Israel is doing a damn fine imitation of Lt. Frank Drebin, a character played by Leslie Nielsen in the 1988 comedy film The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! In an iconic scene, Lt. Drebin stands in front of a fireworks explosion and chaos while trying to calm the crowd by saying:
“Nothing to see here, please disperse! Nothing to see here!”
Despite the absurd mayhem behind him, he earnestly pretends that nothing is wrong—a hallmark of the film’s slapstick, deadpan humor. That’s exactly what Israel is doing in the wake of 12 days of Iranian missile attacks all across the length of Israel. According to the IDF, Iran was only able to hit 36 targets out of over 500 missiles and 1000 drones fired by Iran. Right. Israel’s Channel 13 says otherwise:
Iran claims it attacked almost all scientific, research, and academic centers, factories and industries affiliated with Rafael and Elbit Systems, as well as other arms manufacturing and artificial intelligence factories. For example, Iran claims it destroyed Intel’s chip manufacturing plant, located in the occupied settlement of Kiryat Gat south of Tel Aviv. If true, this has inflicted as much as $5 billion in losses on the Zionist regime. Facilities and factories of other US companies in Israel, which include Intel, Microsoft, Tesla, Google, and Apple also were targeted by Iran.
Rafael and Elbit Systems are deeply integrated into Israel’s defense, academic, and industrial landscape. Rafael has strong ties with Ben-Gurion University and maintains multiple R&D and production sites across Israel, while Elbit Systems leads national research consortia and operates numerous factories, including those acquired from IMI Systems. Both companies maintain extensive collaboration with the Israeli Ministry of Defense and partner with a wide range of academic, governmental, and industrial entities.
Here’s a summary of the affiliates:
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems: Affiliations
Academic and Research Centers
• Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU): Rafael has a significant research and development branch at the Advanced Technologies Park (ATP) adjacent to BGU in Beer-Sheva. This partnership allows Rafael to tap into BGU’s engineering talent and research, particularly in fields like cyber security, robotics, and high-tech engineering.
• Other R&D Centers: Rafael maintains research and development centers in Haifa (its headquarters), Hadera, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and Be’er Sheva.
Industrial and Production Facilities
• Haifa: Main headquarters and primary R&D and manufacturing site.
• Shlomi: New production branch opened in 2021, near Israel’s border with Lebanon.
• Other Locations: Expanded operations in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Beer Sheva.
• International Joint Ventures: Rafael has a joint venture with Raytheon in Arkansas, USA, for production of Tamir interceptors for the Iron Dome and its US variant, SkyHunter.
Industry Partnerships
• Israeli Ministry of Defense (MOD): Rafael was founded as Israel’s national R&D laboratory for the MOD and maintains a close relationship with about half its sales to the MOD.
• Over 100 Governmental, Aviation, Space, and Defense Organizations: Rafael collaborates with numerous entities in Israel and abroad, leveraging mutual technological strengths.
Elbit Systems: Affiliations
Academic and Research Centers
• Israel Innovation Authority Consortium: Elbit Systems leads a consortium approved by the Israel Innovation Authority, focusing on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) technologies. This consortium includes leading robotics companies and academic researchers specializing in artificial intelligence, computer science, and behavioral sciences.
Industrial and Production Facilities
• Headquarters: Based in Israel, with multiple subsidiaries and production facilities across the country.
• IMI Systems (formerly Israel Military Industries): Acquired by Elbit in 2018, expanding its industrial base.
Industry Partnerships
• Israeli Ministry of Defense: Elbit is a major supplier to the MOD, recently signing significant contracts for domestic production of munitions and raw materials.
• Subsidiaries: Includes Elisra and other notable Israeli defense technology companies.
I do not know if we will ever get a genuine, truthful battle damage assessment out of Israel, but I think that Israel’s quick embrace of the ceasefire signals that many of the installations listed above were hit by Iranian missiles. Iran destroyed the myth of Israeli invincibility.
Meanwhile, back in Washington, Donald Trump continued his Triumph the Insult Comedy Dog act, by unloading on Ayatollah Khamenei:
Maybe Trump should consider taking his own advice… i.e., You get more with Honey than you do with Vinegar. Trump’s tirade elicited this response from Iran’s Foreign Minister:
The complexity and tenacity of Iranians is famously known in our magnificent carpets, woven through countless hours of hard work and patience. But as a people, our basic premise is very simple and straightforward: we know our worth, value our independence, and never allow anyone else to decide our destiny.
If President Trump is genuine about wanting a deal, he should put aside the disrespectful and unacceptable tone towards Iran’s Supreme Leader, Grand Ayatollah Khamenei, and stop hurting his millions of heartfelt followers.
The Great and Powerful Iranian People, who showed the world that the Israeli regime had NO CHOICE but to RUN to “Daddy” to avoid being flattened by our Missiles, do not take kindly to Threats and Insults. If Illusions lead to worse mistakes, Iran will not hesitate to unveil its Real Capabilities, which will certainly END any Delusion about the Power of Iran.
Good will begets good will, and respect begets respect.
If Trump is trying to woo the Iranians back to the negotiating table, he may want to change his use of insults and character assassination. Just saying. Based on this latest exchange of messages, I think substantive talks between Iran and the US are unlikely.
Today, I discussed the latest developments in West Asia/the Middle East with Nima and with Judge Napolitano and brother Ray McGovern. I also am posting a conversation from yesterday with Michael Farris.
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Trump is engaging in schoolyard narcissistic demagoguery and tirades to cover up zionist and US failure to bring Iran to heel. Whatever the plan was against Iran, it did not work. Damage to nuclear facilities was minimal, and only pissed off the Iranians to the point that they have barred IAEA from inspecting anything-which is a good move after the disgusting behavior of the lying Grossi. zionists were also running out of AD missiles, and so was the US. This is why Donnie had to fold up the war tent.
There seems to be a problem of register. The Iranians speak in a very formal way, while Trump speaks in slang. AnythingTranslate has come up with a Trumpish Translator, which captures his underlying thought patterns brilliantly: https://anythingtranslate.com/translators/trumpish-translator/
It turns the Iranian Foreign Minister’s comments into:
Maybe this is the way to a deal.
Israel and the Jewish religion, are pure evil, and cannot be allowed to continue to exist.
A very well-chosen pair of comments from Trump and Iran. Thank you for highlighting them!
It is a shame that, despite their differences, Trump could not be more respectful towards the Ayatollah.
Trump’s tone is counterproductive.
Israel has lost any right to be part of the brotherhood of nations. It’s a vile, racist, genocidal state that’s unredeemable because 90% of its people are for the ethnic cleansing/genocide of the Palestinians. Time for its downfall.
http://biblicisminstitute.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/the-downfall-of-apartheid-israel/
Further, Converted Jews of today are NOT remotely descendants of Abraham, hence NOT the chosen People and NOT the Israelites of the bible and NOT the inheritors of the land of Palestine.
http://biblicisminstitute.wordpress.com/2014/07/14/are-jews-the-israelites-of-the-bible/
http://biblicisminstitute.wordpress.com/2014/07/14/palestine-before-the-zionists-stole-it/
Maxar still hasn’t released any commercial satellite images of Haifa?
How…. odd.
Hard to imagine that the Iranians can destroy an Intel fabrication plant and Intel NOT inform shareholders of such a thing.
That would – would it not? – be something that Intel’s board would be required by law to inform the stock market?
Larry, Thank you for sharing your analysis of world events to the public. While I listen to Judge Nap, Nima and Counter Currents as my time allows, I don’t usually participate in forums such as this. But I happened to have a seemingly novel idea pop into my head about current world conflicts, and if after reading this (any of you reading this) you think it has legs, please run with it. I’ll go back to keeping my garden weeded.
It’s about “regime change”. Yes, it’s an aphorism for removing and/or replacing a nation’s government. But the words “Regime + Change” don’t describe this at all. I’ve been working a 12 step program over 35 years. This is a program of personal change, and yet while I have stayed clean, sober, successful and found a place in the world, I have not experienced “decapitation” or “obliteration”. Had you asked me in 1989 if I’d be alive much less clean in 2025, I’d have laughed in your face. But I changed enough to stay clean for one day, each day, every day. I looked up the word “Change” See: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/change
No mention of “obliteration” or “decapitation”.
