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July 4, 2026
The Strait of Hormuz: Iran's View of the MOU
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Let's talk about the "Strait of Hormuz." In an interview aired yesterday on Al Jazeera TV, the Speaker of the Iranian Parlia...
July 2, 2026
"Is My Daughter an American Citizen?"
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American and Saudi Passports Let's talk about "birthright citizenship.” The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling affirming absolute b...
June 1, 2026
Abdul Carter - What's in a name?
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Abdul Carter and Jason Dart Let's talk about "Abdul Carter." There was a bit of controversy over New York Giants quarterbac...
December 12, 2025
The Medjool Date - No Longer "Unknown"
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Shields Date Garden - Indio, California Time for some Arabic language trivia. Most of you are probably familiar with the Medjool dat...
October 10, 2025
"Palestinian Exhaustion" – Thoughts on Hamas and the Trump Plan
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In a whirlwind of activity in the Middle East that has resulted in the success of the Trump plan for what appears to be a permanent ceasefir...
October 6, 2025
Syrian President Abolishes October 6 Holiday
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Memorial on east bank of Suez Canal where Egyptian troops crossed on October 6, 1973 In a rather surpring move, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sh...
September 27, 2025
Today’s Trivia – “From the River to the Sea”
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“From the River to the Sea” - You’ve heard it at all of the anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian, or Hamas-support demonstrations. It is the oft-r...
September 21, 2025
United Kingdom: The Royal Air Force and Power Projection
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In response to the obvious question - what does this have to do with the Middle East? While doing some research on the U.S. strike on the ...
July 17, 2025
Russian Deployment of North Korean Artillery in Ukraine
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170mm Koksan self-propelled howitzer in Iraq A recent article in Military Watch magazine reported on Russia's use of North Korean-ma...
October 8, 2024
Movie Review: 6 Days (General Film Corp - 2017)
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6 Days is a 2017 joint British and New Zealand production based on the events of April-May 1980 when six armed gunmen stormed the Iranian...
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