Truth Counts

Sociopath  Scientists It brings comfort to know that the criminal intent of the C.I.A. is in the distant past.  https://www.dailymail.com/sciencetech/article-15830213/cia-mkultra-mind-control-experiments.html Doubtful.   Mission and morality can be antagonistic concepts.  Only mission accomplishment counts.  It is not amoral, but moral actions which derail a career. Control creates the "accountability" which diminishes liability. Is there that one thing which we will not do?  Or are there only those things which must not be brought to light?  For "national security", of course. I dunno. "Jack Ryan: Ghost Wars" just dropped at Amazon Prime. A waste of good time, for sure. Predictably dated, curated, and poorly written.  Created so that we never consider that the white hats might also be the black hats. These are my morning thoughts.  

"Pay No Attention" If I were seated in London writing this post there would be a knock at my door with the now degenerate and uncivilized Englishman hauling me off to jail.  But "pay no attention".  I am seated in the land of the free; free from the shackles and slavery of Islam: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/may/22/taliban-legitimising-child-forced-early-marriage-law-women-rights Pay no attention:   Certainly, pay no attention that a young adult Muslim female was forced out of my vehicle over a year ago and my world has been collapsed into silence since that time. Pay no attention:   To the brutal murder of two teen Muslim girls several miles from my home. The father disapproved of their normal transition into femininity and the accompanying hormonal changes which produce puppy love. Pay no attention:   To the Muslim girls in my city walking around minus their clitoris. (I know more than one.) Because it doesn't matter that ...

Jordan:  Excellence in Governance As a journalist, I have been blessed with serendipity.  Nothing is ever random.  Swofford - doesn't do random.  So it was refreshingly unsurprising that after taking note of Jordan in the blog this morning that I found myself engaged in conversation with a man from Jordan  Originally, I had intended to go to the store first and then see my mother.  As I sat at the intersection near my home I made the sudden decision to reverse the order of operations.  Right after I stepped into the store, I took note of a man entering behind me.  It was not only his manner of dress, but his presence which caused me to approach him.   "What is the tunic... the uniform, which you are wearing?"  Of course!  He was an Orthodox priest from Jordan visiting Texas.  The journalist took over. "How are Christians being treated in Jordan." He told me that Christians are treated very well. They are free in worship an...

Russia-Belarus Joint Nuclear Exercises  I imagine that President Vladimir Putin is tired of war.  Major conflicts are easy to start but incredibly hard to wind down and bring to an acceptable endpoint.  Ukraine is still busy kidnapping their able-bodied men off the streets to use as cannon fodder. Russia has lost a generation of future breadwinners.  Everybody is tired of the shit.  And in the Biblical sense, the earth is groaning under the weight of war. On our side,  military doctrine holds to a belief that our armed forces can manage two theaters of operation at one time.  And within our vaults, contingency plans which are updated every month for the various conflict zones across the globe.  We have the best planners, analysts, and strategists available to our Republic.  And while we are currently dealing with a quagmire in Iran, and possibly planning a rather easy side hustle into Cuba (Can we bring Raul Castro aboard a Chinook in his whe...

The White House Chooses a Wife-Beater I cannot prove the wife-beating claim.  But if Ahmadinejad banned the ladies and the men from riding in the same elevator, he will have clung to additional governance models of Islamic law.  Because Islam is governance which uses religion for coercive control of the population.  And none are more greatly restricted and controlled than the women. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/20/us-and-israel-planned-to-install-ahmadinejad-as-iranian-leader-nyt-says https://www.encyclopedia.com/international/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/ahmadinejad-mahmoud-1956 Apparently, we don't care which bastard is in charge, as long as we hold the leash.  There are other bastards, of course, but they are on multiple leashes.  Self-elevated doggie  al Julani comes to mind. My guess is that Syria is the most meddled-in and meddlesome piece of geography on the planet at this moment in time. But that the all-powerful "We" would e...

Bypassing Hormuz   Iran Activates Jask Oil Route — Bypassing Hormuz from Within Iran began oil loading operations from Jask port yesterday, alongside Kharg Island, signaling the continuation of production and diversification of export outlets. This loading is taking place via the Goreh–Jask pipeline, a route that entirely bypasses the Strait of Hormuz from within Iranian territory. The pipeline's capacity is one million barrels per day, with storage capacity reaching up to 10 million barrels. This line serves as an alternative route to Kharg Island, ensuring Tehran a second operational oil outlet even in the most dire scenarios.