So perhaps “regime change” when taken literally is not such a bad thing or outcome.
So, why does this matter? Larry, you expressed surprise that Iran agreed to a cessation of hostilities. While I’m humble enough not to assume they were wrong to do this, it seemed a missed opportunity. They could have made a demand. But the absolutism brought about by rage may have let this moment pass. It could have been a simple demand: some honesty. No, not “complete surrender” of all of their adversaries most cherished lies, just one. How about:
“It makes sense that you want a cease fire after you found out just how delusional you were to attempt regime change against our great nation of Iran. And we will do this – just as soon as you make one very small change to your regime: At the United Nations, publicly disclose that you are a rogue non-signatory of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, and that through a secret nuclear weapons program and have developed a nuclear arsenal that you use to coerce your enemies and friends alike. State when you activated your nuclear weapons, how many you have and how they are deployed. No, you do not have to reveal any details that could lead to the targeting of these weapons, but you will change, just enough, to honestly disclose them. Do this and we will stop. But understand, people who consider themselves Israelis, that every damage we continue to inflict on you will not be because your leaders so foolishly started a war with us, but because your leaders are unable to speak a simple but important truth and deal responsibly with its consequences.”
No need to obliterate. Just be the judge that expects you to get your meeting sheets signed and pass piss tests. That doesn’t really effect change, but it does provide the environment for it. Just force Israel to be honest, even just on one key point, and the process can take on a life of its own.
This moment has passed, but sadly there will be others. “Change” is a process, not an all-or-nothing event, contrary to the aphorism.
Mr. Johnson
“… If true, this will have inflicted as much as $5 billion in losses on the Zionist regime. …”, Mr. Johnson, No!,
“$5 billion in losses” will be born by the American Empire, the former Anglo-American Empire, the former British Empire and their vassal states.
How?, Why? What’s the evidence?
Simply, What is the total amount of welfare, I mean aid, that the Zionist entity, so-called Israel has received from its creation and will receive eternally from the United States government, from U. S. citizens through tax deductible donations and simply monetary gifts, from Britain (Great Britain?), from Canada, from Germany, et al.
How long will it be before the United States Congress passes a “special” or “an emergence” or “off budget” welfare, oh, again, aid package to the Zionist entity?
The God of money is the most powerful of all the Gods. Not invincible; merely most powerful.
The truth must always be kept well hidden.
What the American Empire’s and its proxy regional Empire, the Zionist state’s unprovoked war of aggression against the country of Iran is really about is the Palestinian people and a state of Palestine. Simply, money.
Why? The so-called “Abraham Accords” with the “Family Oil Mobs,” the so-called
“gulf oil states” cannot and will not come into existence, as a practical economic reality as long as the Palestinian people and a state of Palestine is an issue, a prominent, practical reality.
In a word, money.
How? The “Abraham Accords” are intended to officially recognize, legitimize (legalize) and monetize ( money!) the relationship of the “Family Oil Mobs” and the Zionist state.
The Palestinian people and the creation of a state of Palestine prevent the reality of the “Abraham Accords.”
How? Why?
Simply, Iran is the only substantive country, yes!, thank goodness for Yemen, but the only determinative, necessary country is Iran that stands in the way of the implementation of the “Abraham Accords.”
Why? Because 99 percent of the people (citizens?!) of the countries of the “Family Oil Mobs” support The Palestinian people and the creation of a state of Palestine. The same 99 percent understand, but refuse to accept or agree with the ethnic cleansing and genocide of the Palestinian people and the creation of a state of Palestine for over 100 years.
Simply, ethnically cleansing and genocide of the Palestinian people
and, thus, no creation of a state of Palestine will facilitate the coming into being of the “Abraham Accords.”
Then, the Zionist entity, the countries of the “Family Oil Mobs, the American Empire and its vassal states can and will publicly, officially and monetarily conduct business, commerce … money … without the unfortunate the identity or recognition of the Palestinian people and any viable issue of a state of Palestine.
Simply, the Palestinian people and the creation of a state of Palestine prevent the “Trump Rivera,” and the making of money.
“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
Socrates, 470 B.C.E. – 399 B.C.E.
dennis hanna
So you know nothing.
A mixture of news items that reveal the full perversity of the USA and its Israeli Nazi regime.
“After World War II, the U.S. used its economic power, technological dynamism and cultural influence to shape the world order. However, the foundations of this supremacy are weakening. The U.S. share of global GDP has fallen from 50% in the mid-20th century to around 15% today, when adjusted for purchasing power parity. Globalisation, promoted by the United States itself, has redistributed productive capacity, benefiting China in particular.”
https://meaninginhistory.substack.com/p/saturday-war-roundup-62825
Thanks for your great work Larry! We’ve shared the link on our daily report.
A Skeptic War Reports https://askeptic.substack.com/
LOL. “Run to Daddy” retort was PRICELESS and BRILLIANT:) “Facilities and factories of other US companies in Israel, which include Intel, Microsoft, Tesla, Google, and Apple also were targeted by Iran.” As one of my mentor analysts, KJ Noh, muttered under his breath at the end of Jamarl’s podcase the other day, “Silicon Valley Dirt Bag Class.” so True like ALL of the Billionaire Mafia Dirt Bag Class of America.
The Washington regime’s obvious lies about having “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear program are “about as likely as Trump turning down a cheeseburger or finishing a sentence without lying”.
Does anyone actually believe a single word of this nonsense??? If it was “obliterated”, why has Iran said its program is still running full speed ahead, thrown the AIEA out, and will likely withdraw from the NPT???
It has the Hill and media minion propagandists all in a complete uproar now that Trump has been caught with his pants down…
What’s Trump going to do now? Admit he was lying and attempt to blow Iran (and the entire region) to smithereens, or stick with the lie and attempt to get his Arab chums to buy Iran off for $30 billion?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvz0C30FsnE
Re:Who/what is Trump discussions below…
I’m not American and have no love for the Trump persona, but I like the fact that he showed up on the scene.
Not that the Russia/China/Iran axis couldn’t take care of itself, but when Trump introduced his monkey-with-a-hand-grenade act into the halls of Western power it disrupted the West’s ability to coordinate and project what’s left of its power.
It’s dawning on the West that they’ve got far less power than they thought they had. They would’ve been scrambling regardless, but dealing with the unpredictable Trump leverages the resulting disarray into chaos.
For the rest of the world, that is a good thing. Rationally accepting that the world and the West’s position in it has changed is probably too much to ask, but the last thing the world needs is the West fighting a strong active defence as it leaves the world stage.
If that’s the only option, better it goes madly off in all directions.
You dont get it. Of course Trump knows better and so does everybody else. But Trump’s the boss. If he says that Iran’s nukes are destroyed, then there is no reason for the United States to go in guns blazing to take them out. Because they have been destroyed.
If he admits that they are not destroyed, then they will put pressure on him to attack Iran to destroy them.
You can paint the Pinoccio nose on his picture, but thankfully he is going to stick with his story come hell or high water.
You should be praising him instead of making fun and criticizing trying to ruin the peace that he has achieved.
Trump can only bully his western vassals now. They’re the only ones that will even pretend to listen. Russia, China and soon all the BRICS leaning countries will quietly ignore the US. Iran is certainly not going to listen to the US or Europe anymore.
The vassals have it coming!
Both So. Korea and Japan already have their fingers in their ears when Trumpy calls:)
9/11 was the last big non-nuclear false flag. The next one…
.. will quickly expose them.
The United States shot 15-20% of its stockpile of anti-missiles to the THAAD complex in just 11 days, protecting Israel from Iranian missiles, which cost them more than $800 million.
https://t.me/infantmilitario/159941
The United States has paid 70% of Israel’s total military expenditures since October 7, 2023.
That’s $17.9 billion in direct aid, almost $5 billion in regional operations, and $20 billion in deferred arms deals and other expenses.
https://t.me/infantmilitario/160019
Off-topic. Just now, someone in their car played the Russian national anthem extremely loudly—so loud that it could be heard from very far away. Here, right in the middle of revanchist Germany. I must say, I felt joy and satisfaction.
I think I will use that one next time I go driving around:) so many Democrats in my Blue State are still confused about the Ukraine conflict:) I still prefer my Blue State “commies” (as MAGA calls us), I might add over any Trumpy State in the Union.
