft Japan Shouldn’t Trade Its Proven Soft Power for Militarism]. − *[https://forumgeopolitica.com/article/what-is-happening-on-the-japanese-bond-market What is happening on the Japanese bond market?] − − ===Europe=== − *[[Korybko]]: [https://korybko.substack.com/p/germanys-two-speed-europe-proposal Germany’s “Two-Speed Europe” Proposal Is The EU’s Adaptation To Great Power Geopolitics]. ''Poland’s role is pivotal since it could either make or break these plans.'' − *[[Ian Proud]]: [https://thepeacemonger.substack.com/p/why-cant-western-leaders-accept-that Why can’t western leaders accept that they have failed in Ukraine?] − *''[[WSJ]]'' Opinion: [https://archive.ph/TLJ5Z#selection-571.0-571.42 NATO Has Seen the Future and Is Unprepared]. ''A simulation of [[drone warfare]] shows how far the alliance has to go to learn the lessons of Ukraine.'' − :WSJ reports a single Ukrainian team of 10 drone operators was able to eliminate “two NATO battalions” in a single day without any losses: − :*[[Stanislav Krapivnik]]: [https://youtu.be/rgU78lieVbE My RT Interview: How NATO failed at its wargames.] − *[[Korybko]]: [[Trump 2.0]] Must Urgently Declare Its Position Towards [[Poland]]’s [[Nuclear weapon|Nuclear Weapon]]s Plans. [https://korybko.substack.com/p/trump-20-must-urgently-declare-its] − :''Whom do they fear more - [[Germany]] that exterminated 5 million in [[death camp]]s or [[Russia]] that occupied them for 40 years?'' − *[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/rubio-to-visit-hungary-and-slovakia-after-munich-talks-with-zelenskyy/ar-AA1WoyzO Rubio to visit Hungary and Slovakia after Munich talks with Zelenskyy]. − :*[https://korybko.substack.com/p/slovakia-and-hungary-shouldnt-be Slovakia & Hungary Shouldn’t Be Fooled By The US’ Feigned Friendship]. − :*[[CIA]]-funded rag ''[[Kyiv Independent]]'': [[Slovakia]] and [[Hungary]] impose [[economic sanctions]] on [[Ukraine]], ban [[export]] of [[electricity]] and [[diesel]] to [[Kyiv regime]]. [https://kyivindependent.com/hungary-slovakia-halt-diesel-exports-to-ukraine/] − :*[[Gilbert Doctorow]]: [[Ursula von der Leyen]] and [[Kaja Kallas]] are intentionally sabotaging the economy of [[Slovakia]] and [[Hungary]] in an act of [[revenge]]. [https://gilbertdoctorow.substack.com/p/ursula-von-der-leyen-and-kaja-kallas] − :*[https://www.moonofalabama.org/2026/02/energy-glasshouse-ukraine-attempts-to-blackmail-hungary-slovakia-destined-to-fail.html Energy Glasshouse – Ukraine Attempts To Blackmail Hungary, Slovakia Destined To Fail]. − *[[World Affairs In Context]] and [[Vladimir Brovkin]]: [https://youtu.be/26pyLZXkQW8 E.U. PANICS at Munich Security Conference: Post-WWII Order Is DEAD, NATO Can’t Stop It]. − *[https://rumble.com/v761c2m-public-funded-german-broadcaster-uses-fake-ai-generated-video-for-anti-ice-.html Public-Funded German Broadcaster Uses Fake AI-Generated Video for Anti-ICE report]. − − ===South Caucusus=== − *[[Zinderneuf]]: [https://eastcalling.substack.com/p/a-watchdog-appointed-to-guard-the A Watchdog Appointed to Guard the South Caucasus]. Guest article from VneshVrag featuring A.V. Ananyev, former Senior Counsellor at the [[RF MOFA]]. − *[https://forumgeopolitica.com/article/oil-gas-and-wars-the-caspian-sea-at-a-crossroads Oil, Gas, and Wars: The Caspian Sea at a Crossroads]. − − ===India-Pakistan front=== − *[[Korybko]]: [https://korybko.substack.com/p/the-pakistan-navys-regional-escort The Pakistan Navy’s Regional Escort Mission Puts Iran In A Dilemma]. − − ===Thai-Cambodia front=== − *[https://thealtworld.com/anthony_cartalucci/american-ukrainians-caught-arming-militants-in-myanmar-and-the-us-dirty-war-on-china American/Ukrainians Caught Arming Militants in Myanmar and the US Dirty War on China]. − − ===Greek-Turkish front=== − [[File:Disputed Aegean Islands.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Disputed Aegean Islands by NATO allies Greece and Turkiye.]] − *[[Sam Faddis]]: [https://andmagazine.substack.com/p/greeks-persians-and-the-next-front Greeks, Persians And The Next Front In This War]. − :Caveat: Faddis is a [[Russophobic]] [[deep state]] [[globalist]] [[warmonger]]. − {{clear}} − − ===Economy=== − *nakedcapitalism: [https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/01/the-us-dollar-not-a-traditional-safe-haven.html The US Dollar: Not a Traditional Safe Haven]. − ::[https://grok.com/share/c2hhcmQtNA_af3254dc-3865-4c56-b3b4-ac0d0940d97e What are the weaknesses of this article: The US Dollar: Not a Traditional Safe Haven]. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 02:46, January 31, 2026 (EST) − :::<s>I give up. What?</s> [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 14:35, January 31, 2026 (EST) − − :::My bad. I forgot you are still using a machine to do your thinking for you. − {{quotebox|Overall, the article is stronger on explaining historical patterns and distinguishing mechanics than on forecasting or addressing all 2025-2026 policy/geopolitical drivers of dollar sentiment. It's a solid contribution to the debate but represents one interpretive lens rather than a definitive debunking of the dollar's safe-haven reputation.}} − :::Still hung up on fortunetelling and predictions, I guess, rather than learning the basic tools that go into analytical thinking.. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 01:47, February 1, 2026 (EST) − − *nakedcapitalism: [https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/01/defeat-of-the-west-michael-hudson-and-lena-petrova-on-davos-panic-destruction-of-the-eu-economic-collapse.html Defeat of the West – Michael Hudson and Lena Petrova on Davos Panic, Destruction of the EU & Economic Collapse]. − *[[Paul Craig Roberts]]: [https://paulcraigroberts.org/the-dumbshit-europeans-are-finally-realizing-that-their-support-for-washingtons-sanctions-have-done-them-in/ The dumbsh*t Europeans are finally realizing that their support for Washington’s sanctions have done them in] − *[[David Stockman]]: [https://davidstockman.substack.com/p/the-housing-affordability-trapwhy-7a6 The Housing Affordability Trap—Why POTUS Is Up Sh*t Creek Without A Paddle]. − *[[Stockman]]: [https://davidstockman.substack.com/p/trumps-home-run-will-make-america-d4b Trump’s Home Run Will Make America Un-Endangered Again!] − [[File:Massive benchmark revisions negative.jpg|center|650px|thumb|Get your head out of the sand.]] − *[https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/historic-negative-jobs-revisions-1-million-fewer-jobs-added-2025-only-15000-avg-jobs Historic Negative Jobs Revisions: 1 Million Fewer Jobs Added In 2025, Only 15,000 Avg Jobs Monthly]. − :Comment: It appears more [[AI]] related as AI replaces [[human]]s in the workforce (such as in the recent ''[[WaPo]]'' layoffs) and foreign competition due to the high [[cost]] of [[US]] '[[labor productivity]]', etc. − *[[Sean Foo]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrEOoeAUPQo Bessent Demands China COLLAPSE Its Global Exports As MASSIVE Layoffs Hit The US Economy]. − :"if you’re a coder, the machines are coming for you! Their shares fell by almost 25%. And if the machines can self-code and self-evolve, are human coders really needed here? Maybe you have a few programmers or managers to oversee things, but hiring an army of coders isn’t necessary anymore." − *[[Stockman]]: [https://davidstockman.substack.com/p/here-goes-washington-to-war-again Here Goes Washington To War Again B/C It’s Still Empire First (Part 1)]. − *[https://youtu.be/Rs6YPrgtPww EU dumps Visa & Mastercard] − :takes steps to avoid US sanctions blackmail. − − *After private insurers cancel coverage for oil tankers in the [[Persian Gulf]], [[Trump]] puts [[US]] [[taxpayer]]s on the hook for war damage. [https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/03/03/president-trump-announces-u-s-insurance-underwriting-for-all-maritime-trade-flowing-through-the-gulf-along-with-u-s-military-escorts/] − :*''[[J.P. Morgan]] analysts estimate that each of the vessels currently inside the [[Persian Gulf]] would require oil-pollution, salvage, hull and third-party liability coverage in the event of a total loss, implying about $352 billion of maximum insurance coverage that private markets are not currently providing, they said. They estimated that 329 oil tankers are in the Gulf, in addition to hundreds of container and other types of ships.'' − *[[Stockman]]: [https://davidstockman.substack.com/p/drill-baby-drill-aint-going-to-save “Drill Baby, Drill” Ain’t Going To Save The GOP From A War-Driven Affordability Pounding, Part 1] − − *[[Peter Schiff]]: [https://youtu.be/006qiqgvpVs Iran War Creates Chaos in the World Economy] [[Glenn Diesen]] − − *[https://slaynews.com/news/poll-finds-rising-support-socialism-confidence-capitalism-slips/ Poll Finds Rising Support for Socialism as Confidence in Capitalism Slips]. − :Caveat: many [[conservative]]'s need to be brought up to speed on "[[oligarchy]]" and "[[Epstein Class]]" before making [[tradition]]al [[Cold War]] defenses of "[[capitalism]]". [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 16:19, March 6, 2026 (EST) − − *[[Blackrock]] limits withdrawals for investors who want out. [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-06/blackrock-s-26-billion-private-credit-fund-limits-withdrawals] − − *[https://korybko.substack.com/p/whys-nord-stream-back-in-the-news Why’s Nord Stream Back In The News?] − − *Food crisis: [https://www.tfi.org/media-center/2026/03/04/tfi-strait-of-hormuz-closure-impacts-to-fertilizer/ 1/3 of fertilizers pass through Persian Gulf]. − − *[[Larry C Johnson]]: [https://larrycjohnson.substack.com/p/choke-point-the-global-economic-consequences Choke Point: The Global Economic Consequences of The Persian Gulf Shutdown]. How the disruption of oil, liquefied natural gas, and urea exports will cascade through the world economy. − :Comment: ''[[Trump]] fell into the [[Jimmy Carter]] trap. He thought whacking the Iranian leader and killing 165 school children would be a "one and done". Iran is making him look [[impotent]]. The [[US]] can't just walk away if Iran decides to not [[negotiate]] or stop fighting after they got hit with a [[9/11]]-style attack.'' − :''Iran doesn't care what happens to the global economy. US [[economic sanctions]] have excluded Iran from the global economy for 47 years.'' [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 23:56, March 10, 2026 (EDT) − − :*[https://www.thedailydoom.com/p/mining-for-truth-in-the-smog-of-war Mining for Truth in the Smog of War]. ''Iran rejects all of Trump's overtures about the war coming to a quick close by immediately doing the opposite of his demands and telling him where to shove his ceasefire.'' − ::*To this day [[Democrat]]s claim an [[October Surprise]] [[conspiracy theory]] cause [[Iran hostage crisis|Iran released the hostages]] moments after [[Reagan]] beat [[Jimmy Carter|Carter]]. They claim Carter [[negotiated]] their release, and Reagan should not get credit. We have this experience of the [[Iranian Islamic Republic]] taking advantage of the US [[election]] process to defeat their enemy. − :::So what happens if Iran remains intransigent until November, while Trump tries to take it off the table as an election year issue? The [[Democrat]]s win big, and Trump gets [[impeach]]ed? He's lost control of events by starting the [[war]]. − *[[Survival Lilly]] (1.17m followers) [https://youtu.be/NTGF3H7xD-g Gas hits $8.52 USD per gal. in Austria, higher in Germany]. − [[File:3-8-26.jpg|center|650px|thumb|Pump prices in [[Los Angeles]], March 8, 2026.]] − *[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/03/12/ustr-greer-announces-launch-of-sec-301-trade-investigations-into-16-economies-including-the-eu/?lctg=66158495 US Trade Representative Greer says the EU has done “approximately 0%” of what they agreed to in the US-EU trade deal.] − *[[Sebastian Sas]]: [https://youtu.be/DeS2PwQq_yo “Biblical Disaster”: CME Chief Warns US Over Oil Market Intervention as Hormuz Crisis Grows]. − :"Terry Duffy, the head of CME Group has warned that US intervention in oil futures would be a “biblical disaster”. He stressed that oil prices should be set by [[supply and demand]] and not manipulated in any way" - quoted in the ''[[Financial Times]]'' - [https://www.ft.com/content/823657f2-4f8b-4325-88db-fbbdba6c9e17 '''US intervention in oil futures would be ‘biblical disaster’''', CME warns]. “Markets do not like it when governments intervene in pricing,” Duffy told the conference in Boca Raton, Florida. Such a move would risk a “biblical disaster” if investors lost [[confidence]] in [[market]]s to set the price of critical commodities, he said. [https://www.ft.com/content/823657f2-4f8b-4325-88db-fbbdba6c9e17] Note: [[Scott Bessent]] is an [[idiot]]. − ::[[Mark Wauck]]: [https://meaninginhistory.substack.com/p/long-war-analyses Long War Analyses]. − :::"...[[Iran]] gained more [[economic sanctions|sanctions relief]] from closing [[Hormuz]] than through any [[diplomatic]] means, including the [[JCPOA]]...." − − *[[Yanis Varoufakis]]: [https://youtu.be/sxMrNecpBjM Iran War Collapses U.S. Neoliberal Economy]. − *''[[RT]]'': The [[Epic Fury|US-Israeli war on Iran]] has shut fertilizer plants throughout [[Persian Gulf|the Gulf]] and choked off shipping routes...The longer it drags on, the greater the risk of a global [[food]] [[crisis]]...The ongoing conflict affects every step of the fertilizer production chain...For [[farmer]]s in the [[northern hemisphere]], the [[war]] has come at the worst possible time...The spring planting season has begun, and [[fertilizer]] is in high demand...While rising [[fuel]] [[cost]]s are the most obvious consequence of the war to [[consumer]]s, the [[price]] of fertilizer is also increasing, and supply of its ingredients is tightening. [https://www.rt.com/news/634873-iran-war-fertilizer-shortage/] − − *[https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/worse-nord-stream-irans-attack-qatars-lng-sends-shockwaves-across-global-energy-markets WTI-Brent Spread Explodes As Trump Mulls Export Ban; Iran's Attack On Qatar's LNG "Worse Than Nord Stream"]. − :*[[Peak Prosperity]]: [https://youtu.be/gO4ckMBa48k Beware The Energy Shock: What It Means For Inflation And Markets]. − :*[[What's Going on With Shipping?]]: [https://youtu.be/q64cOs7GN_4 Strait of Hormuz 3-Week Recap | What is the Status of the Ships, Transits and Escort Mission?] − :*“[[Saudi]] internal assessments now project: − − ::📍 $125 today — Saudi light crude via Red Sea − ::📍 $138–140 next week as storage runs out − ::📍 $150 → $165 → $180 in the weeks ahead − ::If [[Hormuz]] stays shut past April. − *[https://oilprice.com/Energy/Oil-Prices/200-Oil-No-Longer-Crazy-Idea-as-Middle-East-Supply-Collapses.html $200 Oil No Longer Crazy Idea as Middle East Supply Collapses]. − :*[https://www.bitget.com/news/detail/12560605264129 What Occurs When Oil Reaches $200 per Barrel?] − ::"If [[oil price]]s hit $200 per barrel, the national average for [[gasoline]] could exceed $6.50–$7.00 per gallon...At $200 per barrel, over $400 billion in [[discretionary spending]] could vanish, severely impacting sectors like [[retail]], [[Tourism|travel, and hospitality]]...[[Oil]] at $200 per barrel could push headline [[inflation]] above 7–8%, levels not seen since the 2022 crisis...Projections indicate that $200 oil could shrink U.S. Real [[GDP]] by 1.5% to 2.5%... Industries that rely heavily on [[energy]], such as [[chemical]]s, [[plastic]]s, and [[steel]], would see their [[profit]] margins collapse." − :::[[Leo Hohmann]]: [https://leohohmann.substack.com/p/food-crisis-begins-supply-chain-already FOOD CRISIS BEGINS: Supply chain already being affected by US/Israel-Iran war, and guess who's ready to step in and profit with fake-meat alternative proteins?] ''[[Bill Gates]] and the state of [[Israel]] have a plan to feed the world when [[WWIII]]-driven [[famine]] hits and people can no longer afford to buy dwindling supplies of [[meat]], [[fish]], etc.'' − − *[[Asia Sentinel]]: [https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/trump-administration-global-trade-war-fizzles Trump Administration’s Global Trade War Fizzles]. ''China wins out even as exports to US fall steadily.'' − − *[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/03/24/chinese-ev-manufacturers-byd-and-gely-accelerate-plans-for-canadian-dealerships/ Chinese EV Manufacturers BYD and Gely Accelerate Plans for Canadian Dealerships]. − − *[[World Affairs In Context]]: [https://youtu.be/ytNqInP8cxM The PETRODOLLAR COLLAPSE: Iran Accelerates The RISE of PETROYUAN and De-Dollarization Globally] − − *[https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Chinese-Publication-Claims-US-Has-Two-Months-of-Rare-Earths-Left.html Chinese Publication Claims U.S. Has Two Months of Rare Earths Left] for defense needs. − − *''[[FT]]'': [https://archive.ph/IOQik#selection-1583.0-2009.185 Traders placed $580mn in oil bets ahead of Donald Trump’s social media post on Iran talks]. − :"Thousands of Brent and WTI contracts changed hands 15 minutes before president’s message on Truth Social. Traders made bets worth half a billion dollars in the oil market about 15 minutes before Donald Trump’s post touting “productive” talks with Iran sent the price of crude tumbling and ignited volatility in other assets. Roughly 6,200 Brent and West Texas Intermediate futures contracts changed hands between 6.49am and 6.50am New York time on Monday, just a quarter of an hour ahead of the US president’s post on Truth Social that there had in recent days been “productive conversations” with Tehran to end the war in Iran. The notional value of those trades was $580mn, according to FT calculations based on Bloomberg data. Trading volumes for Brent and WTI leapt at the same time, 27 seconds before 6.50am. Futures tracking the S&P 500 share index jumped in price moments after the oil trade, with volumes also rising significantly during that timeframe. It was not known whether one entity or several entities were behind Monday’s trades. Trump’s announcement at 7.04am triggered a sharp sell-off across global energy markets and jumps in S&P 500 stock index futures and European equities as investors dialled back bets of a prolonged conflict." − *[https://youtu.be/JPTMzSya7f4 LUKE GROMEN | Open or Closed: The Strait of Hormuz is the Only Thing That Matters!] − *[[U.S. Postal Service]] imposes 8% fuel charge to offset rising fuel costs. [https://x.com/factpostnews/status/2036871287520247998] − *[https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/mortgage-rates-march-26-2026 Mortgage rates jump as Iran conflict hits housing market]. − [[File:Screenshot 27-3-2026 105939.jpeg|center|650px|thumb|]] − *[https://julianmacfarlane.substack.com/p/black-swan-or-swan-song Black swan or swan song] − :"The trigger would be [[US]] defeat against [[Iran]], with a much stronger and influential Iran emerging controlling traffic in the [[strait of Hormuz]] and liberating the [[oil]] producing regions of the [[ME]] from American domination – as well as the rule of the [[dollar]]. Tolls on the Strait of Hormuz will favor the [[petroyuan]]....Without the ability to “bomb” or occupy, the U.S. loses its only remaining leverage to prevent countries from leaving the dollar system—that is, if the US loses and is forced to give up its military domination of the ME. − − :"According to [[Michael Hudson]]’s analysis, if the U.S. were to “lose” against Iran and be forced to withdraw from the [[Middle East]], the “[[Treasury Bill]] Standard”—which has funded the [[U.S.]] [[economy]] and [[military]] for decades—would collapse . − − :"Right now, the US has a “free lunch” because foreign [[central bank]]s are forced to recycle their dollar surpluses largely from oil back into [[U.S. Treasury bond]]s to maintain their own [[exchange rate]]s. But if the US loses, it can no longer coerce foreign nations into holding dollars, which would end the US’ ability to run massive [[deficit]]s without facing high [[interest rate]]s or a [[currency]] crash. − − :"Iran has already begun charging ships $2 million to pass through the [[Strait of Hormuz]] as “advance payments” for [[war]] [[reparations]]. A U.S. withdrawal would likely codify this and accelerate the shift toward oil being priced in [[Yuan]], Rupees, or local currencies. Most countries would not need to hold the large dollar reserves they need now. And the US would not be able to skim off the top. . − − :"The U.S. would become isolated -- '''unable to trade its paper IOUs for real physical goods'''. At the same time, its high-cost, [[financial]]ized [[economy]] would inhibit reindustrialization. The US’s only real [[commodity]] is [[debt]]. − − :"To attract buyers for its $34 trillion debt the U.S. would have to offer significantly higher [[interest rate]]s – which we already see happening. Unable to [[export]] [[inflation]] to fund [[military spending]], it would face soaring inflation — and would likely cut [[domestic]] spending, leading to both [[economic]] and [[social]] instability . Remember the [[Weimar Republic]]. − − :"A US defeat would accelerate the shift of the “Global Majority” ([[BRICS+]]) to financial alternatives leaving [[The West|the “West”]] in an long-term [[economic]] [[depression]]. Listen to what [[Alastair Crooke]] says. US defeat is the end of the [[PetroDollar]] and [[US]] [[hegemony]]. − − :"[[Michael Hudson|[Michael] Hudson]] characterizes [[U.S.]] as a [[Mafia]] state and its [[military]] presence as a “protection racket”. Without the ability to “[[bomb]]” or occupy, the U.S. loses its only remaining leverage to prevent countries from leaving the [[Petrodollar|[petro]dollar]] system." − − ::Note: The "foreign [[central bank]]s" refers to the [[oil]] [[profit]]s from the [[Gulf States]] & [[Saudi Arabia]] invested in [[T-Bill]]s to finance the US deficit ([[MIC]], [[USAID]], [[Somali fraud scandal]], [[Obamacare]], [[gay]] comic books in [[Peru]], etc.), Look no farther for the worthlessness of US "[[security guarantee]]s" that [[Zelensky]] is begging for than what is happening to the undemocratic [[corrupt]] [[oligarchic]] Gulf States now. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 13:59, March 27, 2026 (EDT) − − ::The Great Leveling: [[Median income]] in the [[Gulf States]] in some cases exceeds $60,000 per year, while [[US]] [[economic sanctions]] on [[Iran]] for the past 47 years have held Iran's median income under $6,000. Sure, Iran has much more population, but the economic sanctions have also widened the disparity. − − :*[https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/2026032530/how-the-iranian-war-may-lead-to-the-last-days-of-the-petrodollar How the Iranian war may lead to the last days of the petrodollar]. − − *''Fortune'': [https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/treasury-just-declared-u-insolvent-151425143.html The Treasury just declared the U.S. insolvent. The media missed it]. − − *[https://internationalman.com/articles/the-debt-spiral-that-ends-in-dollar-destruction-6-hard-truths-america-can-no-longer-ignore/ The Debt Spiral That Ends in Dollar Destruction: 6 Hard Truths America Can No Longer Ignore]. − − ===Arms race=== − *''[[The American Conservative]]'': [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/salvaging-a-new-start/ Salvaging a New START]. − :It is too late to execute a full reextension of the nuclear [[arms control]] agreement, but the U.S. can take steps toward stability with Russia. − *[[Korybko]]: [https://korybko.substack.com/p/any-new-strategic-arms-control-pact Any New Strategic Arms Control Pact Between Russia & The US Hinges On China’s Participation]. − *''[[Responsible Statecraft]]'': [https://responsiblestatecraft.org/new-start-russia/ Nuke treaty loss a 'colossal' failure that could lead to nuclear arms race]. − *''[[NYT]]'': [https://archive.is/e2kNp#selection-539.0-543.210 Newly Unbound, Trump Weighs More Nuclear Arms and Underground Tests]. ''It remains to be seen whether the three big nuclear powers are headed into a new [[arms race]], or whether [[President Trump]] is trying to spur [[negotiation]]s on a new accord now that a last [[Cold War]] treaty has expired. − *''[[Sputnik (media)]]'': [https://sputnikglobe.com/20260209/no-grounds-for-talks-about-new-negotiations-with-us-on-new-start---russian-deputy-foreign-minister-1123611929.html No Grounds for Talks About New Negotiations With US on New START - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister] ([[Ryabkov]]). − :''"nothing would come of it without the involvement of the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[French Republic]], as the United States' closest allies, both possessing [[nuclear weapon]]s and, in the current, highly tense international situation, pursuing a highly aggressive course toward our country. Therefore, ignoring their nuclear arsenals would be irresponsible."'' − *[[Korybko]]: [https://thealtworld.com/andrew_korybko/the-planned-nato-bank-is-expected-to-finance-europes-impending-arms-race-with-russia-2 The Planned “NATO Bank” Is Expected To Finance Europe’s Impending Arms Race With Russia]. − − ==AI updates== − *[[Mearsheimer]]: [https://mearsheimer.substack.com/p/my-fake-ai-problem My Fake AI Problem]. [https://sg.news.yahoo.com/whack-mole-us-academic-fights-013940602.html Whack-a-mole: US academic fights to purge his AI deepfakes]. − :*[https://youtu.be/gcFnjdnQNk8 Epstein, Dershowitz CONSPIRED To Crush John Mearsheimer] − :*[https://mearsheimer.substack.com/p/me-and-jeffrey-epstein Mearsheimer's response] − *''[[Politico]]'': [https://www.politico.com/newsletters/forecast/2026/02/06/the-world-might-be-getting-the-us-china-tech-race-all-wrong-00769231 The world might be getting the US-China tech race all wrong]. − *[https://felixabt.substack.com/p/the-dual-edge-of-artificial-intelligence The Dual Edge of Artificial Intelligence: Revolution, Risk, and Resilience in 2026]. From Abundance to Apocalypse: Why 2026 Demands We Rethink Work, Safety, and Survival. − *[https://youtu.be/uhs258kGQhY Debunking Viral “Russian Cavalry” Images From Ukraine]. − :Debunking AI generated images seemingly depicting Russian cavalry attacks in Ukraine that went viral on Twitter/X. − *[[Jordan Schachtel]]: [https://www.dossier.today/p/how-the-dossier-will-stand-out-in How The Dossier will stand out in a sea of AI slop]. − :"When you read an article online in 2026, there’s a legitimate question worth asking: did a [[human being]] actually write this? Was it composed by a [[person]]? Was it a hybrid human-[[AI]] production? Or was it simply generated by “Chat,” Claude, Grok or some other large language model in mere milliseconds?" − *[[Badlands Media]]: [https://badlands.substack.com/i/187487470/gop-ai-policy-split-emerges-as-2028-contenders-break-from-trump GOP AI Policy Split Emerges as 2028 Contenders Break From Trump]. − *''[[Politico]]'' [[Forecast]]: (since we have a senior Admin [[obsessive compulsive disorder|obsessed]] with "[[forecast]]s" rather than dealing with past mistakes that created the world we live in). [https://www.politico.com/newsletters/forecast/2026/02/11/how-an-ai-bust-could-blow-up-the-2028-race-00776629 How an AI bust could blow up the 2028 race]. − :Comment: Ordinarily I would dismiss an article like this from a [[leftist]] rag as [[liberal claptrap]], but I post it here for balance and discussion. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 16:49, February 11, 2026 (EST) − *[[CNET]]: [https://www.cnet.com/science/meta-trained-an-ai-on-48-million-science-papers-it-was-shut-down-after-two-days/ Meta Trained an AI on 48M Science Papers. It Was Shut Down After 2 Days]. [[Galactica]] was supposed to help "organize [[science]]." Instead, it spewed [[misinformation]]. − *[https://cdm.press/analysis/2026/02/12/the-coming-ai-economic-reckoning-three-scenarios-for-americas-future/ The Coming AI Economic Reckoning: Three Scenarios For America's Future]. − *[[Vaughn Cordle]]: [https://vaughncordle.substack.com/p/ai-systems-cannot-be-trusted-documented AI Systems Cannot Be Trusted: Documented Psyop Tactics Across All Major Platforms]. How AI Systems Protect Institutional Power—And Why Expert Consensus Is Always Wrong. − *[https://unherd.com/2026/02/the-ai-jobs-apocalypse-is-here/ The AI jobs-apocalypse is here] − *[https://youtu.be/juuiUnXDQ6A 'CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER': AI’s political impact raises alarms]. 'The Big Money Show' panel discusses [[Vice President JD Vance]]’s warning about [[AI]] [[surveillance]], [[political]] [[bias]] and the risks of moving too fast in the [[tech]] race with [[China]]. − *[[Yasha Levine]]: [https://www.nefariousrussians.com/p/we-are-all-luddites-now WE ARE ALL LUDDITES NOW]. Is it time to smash the data centers? − *[[Yasha Levine]]: [https://www.nefariousrussians.com/p/ai-is-average-intelligenceand-it AI is Average Intelligence...and it will always be]. ''Computers are disembodied. All they can give us is a representation of a representation, a remix of things that we had already processed for them. That's why they'll always produce derivative results.'' − :Comment: AI = Average Intelligence - explains [[User:Conservative]]'s [[faith]] and [[Obsessive compulsive disorder|obsession]] with AI - it's a step up from his regular thinking. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 17:20, February 24, 2026 (EST) − *[[Mark Wauck]]: [https://meaninginhistory.substack.com/p/agents-of-chaos-world-of-chaos Agents Of Chaos; World Of Chaos]. ''"This is about [[AI]] Agents. I came across two long tweets that evaluate a study from [[Stanford]] and [[Harvard]] that warns about where this whole AI thing is heading—at least as envisioned by [[US]] developers."'' − *[[American Greatness]]: [https://amgreatness.com/2026/02/25/even-the-best-ai-scenario-is-the-end-of-everything-weve-ever-been/ Even the Best AI Scenario Is the End of Everything We’ve Ever Been]. − *[https://rumble.com/v76cspm-ai-video-about-the-ai-future-offers-stupid-yet-plausible-warning.html AI Video About the AI Future Offers Stupid Yet Plausible Warning] − *[[Iran]] revolutionizes [[warfare]] by targeting [[data center]]s. − *[[Goldman Sachs]]: [[AI]] contributed nothing to [[GDP]]. [https://youtu.be/Jkn1psa1ZYY] − *[[Gary Marcus]]: [https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/in-the-iran-war-it-looks-like-ai In the Iran war, it looks like AI helped with operations, not strategy]. ''A hot take on how [[AI]] may have played out in the war so far.'' − − − [[File:Screenshot 14-3-2026 32445.jpeg|center|650px|thumb|[[User:RobSmith]]'s interpretation: Trying to play the [[American]] [[political]] game by the old school rules is not, and will not, work. For example, compare the "somewhat/very negative" view of the [[Republican]] & [[Democrat]] parties. And Yes, a "true conservative" will abandon what has proven to be not effective. ]] − *[https://jdrucker.substack.com/p/president-trumps-ballroom-is-cover President Trump's Ballroom Is Cover for the Biggest AI Data Center in the World]. − − − ===Progressive ideology is being encoded into AI systems=== − *[https://www.dossier.today/p/the-ai-safety-movement-is-about-thought The 'AI Safety' Movement Is About Thought Control, Not Runaway Superintelligence], − − So now we see why [[User:Conservative]] has been [[spamming]] [[AI]] in [[Conservapedia]] and Sysop email list in lieu of his own [[rational thinking|rational argument]]s and [[thinking]] (which never was his strong suit to begin with.) [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 17:59, February 26, 2026 (EST) − *[[AI]]s from [[OpenAI]], [[Anthropic]] and [[Google]] opted to use [[nuclear weapon]]s in simulated [[war]] games in 95 per cent of cases. [https://archive.is/uFT09] − :*[[Gary Marcus]]: Code Red for humanity? [https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/code-red-for-humanity][https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/america-and-probably-the-world-stands] − [[File:Screenshot 27-2-2026 164821.jpeg|center|650px|thumb|''[[WaPo]]'': [[Pentagon]] declares Anthropic [[AI]] a threat to [[national security]].''' [https://archive.is/vFElK] ]] − *[[Jordan Schachtel]]: The [[Pentagon]], [[Anthropic]], and The Battle For [[AI]] Control. [https://www.dossier.today/p/the-pentagon-anthropic-and-the-battle] − − *[[Jack Dorsey]] lays off nearly half his 4,000 member staff due to [[AI]]. [https://l.businessinsider.com/s/vb/yKD-llwFsegfuc0R-uyft-pe-nfu0iqJnqypqPKUY_c9vX6Q-uwSMPq1xq1e53gGQZVt9mRnT2IzY_s2KUkCmpkT4WEy7u9dETBUrh6dlz7a208ibHzn8fi96SOtt1GLD6g9_9Wd0fknGQx4VNAoVFxlUkWBQ9cdul10yg/Gky-q1BsTgZahJvYiibFbFgymzzYDftn/18] − − *''[[Politico]]'' "Forecast": The [[war with Iran]] is scrambling the [[politics]] of [[AI]]. [https://www.politico.com/newsletters/forecast/2026/03/02/the-war-with-iran-is-scrambling-the-politics-of-ai-00807434] − :Comment: Well, duh. − − *[[News Forensics]]: [https://julianmacfarlane.substack.com/p/grokking-grok Grokking Grok] Iran Overview − − *[[Gary Marcus]]: [https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/breaking-sycophantic-ai-distorts ''Breaking'': “sycophantic AI distorts belief, manufacturing certainty where there should be doubt”]. ''[[LLM]]s are an [[epistemic]] nightmare.'' − − *[[Stephen Bryen]]: [https://weapons.substack.com/p/anthropic-endangers-national-security Anthropic Endangers National Security] − − *[[Vaughn Cordle]]: [https://vaughncordle.substack.com/p/upstream-of-judgment-how-ai-and-the Upstream of Judgment — How AI and the Democratic Machine Operate Before You Know a Choice Is Being Made] − {{quotebox-float|[[AI]] systems don't skew [[left]] by accident. They skew left because the [[institution]]al [[infrastructure]] that dominates their training corpus skews left — and when that same infrastructure produces a 12-minute speech containing 105 documented manipulation instances, the AI systems don't flag the [[tactic]]s. They validate the conclusions. This is the forensic decode. − − '''Politically Left Architecture''' − − The systems default to manufactured consensus — the aggregated output of [[MSM|legacy media]], [[Democratic]]-aligned [[think tank]]s, [[academic]] institutions, [[government]] advocacy research, and [[progressive]] [[NGO]] outputs.}} − :: - a good description of all content added to [[Conservapedia]] by [[User:Conservative]] over the past 4 years. − − *[[Artificial Imbecile]]: [https://youtu.be/ZYp7p3NvghE How a girl's school was chosen as a target]. − [[File:Screenshot 26-3-2026 154739.jpeg|center|650px|thumb|]] − *[https://www.public.news/p/anti-religious-effective-altruism Anti-Religious “Effective Altruism” Behind AI’s Persistent And Pervasive Left-Wing Bias]. − − ==Epstein updates== − *[[Talk:Main_Page/Archive_index/285#The_Epstein_Circus_Will_Shatter_Our_Last_Delusions_.5B68.5D|The Epstein Circus Will Shatter Our Last Delusions]] [https://www.racket.news/p/the-epstein-circus-will-shatter-our] − :''Do we want to know how the world really works, or is it too disgusting to countenance?'' - [[Matt Taibbi]] − :*[[Boebert]]: [https://slaynews.com/news/epstein-files-expose-deep-dark-satanic-awful-sacrificial-acts/ Epstein Files Expose ‘Deep, Dark, Satanic, Awful, Sacrificial’ Acts] − * The slow [[Jeffrey Epstein|Epstein]] earthquake — the rupture between the [[people]] and the [[Elitism|elites]]. [https://conflictsforum.substack.com/p/the-slow-epstein-earthquake-the-rupture] − − *[https://trendcompass.substack.com/p/the-mounting-epstein-collateral-damage The mounting Epstein collateral damage]. − − *SkepChick [[Rebecca Watson]] appearing in the Epstein files causes her to unload on [[Richard Dawkins]] and [[Lawrence Krauss]], charging them with trying to perpetuate a sex-pest ring involved in worldwide atheist conferences, accusing Dawkins of having multiple affairs with women whom he demanded get a speaking spot at atheist conferences at which he spoke and scoffing at Krauss for getting a lawyer he hadn't hired yet to consult with Epstein after Epstein's second infamous bout with the Justice Department concerning sexual harassment charges against himself. [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoO9FZXUgv4 Epstein files reveal how pathetic Richard Dawkins and other men are] [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) Friday, 00:51, February 6, 2026 (EST) − − *[https://citizenwatchreport.com/newly-released-epstein-files-trigger-resignations-and-probes-in-norway-uk-france-slovakia-latvia-lithuania-and-beyond-rep-ro-khanna-says-epstein-affair-is-most-vulnerable-moment-for-british-mon/ Newly released Epstein files trigger resignations and probes in Norway, UK, France, Slovakia, Latvia, Lithuania and beyond. Rep. Ro Khanna says Epstein affair is most vulnerable moment for British monarchy]. − − *[https://citizenwatchreport.com/newly-released-epstein-files-trigger-resignations-and-probes-in-norway-uk-france-slovakia-latvia-lithuania-and-beyond-rep-ro-khanna-says-epstein-affair-is-most-vulnerable-moment-for-british-mon/ Newly released FBI files say Trump called police in 2006 to thank them for investigating Epstein and called Maxwell “evil”… “I now see why Biden didn’t release the Epstein files when he had 4 years to do so”]. − [[File:10-18-2019.png|center|650px|thumb|]] − − *[https://dailycaller.com/2026/02/13/ex-obama-official-sought-epsteins-help-amid-report-suggesting-she-covered-up-white-house-prostitution-scandal/ Ex-Obama Official Sought Epstein’s Help Amid Report Suggesting She Covered Up White House Prostitution Scandal]. − :"Former Obama White House counsel [[Kathy Ruemmler]] turned to Jeffrey Epstein for help responding to allegations that she helped cover up an aide’s prostitution scandal, which emerged while she was under consideration to become [[attorney general]], emails released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) reveal. Ruemmler, who resigned from her position as [[Goldman Sachs]]’s top lawyer on Thursday over her extensive ties to Epstein, enlisted the convicted sex offender in workshopping her response to an October 2014 press inquiry." − − *[https://forumgeopolitica.com/article/epstein-concierge-of-evil-dangerous-questions Epstein – “Concierge of Evil” – Dangerous Questions]. − *[[Asia Sentinel]]: [https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/epstein-scandal-fallout-asia Epstein Scandal’s Fallout in Asia]. With connections to global movers and shakers, he was more than a sex offender. − *[https://youtu.be/EggNzb-3c34 Techno-Fascism Exposed: The Epstein Files and the Naked Ruling Class]. At nearly 90 years old, Scheer says he has never seen anything like this. − *[https://gaiusbaltar.substack.com/p/the-epstein-civilization-and-the THE EPSTEIN CIVILIZATION AND THE ELITE WAR – PART 1] − *[https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQfCDQhtJkBhFGTbQPMfwxwSLSJ DOJ Secretly Investigated Epstein’s Death as ‘Murder,’ Email Reveals]. − *[https://slaynews.com/news/us-government-hired-epstein-financial-bounty-hunter-memo-reveals/ U.S Government Hired Epstein as ‘Financial Bounty Hunter,’ Memo Reveals]. − :"Epstein Class" includes isolationists like [[Noam Chomsky]] (who is also anti Zionist) , [[Steve Bannon]] and and some [[Hollywood]] actors. − − [[File:Zayn-malik-emma-thompson-penelope-cruz-stevie-wonder-roger-v0-4mq8twug2fhg1.jpeg|thumb|Celebrities who were named in Epstein files' 'anti-Israel list']] − [https://www.tyla.com/news/epstein-files-celebs-named-anti-israel-list-004510-20260205 Celebrities who were named in Epstein files' 'anti-Israel list']. − [[User:Telling|Telling]] ([[User talk:Telling|talk]]) 14:45, March 24, 2026 (EDT) − {{clear}} − − == Kremlin’s War Machine Set to Hit the Brakes Under Tighter Budget. Russia’s oil and gas revenues are shrinking [sic]. '''Update:''' Russian oil and gas revenues up $175 million a day since US aggression in the Middle East costing American taxpayers and consumers $1 Billion daily== − [[File:Azov 1488.PNG|thumb|650px|center|Protecting the [[Ukraine|Bloodlands]] from the rebirth of [[Western alliance|Western fascism]] has been Russia's stated objective from the beginning. [https://voxday.net/2016/08/24/what-alt-right-is/] ]] − '''Kremlin’s''' War Machine Set to Hit the Brakes Under Tighter Budget.[https://archive.ph/IXWjb#selection-1173.0-1173.64] Russia’s oil and gas revenues are shrinking. Meduza explains what that means for the Kremlin’s war chest.[https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/01/28/russia-s-oil-and-gas-revenues-are-shrinking-meduza-explains-what-that-means-for-the-kremlin-s-war-chest] − *Attack on [[Iran]] will increase Russia's [[oil]] revenues. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/economy/how-russia-s-overheating-war-economy-could-get-a-boost-if-the-iran-conflict-sends-oil-prices-even-higher/ar-AA1Hgoy5 − ::What we have in the earlier [[propaganda]] [[narrative]] headline is a problem associated with the contributor: − ::(a) lack of being informed; − ::(b) lack of analytical skills. − − :People read news to be informed, not to become more confused. The original propaganda narrative did not tell half the story, and stands out as [[war propaganda]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 00:29, February 1, 2026 (EST) − ::If, if, if. If the Iran conflict sends oil higher. And how high? And for how long? − :::So you are arguing TACO Trump will chicken out on war with [[Iran]]. Ok. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 02:45, February 4, 2026 (EST) − ::*''[[Bloomberg News]]:'' [https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/02/bloombergs-108-oil-as-worst-case-iran-war-scenario-too-optimistic.html Bloomberg’s $108 Oil as Worst Case Iran War Scenario: Too Optimistic?] − :::'''Question:''' Does [[User:Conservative]] stand by his assertion that TACO Trump will chicken out on war with [[Iran]]? − − :::'''Update:''' We now know the decision to attack [[Iran]] with a deadline set for March 2, 2026 was made at [[Mar-a-Lago]] on December 28, 2025 and agreed to between [[Trump]] and [[Netanyahu]] - more than one month before [[User:Conservative]] went on another [[spamming]] attack with pro-[[fascist]] [[propaganda]] on MPR. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 09:31, March 4, 2026 (EST) − − ::"Oil price forecasts for 2026 generally hover around the $50-$60+ per barrel range, with expectations of an oversupplied market due to rising global production outweighing demand growth, though recent geopolitical tensions (Middle East, Russia-Ukraine) add significant risk and potential price volatility, leading some analysts to slightly raise earlier forecasts. Key drivers include OPEC+ supply decisions, US production, demand from China/Asia, and geopolitical conflicts, with forecasts varying but often seeing Brent averaging around $60-$62/bbl and WTI near $59/bbl, though potential drops below $50/bbl are considered possible if supply glut materializes."[https://www.google.com/search?q=oil+price+forecast+for+2026&oq=oil+price+forecast+for+2026&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyCQgAEEUYORiABDIICAEQABgWGB4yCAgCEAAYFhgeMggIAxAAGBYYHjIICAQQABgWGB4yCAgFEAAYFhgeMggIBhAAGBYYHjIICAcQABgWGB4yCAgIEAAYFhgeMgYICRAuGEDSAQkxMDkwOWowajGoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8] [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 10:57, February 1, 2026 (EST) − :::No [[spamming]]. That includes [[AI]] [[claptrap]] in lieu of [[rational]] analysis that any user can get themselves. Thank you. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 11:57, February 1, 2026 (EST) − :::No [[spamming]] applies to the sysop email list as well, which Andy has repeatedly asked you to cease for years. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 14:21, February 11, 2026 (EST) − − [[User:Conservative proven wrong]], [https://www.conservapedia.com/Special:WhatLinksHere/User:Conservative_proven_wrong again]. − − '''People read news to be informed & educated, not be confused and [[brainwash]]ed or to have their own prejudices and [[bias]]es reinforced.''' − − '''Update:''' Russian oil and gas revenues up $175 million a day since unprovoked US aggression in the Middle East costing American taxpayers and consumers $1 Billion daily. If [[crude oil]] hits $200/bbl as [[forecast]]ed in a [[war of attrition]], that would be well over +$350 million daily in the Russian war chest, compared to a -$1,000 million to [[US]] taxpayers (and [[consumer]]s through [[inflation]]), a differential of +$1,350 million, daily. (And no one is buying [[US]] [[debt]] now). The calculation is not unlike spending a $4 million [[Patriot missile]] to shoot down $20,000 [[Geran]] [[drone]] - unsustainable. − − [[File:Word-image-67107-1.png|center|650px|thumb|]] − It is more than obvious [[User:Conservative]] is more than 10 years out of the information and analytical loop. And that's being generous rather than just calling him a troll. For 8 years he ragged about [[Obama]], but now it's clear he didn't recognize then, or in a dozen years since, the damage Obama & the Progressive Democrats have done. [[User:Conservative]] still recognizes and advocates [[gay rights]] and the [[homosexual agenda]] as a core principle of [[American foreign policy]] and [[human rights]] leadership in the world. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 21:44, March 3, 2026 (EST) − − [[User:Conservative]]: You should learn from what happened to [[Dan Crenshaw]]: True [[conservative]]s are sick of your [[neocon]] [[globalist]] [[crap]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 16:14, March 4, 2026 (EST) − − ===Update: [[War propaganda]] [[claptrap]]=== − Hamish de Bretton-Gordon (a retired British Army colonel, former commander of the 1st Royal Tank Regiment, chemical weapons expert, and frequent commentator on defense/military matters) is at it again, having just published an article on January 30, 2026 in the ''[[Telegraph]]'' titled, “Desperate Putin is coming to the end of the road” (also headlined as “Putin’s army is on its knees. When it still has them”). − − This is not the first time that Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon makes a fool of himself… He has a proven track record of being completely wrong about the war in Ukraine. Consider his bold and totally wrong predictions on Ukraine’s 2023 offensive that was supposed to push the Russians into the Black Sea. (Spoiler alert: The Russians completely defeated the Ukrainian offensive by the end of August 2023.) − − Even before Ukraine launched its failed offensive in June 2023, Hamish was notably optimistic about Ukraine’s prospects, predicting strong Ukrainian performance based on superior Western equipment, tactics, and Russian weaknesses. − − Here are some of his more egregious key predictions and statements from two plus years ago: − [[File:2023 Ukr plan.PNG|right|300px|thumb|[[The West]] battle plan for the 2023 Spring Offensive never even made it to the first line of defense in a layered defense fortification consisting of seven lines.]] − *In June 2023, he stated: “As a former tank commander, I can say one thing for certain: Putin’s demoralised conscripts are utterly unprepared for the shock action now hitting their lines.” Hamish was overly confident in Ukraine’s ability to deliver decisive blows using Western-supplied armor (e.g., Challenger 2 tanks) and combined arms maneuver warfare, and woefully ignorant about the defensive lines Russia had constructed in advance of the Ukrainian attack. − − *He also expressed enthusiasm for British-made tanks, reportedly tweeting or stating something along the lines of “British-made tanks are about to sweep Putin’s conscripts aside,” emphasizing their superiority over Russian forces. Here again, Hamish apparently never learned that such a ground offensive required significant close-air support from an air force that did not exist. − − *Earlier in the buildup (e.g., spring 2023), he insisted that ambitious Ukrainian strikes, potentially ambitious in scope, buttressed by new Western arsenals would achieve quick breakthroughs. − − *By late July 2023 (as the offensive was underway but stalling all along the southern front), he wrote in The Telegraph that the counteroffensive was in its early stages, urged the West to ensure its success “at all costs,” and predicted that Ukraine would eventually “punch through the Russian defence lines and retake the Crimea and the East.” He stressed that failure would be catastrophic for the West, but remained bullish on eventual success despite delays and challenges like mines and prepared defenses. − − Hamish is nothing more than a crude, buffoonish propagandist. He followed a script (likely pre-approved by British intelligence) focusing on Russian demoralization, poor conscript quality, and the advantages of NATO-style maneuver warfare. However, like so many other Western pundits, he underestimated the impact of Russia’s extensive fortifications, minefields, and artillery density, which slowed advances significantly. Post-offensive assessments (e.g., in later 2023 articles) noted the counteroffensive fell short of expectations, but de Bretton-Gordon continued advocating strongly for increased Western support to enable Ukrainian gains. − − In his latest opinion piece, de Bretton-Gordon argues that Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine is collapsing due to unsustainable manpower losses and desperate recruitment measures. Key points include: − − *Reports confirm that wounded Russian convicts (many missing limbs from battlefield injuries) are being forcibly returned to the front lines to plug critical manpower shortages, highlighting the Kremlin’s extreme desperation. (Hamish forgets to mention that these reports came to him courtesy of the Ukrainian intelligence service, which was funneling them to the British and American counterparts.) − − *He describes Putin as a “criminal” leader running out of “cannon fodder,” with Russia’s army increasingly reliant on poorly trained, injured, or coerced personnel rather than professional forces. − − *This reflects broader exhaustion: massive casualties (hundreds of thousands), low morale, equipment shortages, and inability to sustain offensive operations despite territorial gains in some areas. − − *De Bretton-Gordon frames this as evidence that Putin’s strategy is failing, predicting the regime is nearing a breaking point where it can no longer prosecute the war effectively without major concessions or collapse. − − *He ties this to the need for continued Western support for Ukraine, implying that sustained pressure could force Russia toward negotiation or defeat. − − Poor Hamish… Didn’t learn a damn thing during his career with the British army and is either too stupid or too gullible to do any [[critical thinking]]. Let’s deal with one inarguable fact. In 2025, Russia and Ukraine conducted 14 exchanges of soldiers’ bodies, with Ukraine repatriating 14,480 bodies from Russia and Russia receiving 391 bodies from Ukraine. That means for every dead Russian soldier there were 37 dead Ukrainians. Guess which side is suffering “massive casualties and low morale”? [https://larrycjohnson.substack.com/p/more-ukrainian-cowbell-from-a-delusional] {{unsigned|User:RobSmith}} − − :Another piece of war propaganda claptrap is the idea that Ukraine is somehow filled to the brim with independent Nazi squadrons, so that Judeans are making this huge sacrifice by supporting them, and it's not that they're getting a whitewash of their Cold War support of the Soviet Union and other Communist regimes. [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) Sunday, 22:52, March 15, 2026 (EDT) − − ==Roll Call: [https://rollcall.com/2026/01/29/bipartisan-deal-reached-on-homeland-security-stopgap-bill/ Senate spending deal runs into ‘hotline’ headwinds]== − ''Objections derailed quick action on bipartisan package late Thursday.'' − − "The bill would also repeal a provision of an earlier spending law that would allow Graham and other GOP senators whose phone records were collected during the Biden-era “[[Arctic Frost]]” investigation to sue for large payouts." − [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 07:39, January 30, 2026 (EST) − − ==''Unherd'': [https://archive.is/iYxn3#selection-877.0-877.6 National conservatives are naive about antisemitism on the Right]== − "Hazony's [[Nationalism|national]] [[conservatism]] is rejected as an intellectual legitimation for a political current seen as hostile to Jews, precisely because it shares that current’s hostility to classical liberal values." − [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 09:00, January 30, 2026 (EST) − *[https://youtu.be/j7Hgxpj7jyQ Anti-Semitism and the American Right - The Second International Conference on Anti-Semitism]. − All Judean critics on the right hate Judeans because they're beautiful, not because of the grossly immoral actions they tolerate under their own fold. [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) Friday, 00:42, February 6, 2026 (EST) − − ==[https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/01/trump-support-negative-even-among-white-working-class-approval-of-his-agenda-at-only-27.html Trump Support Negative Even Among White Working Class; Approval of His Agenda at Only 27%]== − :"Trump’s approval ratings are higher than for his policies. This sort of disconnect is not unusual but the relative level is." − − :The explanation is simple: people, about 10%-15% of the general electorate or 20-30% of the MAGA base (about 1 in 3 or 4 MAGA voters) are reluctant to voice opposition or disapproval for fear of being thought of as a [[transgenderism|tranny symp]]. Without quick change in action and [[rhetoric]], this spells disaster as apathetic voters stay home. − − :What makes it difficult to address is, dissenters are afraid to speak up, leaving you to only guess what their concern is. What it means is check your rhetoric - the 2024 playbook can't be recycled. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 02:07, February 1, 2026 (EST) − − *[https://meaninginhistory.substack.com/p/dems-flip-tx-state-senate-seat Dems Flip TX State Senate Seat]. − :"The election was in what had heretofore been a reliably GOP seat for decades. Right up to 2024, when Trump won there by +17. But this time was different. The Dem won by +14 over the Trump endorsed GOP candidate." [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 23:12, February 1, 2026 (EST) − *[https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/blue-wave-watch-democrat-flips-trump Democrats are leading 8-0 in special elections since Trump took office. Odds surging for a Democrat sweep in 2028.] − − ==The untold story of [[military]] [[priest]]s on the front lines in [[Ukraine]]. [https://youtu.be/HXFuqxHp0EQ]== − The [[religion]] story should remain the Top Story for Sunday, at least til noon EDT tomorrow. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 00:36, February 1, 2026 (EST) − − ==Update on Ukrainian [[toilet]]s== − since we know from historical experience [[Conservapedia]] readers are waiting with bated breath for the news: − *[https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/ukraine-suffers-unprecedented-nationwide Ukraine Suffers Unprecedented Nationwide Blackouts as Grid Teeters on Edge]. − :''Somewhat swept under the rug by all the new commotion filling the news cycles today was the fact that yesterday Ukraine suffered a massive unprecedented country-wide blackout which even blew out major parts of neighboring [[Moldova]].'' − − Without [[electricity]], [[water]] can't be pumped up in high rise apartments or to flush out [[sewage]] lines (like in [[America]]'s first world sewage system that we're all so proud of). The spread of [[disease]] due to lack of sanitation will have to wait as a developing story. − − Meanwhile, with this entirely predictable outcome as the result of America spending $365 Billion to fight an entirely pointless war, [[neocon]]s, [[Nazi]]s, and [[warmonger]]s continue to [[lobby]] for more funding and war. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 02:15, February 2, 2026 (EST) − − :''"And if things do get even worse for Ukraine, and the cries of ‘humanitarian disaster!’ become ever-more shrill, let us remember one important fact. Whenever Ukrainians themselves had the chance to strangle the Novorossiyans via resources, they used it. After the war started, Ukraine destroyed the Seversky Donets canal which supplied water to Donbass, resulting in mass water shortages in Donetsk that remain to this day. It forced Russia to construct an emergency water canal from Rostov to Donetsk to alleviate the threat of major regional water shortages, though to this day it is unknown if it is fully functional yet, as it had only undergone publicized “tests” previously. Some reports claim it is functioning but “under-performing” and not fulfilling its objective of adequately resupplying Donetsk. − − :''"Even [[NYT]] had reported on it last year, though the rag naturally refused to name the culprit of the canal’s destruction, using the famous Gaza ‘passive voice’ technique to say it had simply been “destroyed during Russia’s offensive”: [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/world/europe/donetsk-water-shortage-crisis.html] − − :''"Most famously of all, Ukraine blockaded Crimea’s water supply by damming the North Crimean Canal which led to notoriously severe droughts and humanitarian issues in Crimea, which the Ukrainians and their Western sponsors were absolutely gloat-happy over. Russia only managed to resolve the issue after finally taking control of the artificial dam in 2022 and destroying it to allow water to flow to Crimean citizens for the first time since 2014. − [[File:Serbia humanitarian crisis.PNG|center|650px|thumb|[[NATO]], the supposed "defensive" alliance, has a history of attacking [[civilian]] [[population]]s to create humanitarian [[crisis]] for [[political]] ends.]] − − An entirely pointless war"? Why, it whitewashes Judeans' complicity with Stalin and Communism. Judeans never get punished for the bad things they do; the record of the crime just gets erased! [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) Friday, 01:24, February 6, 2026 (EST) − − '''Update:''' [[Kiev]] residents now using cat litter due to the frozen sewage system. [https://t.me/Slavyangrad/154192][https://www.facebook.com/fforbiddennews/posts/kiev-residents-told-to-use-cat-litter-for-toiletsa-local-official-has-warned-of-/901312319491659/] (my humble contribution to encyclopedic knowledge.) Remember, you paid $365 Billion for this. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 07:43, February 6, 2026 (EST) − − '''Update:''' Former Foreign Minister [[Dmytro Kuleba]]: "Because of the fight against [[sewage]], there is no longer the strength to resist [[Russia]]". [https://politnavigator.news/kuleba-za-borbojj-s-kanalizaciejj-net-uzhe-sil-protivostoyat-rossii.html] Imagine, being defeated by your neighbors and fellow citizen's human waste rather than Russian aggression or a [[FAB-500]]. Truly tragic. But it was an entirely predictable outcome when [[Congress]] passed the [[Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 18:30, February 7, 2026 (EST) − − '''Update:''' [[Kiev regime]] develops new [[weapon]]. For want of a better name, it's being called [https://youtu.be/WJ41srJJloo?t=1592 "glaciers of frozen excrement"]. [https://youtu.be/0jIPdRAWU_U] Report is from the [[CIA]]/[[USAID]] created & funded [[hromadske]] TV. − − '''Update:''' [[Larry Johnson]] comments on [[Ukraine]]'s [[toilet]] & [[sewage]] [[crisis]]: [https://youtu.be/rMsTiXHtq5E?t=2734] − {{Cquote|I think the average folk listening to that don't understand the amount of training that is required to produce a [[soldier]] that can be marginally effective in [[combat]]. And yet you also have to have a secure place where you can do training, right? There's not a secure place left in [[Ukraine]]. [[Russia]] can reach out and touch them wherever they are to the far [[west]]. So that begs the question, how long can Ukraine continue to just pour untrained personnel into this [[cauldron]] of [[death]], and you know at some point it will break. They cannot sustain it. Nobody can. − − And then on top of it add the hardships without power, without running [[water]], without working [[toilet]]s. You know, anybody that's ever been in an apartment building above four stories understands that, to get water up there, you got to pump it up. And those pumps run on [[electricity]]. And the pumps aren't running. How are you going to get water up there other than carry it? You know, carrying a day supply of water is pretty heavy. So you go up and down those stairs multiple times. That's why I'm saying this is unsustainable for these people, and that's where I think Russia has now made the decision they're going to work as hard as they can to make it unsustainable to compel them to surrender. That's where I think we're starting to see a change in Russian tactics now from what it has been.}} − Anybody could see in April 2022 this would be the outcome after [[Joe Biden]], [[Boris Johnson]], and [[User:Conservative]] thwarted Russia-Ukraine peace talks. See [[April 2022 was a pivotal moment for global politics for the foreseeable future]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 15:14, February 11, 2026 (EST) − − *'''Update:''' [https://youtu.be/_osz5RJLaEI On Zelensky's excrement glaciers]. Probably not good for his re-election bid. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 15:56, February 11, 2026 (EST) − − [[File:Ukrainian sewage system in the middle income trap.PNG|center|650px|thumb|A Ukrainian soldier nervously holds a role of [[toilet]] paper while hearing a Russian [[drone]] overhead in an outhouse not connected to a [[sewage]] system in non-democratic, [[Essay: Middle-income trap|middle-income]] Ukraine. [https://t.me/murat_san_russian_war_update/1214] ]] − − == The second Trump administration is not following its own National Security Strategy == − − To quote the [https://www.conservapedia.com/Trump_2.0#National_Security_Strategy Trump 2.0] article: − − {{quotebox|In December 2025, the new National Security Strategy (NSS25) was released.<ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-National-Security-Strategy.pdf National Security Strategy of the United States of America], November 2025. [[White House]].</ref> The document states, "The days of the [[United States]] propping up the entire world order like [[Atlas]] are over" and can be summarized as follows:<ref> bob gonzales, [[X]], Dec. 4. 2025. [https://x.com/BobgonzaleBob/status/1996832802113831071]</ref> − *“Trump Corollary” to [[Monroe Doctrine]] is now the core pillar. − *[[China]] downgraded from [[existential]] threat to [[economic]] competitor. − *[[Taiwan]] deterrence [...] “ideal” but conditional on allies paying up. − *[[Indo-Pacific]] secondary, [[Western Hemisphere]] + homeland first. − *No more [[democracy]] [[crusade]]s, no [[Values|value]] imposition abroad. − *[[Trump tariffs|Tariff]]s quietly admitted as failure, focus shifts to [[multilateral]] pressure. − *Biggest shift since 1945: from global cop to fortified hemisphere power. − *Allies will be asked to foot the bill while [[US]] rebuilds at home. − *Fortress America is back. − − ''[[Defense One]]''<ref>[https://archive.is/GIY1T#selection-1653.0-1677.29 A fuller version reviewed by Defense One outlines the Trump administration’s plans for shedding old relationships and creating new ones], Meghann Myers | December 9, 2025.</ref> reported that working from the premise that [[Europe]] is facing "[[civilization]]al erasure" because of its [[immigration]] [[policies]] and "[[censorship]] of [[free speech]],"<ref>[https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/erasure-of-compatible-values-trumps Erasure of Compatible Values: Trump's New National Security Strategy Recasts Europe as Strategic Liability], Simplicius, Dec 07, 2025.</ref> the NSS proposes to focus [[U.S.]] relationships with European countries on a few nations with like-minded—[[right-wing]], presumably—current administrations and movements. [[Austria]], [[Hungary]], [[Italy]], and [[Poland]] are listed as countries the U.S. should "work more with…with the goal of pulling them away from the [ [[European Union]] ]." − − “And we should support [[Political party|parties]], movements, and [[intellectual]] and [[cultural]] figures who seek [[sovereignty]] and preservation/restoration of [[traditional]] [[European]] ways of [[life]]…while remaining pro-[[American]]," the document says.}} − {{reflist}} − − It has now been two months since the release of NSS25. And the second Trump administration's actions since then have established that it is not following its own National Security Strategy. − − Let's take into consideration the following: − − *China has not been downgraded from an existential threat to an economic competitor. If it was, [https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-15/subtitle-B/chapter-VII/subchapter-E/part-791/subpart-A/section-791.4 it wouldn't still be listed as a foreign adversary by the Department of Commerce]. − *The Western Hemisphere is not being put first. If it was, the administration wouldn't have attacked Venezuela in part (if not entirely) because of its ties to Iran. − *The administration is currently pursuing a democracy crusade against Iran. − *The administration is still imposing or threatening to impose tariffs against Europe, and over foreign policy disagreements rather than trade imbalances. − *The administration is continuing to act as a global cop, particularly against Iran. − *The administration is seeking to dismantle America's current borders rather than fortify them as "fortress walls", given its sudden appetite for expansionism. − *The administration is supporting controlled opposition figures who masquerade as right-wing sovereignty while parroting [[Neoconservatism|neocon]] and even [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] talking points. [https://x.com/europa/status/2019213522392215815 Looking at you, Nigel Farage]. − *And above all, the administration is continuing to employ and/or ally with neocon "legends" like Marco Rubio and Lindsey Graham. − − So, what's the deal?--[[User:Geopolitician|Geopolitician]] ([[User talk:Geopolitician|talk]]) 18:36, February 5, 2026 (EST) − − :Trump put [[NATO]] to bed, and that's a big deal. About April or thereafter, Trump, Putin, and Xi are scheduled to meet in [[Beijing]] for what's being billed as [[Yalta conference|Yalta II]]. This is supposed to be an effort to bring [[China]] into nuclear [[arms control]] talks with Russia & the [[US]] - a first. − − :As to [[Iran]], Trump has a debt to pay to Miriam Adelson, but I think cooler heads may prevail. Evidently Trump is being told by some of the boys in the [[Pentagon]] that it's a suicide mission to strike Iran. The rest is just [[PR]] talk (democracy, regime change, etc.) [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 07:29, February 6, 2026 (EST) − − ::Unless I see Trump fire the neocon sleeper cells in his administration, I’ll presume cooler heads won’t prevail in the end.--[[User:Geopolitician|Geopolitician]] ([[User talk:Geopolitician|talk]]) 13:49, February 6, 2026 (EST) − − :::We're in a period of historical transition, the biggest in 80 years. The normal rules of analysis and understanding need to be expanded. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 15:30, February 6, 2026 (EST) − − :::[[Bilateral]] nuclear [[arms control]] talks were extremely complicated, and took almost 20 years to result in a [[treaty]]. When they finally were completed, in 1987, the [[Cold War]] ended and the [[Soviet Union]] fell. Can you imagine how complicated [[trilateral]] [[negotiation]]s would be that include [[China]]? (for example, the [[US]] and China do not even have a nuclear hotline for [[deconfliction]] like [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] & [[Moscow]] installed after the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]]). Yet it was [[Xi]] who initiated the phone calls to Putin & Trump and invited them to Beijing to discuss these issues the same day the [[START II]] treaty expired. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 15:44, February 6, 2026 (EST) − − ::::China and Russia are wasting their time continuing to negotiate with this administration. The fact that the neocon sleeper cells in this administration haven’t been removed and continue to dictate policy establishes that this administration is playing a double game, and nothing coming out of it is in good faith.--[[User:Geopolitician|Geopolitician]] ([[User talk:Geopolitician|talk]]) 12:56, February 7, 2026 (EST) − − :::::Breaking the [[European]] dependence on the [[US]] [[military industrial complex]] and [[US]] [[taxpayer]] is/was a big deal. Long, long overdue. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 13:00, February 7, 2026 (EST) − − ::::::If Europe has indeed broken its dependence on the American military industrial complex, then China and Russia should be courting Europe, not the US. As long as the neocon sleeper cells remain in place, this administration deserves to be isolated. Especially after China and Russia wasted several years of their time, waiting out the Biden regime hoping Trump would bring real change, only to be let down. They have no reason to remain patient any longer. They just don't.--[[User:Geopolitician|Geopolitician]] ([[User talk:Geopolitician|talk]]) 13:39, February 7, 2026 (EST) − − :::::::Europe is actually courting China as a response to [[Trump tariffs]]. An overall European security structure, such as [[Putin]] has proposed, remains on the table. − − :::::::The wheels of change turn slowly. Right now many people, internationally, in the [[US government]], in the opposition [[Democrat]]s and even opponents in his own party are just trying to wait Trump out. But the mistrust of the [[United States]]' reliability in [[NATO]] & [[Europe]] will survive beyond his term of office - something [[globalist]]s tried to thwart beginning with the [[Russia hoax]] in 2015. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 14:14, February 7, 2026 (EST) − − ::::::::They're not just trying to wait him out. They're also trying to manipulate him into giving them what they want while he's still in office. Behind the scenes, he asks for their advice, and they respond by applying troll logic to his ideas until the purposes behind them are defeated, hoping he doesn't notice. That strategy is working, at a frequency far greater than what can be tolerated.--[[User:Geopolitician|Geopolitician]] ([[User talk:Geopolitician|talk]]) 14:54, February 7, 2026 (EST) − − :::And the same day, [https://www.eucom.mil/pressrelease/44261/the-us-and-russian-federation-agreed-to-reestablish-high-level-military-to-military-dialog%20@jaredkushner Trump restored part of the deconfliction agreement with Moscow that Biden canceled]. This can be seen as a measure of good will and not just treaty compliance. − − ===Eurocommand: 'Maintaining dialogue between militaries is an important factor in global stability and peace'=== − *[https://www.eucom.mil/pressrelease/44261/the-us-and-russian-federation-agreed-to-reestablish-high-level-military-to-military-dialog%20@jaredkushner The U.S. and Russian Federation agreed to reestablish high level military-to-military dialogue]. − − The same day [[America]]'s so-called "allies", [[MI6]] and [[Zelensky]], try to whack another senior [[Russian]] general. [https://gilbertdoctorow.substack.com/p/breaking-news-on-newsx-world-murder] − − *[https://larrycjohnson.substack.com/p/mixed-signals-on-iran-us-talks-russians Russians are Furious Following New Terrorist Attack in Moscow]. − − ==Responsible Statecraft: [https://responsiblestatecraft.org/aipac-new-jersey/ AIPAC steps on a rake in New Jersey]== − "By attempting to beat a mild critic of Israel, the organization may have empowered a more emphatic voice." [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 03:03, February 7, 2026 (EST) − :At least FORMER politician, MTG portrayed AIPAC as '''fighting antisemitism''', in her 60m interview...[[User:Dianne3000|Dianne3000]] ([[User talk:Dianne3000|talk]]) 16:07, February 7, 2026 (EST) − − == Trump to Israelophobic Qatarlson/Owens: STFU == − Trump reacts to Candace Mengele Owens and Tucker Carkson... − − [https://www.jfeed.com/news-world/trump-antisemitism-right-wing In first-ever direct rebuke, Trump tells far-right antisemites including Owens and Carlson to "shut up," defending his close relationship with Israel].[[User:Dianne3000|Dianne3000]] ([[User talk:Dianne3000|talk]]) 15:45, February 7, 2026 (EST) − :Good for Trump. About damn time.[[User:Telling|Telling]] ([[User talk:Telling|talk]]) 15:49, February 7, 2026 (EST) − ::Is Tucker's villa in his beloved Doha ready? − − Liar Tucker knows that any Christians in his beloved Islamic Qatar - are foreignets, not Qatari citizens. But in beautiful Israel the thousands of Christians are actually Israeli full citizens.[[User:Dianne3000|Dianne3000]] ([[User talk:Dianne3000|talk]]) 22:12, March 4, 2026 (EST) − − :Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, Oman, Kuwait & eastern Saudi Arabia are predominately Arab Shia or Persian ruled over by non-democratic Sunnis in American puppet regimes and [[vassal states]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 22:23, March 4, 2026 (EST) − − == Why Tehran sees war as a survival strategy == − − Why Tehran sees war as a survival strategy − Hooman Abedi. Iran International. − Feb 6, 2026. [https://www.iranintl.com/en/202602054833]. It all makes sense.[[User:Dianne3000|Dianne3000]] ([[User talk:Dianne3000|talk]]) 16:03, February 7, 2026 (EST) − :Good analysis. Only it's not a recent development. The Islamic Republic's founding generation was schooled in the [[Iran-Iraq war]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 16:28, February 7, 2026 (EST) − ::Also correct .[[User:Dianne3000|Dianne3000]] ([[User talk:Dianne3000|talk]]) 17:34, February 7, 2026 (EST) − − == WHO vaccinated 603,000 Gaza children under 10 in early 2025—MORE than the pre-Oct-7-war population of that age group== − − Child Casualties. − Since the early days of the war, news outlets and influencers on social media have blindly repeated Hamas’ claim that the majority of casualties were women and children. The claim implied that the IDF was specifically targeting both groups. Beyond this claim not being true – men of combat age account for around 46.7% of total casualties [https://honestreporting.com/debunked-hamas-casualty-figures-and-their-impact-on-reporting/] – data from the World Health Organization (WHO) displays that 603,000 children under the age of 10 were vaccinated at the beginning of 2025. This number exceeds the pre-war population of that age group, indicating that the overall population of young children has remained stable or even grown despite the war. − − Aizenberg @Aizenberg55: − 📌The WHO—not Hamas or Israel—delivered one of the most decisive Gaza war data points. It reported 603,000 children under 10 vaccinated in early 2025—MORE than the pre-war population of that age group! Every claim of excessive or undercounted fatalities collapses with this data. − [https://twitter.com/Aizenberg55/status/2013797366982164747 Jan 21, 2026] − [https://honestreporting.com/how-social-media-got-hamas-casualty-figures-wrong HR] − __ − − Report: '''Hamas recruiting 30,000 fighters''' in Gaza as it shifts to guerrilla warfare. − Sources say terror group's recruitment drive aimed at recouping massive manpower loses, with many of the recruits lacking training in traditional warfare. − Einav Halabi|04.20.'''2025''' | − https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hjhaysf1ll − − And: − − [https://www.thejc.com/news/world/hamas-recruited-fast-blinken-atlantic-council-g1rmtc6q ‘Hamas has recruited almost as many new militants as it has lost’ claims Blinken]. January 15, 2025.[[User:Dianne3000|Dianne3000]] ([[User talk:Dianne3000|talk]]) 13:20, February 11, 2026 (EST) − − :::Aizenberg @Aizenberg55: − "The Gaza death toll narrative depends on pretending Hamas never kills Gazans. In reality, Hamas & PIJ killed 1000s from internal violence and misfired rockets—then get counted as civilians killed by IDF. Numerous reports and incidents like the one below document this clearly".[https://x.com/Aizenberg55/status/2020622268015972529][[User:Telling|Telling]] ([[User talk:Telling|talk]]) 23:12, February 8, 2026 (EST) − − == 'We'll slaughter them like Hitler did' - Every Gazan Arab "Palestine" child taught by UNRWA == − − − 'You’ll see chaos': Gazan-born Jewish convert warns West of Islamist ideology. − Dor Shachar, who watched Hamas rise from the inside, says they are reflective of the culture that elected them. ‘The majority chose Hamas’. − − “I wanted to be a Jew because I chose life, I chose love and not hatred,” says Dor Shachar, who was born Ayman Abu Soobuch, a Muslim in Gaza. Photo by Dave Gordon − [...] − Every child learned how to throw stones at Jews because they teach it. The teacher would tell us to go out and throw stones... − Between Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Qassam Brigades, and any other terror group, and most Palestinians in Gaza, they share the same ideas about Jews. − [https://archive.ph/1RGcH] − − [https://x.com/rheytah/status/2020209356495622486 Rita Rosenfeld @rheytah]: − Feb 7, 2026.<blockquote> − As a boy in Khan Younis, [Dor] Shachar’s earliest lessons about Jews came from his own grandfather. The older man would invite Jewish visitors for coffee and bread, yet in a different breath urged his grandson to “free the land” one day, by killing Jews. − “I said to myself, ‘how can it be? On one side he invites them for food and drink, and on the other he says to kill them.’ From a young age I understood something is wrong.” − His neighbours included names that would later become synonymous with terror: Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif and bombmaker Yahya Ayyash. “I knew them well,” he recalled, describing them as “community faces” alongside others from Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Fatah and the PLO. He knew that some neighbours — and his own brothers — had killed Israelis. − In the open market, he says he once saw Sinwar sever the head of a Palestinian accused of collaborating with Israel, amid cheering onlookers. Another time, he and his mother found a head in the market street. “They said he was suspected of cooperating with Israel,” he noted. Bystanders were nonchalant, as he remembers it. − He recalled children’s television shows that preached “‘go and kill the Jews.’” In mosques, he recalled sheikhs shouting that killing Jews was “the greatest commandment” and “Allah’s will.” − Schools run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) were little different: Jews were “pigs, dogs and infidels” who did not deserve to live, and children were told Israelis had one eye in the forehead, or three legs. − “But I knew the soldiers, and they’d given me candy sometimes. They don’t have one eye in the forehead — they aren’t like that. The Jews who came to the market in Khan Yunis to give us food aid didn’t have one eye in the forehead. The Jews who came to the weddings of our neighbours didn’t have three legs or an eye in the forehead.” − Inculcating violence was part of the curriculum. “Every child learned how to throw stones at Jews because they teach it. The teacher would tell us to go out and throw stones; then come back and open books as though we were studying. When the soldiers came, they saw little children studying. After the soldiers left, the teachers laughed — ‘these pigs, these dogs, these betrayers, these Jews, we will slaughter them like Hitler did.’”