Tag Archives: middle east

Luis Manuel Aviles: held by ICE

Posted on August 25, 2026 by borderslynn

Father of USS Lincoln sailor taken into ICE detention while son deployed in Middle East Joshua Aviles says he is on a nine-month Middle East deployment and learned his father has been arrested while he was waiting for green card … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Bahrain, detention, disregard for military health, ICE, Luis Manuel Aviles, middle east, migrants, over long deployment, pacific, Strait of Hormuz, US Navy, USS Abraham Lincoln, USS George Washington | Leave a comment

Jared Kushner meets Khalil al-Hayya in luxury resort of New Alamein

Posted on August 20, 2026 by borderslynn

Might it have been a good place to meet since this is what Kushner hopes Gaza could look like? See: Jared Kushner lays out Trump-backed ‘master plan’ for post-war Gaza Construction of the developments would take two or three years, … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Board of Peace, development of energy hub, egypt, israel, Jared Kushner, Khalil al-Hayya, luxury tourist resort, middle east, military graveyard, Netanyahu, New Alamein, Nikolay Miladenov, Tony Blair, UAE, WWII | Leave a comment

Australia: diminishing oil refineries as global oil companies pull out

Posted on August 12, 2026 by borderslynn

At April 2026: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australia-oil-refineries-closures-fuel-imports/2b5gw0wt4 NATO: https://www.politico.eu/article/nato-allies-agree-on-e27-billion-revamp-of-military-fuel-network/

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged australia, BP, Cold War era, Exxon, fire damage to refinery, fuel insecurity, fuel security, global oil companies, Iran, middle east, NATO, oil refineries, reduction in self sufficiency, Shell, Strait of Hormuz | Leave a comment

Iran: substantial emissions stem primarily from Iran’s heavy reliance on oil and natural gas

Posted on July 28, 2026 by borderslynn

Climate profile: Iran As one of the most vulnerable nations to climate change, Iran’s climate crisis can only increase in severity and jeopardize the country’s future and the sustainability of its resources. Introduction Iran is one of the most vulnerable … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged emissions, fossil fuels, gas, global warming, lack of rain, lack of snow, middle east, oil, sea level rise threat, vulnerable population | Leave a comment

Sir Douglas Leese introduced Epstein to British elites

Posted on July 1, 2026 by borderslynn

Last year I missed this news item. Remiss of me. Being an arms dealer, this man knew many people: https://internewscast.com/news/jeffrey-epsteins-british-mentor-and-the-historic-manor-he-visited/ The Leese family and Jeffrey Epstein behaviour with women: https://ordinarycitizenoftheworld.substack.com/p/jeffrey-epstein-and-the-leese-family See also: https://epsteinweb.org/sir-douglas-leese/ And: Douglas Leese Associates1980s London-born defense broker … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Adnan Kashoggi, Ari Ben-Menashe, arms dealer, BCCI, Bradford on Avon, British elite, Bullingdon Club, Ghislaine Maxwell, Iran, Iran-Contra, Islamic Republic, Israeii intelligence, Jeffrey Epstein, Julian Leese, Lebanon, Libya, mentor, middle east, money laundering, Nick Leese, Peter Mandelson, President Reagan, Robert Maxwell, Saudi arms dealing, sex trafficking, Sir Douglas Leese, Steven Hoffenberg, UK, Wiltshire | Leave a comment

THIS is the deal

Posted on June 2, 2026 by borderslynn

Iran no longer communicating with the US until Israel leaves Lebanon, Gaza and all Palestinian territories.

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Gaza, GCC, Iran, israel, Lebanon, LNG, middle east, new alliances. new world order, oil, Palestinian territories, war machine, world economic collapse | Leave a comment

Which planet are you on?

Posted on May 25, 2026 by borderslynn

Somebody seems to still be dreaming. Is it me? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/are-you-still-there-trump-links-abraham-accords-to-iran-war-talks-in-surprise-move/ar-AA23XAYN

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Abraham Accords, Arabic, arabs, conflict, Donald Trump. Jared Kushner, Farsi, high price, illegal US-Israeli war on Iran, middle east, muslims, Netanyahu, off ramp, oil, Right wing extremist Israelis, shia, Strait of Hormuz, sunni, world trade | Leave a comment

Ben-Givr: so full of hate for Palestinians

Posted on May 7, 2026 by borderslynn

CloseIsraeli Prime Minister Served Birthday Cake With Gold Noose Israel’s national security minister celebrated his 50th birthday with a golden noose on his cake just over a month after he successfully campaigned for the death penalty for Palestinian terrorist convicts. Footage on social media showed … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Ben-Givr, death by hanging, death penalty, extremist right wing, hate, israel, middle east, Palestinians | Leave a comment

Israel deploys to defend friend, UAE

Posted on May 5, 2026 by borderslynn

https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/netanyahu-israel-iron-dome-uae-iran-missile-war-gulf-air-defense-alliance/ See also the above covering the impact of the Abraham Accord, here is an extract: UAE–Israel Military Convergence After the Abraham Accords The 2020 Abraham Accords fundamentally restructured Middle Eastern security alignments by formalising UAE–Israel relations, unlocking rapid expansion … Continue reading →