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Are you far from Kaliningrad? A lot of Germans moved there.
Я хронически болен и больше не в состоянии работать. Россия — не социальное учреждение, и Германия не будет вечно переводить мою пенсию в Россию. Нет шансов. Есть и другие причины, по которым я не могу сбежать на свободу. Но моё сердце принадлежит и Германии, и России. Именно русские в 1945 году спасли жизнь моему деду, отцу и матери. А ещё в детстве я испытал дружелюбие русских. В подростковом возрасте я начал читать и полюбил русскую литературу. Что есть, то есть, и я надеюсь, что люди в России различают народ и политиков.
Close relatives come from Königsberg and Stettin.
Do NOT take Königsberg icon Kant seriously.
I understand. In Russia, they know how to distinguish between people and politicians. Therefore, there is not a war going on in Ukraine, but a special military operation. Therefore, Ukrainian soldiers captured are treated, fed, and given the opportunity to contact their loved ones. Therefore, Kiev was not razed to the ground, and no matter what, we consider Ukrainians to be our “reflection”, fraternal people to us. In any situation, you need to remain human.
That’s why I was upset about your illness.
The monetary aspect is secondary. The primary problem is that replacing the missiles will take time because of the limited industrial capacity.
I agree. However.
What happens if the Zionist lobby promotes the idea of rebuilding destroyed facilities and infrastructure in Israel from the US budget?
I guarantee you that all the infrastructure that was destroyed in Israel will be rebuilt with US taxpayer money.
I didn’t doubt it. At the same time, maybe the construction companies will be from the USA, and the cost estimates will be increased 2-3 times. “And the sheep are safe, and the wolves are well fed.”
Not so fast -ask Intel Execs ….
Thank you for making me throw up in my vote over the talking point, ‘Iran is targeting heavily populated civilian areas while Israel/U.S. targets Iran’s nuclear weapons program’
Is it even possible to get more juvenile and childish than Trump?
He’s the biggest ass we’ve ever had as president. It’s obvious to anyone with a functioning brain, that he’s not running this shit show, but for heavens sake, please shut your pie hole.
Better to be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
no battle damage assessment
you will get nothing from the israelis and they will keep security tight around their locations
nobody on the ground to provide realistic information
posted a video of blown up buildings somewhere… probably GAZA, with arabic pipe musin in the background
You got nothing, Larry
So why do you think there is such massive censoring of photos and videos coming out of Israel?
BS. There’s plenty of evidence, just knowing what kind of liars that zionists are is enough, even without all the pictures and video’s from israhell.
I wonder if they hit NSO Group. It’s the Israeli company that makes the Pegasus spyware used by repressive regimes around the world.
Independent media are frequent targets (e.g. Tucker) but also political dissidents and foreign PoI’s. Perhaps Iranian scientists and generals?
P.S. Trump is a terrible negotiator. His only two moves are ‘dominate’ and ‘leave’. Once you see it you can’t unsee it. The ghostwriter of his book agrees in interviews.
From Unit 8200? That was targeted.
Nixon was no friend of Israel, so the deep state decided to take him out. He was a popular and shrewd man, there was no way to defeat him in the 1972 election. Sorta like their dilemma with Trump, huh? Lo and behold, on June 17, 1972 there was a break in of the Democrat party headquarters in the Watergate Hotel. Today we know that it was a CIA operation, but back then the media pinned it on Nixon. Nixon was one of the most clever politicians in history, even with the fraudulent Watergate scandal hanging over his head they still couldn’t beat him. What current politician does that compare to?
Every day the news, Rachel Maddow style, beat the Watergate drums. They held rigged trials and hearings, and tons of false public testimony. Hmm, has that happened to any recent candidate? Publications that were supposedly his allies turned on him (deja vu all over again?).
If they can’t take him down before the election, they will keep pounding away after the election until they destroy his presidency just like they did to Nixon (and Trump’s first term). Then they will maneuver to take him out without any input from the will of the people, no public recall election, only the deep state’s absolute control over this country.
Trump tried to make a deal for 3 percent enrichment. That means problem solved. If the problem is solved, then no war. So they nixed the deal and started the war. But Trump is to blame?
This article appeared in rt.com yesterday: “Putin speaks of ‘great respect’ for Trump”.
https://www.rt.com/news/620673-putin-trump-ukraine-conflict/
I agree with Putin.
They’re going to destroy Trump’s presidency, a la Nixon. I don’t want any part of it.
Commander-in-Chief. Enough said…. smh. too many MAGA dolts.
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Agree with Putin.
Look no further than the incoming MI6 Chief :
Incoming MI6 boss’ grandfather was Ukrainian Nazi ‘Butcher’The Daily Mail has confirmed that Blaise Metreweli’s grandfather was a war criminal, while claiming this has no bearing on her service
You’re reaching pretty far. Last I looked Trump doesn’t get to appoint the MI6 Chief for Britain. But it’s typical of how Trump keeps getting blamed for things that are completely out of his control.
But that’s the point. He could control things if he wanted. He doesn’t do enough to disassociate America from the actions of the UK and other Europeans. After the Europeans start a nuclear WW3, do you think America will be exempted?
I got news for you pal, no president can “control things”. Do a little research on the Gilded Age, and who capitalized every successful American business, they picked the winners and they still own those businesses. If you do a little research on Vanguard, State Street and Blackrock – and the web that theycontrol, then you can derive who owns the country and how their power in manifested in NATO and Five Eyes countries, all controlled from the City of London. National leaders whether annointed as Presidents of Prime Ministers are all just Proconsuls in the mighty jewish empire.
British Empire – it never went away….
Agreed, the British Empire never went away. But because it always has been run from the City of London by jewish bankers, it should have been named the jewish empire.
Far worse – guess who this guy claims direct descent?
All Trump has to say is a further European Crusade is soooo Old World. Would make a great tweet.
Giving NATO and G7 the boot is a good start.
Now the Crusaders cannot afford horses (Monty Python) :
Giving NATO, the UK, and Ukraine the boot may be necessary for the very survival of America.
Will we make the 250th Jul 4 in 2026?
I do not know. The last crisis with a similar danger (the Cuban Missile Crisis) had a president in charge who was still in control of American foreign and military policy and wanted America to survive. I don’t think this is true today.
On 9/11 US went DEFCON 3, Bush was clueless, Putin saved the day.
Putin has been there, done that, and gets along with Trump.
RFK actually talked to Moscow, saved the day. Martyanov’s boss, then vetoed a nuclear torpedo launch, saved the day.
Czar Alexander II blockaded NYC, SF and saved Lincoln’s day.
The US alone has no chance.
“The US alone has no chance.”
So, with Trump, we have no chance!
No. Foreign Policy is exclusive Executive – Trump dealing with Russia, China, India.
Interference is Constitutional treachery.
IMO this is why the JFK files are dynamite – FORINT.
Kursk was British. Spider Web was British – the same MO as Iran.
So easy for the UK to keep things boiling, and Trump blamed.
Putin is not fooled. Kremlin SVR is not fooled, and for sure this was discussed with Trump :
Eurofascism, just as 80 years ago, is the common enemy for Moscow and Washington
“confronting possible provocations both from Ukraine and from the “maddened Europeans” traditionally urged on by Great Britain.”
https://en.interaffairs.ru/article/svr-eurofascism-just-as-80-years-ago-is-the-common-enemy-for-moscow-and-washington/
The pitchfork bearing mobs are starting history at a convenient point to paint Trump as the aggressor.
If they only go back a few days, Trump was close to a deal for three percent enrichment. They nixed the deal. Then they attacked Iran while he was still negotiating and accused him of sabotaging his own deal.
Trumps deal would have meant problem solved, war averted. No split in the MAGA base.
