Truth Counts

Fear, but not Respect To know, is not to create. President Donald J Trump knew he could effectively attack Iran.  He knew there was adequate support from Middle East allies. But to know, is not to create. Something was created, of course.  It is not the desired outcome.  And along the same vein -  security arrangements are not protection.  After 9/11,  my nation strengthened security arrangements across the Middle East.  Iran placed this map on the page: It is a delicious irony.  Our security arrangements have created liability for hosting nations.  And the need to protect our vast military assets on the ground diverts resources and brings cause for logistic scrambles each time Iran lobs a missile at our bases.  Iran knows that by creating diversionary tactics against Jordan... Kuwait.. UAE... Qatar... etc. it is an elaborate game of "Chicken".  We are blinking first.  We blinked again this weekend. Tehran's proxies are enjoyin...

Heat coming off the Quarterdeck In observation status, just one journalism thought comes to mind:   Our U.S. Embassy in the Middle East are warning Americans to flee.  Where, exactly - will the indigenous population choose to flee?  What are their options?  What are their governments providing for their instruction? Here is what is coming off just one site. The Persian Gulf and the Middle East, and perhaps the entire world, stand on the brink of an unprecedented security and economic upheaval Any attack on Iranian infrastructure could unleash a catastrophic scenario from which no one will escape unscathed And it is in the interest of all parties, regional and international alike, to prevent the crisis from sliding into a point of no return Satellite data shows that a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier was hit by a projectile while crossing the southern route of the Strait of Hormuz. The vessel, named "Gazlog Shanghai," flies the flag of Bermuda and was transpo...

Jason Arday:  Just the Latest Sacred Hindu Cow You can't kill his ill-gained reputation. You cannot eat him alive in public.  But his university did coddle Jason Ordinary Day.  And then he was milked  daily to support a narrative. https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2026/aug/01/playbooks-plagiarism-pigs-head-new-claims-surrounding-cambridge-professor-jason-arday I believe in color-and-gender-blind entrance to universities based only on meritocracy.  And then - independent and rigorous testing the freshman year; because certain individuals are tapped and tracked for "greatness" long before they learn the meaning of the word "entitled" or the phrase "guilty white pleasure".  It is a pleasure, of course, to allow certain individuals to punch above their weight, to plegiarize, cheat, and charm their way into degrees which are undeserved.  And it is immoral to consider how a college entrance essay about a deprived childhood might place a Sh...

Why I Detest Censorship The Naval Commander for the IRGC is getting "popped" by X for "violent speech". https://x.com/Aliozmai Everyone knows how I feel regarding this issue.  Everything stays. Nothing is censored; unless it violates the protocols of the Geneva Convention during time of war.  This allows for a measurement of emotional pulse, which is a tool which I use daily when writing my blog posts.  My understanding of the terrain of the mind has been based (in part) on reading Al Qaeda magazines and being in "observer status" on one large forum for AQ with thousands of members and also another notable forum where I actually came in with my thoughts as "LCDR Tammy Swofford".  I was willing to draw fire to moderate responses among the members. The rest I have gained from uncensored conversations over two decades of journalism. I am not convinced anything the Commander might post is actually more inflammatory than things on "Truth Social...

Crime Wave Hits Spain It seemed too obvious to mention.  I do not like to insult my readership.  But did everyone notice that many of the flotation devices in this image taken from the link in the previous blog all look the same?  The beach was also littered with the same devices.  Where is the truck and the driver who handed off these items? This is an organized invasion, run as a false flag operation.  It is a massive human trafficking operation and there are individuals right now who are being financially enriched for allowing this to happen.  Start with the members of Spain's Supreme Court.  Follow the bribes.  Follow the money. Then move to the Spanish parliamentary body.  And finally - track the European Union. The citizens of Spain are now dealing with home invasions and violence.  Rape statistics are not yet released. But they will exist. These decisions - are made far above the common folk; what I like to call the "peasants beyo...

1/5th the Population of my City Arrived on Spanish Sovereign Soil Yesterday Yesterday's post:  https://opinionbytammy.blogspot.com/2026/07/spain-from-world-cup-to-world-toilet-my.html Today's news: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16018857/EU-panics-49-000-migrants-exploit-legal-loophole-storm-border-Spanish-enclave-one-day-Madrid-sends-army.html What would be the burden on my city today if we suddenly had to provision, house and provide medical care for 49,000 new arrivals?  This is 1/5th of my city's population.  My sister lives in Spain in a city of approximately 46,000.  Imagine the chaos should the city awaken to double the population overnight? A ruling from the court caused the Spanish territory to suffer a Battalion force invasion. Make that forty-nine battalions of healthy, military-age males.  The Supreme Court of Spain should enter emergency session and rescind the ruling. It was triple this amount which landed on Normandy - and it only took thr...