Tag Archives: Iran

The Mullah’s go mum

Posted on July 29, 2018 by William Holland

Watching President Trump manhandle the Iranian president on twitter was worth it.  Having publicly declared that he should never again threaten the United States was tempered with a credible disinformation campaign aiming at threatening the regime.  The Australians are reporting … Continue reading →

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Trump & Iran: presage to permanent emnity

Posted on June 10, 2018 by William Holland

The mess team Trump inherited equals what was bequeathed to Obama economically.  My guess is that team Trump has the fortitude to look at the world realistically and venture what’s possible.  First step Iran. The May 21st approach laid out … Continue reading →

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Arabs Abandon the Mythology of Palestinian Victimhood

Posted on April 18, 2018 by William Holland

Mike Tyson once remarked that “everyone’s got a plan until they get punched in the mouth.”  Obama’s naiveté ushered in a deadly realism whose impact is the abandonment of the Palestinians. The demise of Arab nationalism ushered in militancy in … Continue reading →

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Short Premier on Israeli Calculations with Moscow via Syria

Posted on April 18, 2018 by William Holland

Putin continues to look the other way when the Israeli’s hit Iranian outposts just northeast of Golan.  Why? Because Israeli success in keeping Golan free from Iranian subversion makes Tehran dependent on Moscow.  Reports are confirmed that Putin gave assurances … Continue reading →

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The Don & The Darra: US Policy for Syria

Posted on April 17, 2018 by William Holland

Darra is the ancient Syrian city best remembered as the location where Lawrence of Arabia was raped by Otto-mites.  Given that 2018 is the centenary anniversary of the Arab Revolt under Lawrence, we need to remember the significance of Syria … Continue reading →

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Re-writing the Iranian Deal?

Posted on April 10, 2018 by William Holland

The Iranian currency is falling, measuring close to Zimbabwe and Venezuela.  The exchange rate between the rial and the dollar stands at about 60,000 to 1.  No regime can stand that kind of domestic turmoil, in fact the mullah’s have … Continue reading →

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A Persian Spring

Posted on January 6, 2018 by William Holland

Beuel Marc Gerecht remains one of the few credible foreign intelligence officers the CIA had throughout the Near East.  He resides as a senior fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies and is often on CNN.  His oeuvre … Continue reading →

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The Race to the Border, Iran’s Shia Land Bridge to the Mediterranean & An Israeli War Emerging

Posted on September 21, 2017 by William Holland

When the Israeli’s hit Iranian Shia militia’s on September 07, 2017 they hit a factory devoted to missile research, the town was Masyaf in western Syria and it was the first time the Israeli’s ever reached deep into Syrian territory. … Continue reading →

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Venezuela Is Cuba Again!

Posted on July 18, 2017 by William Holland

The ideals of romanticized guerrilla war have a long history throughout Latin America, think of Jesuit priests waging insurgent war against oligarchies sanctioned by the Catholic Church throughout Central-South America; the 1980’s saw the tip of a Russian spear in Nicaragua. … Continue reading →

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The Political Challenge that is Irak

Posted on April 15, 2017 by William Holland

By any stretch, the last eight years was a disaster for U.S. Mesopotamian regional policy. Being handed a win in 2008, the Obama administration felt that its own ideological preference for appeasement was ratified, even though that policy sentiment was … Continue reading →

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