But they nixed the deal and blamed the war on Trump. Up is down and down is up. Lewis Carrol could have written this story.
i cannot get it how far, or how low, one will go to cover for Trump and his con. I supported Trump in 2015-16 and wrote in support of him in American Thinker and other online journals. But by his return in 2024-25 (inauguration) the mask had fallen to reveal he is fully in saddle for the Zionist agenda of Greater Israel as another cold-hearted Zionist alongside Jared Kushner’s folks with his base among the Rapture crowd. His inaugural speech with his desire to leave behind a legacy of peacemaker was one flim-flam man’s package of lies that got discarded within 2 weeks by hosting Bibi in the White House. The promise to end the war in Ukraine became a con for ceasefire to allow for regrouping the proxy forces and freeze a war, as in the Korean peninsula, and let it hang as the sword of Damocles on the heads of Putin and future leaders in Russia. Don armed Ukraine of which he boasted during his first term, discarded JCPOA agreement with Iran, terminated the INF treaty, killed Soleimani on a peace mission to Baghdad, all the time faking that he did not start a war when he did not end any of the proxy wars of choice. Same with the so-called ceasefire in Gaza and taking ownership of the genocide with the fantasy sold of turning Gaza into a Mideast Riviera over the bones of children and women massacred by Bibi. Then with the charade of negotiations with Iran he green lighted the Israeli decapitation strike and carried out the bombings of Iranian nuclear sites regardless of whether these strikes were theatrics or for real. In effect he trashed every aspect of international law as the second coming of the moustached demon, the favourite reference of smear and projection of Zionist monsters for anyone who opposes their agenda.
The Emperor is stark naked as a con man and warmonger however anyone in the MAGA crowd seeks to dress him in finery of hyperbole.
My mother used to tell me and my siblings in Urdu when we are growing up to always remember we would not get a second chance to make a first lasting impression of goodness. I always told my students years later what my mother drilled into me. Trump got the second chance but his hidden con man’s character and neuroses he could not contain given a lifetime of deception that we can now infer by his performance.
Trump is truly a representation of classic American con men such as Elmer Gantry, the Music Man, or the Flim-Flam guy played by George C. Scott in tyhe movie of the same name; and Oscar Wilde’s Gothic character, Dorian Gray. Any rational individual, self-respecting and a scintilla of integrity and morality, may only fake some respect for Trump as the president of the United States out of courtesy for Americans, as would a Putin, a Xi, a Khameini and others, and not out of trust for a loud mouth braggadocio whose public manners are simply despicable and whose intellect is of the lowest order of a transactional salesman.
Agreed. Why StarLink is still operational for Ukrainian military?Switching off would immediately force Zelensky to negotiate and the war would be finished in a week.
We may disagree, but your opening with a character attack on me is unprofessional and inappropriate. Is that how they publish in “American Thinker”?
You don’t even know me, but after you insult me you spend a heck of a lot of ink trying to impress me with your credibility – like you write for “American Thinker” and you’re a teacher, and on and on. Then you go into hundred lines of gibberish against Trump concocting unintelligible grammar and no undisputed facts. The structure is horrible too, you’re the king of run-on sentences. I only read a few lines because your diatribe is so poorly written that I couldn’t stand the pain. You don’t seem to be much of a thinker or a writer. Are you sure that you wrote for the American Thinker?
Let’s do this, you respond to the following in 100 words or less and I will reply in 100 words or less:
Trump was on the verge of making a deal for 3 percent enrichment, which would have averted the war. If that deal had been consummated, the war would not have happened. Bibi attacked Iran while the negotiations were ongoing.
I now recognize my grave error of clicking reply to your comment instead of my comment meant as a stand-alone comment. For this I apologize since the comment was not directed at you. In the future if I am so inclined to post a comment on Larry’s blog, as sometimes I have in the past, I will make doubly sure that I do not in any uncalled hurry click reply on anyone else’s comment.
No problem, I did that once myself. Sorry that I over reacted.
We obviously have different takes about this. I cannot seem to get anybody to respond to my statement, since you have a different take than me maybe you can spare a moment to help me out.
My take is that Trump was close to a settlement with Iran to allow 3 percent entrichment. I don’t think that there is any dispute about that. If the jews had not attacked, those negotiations would have resulted in a settlement acceptable to both sides, and the war would have been averted. Sort of like the concept starting an agressive war is the ultimate crime because every crime and all the misery would have been avoided if the war criminals had not started the war.
Whether you like Trump or not, his objective was to avert war so he is not guilty of the subsequent crimes. The jews sabotaged his peace efforts, so all the war crimes, death and destruction was on Bibi Netanyahu.
Hate Trump of love him, this war and anything that resulted from it cannot be pinned on him.
If you have a minute, let me know if you think that I am right or wrong.
Steve Witcoff, a staunch Zionist, was representing Trump in the negotiations with Iran in Muscat, Oman. Witcoff in the early round of talks agreed that Iran keep its enriched uranium at the 3.76 per cent level for civilian use. Witcoff was then, one can assume with what occurred on his return to Washington, was upbraided for indicating that Iran would not have to handover its enriched uranium and that Iran, as per Bibi’s demand backed by the neocons in Trump’s team with or without Trump’s approval, would not be allowed to enrich uranium to any level. Trump announced this requirement that basically undermined any further talks. The American position became with Trump’s approval indistinguishable from Bibi’s demand repeated by Witcoff, that the weaponization of enriched uranium would never be permitted under any agreement, i.e. a second version of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran, which Trump had revoked in 2018, and thereby Trump’s demand went beyond the requirement of Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) that Iran is a signatory to and is also abiding by the IAEA requirements of monitoring regularly and on demand Iran’s nuclear sites.
In subsequent discussion with Putin after MI-6/CIA/Mossad led Ukrainian attack on Russia’s nuclear bomber fleet (June 1-2), Trump indicated that Putin should talk with the Iranian leadership to return to the Muscat talks with Witcoff and the talk was set for Sunday, June 15. I understand from various sources, including Larry Johnson, that Putin suggested to the Iranians that they could hand over the enriched uranium for safekeeping with Russia as one of the signatory of the JCPOA and thereby help make a success of the American negotiations with Iran.
Here one need to note that neither the JCPOA nor the NPT monitored by the IAEA prohibits uranium enrichment that is kept entirely separate from building fissile material for nuclear bomb as per the NPT agreement and IAEA monitoring of the enriched uranium. This is the right of a sovereign country which has entered the NPT on its own accord and follows the IAEA monitoring requirements, as Iran has done.
The latest American National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) of March 2025 once again detailed as the records show going back to 2002 — NIE is the comprehensive product of the various three letter intelligence agencies such as the CIA, DIA, NSA, etc — that Iran has not engaged in weaponizing uranium for fissile material. Tulsi Gabbard, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) for Trump in sworn official testimony to the Senate on presenting the 2025 NIE reported what the intelligence agencies formally stated. But Trump returning from the G7 summit in Canada on June 17 when asked on AF1 (the presidential plane) about Tulsi Gabbard’s testimony and his team led by Witcoff demanding Iran give up its enriched uranium and agree (basically under threats of being bombed) to dismantle its nuclear enrichment program responded he doesn’t care what Tulsi has said for he had a separate understanding that Iran was building the bomb. As Larry Johnson among others has pointed out that Trump, fed the ginned up false intelligence of Mossad by Bibi, threw Tulsi Gabbard under the bus. Trump then went on to announce after meeting with his national security team on arriving from the G7 summit that he would be giving Iran a 2-week window to comply with his demands or face severe response for “Unconditional Surrender” as he broadcast in his Truth Social platform. In the meantime on the Friday night of June 13-14 local time in Iran, Israelis attacked Iran and the shooting war began.
The Iranian delegates were prepared to go back to Muscat, Oman for the June 15 talks with Witcoff and his team. What then happened?
Trump having lured Iranians to engage in more talks gave green light to Bibi to do a decapitation strike late on Friday followed by the American bombing on the night of June 21-22 Iran’s nuclear sites at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.
So, the argument that if Iran had accepted the 3 per cent uranium enrichment there would be peace cannot be supported by any objective measure or the timeline set by Trump with the on-again, off-again demands on enrichment to be agreed to by Iran under threats (which were carried out) when the talks in Muscat, Oman, had not been officially terminated by Trump nor the Iranian leadership.
Of course, none of the western members of the JCPOA (Britain, France, Germany, and the United States) ever mention that Israel is a nuclear weapon state that never entered the NPT, is not open to and compliant with IAEA requirements and, as such, given Israel’s record of unilateral aggression as in the bombing of Iraq’s nuclear reactor provided by France in 1981 that was roundly condemned by the Security Council without Reagan’s America vetoing the condemnation, the double standard and hypocrisy of the collective West leave no room for anyone in the West, in America, to grandstand on the matter of uranium enrichment by Iran or any other country that are signatories of the NPT and the IAEA requirements that accompanies the Treaty.
