No, Not Turnabout

I see some posting that Israel "attacked hospitals in Gaza", and now, Iran is exacting a measure of vengeance by hitting a hospital in the Jewish State. The IDF was not attacking hospitals in Gaza but the terrorist infrastructure built within the hospitals or underneath them, or simply jihadists hiding inside the co-opted facilities. What the Israelis did was pure self-defense, while Iran's assault is a deliberate strike on noncombatants and as such is a pure war crime. 

An Obstinate Fed

The markets would soar if the Federal Reserve cut the interest rates a full point. They would have if Biden were still President but not for Trump. I say audit the Fed and let the public know just how "honest" they are. 

Pray for Victory

I will NOT be praying for peace. A slave may have that but would rather enjoy freedom. The grave offers perfect tranquility, but I see few rushing to enter it. The civilized world needs the mad mullahs that enslave the Persian people vanquished. Israel, the United States, and the West require the elimination of the Iranian nuclear program. Decent people across the globe who do not want embassies captured or blown up want the Ayatollah removed. Peace will be wonderful after the IDF has won and removed the most consequential threat to humanity. 

Heed Israel's Warnings

The IDF is urging Iranians to leave areas around military targets. The Islamic Republic is issuing no such advance notice to the Israelis they are about to strike, who happen to be almost exclusively civilians. I have heard the the IRGC is ordering Iran's civilians to remain where they are, as like the Palestinians, the mad mullahs who enslave the Persian people want plenty of human shields so they can show the "carnage" to the world that Netanyahu is inflicting. War is a terrible thing, but clearly there is only one moral and righteous party in this current conflict. 

Iran Targeting Civilians

The Islamic Republic is firing missiles at more or less random targets in the Jewish State. Israel is carefully removing regime targets with surgical strikes, while the mad mullahs hit women and children, Christians, Jews, and even Muslims with some of their careless launches actually striking Syria. You see why reckless and irresponsible atavists like those in Tehran must NEVER acquire nuclear weapons- because they are wanton murderers who will slaughter anyone to advance their cause. 

A Protracted War

Iran and Israel have been at war covertly for years. The only quick resolution I see as possible now that the fight is ongoing and in the open is if the people of the Islamic Republic throw off the yoke of theocracy, which is a long shot in the foreseeable future because the government of the mad mullahs enjoys a virtual monopoly of force, with few guns in the hands of Iranians not linked to the regime. 

It Has Happened

All hell has broken out in the Middle East, with little Israel trying to prevent total annihilation at the hands of the mad mullahs of the Islamic Republic of Iran. I see the destruction has started but have no notion how it will end. The IDF is NOT the aggressor as Iran and the proxies directed by the Ayatollah have been attacking the Jewish State and more broadly Jews across the globe for decades. Netanyahu had no choice but to hit now, before Tel Aviv was wiped out with a nuclear missile. 

Little Weekend War

Radio host and catastrophist Glenn Beck and his chief researcher declared today that Israel will attack the nuclear sites of the Islamic Republic of Iran over this weekend. Others have similarly prognosticated what may be the beginning of the end for all humanity. I have no idea, as the open source intelligence on which I formerly depended has mostly gone away (primarily the former DEBKAfile that did break some scoops and seemed relatively reliable, particularly when it came to the Middle East). The Jewish State will do what it deems is best for Israel, but that might just spark World War III. 

Boeing Dreamliner Nightmare

When you board a commercial passenger flight, you expect to safely make it to your intended destination, or you certainly would not fly. Ships take longer, but you are still able to travel from India to London, with no risk of crashing from the sky. Boeing used to make reliable airplanes. I am less than confident they still do. I would rather take a month to arrive someplace safely, than board a quick flight for a sudden demise. 

A Brighter Future?

Things will be brighter on June 14, which is President Trump's birthday. The night will be positively aglow as many of our cities will be on fire. This date will be a coordinated attack on our nation by the hard Left. 

Shoot the Rioters

Those trying to kill law enforcement in the immigration riots need to be shot, not with foam or rubber bullets but with lethal munitions. If you drop a cinder block on a policeman from a highway overpass, you are trying to kill him. He has every right to defend himself with his service weapon. You are not practicing civil disobedience but trying to commit murder, and that attempt should be met with maximum force to protect the lives of law enforcement and innocent citizens alike. Kill a few of these street thugs who are trying to maim and murder, and this outrage will soon abate. 

