Pentagon Shake-up 9/11 re-aligned our military priorities in a manner which, while robust, were neither needed nor judicious with assets deployed appropriately. Iraq? A campaign based on disinformation and with scarce strategic necessity was mounted as a vanity project of President George W. Bush. This proved costly for both sides. The later large movement of troops into Afghanistan with hungry flanks of private contractors and corporations was a colossal mistake. The fraud and profiteering was stratospheric in nature. Special Forces and our highly trained hunt-and-kill military specialists should have been deployed to clean up around the edges. Instead, we chose to submerge two large (national) basements to drown a few rats. Practically everybody but Grandma went to war. And after two decades of war-explore we are left with an Achilles heel. We are weakened, not because of our strength. But we are weakened by dissipation. Pentagon budgeta...
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Mental Illness, Fractured Families "If I can stop one heart from breaking...." The profound simplicity of what was written by Emily Dickinson continues to float through my mind as I pray for the surviving members of the Rob and Michele Reiner family. Perhaps it is because I am a registered nurse and because I spent time working in locked psychiatric facilities in two different cities. But more likely my current sentiment is due to the fact that I am lending support to a dear friend and her husband. Their son - has been shipped off to another state for treatment. He returns home on 27 December. They should not open their door. And they should change the locks. The Reiner's told their friends that individuals with diplomas on their walls had lied to them and told them their son was manipulative. The professionals got it right. There is no greater manipulation than that accomplished by drug addiction which leads to mental illness....
Hiroshima in a Box It is time to look at the elephant, the bird, and the rock. The cockroach? It is just in the box because cockroaches survived the radiation from the bombing of Hiroshima. https://opinionbytammy.blogspot.com/2025/12/schrodingers-cat-ii-this-time-there-is.html Years ago - I sat across from a Palestinian man who lived in Israel as a child. His ancestral home was part of the land which is now occupied by the Knesset. His later childhood was spent in Jordan after his family was expelled from the land. He still had his UNRWA card neatly folded in his wallet; and it was my privilege to hold it in my hand. But what was more important - was what was within his very fine skull. Trained as an attorney in Damascus, I remain indebted to him for his generosity of thought. And I am most grateful to him for walking me through the story of a nuclear attack which is laid out in the Surah titled, "The Elephant". ...
II Chronicles 1:11-12 It is a time to mourn: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15385555/donald-trump-rob-reiner-tds-cause-death.html An American President has lost his way: https://www.biblestudytools.com/2-chronicles/1.html Do we rejoice over the death of our enemies? Or are we circumspect regarding our own mortality? Is an American deserving of a violent end because of their right to an opinion? There is opinion; and there is truth. Most of us merely voice our opinions. This remains a Constitutional right. And you have the right to be wrong, to be deceived, and to be affirmed in your own sense of worth. I am sure that Mr. Reiner was comfortable in his own skin. He was a brilliant man within the universe of the gifts which he offered to humanity with liberality of spirit. Rob and Michelle Reiner had value and worth: for their children, friends, and greater community. I mourn with the children of Rob and Michelle Reiner, and I mourn with their friends....
Texas Walmart: Sharia Law Establishes a Beachhead Yesterday, on the heels of the news of the massacre of Jews at Bondi Beach by a father-son Islamic social compact: First person account given by a relative. The individual had a few items, and placed them on the conveyor belt. "Can you turn the package of bacon over so I can scan the bar code? I am not allowed to touch it." "Why are you not allowed to touch it? It is in thick plastic, for God's sake!" "It is unclean." Realizing that he would also be required to bag his own bacon, because it was "unclean" - he asked the woman to call a manager. The same conversation was conveyed. The manager flipped the bacon over. The customer flipped the bacon back. "I want her to scan my bacon. It is her job to provide customer service." Manager: "You are not welcome here!" Question: How many times a day does a customer comply to Sharia law at a local Walmart in the Dallas Fort...
