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Jan 01 2026 
And Then There Was One
… the red bull cried out instead in dismay: “I know I was eaten the day the white bull was eaten.”
By Abdel Bari Atwan at Rai Al Youm.
With whom will the Israeli-American alliance align? And why have the Houthis emerged as the biggest winners? What did “rebel” Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz and President Ali Abdullah… Continue reading -
Jul 20 2024 
US Grand Strategy in the Middle East to Contain China
Hamas & unhackable Huawei? Fighting the last (energy denial) war against Imperial Japan, 85+ years later? And other Exceptionalist conundrums navigating “Strategery in our Greater Middle East.”
Carl Zha talks to long term Chine observer Peter Lee aka chinahand on X of the Peter Lee’s China Threat Report about the US Grand Strategy in the Middle… Continue reading
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Nov 27 2023 
What Are The Saudis Really Preparing For?
By Tom Luongo via ZeroHedge
Call the roller of big cigars
and bid him whip in kitchen cups concupiscent curds…
… the only emperor is the emperor of ice cream
— Wallace Stevens
It was announced the other day that Saudi Arabia and China are opening a $7 billion local currency swap line.It prompted the highest-trafficked tweet of mine ever.
Mark Wauck… Continue reading