Killed By Vanderbilt

Father fondly remembered- you deserved a better exit!

The Lawless Party

DemocRATS are proving themselves once again to be the party of disorder and anarchy. It would be safer for communities to work with immigration authorities to remove dangerous illegal aliens from our streets, but all too often the DemocRATS that run the major cities do just the opposite and shield felonious foreigners from deportation. Keeping them here is an undue expense imposed on taxpayers and risk to everybody. The cost they impose and the damage they do to American cities must be laid at the feet of those shielding them, like Mayor Bass and Governor Newsom. This list of infamy sadly includes the mayor of my hometown of Nashville, Freddie O'Connell. 

Not a Deterrent

Because you have a seventy year old reserve officer directing traffic in his uniform, albeit armed, as you are arriving for Yom Kippur at your shul and then leaving services, do not confuse that with actual defense against a terrorist attack. You would be better served if several congregants had training and used their concealed carry right to put an element of doubt into any possible attacker's head. "How many of these Jews are actually armed?" "How much resistance am I facing?" "Will I be martyred before I am able to kill some infidels"? That is the real protection, not old John Law, however nice he is and engaging with the congregants. 

Israeli Security Consultants

Jewish communities in the United States should consider bringing in IDF and Israeli police experts on terrorism to map out the best security precautions and to train American Jews in the methods of protection used by the country most under jihadist siege. For decades, Israel has been on the cutting edge of thwarting jihad, and now that the threat is on our shores, it makes sense to call upon the expertise of the best counter-terror forces in the world to strengthen our synagogues and temples, schools, and community centers, making them as difficult to target as they are in the Holy Land. 

Burning Holocaust Survivors

The people that hate the Jews want to kill our Jewish babies, our Jewish grandparents, and every Jew in between. They could not care less if they are red-headed infants (see Bibas) or silver-haired grandmothers. The enemies of our People want our blood and are none too picky on whose blood that ends up being. They would try to murder me or a whole classroom of Jewish day school toddlers. I have some ability to defend myself, but our little children do not. We must protect ourselves and each other. 

A Martial Art

If you happen to be Jewish (as I am), you should study a martial art, as it seems we are all wearing bullseyes right now, and we would be well-served to make ourselves a hard target. Krav Maga is a good option, if you have a competent instructor nearby, but any training is better than none at all. Brazilian ju-jitsu from the Gracie school is also excellent, particularly for grappling. If it is legal in your locality to carry a firearm, seek the necessary training and licensing if required and have the means at hand to protect your family. Finally, rally with your Jewish neighbors, fellow congregants at temple or synagogue and learn to recognize and how to deal with threats both to individuals and more broadly to the Jewish community. 

More Blood Libel

A jihadist or Marxist my have literally pulled the trigger, but the lies besmirching Israel's conduct in Gaza proverbially loaded the gun. No military in the world takes the precautions the IDF does to minimize casualties among the other side's noncombatants, yet the Jewish State is smeared with massacring Palestinians, starving children, and even genocide. The only recent attempt at genocide was on October 7, 2023, and it was committed by Gazans on Israelis. 

Sweets Are Served

After many terror attacks, Muslims hand out candies in their neighborhoods to celebrate. They shout "God is great" in Arabic and cheer on the murder of innocent people. Massacres are met with parties that lift up the perpetrators and call for even more slaughter. This is not a religion of peace, but of conquest and forced conversion. The West needs determined defenders to not become dhimmi to be subjugated until the end of time or until they too convert and become Islamist oppressors. 

Hate Crime Terrorism?

The Boulder, Colorado attack should never have happened. The alleged assailant was an illegal alien from Egypt. Open borders (which were Biden's, not Trump's) have consequences. I do not want to see the perpetrator deported back to his home country. If God-willing the injured ll survive, I want "Mr. Molotov" imprisoned here to his last breath. If some of the injured succumb eventually from the burns, I want this jihadist executed.  

The Gaza Truce

Any ceasefire in the Gaza Strip that allows Hamas to survive is a defeat for Israel and an invitation for future attacks on Jews worldwide. A truce now is a harbinger of surrender to Islamism by the Western World. It is capitulation of civilization to jihad and will mark the beginning of the suicide of the West. The loss by the IDF will be felt far beyond the Middle East.