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  Originally published by CNN on February 14, 2018 Israeli journalist on Benjamin Netanyahu’s legal issues, the face-off between Iran and Israel in Syria and Israel’s history of targeted assassination. The journalist is Ronen Bergman. And here his official website.   And here his 2018 book, Rise And Kill First – about the targeted assassination program and the secret operations of Mossad. And now the interview with Ronen Bergman and his mind-boggling revelations:      

Not President Trump but a priesthood, says the writer   By Tom Sauer The main novelty of the recent U.S. Nuclear Posture Review is the emphasis on small nuclear weapons. That is exactly the opposite of President Donald Trump’s trademark: always being and having the biggest. Via defensenews.com The White House has not written the Nuclear Posture Review. As usual, the Nuclear Posture Review is an interagency document that has passed many bureaucratic levels in both the departments of Defense and Energy (and to a lesser extent the State Department). Of all presidents since Bill Clinton, only Barack Obama succeeded in blocking proposals coming out of his administration and shaping nuclear declaratory policy to a limited extent ― thanks to his personal interest and courage. The president has a unique role when it comes to the moment that deterrence has failed and these weapons are supposed to be used. However,...

By Esfandyar Batmanghelidj Via lobelog.com The most important sentence in the Persian language is arguably “Baba ab dad.” The sentence means “father gave water.” It is the first sentence taught to Iranian children when they are learning to read and write. Beyond its phonetic simplicity, it establishes the sense of obligation to one’s parents that is so indicative of an Iranian childhood. It also establishes an expectation that elders will care for young and that the powerful will care for the powerless. In a sense, “father gave water” is the most succinct articulation of the promise of the social contract in Iran. In the assessment of experts, Iran is “water bankrupt,” a terminology that echoes the country’s economic woes. In a 2016 paper, Kaveh Madani, Amir AghaKouchak, and Ali Mirchi determine that Iran’s water crisis is mostly man-made, though exacerbated by climate change. Drivers of the water crisis are myriad...

  From Democracy Now – where you’ll also find a transcript of this interview. January 2, 2018    

  By Jan Oberg Lund, Sweden, November 9, 2015 • The big – not great – powers of the world have embassies everywhere, plenty of intelligence services, special forces on the ground and satellites in space. They can even hit and kill individuals they don’t like. They can intervene here and there and everywhere – […]

  Professor Farhang Jahanpour is a British national of Iranian origin. He received his First Class BA Degree in Persian Literature from Shiraz University, followed by BA Degree in English Literature from Leeds University, MA Degree in American Literature from Hull University and PhD Degree in Oriental Studies from the University of Cambridge. He is […]

  By Donald Trump • President Donald Trump delivers his first strategy plan on protecting the United States from ‘rivals’ and enemies. December 18, 2017 Via aljazeera.com The following is a White House transcript of US President Donald Trump’s speech on Monday on his administration’s national security strategy: We’re here today to discuss matters of […]

  • China is embracing megaprojects at an unprecedented rate and will – over the course of a few decades – complete a phase of infrastructure that will rival what the United States has built in its entire history.     You may also like to see this on Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware […]

By Jan Oberg Lund, October 26, 2016 • Over the last four month, ten articles about the new Cold War have been published on the TFF Associates blog. And on our social media you’ll find hundreds of brilliant, informative posts written by others. While this new Cold War is certainly different from the first Cold […]

  The Aleppo Girl (With Pain And Hope) Jan Oberg 2017 Girl in the Jibrin reception center after the liberation of Aleppo in Syria, December 2016 Height 91 cm, width 61 cm Edition 5, numbered Signed. € 550

  Abstract Vision Jan Oberg 2017 Based on a photograph but processed with digital brushes Inkjet print on Canson fine art paper Width 42 cm, height 59 cm Edition of 1, some similarities with others but each unique # 1 – # 4 below Signed Price for one: € 375

  Afternoon Walk After Having Read Kierkegaard All Day Jan Oberg 2017 Inkjet print on Canson fine art paper Width 42 cm, height 59 cm Edition of 10, signed Price: € 275