Ain't that the rub ?
By Capt. Randall
April 2, 2026
Blind Stevie Wonder saw our conundrum decades ago.
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Key word; BELIEVE.
Doesn't it seem we are stuck in "Strawberry Fields Forever?" Where nothing is real.
Clue,Beliefs are not necessarily factual or true or real.
Beliefs can be mind-boxes shutting out alternate thinking.
Beliefs, true or false, control perceptions and behaviors.
Beliefs cause people to kill other people.
By Mark Keenan
April 2, 2026
There is a growing belief that the political momentum behind climate policy may be starting to weaken. Rising costs, public fatigue, and shifting signals from the United States have led some to think the tide might be turning.
That may be true in parts of the world.
It is not true in Europe.
At a recent meeting in Oslo, former Czech President Václav Klaus made a point that cuts through a lot of wishful thinking.
By Boyd D. Cathey
April 2, 2026
Actions and events in history do not just happen. Men make decisions, and those decisions-or, at times, the lack of a decision-can and do have momentous consequences. Not only that, to see ourselves and just where we "are" in history we must take, as it were, the "long view." By that we must understand that history-our history, the history of our Western Christian civilization-is more than a succession of actions and events.
By Gary D. Barnett
GaryDBarnett.com
April 2, 2026
"The human mind, in taking us down the path of technocracy, has become the adversary of life itself and collaterally the adversary of the human soul."
Konrad Lorenz
What began by looking like a simple and horrible 'war' of brutal aggression against Iran by the U.S on orders from Zionist Israel, has now shown its real colors. It has become impossible to view this as any real 'war,' and it has become obvious that this strategy, all these false flags; are at best a coordinated effort by those globalist oligarchs striving to digitize, starve, and control the world through technocratic means.
Moon of Alabama
April 2, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly ready to give up on the Persian Gulf passage:
Trump Tells Aides He's Willing to End War Without Reopening Hormuz (archived) - WSJ
In recent days, Trump and his aides assessed that a mission to pry open the chokepoint would push the conflict beyond his timeline of four to six weeks. He decided that the U.S. should achieve its main goals of hobbling Iran's navy and its missile stocks and wind down current hostilities while pressuring Tehran diplomatically to resume the free flow of trade.
Netanyahu pitched the war as a repeat of Israel's apparent 'audacious feat' of smashing Hezbollah. The US president should have noted instead Israel's moral and strategic defeat in Gaza
By Jonathan Cook
Middle East Eye
April 2, 2026
The two militaries would jointly decapitate the leadership in Tehran, and it would crumble just as Hezbollah had collapsed - or so it then seemed - after Israel assassinated Hassan Nasrallah, the Lebanese group's spiritual leader and military strategist.
By Tucker Carlson
April 2, 2026
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By Peter Koenig
Global Research
April 2, 2026
Just a few hours ago, President Trump has announced he will shortly speak to the Nation about progress in Iran.
What will he talk about ? Could it be about a possible US invasion of Kharg Island, where most of Iran's - and one of the world's largest sources of - hydrocarbon reserves are located, an option that is still on the table?
By Paul Dragu
The New American
April 2, 2026
In a rare silver-lining moment, the war against Iran is causing U.S. leaders to rethink America's relationship with NATO.
If a recent message from President Donald Trump to European leaders is to be taken seriously, the collective defense pact central to NATO membership is already nullified. Trump said Tuesday morning in a Truth Social message to European leaders, "You'll have to start learning how to fight for yourself, the U.S.A.
By Caitlin Johnstone
CaitlinJohnstone.com
April 2, 2026
When we're kids we play cops and robbers, and watch cartoons about evil criminals being stopped by virtuous crime fighters. Then when we mature we learn that all the most evil people are operating within the laws of our nation, and nobody ever sends them to jail.
Ask a child to draw a Bad Guy and they'll probably draw a bank robber, a thief, a supervillain, or somebody breaking the law in some way, because that's what young people are trained to believe wickedness looks like in their world.
Le président américain Donald Trump a déclaré : "Les États-Unis n'importent pas de pétrole via le détroit d'Ormuz et n'en dépendront pas à l'avenir."
Lors d'un discours à la Maison Blanche, Trump a déclaré : "Les pays qui reçoivent du pétrole via le détroit d'Ormuz doivent jouer un rôle majeur dans la protection de leurs ressources pétrolières".
Il a affirmé : "Nous sommes plus que jamais en train de gagner.
Adrian Korczynski,
Les élections législatives prévues le 12avril2026 en Hongrie ne se résument plus à la simple question de savoir qui gouvernera Budapest pour les quatre prochaines années. Elles constituent l'un des tests géopolitiques les plus importants pour l'Europe centrale depuis le début de la guerre en Ukraine.
Les enjeux au-delà de Budapest
L'issue de ce scrutin déterminera si la région conserve au moins un État majeur capable et désireux de défendre une véritable autonomie stratégique au sein de l'Union européenne, ou si le dernier frein visible à un alignement politique total sur Bruxelles et Kiev disparaît.
Pepe Escobar
Quello a cui stiamo assistendo in questo momento è la riscrittura del sistema operativo globale. E il nuovo sistema operativo funziona con il petroyuan.
La macchina infernale dell'escalation sta raggiungendo il punto di non ritorno.
Il Segretario delle Guerre Eterne, alle dipendenze del Babbuino di Barbaria "Siamo-così-stanchi-di-vincere", sta valutando diversi scenari di "invasione terrestre" in parallelo a una devastante campagna di bombardamenti per sferrare, a quanto pare, il "colpo finale" all'Iran.
Roy Cohn [Roy Marcus Cohn était avocat et procureur notamment lors des procès de Julius et Ethel Rosenberg. Il a été conseiller juridique en chef du sénateur Joseph McCarthy, NdT] a enseigné à Donald Trump les six règles pour gérer et dominer les situations et les gens. Voici ces règles, que l'on peut voir utilisées encore aujourd'hui par cet homme à des fins brutales (extrait du livre "The Last American President" - Le dernier président américain).
Par Moon of Alabama - Le 1er avril 2026
Le président américain Donald Trump prononcera un discours en direct ce soir à 21h00 H.
Il pourrait annoncer que :
les États-Unis se retireront de la guerre contre l'Iran qu'il a lancée ou que
les troupes américaines ont commencé à envahir le territoire iranien.
Le numéro 1 semble peu probable car l'AIPAC, les Républicains bellicistes et les Démocrates sionistes sont tous contre un plan de retrait américain.
Par Moon of Alabama - Le 31 mars 2026
Le président américain Donald Trump serait prêt à renoncer au passage du golfe Persique :
[[Trump dit à ses collaborateurs qu'il est prêt à mettre fin à la guerre sans rouvrir Ormuz (archive.ph]]
Par Marie Schwab
"Gaza n'est pas seulement le test ultime, c'est aussi une boule de cristal", expose Husam Zomlot, ambassadeur de Palestine à Londres. "Israël exporte le 'modèle Gaza' dans la région. (...) Et si nous ne prenons pas en considération, dans son ensemble, la campagne de 80 ans de destruction au Moyen Orient, nous commenterons bientôt la prochaine guerre, celle après la guerre contre l'Iran."
Le Président de la République Islamique d'Iran, Massoud Pezeshkian, a publié mercredi soir une adresse au peuple états-unien. À lire, ci-dessous.
"Au nom de Dieu, le Miséricordieux, le Très Miséricordieux
Au peuple des États-Unis d'Amérique, et à tous ceux qui, au milieu d'un flot de distorsions et de récits fabriqués, continuent de chercher la vérité et d'aspirer à une vie meilleure