</blockquote> − Dave Gordon, ''National Post''. − − ---- − − This has been going on for decades. − It's still shocking , yet not surprised of these rotten fruits.[[User:Dianne3000|Dianne3000]] ([[User talk:Dianne3000|talk]]) 01:38, February 8, 2026 (EST) − ::Now, this, education, is the crux of the problem.[[User:Telling|Telling]] ([[User talk:Telling|talk]]) 23:14, February 8, 2026 (EST) − :The Muslims and the Judeans may be closer than you think; they're both Semites, and when Israel asks the Palestinians to punch them in the face to evoke Stockholm Syndrome to divert attention from their 55-year-plus-long campaign to force same-sex marriage on the Western World, they comply! Becoming hysterical about the Judeans, congealing it, rolling it out with a rolling pin, cutting it to a specified shape and serving it up to test attitudes? Well, sure, they'll comply with that, too! "Beautiful" Israel loves its Christian neighbors like O.J. loved Nicole. [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) Sunday, 23:27, March 15, 2026 (EDT) − ::[https://www.newsweek.com/muslim-white-evangelical-gay-marriage-907627 Majority of U.S. Muslims Now Support Gay Marriage]. Newsweek. May 1, 2018. − VS: <I>The traditional view among Jews is to regard same-sex relationships as categorically forbidden by the Torah. This remains the current view of Orthodox Judaism</i>[[User:Telling|Telling]] ([[User talk:Telling|talk]]) 23:49, March 15, 2026 (EDT) − :So it's your job to provide flak for the Judeans? History's repeating itself from the Austria-Hungarian Empire: − ::Nevertheless it would be unjust to cast the blame for the demoralization of Austria on to Jesuitism and Clericalism alone. A part scarcely less deleterious has been played during the last generation by anti-Clerical Liberalism. − − ::Like most things Austrian, "Liberalism" gradually acquired a significance very different from its ostensible meaning. Its catchwords "freedom," "progress," "culture," "civilization," originally the rallying-cries of democratic enthusiasts and reformers, gradually became mere shibboleths by which a rapacious clique recognized its own partisans. The natural and healthy reaction against the State "system" of Alexander Bach, a system that co-ordinated with marvellous skill the agencies of the Police, the Church, the Bureaucracy and the Army in the work of stamping the progressive spirit out of Austria, brought into power during the later 'sixties and the 'seventies of last century, a party that strove for a time to correct the worst anachronisms and to remedy the most flagrant abuses of the obscurantist past. − − ::But "liberty" and "freedom" in Austria then meant, in most cases, liberty for the clever, quick-quitted, indefatigable Jew to prey upon a public and a political world totally unfit for defence against or competition with him. Fresh from Talmud and synagogue, and consequently trained to conjure with the law and skilled in intrigue, the invading Semite arrived from Galicia or Hungary and carried everything before him. Unknown and therefore unchecked by public opinion, without any "stake in the country" and therefore reckless, he sought only to gratify his insatiable appetite for wealth and power. The Press, which he invaded, corrupted, and dominated, denounced resistance to him as "religious intolerance," and clamour for protection against him as "anti-Liberal". − − ::Little by little the "Liberal" Jew established himself, as he thought, in an impregnable position. But the excess of the evil brought, if not remedy, at least a palliative in the ugly form of an anti-Semitic agitation that drew strength from the financial and building crisis of 1873. For that crisis the Jews were not alone responsible, though their unbridled speculative habits and mushroom fortunes undoubtedly started the speculative mania which led to the crash; and while the aristocracy and the middle classes, which had been caught by the mania, lost heavily in the inevitable catastrophe, the Jews extricated themselves more nimbly and were little the worse. Resentment and envy rapidly found vent in an anti-Jewish outcry that made of the Jew a scapegoat for the sins of the community. The Jewish "Liberal" press hastened to denounce as "religious" intolerance this not unnatural reaction; and the Catholic Church, taking the hint, added a "religious" count to the general indictment. − − ::The anti-Semitic movement might have subsided as soon as the Jews had learned the lesson of prudence, had not a demagogue of genius, Dr. Karl Lueger, placed himself at its head and used it to bear him aloft to the Burgomastership of Vienna. Though often a Jew-baiter, Lueger was no Jew-hater. He knew the Jews too well to cherish indiscriminate rancour against them, however wildly he may have talked in his political harangues. Some of his close friends throughout life were Jews, to one of whom he paid, shortly before his death, a public tribute of gratitude and admiration. − − ::Had his political career not been blocked at the outset by the dog-in-the-manger attitude of the Vienna "Liberals," Lueger might perhaps have saved the "Liberal" party from itself and have prolonged its lease of power. But he was determined to find his opportunity, and found it in leading the "Christian Social anti-Semitic" forces to an assault upon the strong places of Jewish and capitalistic liberalism. His great political talent, his personal integrity, his ability to put Viennese ideas into Viennese words, his freedom from Jewish Liberal "progressive" cant, gained him an ascendancy over his native city and a prestige in the Empire such as few Austrian politicians had previously enjoyed. − − ::His often ruthless agitation against the Jews, his fiery denunciations of their malpractices, rendered in the long run a service to the Jews themselves by compelling them, under pressure, to observe a circumspection of which they had previously seemed incapable. The better Jews, indeed, soon recognized that Lueger had been to them a blessing in disguise by tempering the immoderation that is a prominent Jewish failing. On the other hand, Lueger's agitation was attended by many drawbacks. − − ::While it rendered an immense service to Austria by rousing an "Austrian" consciousness, and by revealing to a public opinion which decades of pseudo-liberal influence had hypnotized, the real character of the Magyar State and of the Austrian position in regard to Hungary, it tended to degrade political controversy to a pothouse level and to raise local interests and cupidities to the rank of political principles. It set party advantages above social and electoral justice, facilitated a revival of militant Clericalism in a peculiarly dangerous form, and replaced, albeit inadvertently, a system of "Liberal" corruption and Jewish tyranny by a "Christian Social" concatenation of interests and offices scarcely less tyrannical and corrupt. − − ::In a word, the employment of impure means to attain ends not in themselves impure entailed consequences almost as deleterious as the evils Lueger had set out to combat. − − ::Henry Wickham Steed (1913). ''The Hapsburg Monarchy''. − − :[[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) Tuesday, 01:46, March 31, 2026 (EDT) − :::[[Henry Wickham Steed]]. Sounds like the stuff early [[National Socialist]]s fed on. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 02:05, March 31, 2026 (EDT) − :You're feeding the notion that every piece of ''criticism'' of Judeans deserves to lead to an existential ''crisis'', possibly with a lot of hysterical complaints that they're hated because they're beautiful, not for the wrong things they do. [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) Tuesday, 06:39, March 31, 2026 (EDT) − :Henry Wickham Steed was the Viennese (Austrian) correspondent (1902-1913) for the prestigious ''[[London Times]]'' and lecturer on central European history (1925-1938) at King's College, London. [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) Tuesday, 08:03, March 31, 2026 (EDT) − ::The hardcore Nazis came from the former territories of the [[Austro-Hungarian Empire]] (even now, where they remain in power as in [[Lvov]]). [[Wikipedia]], not that it's an authority on anything, says this about Wickham Steed: " An anti-Semite and a Germanophobe, in an editorial conference of ''The Times'' on 31 July 1914, Steed labelled efforts to stop the impending war as "a dirty German-Jewish international financial attempt to bully us into advocating neutrality".[2] ...Steed strongly disapproved of the Bolshevik regime in Russia. In an editorial written in another Northcliffe paper, the ''Daily Mail'' on 28 March 1919, Steed accused the British Prime Minister David Lloyd George, whom Steed detested, of betraying the White Russians because of a plot by "international Jewish financiers" and the Germans to help the Bolsheviks stay in power.[4]...In 1920, Steed endorsed as genuine a notorious anti-Semitic forgery, ''The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion'', writing in an editorial in ''The Times'' in which he blamed the Jews for World War I and the Bolshevik regime and called them the greatest threat to the British Empire." [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 22:25, March 31, 2026 (EDT) − − ==Looks like the globalist warmongers are in trouble== − [[File:World_leaders.PNG|center|650px|thumb|[https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/europes-triumvirate-of-lame-stooges Europe's Triumvirate of Lame Stooges Faces Moment of Truth].]] − *[[YouGov]]: "January's tracker poll found that 18% of Britons had a favourable opinion of Prime Minister [[Keir Starmer]] and 75% had an unfavourable opinion...January's tracker poll found that 16% of French respondents had a favourable opinion of President [[Emmanuel Macron]] and 79% had an unfavourable opinion...January's tracker poll found that 26% of Germans had a favourable opinion of Chancellor [[Friedrich Merz]] and 69% had an unfavourable opinion”. [https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/54020-how-popular-are-national-leaders-in-europe-january-2026] − {{clear}} − − ==''[[Zerohedge]]'': [https://www.zerohedge.com/political/massie-exposes-les-wexner-epstein-co-conspirator-opening-door-criminal-charges-against Massie Exposes Les Wexner As Epstein Co-Conspirator, Opening Door To Criminal Charges Against Kash Patel]== − :"With its political foundation being shaken to its core in the fallout from how it has handled the release of the Epstein Files, it appears that it is only a matter of time before the house of cards that the Trump administration has turned itself into because of its unyielding commitment to protecting the pedophile elite comes crashing down." − − *[https://greenwald.substack.com/p/howard-lutnicks-blatant-lies-about Howard Lutnick's Blatant Lies About Epstein Ties]. − − *[[Massie]]: [https://x.com/RepThomasMassie/status/2022398709733224551 I am not suicidal. I eat healthy food. The brakes on my car and truck are in good shape. I practice good trigger discipline and never point a gun at anyone, including myself. There are no deep pools of water on my farm and I’m a pretty good swimmer.] − − == WSJ on Trita Parsi and Omar Shakir: "The ‘Iranian Lobby’ and the Rights Watch Uncomfortable Middle Eastern questions for two American NGOs" == − − The ‘Iranian Lobby’ and the Rights Watch − Uncomfortable Middle Eastern questions for two American NGOs. − By The Editorial Board. − Feb. 5, 2026. − − Two stories about NGOs—the nongovernmental organizations that news reporters love to quote to smuggle their own views as someone else’s analysis—caught our eye this week. And not only for reasons of schadenfreude. − − The first concerns [[Trita Parsi]], executive vice president of the Quincy Institute, which supports an isolationist U.S. foreign policy. Mr. Parsi previously founded and led the National Iranian American Council, or NIAC, which advocates friendlier U.S. policy toward the Tehran regime. − Prof. Foad Izadi, an Iranian expert on America who appears on state TV, was asked about Iran’s lobbying efforts on an debate program released Sunday. “Our way should be discussed off the record,” he said. − “Our way was Trita Parsi, right?” his student interlocutor asked. − “Yes—no, this is being recorded!” he replied. − − Mr. Izadi went on to explain that a previous Iranian President sought an “Iranian lobby” in the U.S., but this has proved too weak, more trouble for the regime than it was worth. − Mr. Parsi shared a statement by NIAC in reply: “NIAC is 100% an Iranian-American organization and has no connection to the Islamic Republic,” it said, denying that the video clip supports claims to the contrary. − In the clip, Mr. Izadi’s interlocutor didn’t mince words: “You made a lobby there called NIAC, which dishonored Iran” by failing in its mission, he said. It certainly hasn’t been able to influence President Trump. The regime has misread him every step of the way. − − The second story concerns Human Rights Watch, the watchdog captured long ago by anti-Israel obsessives. On Tuesday its “Israel/Palestine director” resigned, denouncing Human Rights Watch for not being anti-Israel enough. − − [[Omar Shakir]] says the top brass blocked his team’s report accusing Israel of a “crime against humanity” for not accepting a Palestinian “right of return.” The latter is the idea, required nowhere else, that Israel must accept the millions of descendants of the Palestinians Arabs displaced in the 1948 war they started until there’s no longer a Jewish state. − Human Rights Watch says the report didn’t meet its standards. Even Ken Roth, under whose leadership (1993-2022) Human Rights Watch waged political warfare against Israel, said the report used an “unsupported legal theory.” In reply Mr. Shakir asked if Mr. Roth has “different rules for Palestine.” − Mr. Roth, who hired Mr. Shakir and took such relish in denouncing Israel, now learns a hard lesson: Once you start abusing the language of human rights for political purposes, it isn’t easy to stop. − [https://archive.ph/2026.02.06-034815/https://www.wsj.com/opinion/ngos-trita-parsi-omar-shakir-human-rights-watch-iran-israel-fd45b06b][[User:Dianne3000|Dianne3000]] ([[User talk:Dianne3000|talk]]) 09:31, February 12, 2026 (EST) − − :According to [[Mearsheimer]], the [[Quincy Institute]] is a joint effort funded by [[George Soros]] and the [[Koch Brothers]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 11:34, February 12, 2026 (EST) − − ==Bondi's bizarre pivot from Epstein to the Dow== − *[https://twitter.com/AutismCapital/status/2021641823991828920 Don't fall for it]. There is no connection between the prosperity of ordinary Main Street Americans and a 50,000 Dow in the era of [[globalization]]. − − M1 is [[currency]] in circulation, commonly referred to as the [[Federal Reserve]] "printing press". M2 is entries on bank accounting ledgers, like checking accounts. When the Fed expands M2, the "[[money]]" goes straight into [[Wall Street]], basically to buoy stock indexes because of the widespread perception of [[confidence]]. − − Expanding M2 also has the effect of diluting the influx of foreign [[capital]] into [[Wall Street]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 12:09, February 12, 2026 (EST) − − :An example of this (among numerous others in recent decades) is the lack of "shovel-ready jobs" in the [[Obama stimulus]]. The "[[money]]" never translated into paychecks. [[TARP]] "[[money]]" was funneled directly into [[Wall Street]] to buoy "[[confidence]]". − − *[https://www.thedailydoom.com/p/critics-on-all-sides-pan-pams-performance Critics on All Sides Pan Pam's Performance]. − *[https://dailycaller.com/2026/02/12/gail-slater-pam-bondi-antitrust-doj-jd-vance-hewlett-packard/ She Was MAGA’s Antitrust Star — Then Her Relationship With Pam Bondi Imploded]. − *[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/02/12/ellison-scalp-doj-antitrust-head-departs-possibly-fired/?lctg=66158495 Ellison Scalp? DOJ Antitrust Head Departs, Possibly Fired]. − − *[[Robert Barnes|Barnes]] on [[Bondi]]. [https://youtu.be/E-3G2I_7OyY] − − *''[[The American Conservative]]'': [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/bondi-bombs-on-capitol-hill/ Bondi Bombs on Capitol Hill]. − − *[[Patrick Lawrence]]" [https://thefloutist.substack.com/p/is-america-a-failed-state “Is America a failed state?”] [[Pam Bondi]] just forced the question. − − *''[[NBC News]]'' via ''[[Gatewaypundit]]'': "Trump was not happy with [[Kristi Noem]]’s performance during the Congressional hearings." [https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/03/kristi-noem-responds-firing/] So now we know how Trump judges the job performance of his hirelings, or why he hires them - how they perform on TV. − − :When Noem was asked if she ever slept with [[Corey Lewandowski]], she should have pivoted to the 50,000 Dow. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 19:25, March 5, 2026 (EST) − − ==[[Macgregor]]: TACO Trump on [[immigration]]== − while pivoting to [[endless war]] in Ukraine, Venezuela, and Iran. [https://youtu.be/CfLy9O4ID_g?t=2020] − − '''Macgregor:''' "I try to listen to some of the things that are posted. My impression is I think more and more people are discovering that [[MAGA]] is an illusion. The war to make America great again is not overseas. It's here at home. And I don't think anybody expected [[Donald Trump]] to reverse what's been going on financially and economically in this country. But he's not really addressing it at all from the standpoint of most of the people that [[vote]]d for him. − − "You know, we all support, I certainly have always supported the enforcement of law, of [[federal]] [[law]]. Watching the clown show up in [[Minnesota]] was very disturbing. It was disturbing to me because anyone who interferes with the conduct of a policeman in the execution of his duties should be arrested. '''You don't interfere with the [[police]] when they're executing their duties. When people come up to you, get in your face, try to take pictures of you, hurl insults at you, throw things at you, they should be arrested. What have we done? We've backed off. Backed off. Now, that's far more important to the base than anything that happens in [[Iran]].''' − − "And what's the problem with the [[Epstein files]]? The problem is that people are looking for some evidence that there will be accountability. Nobody cares about people's sexual antics. Nobody cared about [[Bill Clinton]]'s peccadillos with Monica Lewinsky. That's his business. I mean, most Americans just are not terribly interested in that. But they are interested when [[child]]ren are involved. That's outrageous. That's unacceptable. − − "Where is the chief [[law enforcement]] officer of the [[United States]]? He lives in the [[White House]]. He has an − obligation, and he is under oath to enforce [[law]]. So that's what people are upset about. − − "So I think you're right, but I think it's your last comment is most accurate. If this goes south and this air campaign creates more troubles and problems than it solves, which I think is practically inevitable, uh that will be a kind of last straw. It's not going to be the cause of his downfall. But you add that to the failure to enforce the law, the failure to execute the things that he said he was going to do, the failure to deal with the requirement to cut spending to demonstrate to our creditors that we're serious about reigning in [[government]] and managing effectively. Those are the things that he ran on. He did not run on more [[war]], a $1.5 trillion defense budget. Most of which we have no idea where all the [[money]] in defense goes. We know that. Can't even audit the damn budget. So where is the MAGA president? See, I think it's an illusion. And I think MAGA is dead. I talk to people whenever I talk about [[America First]]. That's what's important. − − "Our country, what happens here, that's number one. Everything else takes a back seat. And all of these optional [[military]] adventures need to be cut. That's it. End of story. He ran on that. You can go back and find his statements. 'I'm going to put an end to the endless wars.' Everybody cheered. Great. What we're seeing is not only the extension, but the worsening of the whole damn thing...." − − ==Perhaps you’ve seen the latest [[hoax]]. [[Zerohedge]] has a pretty good summary account== − '''Update on [[User:Conservative]] [[trolling]]: − − [https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/dollar-detente-kremlin-memo-explores-rejoining-us-led-financial-system Dollar Detente? Kremlin Memo Explores Rejoining US-Led Financial System] − − The article starts out as if this is a verified proposal: − {{Cquote|The Kremlin apparently has a highly ambitious proposal for finally mending relations with the United States and wooing the Trump administration to its side regarding resolution to the Ukraine war. − It centers on Russia weighing a return to the dollar-based settlement system as part of a broader economic reset with the White House, according to an internal Kremlin memo reviewed by [[Bloomberg]]}}. − Right. I know what you’re asking: What’s “an internal Kremlin memo?" Who wrote it and who did the writer address the memo to? Unsurprisingly, we don’t even get so much as a hint of an answer to those questions. Not even a wave of the hand to an anonymous source. But rest assured, it’s a “high level document.” Oh, and it’s “unclear” whether it’s even been presented to Americans—only to Bloomberg. [https://meaninginhistory.substack.com/p/the-kremlin-memo-king-dollar-gold Continue reading...] − − :[[Lena Petrova]] has an interesting take. [https://youtu.be/h8GmaDOvoLo] I would add, after the [[US]] drove [[European]] competitors out of [[Russia]] by encouraging [[economic sanctions|sanctions]] and destroying the [[Nordstream pipeline]], it would be no surprise if Russia offered [[American]] businesses preferential treatment once [[military]] operations end. It is no secret that [[economic]] cooperation and investment is what [[Witkoff]] & [[Dmitriev]] have been discussing for a year, not a supposed "[[ceasefire]]" or end to the [[war]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 19:37, February 13, 2026 (EST) − − Actually, this would be a good study on the [[US]]/[[Deep State]] side of a [[propaganda]]/[[psyop]]/ [[leak]] effort to sow division between the [[Kremlin]] business community ("[[oligarch]]s") and the Kremlin [[national security]] (NatSec) community. I would provide links only upon request (minus [[User:Conservative]] or other [[troll]]s). − − Anyway, it's failing, as nobody (except [[naive]] [[troll]]s and [[idiot]]s like [[User:Conservative]]) have fallen for it. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 16:28, February 15, 2026 (EST) − − *[https://julianmacfarlane.substack.com/p/dear-john Dear John....] You disappoint me. − − *Update: [[Dmitriev]] is off the delegation in [[Geneva]], so any standing proposals in the so-called "Dmitriev package" is not being negotiated. − :*[https://thealtworld.com/paul_craig_roberts/alastair-crooke-explains-that-witkoff-and-dmitriev-have-turned-ukraine-peace-talks-into-a-money-deal Alastair Crooke Explains that Witkoff and Dmitriev have turned Ukraine Peace Talks into a Money Deal]. − :Note: This is why the uninformed, unverified propaganda & [[crap]] [[User:Conservative]] posts on MPR ''without discussion '' usually gets reverted ("discussion", in this context, refers to [[rational|rational argument]], exchange of [[idea]]s and positive consensus-driven [[motivation]] - not [[spam]], [[ad hominem]]s, or selfish [[malicious]] intent). [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 11:17, February 18, 2026 (EST) − :*[[Alastair Crooke]]: [https://thealtworld.com/alastair_crooke/trump-kabuki-theatre-in-ukraine-nothing-of-substance-gets-resolved Trump Kabuki theatre in Ukraine: Nothing of substance gets resolved]. − ::This is why the [[leak]] appears to come from the [[American]] side, not the Russian side, as the ''[[Bloomberg]]'' article tried to imply. A third possibility: [[Ukrainian]] intelligence. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 00:55, February 19, 2026 (EST) − ::All in all, for the serious student this would be a good lesson in [[CIA]] [[narrative]] engineering. [[User:Conservative]] posting it to MPR simply demonstrates he is not familiar with the story nor has interest or understanding of the backstory. He's a sucker for sensationalism, which is who the [[Deep State]] is trying to impress. − ::While some of the substance of the article is valid, as anyone who has been following the story the past year since [[Witkoff]] got involved would know, the conclusion [[User:Conservative]] and his [[disinformation]] sources are trying to peddle - that Russia is ready to throw in the towel - is false. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 01:02, February 19, 2026 (EST) − − ===Oil futures rise 5% in two days=== − yet 2 days ago [[User:Conservative]] wanted to post some [[crap]] about falling oil prices on MPR. I'm not even gonna comment about such uninformed ignorance. Andy, do something with that [[troll]], please, so that other editors can return to productive editing without [[harassment]] and [[trolling]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 04:09, February 19, 2026 (EST) − [[File:Screenshot 20-2-2026 42736.jpeg|center|650px|thumb|[[User:Conservative]] was informed above about rising [[crude oil]] prices in the wake of Iranian tensions, yet went ahead with his disruptive [[edit war]]ring and [[trolling]] anyway.]] − − ===A Mighty Wurlitzer=== − [[File:Mighty Wurlitzer.PNG|center|650px|thumb|''[https://archive.org/details/mightywurlitzerh0000wilf/mode/2up The Mighty Wurlitzer: How the CIA Played America].'']] − [https://www.moonofalabama.org/2026/02/russias-collapsing-economy.html Good illustration of a Mighty Wurlitzer]. − − Those who lived through [[WMD|Iraqi WMD]], the [[Russia hoax]], or the [[Covid pandemic]] should be able to identify it by now. