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Category Archives: Iran
Decoding the Role of the Body in the Body Politic (10-13-24)
01:00 The Embodied Expression Of The Elite Attitude, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=15762811:50 Why VP Debate Moderators Were So Terrible, and Serving Elites Over Viewers, with Fifth Column Hosts, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmRUNGmd53812:40 Kip joins 1:00:00 Kip’s anti-Israel analysis1:07:30 The magical 1:11:00 The Extended Mind: The Power … Continue reading
Functional & Dysfunctional Violence: Israel readies attack on Iran (10-7-24)
Foreign Policy magazine: “The conclusion therefore is that settler violence leading to the transfer of communities is functional, even if the army does not directly manage it, because it serves the goal of territorial control—something the IDF could not officially … Continue reading
Decoding Israel’s Seven-Front War (10-6-24)
01:00 Steve Hsu: Iran vs Israel: Implications for Missile Defense, https://stevehsu.substack.com/p/iran-vs-israel-implications-for-missile04:00 Michael Doran on October 7 one year later, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5ig9ftKAk413:30 Five reasons why Israel’s 7-front war is so hard to win, https://brusselssignal.eu/2024/10/five-reasons-why-israels-7-front-war-is-so-hard-to-win/14:20 Dooovid joins, https://x.com/RebDoooovid28:00 Dooovid has been anti-Zionist for … Continue reading
The Emhoff Affair: Decoding Elite Morality (8-4-24)
01:00 Michael Doran: How the Biden/Harris Policies Are Endangering Israel, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orIFvkIGhw403:00 Doug Emhoff affair, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=15678119:30 Kamala Harris’ Attack Strategy on ‘Weird’ JD Vance and Trump, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaxqEgyKhS025:30 NBC: Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff highlights how men can help in the fight for … Continue reading
Iran Escalates – Attacks Israel Directly For The First Time
Yesterday Iran launched dozens of drones and missiles at the Jewish state that didn’t kill anyone (though 31 people were injured) because the weapons were slow and cheap and 99% of them were shot down. Iran apparently provided 72-hours advanced … Continue reading
NYT: ‘The Regional War No One Wanted Is Here. How Wide Will It Get?’
This New York Times headline is false. Plenty of people want a wider war in the Middle East. Hamas launched the Oct. 7 attacks to encourage a wider war. Parts of Hezbollah, and parts the governments of Iran and Israel … Continue reading
Iran Has An Average IQ Of 84
Mexico has an average IQ of 88. Would we worry about Mexico getting angry? They are four points more capable on average than Iran. Iran has had a nuclear program since 1957 and they still don’t have nukes. I’m not … Continue reading
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#258 6-13-19 Is It War With Iran?
00:00 JF Gariepy, Richard Spencer discuss new Michael Malice book on the new right 04:00 KMG arrives: Is It War With Iran [incorporates Gulf Of Tonkin: How America Was Suckered Into The Vietnam War] 20:00 Youtube’s crackdown 43:00 Siege: Trump … Continue reading
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Persians Vs Arabs
Comment: My experience has been that Arabs are easier and more pleasant to deal with than Persians on an individual basis. But Persian communities are more functional and its more pleasant to live around Persians than Arabs.