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President Trump told senior aides late Tuesday that he approved of attack plans for Iran, but was holding off to see if Tehran would abandon its nuclear program, people familiar with the deliberations said. Iran’s well-defended Fordow enrichment facility is a possible U.S. target; it is buried under a mountain and generally considered by military experts to be out of reach of all but the most powerful bombs.
Asked if he had decided whether to strike at Iran’s nuclear facilities, Trump said, “I may do it, I may not do it.” And he repeated his insistence of Iran’s unconditional surrender: “The next week is going to be very big, maybe less than a week.” – wsj.com
Um…dumbshit. Tehran has told you too many times to count that it is not abandoning its nuclear program, which, up to this point, doesn’t include nuclear weapons.
On March 25, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard delivered the U.S. Intelligence Community’s (IC) collective conclusions covering a broad swath of national security issues and geographic areas — including the threat posed by Iran and its possible development of a nuclear weapon.
“The IC continues to assess that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon and Supreme Leader Khamenei has not authorized the nuclear weapons program that he suspended in 2003,” she told the committee bluntly. Gabbard was echoing an assessment that U.S. intelligence agencies have been making since 2007. – via responsiblestatecraft.org
‘I may do it, I may not do it”. An attack on a nuclear facility? What kind of demented mind is this? He doesn’t have any problems with all the other countries who do have nuclear weapons.
Data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute estimates that the nine countries had the following stockpiles of military nuclear warheads as of January 2025:
- Russia: 4,309
- United States: 3,700
- China: 600
- France: 290
- United Kingdom: 225
- India: 180
- Pakistan: 170
- Israel: 90
- North Korea: 50
Yes…even North Korea. But hey, the agent of chaos is kind of sweet on the North Korean leader, so I guess it’s okay they have a few nuclear weapons, and of course, Israel too.
IAEA Chief Says There’s ‘No Proof’ Iran Working Toward a Nuclear Bomb
But these lovers of wars, bombs, death and destruction always let their lunacy shine through, and some of them hear voices…
President Trump has shared a text message that was sent to him by Mike Huckabee, the deranged Christian Zionist who serves as the current US ambassador to Israel, and it is one of the creepiest things I have ever seen in my life.
The text reads as follows:
“Mr President,
God spared you in Butler, PA to be the most consequential President in a century — maybe ever. The decisions on your shoulders I would not want to be made by anyone else.
You have many voices speaking to you Sir, but there is only ONE voice that matters. HIS voice.
I am your appointed servant in this land and am available for you but I do not try to get in your presence often because I trust your instincts.
No President in my lifetime has been in a position like yours. Not since Truman in 1945. I don’t reach out to persuade you. Only to encourage you.
I believe you will hear from heaven and that voice is far more important than mine or ANYONE else’s.
You sent me to Israel to be your eyes, ears and voice and to make sure our flag flies above our embassy. My job is to be the last one to leave.
I will not abandon this post. Our flag will NOT come down! You did not seek this moment. This moment sought YOU!
It is my honor to serve you!
Mike Huckabee”
There are so many weird, creepy things about this message. The intensity. The religious fanaticism. The groveling, self-debasing obsequiousness, clearly designed to appeal to Trump’s enormous ego. But by far the most disturbing part was the reference to Truman in 1945 — a nod to the last and only time a national leader used nuclear weapons against an enemy state.
Trump claims to have experienced a religious transformation after surviving an assassination attempt last year. Nuclear weapons and doomsday cultism are poor bedfellows. I really hope this is just some bizarre madman diplomacy and not an accurate reflection of something that is actually occurring inside the president’s mind as he pushes toward direct confrontation with Iran. – caitlinjohnst.one
My dear Mum, God rest her soul, died at 87 years and suffered from dementia for the last 3 years of her life. I visited with her nearly every day during those last 3 years….her imaginings were out of this world, her thinking completely scrambled. No amount of common sense or reasoning offered gave her any respite. Ms. Johnstone’s hope that it isn’t “some bizarre madman diplomacy” that this man is experiencing might be just that…only a hope.
Trump Has Gone Insane – paulcraigroberts.org
President Donald Trump hinted at direct U.S. involvement in the Israel–Iran war, called for the Iranian regime’s “unconditional surrender,” and threatened the life of Iran’s supreme leader.
In a series of messages of social media on June 16, Trump said “we now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran,” called for Iran’s “unconditional surrender,” and stated that the United States knows “exactly where” Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is hiding—calling him an “easy target” but saying he would not be killed “at least not for now.”
“We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran. Iran had good sky trackers and other defensive equipment, and plenty of it, but it doesn’t compare to American made, conceived, and manufactured ’stuff.’ Nobody does it better than the good ol’ USA,” Trump wrote in one of the posts.
In a follow-up message, Trump said that they knew the exact location of Iran’s Supreme Leader and that eliminating him would be easy.