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 19:17, February 13, 2026 (EST) − − ==$50 bet says the Gerald Ford Supercarrier being redeployed from Venezuela to Iran== − will go around the [[Cape of Good Hope]] rather than the shorter route through the Mediterranean and [[Suez Canal]] cause the [[Pentagon]] is scared to death of the [[Houthis]] in the [[Red Sea]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 00:33, February 14, 2026 (EST) − [[File:Carriers Suspend Operations in the Red Sea to Avoid Attacks.PNG|center|650px|thumb|All talk and bluff. Although a [[hypersonic]] (which the [[US]] doesn't have but the Houthis and Iranians do) can [https://youtu.be/7gT4A9FO7KQ smash through an aircarrier deck] without warning and send it to the bottom, just ruining the deck without sinking it makes the aircarrier useless. Once that occurs, the US is exposed to the world as the [[paper tiger]] that it has become.]] − Whacking [[Soleimani]] didn't do any good - he's the one who mapped out this [[strategy]] years ago which is still being implemented anyway. − − Report: the Gerald Ford carrier is between [[Cyprus]] and [[Israel]]. This means it will remain positioned where it is for [[missile defense]] and is unlikely to transit the [[Suez Canal]]. (They think manned-aircraft from the carrier can shoot down enough incoming unmanned missiles to Israel. This is an admission of the lack of confidence in American and Israeli ground-based missile defense systems. The Ford is positioned for purely defensive purposes. The Lincoln is positioned in the Gulf of Oman for offensive purposes. When the disaster becomes apparent, don't say American warplanners didn't know or were unprepared ahead of time). − − '''Update:''' [[USS Gerald Ford]] enters [[Suez Canal]]. [[USS George W. Bush]] being deployed to [[ME]]. [[French]] carrier Charles DeGaulle passed [[Gibraltar]]; [[UK]] to deploy Prince of Wales air carrier. − − :In 10 days, Gulf States run out of [[food]]. US ground forces to invade [[Bandar Abbas]]. − − ===OMG=== − *[https://www.19fortyfive.com/2026/01/uss-fords-clogged-toilets-problem-the-u-s-navys-13-billion-supercarrier-surprise-weak-spot/ USS Ford’s “Clogged Toilets” Problem: The U.S. Navy’s $13 Billion Supercarrier Surprise Weak Spot]. − − And the American people want to send the Gerald Ford into combat? [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 01:59, February 15, 2026 (EST) − − ==Sewage update== − − *[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2026/02/14/of-course-theres-a-biden-connection-to-dcs-fecal-fiasco-n2671328 So, Is That Why the Washington Post Isn't Covering DC's Raw Sewage Nightmare?] − :"It’s a total s**t show in [[Washington, DC]]. For those not following, four weeks ago, an underground [[sewage]] line failed, and the [[Potomac]], which is already disgusting, has been flooded with hundreds of millions of gallons of [[human waste]]. If it hasn’t taken the title, it will soon for being [https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5736277-dc-water-sewage-overflow/ the worst wastewater spill in US history."] − − Hey, it wasn't me who considered [[User:Conservative's essays|discussion of sewage in multiple mainspaces]] was "encyclopedic". In fact, the record shows I protested against it. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 14:50, February 15, 2026 (EST) − − *'''Update on 230 million gallon [[sewage]] leak in the nation's capital:''' [https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/trump-directs-fema-get-involved-recovery-operation-sewage-spill-potomac Trump directs FEMA to get involved in recovery operation of sewage spill into Potomac River]. − :Don't ask me; it was [[User:Conservative]] who made it such an important issue. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 17:12, February 16, 2026 (EST) − [[File:DC sewage.jpeg|center|650px|thumb|[[User:Conservative]]'s only solution is to launch [[Tomahawk cruise missile]]s and put them out of their misery.]] − *'''Update:''' [https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/trump-declares-emergency-over-potomac-river-sewage-spill-dc-area Trump declares emergency over Potomac River sewage spill in DC area] − − *[https://copilot.microsoft.com/chats/mzodLAf2S3qmLam8DCVyx Copilot: Which sewage leak was bigger, Washington DC or Moscow?] − :[[Washington, D.C.]]’s [[sewage]] leak was vastly larger in measurable environmental impact because it released hundreds of millions of gallons of raw sewage into the [[Potomac River]]. The [[Moscow]] incident looked more dramatic, but no evidence suggests it approached anything close to the D.C. spill in total volume. − − :Conclusion: According to [[User:Conservative]] facts, evidence and "logic", [[American]]s are more [[subhuman]] than [[Russian]]s. − − ==US on international law== − *On kidnapping [[Maduro]]: "There is no international law." − *On [[piracy]] of tankers on the high seas: "We're enforcing international law." − − == India-Israel tech synergy will define the next decade of defense strategy == − − India-Israel tech synergy will define the next decade of defense strategy. − With its record FY27 defense budget, India is doubling down on AI, autonomy, and self‑reliance, reshaping its partnership with Israel in the process. − February 22, 2026. − [https://www.jpost.com/defense-and-tech/article-887428 JPost] Modi is [https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/indian-pm-modi-visit-israel-160952395.html scheduled] to visit Israel soon too.[[User:Telling|Telling]] ([[User talk:Telling|talk]]) 13:33, February 22, 2026 (EST) − :A Jewish lady friend who spent time in India told me there is a "Jew Town" on the coast in India. The relationship between the two goes way back. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 13:48, February 22, 2026 (EST) − ::It is true. Actually history of Jews in India dates to antiquity. Then, there was an influx of Iraqi Jews.[[User:Telling|Telling]] ([[User talk:Telling|talk]]) 15:19, February 22, 2026 (EST) − :::Thanks. I just saw that. [[Wikipedia]] says the community dates back to [[King Solomon]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 16:07, February 22, 2026 (EST) − − :''[[Economic Times]]'': [https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/oil-gas/russia-says-it-is-ready-to-increase-oil-supplies-to-china-and-india-interfax-reports/articleshow/129019327.cms Russia ready to boost oil supplies to India, China as Strait of Hormuz tensions rise]. − ::''60% of [[India]]'s [[oil]] came through the [[Strait of Hormuz]].'' − − ==Son of [[Ukrainian]] [[mafia]] [[crime]] boss kidnapped in [[Indonesia]], tortured, raped, fingers cut off and held for $10 million ransom. [https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/who-is-igor-komarov-son-of-ukrainian-crime-figure-abducted-in-bali-with-a-10m-ransom-demand/ar-AA1WONU7]== − If this was strictly a [[Ukrainian]] operation, based on [[labor productivity]] and [[exchange rate]]s, the ransom would be about $10. Due to [[US]] involvement, [[corruption]] and [[money laundering]], the kidnappers want $10 million. IOWs, the [[US]] [[taxpayer]] ultimately pays the $10 million which was originally funded by the US $38 Trillion [[national debt]] and handed over to Ukraine. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 17:22, February 22, 2026 (EST) − − == Washington's foreign adversaries have the moral high ground at this point. == − − Just to recap, the following countries [https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-15/subtitle-B/chapter-VII/subchapter-E/part-791/subpart-A/section-791.4 are currently listed] as "foreign adversaries" of Washington: − *China − *Cuba − *Iran − *North Korea − *Russia − *Venezuela − In light of the most recent Epstein file release, if even a fraction of the allegations contained therein are true, then that would remove the last remaining doubts to a thought I've had for a while. That all of those countries have the moral high ground against Washington. And I mean '''all''' of them.--[[User:Geopolitician|Geopolitician]] ([[User talk:Geopolitician|talk]]) 21:05, February 22, 2026 (EST) − − :[[World Public Opinion]] (I love that phrase, leftover from [[World War I]]) is not on [[the West]]'s side. We need an [[Epstein Class]] article (especially since [[User:Conservative]] decided to make [[class theory]] part of "[[conservative values]]"). [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 21:14, February 22, 2026 (EST) − − ==[Another Barak Ravid BS?] ''Axios'': America's slipping sympathy for Israel== − *[https://archive.is/sNn6B "For the first time in 25 years of Gallup polling, more Americans say they sympathize with Palestinians than with Israelis — a striking shift in U.S. public opinion".] − :But do they believe it's all a shell game? [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) Tuesday, 07:36, March 31, 2026 (EDT) − ::1. Politicized poll? 2. War is ugly. " This too shall pass" - said king [[Solomon]].[[User:Telling|Telling]] ([[User talk:Telling|talk]]) 14:50, March 31, 2026 (EDT) − ==Regime change== − There is a gross misunderstanding common in [[the West]] and [[media]] what [[regime change]] is. Most people believe, as is reported in media, that it means whacking or arresting a regime leader. And the regime leader is usually painted as a "[[dictator]]" in total control of the [[government]] and [[society]]. The people are painted as children without rational thinking who only have blind loyalty to one man. − − Regime change means changing the entire structure and system of government. In the case of Iran, it means [[resecularization]], or working at cross purposes to what [[Conservapedia]]'s [[desecularization]] article envisions as the future of [[conservativism]]. This has already happened with the victory of the [[Taliban]] over the [[secular]] [[United States]] and [[NATO]] in [[Afghanistan]]. − [[File:Taliban flag raising.PNG |center|650px|thumb|After the [[American]] [[taxpayer]] spent 20 years, more than $2 Trillion and nearly 2,000 dead to defeat "radical [[Islamic]] [[terrorism]]", the [[Taliban]] [[desecularization|desecularize]]d [[Afghanistan]].]] − The [[1979 Islamic Revolution]] that brought the [[mullah]]s to power and toppled the [[monarchy]] was [[desecularization]] in action. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 17:25, February 28, 2026 (EST) − − ===Analysis=== − − Much will be said about Trump's broken promise to end [[war]]s between now and the [[2026 Midterms]], and leaving [[JD Vance]] to clean up this mess in 2028. And we know the [[Dems]] are not the party of [[peace]] after the [[Obama]] experience - they made the global situation worse. Trump evidently is hoping for a quick resolution so he can claim a "win". Of coarse, unclogging the [[USS Gerald Ford]]'s [[toilet]]s at this point may be the only win we can get. − − Turning an 86-year-old man, the [[Ayatollah]], into a [[martyr]], was not a smart move. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 18:15, February 28, 2026 (EST) − :Or the <strike>holy</strike> sheikh butcher Nasrallah elimination proved, it doesn't change a whole lot. So much for the few pundits "warning" us at the time. Heck, even now, Nawaf Salam not suspected of being unislamic... (with a record of Israelophobia even before ICJ) [https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sk703qxfzg ordered them to stay quiet]. Not that they listened, they did fire today 3 missiles. But their prestige didn't go up with Nasrallah elimination - my point − Ali k<b><u>HAMAN</u></b>ei didn't derseve to die a natural death anyway, after his decades of [https://x.com/ukpapers/status/2028066971091341723/photo/1 evil], decades of Islamist oppression, inciting to annihilation ("death to America, wiping off map, etc.); head of terror snake all over the place - proxies in Iraq, Yemen, Syria, Lebanon, Gaza, etc.; The killing of [https://www.frontpagemag.com/iran-killed-869-u-s-military-personnel/ 869 U.S. Military Personnel]; various assassination plots; asides from his latest massacre of his own people [https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/iran-execute-prisoners-hospital-tehrans-crackdown-5HjdRHb_2/ 45-80,000] in just less than 2 weeks Jan/2026[[User:Telling|Telling]] ([[User talk:Telling|talk]]) 19:52, March 1, 2026 (EST) − − :[[Hegseth]] might be the first to go. He still maintains this isn't a Long War. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 15:25, March 2, 2026 (EST) − − :[[Rubio]]: "as long as it takes". Looks like we are poised for more [[lies]] and losing another [[perpetual war]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 17:17, March 2, 2026 (EST) − − :How do we reconcile "it's not a Long War" with "as long as it takes"? [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Template:Mainpageright&diff=2187285&oldid=2187278 Andy says, "''Expect Trump to fire Cabinet members next.''] A lot can happen between now and "next". [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 18:22, March 2, 2026 (EST) − − *Sick: [https://consortiumnews.com/2026/03/05/hegseth-brags-of-mass-killing-in-iran/ Hegseth Brags of Mass Killing in Iran]. − :Hegseth is full of [[liberal claptrap]]. [https://x.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/2029202334320869456] − − == Ambassador at UN, reminds Book of Esther - Purim story == − − Forbes Breaking News. − Feb 28, 2026. Israeli UN Ambassador Danny Danon speaks at a UN Security Council meeting following the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSnwleH5DzE] − <small> − >> Mr. President, for 47 years, the Islamic regime in Iran has led crowds in chanting Marjbar Israel Marjbar America. do you want to translate these chants? Your leaders have been chanting it for years in public events in your parliament. Marjbar Israel Marjbar America. They mean death to Israel, death to America. Israeli and American flags were painted on roads so they could be trampled. Our flags were burned in public squares. − − This is not the anger of a radical fringe. It is state sanctioned hatred. And while those marb chance echoed, uranium was enriched, centrifuges span, missiles were built, facilities were buried deep underground. It was never just empty rhetoric. It was preparation for action. − − But today, alongside our ally, the United States, we act to stop it. Israel stands before you today, having acted with the United States to confront and stop an existential threat before it became irreversible. The operation targets nuclear infrastructure, ballistic missile sites, the machinery of repression that fuels terror across our region. We did not act of impulse. We did not act of aggression. − − We acted out of necessity because the Iranian regime left no reasonable alternative. This joint effort will continue for as long as the threat remains. − − We thank President Trump and acknowledge the close cooperation between Israel and the US which has brought the alliance between our countries to an all-time high in peace and in war. − − Let us be clear about what we are confronting. − − This regime has built nuclear weapons in blatant disregard of international law and UN resolutions. It has brutally murdered its own citizens and crashed descent and it's happened now as we speak in cities in Iran. It has expanded missile arsenals and armed proxies across the region. It has openly declared its intention to erase Israel from the map. Now, as it faces consequences, it is launching missiles and drones across the region, endangering the UAE, where a Pakistani citizen unfortunately was killed. Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Iraq. As we speak in the last hour, Iran targeted the city of Tel Aviv. Civilian, they don't target military bases. Civilians struck a building in Tel Aviv. An innocent woman was killed and [1]21 people were injured. − − This is a regime that destabilizes wherever it reaches. It spreads violence outward while crushing freedom at home. It is not reacting. It is expanding. It is a machinery of radicalism that does not recognize borders. − − Mr. President, diplomacy was exhausted. Iran was required to stop enriching uranium, stop heavy water projects, stop developing nuclear capable missiles, and allow full inspections. Iran did none of it. Instead, it fortified its nuclear facilities so we cannot get to them, accelerated missile production, and continue to fund terror. Since the last operation in the summer, they spent billions on the proxies. − − The resolutions were clear. The strategy was just as clear. Delay, delay, delay. But we will not be played. And it's simple what they were planning. They were building the means to corner us, to force an irreversible reality with our backs against the wall. That is not a future Israel will accept. No responsible nation should. − − This operation is guided by clear objectives. eliminate immediate threats, dismantle the nuclear program, destroy its ballistic missile production, neutralize naval threats, break the proxy network that destabilizes the region. − − The operation was carried out in order to protect the people of Israel within the framework of the ongoing armed conflict between Israel and Iran in line with the UN charter and in accordance with international law. − − Our forces stand ready to stop extremism armed with nuclear weapons. To the soldiers of the IDF, our boys and girls, my son, my daughter, we salute you. You stand like lions defending our people. An entire nation stands behind you. − − We have heard the condemnation from few member states, from the secretary general. But we all know that escalation did not begin today. It began when Iran armed proxies and exported terror, expanded missiles and drones, advanced its nuclear program in violation of its commitments, turned on its own people, beating, imprisoning, executing. Where were the outrage of the UN? Where were the consequences? Now Israel acts to prevent an irreversible threat and the condemnation is immediate. This is the definition of hypocrisy. − − Some call this aggression. We call it necessity. We call it survival. − − Mr. President, history has taught us never to ignore those who openly call for our destruction. When a regime says it will destroy Israel, when it chantss death to Israel, when it promises to wipe Hifa and Tel Aviv off the map, we believe it. We genuinely believe it. When we see those hundreds of ballistic missiles that are launching to Israel, we believe the threats. We do not ignore them. We do not gamble with our survival. We act. − − Now, let me address the brave people of Iran. You are not our enemies. This operation is not directed at you. It is directed at a regime that has silenced you, imprisoned you, and invested in missiles and uranium while your economy suffers. You deserve better. It is this regime, the Basij, the revolutionary guard who have dragged your country into a isolation. − − The world does not fear a free Iran. It fears a radical regime harmed with nuclear weapons and driven by extremism. Your future should not be defined by those who chant for death. As President Trump had said, the Iranian people deserve dignity, security, and the chance to shape their own destiny. We are thinking about you. You are seen. You are not alone. The future of Iran belongs to its people. We stand with you.</small> − − <b>Mr. President. This week, Jewish families all around the world celebrate Purim. Many Israelis will do so now in a bomb shelter. The story of Purim happened more than 2,500 years ago. In the same place in ancient Persia, an evil minister by the name of Haman sought to wipe out the Jewish people. And it began with words, with chants. It became a decree. It could have become a a genocide. But Queen Esther refused to remain silent. She stepped forward. She spoke up. She acted before it was too late. That is the lesson we learned. − − It is not only an ancient lesson. It is a modern one. Last week I stood at the gates of Avitz with dozens of UN ambassadors. We stood in a place that shows what happens when radicalism and extremism grows and no one stops it in time. Before the Holocaust, some leaders, serious leaders believed that they could come aggression with concess concessions. They were completely wrong. Giving in did not stop evil. It strengthened it.</b><small> Winston Churchill understood what Queen Esther understood long before him. When destruction is declared and weapons are being prepared and assembled, leaders must act, not later. Now, today, President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu understand that same lesson. − − For decades, the Iranian regime has built missiles enriched uranium, armed proxies, and spread terror far beyond its borders. This regime is not only Israel's enemy. It is an enemy of stability, an enemy of every peaceloving nation. In this joint operation, Israel and the US are acting together. Not because we see conflict.</small>.[[User:Dianne3000|Dianne3000]] ([[User talk:Dianne3000|talk]]) 21:25, February 28, 2026 (EST) − − :There was a last minute change of plans. Initially, the [[US]] was gonna attack and [[Israel]] was supposed to stand by and take the hit in retaliatory strikes before being drawn in. But [[Trump]] demanded it be a joint effort given the opposition to the plan. Reports are Israel did the hits in [[Khamenei]]'s compound. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 21:35, February 28, 2026 (EST) − − :Most Iranians are under 47, and have no memory of the the [[Iran hostage crisis]] or the [[Iran-Iraq war]] where the [[US]] supplied [[weapon]]s to both sides to facilitate [[Muslim]]s killing each other. (Most people under 47 in whatever country are not that dumb to understand the [[historical]] [[fact]]s and reasoning behind [[American foreign policy]]). Why do they chant "Death to America"? Look no farther than [[Obama]], [[gay marriage]], and [[transgenderism]]. And the [[economic sanctions]] imposed because Iran rejects the claim of Americans' that gay marriage and transgenderism are "[[human rights]]". [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 22:52, February 28, 2026 (EST) − − :Oddly, Iran announced the death of Khamenei to the music of [[American]] composer [https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/all-hell-set-to-break-loose-irgc Samuel Barber's ''Adagio for Strings''] - the same piece performed near Ground Zero after the [[9/11 attacks]]. I guess music mourning an emotional loss is a universal language. This is an example of how [[Western]]ized [[Persia]] has become, taking what they deem useful from a foreign culture, while rejecting the [[liberal claptrap]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 23:34, February 28, 2026 (EST) − − Iran's probably not ready to turn over its leadership, economy, and future to the Western [[Epstein Class]] of [[oligarch]]s. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 03:53, March 1, 2026 (EST) − − ::Who is current de facto Iran real leader?[[User:Telling|Telling]] ([[User talk:Telling|talk]]) 17:08, March 1, 2026 (EST) − − :::The [[Ayatollah]]'s successor will probably remain a secret for the time being for his own protection. The committee that chooses the successor is said to be in charge. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 15:28, March 2, 2026 (EST) − − :::Possibly Ayatollah [[Alireza Arafi]] (67 yrs old). [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 16:20, March 2, 2026 (EST) − − :::Possibly [[Mojtaba Khamenei]] (57 yrs old), son of Ali Khamenei. It would make sense to go with the younger man who also commands the same respect and loyalty. Note, both Ali Khamenei & Mojtaba Khamenei are minority [[Azeri]]s, not [[Persian]]s. − − :::Also note, the US/Israel destroyed the building where the conclave was allegedly held, but no reports of deaths and the continuity of government went forward. (Another failure of the reliance on [[AI]]). − − :::According to [[Wikipedia]], Mojtaba Khamenei is not a very good or strong candidate. All this talk about Mojtaba is probably just [[Western]] information warfare and propaganda. − [[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> − ::::With the Mullahs running for cover the 'leaderdhip' isn't very defined [[User:Dianne3000|Dianne3000]] ([[User talk:Dianne3000|talk]]) 22:20, March 4, 2026 (EST) − − :::::All the contingencies are in place. This has been in open source since [[Soleimani]] drew up the plan more than 10 years ago. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 22:38, March 4, 2026 (EST) − − :::::A new leader will not be selected or announced until after the end of a 40-day period of mourning. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 17:57, March 6, 2026 (EST) − − == Iranian and Iranian-Backed Attacks Against Americans (1979-June 2025) == − − Iranian and Iranian-Backed Attacks Against Americans (1979-June 2025) − − This was published on June 19, 2025. − [https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2025/06/19/iranian-and-iranian-backed-attacks-against-americans-1979-present/] − − − June 19, 2025 | Insight − − Iranian and Iranian-Backed Attacks Against Americans. − − − Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the clerical regime in Tehran and its proxies have committed a range of attacks against Americans. This memorandum provides select documentation of these assaults. While the list is not comprehensive, it demonstrates that Tehran continues to pose a threat to U.S. forces in the Middle East, the American homeland, and Americans residing across the globe. − − November 1979-January 1981: Iranian students — with the backing of Tehran — take 66 Americans hostage at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. − − April 1983: A suicide car bombing kills 63 people, including 17 Americans, at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut. The Iran-backed terrorist group Islamic Jihad, a precursor and early branch of Hezbollah (not to be confused with Palestinian Islamic Jihad), claims responsibility. − − October 1983: Operatives of the Iran-backed Hezbollah drive a truck bomb at a Marine compound in Beirut, killing 220 U.S. Marines and 21 other service personnel. − − December 1983: Hezbollah operatives drive an explosives-filled dump truck through the gates of the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait City. No Americans are harmed. − − March 1984: Terrorists kidnap CIA station chief William Buckley in Beirut, subsequently torturing and ultimately killing him in 1985. Islamic Jihad claims responsibility. − − December 1984: Hezbollah terrorists hijack Kuwait Airways Flight 221 on its way from Kuwait to Pakistan and divert it to Tehran, killing two American officials from the U.S. Agency for International Development. − − June 1985: Hezbollah terrorists hijack TWA Flight 847 en route from Athens to Rome and kill a U.S. Navy diver. − − July 1989: Hezbollah operatives kill U.S. Marine Corps Col. William Higgins after kidnapping him the previous year while on a United Nations peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon. − − April 1995: An explosives-laden van crashes into a bus near Kfar Darom in the Gaza Strip, killing one American and seven Israelis. Palestinian Islamic Jihad claims responsibility. − − August 1995: A Hamas suicide bomber blows up a bus in the Ramat Eshkol neighborhood of Jerusalem, killing an American and three other passengers and wounding more than 100. − − February 1996: A Hamas suicide bomber blows up a Jerusalem bus, killing three Americans and wounding three other Americans. A total of 26 people die in the attack. − − March 1996: A suicide bomber blows up the Dizengoff shopping center in Tel Aviv, wounding two Americans. Twenty people die and 75 others are injured in the attack. Both Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad claim responsibility. − − May 1996: Gunmen kill an American-Israeli dual citizen in the community of Beit El in the West Bank. Another U.S. citizen and three Israelis are wounded. No group claims responsibility, but Israel suspects Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad. − − June 1996: A truck carrying 5,000 pounds of explosives blows up the Khobar Towers, a U.S. Air Force housing complex in the Saudi Arabian town of Khobar. Nineteen Americans die and some 500 people are injured. The Iran-backed Hezbollah Al Hijaz, a terrorist group in Saudi Arabia, is deemed responsible. − − September 1997: Three Hamas suicide bombers blow themselves up at the Ben Yehuda shopping mall in Jerusalem, killing a U.S.