With Iran’s war in Syria having been “won” with the defeat of rebel forces in Aleppo, Major General Hossein Salami, the Deputy Commander of the entire IRGC, spoke up about Iran’s next battles. Salami is pictured, wearing the tell-tale collar… Read More ›
In The News
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US DOE to Sell Some of Its Oil Reserves: Bad Move
This story has been reported at oilprice.com. The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) holds up to 700 million barrels of oil. Congress has just given the Dept of Energy (DOE) the go ahead and start selling some of the oil out… Read More ›
Return of the Neocons! – Update
This post is a follow-up to this past post. The news is out that Rex Tillerson, CEO of Exxon-Mobil, is to be named the candidate to be Secretary of State. His political leanings per neocon vs. non-neocon are unknown, but… Read More ›
The Signpost Perspective: Return of the Neocons!
So Hillary lost the election. If the Second Signpost was to happen sometime during the next American presidential administration, and Hillary had won, the possible path to the Iranian invasion would be via Hillary’s continuation of the way Obama handled… Read More ›
Second Signpost Alert: Trigger by Erdoğan?
A possible triggering event for a Signpost doesn’t happen very often. But when they do it is time to sit up and especially take notice. Turkish forces entered Syria in August and have been successfully combating IS and containing Kurdish… Read More ›
Turkey-EU Accession Talks Officially Frozen
Turkey lies on the frontier between traditionally Christian Europe, and the Middle East with its Islamic Realm. Since the EU formed, Turkey has been considering whether to be politically closer to Europe or politically closer to the Middle East. Turkey… Read More ›
The Signpost Perspective: Trump, America, and the Iranian Invasion
Well, we now have confirmation it really is the end of the world. The Cubs won the World Series, and on top of that Donald Trump was elected president of the United States. On a more serious note, I have… Read More ›
The Basij Will Have Children Join in the Second Signpost
This post may be too dark for some. Nevertheless it must be proclaimed. The Signposts, after all is done, will likely be more ugly and horrific then we can imagine. You remember the Basij, right? That’s the volunteer arm of… Read More ›
Erdoğan’s Territorial Ambitions
“Suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between his eyes came from the west, crossing the whole earth without touching the ground.” (Daniel 8:5, NIV) My favorite candidate for the first prominent horn of the goat, besides grabbing more power… Read More ›
A Reminder About the Basij
Iran’s invasion of the Middle East will likely involve a million or more of its troops. The bulk of those troops will likely be the Basij. Every now and then we are reminded of the Basij volunteers. They were the… Read More ›
THE FOUR SIGNPOSTS 