Just as Russia doused a potential conflagration over stationing of Iranian forces in the Syrian Golan, Bibi Netanyahu lit sparks in the south over a Houthi rocket attack on a Saudi oil tanker. For months, Israel has cajoled and threatened Russia into restraining Iran from stationing its forces in the Syrian Golan. As a result, the Russians have just … [Read more...]
Trump’s Bizarre Offer to Meet Iran’s Rouhani
During a press conference with Italy's prime minister, Pres. Trump was asked if he would meeting with Iran's Pres. Hassan Rouhani. In a typically slipshod, extemporaneous response he said: Sure, I'll meet him anytime without conditions. This response probably caused a 5-alarm fire in John Bolton's NSA and Mike Pompeo's State Department, since both have … [Read more...]
Israel Shoots Down Syrian Plane, Claiming It Violated Israeli Airspace, Which Isn’t Israeli
Today, Israel shot down a Syrian war plane (video) that was bombing ISIS positions inside Syria. A U.S.-made Patriot missile brought the plane down, killing the pilot. The downed plane was a Sukhoi Russian-made bomber. It strayed 1 mile into what Israeli claimed was its own territory in an alleged incursion lasting possibly one second or less. Israeli … [Read more...]
Israeli Media Tout Putin’s “Deal of the Century”
Israeli media has been touting Bibi Netanyahu's latest foray to Moscow to see his Russian bro, Vladimir Putin, and take in a World Cup match, as a masterstroke of geo-political strategy. In reality, it appears to me a rehash of Israeli-Saudi-UAE talking points which start with Syria, but range far beyond. Here are some of the main points of the supposed … [Read more...]