-Israeli dual citizen and wounding seven other American citizens. Four other people die and nearly 200 are wounded in the attack. − − August 1998: With the assistance of Hezbollah, al Qaeda suicide bombers almost simultaneously blow up the U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, killing 224 people, including 12 Americans, and wounding thousands. According to the 9/11 Commission Report, al Qaeda developed “the tactical expertise for such attacks months earlier, when some of its operatives — top military committee members and several operatives who were involved with the Kenya cell among them — were sent to Hezbollah training camps in Lebanon.” − − August 2001: A Hamas suicide bomber blows up the Sbarro pizzeria in Jerusalem, killing a U.S.-Israeli dual citizen and two other Americans. A total of 15 people die in the attack. − − September 11, 2001: While the 9/11 Commission Report concludes that Iran had no foreknowledge of al Qaeda’s attacks on the World Trade Center, the report indicates that Tehran facilitated the travel of some of the terrorists. “In sum,” the report notes, “there is strong evidence that Iran facilitated the transit of al Qaeda members into and out of Afghanistan before 9/11, and that some of these were future 9/11 hijackers.” − − January 2002: Gunmen affiliated with the Iran-backed al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade kill a U.S.-Israel dual citizen and wound another individual in the West Bank community of Beit Sahur. − − July 2002: A bomb planted by a Hamas terrorist kills five Americans at Jerusalem’s Hebrew University, killing five American students, including an American-Israeli dual citizen and an American-French dual citizen. A total of nine people died in the attack. − − June 2003: An American citizen, along with 16 other people, died when a Hamas terrorist blew himself up on a bus in Jerusalem. − − October 2003: Terrorists from the Iran-backed Popular Resistance Committees kill three U.S. diplomatic personnel in a bombing in Gaza. − − 2003-2011: Iranian-backed militias kill at least 603 U.S. troops in Iraq, according to the Pentagon. Iranian training and material support for Iraqi militias during the surge greatly increased the difficulty of U.S. forces to combat the insurgency and included some of the deadliest weapons used against American troops, including explosively formed penetrators (EFPs) and improvised explosive devices (IEDs). − − August 2003: A Hamas suicide bomber blows up a bus in Jerusalem, killing five Americans and wounding one other American. A total of 24 people died in the attack. − − August 2006: Hezbollah fighters kill American citizen Michael Levin, a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), during the Second Lebanon War. He is the only American to die in the conflict. − − January 2007: Twelve men affiliated with the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) disguised themselves as U.S. soldiers, entered the Provincial Joint Coordination Center in the Iraqi city of Karbala, killed five U.S. soldiers, and wounded another three. In 2019, the U.S. State Department issued a $15 million bounty for information on an IRGC Quds Force commander who planned the attack and other “assassinations of coalition forces in Iraq.” − − July 2014: Hamas terrorists kill two Americans serving in the IDF during fighting between the terrorist group and Israel in Gaza as part of Operation Protective Edge. − − October 2015: Hamas terrorists kill an American citizen and his wife, residents of the West Bank community of Neria, in their car in a drive-by shooting. − − December 2019: Rockets fired by Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militia, kills an American security contractor and wounds several U.S. service members and Iraqi personnel at the K1 military base in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk. − − January 2020: A direct Iranian ballistic missile attack against the Ain al-Asad airbase in Iraq causes more than 100 U.S. troops to suffer traumatic brain injuries. − − March 2020: The family of former FBI agent Robert Levinson, who disappeared in Iran in 2007, announces that he likely died in an Iranian prison at an unknown date. − − September 2020: U.S. intelligence reports indicate that Iran is weighing a plot to assassinate U.S. Ambassador to South Africa Lana Marks. − − February 2021: An rocket fired by an Iran-backed militia at coalition forces in the Iraqi city of Erbil wounds a U.S. service member and four U.S. civilian contractors. − − July 2021: Iranian-backed militias conduct at least three rocket and drone attacks against U.S. forces in 24 hours in Iraq and Syria, wounding two U.S. service members. − − September 2022: An Iranian rocket attack kills an American citizen in Iraqi Kurdistan. − − November 2022: A captain in Iran’s IRGC orchestrates the killing of an American citizen living in Baghdad who worked at an English language institute. − − March 2023: An Iranian drone kills an American contractor and wounds five service members and another contractor when it strikes a coalition base near the Syrian city of Hasakah. − − October 7, 2023: Hamas kills at least 48 Americans and kidnaps at least 12 Americans in a massacre of 1,200 people in southern Israel. − − December 2023: A drone attack conducted by an Iranian-backed Iraqi militia against U.S. forces in Erbil wounds three American soldiers, including one critically injured with shrapnel to the head that placed him in a coma. − − January 2024: A drone launched by Kataib Hezbollah kills three U.S. soldiers at a U.S. military base in Jordan and wounded more than 40 other service members. − − October 2024: Iran executes German-Iranian national and U.S. permanent resident Jamshid Sharmahd on fraudulent terrorism charges. − − November 2024: A report released by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies indicates that Iran and its proxies have conducted more than 180 attacks against U.S. forces in the Middle East between October 17, 2023, and November 19, 2024, resulting in more than 180 wounded and three killed U.S. service members. − − November 2024: The U.S. Department of Justice announces charges against an Iranian national and two American accomplices for plotting to assassinate President Trump. − − March 2025: A U.S. jury convicts two agents of Iran for plotting to assassinate Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad in New York in 2022. − − June 2025: At least three U.S. bases in Syria and two U.S. bases in Iraq are attacked with missiles or drones, likely by Iranian-backed militias. − [[User:Telling|Telling]] ([[User talk:Telling|talk]]) 17:04, March 1, 2026 (EST) − − :There is no instance of [[regime change]] being forced by an air power campaign. Boots on the ground are required. At best, a [[Libya]]n-style solution of fragmentation and chaos (or "[[Balkan]]ization") is being hoped for. It's all dependent on how much damage to infrastructure in Iran can be achieved in the next two weeks before America runs out of munitions (which can't be replenished or "surged" quickly). − − :In the meantime, Israel and [[US]] bases in the [[ME]] will also suffer tremendous infrastructure damage. After that, Iran is projected to have superior missile advantage. − − :What's more, [[European]] & [[NATO]] support for another US war-of-choice is tepid, at best. No hope for "boots on the ground" from them. − − :IMO, Iran is now a full-blown [[military]] [[state]], run by the [[IRGC]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 18:43, March 2, 2026 (EST) − − :Once again, the [[US]] is attacking the regime it (the [[Carter Administration]]) installed. − {{Cquote|To be [[America]]'s enemy is dangerous. To be America's friend is fatal.|||[[Henry Kissinger]]}} − − It's probably a mistake to go back 47 years (two years short of the Jubilee) to justify war for several reasons. That's only one side to begin with. Iran has been under [[economic sanctions]] for 47 years - a form of warfare aimed at the [[civilian]] population. Going back decades lends credence or legitimizes those who cite the USS Liberty, etc. − − ==Affordability crisis== − Khameini may be dead, but the [[Strait of Hormuz]] remains closed. The [[Democrat]]'s [[Inflation|"Affordability crisis"]] is on a roll as the world is cut off from [[Persian Gulf]] [[crude oil]] & [[LNG]]. Pump prices and [[electric]] bills are set to rise, as the US, Israel, Europe, and NATO lack the resources in manpower and weapons to reopen it. − − Alternatively, the [[collective West]] could make [[peace]] with [[Russia]] to restore the balance, but after the needless slaughter of tens of thousands of Russians the Russians may be in no mood to restore "normal" relations with the [[Russophobic]] & [[bigot]]ed West without big time changes in Western [[policy]] and outlook toward [[the East]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> − {{Cquote|[T]he mess that we have created here, the disaster we have created here cannot be underestimated in terms of its scope.''|||Prof. [[John Mearsheimer]]}} − − Both shipping lanes are now closed, the [[Suez Canal]] & the [[Strait of Hormuz]]. 20:35, March 2, 2026 (EST) − − Now that private insurers cancelled coverage for oil tankers passing through the [[Strait of Hormuz]], [[Trump]] just put the [[American]] [[taxpayer]] [https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/03/03/president-trump-announces-u-s-insurance-underwriting-for-all-maritime-trade-flowing-through-the-gulf-along-with-u-s-military-escorts/ on the hook] for war damage. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 21:11, March 3, 2026 (EST) − [[File:Gas 3-11-26.png|center|650px|thumb|US pump prices]] − ===The Long War=== − Now we understand why Trump & Hegseth built up 50,000 troops in [[Bulgaria]]. The [[Russian]]s can breathe a sigh of relief. The contingency for boots on the ground is to arm [[Kurd]]s [https://youtu.be/H3r8Ie-yNZU] & [[Azeri]]s from the northwest and attack [[Teheran]], leaving [[Odessa]] undefended. − − What's happening is, as had happened in [[Ukraine]], the [[US]] is being drawn into another [[war of attrition]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 12:58, March 4, 2026 (EST) − − Apparently, Iran has no intention to allow resolution of this issue before November 2026 in order to ensure Republicans defeat, handing Congress over to Democrats, and Trump's impeachment. − − ==Anthropic== − After Trump fires [[Anthropic]], they now are sponsoring ''[[Politico]]''. Gee, I wonder what kind of message they are trying to send? [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> − − ==The Conservative ''[[Daily Caller]]'': [https://dailycaller.com/2026/03/03/fisa-renewal-section-702-debate-republicans-trump-admin-war-iran/ Brutal Political Battle Awaits The GOP In Not-So-Distant Future]== − The dispute is basically between [[America First]] peaceniks like myself and [[deep state]] hardliners and supporters of [[globohomo]] like [[User:Conservative]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 19:41, March 3, 2026 (EST) − − == Dearborn Shiite Mosque Memorial for Khamenei: This Country Was Built by Devil-Worshipers; Statue of Liberty Is Lucifer; Khamenei Was Great Leader of Our Time, Received Martyrdom After 86 Years of Jihad – We Want Our Children to Grow Up with This Culture== − − “Dearborn Shiite Mosque Memorial for Khamenei: This Country Was Built by Devil-Worshipers; Statue of Liberty Is Lucifer; Khamenei Was the Great Leader of Our Time, Received Martyrdom After 86 Years of Jihad – We Want Our Children to Grow Up with This Culture,” MEMRI, March 1, 2026 − − The Hadi Institute in Dearborn, Michigan held a March 1, 2026 memorial service for Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, referring to him as the “great leader of our time.” During the event, poet and lawyer Hassan Salamey recited poetry claiming that while it may appear that Zionist Jews led the attack, it was actually Satan “leading their camp.” He further asserted that whether the “stooge” in the Oval Office is Republican or Democrat. − [https://www.memri.org/tv/dearborn-shiite-mosque-khamenei-memorial-devil-lucifer]. Yet, these hypocrites [[Islamism|Islamists]] do emigrate to our country in troves, nevertheless.[[User:Telling|Telling]] ([[User talk:Telling|talk]]) 06:09, March 5, 2026 (EST) − − :The good news is the Sunni Arabs in America have rejected the [[US]]-led [[ISIS]] beheaders who targeted Shia just a few years ago. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 11:31, March 5, 2026 (EST) − − ::Dearborn was a telling social experiment. When Shiites gain the majority in America, they become emotionally unhinged and try to drag others down to their level. [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) Friday, 21:36, March 13, 2026 (EDT) − − ::*''[[The American Conservative]]'': [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/can-maga-conservatives-and-muslim-americans-unite/ Can MAGA Conservatives and Muslim Americans Unite?] ''As the [[Republican Party]] leaves [[neoconservatism]] behind, new [[coalition]]s become possible.'' Oct 28, 2025. − ::*''[[Newsweek]]'': [https://www.newsweek.com/muslim-voters-republican-party-gop-midterms-trump-11665343 Republicans Risk Wiping Out Gains With Muslim Voters]. Mar 12, 2026. − :::Tuff choice for [[Republican]]s, abandoning [[religious]] opponents of [[public school]] [[groomer]]s. I'm sure [[gay marriage]] & [[transgender]] [[lobby]] of [[the Left]] will be glad to have them back. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 21:46, March 13, 2026 (EDT) − − ==Korybko's analysis== − :"[[Azerbaijani]] President [[Ilham Aliyev]] threatened that “Our Armed Forces have been instructed to prepare and implement retaliatory measures” after alleged [[Iran]]ian [[drone]]s attacked the airport of his country’s Nakhchivan exclave. He also claimed that “the independent state of Azerbaijan today is also a place of hope for many Azerbaijanis living in Iran”, where '''more Azeris live than in Azerbaijan''' itself [my bold]. If Azerbaijan enters the [[Third Gulf War]], its mutual defense ally [[Turkiye]] might follow, which could drag in all of [[NATO]]." [https://korybko.substack.com/p/the-omani-precedent-suggests-that Good read] − − == Trump kicks Tucker Qaratlson out of MAGA == − − '''Finally America last Qatar/Iran 1st [[Tucker Carlson]]. Is out.''' − − − [https://nypost.com/2026/03/05/media/trump-kicks-tucker-carlson-out-of-maga-movement-after-talkers-iran-war-criticism-lost-his-way/ Trump kicks Tucker Carlson out of MAGA movement after talker’s Iran war criticism: ‘Lost his way’]. Better late than never.[[User:Dianne3000|Dianne3000]] ([[User talk:Dianne3000|talk]]) 06:54, March 6, 2026 (EST) − :Re Tucker Carlson lies + ignorance: − − − 1. What does Genesis. 21:12 mean? − 2. Are Arabs linked to Isaac or to Ishmael? − 3. What does Ex. 12:38 say? − − [[File:Chrome screenshot Mar 6, 2026 5 17 54 AM PST.png|1. What does Genesis. 21:12 mean? − 2. Are Arabs linked to Isaac or to Ishmael? − 3. What does Ex. 12:38 say?]] − <br> − [[User:Telling|Telling]] ([[User talk:Telling|talk]]) 08:29, March 6, 2026 (EST) − − :[[Nassim Taleb]], a son of [[Ishmael]], makes the rather controversial statement that [[Palestinian]]s have a legal right (given by God incidentally) to the land. − :*[[Nassim Taleb]]: [https://youtu.be/-RB8_911wDE Palestinians are the Israelite people], [[Nassim Taleb|Antifragile Mindset]], Sep 8, 2025. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 15:07, March 30, 2026 (EDT) − − − :*''[[The American Conservative]]'': [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-iran-war-has-ended-the-trump-coalition/ The Iran War Has Ended the Trump Coalition]. ''The president’s betrayal has driven apart the disparate factions he brought together.'' − :*[[David T. Pyne]]: [https://dpyne.substack.com/i/190046578/trump-blows-up-his-election-winning-maga-coalition Trump Blows Up His Election Winning MAGA Coalition]. − :It's a shame to see this happen in an even numbered year. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 11:34, March 6, 2026 (EST) − ::Christians United for Israel (CUFI) − March 3 at 1:16 PM. − Tucker Carlson pushed a Mossad conspiracy so ridiculous that the Qatari FM spokesperson had to debunk him—and Al Jazeera carried the correction. But his followers will keep repeating the lie anyway. That’s how misinformation targeting Israel spreads. − [https://www.facebook.com/ChristiansUnitedforIsrael/posts/tucker-carlson-pushed-a-mossad-conspiracy-so-ridiculous-that-the-qatari-fm-spoke/1348605177305714/][[User:LaMarina|LaMarina]] ([[User talk:LaMarina|talk]]) 15:39, March 17, 2026 (EDT) − − ==Vovan & Lexus prank Reza Pahlavi== − − You would think the [[CIA]] would have [https://rumble.com/v76lqq2-prank-with-reza-pahlavi.html something more important for Pahlavi to do] at this vital moment. [https://rumble.com/v76lske-prank-with-reza-pahlavi.-part-2.html Part 2 gets really funny]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2ryq0d2mro Is this what caused Trump to withdraw Pahlavi from consideration], cause two Russian radio drive-time hosts who probably work for the [[SVR]] look like an [[idiot]]? [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 17:32, March 6, 2026 (EST) − − == 76% of Americans support Trump's military action against Iran if it completes in the time frame he promised == − − InteractivePolls @IAPolls2022. − − CBS POLL: Approve/Disapprove of [[Operation Roaring Lion / Operation Epic Fury|Military action against Iran]] if think conflict would last... − − 🟢 Days/Weeks: 76-24 (+52) − 🟤 Months: 46-54 (-8) − 🔴 Years: 13-87 (-74) − − YouGov | 3/2-3 | 1,399 A − [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HChSWXHaEAACM6M?format=png&name=900x900] − Mar 3, 2026 − [https://x.com/IAPolls2022/status/2028962183049097691] − − _ − − You Won’t BELIEVE The POLLS... Dr. Steve Turley. Mar 4, 2026 − [https://youtu.be/9vWMRltCO0E?si=NH5HxWhKMExfjRdq][[User:Dianne3000|Dianne3000]] ([[User talk:Dianne3000|talk]]) 05:04, March 9, 2026 (EDT) − − :It's a [[war of attrition]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 05:34, March 9, 2026 (EDT) − − ==[[Tucker Carlson]]'s [[Qatar]] slams its ally Iran for betraying == − − Qatar Prime Minister's blunt message to Iran as he says country has 'betrayed us' − Daily Mail. − ..Though allies with Iran, Qatar's relationship with the country is being tested amid repeated missile and drone attacks..'To see the attack which had been pre-planned...once the war started, just an hour after the start of the war, Qatar and other Gulf countries were attacked right away.[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15627053/Qatar-Prime-Minister-Iran-betrayed.html][[User:Dianne3000|Dianne3000]] ([[User talk:Dianne3000|talk]]) 13:40, March 9, 2026 (EDT) − [[File:Photo 2026-03-06 00-40-28.jpg|center|650px|thumb|The $1.1 Billion radar at [[Al Udeid Air Base]] used to give a 30-minute warning of an i]mpending [[missile]] attack. Now it's one minute. The [[United States]] and [[Israel]] have been blinded. See: [https://conflictsforum.substack.com/p/irans-strategy-is-to-evict-the-us Iran's Strategy is to Evict the US from the Middle East].]][[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> − ::It's just that the Islamic Republic launches barrages, so one or two gets away, especially destructive are the cluster bombs[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lIfnHvCofLI] with 24 little bombs exploding all over to make sure as many are hurt. − What Iran "wants"? They want to wipe out nations too. They want world domination So? − − − [https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-798405 Iran's main goal: Destroy the world as we know it, impose Shia Islam globally. Iran’s leaders want to destroy the world as we know it. They want to dominate the Middle East, overthrow Western-style democracy, wipe out Israel, and impose Shia Islam on the world] (4.24.24). However, if you refer to tactics, these are the three [https://news.yahoo.com/iran-three-ambitions-needs-them-193600275.html] − [[User:Dianne3000|Dianne3000]] ([[User talk:Dianne3000|talk]]) 16:55, March 9, 2026 (EDT) − − :*"Destroy the world as we know it" is hyperbolic. "Destroy the [[world order]] as we know it which excludes them via [[economic sanctions]]." − − :*Actually, those aren't really [[cluster munition]]s. They are [[MIRV]]s or [[MARV]]s equipped on [[ballistic missile]]s and basically undefensible. [[Iran]], for the most part, is still sitting on its inventory of ballistic missiles, using its older drones & missiles and saving them for the [[perpetual war|long war]] now that the [[US]]/[[Israel]]' eyes (radar) have been knocked out. (It's the principle of FIFO: First In First Out which virtually all [[military|militaries]] use). − ::*Ok, there is some confusion about cluster munitions. See [https://youtu.be/fZsM3joS_Dc Iran Breaks Through Israel's Iron Dome With New Hypersonic Cluster Missiles]. Good video of an Iranian missile barrage, which [[Israel]] [[censor]]s. See also [https://youtu.be/ov9DqdYuXcw Prof. Ted Postol: How Iran Blinded US Defenses in 10 Minutes]. [[Postol]], who helped design the [[Patriot missile]] during the [[Gulf War]], says SCUD missiles which were breaking up on their own upon reentry due to a design flaw, were trigging the wasteful launch of expensive [[Patriot missile]]s. IOWs, [[MIRV]]s carrying a cluster munition warhead. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 20:35, March 11, 2026 (EDT) − − :::Bottomline: the vaunted [[Iron Dome]] is [[crap]]; the [[Patriot missile]] is [[crap]]; the [[THAAD]] is [[crap]]; and America's military alliance system where we steal expensive [[missile defense]] systems from Peter (South Korea) to pay Paul (GCC & Israel) is [[crap]]. [[South Korea]] is really p*ssed cause America's [[lie]]s and betrayal has been exposed. We don't care if [[Kim Jong un]] nukes South Korea, and they are the ones who will pay higher prices for oil and gas. − − :::Just cause an expensive "defense" project is touted for decades as "the greatest" to justify its cost doesn't mean anything. The [[fate]] of an [[empire]] can be decided in an afternoon. − − :::47 years of [[economic sanctions]] left [[Iran]] with nothing but time and its own resources to develop its own defense. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 20:48, March 11, 2026 (EDT) − − − − :*[https://youtu.be/qlWITF7BLKE First-ever footage: Sayyed Ali Khamenei visits Christian martyrs’ families]. − ::[[Ayatollah Khamenei]] visits parents of gold star Armenian Christians in Iran in their homes on Christmas. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 17:09, March 9, 2026 (EDT) − :::Oh the Islamists are "pro Christian" now. And even "compassionate" after butchering up to [https://archive.is/J5KCi 80,000] of its own people in 2 weeks. Nice taqiyya. − Also: [https://cbn.com/news/world/warning-irans-frontrunner-spells-danger-christian-believers Also of concern to Christians is Mojtaba Khamenei, the late supreme leader's son, who is likely to follow in his father's footsteps]. − Meantime: Stupid [https://www.jfeed.com/news-world/idf-quds-force-transport-fleet-strike "hiding" Quds] really thought no one is watching. And these Hezbollah "brave" butchers who started it, now [https://www.jfeed.com/middleeast/hezbollah-ceasefire-talks beg] for ceasefire..[[User:Dianne3000|Dianne3000]] ([[User talk:Dianne3000|talk]]) 22:30, March 9, 2026 (EDT) − :His father's footsteps? Actually, no. Mojraba is likely to overwrite Ali Khamanei's 2003 [[fatwa]] banning [[nuclear weapon]]s as "[[sin]]ful". Iran has probably learned the necessity of the principle of [[Deterrence theory]], as [[North Korea]] has, so that nobody will mess with them. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 20:23, March 10, 2026 (EDT) − − '''Update:''' [https://www.bing.com/search?q=The+Kheybar+Shekan+is+driving+US+involvement+in+the+Iran+war%2C+Trump%27s+proposed+%241.5+Trillion+Dept.+of+War+budget%2C+the+annulled+New+START+treaty+and+INF+treaty%2C+and+the+New+Cold+War.&gs_lcrp=EgRlZGdlKgYIABBFGDkyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQ6wcYQKgCALACAA&FORM=ANCMS9&adppc=EDGEBRV&PC=EDGEBRV Iran attacks Tel Aviv and Bibi's bunker with the indefensible] [[Kheybar Shekan]]. − − [[User:Conservative]] has [[subvert]]ed any efforts to educate [[Conservapedia]] readers on the [[Kheybar Shekan]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 21:49, March 10, 2026 (EDT) − ::: "Bibi's bunker"? This reminds the conspiracy theories by the mullahs claiming Bibi was shot... lol. What fake "news" sites are these? What is true is that the IRGC fired iiln a busy night all over the place. Iran is a massive spacious country where to fire from, Israel is very tiny[[User:LaMarina|LaMarina]] ([[User talk:LaMarina|talk]]) 06:34, March 11, 2026 (EDT) − − ::::Fake news sites? How about the largest English language news site in the world, the [[Times of India]]. Bibi being dead doesn't have to be true. All that matters is the impression it creates. Nevertheless the fact remains, Bibi's bunker, with or without Bibi, was attacked with a [[Kheybar Shekan]] which is indefensible now that $5 Billion worth of radars have been knocked out. (Rumor has it Bibi is spending all his time in the air flying over the [[Mediterranean]] cause there is nowhere to hide on the ground). Sources say the [[war]] will be over when Bibi is dead. