It seems we have multiple, parallel stories concerning the threat of nuclear dirty bombs which could indicate a disturbing coincidence. The first was renewed warnings out of the UK of a dirty bomb attack around Christmas: The home secretary, Jacqui Smith, today warned that the threat of terror attacks in public places, including from radioactive […]

Major Addendum Below – Must Read! The NY Times and some of our Intelligence outfits are now calling Iran’s Dear Leader Ahmedinejad a liar for claiming his nuclear processing efforts have been successful and on going. Not long ago this is what Ahmedinejad announced to the world: Iran has achieved a landmark with 3,000 centrifuges […]

I made a prediction many months ago that The Surge was chasing al-Qaeda out of Iraq and towards their last stronghold in Northern Pakistan and Southern Afghanistan – basically the areas surrounding Tora Bora. It made sense to make this prediction. Being hunted by Iraqis meant al-Qaeda fighters had to flee to some new base […]

Yes I know I obsess about Iraq these days, but all the other news is actually sort of boring and not as potentially history shaping as Iraq could be. The pattern of news I expected to see coming from the Surge and Awakening has materialized, and it is a pattern that will shape public opinion […]

It seems November is one of those months where all indicators are pointing towards a positive future for Iraq. First reported was the reduction in US combat deaths. The second indicator reported was the parallel drop in Iraqi civilian deaths. Both of these continue 6 month trends. The third indicator reported was the significant drop […]

Want to know why Russia and the West is at odds? The West is pretty damn insulting towards Russia right now and it is OUR actions which are causing the rifts. Vladimir Putin’s party just won 70% of Parliament. This is not even close and an outcome like this cannot be rigged unless you have […]