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About borderslynn

Retired, living in the Scottish Borders after living most of my life in cities in England. I can now indulge my interest in all aspects of living close to nature in a wild landscape. I live on what was once the Iapetus Ocean which took millions of years to travel from the Southern Hemisphere to here in the Northern Hemisphere. That set me thinking and questioning and seeking answers. In 1998 I co-wrote Millennium Countdown (US)/ A Business Guide to the Year 2000 (UK) see https://www.abebooks.co.uk/products/isbn/9780749427917

The day war crimes were threatened by President Trump

Posted on April 7, 2026 by borderslynn

I am reproducing Paul Krugman’s Substack comment:

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Monitoring strikes on Iran by Israeli-US military

Posted on April 6, 2026 by borderslynn

As war crimes mean nothing to President Trump, today, 6th April 2026, Iran resists the ‘deal’ Trump demanded to open the Strait of Hormuz. ‘The entire country could be taken out in one night, and that could be tomorrow’…..Trump said … Continue reading →

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Friends of Iran

Posted on April 6, 2026 by borderslynn

June 2025: ‘Obliterated’: The firestorm over how Trump described damage to Iran nuclear sites He’s sticking with that word despite a U.S. intel report suggesting otherwise. ByAlexandra Hutzler June 25, 2025, 9:32 PM …………… Description at odds with early US … Continue reading →

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1906 – Iran

Posted on April 6, 2026 by borderslynn

Worth a read, an extract from https://iranprism.com/first-try/ The Match The revolution that built a garden-parliament had begun with sugar. In December 1905, the price of sugar spiked across Tehran — a convergence of a bad harvest, trade disruption from the … Continue reading →

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Desalination plants: lifeblood of GCC

Posted on April 5, 2026 by borderslynn

April 4th 2026 Kuwait power, water desalination plants damaged by Iranian attack Story by Jubair Alansari  • 14h Riyadh: Two Kuwaiti power and water desalination plants were damaged by a drone attack from Iran, the electricity and water ministry said Sunday. … Continue reading →

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Understanding Iranian History

Posted on April 5, 2026 by borderslynn

I just watched Professor Ansari talking to Fareed Zakaria on CNN. I intend to educate myself, through his work, about Iranian history which this man has devoted his career to doing, and who is desperately sad to see the current … Continue reading →

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Loves to fire top brass

Posted on April 5, 2026 by borderslynn

Hegseth says ‘la,la,la…I can’t hear you’…. https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/other/hegseth-removes-four-officers-from-military-promotion-list-report/ar-AA1ZxAVe And generals: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/hegseth-ousts-top-army-general/ar-AA201Otg

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Datacenters hit in Middle East (sold as safe and secure)

Posted on April 5, 2026 by borderslynn

Iran succeeds in targeting datacenters: https://www.networkworld.com/article/4153994/amazon-middle-east-datacenter-suffers-second-drone-hit-as-iran-steps-up-attacks.html UAE denies reports of attack: https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/oracle-office-in-dubai-hit-in-iran-strikes-what-uae-said/ar-AA202BzB Cost of Oracle Datacenter: Oracle’s data center services cost $30 billion per year for OpenAI’s needs, as reported in July 2025. This includes building and operating massive facilities … Continue reading →

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US Military cannot hide from Iranian strikes

Posted on April 4, 2026 by borderslynn

1st April, 2026 For whom the bell tolls…….. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/irgc-claims-37-us-officers-dead-in-uae-strike/ar-AA1ZVdDe In Kuwait: Iranian drone hits US Chinook helicopter at Kuwait base, aircraft damagedNews DeskLast Updated: 04 Apr 2026, 11:04 am IST2 min Share An Iranian … Read more at: https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/iranian-drone-strike-us-chinook-kuwait-m6wg2dsc Bahrain, … Continue reading →

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Who would buy American weapons?

Posted on April 4, 2026 by borderslynn

After F15 was shot down over Iran, so far one pilot has been recovered, the other is being sought. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm29zmpdj3vt How much does the A-10 Warthog cost? According to Military Machine, The A-10 Thunderbolt II costs about $18.8 million per … Continue reading →

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