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 13:52, March 11, 2026 (EDT) − − ::::"Iran is a massive spacious country where to fire from, Israel is very tiny". Iran is 67 times bigger that Israel, This highlights the thoughtlessness of starting a war with Iran. Israel can be obliterated much easier with precision missiles now that the US & Israel are blinded with the destruction of its early warning radars. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 14:04, March 11, 2026 (EDT) − − ::::Incidentally, the radar at [[Al Udeid]] could detect launches of the [[Oreshnik]] at [[Kapustin Yar]]. Pretty [[stupid]] of [[US]] war planners. I guess they'll blame it as another "intelligence failure". [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 14:42, March 11, 2026 (EDT) − − ::::"[https://larrycjohnson.substack.com/p/us-air-defense-thaad-and-patriot Let’s assume that Israel and Iran hit each other with 50 2,000 pound bombs/missiles every day. At that rate, Iran’s bombs would theoretically cover all of Israel’s land area in under 3 years, while Israel’s bombs would take over two centuries to do the same to Iran."] I know, they're a bunch of [[third world]] spear chuckers without [[toilet|flush toilets]] - they're not supposed to be able to do this. Such is life. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 10:11, March 17, 2026 (EDT) − − :The fact that Tucker's rhetoric hasn't changed since Iran attacked Qatar should be enough to disprove the theory that Tucker is bought and paid for by the Qatari lobby. He's says what he says for ideological reasons, not for a paycheck.--[[User:Geopolitician|Geopolitician]] ([[User talk:Geopolitician|talk]]) 18:49, March 15, 2026 (EDT) − − ==If what Trump says about Iran having [[Tomahawk cruise missile]]s is true, [https://news.meaww.com/fact-check-is-donald-trumps-claim-iran-has-tomahawk-missiles-true] the [[United States]] and the [[military industrial complex]] has a serious [[moral]] problem== − We don't care about [[weapons of mass destruction]] - [[business]] and the [[God Almighty]] [[US dollar]] is all that matters. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 19:04, March 10, 2026 (EDT) − − This is an important question, given that we are entering a new period of an unrestrained [[arms race]] with the cancellation of the [[New START treaty]] and [[INF treaty]] and the [[New Cold War]]. Are all these new [[weapon]]s the [[US]] is preparing to build with [[Trump]]'s proposed $1.5 Trillion defense (war) budget subject to export control, or will our most prized weapons, too, end up in the hands of adversaries? [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 20:43, March 10, 2026 (EDT) − − :Arms for hostages deal with Iran is what got Reagan into trouble and Bush hit by the blowback. So now it's arms for cash or policy promises? That ''is'' troubling. [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) Friday, 23:48, March 13, 2026 (EDT) − − ::This is the problem with defense spending in [[peace]] time - the [[weapon]]s have to be used at some point in the future over whatever lame excuse in order to clear shelves of old stock and make room for new [[technological]] advances. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 01:39, March 31, 2026 (EDT) − − ==US & Trump helping the evil corrupt kleptocrat [[Putin]]== − *Diverting [[weapon]]s for [[Ukraine]] to fight [[Iran]]; − *spiking the price of oil. − − What happened to the [[Board of Peace]]? After Trump's war of choice, the few that signed up are thinking of pulling out. − [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 21:59, March 10, 2026 (EDT) − − *[[Scott Ritter]]: [https://youtu.be/rQt351IzD54 Trump Calls Putin for Iran War Off-Ramp] [[Glenn Diesen]]. − − == Iran regime change not military goal, creating conditions for it is (Isr.) == − − Defense sources: Iran regime change not military goal, creating conditions for it is. − The IDF sources noted that tackling Iran's ballistic missile threat was among the military's primary goals in the war. − [https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-889571] Clarity.[[User:LaMarina|LaMarina]] ([[User talk:LaMarina|talk]]) 06:28, March 11, 2026 (EDT) − − :So [[Clausewitz]]' warning was true: "No one in their right mind should start a war without knowing exactly what he wants to achieve and how to achieve it". Changing objectives after the war starts is not a good sign. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 14:11, March 11, 2026 (EDT) − − ::Trump said this would probably be the only chance in generations for regime change in Iran, and because of that, Iranians ought to make the most of the opportunity he provided them. [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) Friday, 21:57, March 13, 2026 (EDT) − − :::The stated objective of "creating conditions" is not true, since [[Trump]] said ''he'' would pick the new leader (unless you want to admit everything coming out of the [[US government]] - [[White House]], [[Pentagon]], [[State Dept.]], [[Treasury Dept]], etc. - and the [[Israel]]i government is [[BS]] intended for the ignorant masses). [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 02:06, March 14, 2026 (EDT) − − == Iran 'swore' Bibi died 3.10.26 == − − Iran 'swore' Bibi died 3.10.26 − [https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-889415 Iranian media pushes false Benjamin Netanyahu death ...] − Funny and pathetic. [[User:LaMarina|LaMarina]] ([[User talk:LaMarina|talk]]) 06:49, March 11, 2026 (EDT) − − :[[Jimmy Dore]]: [https://youtu.be/zLA9UWsTxH0 Netanyahu’s FIFTH Fake AI Video Is The Worst Yet!] [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 22:08, March 21, 2026 (EDT) − − ==''WaPo'': [[War Dept]] bars photojournalists== − − because they published unflattering pictures of [[Pete Hegseth]]. [https://t.me/ukraine_watch/57539] I can understand [[censorship]] based on operational security, but this is pretty pathetic. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 13:39, March 11, 2026 (EDT) − − :It showed a willingness to use caricatures and passive-aggression to push a particular point of view contrary to American state policy as though they were carrying out a separate and parallel foreign policy to the U.S. government contrary to the Logan Act. [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) Friday, 22:43, March 13, 2026 (EDT) − − ::That's nothing new. The whole story reeks of [[war propaganda]] from both sides (Question: How do you expect to fight and win a [[war]] with [[domestic]] division?) If true, the scriptural word for it is "[[vanity]]". [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 23:06, March 13, 2026 (EDT) − − *[https://larrycjohnson.substack.com/p/who-else-besides-pete-hegseth-is Who Else, Besides Pete Hegseth, is Trying to Use the War in Iran to Get Rich?] − *''[[FT]]'': [https://archive.is/auz8H Pete Hegseth’s broker looked to buy defence fund before Iran attack]. − − == Mullah regime's horror damage + potential = proves Epic Fury was so important == − − − 1. Still have 40kg nuclear material that could turn into a bomb. − − [https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/iran-had-uranium-10-warheads-194035406.html Iran had uranium for 10 warheads before bombings, IAEA says] | − − [https://www.visiontimes.com/2026/03/05/iran-advanced-nuclear-capabilities-while-negotiating-peace-reports-show.html Iran Advanced Nuclear Capabilities While Negotiating Peace, Reports Show] − − − 2. The missiles were aimed at its neighbours before the operation, set to go off. Which is why it was able to shoot them so quickly. Not to mention its genocidal plans for little Israel. − − Massive barrage of missiles/drones − [https://www.google.com/search?client=ms-android-samsung-ga-rev1&hs=Bg&sca_esv=9271619119a2efea&q=massive+barrage+Iran&tbm=nws&source=lnms&fbs=&sa=X] − − − 3. Holding a global key hostage: Strait of Hormuz [https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/iran-war-us-israel-trump-03-11-26 Live updates: Strait of Hormuz in crosshairs of Iran conflict as attacks on ships escalate] − − − 4. FBI warned California that Iran could launch drones at the West Coast, ABC News reports. − The Federal Bureau of Investigation reportedly issued an alert on Wednesday about a potential Iranian drone attack on the West Coast, according to ABC News. − March 11, 2026 https://www.jpost.com/international/article-889640 [[User:LaMarina|LaMarina]] ([[User talk:LaMarina|talk]]) 21:32, March 11, 2026 (EDT) − :Not a good sign when the [[FBI]] has to use scare tactics to try to keep the war going. − − :It's unfortunate, but the US government and MSM have worked hard to destroy their own credibility for years. − − :You might get a few low [[IQ]] [[MAGA]] people like [[User:Conservative]] who believe killing schoolgirls under 12 is in line with [[Catholic]] [[Just War Theory]], but who knows? [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 00:04, March 12, 2026 (EDT) − ::It's tragic that a US attack targeting a IRGC military hit girls too. Still, I find liberals in the media hypocrisy who didn't say a word when the genocidal regime mowed down 35-80 thousands in a matter of days (Jan/2026) including girls..[[User:Telling|Telling]] ([[User talk:Telling|talk]]) 07:22, March 12, 2026 (EDT) − :::The problem is there is no proof of that. 12:57, March 12, 2026 (EDT)[[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> − ::::Their capability is scary enough.[[User:LaMarina|LaMarina]] ([[User talk:LaMarina|talk]]) − {{Cquote|We have not been given a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind.|||2 Timothy 1:7}} − − == MISSING: Have you seen IRGC's puppet Iran "leader"? [Mojtaba] == − − '''LOL. Assuming they don't show his face for paranoia from the cool Zionist Mossad. But why not have his voice be heard to his (oppressed hijacked) nation? A pathetic IRGC message by a TV anchor? Really? At a time of war?''' − − − Danclever:<blockquote> − HAVE YOU SEEN HIM? − − Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has not yet appear publicly since assuming power. − − For a regime that never stops talking, the silence is deafening. − − #Danclever #usa #iran − </blockquote> − [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=823754027419970&set=a.113134625148584&id=100093561391098 Link] − [https://scontent-mia3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/651154385_823754030753303_4846443978123386552_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=7b2446&_nc_ohc=-c5fM0ZyHY4Q7kNvwGSzLGe&_nc_oc=Adli9HCPkXjEe4aXDYIrul_uP4GS-If-vmmYbyTpoPTBhVGbzmTKvwiJF7Hi5JKav3G58C2iImsD7AFKW8qnZp0K&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-mia3-1.xx&_nc_gid=tpWa6YKT3qFCYuMi9Nf7qQ&_nc_ss=8&oh=00_AfwMEunZXGjfgLx8lg5P0uag5rpf9HtR_SemkQpR1_9JNQ&oe=69BA37B7 Poster][[User:LaMarina|LaMarina]] ([[User talk:LaMarina|talk]]) 17:20, March 13, 2026 (EDT) − − :There's a lot of unvetted noise in the fog of war. − − :*[[Scott Creighton]]: [https://scottcreighton.substack.com/p/now-we-put-out-a-bounty-on-the-next Now We Put Out a Bounty on the Next Supreme Leader’s Head]. − − :*[[The Islander]]: [https://x.com/IslanderWORLD/status/2032196085737742432 THE DEVIL SPEAKS: This is the man who started a regional war and then disappeared into a foreign bunker while other people’s children burn.] − − :Whacking a foreign leader rarely brings [[regime change]]; in [[Iran]]'s case, whacking [[Netanyahu]] would only be payback, and probably a lower priority at the moment. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 17:51, March 13, 2026 (EDT) − − :"return of the messiah". [https://x.com/Pol_ScientistNG/status/2032224129286287730] − − :Does this mean Netanyahu is a closet [[Christian]] who expects to be [[Rapture]]d? [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 18:01, March 13, 2026 (EDT) − − ::<big><center>"Regime change" is an '''ideal''' outcome but not the main war aims. Weakening it, is.</center></big>[[User:LaMarina|LaMarina]] ([[User talk:LaMarina|talk]]) 18:17, March 13, 2026 (EDT) − − :::''Deju vu'' all over again: That was not the message communicated for months prior. [[Clausewitz]]: "No one in their right mind should start a war without knowing exactly what he wants to achieve and how to achieve it". [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 18:21, March 13, 2026 (EDT) − − :Suggestion: Why don't you focus on rewriting [[Conservapedia]]'s '''[[Desecularization]]''' article and why [[desecularization]] is not a good thing. I've been banging my head against the wall for years with the original author to no avail. It should be easy; the original author depends heavily on [[Fourteen words|Vox "We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children" Day]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 18:25, March 13, 2026 (EDT) − − *[https://thealtworld.com/abdel_bari_atwan/new-iranian-leaders-first-statement-reveals-reprisal-strategy New Iranian leader’s first statement reveals reprisal strategy]. − − == [[Islam]]ic Republic injures 60... Muslims in [[Israel]]== − − [https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rkhsahwqwg Iranian missile that hit Zarzir broke apart mid-air before interceotion]. − Ynetnews. 03.13.26 — The army is meanwhile investigating the impact early Friday in the Arab town of Zarzir near Nazareth, where about 60 people were wounded..[[User:LaMarina|LaMarina]] ([[User talk:LaMarina|talk]]) 18:14, March 13, 2026 (EDT) − − :Iran has put out a message and a [[Telegram]] channel for locals to identify locations where US troops are holed up, like hotels, etc. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 18:18, March 13, 2026 (EDT) − − ::An irate jinn favoring the Shiite regime has answered the call by riding from location to location on a magic carpet and trying to shock those US troops in the butt with lightning bolts. [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) Friday, 23:00, March 13, 2026 (EDT) − − :::[[The West]] should be friends with the minority [[Shia]] - they are the ones who for over a millennia have always been more willing to compromise with [[infidel]]s. They were the ''primary targets'', as [[traitor]]s to Islam going back to the [[Crusade]]s, of [[Sunni]] beheaders even ''before'' [[Christian]]s and [[Jews]], whom the [[United States]] used as its [[ISIS]] [[proxies]] to fight [[Iran]] when the [[US]] withdrew from [[Iraq]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 23:39, March 13, 2026 (EDT) − − ::Even the rank and file Shia Muslims seem like they're along for the ride. [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) Tuesday, 07:09, March 31, 2026 (EDT) − − *[[NonZero Newsletter]]: [https://www.nonzero.org/p/why-americans-should-root-for-iran Why Americans Should Root for Iran]. − :''"[[Henry Kissinger]]’s ambivalence about the [[Iran-Iraq war]] of the 1980s was captured in this famous quote: “It’s a pity both sides can’t lose.” At first glance, the current [[Epic Fury|Iran war]] might seem to be another case where choosing a favorite is challenging. After all: − − :''"1) On one side you have [[Bibi Netanyahu]] and [[Donald Trump]] I recently referred to them on Twitter as “[[psychopath]]ic monsters,” and the only thing that gave me second thoughts about that tweet was my wife’s contention that, strictly speaking, Trump is a [[sociopath]], not a psychopath. And, my clinical evaluation aside, these two men launched an unprovoked and massively destructive war on [[Iran]] that clearly violated the [[UN Charter]] (which, by the way, is an actual [[treaty]], a kind of [[multilateral]] non-aggression pact, that was ratified by the [[US Senate]]—and the [[US constitution]] says ratified treaties are the “law of the land.”) − − :''"2) On the other side you have an [[authoritarian]] regime that recently killed thousands of protesters and is said by prominent experts to be the “leading state sponsor of [[terrorism]]” and “the most destabilizing force in the [[Middle East]].” − − :''"But, actually, it should be easy for [[American]]s who care about America’s interests to pick sides in this [[war]], especially if they also care about the future of the Middle East and of the whole world. They should want Iran to win—though maybe I should put “win” in quotes since, as I’ll explain, the kind of “victory” I’m talking about doesn’t entail [[military]] conquest or a lot of further killing and in fact involves a lot fewer future deaths than American and [[Israel]]i “victory” would entail. − − :''"In evaluating the consequences of Iranian “victory,” it’s important to understand Iran’s war aims—and to grasp an underappreciated irony about them: Broadly speaking, these aims are shared by most of their current “enemies”—the [[GCC|Gulf Arab states]] that host US military bases and have been besieged by attacks from Iran since Israel and America attacked it two weeks ago. What’s more (just to get all the big ironies on the table before we resolve them), Iran’s attacks on [[Arab]] countries are a big part of the reason that these countries have a kind of sympathy for Iran’s war aims...."'' − − Here's the first flaw in the analysis: the only thing Arab about these "Arab counties" are the non-[[democratic]] [[Arab]] [[Princeling]] [[elitism|elite]] who rule over them. The [[population]] is Arab Shia, Persian Shia, and [[migrant]] [[Shia]] workers. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 01:46, March 14, 2026 (EDT) − − What's interesting is, I first heard this story 24 hours ago as an Iranian missile striking a Tel Aviv high rise, injuring 60 people. Why is [[CNN]] allowed in [[Tehran]] but not [[Tel Aviv]]? [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 10:49, March 14, 2026 (EDT) − − == Technical issues with site == − − Is the website or the server having issues? Whenever I attempt to edit a page (whether a major edit, such as to update information on a major defense contractor, or a simple correction of a spelling or grammar error), I repeatedly get told that "Conservapedia took too long to respond". I also get a rather humorous response at times, telling me that "high traffic" is causing delays; yet when I check the Recent changes or New Pages sites, there is fairly little activity. Just today it took 15 different tries to update the article on General Electric for current information. [[User:Quidam65|Quidam65]] ([[User talk:Quidam65|talk]]) 18:55, March 13, 2026 (EDT) − − :It looks like a vandal brake to me to slow editing. I suggested this more than a decade ago when [[CP]] had a serious problem with vandal attacks, and I was accused (in violation of [[Conservapedia:Administrator's Guide]] and no [[personal attacks]]) of being "a [[liberal]]", wanting to bring [[Wikipedia]] rules and [[Rationalwiki]] software solutions to [[Conservapedia]], just by throwing the suggestion out for discussion. The Guidelines and my own ethical concerns and conscience prohibited me from responding. Nevertheless, the [[slander]]s stuck. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine.NStupid isn't.]]</sup> 19:23, March 13, 2026 (EDT) − − :The timeouts are also used to enforce "overnite editing privileges" by blacklisting certain IPs & usernames. − − :It's unfortunate, but by allowing [[User:Conservative]] to bait [[liberal]] [[troll]]s into the site over such an extended period of time has led to collateral damage to innocent third parties. For instance, I have lost tens of thousands of dollars in hardware equipment to hacking over two decades by trolls who somehow mistakenly believe I am in [[collusion]] with [[User:Conservative]]'s abuse of Administrator rights. I suspect many editors have had enough sense to leave the site for the same reason. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 07:29, March 14, 2026 (EDT) − − . − − == Did the half-wit working the register hear that answer and think, “Oh, well that sounds perfectly hunky-dory. Happy Ramadan, Mr. Ghazali! Enjoy your two grand worth of explosives”? == − − Jesse Arm @Jesse_Leg: − − Did the half-wit working the register hear that answer and think, “Oh, well that sounds perfectly hunky-dory. Happy Ramadan, Mr. Ghazali! Enjoy your two grand worth of explosives”? − − Quote: Anna Schecter @annaschecter · [https://x.com/Jesse_Leg/status/2032590597882622426 Mar 13] − − The Michigan synagogue attacker bought $2000 worth of fireworks at Phantom Fireworks in Michigan @CBSNews has learned. The company’s CEO tells me Ayman Ghazali was asked what it was for because it’s an unusual time of year to buy so many fireworks. He told the store it was for the end of Ramadan. − − Mar 13, 2026 [https://x.com/annaschecter/status/2032549758619787427][[User:LaMarina|LaMarina]] ([[User talk:LaMarina|talk]]) 06:10, March 15, 2026 (EDT) − − :$2,000 isn't a lot of money anymore. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 15:04, March 15, 2026 (EDT) − ::You're right about the 'money.' But isn't it strange his explanation for such an 'amount' of material for a "ramadan"?[[User:LaMarina|LaMarina]] ([[User talk:LaMarina|talk]]) 22:46, March 15, 2026 (EDT) − :::[[Inflation]]. Luxury items like fireworks are expensive. [[USAID]]/[[NED]] spent a lot more than $2,000 to throw fireworks at the [[Parliament]] building (in a "[[democratic]]" protest) in the [[Republic of Georgia]] last year. [https://youtu.be/p-NYTKglADA] [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 23:57, March 17, 2026 (EDT) − − == CONTINUOUS UPDATE: Dashboard: The Military Campaign Against Iran == − − Dashboard: The Military Campaign Against Iran. − The Data Analytics Center at the Institute for National Security Studies presents a real-time situation report on the military campaign against Iran. − − The report includes a dedicated dashboard featuring selected data, accompanied by an interactive map depicting the situation on the ground. − − The data is updated continuously and as accurately as possible, based on intelligence assessments, open-source information, and media reports. − [https://www.inss.org.il/publication/lions-roar-data/][[User:Telling|Telling]] ([[User talk:Telling|talk]]) 14:36, March 15, 2026 (EDT) − − :Sounds like a big waste of money. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 15:06, March 15, 2026 (EDT) − ::Thanks Telling. I saved the link.[[User:LaMarina|LaMarina]] ([[User talk:LaMarina|talk]]) 17:13, March 15, 2026 (EDT) − :::What do you forrsee China's step vis-a-vis Strait of Hormuz?[[User:Telling|Telling]] ([[User talk:Telling|talk]]) 19:59, March 15, 2026 (EDT) − ::::It's all part of the overall [[strategy]] of [[dedollarization]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 15:36, March 16, 2026 (EDT) − ::::*[[Sean Foo]]: [https://youtu.be/54SUNH2Golc Iran War: US Orders China To UNBLOCK Hormuz As Iran DE-DOLLARIZES Global Oil Trade]. − ::::"Back in the day, when the [[petro-dollar]] system was put in place, China wasn’t the industrial behemoth that it is today. Today, the [[Gulf States]] are dependent on Chinese and other East Asian countries for [[revenue]]—not the [[US]]. Trump’s closure of Hormuz is cutting off the Gulf States from their main source of revenue. The pressure will now be on for the Gulf States to shift [[the East|East]] in a monetary sense to save their economies." [https://meaninginhistory.substack.com/p/panic-trump-tries-to-threaten-china] − ::::[[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 20:37, March 16, 2026 (EDT) − − ==Rumor or Truth: Mojtaba in Moscow?== − DEAD OR ALIVE? Iran’s injured new leader ‘flown to MOSCOW for leg surgery’ after Putin ‘personally offered help’ as death rumours swirl. − IRAN’s new supreme tyrant has reportedly been flown to Moscow for leg surgery “personally offered by Putin” after suffering serious injuries during airstrikes. − [https://www.the-sun.com/news/16087106/iran-leader-flown-moscow-leg-surgery-putin-offered-help/][[User:LaMarina|LaMarina]] ([[User talk:LaMarina|talk]]) 17:15, March 15, 2026 (EDT) − − == Is JD Vance finished for 2028? == − − With Tucker Carlson's most recent claims about him (Carlson) being under investigation for colluding with Iran, if they turn out to be true then Donald Trump's unconditional supporters may never trust Vance again. − − They may forever see him as compromised because he was recommended to Trump by an individual who (in their eyes) turned out to be a literal traitor to his country. − − At this point, should we presume that Trump's designated successor is Marco Rubio, not Vance? − − If so, perhaps we should edit the [https://www.conservapedia.com/2028_United_States_presidential_election 2028 presidential election] page accordingly.--[[User:Geopolitician|Geopolitician]] ([[User talk:Geopolitician|talk]]) 18:53, March 15, 2026 (EDT) − : Whatever [https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-887311 known liar Tucker] claims, don't mean all HIS narrative is true. − − Yet again: − − [https://x.com/Joel7Richardson/status/2033147523653603329Joel Richardson @Joel7Richardson]: − :<small>For years, I served as the Chairman of the Board of a Christian ministry that was one of the most viral underground church movements in Iran. − Iran has been under US sanctions for years. Which means that getting any funds into Iran in any form is severely restricted. If it is not done in strict compliance with the law, board members are liable for federal crimes and can easily end up in federal prison for the rest of their lives. It's very serious stuff. For Tucker Carlson to say he is an American journalist who can do or say anything he wants and talk to anyone he wants with zero repercussions is the epitome of entitled, nonsensical gaslighting. Journalists know there are laws they must all abide by. Everyone has to obey the law, even rich, snotty, entitled men with names like Tucker or Buckley. If he is found to be guilty of crimes against the United States, I truly do hope that proper justice is served.</small> − − But '''on the very issue'''. Let's see, 1. first how Iran turns out (I hope, no boots on the ground, VS special forces). 2. Communist Cuba, if Rubio is successful there, which current trend seems to be.