To conclude, the Times of Israel datelined June 13, 5:29pm, reported, “Israel and the US carried out a multifaceted misinformation campaign in recent days to convince Iran that a strike on its nuclear facilities was not imminent, an Israeli official told the Times of Israel on Friday.” Past midnight that Friday the Israelis struck Tehran. The headline of this report out of Jerusalem was “How an Israeli-American deception campaign lulled Iran into a false sense of security.”
https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-an-israeli-american-deception-campaign-lulled-iran-into-a-false-sense-of-security/
Trump was engaged in the deception to entrap Iran and then following Israeli’s decapitation strike based on the assumption that this would lead to regime change Trump would play the peacemaker. If this is not plausible then Trump being not informed of what occurred makes his White House is driven by autopen, as was Biden’s. Occam’s Razor based analysis is that Trump as a super-Zionist has been all along fully supportive of the revisionist Zionist overlords bent on their Eretz Israel (Greater Israel) mission of which the Gaza genocide is an essential piece of the expansionist agenda based on warfare in West Asia. The con or the sting operation by Trump has been the MAGA movement hidden within it the Israel First policy in global affairs; or to put it another way MAGA has been the Trojan horse of Israel First Zionist agenda paid for by Jewish donors as oligarchs operating within and outside AIPAC the like of the late casino owner Sheldon Adelson and his wife Miriam Adelson.
This is hard to swallow for some or many, but the mounting evidence of Trump in his first term and his comeback discloses that he is deep within the Deep State (projection being confession), or he has been compromised by the Deep State in all of its dark machinations since post-1945. If not, why Trump, as with Biden-Obama-Bush (43)-Clinton, have surrounded himself with neocons and zionists both as President 45 and 47. What lesson did he learn as 45 in the White House so as not to repeat the same as 47? There is much more to consider as circumstantial evidence, but I will leave them aside since what I have described here based on irrefutable facts and evidence recounted by others far above my pay grade underscore what I stated in my earlier comment that I mistakenly sent out erroneously clicking reply on your comment for which I apologized, for my comment was not directed to anyone in person on Larry’s blog, nor would I ever do.
I agree with you about almost everything, but I don’t think that Trump is evil incarnate. If you know the pundit Alex Kraner, I pretty much think like him. He sees Europe and the United States as colonies of the bankers based in London. In the 1800’s they raped their colony India of $45 billion and used that money to capitalize the United States industrializing, and they still own us.
Trump doesn’t have any interest in back stabbing Iran, why would he? But he has to appease the jews that control this country in order to hold political office. He went along with pulling out of JCPOA under pressure from AIPAC, but that didn’t stop the Iranian’s ability to enrich uranium. Witkof’s original deal was for 3 percent enrichment, but the jewish lobby nixed it. That put Trump is a tough spot, but he was still negotiating with Iran. Then Bibi attacked and screwed up his negotiations. Some pundits claim that he set up Iran for the sneak attack, but I haven’t been able to find any evidence of that. Netanyahu has stabbed him in the back before, it looks to me like he did it again.
I think that Trump was negotiating in good faith when the jews blindsided him, but nobody can prove it either way so we’ll have to agree to disagree on that point.
I think that you mentioned before that you Iranian, please correct me if I am wrong. I have Iranian friends and really respect the society and the people, can’t say the same for the jews.
I’m sure that our paths will cross again on this blog, I’m always interested in what you have to say.
He can’t even count – Trump is on his THIRD chance, the second stolen, the first torpedoed, and now even more dangerous..
Have you read Trump’s book “The Art of the Deal”?
There is little about deals, but there is about a skyscraper, a hotel, a football team, an ice stadium, and so on. And everywhere the scheme is the same: you need to buy an asset, and then go to the courts and resort to various “leftist” schemes and extort money from what is happening in any way. The book was written in 1987, and he’s completely honest about all the shit that drives him. He didn’t even write the book to talk about deals, but to fool around and frame the people he did business with.
Forty years later, Trump became president of the United States and is doing exactly the same thing as in the seventies and eighties, only in relation to other countries. And all the analysts are analyzing and can’t figure out what’s going on. And I couldn’t figure it out either until I read the book. Written, by the way, not bad, with childlike spontaneity and enthusiasm, without boredom.
Yes, I have, and possess a copy of the same.
No, I haven’t read it. But you’ve piqued my curiosity, so maybe I will.
As a politician he does seem to operate the way you describe. In the White Helmet fraud they pressured him to attack Syria over the fake gas attacks, so he launched the attack after giving them warning and shot some missiles into the desert, and proudly announced that “Nobody was killed”. That went a long way to win my loyalty. To me, a little deception can be a positive thing if it is for a good purpose. That was the grand opening of Trump Kabuki Theater, at least in his political role.
He ordered the Troops out of Afghanistan and Syria. Traitor military officers ignored his orders. He wants to end NATO. He wants no part of the Ukraine War, but the criminals who ran the Biden administration somehow locked it in until the middle of this year. Look at yesterday’s RT article, still on their site. Putin understands what’s going on and has immense respect for Trump, so anybody who criticizes him over Ukraine should run it by Putin first. He negotiated a ceasefire in Gaza, then Bibi broke it the next day.
People seem to think that the President has the powers granted by the Constitution. In reality, it takes wheeler dealer like Trump can work around the corrupted system. My personal opinion is that even though he can’t do much, he has done a masterful job playing the hand that he was dealt.
Basically I agree with his agendas, peace with other countries and building prosperity at home. The deep state has sabotaged his agenda and then turned around and blamed it on him. Too bad, it’s working. I hope that he can hold his base together.
Incredible how the US Republic shatters that old Aristocratic blood-line Divine Right of Kings thing.
Those European Aristocrats still view POTUS as a bumpkin.
This guy wrote the story.
The buck does NOT stop on the Trump desk ever. Wish I had that desk, but as I live in the real, adult, world, I take responsibility when problems land on my desk and solve them instead of TACO.
Trump’s foreign policy was sabotaged by deep state traitors sticking him with a war that he didn’t want. There is no analogy to be made about the “buck stopping there”. He got stuck with a war he did not start. His kabuki theater tactics stopped the war in one day. No Americans were killed. The war ended that day.
So the he did stop the buck, and his success story is being twisted by the media. He stopped the war stopped in one day.
Can you clarify what you are trying to suggest.
What does TACO mean. If you want people to understand what you are trying to say then say it. Trying to communicate in arcane or self made up acronyms may seem cool to you, but to communicate it is more practical to speak English.
TACO – Trump Always Chickens Out – a meme running about in neocon circles.
Trump must deal with London – I think the Canada gambit is the opening card.
If he does not deal with them, completely disassociating the US from their actions, America will be involved in the nuclear WW3 the UK and the EU will start. Are starting as we speak, as a matter of fact.
The question then is who Iago , Othello’s very special advisor really is.
Bessent made Soros $billions, knows the City. Someone nearby tried to send US Treasury trading to the City, and now has the GENIUS Stablecoin Dollar replacement on the table.
Thanks for the info. I’m getting better at detecting neocons, your clarification helps.
As Prof. Hudson explained, NeoCons are all Trotskyists, with a religion of permanent war, permanent revolution, any attempt at peace is chicken. That being London’s Fabian Society in action.
Have no fear, Trump is here!
Your wig, sir!
I HAVE HAD IT with the “maga” crowd. YOU ALL SHOULD LOOK UP PROJECT ESTER! Larry won’t come out and say it, but jews are trying to get rid of ANYONE who doesn’t support israel! WAKE UP MAGATARDS, THIS IS THE PATRIOT ACT II
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When you read the alternative media over a long period of time you notice trends and changes in messages and narratives.
For example Sundance at The Conservative Treehouse (https://theconservativetreehouse.com), was once a critical thinking skeptic. He often stated there is no mis-information, just information that needs to be filtered thru your critically thinking mind.
Since Trump ‘obliterated’ Iran’s nuclear sites and has come out with increasingly arrogant messaging inciting Iran or anyone else who does not follow his bewildering leads and directional changes, has turned into a partisan MAGA group hug/reinforcement narrative/commenting forum.
So much for critical thinking. This site is currently leaning in the anti-maga direction, but still retains those still expressing their critical thinking on events.
