Truth Counts

A Commander-in-Chief Stumbles When I was a Vice President on the board of our local MOAA chapter, one of the hardest things to endure was the retired senior officers who would "hold court" at the dinner table.  Fonts of wisdom with captive audiences, I would respectfully listen... and learn. And I made myself a promise that I would never become "that person" who wore the uniform.  My dress blues might still hang in the closet.  But I have become that quiet American regarding my Naval career. "He happened to be an Admiral, retired...." Perhaps he had been seated at my table in the past?   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/17/trump-uss-abraham-lincoln-strait-of-hormuz Yes.   Absolutely give honor where honor is due and respect where respect is due. But that honor, that respect, is extended to the E3 sailor who cleans a latrine and then makes your breakfast (albeit, hopefully not in that order!) and the E4 who works pumping fuel into jets on th...

The Women of Ceuta If I am quoting from selections in my library, written by Islamic scholars, will I still receive the dog whistle of "Islamophobia" for bringing uncomfortable truths to light? https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16057659/Hundreds-Ceuta-migrants-stage-protest-demanding-Spain-asylum-left-sleeping-beach-following-invasion-medics-fight-disease-outbreaks.html Let's take a moment, and digest a few things from my library - direct quotes - regarding the women of Islam.  Let me just go to the Sunni side of the house, regarding their codified jurisprudence. Concubinage (sex slaves) in time of war (Rape of females):  "It is not permitted for any of them to have intercourse with a girl from amongst the captives until she has been allotted to him in his share, in which case he may have intercourse with her only after the istibra of one month." "If he has made her pregnant, the child becomes his...." Domestic abuse: "The husband may hit his...

"Persian Memorandum of Agreement" Offered up with "Trump's signature".  Who said these guys don't have a sense of humor?  

Evening Thoughts on the Sudan The calm and the superficial of Sudan can be found here:  https://x.com/TSC_SUDAN The face of Sudanese leadership here,  visiting North Kordofan state. But if "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" applies, (then) what happens in the air-conditioned salons of the Gulf States,  China,  and Russia also stays within these salons-of-conversation to reach out and effect the reality of what Sudan has become. We can hunt Hemedti until the cows come home.  The Sudanese can then send the man off with a hearty "Good riddance".  But another will take his place.  Oh wait! I see a pattern here.  Former President Omar al Bashir was chased out of his palace.  My concern when this happened was that a more virulent human being would allocate the space, because space hates a vacuum.  That vacuum was quickly filled. And then there are the multiple of "others" who control Sudan; and they are smart enough not to live within the...

Signal The graphic is a strong signal from Ahadith.  It is widely used by highly educated scholars. Sign, signal and code:    The Qur'an is sign (ayat), signal (the electrical voltage which is activated when combined with ahadith) and code (the Ahadith is the code book which unlocks the signal).  I have used this model for many years now. Al Qaeda also used it to message. If you do not recognize the signal, please return to reading "People" magazine. Smiling, Tammy

Morning Humor: It is Ruled Out The connection is not that they all worked at Wal-Mart.  https://www.dailymail.com/sciencetech/article-16053233/autopsy-melissa-casias-los-alamos-death.html