Off Ramp The beginning point for an off ramp? I can provide it. And I would recommend Dr. Yusuf Ziya Kavakci to provide the off ramp for adjudication with the Gulf States. He was my mentor for many years. His daughter served as the Islamic Republic of Turkey's ambassador to Malaysia. His young granddaughter translated for a meeting between President Erdogan and our POTUS Joseph Biden. I know... the family. Dr. Kavakci is a legal Mufti and Hanafi scholar and he will have the grasp for this complex situation. I owe a debt of gratitude to him for entering the IB (Intellectual Battlespace) with me and patiently expanding my understanding of the terrain of the mind. He has returned to native soil. He should be easy enough to find. He is a personal friend of President Erdogan. smile https://www.islamictribunal.org/attorneys/imam-yusuf-z-kavakci/ But for the Shi'a side of the house? Feel free to have that conversatio...
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Iran Slaps Back Ouch! This hurts! "In memory of the many innocent victims of Epstein Island." Yep. Not a snowballs chance in hell our intelligence agencies were unaware (or even possibly complicit) in Epstein's honey trap. If we can target and kill the Grand Ayatollah... it seems highly unlikely the "good guys" spent decades unaware of Epstein's revolving door policy which herded powerful men, billionaires, and statesmen into and out of New York, his island, and his ranch in New Mexico. It is the state's business to be aware of such things. The state maintains deeply integrated dossier files on all of the important bastards on the planet. It is their job, kiddies. So yeah - the Iranians are constantly playing the card that they are taking out the pedophiles... the Satan... the whole damn bunch of us. Is this latest insult written on a missile in Arabic part of the propaganda front? Of course. But we should squirm a bit, shouldn't we ...
Blood Drive in Iran My best friend was in New York City on 9/11 with his sick father. He left his bedside to stand in a line two blocks long of Americans waiting to give blood. Eventually, they were told to go home. There were no survivors. The residents of Zanjan are lining up for blood donations. As a Registered Nurse I want you to step back and reflect for a moment on the human face of war. On our side, the return of a seventh soldier who lost his life in defense of our Constitution. On their side, ordinary citizens dragged into a vortex not of their own making. I am not seeing anything that looks like an off ramp. I am dreading the images which may come across my computer screen tonight. Pray for the children. They are the future of Iran.
Prayer in Time of Fear and Time of Travel This was a completely unnecessary action, and most likely an action which was mounted with malicious intent: https://nypost.com/2026/03/09/us-news/ramadan-prayer-reminder-trigged-southwest-passenger-disturbance-alert/ There are Qur'anic ayat for prayer in time of fear. And there is an Ahadith which determines travel timeline for omitting a prayer or two. There is absolutely no reason for Muslims to pray inside of airports, or for that matter, to vacate their seats on an aircraft to pray during a flight. Stay home. Or drive... across the ocean. The incident above, was a provocation. But, yes. I have entered Muslim homes where the adhan is offered by a digital muezzin to remind the family it is time for prayer. I am not uncomfortable with it because it is a private call to prayer. But it should not be offered individually in a cramped aircraft where those nearby have no way to distance themselves fro...
Jason Hughes: Time for New Traditions I remember when my brother shared the story of a "senior prank" at the high school his daughter attended. A baby porcupine was placed in the cafeteria microwave awaiting the next student to use it. The animal was unharmed. But it did leap out of confinement and run across the dining area causing sufficient spectacle and laughter. This is Texas. We do a lot of "Hey, hold my beer while I try this!" scenarios - which just might mean that men here suffer higher death rates attributed to stupidity. wink But generally speaking, when a teacher has their property "papered" it is because they are popular and respected by their students. It is a weird tribal way of demonstrating the teacher is loved. This tradition went sideways. And for Jason Hughes, it ended badly. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15629883/jason-hughes-georgia-math-teacher-killed-prank-students-charged.html On the cusp of adulth...
President Trump's Costly Temper Tantrum The Islamic Republic of Iran is a stable nation which has had a peaceful transition of power since 1979. It has been led and represented by only two leaders in the forty-six years of its existence. There is a line of succession. And that position of leadership has been filled again. There was no imminent nuclear threat. Unable to coerce Iran into negotiations on his terms (isn't that what it always is?) the POTUS threw a massive temper tantrum. He would teach them a lesson! Put the hurt on them! Who is crying now? The first blunder was imagining it a great idea to begin a bombing campaign in daylight hours when schools are in session. The second, was to ignore the algorithm for a blast radius meant to hit a nearby Naval installation and not include a primary school in the estimation. One hundred and sixty five little girls, most between the age of 5-7 years lost their lives. I wil...