Tag Archives: Turkey

Trump protected but Qatari Air Force One crew, White House personnel, reporters could have been blown up

Posted on August 11, 2026 by borderslynn

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/431528

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Air Force One, Britain, decoy, Iranian death threat, journalists, NATO, President Donald Trump, presidential protection, Qatar, Turkey | Leave a comment

2015 and the rise of ISIS

Posted on August 4, 2026 by borderslynn

After the disastrous US led coalition onslaught on Iraq, supposedly to remove the ruler, Saddam Hussein and all his Sunni faith Baath Party, we saw terrible consequences in the Middle East: The 2003 Iraq War began on March 20, 2003, … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged 2003, consequences of war, false premise of weapons of mass destruction, Halliburton locations, history of Caliphate, Iraq, ISIS, Islamic State, israel, Netanyahu, Saddam Hussein, suffering of Shia Muslims, Syria, Turkey, US coalition war on Iraq | Leave a comment

Central African Republic (close ally of Russia) accepts US deportees using legal loophole

Posted on June 12, 2026 by borderslynn

Iranian woman among migrants deported from the US to the Central African Republic June 12, 2026, 5:14 AM ET By JEAN FERNAND KOENA and MARK BANCHEREAU Associated Press BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — An Iranian woman is among around … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Afghanistan, Armenia, Central African Republic, costa rica, court intervention, deportation, El Salvador, Eswatini, Georgia, Iran, Jordan, legal loophole, mercenaries, Mexico, no due process, oppression, Panama, poverty, Russia, Rwanda, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Turkey, Uganda, US, Wagner | Leave a comment

A Lebanon school destroyed by Israel:complicit silence as destruction continues unabated

Posted on May 4, 2026 by borderslynn

A Substack comment:

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged complicit nations, culture destruction, Gaza, Hezbollah, IDF, impunity, Iran, israel, land grab, Lebanon, preventing scholarship, proxies, southern villages in Lebanon, Turkey, war crime | Leave a comment

Historical markers in the Middle East

Posted on April 14, 2026 by borderslynn

Below is an extract from Wajeeh Lion’s, Substack. I urge you to read the full article ‘Beyond Belief: The 1,400-Year History and Modern Geopolitics of the Sunni-Shia Divide The 1979 Revolution and the Sectarianization of Geopolitics The catalyst for the … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged 1979, British, Caliphate, egypt, French, GameTheory, historical divisions, Iran, Iraq, ISIS, Lebanon, middle east, Pakistan, Palestinians, Saudi Arabia, shia, sunni, Turkey | Leave a comment

Why start the Iran war? Answer, ‘I just wanted to do it’

Posted on March 17, 2026 by borderslynn

‘I just want to do it’: Trump was reportedly ‘high on his own supply’ when he ordered Iran strikes to ‘reluctant’ staffers Story by Tom Durante • 16h https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/i-just-want-to-do-it-trump-was-reportedly-high-on-his-own-supply-when-he-ordered-iran-strikes-to-reluctant-staffers/ar-AA1YL9Tl And Iran keeps its oil transiting from Kharg Island safely to its … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged advising the President, aircraft carrier fire, Ali Larijani, Chinese hardware, Director National Counterterrorrism Center, India, Iran laying mines, Iran oil exporys, Joseph Kent, Kharg Island, Malaysia, one tanker a day since start of war, President Trump quote, red sea, safe passage China, safe transiting, Strait of Hormuz, Tulsi Gabbard, Turkey, US illegal war, US intelligence, US minesweeper ships, US vulnerability, veteran, weapons production | Leave a comment