“We know exactly where the so-called ‘Supreme Leader’ is hiding. He is an easy target, but is safe there,” Trump wrote. “We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now. But we don’t want missiles shot at civilians, or American soldiers. Our patience is wearing thin.”
A third message called for Iran’s unconditional surrender.
A request for clarification sent to the White House on whether Trump’s posts reflect direct U.S. military involvement in Iranian airspace—and imply possible escalation—was not immediately returned. In response to an inquiry, the Pentagon deferred to the White House.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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My condolences on the loss of your mother decker. it is hard no matter what they have for an illness. dementia is hard to take for both your mother and you. my father had that and it hurt he never knew us and would sometimes panic that we were strangers in his room and call for the nurse to come and help him as these strangers are trying to touch him!
your mother had an amazing son that never abandoned her. visiting every day for 3 years is amazing endurance and loving kindness! she must have been a wonderful mother to have such a devoted son!
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Thank you very much Highlander. You know well of the toll it takes on everyone with your experience with your father. And like your father, mom was the same way….strangers in her room, thinking everyone was conspiring against her, even her children. She certainly wasn’t the same woman those last 3 years. And thank you for your kind words. I just did what every child should do…many times my patience ran thin, but I knew she wasn’t herself…..she wasn’t her. And I know that you too gave the same care, kindness and love to your father….just as devoted as I might have been, and being a wonderful son to your father. Beautiful thoughts, Highlander! Thank you again! (Been wondering if you were doing okay…glad to hear from you!_
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i try to put comments on articles sometimes and word press censors me i think. i get an error that says comments not allowed at this time. except they are not allowed at all for the most part. so i quit trying. until now i tried to reply yesterday to you and word press removed the reply box…how funny. can’t reply when there is no place to type it…they are doing some hanky panky stopping free speech in its tracks i think. their A.I. system because i know it isn’t you..your very kind and tolerate my rants.
my father only lasted 8 months in a nursing home. but he was always reliving places i never remember and people he knew ,but we never did. he would be very excited to see me sometimes and ask me how a particular job went! and i would tell him it went very well indeed and he would shake my hand and pat my back and say it was a job well done! it was best to play along sometimes or he would get confused and angry. other times he would see me and panic. dementia is a horrible thing. not sure what causes it but a lot of research says aluminum on the brain. from the air we breathe and the injections the elderly are always encourage to take!
it doesn’t help much but i can’t feel your pain and just marvel at your courage and integrity to hold firm and visit your mom no matter what. even when she wasn’t there mentally anymore. somewhere inside her she does know! that split personality doesn’t know you but the one behind that…the one with the soul she hers you and loves you for it. or did i am certain of it. once in a while my dad had a minute or two of lucidity and he would see ME…and knew ME….so i knew he was still there! just pushed aside by the damaged personality that rose to take over his mind. that is what it seemed like. a split personality caused by aluminum damage to the brain. or so i told myself.
you endured 3 years of it. i think my mind would have snapped! i salute you and marvel at your courage! truly i do!
i love your daily articles and i never miss one. even if i can’t post a reply sometimes i wish i could though but your greatest fan of your writing is still here! enjoying a good read of your articles and your commentary in between is brilliant as always. i wish the news articles in the papers was writing with the same integrity and honesty. pipe dream. most journalists sold their souls long ago and write what they are told to write. the truth doesn’t play into it anymore. and i mean the mainsteam news papers like the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News which is no more. those should have honor and integrity but sadly those qualities are extinct in mainsteam journalism. and world pays the price because of it. innocent people die because of the lies they tell. and yet they never stop lying and never miss a beat to propagandize. glad your blog is one of the few places i can come to find out the truth. as best as possible in todays computer CGI era.
thank you for what you do and again. my deepest sympathy for your loss. hard to say goodbye no matter what.
for mom’s and dad’s! if it will post that is.
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Thank you, Highlander! I too can’t send along a comment on some posts, I can’t even ‘like’ a post on some sites as well. It’s all haphazard and I’d bet AI and algorithms play a part in it all. I’m just happy when you do send along your comments (and they get through) for you always offer brilliant thoughts and information for which I’m most appreciative.
Yes…as you experienced with your father, it was the same with Mum. Best to go along with as much as their imaginings as one could so as to not aggravate it all even further. I’m very sorry for your loss as well
Mum had a series of three strokes over those final 3 years, and with each one, her dementia got worse. And, thank you for your kind words, but sometimes, especially during her last year, it was all I could do not to snap. I look back and wonder if I could have done better…I don’t think I could have. She became a bit nasty during that last year. Easier understood now than it was back then I guess.
Boy, I’d forgotten about the Rocky Mountain News! I use to deliver their newspapers when I was a young teenager.
I can’t comment on articles I post quite like I use to. Health issues keep me from spending too much time on them as compared to the past. I just try to find articles that speak the truth, and I’m happy you’re still enjoying them.
Again, thank you for your thoughts and I too express my deepest sympathy for your loss. You’re right…hard to say goodbye no matter what.
And thank you for the link….wonderful song!
Cheers to you and yours!
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