Well-meaning people direct the close minded to my blog. The usual response is, “It’s just a bunch of conspiracy theories.” No. I write about machinations, not conspiracies. Here’s the difference. Conspiracy: a secret plan that two or more people hatch in order to do something harmful or illegal. Machination: a complicated secret plan. Guess who…
Secrets and lies define the wars in the Middle East
June 25, 2016
When I write my posts, I’m careful to not explain too much. I talk about good news from open sources. Also, the people I mention can always say, “He’s completely insane.” I’m not disclosing secrets that the enemy can use. Believe me, the Islamic State, al-Qaeda, and Hezbollah are fully aware of what’s happening to…
Personal views on the Orlando mass shooting
June 12, 2016
I never tell people how and what to think. We now know that the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, was carried out by a Muslim American who had pledged his allegiance to the Islamic State. What follows are my personal views. For one, I’m not going to tell anyone to “stop blaming Islam.” Muslims will…
Propaganda will eventually kill your own loved ones
June 8, 2016
In June of 2014, I began publicly defending Israel against the propaganda being spread all over the world. I did this because Israelis are innocent of the charges made against them. Then in March of 2015, I began defending the Arab League against the propaganda being spread about the Yemen war. I did so because…
Purpose of American troops in the Middle East
May 20, 2016
US troops in the Middle East are part of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve. Their purpose is to defeat the Islamic State. Nothing else. The reason I’m saying this is because of a tweet I saw. Azaz is where Syrian Kurds, Islamist rebels, the Islamic State, and Bashar al-Assad’s allies are all fighting…
Undisclosed versus covert versus clandestine
April 14, 2016
Military operations are classified as open, clandestine, covert, and undisclosed. Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom were open operations. A clandestine operation was Neptune Spear, the killing of Osama bin Laden by US Navy SEALs of DEVGRU. Though secret at the time, we admitted to it when it was over. Covert operations are actions that everyone…
Cataclysm averted…but maybe not for us
April 4, 2016
That which lacks a sense of self-preservation will not survive. The Middle East has avoided a cataclysm, but only because level-headed and skilled leaders worked hard to find solutions. Here in the West, the goal has been to make us stupid and malleable, in the name of expanding the power of government—both liberal and conservative….