Putin would have killed them.

(Click here)

The Russian people need hope and these loyal Russians are that hope.

It is nonsense to think any of these men’s lives are expendable. It is out of the question any of them wanted to remain in Russia. These men are not criminals. They need to put the hearts and minds of their countrymen back together after the murder of Alexei Navalny. 

These Russians, that love their country, must continue to be a beacon of freedom to the Russian people. But, they must be that beacon of hope from the viewpoint of strength in the allies that rally around them.

They are welcome to enjoy freedom as they find it in The West and to continue their advocacy for free and open elections. 

No more returning to Russia to be persecuted and murdered. That is not a reasonable sacrifice for their desire to live in a free democracy. Freedom does not demand death, but, a celebration of life. Those values are alien to Vladimir Putin. Instead of a degree of respect for those that see Russia differently Putin chooses to extinguish voices through murder and fake criminal charges. Putin can no longer be saved, but, the Russian people can be their own liberators. 

(Click here) 

Iran has NO RIGHT to attack Israel!

(Click here)

Iran is harboring terrorists. It lost its right of grievance when it decided to shelter known terrorists and especially one responsible for the UNPROVOKED October 7th attacks on innocent civilians in Israel.

A Hamas leader was selectively targeted and killed. Israel had every right to do it. Iran is at fault. Iran should have purged itself of all known terrorists and sent them as POWs to Israel. Instead, Iran harbored not just any terrorist, but, the one most responsible for the deaths of innocent Israeli citizens.

It is my opinion that the selective attacks on known terrorists in the Middle East responsible for UNPROVOKED attacks on Israel are no different than the drone attacks carried out by the USA after September 11, 2001. Those drone targeted attacks had to be authorized by the highest members of the USA military with the clear understanding civilians would be protected above all else whenever possible.

These targeted attacks are not an exact science and methodology, but, they are as perfect as they can be. Civilians can be near the enemy target and become mourned collateral to this form of drone warfare.

If I recall correctly the families of civilians lost in these drone attacks were given monies as a condolence and respect for life. These monies were never an apology for the attack. The USA was at war and civilian casualties occur. The monies were to assist surviving family members to a life without the person the USA labeled an enemy.

Iran harbors known terrorists as proxies to Iran’s wayward ideology based in hate of others. Somehow Iran justifies this hate as a religious directive. It is perverse and a wrong headed way of thinking about the world. It is this wayward ideology that brings Israeli war strategy to Iran’s borders. Iran by every estimation at this point is a rouge nation with values of hate it seeks to impose and defend through weapons of mass destruction.

The war with Hamas is not Iran’s war or Hezbollah’s war or the Houthis’ war. However, these affiliated groups, along with the sovereign country of Iran are CHOOSING to carry out hatred against Israel and Israel has a right to defend itself, as do Israel’s allies.

Also, Secretary Austin is correct in rejecting any sentence plea deal.

(Click here)

Congratulations!

I can hardly wait. She is wonderful. An original. One of a kind. Thank you, Kamala!