[[User:Telling|Telling]] ([[User talk:Telling|talk]]) 23:33, March 15, 2026 (EDT) − ::An interesting rundown: − − [https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/03/15/did-tucker-carlson-just-get-caught-giving-iranian-regime-intelligence-n3812882 Did Tucker Carlson Just Get Caught Giving the Iranian Regime Intelligence?][[User:LaMarina|LaMarina]] ([[User talk:LaMarina|talk]]) 02:30, March 16, 2026 (EDT) − − ::It looks like a [[lawfare]] [[tactic]] to shut Tucker up as part of smear campaign (since when does the [[CIA]] make "criminal referrals"? It's an [[intelligence agency]], not a [[law enforcement]] agency). − − ::Whatever the case, JD Vance is being [[Dan Quayle|Quayle]]d, also. Like [[Hubert Humphrey]], he can't speak out against the boss's [[warmonger]]ing. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 21:53, March 16, 2026 (EDT) − − ::More [[lawfare]] to shut [[Joe Kent]] up. − ::*[https://youtu.be/x1UHIcZ0bOo Green Beret Joe Kent Resigns in 'Protest'...FBI Investigation]. − − == IDF Spokesman: 'As a military, we have no goal to topple a regime' == − − IDF Spokesman: 'As a military, we have no goal to topple a regime' − IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Efi Defrin was asked if striking the Basij would lead to calls for Iranian citizens to take to the streets. He responded: 'As a military, we have no goal to topple a regime. We are creating the conditions for the people to take their country. We struck the Basij forces that impose terror on the citizens. What the Iranian people will do – that depends on them.' (3.15.26) − [https://www.ynetnews.com/article/zwvfahysx] In case someone is confused.[[User:LaMarina|LaMarina]] ([[User talk:LaMarina|talk]]) 22:42, March 15, 2026 (EDT) − − :[[Conflicts Forum]]: [https://conflictsforum.substack.com/p/netanyahu-concedes-on-total-victory Netanyahu Concedes on “Total Victory" -- Redefines 'Victory', Changes Goals of the War]. − − == One of the best recent x posts... == − − Larry Alex Taunton @LarryTaunton − Mar 14, 2026 − I nominate myself to be President Trump’s new advisor on Islam. − I would be awesome in this role. − [https://x.com/LarryTaunton/status/2032629255733973195]. LOL.[[User:LaMarina|LaMarina]] ([[User talk:LaMarina|talk]]) 23:14, March 15, 2026 (EDT) − :Pure comedy. [[User:Telling|Telling]] ([[User talk:Telling|talk]]) 23:34, March 15, 2026 (EDT) − − == Islam Republic "leader" Mojtaba - gay? == − − This is funny. On all aspects. Any wonder his father Ali Khamebei was embarrassed and refused be leader? − − According to the report, U.S. intelligence—sourced from a highly protected informant—indicates that the 56-year-old [[Mojtaba Khamenei|Mojtaba]] has engaged in a long-term sexual relationship with either his childhood tutor or a former employee of the Khamenei family. − − [https://nypost.com/2026/03/16/us-news/trump-briefed-that-irans-new-supreme-leader-mojtaba-khamenei-is-probably-gay/ Trump briefed that Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is probably gay — and president has priceless reaction.][[User:LaMarina|LaMarina]] ([[User talk:LaMarina|talk]]) 12:26, March 16, 2026 (EDT) − − :It's the '''hypocrisy''' that matters! − − [[File:Mojtaba gay and Islamic Republic hypocrisy.jpg|thumb|Mojtaba gay? and Islamic Republic hypocrisy]] − Hussain Abdul-Hussain − @hahussain: − It does not matter that Iran's new Islamist Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is gay. What matters is that he and his father are hypocrites who ordered the hanging of Iranian gays from cranes while Mojtaba never feared such a fate. − [https://x.com/hahussain/status/2033560589704761415][[User:Telling|Telling]] ([[User talk:Telling|talk]]) 14:58, March 16, 2026 (EDT) − − :It get the impression Westerners don't like him. In that regard, he shares a lot with Trump - bad press. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 15:39, March 16, 2026 (EDT) − − *[https://slaynews.com/news/public-broadcasters-fcc-warning-hoaxes-news-distortions/ Public Broadcasters Put on Notice as FCC Issues Warning Over ‘Hoaxes and News Distortions’]. Looks lie broadcasters may not pick up the [[gay]] rumors for awhile. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 16:04, March 16, 2026 (EDT) − ::I didn't think you would fall for it. − Fact Check: Netanyahu Six-Fingers Video Claim Behind Death Rumors Is Bogus − https://www.newsweek.com/benjamin-netanyahu-alive-latest-update-israel-six-finger-video-11679702 − And: [https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/netanyahu-6-fingers-ai/ Video doesn't show Netanyahu with 6 fingers per hand, isn't AI] − And: − [https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/society/artc-barista-in-netanyahu-cafe-video-becomes-unexpected-internet-star Barista in Netanyahu café video becomes unexpected international internet star][[User:LaMarina|LaMarina]] ([[User talk:LaMarina|talk]]) 22:53, March 16, 2026 (EDT) − − == Trump dismisses Axios [the usual Barak Ravid] about supposed "friction": 'Im all for Bibi!' He says == − − Trump dismisses Axios [the usual [[Barak Ravid]]] about supposed "friction": 'Im all for Bibi!' He says. − <blockquote> − Third-grade level fake news'. − Trump dismisses report of tensions with Israel: Third-grade level fake news. − US President rejects reports of tensions between the United States and Israel over the ongoing war against Iran during an interview with Channel 14.</blockquote> − Israel National News. − Published: Mar 16, 2026, 12:10 AM (GMT+2) − <blockquote>US President Donald Trump gave a phone interview to Israel’s Channel 14 on Sunday, sharply rejecting a report in Axios claiming that tensions have emerged between Washington and Jerusalem over the continuation of the war against Iran. − − “Wrong. Fake news. Third-grade fake news. The relationship has never been better," Trump said, adding that the campaign against Iran is progressing at a wonderful pace." − − Trump also said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has played a historic role in the very existence of the State of Israel. “...I’m all for Bibi." − </blockquote>[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/423996 INN][[User:Telling|Telling]] ([[User talk:Telling|talk]]) 08:39, March 17, 2026 (EDT) − :Thank you Trump for clarification[[User:Dianne3000|Dianne3000]] ([[User talk:Dianne3000|talk]]) 09:41, March 17, 2026 (EDT) − − == Vance Shuts Down Media Attempt to Divide Trump Team Over Iran War == − − Donald Trump For President. − Mar 17, 2026. − Vance Shuts Down Media Attempt to Divide Trump Team Over Iran War. − Vice President JD Vance sharply rebuffed a reporter today who tried to exploit his past views on foreign interventions to question his support for President Trump's decisive action against Iran's nuclear program. − The exchange came during a press gaggle when the reporter pressed: "Given your past skepticism of foreign adventurism, are you completely on board with the current war in Iran?" − Vance didn't hesitate: "I know what you're trying to do. You're trying to drive a wedge between me and the president. What the president said consistently, going back to 2015—and I agreed with him—is that Iran should not have a nuclear weapon." − The vice president's response underscores the administration's unified stance: preventing a nuclear-armed Iran remains the core objective, a red line Trump has held firm for over a decade. Vance's quick pivot exposes yet another media effort to manufacture division where none exists, as the team stays focused on protecting American interests and ensuring victory for our troops. − [https://www.facebook.com/DonaldTrump4President/posts/vance-shuts-down-media-attempt-to-divide-trump-team-over-iran-warvice-president-/1375276827961676/][[User:LaMarina|LaMarina]] ([[User talk:LaMarina|talk]]) 18:02, March 17, 2026 (EDT) − − :"decisive action against Iran's nuclear program". I thought it was "decisively" obliterated last June. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> − − == He (is) "dead" and has "six fingers" right? LOL == − − This is from today , after eliminating the 2 big shots of the Islamic Republic and wishing the Iranians a happy holiday...[https://x.com/IsraeliPM/status/2034015189012517181?s=20]LOL.[[User:LaMarina|LaMarina]] ([[User talk:LaMarina|talk]]) 22:14, March 17, 2026 (EDT) − − ==Counterterrorism director resigns== − Ok, how does this make any sense? The guy was appointed by [[Trump]] and approved by the Senate last July to be the chief terrorist hunter in the [[United States]] and around the world, and Trump now says, "He was always weak on security". Mind you, Trump didn't fire him cause he was "weak on security", he resigned out of [[conscience]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 23:39, March 17, 2026 (EDT) − :[https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/joe-kent-didnt-find-his-conscience-he-found-his-audience/ Joe Kent Didn’t Find His Conscience. He Found His Audience]. some say it was said earlier he was a leaker. It's very possible it's why he wasn't "consulted" on Iran. What's weird about Kent, him saying in Sep 2024 about Iran as threat, here it appears [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Iran+has+been+after+Trump+since+January+of+2020+after+he+ordered+the+targeted+killing+of+the+terrorist+Qasem+Soleimani.+This+isn%E2%80%99t+a+new+threat.%22 Google] − Plus, − [https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116247522086271962 Trump] posted [https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/116/247/521/451/474/779/original/3220da686aedd211.jpg this] screenshot from Kent in 2020: − − <center>Joe Kent @Abekentl6jan19 <i> − @realDonaldTrump − We should not sit and wait for the next attack, wipe Iran's ballistic capability out and get our troops out of Iraq - they are only targets now. − No US WIA/KIA is a tribute to the professionalism of our military and intel professionals not Iranian restraint. − 7:38AM • 1/8/20</i></center> − − [[User:LaMarina|LaMarina]] ([[User talk:LaMarina|talk]]) 01:25, March 18, 2026 (EDT) − :Conflicting reports. Look at the date: 1/8/20 - before we gave away all our missiles and [[missile defense]] systems to [[Ukraine]], "a war that never should of happened". [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 01:33, March 18, 2026 (EDT) − ::If Kent hadn't used a specific line... he would be respected. As is, it reaffirms his association with / admiration of Proud Boys/Fuentes etc. 'Nuff said. − <small><small>(I said it like this, because I respect your.intelligence.</small></small>[[User:Dianne3000|Dianne3000]] ([[User talk:Dianne3000|talk]]) 02:04, March 18, 2026 (EDT) − [[File:Screenshot 18-3-2026 05525.jpeg|center|650px|thumb|If Kent has "always been weak on security", why did [[Trump]] ever nominate him for the position?]] − {{clear}} − :::Dear Rob. I also saw this screenshot in your frequent lordbebo... but... − Here's from NYP: '''''US government is FAR better off without conspiracy theorist Joe Kent.''''' − <blockquote>It’s not just that he contradicted his own past positions (e.g., saying Trump should’ve attacked Iran’s weapons programs in 2020) in a letter that now says Iran posed no “imminent threat” and insists Trump went to war two weeks ago “due to pressure from Is.. and its powerful American lobby.” − − It’s that he bizarrely blamed Israel for the Gulf War (which Ariel Sharon quietly advised against) and even for his own wife’s tragic death in Syria at the hands of ISIS in a campaign begun by Israel-hating President Barack Obama (to clean up the mess created by Obama’s own policies).</blockquote> − [https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/opinion/us-govt-is-far-better-off-without-conspiracy-theorist-joe-kent/ NYPost][[User:Telling|Telling]] ([[User talk:Telling|talk]]) 03:38, March 18, 2026 (EDT) − :It's a bit late to do a slander campaign on an unknown name. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 09:42, March 18, 2026 (EDT) − ::::it's not exactly "new". The concerns over supremacists links were raised at his confirmation hearing but at the time he claimed disassociation (And his [https://www.facebook.com/CurrentYashar/posts/been-waiting-to-see-how-nick-fuentes-who-organized-against-joe-kent-during-his-2/1500042458187231/ 2022] claim). AP reported inJuly 2022 that Kent: "[https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-campaigns-race-and-ethnicity-be616cae0967ca6ee9c78ac1efee8e31 has connections to right-wing extremists, including a campaign consultant who was a member of the Proud Boys]." − At Kent's hearing July 2025: [https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/31/politics/senate-confirmation-counterterrorism-joe-kent Patty Murray, a Washington Democrat, described him as a “conspiracy theorist who espouses white supremacist views and is patently unqualified for this important role in just about every way imaginable”]. But his [https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/03/joe-kent-resignation-iran-trump/686434/ letter] brought it all up. As in: [https://fortune.com/2026/03/17/who-is-joe-kent-green-beret-maga-loyalist-former-political-candidate-who-quit-over-iran/ Kent’s ties to the Far Right]. − 'His political career was defined as much by his extremist associations as his military record. During his 2022 campaign, a political consultant arranged a call that included Nick Fuentes—a white nationalist who participated in the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville; praised Hitler; and even said Jews hold the U.S. “hostage.” Fuentes later claimed in a livestream he told Kent “I love what you’re doing” and his network actively boosted Kent’s social media following.'[[User:LaMarina|LaMarina]] ([[User talk:LaMarina|talk]]) 11:03, March 18, 2026 (EDT) − ::[[Patty Murray]]? the [[jihad]]ist sympathizer who claims [[Osama bin Laden]] built day cares? C'mon, you can do better than that. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 11:29, March 18, 2026 (EDT) − :Evidently what happened was, Kent's wife Shannon was killed in [[Syria]] in a tit-for-tat assassination intended for him, and now blames [[Israel]] for the [[US]] presence in Syria. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 11:26, March 18, 2026 (EDT) − [[File:Kent resignation letter.png|center|650px|thumb|Kent resignation letter.]] − <br> − :Thanks. − − [[File:Re Joe Kent's letter 3.17.26.jpg|thumb| a commenter re Joe Kent's letter 3.17.26]] − <b>This is the crux of the problem. Of course pain is understandable. − There is a [[Talmud]]ic concept</b> (B.B. 16b)<b>, based on</b> [[Job]] 34:35,<b> that a person may not held responsible for his mistaken speech because he spoke "while he was suffering". (Empathy). That might be when was in immense mourning etc. Though, even when exploding, it can reveal dark demons - which is another concept [Eruvin 65], that a person is exposed in 3 formats, one is when at one's rage. But not when composed, in a calculated written letter </b>(with that stench blaming) <b>VS In the spur of the monent. It shows malice. − </b>[[User:Telling|Telling]] ([[User talk:Telling|talk]]) 12:46, March 18, 2026 (EDT) − ::Why is Telling citing the Talmud as an authority? It often uses non-Christian or "Edomite" interpretations of the Bible. [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) Tuesday, 21:52, March 31, 2026 (EDT) − :[[Demon]]ing the Number 3 guy in the [[US intelligence community]] and a (former) [[MAGA]] diehard might not be the way to go. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 11:56, March 18, 2026 (EDT) − − :The thing is, at some point, to save her career & future, at some point [[Tulsi]] is gonna say 'take this job and shove it'. When that happens the impact will be bigger. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 12:00, March 18, 2026 (ED − ::He demonized himself. He shot himself in the foot. Had he not promoted the blaming.., this resignation would have been a whole different story.[[User:Telling|Telling]] ([[User talk:Telling|talk]]) 12:46, March 18, 2026 (EDT) − :::Well it's too late. A day and half ago he was nobody. His resignation could have been swallowed up in the fog of war. Now it turns out, he was the guy investigating foreign terrorist influence in the assassination of [[Charlie Kirk]] that [[Kash Patel]] quickly shut down, and why a lot of [[MAGA]] is now looking at [[Trump]], [[Kash]], and [[Tulsi]] cross-eyed. − − :::The [[MAGA]] movement is not or was not represented only by "many fine people" like [[Candace Owens]] & [[Nick Fuentas]]. Calling everybody who doesn't toe-the-line a [[conspiracy theorist]], IMO, will only increase [[domestic]] opposition. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 13:31, March 18, 2026 (EDT) − − :*[https://citizenwatchreport.com/trump-counterterrorism-chief-resignation-goes-viral-with-90-million-of-views/ Trump counterterrorism chief resignation goes viral with 90 million of views]. − ::It all boomerangs back on [[Trump]], and adds to the "[[conspiracy theory]]" he was [[blackmail]]ed by [[Jeffrey Epstein|Epstein]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 14:16, March 18, 2026 (EDT) − − :*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHLYXJDooZE JD Vance Responds to Question About Joe Kent Resignation]. − ::"it’s a good thing for you to resign. And I think that’s exactly right. It’s fine to disagree, but once the president makes a decision, it’s up to everybody who serves in his administration to make it as successful as possible". − :That's exactly right, without the ex-post facto name calling. [[Glitch McConnell]] calling Kent an [[antisemite]] adds nothing, it only takes away. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 14:58, March 18, 2026 (EDT) − − :The story has legs: − :*[[Piers Morgan]]: [https://youtu.be/wC1KQGEV9a0 “Shut The F*CK Up!” Joe Kent Quits Over Israel & Trump Attacks ‘Weak’ NATO] | With [[Glenn Beck]]. − :*[[JNS News]]: [https://youtu.be/xYAwPWjDhNU Joe Kent vs Reality: The Narrative that Doesn't Add Up]. − ::"Shannon was killed by [[ISIS]]" who were fighting against [[Iran]]ian-backed militias. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 20:26, March 18, 2026 (EDT) − − SharrellAnne @SharrellAnne2: − {{Cquote|Gold Star wife here. − When ISIS killed your wife, you supported going after the people responsible. You understood exactly why we were fighting and never called it “Israel’s war.” − My husband, Alan, was killed by Iranian proxies in Iraq. And now, after decades, the fight is finally leading back to the number one state sponsor of terrorism in the world. − You understood it when it was your loss. Now you’re minimizing it when it’s mine. − You don’t get to redefine this war just because it’s not your grief anymore. − Mar 17, 2026. − [https://x.com/SharrellAnne2/status/2033907492678189149] − — SharrellAnne (@SharrellAnne2) March 17, 2026}} − − [[User:LaMarina|LaMarina]] ([[User talk:LaMarina|talk]]) 20:01, March 18, 2026 (EDT) − :That's exactly the point - his wife was killed by [[ISIS]], not the Iranian-backed [[Shiite]] militias in Iraq & Syria that ISIS was beheading. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 23:35, March 18, 2026 (EDT) − − *[[Alex Krainer]]: [https://trendcompass.substack.com/p/end-of-israel End of Israel?] [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 13:30, March 19, 2026 (EDT) − *[[Consortium News]]: [https://consortiumnews.com/2026/03/19/the-war-meant-to-save-israel-may-destroy-it/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=3c64366f-3ede-4452-87f8-4a1ca2b8e438 The War Meant to Save Israel May Destroy It]. − [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> March 19, 2026 (EDT) − *S. Senator Mitch McConnell − @SenMcConnell: − {{Cquote|Joe Kent testified before the Senate one year ago that Iran and its terror proxies threatened U.S. servicemembers in the Middle East. He said it would be an honor to return to the fight against terrorism, and he pledged to lead with integrity and accountability. The virulent anti-Semitism of his resignation letter makes it clear that Mr. Kent is incapable of upholding these pledges, and those who mistake its baseless and incendiary conspiracies for brave truth-telling are only fooling themselves. Isolationists and anti-Semites have no place in either party, and certainly do not deserve places of trust in our government. − Last edited Mar 17, 2026 · 8:54 PM UTC − [https://x.com/SenMcConnell/status/2034010590394650772}}[[User:LaMarina|LaMarina]] ([[User talk:LaMarina|talk]]) 01:28, March 20, 2026 (EDT) − − ==[[Gulf States]] being depopulated== − Some of the world's richest cities, Doha & Abu Dubai, are artificial cities. These playgrounds of billionaires and the world's 'financial capital' are in the desert with no agriculture or drinking water. All the food must be imported through [[Hormuz]] and drinking water comes from desalinization plants. The [[US]] & [[Israel]] struck desalinization plants on the [[Iran]]ian side, so Iran retaliates by striking de-salinization plants on the Gulf side. Iran warned [[civilian]]s to get the H out (they aren't targeting civilians, only US bases and industrial infrastructure). In another [[war of attrition]] it could take 47 years to rebuild & repopulate these cities. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 17:23, March 18, 2026 (EDT) − − *[[Asia Sentinel]]: [https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/cracks-sand-gulf-monarchies-economic-geopolitical-peril Cracks in the Sand: Gulf Monarchies’ Economic and Geopolitical Peril]. − − ==Most Americans say op. successful, 90% of MAGA supports it (let's pray)== − 1. Rasmussen: Most Voters Say US-Israeli Operation Against Iran Successful. ''Newsmax'' March 16, 2026. [https://www.newsmax.com/us/rasmussen-poll-voters/2026/03/16/id/1249683/] − − 2.MAGA overwhelmingly supports war in Iran with nearly 90% backing Trump’s attacks. − Rachel Dobkin. ''Independent'', March 17, 2026. − [https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/maga-overwhelmingly-supports-war-iran-232140993.html] − − Let's hope the war doesn't last long. − Let us pray for the troops.[[User:Dianne3000|Dianne3000]] ([[User talk:Dianne3000|talk]]) 17:48, March 18, 2026 (EDT) − − :It doesn't matter what a bunch [[brainwash]]ed people by a [[censor]]ed media think. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 17:59, March 18, 2026 (EDT) − − :A "90%" poll of [[MAGA]] means nothing among a shrinking MAGA base. − − *''[https://www.theamericanconservative.com/poll-majority-oppose-iran-war/ The American Conservative]'': [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/poll-majority-oppose-iran-war/ Poll: Majority Oppose Iran War]. − − Ipsos/Quincy poll: − − 53% support the war (40% “strongly”) − − 55% are worried about gas prices − − 58% oppose “boots on the ground” − − 79% favor declaring victory and GTHO − − [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 17:18, March 20, 2026 (EDT) − − :[[Jimmy Dore]]: "[[Mark Levin]], [[Laura Loomer]], [[Meghan McCain]], [[Lindsey Graham]], Shmuley — that's the face of [[MAGA]] now…Donald Trump denounced all these people explicitly during his campaign and at his [[CPAC]] speeches." − − :"The most popular people who were MAGA — [[Marjorie Taylor Greene]], [[Candace Owens]], Fat Blowhorn Guy, [[Tucker Carlson]]…those people have left him. Dave Smith, [[Joe Rogan]], Andrew Schultz, Theo Von — all those people who were MAGA are now done with MAGA." [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 13:55, March 21, 2026 (EDT) − − You're trying to imply (ridiculously) that the basis of Trump's popularity is from his high-positioned supporters, and we should fear Trump's failure, when that's ''not'' the reason why low-positioned people do support him. [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) Tuesday, 22:02, March 31, 2026 (EDT) − :(a) I'm implying nothing. I posted a quote by [[Jimmy Dore]]. (b) Trump's support is shrinking, it's not static. So references to "Trump supporters" at any given point in time is vague. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 22:14, March 31, 2026 (EDT) − − ==An example of the danger & damage of [[war propaganda]]== − While [[Hegseth]] boasts of Iranian [[missile]] attacks being down, you would think we could have learned from the [[Ukraine war]]. We are being drawn into a [[war of attrition]], and have failed in our stated objectives of "winning" the war in 4 days. − − Another example of bad [[propaganda]]: [[President Trump]]'s boasting of defeating the [[Shah]]'s 1970s-era Navy of [[US]] built ships which have not been maintained or upgraded since [[economic sanctions]] began in 1979. Same is true of Trump's boast of destroying the [[Shah]]'s [[Air Force]] of American built [[F-14]]s which have been starved of spare parts for 47 years and are largely museum pieces since the [[F-15]], [[F-16]] & [[F-35]] have been introduced. − − The [[IRGC]]'s [https://t.me/wartimedia/122661 Navy of small speed boats & explosive unmanned sea drones] to police the [[Strait of Hormuz]] remains largely in untouchable, underground bunkers, yet to be deployed. − − The IRGC never needed or built an Air Force. Rather it built a [[missile]] force which it is using 10-year-old missiles to force Israel & America to use up its [[missile defense]] interceptors, while saving its latest versions in the [[war of attrition]] that has gone well beyond 4 days. − − So while Trump boasts of destroying the [[Shah]]'s 1970s' [[US]]-built Navy & Air Force, he's yet to face the [[Islamic Republic]]'s military force built up over the past 47 years. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 02:48, March 18, 2026 (EDT) − − == Teacher union greed is fueling a national demand for school choice == − − [https://nypost.com/2026/03/18/opinion/teacher-union-greed-is-fueling-a-national-demand-for-school-choice/ Teacher union greed is fueling a national demand for school choice] − Then again, it wouldn't be the first greed example of union...[[User:Telling|Telling]] ([[User talk:Telling|talk]]) 13:44, March 19, 2026 (EDT) − − ==This is sick== − [https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2030051395294941427][https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2029741548791853331]. − − It's not far from child [[grooming]], desensitizing [[children]] to killing in a [[war of aggression]] that is not justified by [[Just War Theory]]. It's the same as [[violent video games]], worse causse it's based on [[lies]] and [[war propaganda]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 14:17, March 19, 2026 (EDT)
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