“The war will not affect Russian plans in Ukraine – but it will likely force a rethink of long-held Russian strategic concepts.” Chatham House published an analysis on March 2, ‘The Iran war exposes the limits of Russia’s leverage in a fragmenting regional order’, by Grégoire Roos (see: https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/03/iran-war-exposes-limits-russias-leverage-fragmenting-regional-order )….
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A short overview for historical interest, background and context… When Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Iran in 1979
With the present US and Israeli war on Iran, striking at the Islamic Republic’s regime’s henchmen and military infrastructure, how did Iran, the region and the world get here? This BBC World Service video offers a short overview for historical interest, background and context for the Islamic Republic’s birth in…
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Iran Hitting Civilian Targets In Regional Countries
Someone I know helped answer a question I had about civilian targets regarding a burning tower, with a shoutout from Bahrain in the video below. It appears that the Iranians are not only lashing out and striking other regional nations with US military bases, e.g. Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and the…
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UNICEF Report ‘Private Military Companies and Child Rights’ Is Kind of Pointless and Biased.
I find it amazing how the UN and academics can come up with topics for funding research papers that few would ever think of, and I don’t necessarily mean that in a positive way. Reference UNICEF report, February 2026: ‘Private Military Companiesand Child Rights,’ by Prof. Dr. Christopher Kinsey and…
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Have Shia Extremists Long Ago Moved Away from Suicide Bombing? Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades Calls to Consider Using Suicide Bombing
Today I saw a posting by ISIO ISIO on LinkedIn about the possibility of Shia terrorists carrying out suicide bombing, i.e. Istishhad (suicide bombers and suicide attack shock troops). In the posting, ISIO wrote: “We have no choice but to consider Istishhad (suicide bombers) seeing that it has just been recently…
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North America’s Oldest Medieval Ruins Are Older Than You Think, and Aren’t Where You Think
Few realize that North America has medieval church ruins that go back to the 12th century. All of them are in Greenland. 🔹 Garðar Cathedral Ruins date back to 1126 AD. See: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/gardar-cathedral-ruins 🔹 Hvalsey Church dates back to 1300 AD, and is the best-preserved Norse ruin in Greenland. See: https://visitgreenland.com/activities/hvalsey-church-ruin/ 🔹…
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If the US Thinks Greenland is Fair Game, What About Canada’s Arctic Archipelagic Waters?
The US demands to obtain Greenland from the Danish Kingdom based on security and defence issues, to have the massive island as a bulwark to Russian and Chinese security threats in the “American sphere of influence,” should have Canadians wondering about what this could mean for Canada and its claims…
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Nostalgic Shah Support, Iranian Uprising, and Let the 1979 Iranian Revolution be a Lesson to Commies
So what’s up with the sudden, open, and perhaps nostalgic support by some Iranians for Reza Pahlavi, the would-be Shah of Iran? A CNN report (see below) offers some insight into what’s what regarding the latest uprising and the rise in Shah-ists. Arash Azizi says in the CNN report that…
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After Maduro’s Capture, a Mexico Scenario, Cross-Border US Strikes on Mexican Cartels, and Canada’s 1837 Rebellions
I’ve been pretty much out of action lately, especially over the holidays, but I hope to be back in action soon. The big news, of course, is the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Moros, during a large-scale military operation inside Venezuela. With this raid, there are endless opinions,…
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US Strikes Nigerian Islamist Terrorists, No Empty Threats from White House
(There have been fewer postings than usual from me. ‘Tis the season. It’s a busy holiday season, and I’m trying to take a break. ) Meanwhile, back in Nigeria… There was a warning the US President made that the US would take action in Nigeria against Islamist terrorists attacking Christians;…
