Syria: Failed State The Hashemite Kingdom is not a failed state. The verdict is not entirely clear regarding Iraq. Lebanon has suffered with corrupt leadership and the export of terrorism for decades. They remain a cautionary tale regarding lack of good sense. Egypt? Stable state with immense poverty. Because it really does not matter if you have pyramids if your citizens dwell in squalor. And nobody cares if you boast of excellent safari adventures for hunters or a canopy rope bridge through the jungle... a magnificent waterfall. Pyramids are the work of slaves. Nature is the gift of God. And b eyond the arts, sciences, and mathematics, a rudimentary benchmark for a civilization/modern state is care for the citizens. Can your citizens reside within their neighborhoods with calm and lack of fear for basic safety? Is there potable water? Nutrition? Medical access? Vibrant corridors of commerce and education? Successful states (T...
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Nadiya Hussain: Racist Oops! The greater "We" are never allowed to mention that racism is not based on pigmentation, but it is based on hatred. The winner of the Great British Bake Off needs to remove the leaven from her bread; you know, the leaven of malice and evil, and embrace the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. (I Corinthians 5:6-8) https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16148205/Nadiya-Hussain-Ed-Sheeran-white-tears-Israel-Palestine-row.html Based on the latest census data, eighty-three percent of the population in the United Kingdom identify as "white". I actually hate the designation. I prefer "Caucasian". Because within my "white pool" is the noble bloodline of the Cherokees on the paternal side. And on the maternal side, my great great grandfather was the last "white man" scalped in the Oklahoma territories by an Indian chief. Maybe I should hate myself in a convoluted dystopian manner? But back to Nadiya Huss...
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Grow a Pair, Ed Sheeran I don't like men who grovel. And I disdain men who cry for public benefit. And when Ed Sheeran states that "America is a scary place right now", I would like to clean his clock. Is it scary, because every day he has to look over his shoulder, as is common practice in Israel? Or is it just scary because he cannot discern the difference between noise and fact? More than anything, I just wish he would grow a pair. Because what was an internal business decision, did not require that he address it in public. https://www.dailymail.com/tvshowbiz/article-16145677/Ed-Sheeran-America-scary-place-Philadelphia-concert-Macklemore-Israel.html The smallest of minds always pretend to have the most expansive of thoughts. And it all started when a rapper named "Macklemore" had his moment of fame telling a captive audience, "Free Palestine". The strength of any thought is never in its expansiveness but resides in the distillation of t...
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Russia...Yemen... North Korea In case you missed the news, Germany's Consulate in St. Petersburg has been quietly and efficiently closed with staff evacuated and documents either destroyed or returned to the German state. Germany is also stockpiling pharmaceuticals and medical equipment with programs underway to train medical personnel for treatment of combat injuries. And while Bloomberg presents a specter of war, as a prior military officer, I categorize it as benign-aggressive-contingency planning. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-09-16/germany-s-hospitals-prepare-for-war-and-mass-casualties-as-russia-threat-looms Russia is running off a strong platform populated with suicide drones and strategic bombing efforts. Suicide drones have destroyed P-18 and 35D6 radars with four radars destroyed in the last seventy-two hours and extensive SEAD and DEAD operations being conducted. (Suppression/Destruction of enemy air defenses.) Yemen: They ha...