. . .
K “Everyone is lying. But this time, some truth will slither out soon.”
J “Trying to tell, let alone convince, someone that he or she is not really waiting in a lengthy gas line to pay ten dollars for a gallon of gas will take a heaping dollop of Bernay’s Sauce.”
K “While heading off to disgorge the kids at the military induction center.”
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K “The USA has had naval superiority for decades. Does it matter now? The USA has had air superiority for decades. Does it matter now?”
J “Who has drone superiority now? The fundamental nature of war has changed in two big leaps. First, the use of drones in the Armenia and Azerbaijan war in 2020 voided so many legacy weapons. Second, hiding and moving the drones in mobile innocuous appearing civilian vehicles and using them on civilian infrastructure is a game changer. Technology and technique are rapidly evolving.”
K “When you first noted the development, I thought the President should have used readily available and unchallenged legal authority to ramp up a very quiet ‘Manhattan’ style project to produce drones. Instead, the government insisted on relying on old technicity and outdated strategy.”
J “Maybe. The future of war is laser technology guided by AI. The USA may be ahead in the race. However, governments tend to be secretive about such programs.”
K “Time to return to reading ‘Aviation Week and Space Technology’ along with the Sunday paper.”
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K “It is ‘ISTAR’ [Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance] versus ‘ISTAR’ now. Who has better eyes and ears? We are seeing and hearing in very close to real time.”
J “The USA used its precision ISTAR to direct a missile strike at the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school for girls in Minab, near the Strait of Hormuz. At least 175 people were killed, according to Iranian officials. Most of them were children. USA. USA. USA.”
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J “The ability of AI to create entirely new realties has so advanced in just the last year. Nothing is believable. Except the price at the pump.”
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K “So much is changing and likely collapsing. The U.S. Treasuries are being swapped for gold. This thing known as the Japanese carry trade seems to be blowing up. And Japan may soon run out of fuel.”
J “The things known as the Repo trade and private equity and private credit seem to be blowing up.”
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K “The great philosopher Michael Tyson observed that ‘Everyone has a plan ‘till they get punched in the mouth.’ Israel and the USA did not even have a plan other than to kill, kill, kill, kill, and kill.”
J “They are all getting punched in the mouth.”
K “I do have a hunch who will throw the last punch. And we are now blessed with the ability to bet on outcomes today.”
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K “The USA has never fought a war against a peer country since Russia resolved the Second World War back in ’45. The US has lost all but a few skirmishes against some cub scouts since then.”
J “There will be dragons.”
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[See the e-commentary on the threat to Treasuries and the likelihood that the Treasury will simply lie about the sales at Holographic Treasury Rates? The 500 Trillion Asset Steal? And Then The Great Taking? Oh, And Happy IRS Day! (April 14, 2025), the consequences of escalating militarily at U.S.A. Escalates Trump’s War With Russia. Trump’s Budget Turbocharges National Debt (June 2, 2025), the unbroken string of lies at Afghanistan: The Usual Lies And Liars. Oh, And Happy I.F. Stone’s Birthday! (December 16, 2019) and a survey of American foreign policy at American Foreign Policy: 1945 – ____ (July 24, 2023).]
Bumper stickers of the week:
“Everyone has a plan ‘till they get punched in the mouth.” Michael Tyson
Dragon < Eagle > Bruin; Dragon + Bruin > Eagle; Eagle + Bruin > Dragon
“To be an enemy of America can be dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal.” Henry Kissinger
When considering the reliability of information provided to you by the government of the United States of America, it is important that you recall and reflect:
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They fibbed about Viet Nam.
They fibbed about Cambodia.
They fibbed about Laos.
They fibbed about Cuba.
They fibbed about El Salvador.
They fibbed about Nicaragua.
They fibbed about Guatemala.
They fibbed about Panama.
They fibbed about Honduras.
They fibbed about Venezuela.
They fibbed about Chile.
They fibbed about the Spanish American War.
They fibbed about the Mexican War.
They fibbed about Pearl Harbor.
They fibbed about 9/11.
They fibbed about Osama bin Laden.
They fibbed about Afghanistan.
They fibbed about Kuwait.
They fibbed about Iraq.
They fibbed about Saddam Hussein.
They fibbed about Libya.
They fibbed about Muammar Gaddafi.
They are fibbing about Yemen.
They are fibbing about Somalia.
They are fibbing about Sudan.
They are fibbing about Syria.
They are fibbing about Palestine.
They are fibbing about Iran.
They are fibbing about Ukraine.
They are fibbing about Niger.
They are fibbing about the War on Terror.
They are fibbing.
They do not seem to be telling the truth.
Things really did not turn out so super in Nicaragua, Grenada, Panama, Haiti, Bosnia, Serbia, Somalia, Afghanistan, Libya, Yemen, Pakistan, Iraq and Syria, but who is counting?
For four score and one years, the USA has engaged in an unbroken war of terror against the world.
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