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Iran Issues an Evacuation Alert for Dubai Drone strike very near the Dubai International Airport. Iran has issued an immediate evacuation order for these two locations in Dubai.  They steadily continue to make their case to the international community that they have no desire for civilian casualties or collateral damage.  This does not necessarily make them noble.  But it is good messaging for the court of public opinion.   A couple of days ago, Iran also lays claim to have destroyed Israel's largest underground shelter.  I have been unable to locate corroborating reports. And it may indeed be false.  This image was provided on X.
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Evening Scan of What is OSINT What is below: from a pro-Iranian Telegram channel.  It is posted in the category of interesting reading, and nothing else.  I have no special tools to vet information nor validate the remarks of another from my desktop.  So categorize this as "opinion" -  oops!  No differently than what I provide from day to day. Here is the snatch and grab: "The exact translation of the analysis is from a Turkish analyst close to the Turkish government who, by the way, has been anti-Iranian or anti-resistance-oriented policies in the past. See for yourself how he warns: The situation is terrible! The airports of Israel and colonial Cyprus are so unreliable that they even send tanker planes from Sofia to supply fighter jets in the Mediterranean. An incredibly expensive air operation is underway. They are just trying to keep air patrol duties alive! They are on the verge of collapse! They fly 3,500 kilometers round trip to the Persian Gulf. Their go...
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Short Notes: Of Kindness and Mourning Kindness: Texans are known for random acts of kindness. Yesterday, it was my turn to take hold of the butterfly wings for a short flight with happiness.  When standing in line for checkout, I do a quick scan of my environment.  This is what an R.N. will do.  But it is also based on my Naval training regarding situational awareness.  The man immediately behind me  was in a wheelchair and had  bilateral BKA (below the knee amputations) which were mid-shaft at the femur.  Most likely, a traumatic injury.  His legs were thin and atrophic so this was not a new injury. He placed a ratcheting socket set, locking pliers and two rolls of duct tape on the conveyor belt.  "Let me pay for that.  I would like to bless you."   As I left I commented, "You have a project!"  He replied, "No, just some needed maintenance on the wheelchair." And then we have these soulless creatures: https://www.dailymai...
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President Trump's Audacity of Hope Asking for a helping hand to clean up the mess he created: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15645711/Iran-strikes-UAE-port-threatens-abduct-US-militar-Tehran-Trumps-Kharg-Island-Live-updates.html  President Trump's grave miscalculation regarding Iran's tenacity and will to remain sovereign will be felt by his administration during the mid-term elections.  It is possible the Republicans will lose a majority in both houses of Congress.  There is a bad taste in the mouth regarding this cluster. Iran - has made one overture which will not be recognized, nor likely considered by the current administration. It is a move on a simple checkerboard and not a chess board. But it is an important little red checker.  I am watching - to see if we move our checker. * The red ring in the image above denotes that authority, strength, and chain of command remain intact in Iran.  Continued threats of bombing and boots on the ground will n...
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IRGC Gives Advance Warning to Limit Civilian Casualties   Residents and occupants in the areas designated on the map in the United Arab Emirates must immediately move away from the vicinity of the ports of Jebel Ali, Khalifa, and Fujairah. These areas have become legitimate targets due to the presence and concealment of U.S. military forces among civilian facilities, and they will be targeted in the coming hours.
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The Morning View... ...and with only a cup of coffee on board.  smile    Iran shows off their drones in flight.  https://x.com/ir98ar/status/2028319991494283372 A message has also been sent to the UAE warning residents to stay away from the port area and warehouses and facilities used by the U.S. military. Mainstream media shows our intact refueling tankers.  I have viewed the damaged tankers. It resembles the evisceration of a human.  The "guts" of the middle of one of the aircraft is spilling out onto the runway. Boeing builds each KC-135 Stratotanker for about forty million dollars.   https://theaviationist.com/2026/03/14/five-tankers-damaged-at-psab/ Taking a look at this site today.  The video with the student orchestra seems a bit sketchy.  I believe the music might be dubbed in because the full orchestral performances at my city's art center do not even sound that good!  wink https://deeyartelevision.com/ Time for breakfast.
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A Chastisement with Scorpions The story is worthy of an Elizabethan theater. And the tale unwinds like one of the works of the playwright William Shakespeare.  The elements are all there:  a new king,  the senior statesmen who served his powerful father, the companionable fools who now accompany the king, and a very sudden fracture of a kingdom on the heels of one ill-advised speech. https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/1-Kings-Chapter-12/ There are parallels to the story of King Rehoboam and our American President.  This is not about the intelligence flank, nor what is discussed in secure compartments, nor is it about what is viewed in the Situation Room.  But it is about human foibles, grand ambitions, and movement away from normative global interactions and institutional memory.  King Rehoboam leaned into the immature chattering of his companions and clutched it like pearls.  The results were disastrous. It was a heady moment for Americans when Pres...
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