Two developments in the news made me think of the role of the United Kingdom (UK) has played, and might play, in the Signposts. First a British frigate, the HMS Montrose, attempted to intercept Iranian naval forces and prevent the… Read More ›
In The News
Briefer posts pointing to news
The Reports of [Erdoğan’s] Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
Borrowing from Mark Twain’s famous line in 1897, reports of Turkish President Erdoğan’s death are greatly exaggerated. It looks like the source of this story was the Kurds breaking on to the Erdoğan article on the Hebrew language version of… Read More ›
Iran “Nothing But Trouble”
This news report tells us Iran has just seized two British oil tankers. With that, it is looking more and more like the trigger for the Second Signpost will come from Iran. It is looking like they are goading the… Read More ›
America’s Pride: The Main Reason for Americans Disbelief, and Why Americans Will Be Shocked
“Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser. Americans play to win all the time. That’s why Americans have never lost and will never lose a war. The very thought of losing is hateful to Americans.” General George Patton,… Read More ›
Confirmation: Second Signpost Narrowly Averted on June 21
Some news stories that reported the events of June 21 include the fact that a US P-8 Poseidon antisubmarine plane was also flying over the Hormuz strait, just as the drone was. The IRGC, it was reported, decided not to… Read More ›
On June 21, the World Was Just 10 Minutes Away from the Second Signpost and the End of the Age
A longish title, I know. Yet, what happened yesterday is confirmation that we are at the threshold of the Second Signpost, the great invasion by Iran of the Middle East. In this recent post, I explained why we have arrived… Read More ›
The Second Signpost May Only Be a “Consensus” Away
Our world has entered a new phase in the times leading up to the Second Signpost. I wrote about this time here. We are basically on a hair trigger alert for Iran’s invasion of the Middle East to begin any… Read More ›
More Attacks: Tipping Point Ahead
Just as it seemed we might have a quiet week relatively speaking these days (except for the single rocket hitting the Saudi airport in Abha), two more oil tankers were attacked today, June 13. Both tankers—one Norwegian, the other Japanese—were… Read More ›
“You don’t want to inadvertently escalate something . . .”
“You don’t want to inadvertently escalate something,” says the captain of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, according to this AP story. How appropriate for this time. That, and the US Navy’s claim the Lincoln can support its mission 200… Read More ›
Actions at the Edge of the Second Signpost
As I wrote about in my last post, the US and Iran are now in a place where the chance to trigger the Second Signpost is greater than at any time. There are two new developments that certainly don’t help… Read More ›