Be watchful, it is not only the MSM that is susceptible to being bought and used.
I kicked The Conservative Treehouse to the curb years ago because of Sundance and his I’m always right bull shit.
MAGA was a carefully planned and scripted type of color revolution. Finally people are starting to learn what AIPAC is and how it works. The problem is their control is now total and they’ve bought the entire US Congress. AFAIK only Thomas Massie of Kentucky is rejecting them and he now has Trump himself as an enemy. Quite amazing and very alarming.
Massie is one of the few to be trusted in our completely bought and paid for by AIPAC congress.
Just read the statements, first Trump’s, then the Iranian FM’s. If you’re American, tell me you’re not extremely embarrassed….
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I’ve been embarrassed since trumps first presidency
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but not during Biden’s
There’s a difference?
Does your nose smell like Trumps ass?
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Smelly argument from a manure shoveller.
Heck, even Heracles had to clear the Augean Stables in days.
Phew!
For me, it was when Bush 1 threw up on the Japanese PM in 92.
That one still makes me laugh.
Confirmed: throughout the campaign, US tankers refueled Israeli jets on the way to Iran.
It is also worth noting that most US tankers (as well as E-3 Sentry AWACS and other support planes, such as the RC-135s) are derived from the Boeing 707, a single-aisle airliner from the 1950s. (More needs to be said about this, because the US Air Force support fleet will collapse when these obsolete airframes need to be scrapped.)
The E-3 situation is urgent, and I will discuss it as soon as it is appropriate, together with the (ridiculous) proposed solution.
Mike Mihajlovic with technical facts. Almost the only facts we have.
https://bmanalysis.substack.com/p/midnight-hammer-a-fordows-bunker
I hear and read many analyses from people I consider highly competent. But much remains shrouded in detail. Even Seyed M. Marandi, who is directly on-site, can mostly only relay what is generally known. None of us have satellites or sit in governments, intelligence agencies, or general staffs. Sometimes, you just have to take a deep breath, have a cup of coffee or tea or a glass of cognac, and be patient.
And Iran is also being deliberately ambiguous or contradictory.
Patient?
Will 4th July be the bigliest fireworks in history, YUUUGE!
Very possible but most likely a false flag attack by Israel on US soil. US MSM seem too focused on talking about Iranian sleeper cells and to me this suggests something is in the works. Hope I’m wrong.
FINALLY someone can see that THERE WILL BE a false flag, done by israel, to get the ignorant maga crowd behind trumps wars
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The USA is an empire in its final stage. In this phase, an empire is at its most dangerous—especially given today’s technological capabilities and global economic interconnectedness. That’s the first point.
The second point is that neither within the oligarchy nor among the so-called “elites” will reason or a sense of responsibility prevail. This also applies implicitly to the vassal states of the USA.
This combination poses a danger to billions of people. This also explains the surgically precise and complex approach taken by, for example, Russia, China, Iran, and others. At least, that’s my perspective.
I still remember a brief interview between a Russian journalist and Putin during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi—or just before. The Maidan coup was still very fresh. Putin was asked why Russia and China didn’t deal the “death blow” to the US via the US dollar. He replied that, at that time, it would have caused a humanitarian catastrophe for billions of people. Putin was also questioned about the developments in Ukraine. One very human moment stood out to me: he let out an audible and visible sigh. He spoke about how he saw his life’s work as a monumental task—to significantly improve the living conditions of all Russians and develop Russia into a great, modern economy. He mentioned that vast areas of Russia’s land remain untapped. He said that all of this was his life’s mission, yet now he had to divert resources and finances into the military because the West is waging war against Russia. He didn’t use the word “war”—I believe he said “hostilities.”
Where the hell do you find such leaders in the West? Nowhere. Zero. Nothing.
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Get it through your head, man
the US is the western muscle component of the UK / US access.
the real Empire that is at stake is the remnants of the BRITISH EMPIRE….. now known as the Commonwealth.
Perhaps that name rings a bell… the Commonwealth has 56 members currently, many of whom are the ABSOLUTE DREGs in terms of per capita income, and yet yield natural resources for the empire
it is NOT the american empire, it is the UK / US Axis.
it is not an “empire,” there is no emperor.
if you do not understand that the US gets its foreign policy from the Council on Foreign Relations, siamese twin of the RIIA, and then filtered through State and the NSC, then you are way behind the power curve.
DJ Trump is simply the clown in charge
You are correct. Why aren’t you consistent in your comments?
Yes we now live in dire times. It’s frustrating and embarrassing to see this rapid decline and stupor of western so called ‘leaders’. A part of me thinks this is all by design. In aggregate it’s simply too stupid to not be. The west is apparently supposed to fall from grace by its own hubris and arrogance. Here we are.
I don’t live in dire times
Maybe you do
I live in whatever “times” there are and it doesn’t look to me like much has changed on planet earth.
People are still as fucked up as they were 2000 years ago
they will still burn you at the stake if they feel insulted enough
Congratulations. You win today’s low IQ award for being the only person in this entire forum today to have used filthy language. I am sure that the owner of this web site will really appeciate your filthy langage.
It makes you seem so intelligent. What did you say about people 2000 years ago?
You’ll recognize it eventually. Trump is the assigned wrecking ball and has started the humiliation process already but many of his supporters think he’s playing 4D chess.
Humiliation by Demolition.
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And straight back into the evah lovin’ arms of the British Commonwealth.
After all King Charles III did say it.
Will the USA make the 250th July 4 2026?
The British ‘hitting above their weight’ tactic is going to humiliate them so severely that they will perhaps never recover. Everything they do these days backfires and fails. Just look at the Ukrainian Kursk front, the failed Russian bomber attack and their Israeli led Iranian decapitation disaster. I expect their latest Odessa front to also fail soon.
Aussies there again lured into a cauldron.
And the Band played Waltzing Matilda…
I have re-read Larry C’s article.
How do we verify or otherwise these ‘hits’.
Seeing is no longer believing. And I remember some three years ago seeing Jewish ai showing off the truth, the whole truth and nothing like the truth. (It was their weapons testing). Looked real, but wasn’t.
Word of mouth? Look around you at msm – either complicit or ignorant, and in any case following the ‘party (govmt) line’.
Revolution? Epps for hire to the highest bidder.
What to believe?
Eventually, the damage will be reported on the annual or maybe quarterly corporate reports of any stock listed on the US stock exchange. Hopefully Grayzone will take a look – the MSM will not look. Investors will not re-build if they do not have accurate information on costs. No investment, no Israeli economy.
believe none of that shit
there is no substance
Source material for this article: https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/israel-iran-the-denouement
FWIW, considering the Zionazi regime is threatening extreme sanctions on outlets reporting critically on the damage to Israhell, they are not going to make wild claims without SOME evidence behind the claims, are they?
Exactly!!
WHATEVER Fox new says, it’s the opposite
Believe that palpable fear of some nuts using Israel’s nukes.
Not seen nor heard, avoided yet palpable everywhere.
Whoever the Hell is writing Trump’s posts, the line is, “you catch more FLIES with honey than vinegar.” A stupid line to insert into one of Trump’s post since I doubt he has ever heard of honey and his behavior often leads me to believe he was weaned on vinegar. I have several of his writings and audio recordings and don’t remember him ever using the word, IGNOMINIOUS. In writing you are suppose to know who your target audience is. In ghost writing it is not only imperative to know your target audience but the author too. Can you people do anything right!
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My SWAG is ChatGPT, which had known hallucinatory issues.
A Camel is a Horse designed by a committee.
Nah. I’ve worked in committees, and they’d never come up with an animal as stupendously suited to various extreme climates (Extreme heat to extreme cold, with a massive carrying capacity) as the (Not actually humble at all) camel.
Except in the rare cases someone with ability took charge and cut out all the deadwood and porking.
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Those committee tweets need trimming.
OT
This W80 dummy warhead from the Los Alamos unclassified science museum is the closest you can get to seeing a “naked” modern two-stage thermonuclear device.
Have they a Israeli version there on display?
This is one of the most advanced nukes available. The Israelis have nothing comparable.
But then remember the concept of “so advanced it doesn’t work”.
without Tritium…
For instance.
