Please keep healthy and do all the correct things to live long.
I wish you many more years, your views and connections and partners on SpyTalk and this substack, it is so appreciated, you old hands who understand all the nuts and bolts of cutting edge intel and world events.
Thankyou for your years of sharing so clearly what you observe.
Plenty of sleep and do what your doctors say, please.
Thanks for your comment. I have updated my piece with Trump's declaration late today that Israel and Iran have negotiated a total cease-fire. Let's hope so, but long experience tells me to wait and see.
When it comes to Mr. Trump, two idioms come to mind: “Have your cake and eat it too,” or, more to the point, “Everyone got what they wanted.”
At least for now — he has too many masters to serve.
As for Israel, keeping this war going isn’t sustainable for much longer.
From Iran’s perspective, stopping now would be a strategic mistake. It would only give Israel time to recover, regroup, and strike again. Trump isn’t trustworthy, Israel even less, and the key European trio — Britain, France, and Germany — are siding with Israel.
Whom would Iran believe?
There’s some trust in the Russians, but always with hesitation — they have their own agenda. As for China, it’s more of the same.
From Tehran’s point of view, the only way out of this situation is acquiring a nuclear weapon — a direct consequence of Israeli and U.S. actions, and European inaction.
They’ll also turn to Russia and China to quickly boost their air defense capabilities.
Please keep healthy and do all the correct things to live long.
I wish you many more years, your views and connections and partners on SpyTalk and this substack, it is so appreciated, you old hands who understand all the nuts and bolts of cutting edge intel and world events.
Thankyou for your years of sharing so clearly what you observe.
Plenty of sleep and do what your doctors say, please.
Thanks so much, Chuck. Really appreciate it.
Hopefully your views will be modified after today’s announcement. Trust but verify. Thankss
Thanks for your comment. I have updated my piece with Trump's declaration late today that Israel and Iran have negotiated a total cease-fire. Let's hope so, but long experience tells me to wait and see.
When it comes to Mr. Trump, two idioms come to mind: “Have your cake and eat it too,” or, more to the point, “Everyone got what they wanted.”
At least for now — he has too many masters to serve.
As for Israel, keeping this war going isn’t sustainable for much longer.
From Iran’s perspective, stopping now would be a strategic mistake. It would only give Israel time to recover, regroup, and strike again. Trump isn’t trustworthy, Israel even less, and the key European trio — Britain, France, and Germany — are siding with Israel.
Whom would Iran believe?
There’s some trust in the Russians, but always with hesitation — they have their own agenda. As for China, it’s more of the same.
From Tehran’s point of view, the only way out of this situation is acquiring a nuclear weapon — a direct consequence of Israeli and U.S. actions, and European inaction.
They’ll also turn to Russia and China to quickly boost their air defense capabilities.
I hate to say it, but we’re unbelievably stupid.
He's more like Mussolini to me.