Category: Politics

I first moved to the Sahel in Bornu, northern Nigeria, in 1977. The population of Nigeria was 67 million. In the Sahel, life was hard, as there were not enough resources to support the population. Most villages had no electricity or clean water in the 43-degree heat and drought. Women walked several kilometers in the […]

Something that I don’t get, and that I’m not hearing in the media: the US-Iran agreement commits both Israel and Hezbollah to stop fighting, although neither Israel nor Hezbollah agreed. That sounds impossible; how could Iran and the US be so stupid as to write Israel and Hezbollah into an agreement that Israel and Hezbollah […]

The widely discussed (and mostly condemned) $300 billion to be given to Iran is not what the media are portraying. It is NOT a donation from American taxpayers to Iran for reparations. Rather, it is an investment fund, the money to be provided by private investors. (Have I heard this story somewhere before?) Apparently, about […]

Corruption is everywhere you look. Trump’s order to the DOJ to simply hand over $1.8 billion is not only the worst corruption ever seen in Washington, but it is right out in the open for all to see. Trump is stealing all that money and daring anyone to stand in his way. This comes on […]

I’ve been hearing a couple of words used by the media with increasing frequency: ‘brazen’ and ‘egregious’. That’s because Trump’s actions have become much more and more brazen and egregious these days. He has really ‘jumped the shark’ with his latest corruption: stealing 1.8 billion dollars from the Treasury to distribute to the thugs who […]

Since the beginning of the Iran war, pundits have been criticizing Trump for not having a plan or an objective. He changes his tune every day. Many websites claim that Trump has lost the war and doesn’t know what he’s doing. I claim that Trump had clear objectives, and that he is achieving them big […]

I hate to waste my time on this silly ‘assassination’ story, which is going nowhere. Social media is focused on whether it was ‘staged’ or not, but I believe that misses the point. Let’s suppose for a minute that the assassination attempt was real. Even if so, the spinners might have immediately recognized the opportunity […]

It’s hard to learn the truth about what ships are or aren’t passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Both sides have told so many blatant lies; it’s difficult to believe anything. Let’s start with the Chinese-owned tanker Rich Starry. According to the Times of India, “The Rich Starry resumed its outbound voyage overnight and sailed […]

Two C-130 cargo planes, like those lost in Iran. How? Why were cargo planes assisting in a search-and-rescue mission? And why were they actually on the ground inside Iran? The more I think about this story, the less sense it makes. Did you see the photos of the desert terrain? Doesn’t look like mud to […]

Most Americans will recognize this photo. Trump had claimed that the hurricane would strike Alabama, but the weather service showed him the map with the projected path missing Alabama. Trump promptly took a sharpie and drew an altered black path that included Alabama. He thought that proved him correct. Was Trump lying? No, in his […]