Hey Larry how can it be so obvious to me but seems to soar right over you head with ALL of your good friends and sources?? Israel doesn’t give a shit about the damages just like Ukraine doesn’t even have to pay any of the loans. The US taxpayer will just pay for it all. I will bet that there is a team of Congressional aides and lawyers drawing up the papers for Israel to not just be made whole but to gift thousands to each Israeli
You can’t print shells, you can’t print electric grids, you can’t print rare earths, you can’t print food, you can’t print oil, you can’t print shoes, you can’t print high power transformers. Americans worship money as if its god – its not – which is why they think they can go to war with the country that makes their medicines.
You simply do not know Intel or Chip execs.
Apparently Isreal is already bombing Lebanon again. These people have some serious mental issues.
They have never stopped bombing Lebanon. But rumour has it that Turkey and Novo Isis have been allowing re-armament of Hezbollah.
I was surprised the Shia crescent didn’t all pile in last week, but I guess that is a card they are keeping for next time?
Continuing rumors (but no definitive announcement) that Iran will procure the J-10CE (the export version of the J-10C) from China, together with the Su-35E (the export version of the Su-35S) from Russia.
There is an insider that Iran is negotiating with China to purchase the HQ-16 air defense system.
This system is designed to counter missile and air threats, developed by Russian specialists based on the BUK-2M air defense system and can replace outdated equipment.
The move can be described as a continuation of Iran’s efforts to strengthen its air defenses after the recent strikes.
However, as in the case of the purchase of Chinese J-10C fighters, more accurate information is needed.
Wouldn’t BUK-M3 systems be better?
The BUK-3M systems are better. But here, apparently, the question is about the cost. The Chinese are merchants, they offered the best price. In any case, the rockets for these installations are manufactured in Russia.
Just watched Deep Dive – Backbone by Dr Bruce Bechtol. Gave up at 20 mins. 20 mins of my life I wont get back, know what I mean.
Reading between the line this guy is an ‘academic’ of some sort. His totally unbiased comments, such as ‘Russian weapons are crap – you know what i mean?’ puts him in the position of spouting garbage to his students on a regular basis. Oh and the few crap I Ranian missiles that got through and, know what I mean. 14 ton bombs made ‘two tiny holes’.
Clearly another pompous close relation of Docotr Rowe. And we wonder why level of education is so low.
Nothing to see here. Stroll on. Know what I mean?
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If Iran is wise, it will turn some attention to the Azerbaijan situation that exposed itself during the brief war by working with Turkey and ousting any Isreal influence. Maybe arrange some sort of treaty to bolster its defense posture in the future. Now would be the time to do it as Iran has shown that Isreal is not the solution to Azerbaijan issues but their problems.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT, THE Iranian president is Azerbajjany
>20% Iran is Azeri.
As was Leonardo daVinci’s Mom.
The attack on Iran is of minimal importance: it is a secondary theater of the West’s war against Russia. And now Western troops (not mercenaries) are appearing in Ukraine, even Australian ones. They aren’t enough to change the direction of the hostilities there, but they are mainly meant to cause an expansion, in unpredictable directions, of the war.
They all know this very famous song :
The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
Now, when I was a young, man, I carried me pack
And I lived the free life of the rover
From the Murray′s green basin to the dusty outback
Well, I waltzed my Matilda all over
Then, in 1915, my country said, “Son
It’s time you stop ramblin′, there’s work to be done”
So they gave me a tin hat, and they gave me a gun
And they marched me away to the war
And the band played “Waltzing Matilda”
As the ship pulled away from the quay
And ‘midst all the cheers, the flag-waving and tears
We sailed off for Gallipoli
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kfmlB5LiFc
Those Aussies are going to have a short tour of duty. Fair dinkum mate!
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Will There Be Thermonuclear Fireworks by the Fourth of July?
An activist in Boston was dressed in colonial garb with a tricorner hat, etc., and a sign,
‘Nuclear Fireworks for July 4?’ with mushroom clouds drawn on it….
He called out. ‘Don’t let nuclear war ruin your vacation,’
‘A nuclear war will ruin summer’ and joked
‘It will be the bigliest fireworks in history. It’s going to be YUUUGE!’”
The MOP’s failed, so next nukes. Pass that leaflet out fast!
I find the suggestion that Israel is close to losing the “war” distressing: Israel is not the main actor: the source of all wars is here, at home, in America, and the logical conclusion is war here, at home, in America, a nuclear one.
What’s ‘distressing’ about Israel losing a war? The whole non-western world is applauding.
Trump’s failure as a “peace president” is complete. He’s continuing the war in West Asia in a different form, and he has not disassociated America from Europe’s now permanent war against Russia.
A nuclear WW3 awaits us.
Extinction is not inevitable, survival neither. Pursue Happiness, flush Voltaire, Mr. Arouet.
Happiness won’t help you when the nukes are raining down, because that’s what will happen if the Crusade against Russia continues indefinitely.
Trump’s diplomacy by social media, with constant changes of direction, is worse than no diplomacy at all (the “Biden” approach). It is aimed at causing confusion, and it has been successful to the point that nuclear war is becoming more probable than ever before (again, even more so than if “Biden” had been reelected).
So the guy whose first move in any negotiation is to launch verbal ballistic missiles and threats at a country/organisation/person gets a huff on when Iran gives him a little bit back. Poor.
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Could actually be prescient…
If Iran re-enters negotiations with the US for reasons other than stringing it along and gathering information, it almost deserves to be plucked.
Larry writes, “If Trump is trying to woo the Iranians back to the negotiating table, he may want to change his use of insults and character assassination.” I’m at a loss to understand how a return is even remotely possible, given it would be something like going out on a date with your child’s rapist and murderer.
The US and Israel just assassinated Iran’s negotiators and used negotiations to gull Iran into falling for a sneak attack that was more effective for Iran thinking it had some time to breathe, and which killed upwards of 600 Iranians, and perhaps as many as 2,000. Anything other than revenge and a complete purging of pro-Western elements in Iran’s government, security services, and military is lunacy.
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V Old Proverb: Actions speak louder than words.
A Merica – untrustworthy. Negotiations? You are joking.
There you go quoting the Bible again…
Why and to what end would Iran need to negotiate with the US. The US imposed sanctions are criminally illegal, just remove them, nothing to discuss there, under the NPT, Iran has the right to enrich uranium, nothing to discuss there…..except, perhaps, the US’s arrogance in thinking it has a right to dictate terms to another sovereign country. I think Iran should ignore the terrorist US completely, unless maybe to facilitate its permanent departure from West Asia.
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Don’t make the mistake of taking seriously anything that is openly stated by mainstream media. It’s all diversion, obfuscation and noise. Israel and the US were check mated by Iran and Tehran is done with the west now. The damage done to the entire western ‘system’ by all this hasn’t been appreciated yet but we will most likely look back on this time and recognize that it was the turning point from when the ‘west’ lost its dominance and standing on the world stage.
For all of us living in so called western nations there is a lot of trouble ahead. Clearly we have insane and incompetent leaders who don’t know what the f they are doing and we are the ones who will pay the consequences. We fell asleep and let the dark ones take over so we really only have ourselves to blame. Chas Freeman expressed this very eloquently recently in an interview with Nima on his Dialogue Works channel (check the right side list on this site) it’s well worth watching.
The world is changing now and western nations will lose all the influence and clout they’ve enjoyed for a very long time. International institutions like the United Nations were weaponized and the whole world recognizes it and will soon ignore and leave them. Next is the economic/financial collapse of the west and we will have no choice but to sit back and witness the shifting of power to the east/BRICS.
Just as I see it: the hubris of the Western elite who thought they could rule the world forever. As you say, it is the little people like us who suffer. The pseudo Christians in the US should bear in mind: “Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength”. Crude insulting language shows weakness. Best wishes to Larry.
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Goya, of Spain, The Sleep of Reason breeds Monsters :
Indeed. Makes me recall the enormous painting Guernica by Picasso at the Prado museum in Madrid. The somber horror behind that abstract work stays with you.
Picasso: Creator and Destroyer
by Arianna Stassinopou}os Huffington
Simon and Schuster, New York, 1988
Look what happened to all that were close to Picasso.
Daubing not known to me. Looked it up on wikipeedia (ok, I know). It says it is exhibited in the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid. And it is biggish. Must have taken down a wall to get it out of the studio – yeas.
