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Operation: EAGLE CLAW II

Operation: EAGLE CLAW II

That picture you see above is from a landing strip not far from Isfahan, in west-central Iran. Supposedly, that is the result of an all-out attempt to rescue the Weapons Systems Officer of an F-15E Strike Eagle that the Iranians shot down over their airspace during...
Hungary has fallen

Hungary has fallen

Last Sunday, Hungarians went to the polls in record numbers, and delivered a crushing victory for the leader of the new opposition party, Tisza, led by Peter Magyar. Now, normally, what happens in a small, landlocked, formerly Commie-bloc Central European nation is of...
Happy TACO Tuesday, everyone!

Happy TACO Tuesday, everyone!

The news broke very late last night (my time, and Iranian time, though it was probably at around 7pm EST) that Angry Short Fat Trump had, at almost the very last minute, called off the so-called “civilisation-ending” strikes against Iran’s infrastructure, power...
We are at OILCON 3

We are at OILCON 3

The power to destroy a thing is the absolute control over it. — Paul-Muad’dib Atreides, from DUNE by Frank Herbert The “Large-Scale Military Operation”, or “Special Combat Operation”, that most of us now dub Operation: AIPAC F***-UP, is now in its 29th...
Happy Caesar salad day

Happy Caesar salad day

LRFotS Bardelys the Magnificent once commented, a few years ago – I think – that March is a fun month, because you get all the silly holidays packed into the space of a few days. We start with Pi Day, then the Ides of March – aka “Caesar Stabbification Day” – and then...
How the American Empire ends

How the American Empire ends

We are now closing out the second full week of Operation: AIPAC FURY, in which the Epstein Coalition decided to attack Iran without any kind of justification, rationale, clearly defined set of objectives, or, hell, anything even REMOTELY resembling a plan. The result...
The war that will break a President

The war that will break a President

Operation: EPIC FORK-UP is now entering, or in, its seventh day, depending on your time-zone. The war that was originally supposed to last 4 days, is now supposedly going to last up to 4 WEEKS. The same Trump Administration officials – including the President himself...
Operation: GOY TOY is in full swing

Operation: GOY TOY is in full swing

Well, “Chekhov’s MIC” finally went into action yesterday, attacking targets across Iran, starting from the early hours of the morning. After weeks of build-up and nail-biting tension, Angry Short Trump finally ordered the bombers and missiles in to conduct supposedly...
The Doom of Banderastan

The Doom of Banderastan

The picture you see at the top there is of a headline that appears in the Russian version of what appears to be a Ukrainian-language media site. It says, “In Kharkov they expand the Alley of Glory on the graveyard – there is not enough space for...
There will be no “pissdill”

There will be no “pissdill”

There has been much commentary across the Western world on the latest rounds of negotiations happening between the Russians, the Ukrainians, and the Americans over the past month or so. The first set of talks took place in Abu Dhabi, between high-ranking...