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Category Archives: Middle East
Saudi Arabia is not our friend (nor anyone else’s) Get it?
“Foreign affairs experts gave President Joe Biden’s first Middle East trip a failing grade, charging that Biden was unable to accomplish any of his three primary goals: resetting ties with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, lowering gas prices by securing … Continue reading
Posted in As The Borg Turns, Current Affairs, Iran, Middle East, Religion, Saudi Arabia
28 Comments
“Biden’s Israel, Saudi Arabia Trips Postponed Until July”
“President Joe Biden’s trips to Saudi Arabia and Israel that had been planned for later this month have been postponed until at least July, but dates have not yet been confirmed, according to administration officials. “We are working on a trip to … Continue reading
Posted in As The Borg Turns, government, History, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, The economy
25 Comments
Hizballah makes its own missiles now?
“Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said on Wednesday that the Lebanon-based militant group has been producing drones in the country, and has the ability to turn thousands of rockets into precision missiles. On a day marking the martyrdom of Hezbollah militants … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, The Military Art
7 Comments
Shia orphan chorus singing “Silent Night in a Beirut church
“La chorale des orphelines de la Fondation de l’Imam Moussa al-Sadr venue chanter Noel à l’église Saint-Elie de Beyrouth en est la parfaite illustration. Ce spectacle, a priori anodin, peut représenter un exemple à suivre pour les autres pays, notamment … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Lebanon, Middle East, Religion
23 Comments
Laser weapons at sea
“The U.S. Navy announced Wednesday it tested a laser weapon and destroyed a floating target in the Mideast, a system that could be used to counter bomb-laden drone boats deployed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. The test … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Middle East, The Military Art, weapons, Yemen
6 Comments
Idlib Situation – 13 December 2021
Well, pilgrims, the neo-Ottomans (as opposed to good Kemalists) are dug in along Route 5 like ticks on a hound dog’s back. IMO it was a grave error for the R+6 forces not to have made an all-out effort to … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Middle East, Syria, Turkey
25 Comments
The Lebanese diaspora is growing, and growing …
“Lebanon has been left without electricity, plunging the country into darkness amid a severe economic crisis. A government official told Reuters news agency the country’s two largest power stations, Deir Ammar and Zahrani, had shut down because of a fuel … Continue reading
Posted in As The Borg Turns, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East
6 Comments
“Inside every —— there is an American trying to get out …”
I wrote the other day about the responsible job that I thought Austin, Milley and McCkenzie did in their testimony before Congress. I stand by that judgment but would like to expand my thought in that post. Several times during … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Borg Wars, government, History, Iraq, Middle East, Religion, The Military Art
44 Comments
“Emails Reveal Hunter Biden Requested $2 Million Plus ‘Success Fees’ To Help Dem Donors Unfreeze Libyan Assets” Jarrett
“Citizen Free Press reports that an insider has provided unbelievable emails indicating the unethical lengths which then-vice president Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, went to. “Two previously unpublished emails sent by business contacts of Hunter Biden indicate that the president’s son requested an annual retainer of … Continue reading
Posted in Chinagate, government, Justice, Middle East
9 Comments
HARPER: SAUDIS GOT AWAY WITH MURDER
While it is certainly a good thing that President Biden signed a recent Executive Order mandating a speedy declassification of the thousands of pages of FBI files on Saudi Arabia’s involvement in the September 11, 2001 attacks, the other side … Continue reading
Posted in government, Middle East, Saudi Arabia
14 Comments