Bondi Beach Attack: Images An Algerian and a Pakistani travel together to Bondi Beach.... The first image, from a horrifying video. The individual on the right is receiving CPR and chest compression. There are more corpses scattered about. So far - no images of the corpses of the children killed; but to post such things would show journalistic depravity. Images 2 and 3: The terrorists. Image 4: Arsen Ostrovsky - President of the Israel-Australia Jewish Council. And X has now blocked my content. Nope. I do not delete content. This is censorship. It an abridgment of Constitutional right. And the fourth image has already been picked up by a major outlet which covers news about Israel and the Jewish community. I did not delete content when receiving a letter from an attorney and then a direct threat against myself and my sons by a necrophilia porn producer in Texas. No. Swoffords do not take threats. They d...
"Talking" People to Death Yakkity, yak. Don't talk back. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15382321/Bondi-shooting-terror-attack.html We talk it to death. And innocent people in the West continue to die. I can write... and write... and write. Educate. And what will it take? Yakkity, yak. Don't talk back. But, yes. I will write about it.
Three Americans Killed in Syria I have looked at the X feeds of the Minister of Defense, Commander of the 76th Division of the Syrian Arab Army, Commander of the 86th Division of the Syrian Arab Army and also the feed of an artillery officer. None - are reporting on the killing of two soldiers and one civilian interpreter, and injuries to three additional American soldiers. Why would they? There was a concern about this service member and he was allowed to continue with his service. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-syrian-military-patrol-comes-under-fire-central-syria-officials-say-2025-12-13/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9d9vpxjp2go On 8 December the Syrian military strutted their stuff. Unfortunately, their stuff includes members with strong ideological ties to terrorism. And their "stuff" included a man who killed three and injured three more. I believe it is a mistake for the U.S. to be involved - on the ground - in Syria. Our blood and trea...
Peter, Paul and John go on a Rampage Actually, Peter, Paul, and John would never go on a rampage. They loved Jesus. I love Jesus too. But Europe has a growing problem. And when Germans are told to be vigilant at Christmas - we know it is not Peter, Paul and John that are the worry. Symbols of the Christian faith are being attacked. Regarding the perpetrators in Germany who punched and beat the donkeys - Sunni Islamic jurisprudence states that taxes cannot be collected on donkeys, because they are worthless. Islamic law does not address the issue of defecating in a church. But it was accomplished. https://gellerreport.com/2025/12/christmas-desecration.html/ Let's hop over to Belgium for a moment: Because they have relinquished their culture; because they have forgotten the carnage from the Mother of Satan airport bombing; because they have allowed a failed societal model to overtake modernity; they have fallen prey to int...
Let's Peek into the Box The questions to be answered were: What demographic is the target? What type of weapon? Single or multiple assailants? https://opinionbytammy.blogspot.com/2025/12/schrodingers-cat-one-of-several.html Let's peek into the box. The cat - is from Yamama. The weapon is a poison. It will be a single assailant. The target will be the Jewish population. A book on my shelf reminds me that the last act of Prophet Muhammad before his death was to pull a simple cloth made of hajr fabric over his face and curse the Jews. He definitely left a legacy, now didn't he? Years ago - a single casual remark from a Pakistani in the U.S. allowed to me to venture into the box. And from his recollection of an event in his life, I developed a theoretical approach to the study of Islam. It has always been based on signals. The Schrodinger's Cat blog - is a simple exercise, for the purpose of an introduction to signals. There ...
Schrödinger's Cat One of several personal notes in the carry-on luggage of an international traveler. Peek in the box. Enter the world of imagination. Muhammad: We received the message from Sulait bin 'Amr Al-Amiri. He is returning with Hajr textiles for your wife, and soon, we will deliver the Zaqqum. Please give this to a follower of Islam so that he can make a poultice to cure the sickness. R/ Haudha bin 'Ali Here are the questions: What demographic is the target? What type of weapon? Single or multiple assailants?
Syria: Terror State A terrorist for a President and a terrorist who is the Minister of Defense. Terrorists in the Cabinet positions and terrorists in the military and terrorists in the street. This all sounds like really bad Death Metal Band lyrics, but it is the reality of a "transitional" government in Syria. Murhaf Abu Qasra as a member of ISIS-Al-Qaeda. Wiki offers a more gentle designation and narrative. These things are gently washed out of the digital cycle of news. The terrorist is now the Syrian Minister of Defense: Does this military display look "familiar"? It seems to be a re-enactment of what happened 7 October in Israel. Glorification of the carnage. And these are the guys who are still involved in ethnic cleansing across Syria. So who gives a damn about a few dead Jews, right? I find it interesting that Syrians are on the list of nations banned from visa issuance by our Department of State. And yet - the President of Syria was allowed ...
