The Saudi crown prince ushers Kushner and Ivanka Trump (Jonathan Ernst, Reuters) The NY Times today published a blockbuster story about collusion between Jared Kushner and the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, to silence the scandal surrounding the savage murder of Saudi dissident journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. Times reporters received previously … [Read more...]
IDF Chief of Staff: Iran Hasn’t Engaged in First-Strike in 1,400 Years
Last spring, in an interview with Yediot Achronot, IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot offered a frank appraisal of all the major military theaters of operation and threats posed to Israel's security. Among the subjects covered was Iran. Some time before the interview, the army had conducted a simulated war game in which the end result was that Iran rained … [Read more...]
Who Needs Saudi Arabia?
Apparently, Donald Trump needs the Saudis. And every U.S. president going back to FDR needed them. We need their oil. Sometimes, we need their military muscle when we face an ornery Middle East dictator like Saddam Hussein. George Bush made common cause with the Saudis in their jihad against their Shiite enemy, Iran. He even invited the King to his … [Read more...]
Netanyahu Disappeared from Israel for an Entire 24 Hours and No One Knew
If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears, does it make a sound? Similarly, if a prime minister disappears from his country for an entire day and no one notices, where in the hell was he? In most other western countries reporters track the schedule and physical presence of their leaders. They know where they are at any given moment and, if … [Read more...]
