A simple proposition: is the long-awaited destruction of the Al-Aqsa mosque about to be carried out… by Iran? This has started to seem like a real possibility. Could the Israelis stage an event to look like an Iranian missile
“He’s no Churchill…” President Trump famously said of the British Prime Minister weeks ago. This was of course the US President’s typically childish response to Kier Starmer choosing not to recklessly plunge UK forces into the unprovoked war of aggression
So, it looks like Bibi isn’t dead: but it was a fun diversion for some
As ominous ‘black rain’ was falling over Tehran, the US/Israeli Holy War in Iran entered
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“The President was shocked this morning when he learned of the new Israeli bombardment of west Beirut…” and ”expressed his outrage.” No,
“President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon…” Events unfolding in the Middle
The devastating attacks on both Iraq (2003) and Libya (2011) were launched on symbolically significant dates. So too with this war on
Well, one ambiguity from the recent drop of Epstein files was promptly cleared up. The initially redacted name of the sender of
Hey, have you seen the footage?! Jeffrey Epstein is alive! Here he is, filmed in Israel! Yes, this clearly AI-generated imagery is
It is a fascinating, though rather grim, story, spanning the First World War, the creation of the states of Israel, Iraq, Syria and Saudi Arabia, and taking in Lawrence of Arabia, all the way to the fall of Gadaffi in Libya, the Syria Civil War and Rise of the so-called Islamic
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I’ve been fascinated by historic letters and correspondence for some time; and I wrote a post covering some of this a while ago. Letters, particularly communications never meant for public consumption, provide a fascinating insight into significant historic or cultural events, times or figures. They also can help to humanise
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In 2008 or 2009, the BBC made a documentary on life inside Libya: I remember it because I watched it at the time of its broadcast. Up until the beginning of 2011, that video was available on You Tube. Once the international community had made up its mind – after
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The mass shooting in Las Vegas has prompted all the
Even days after the event, there is still no footage
It was a bit funny that at more or less
It’s all become very strange. And somewhat inscrutable. When a
The last couple of days have seen a resurgence in
Film
On the 10th anniversary since the sad passing of Christopher
So Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice went down like
One of the (many) weird things about the pandemic was,
The recent War of the Worlds movie was a total
Across three seasons of groundbreaking television with Star Trek (and
Comics
Music
A statue of the late Soundgarden/Audioslave frontman and rock music
Every couple of months, in the last few years, it
Much as I slated the Kurt Cobain statue in Aberdeen
The tradition of musicians writing songs or composing projects centered
I’ve already published a long reaction/opinion piece on the Chris