Journalism Note Soon enough, I will place a blog on the page which will become a series of occasional pieces titled, " Schrödinger's Cat". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger's_cat My novel "Arsenal" was a simple cryptograph built around a small group of characters who represented a network of journalism contacts (beginning back in 2004-2005). Friendships cultivated over decades enriched my life and also understanding of geopolitical Islam, triggers for terrorism, and of course - the hopes and aspirations of Muslims residing in this land which I call "Blessing". Journalism, if nothing else, should be generous regarding her thoughts, educational in scope, and a tool which uses Freedom of Expression to push the boundaries of human thought. Journalism, should never stand proud, be greedy, nor selfish. I see too much of it; and it discredits our profession. My theoretical research model has always been "Sign, Signal, and Code"....
Trump's Miscalculation A couple of year ago, I attended an artists' event which was highly critical of Grand Ayatollah Khamenei and Iran. It was well-attended by the Iranian diaspora in our city. E mailing a friend, I stated that as a journalist, I was trying to narrow the pool to determine who might be the Tehran' spy in the group. He wittily responded, "Tammy - everyone there was a spy." Yeah. Probably a measure of truth contained within the remark. This brings us to the stark differences between the Biden and Trump administrations. President Joe Biden put out the welcome mat for illegal immigrants. Ten million known/unknowns flooded across our non-existent borders. Americans are now the unhappy recipients hosting more than a few criminals, con artists, and fraudsters. Number 47 has a grander scheme afoot. But it will attract talent! https://people.com/trump-shows-off-immigration-gold-card-with-his-face-11709075 How man...
Lt Gov Micah Beckwith: Golden Ticket Christianity is a golden ticket in what is a deliciously exciting MAGA world. Micah Beckwith had his golden ticket and it opened doors within the corridors of power. But the chocolate is beginning to melt. And Indiana's Lieutenant Governor is just the latest politician to be caught up in events within-his-control. Beckwith is the campus pastor for Life Church in Noblesville, Indiana. These various campus' are about to experience the Robert Morris effect. Mr. Morris, was the Southlake, Tx. executive pastor who had an attraction to a 12 year old girl when he was a young married adult. His first assault of this child was on Christmas Day. His crime was known, and it was covered up by church leadership. He went on to superstardom in evangelical Christian circles and developed what he called DNA for mega churches. He and Joel Osteen (in Houston) were considered the godfa...
Yemen When you are slaying dragons which do not exist, chained to a mythology which persists and doomed by an eschatology which should be allotted to the mists of time, you are a nation in need of cultural Renaissance. On the one hand, Muslims are told that in time of distress, to seek refuge in Yemen. But then there is the pesky (other little) issue of Dajjal. Start at the thirty second time stamp. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCoiGwg64T0 Dajjal is al-ghaib, an unknown/hidden evil. And were I to bore you further, I would mention that the Jinn retain their headquarters on the sea; so it is very possible that Dajjal is on that very island which Yemen lays claim to as part of its nautical territorial boundary. smile But Yemen is struggling. And the struggle involves walking away from myth and embracing reality. Millions of Muslims across the globe wrestle with the aforementioned - but these issues are acutely and sentimentally felt within the v...
Arsenal An initial review by an east coast analyst: "Tammy, it is a really bad novel." He missed the point. It is a cryptograph - deliberately written with a bit of a deceptive genre; but certainly understood by Muslims who read it. The novel - opened doors for me. Long before "we" suddenly decided the Muslim Brotherhood was problematic, I was deeply involved in journalism networking within this geopolitical gestalt. I developed a decent understanding of the terrain of the mind. The primary Muslim male characters within "Arsenal" represent personal friendships which I have sustained over the years; and individuals to whom I remain indebted for their insight. The review by "Samuel Adams" is actually a review done by a Cabinet member of one of our American presidents. He and I were good friends. The last time we met was over heaping plates of fried chicken. "Samuel" died a few years ago. ...