Sorry for nitpicking but Guernica isn’t in the Prado, it’s in the Queen Sofia museum.
Thanks, I stand corrected. It was some time ago and I went to several museums during my visits. This one I managed to sneak into by walking up a stairway from a restaurant/café on the street level. I’m sure they normally have security staff there but when we walked up there was nobody there.
We seem never to learn, or it is just that the little people count for naught.
I’m asleep again said the Dormouse at the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party.
Hilarious – this
Israeli regime had NO CHOICE but to RUN to “Daddy” to avoid being flattened by our Missiles
is a direct reference to NATO chief Rutte calling Trump Daddy.
Not Uncle Sam, but Daddy.
Trump better get out of the Mac-Kindergarten fast!
MacKindergarten LOL. Nice one!
Maybe you know what they are like without supervision? Mayhem.
Britain allows no-one to leave their Kindergarten :
I’ve always said that Western “elites” suffered from arrested development. They never made it to become adults mentally.
Kiryat Gat chip investment was planned for $25 billion.
AFAIK Cisco’s router chips come from Israel.
Looks like it was smart to keep TruthSocial, now that Musk’s bromance flopped – Trump would be banned again on Twitter/X.
Araghchi , WaPo 04/08 : Iran currently operates one reactor at the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant.
Our longstanding game plan is to build at least 19 more reactors, meaning that tens of billions of dollars in potential contracts are up for grabs. The Iranian market alone is big enough to revitalize the struggling nuclear industry in the United States.”
Russia builds reactors in Turkey. Germany turned off the very best reactors. Libya had 5 French reactors planned – then France and Obama et al bombed it.
It is not about bombs, it is about economic development and energy density.
People , its the economy , stupid! The US is even re-opening Three-Mile-Island!
And there squats and squeals Germany near the very best Reactors on mothballs.
All this damage, yet israel is still able to bomb the shit out of surrounding countries. Why didn’t Iran destroy their airbases??? I know they bombed them, but seems to me that they should have bombed the bases’ maintenance and control towers, thus completely disabling them.
Or maybe I’m missing something here?
Iran could have stopped the killings in Palestine, I’m wondering why they didn’t
I’m with you on this one. The Iranians talk big on the “Axis of resistance”, yet it seems to me, long before the attack on Iran by the Zionist entity, they could have saved a good few Palestinians from genocide by taking out every Israehell airfield. Why wouldn’t they? As always, there are ‘known unknowns’ and there are ‘unknown unknowns’ about who really runs the world.
Just take Intel or Nvidia for example – would they consider a fab in Israel a good investment now?
That “invincibility” brochure cover is blown. WallStreet gets the message Iran sent.
If the EU actually was clear-headed , it should position itself as a replacement for Israel’s now ephemeral industrial investments.
I wonder which country will get the idea – Luxembourg?
Cyprus?
It looks like Hollywood: Feldman Fireworks Co,
> You get more with Honey than you do with Vinegar
You get even more with manure, which is what Trump is using.
A day to live in infamy:
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/06/26/three-blows-against-zionism-in-a-single-day/
After all this saying things like negotiation, as if it’s a real thing with the US side sticking to a commitment. There’s such a long history of perfidy inherited from the Brits that negotiations are an insult that come with a sucker punch. Again, and again. Negotiations, now that’s more cowbell.
Trump has always been a tool of the Jewish DEEP STATE:
Meet the REAL deep state.
http://biblicisminstitute.wordpress.com/2015/07/28/how-the-ashkenazi-jews-conquered-the-west/
Ggaarr, my word. I have read your attachment above. It is unbelievable reading. I have read every link to above and I am very much enlightened about the history of the ‘jews’ and learned that Jesus was not a jew as the whole world claims that he is one.
It makes perfect sense why the entire political system in the US is beholden to AIPAC ( Ashkenazi-Israel Political Action Committee). Every US politician including the president has an AIPAC handler. The killing of Palestinian civilians, women and children are in the blood of the zionists. More than 80 million people were killed for the creation of ‘Israel ‘. Thank you for opening my mind to new information.
Thankful and amazed at all the energy from individuals like LJ in getting their intervioews and analyses out. Given the tally against Israel, maybe Iran agreed to a cease fire in the sense of enough coups had been counted, i.e. let the opponent live with the humiliation of having been spared. Still, there are a lot of unknowns. The exact status of the Iranian nuclear program, the state of their, once touted, air defences. and any agreements with Russia and China and their impact. IMO, it seems that Iran should just follow the Russian and China model and instead of just trying to make nice with the US/West, address sanctions by creating their own methods of self sufficiency. As far as Trump, he is a bully, not a negotiator. And if bullying doesn’t work, he has no plan B.
“Maybe Trump should consider taking his own advice… i.e., get more with Honey than you do with Vinegar. ” Yeah, it bring up a question of Trump’s ability to self-reflect. Anyway, Trump ordering a massive bombardment of Iran is baked into the cake: “The significant escalation of hostilities between the US and Iran, including direct US military action against Iranian nuclear sites, Iran’s expulsion of IAEA inspectors, and continued enrichment, the chances of an overwhelming bombardment campaign on Iran soon are very high, likely a 9 or 10 out of 10.” -Gemini
Throwing public tantrums is never a good look. I assume that the rant by Hesgeth at the NATO summit, was the booze doing the talking. Trump does not have that excuse.
PS- The order of the SC that people cannot run off to local courts, to bring an elected government’s measures to an immediate halt, is no less than the case throughout europe and at the heart of democracy.
If you saw Meloni I’d say it’s better than booze. Maybe Zeliboba has a sideline dealing.
Saw that – it looked like AI .
Not AI, but RS (Real Stupidity).
“and away we go” https://libya360.wordpress.com/2025/06/27/us-israel-propose-two-state-solution-and-abraham-accords-expansion/
Ef Israel.
So many rich Israelis are now flocking to Cyprus that Cyprus is now headed toward a crises, fearing a takeover.
Well half was taken over by Turkey, the other half by the UK.
I still don’t get why Iran has never open a negotiation table about the DISARMAMENT of Israel.
It’s always about to Disarm Iran, never about Israel.
Why do iranians always get atracted to the terrain their enemy choose for them.
Trump is as mad as a box of frogs. That the West is led by someone like this is symbolic of its rapid descent into irrelevant absurdity – unfortunately, though, ‘Armed and Extremely Dangerous’ to use one of Larry’s pop song references.
What a wonderful simile!
Trump’s behaviour is predictable: he talked about aid to Iran, lifting of sanctions and even helping with their nuclear power plants, something like a $30 billion package, and Iran turned him down. His idea was to co-opt Iran with cash and incentives, and put a wedge in BRICS. It didn’t work, so he’s pissed. He’s a transactional cat, with circumstantial ethics, and he’s used to dealing with people that can be bought. It looks like Iran can’t be bought. That has Trump jerked.
One would think Iran would just tell the collective West to jump up their own ass and fully complete their turn to the East & Global South. Therein lies their safety, security, and success.
The new leadership want a reproachement with the US. That’s Why it was necessary for Raisi to have a helicopter accident on his return from Israel-allied Azerbaijan.
Israel was thumped, as it has long deserved and ran to Daddy US to play games to make a ceasefire look credible. Well, for ignorant idiots perhaps.
Now is the time to increase boycotts and sanctions to force Israel to end the Occupation of Palestine and, with any luck, destroy its economy and send the State of Hate down the gurgler once and for all.
Israel is incapable of reason or rational behaviour. Like any psychopathic lunatic it must be put in a straightjacket permanently for the sake of everyone, until it expires.
Boycotting, divesting from, and sanctioning Israel will not work – the rogue US regime will help it to overcome any losses from such actions.
What is required of the world is to boycott, divest from, and sanction the rogue US regime. If the economy of rogue US regime is made to scream, then it will not be in a position to help any of it’s proxies and vassals.
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It’s always all about him. Iran didn’t thank him for bombing their country, so he’s outraged. No wonder even Putin plays the game when he talks about Trump (because I’m quite sure that, despite Putin’s own words, he doesn’t respect this cartoonish buffoon). Trump is about as close to a madman as any specimen I have seen — in real life or on film. If the safety of the world depends on his mood swings and megalomania, we’re in trouble.
Trump should learn to place a newline or two in his epistles.
And he needs to layoff the CAPSLOCK!!
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