Admiral Frank Bradley: Making the Right Call Advice from a Deputy Sheriff: "If in defense of your life you must discharge your weapon, empty the weapon. State the individual was still moving. This is why you kept firing. Do not leave a bullet in the chamber." https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15360569/Secret-intelligence-controversial-war-crimes-drug-boat-strikes-reveal-Pete-Hegseth-ordered-11-onboard-killed.html The order to kill the remaining two narco-terrorists is a legal order. I am perplexed regarding the angst. Refusal to fully execute a solitary and miniaturized operational action shows a weakness in chain of command. The chain functioned as it should: From our SecWar Hegseth, to the US Special Operations Command, to the C2 afforded Admiral Bradley. All uniformed military members involved in this strategic strike did the job for which they are trained. The order is properly executed and the mission is accom...
Immigration: High Velocity Impact What they bring to America: The clothes on their backs, and at times, a chronic disability leaving them unable to contribute to our economic base with concurrent financial burdens to our healthcare and social services systems. https://www.voanews.com/a/somali-refugees-among-last-before-new-rules/3932216.html What they take from America: A home worth two million dollars and $9,000 dollar monthly shopping spree at Nordstroms. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15358599/Somali-fraud-Minnesota-Ilhan-Omar-Tim-Walz.html The granular impact of the ban: https://cwsglobal.org/blog/stories-of-impact-trump-refugee-ban-and-funding-halt/ I am not a monster. But we have created a monstrous Gordian knot. Let's do a bit of reflection. My city is hosting a new "Joe V's Smart Shop". The business has been brisk since the Grand Opening a couple of weeks ago. During my last visit, the grocer had a la...
Luqmaan Khan He wanted to be a martyr. But not before he took a few of us with him into the Hereafter: I suppose it is healthy the majority of the public remain blissfully unaware regarding the Doctrine of Jihad. The "aa" in his first name? It gives a clue regarding his leanings and the jurisprudence which he follows. You should - as an intelligent reader - also understand the history of the meaning of Luqman. This is a pitch. You are meant to catch. I can build a basic profile, at this point. On paper - the plan appears benign. But hollow point bullets tell a different story.
The United Kingdom: Evolution of a Police State Texas Parks and Wildlife wants you to know how to properly shoot your weapon. And in September of 2021, House Bill 1927 gave Texans (over the age of 21) the right to concealed or open carry a weapon without a permit. You can take your holstered weapon into a public library. And in Texas, we now have more guns toted to church, than Bibles. https://tpwd.texas.gov/education/hunter-education/online-course/shooting-skills/rifle-position https://www.austintexas.gov/department/open-carry If you pose with a weapon while on vacation in the Land of the Truly Free, on your return to the U.K. the police will arrest you, harass you, destroy your life, and then drop the charges. https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/consultant-arrested-posing-gun-linkedin-194911079.html Read my lips: The process is the punishment. And it is a meritless process with the intention of turning an individual's hearth and home in...
Gods in Need of Defense The question requires no response - but it must be asked. If God is in need of defense, is he any god at all? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15310283/Quran-muslim-christianity-wars.html The question requires no response - but it must be asked. If a Qur'an is burned does Allah feel the flame? The question requires no response - but it must be asked. If a Bible is burned does my Savior cry? There is faith. But there is also the test of the logical man. If a Qur'an or a Bible... or any number of what are considered holy texts are desecrated does it mean that god is defenseless and in need of aid? When a gay artist places a crucifix in a jar with his own urine and labels it "Piss Christ" - am I offended? Nope. Andres Serrano was just the average fool. When (as an invited member of the press corps) I attended the "Draw Muhammad Event" at the Curtis Cullwell Center in Garland, was it disconcerting to view ...
Kingsley Wilson: Propaganda Haiku https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLYMr-WCuF0 The first time I heard Kingsley Wilson speak on an X feed supported by the Pentagon, her enunciation was so overwrought it sounded like she was speaking to a classroom of deaf individuals. Or maybe she was just trying to dislodge peanut butter from her hard palate. I could not finish the press charade... errr, briefing, because the whole damn thing presented as a humiliation for the Pentagon. Ms. Wilson offers up sound bites, does not use correct military terminology, and has no in-depth understanding of military operational readiness. She offers up five words to cover the one word for which her vocabulary is deficient. Anyone who watches the link, will figure out which one word she either does not know or possibly cannot pronounce. Disgusting! I sincerely hope that Saturday Night Live picks this up, because it is entirely too easy to mock without having to...