Hegseth's nickname is "GI Joke". 😄  Gotta love that one.

RE

I do not want to see the video.

I get upset every time I hear 'Danger Zone' over the radio.  Military recruitment and the normalization of combat.  Combining pop-rock with military hardware produced "militainment." Upbeat, catchy hooks to celebrate state sponsored violence as a heroic coming-of-age story.  And that is what the video is supposed to do. 

When I hear it I think of adults with the minds of children.  And I think of the money grubbing assholes who made the music to advance their own careers, not caring two fucks about what the words say.

Money not only talks, it can sing.  And money gets the same thrill celebrating death as Trump gets when he pops the cherry of a 14 year old.  But his new video of state sponsored violence is no heroic coming-of-age story.  It is a story intended to hide Trump's not so heroic cumming in under-age stories.

This is more appropriate to the actual circumstances.

QuoteSome folks are born made to wave the flag
Ooh, they're red, white and blue
And when the band plays 'Hail to the Chief'
Ooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord

If you want a song that actually tells the truth about the machinery of war, listen to the people who aren't invited to the party.  And watching the Charmin Bear sell toilet paper is better viewing than a Trump video.

Quote from: K-Dog on Mar 07, 2026, 07:47 AMIf you want a song that actually tells the truth about the machinery of war, listen to the people who aren't invited to the party.  And watching the Charmin Bear sell toilet paper is better viewing than a Trump video.

Dylan did a pretty good job with it.


RE

The last article has background info on the son.

Quote from: RE on Mar 07, 2026, 10:05 AM

Quote from: K-Dog on Mar 07, 2026, 07:47 AMIf you want a song that actually tells the truth about the machinery of war, listen to the people who aren't invited to the party.  And watching the Charmin Bear sell toilet paper is better viewing than a Trump video.

Dylan did a pretty good job with it.

RE

Haven't heard that for ages. Yes, that song nailed it.

Good to see you Knarf.

Quote from: Knarf on Mar 08, 2026, 05:21 PMHaven't heard that for ages. Yes, that song nailed it.

Knarf!  U R alive! 😀  U should check in more often.

Here's another of my favorites from Phil Ochs.


Favorite lyrics:

So do your duty, boys, and join with pride
Serve your country in her suicide
Find a flag so you can wave goodbye
But just before the end even treason might be worth a try
This country is too young to die

RE

QuoteOil installations towards the South and West of the city were primarily targeted. An oil-filled rain with black residue was reported all over the city. The city's governor has urged all residents to wear masks following the polluted air situation.

That should help keep the oil prices up for a while.

RE

I sense a problem coming in a few weeks,

RE

Isfahan, Iran, dated March 24, 2026

Something you sure the fuck will not see on any American news.  While the Epstein criminal cadre makes bank, people die.

The strike killed a colonel in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, Mechi Nasra Azadoni, who had just returned home on leave. Also killed were his mother, his wife, and two of his children.  The Governor of Isfahan province, Mia Jamali, stated that the murderous Israeli / U.S. war crimes have resulted in the deaths of 168 children in the region.

Is America Fascist?  That debate is OVAH !




















Iran's 5-Point Plan

Tehran's response via state media (and delivered back through Pakistan) makes it clear Iran want a reckoning:

1) War Reparations: They are demanding full financial compensation for the destruction of their infrastructure and the 20,000+ residential units already hit.
2) Sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz: They are claiming total "natural and legal" control over the waterway, a move that would permanently hold 20% of the world's energy supply hostage.
3) Halt to "Assassinations": A demand for a complete end to the targeted killings of Iranian officials and scientists.
4) Guarantees that the U.S. and Israel can never restart the war.
5) Regional Ceasefire: Insisting the deal include all their allies, effectively demanding that Israel stop its invasion of Lebanon.

The American plan is insulting, so insulting it can't be serious.  I conclude Trump buys time.  Trump wants more dead Americans.  There is too much in it for him to TACO out on this mess so soon. 

Trump wants to make a big splash in history.  A blood splash.  It is a psychological thing for him.  Daddy was sparing in his love of baby Trump and baby Trump was broken.  Now baby Trump breaks other people and as baby Trump nears the end of his life he wants Great Man status.  A war with Iran, which has already displaced millions and hit nearly 20,000 Iranian residential units, is an event that guarantees a spot in the history books.  The human cost is high, but Trump don't care about that shit.  Daddy made sure of that, and Trump is an evil fuck.  Making other people be unalive makes Trump feel real big.   

Is he in to deep?  A stupid question considering Trump has dementia, but Trump has never been in this situation before.  No muscle to call to do a job for him, and fix things in a way nobody talks about.  A high priced lawyer can't do dick here.  This swamp is bigger than any swamp Trump has ever played in before.  Trump thinks of himself as the king of the swamp, and this time the universe might tell him that he is not Swamp King.

So how much do you want to share his pain ?

Once Trump said:

QuoteI could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose voters

Now Trump doesn't need voters.  Trump has the military doing his bidding now.

This is the same video I started the previous post with.  I used AI to process the transcript for you to review.  This is an actual no bullshit report from inside IRAN.  Real people with real lives.



EXCLUSIVE: Transcript Extraction

US-Israeli Airstrike in Isfahan, Iran | March 23–24, 2026
Reporter: Demetri Lceris | Outlet: Reason to Resist

1. FUNERAL PROCESSION & COLONEL MECHI NASRA AZADONI
A large funeral procession passed through central Isfahan to honor five victims of a US-Israeli airstrike. The primary target was Colonel Mechi Nasra Azadoni of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Key Facts:

• He had been away from home for 20 days attending to military duties.
• He took leave to return to his family.
• The airstrike occurred on the day of his return.

Victims (5 killed):

• Colonel Mechi Nasra Azadoni
• His mother
• His wife
• Two of his children

Survivor: The colonel is survived by a 3-year-old child who is in hospital.

Questions Posed by Reporter to Viewers:

• "Does this look to you like a people who wish to overthrow their government?"
• "Does this look to you like a people who are on the verge of capitulation?"

2. HOSPITAL VISIT: ZANAB NAS (3-YEAR-OLD GIRL)
Location: Pediatric hospital in Mamus, Isfahan province. Described as "one of the largest pediatric hospitals in Iran and the center of Iran."

Interview with Dr. Daniel (Hospital Boss)

• Child's Name: Zanab Nas
  
• Age: 3 years old
  
• Family Status: "All of her family were died. They were killed in US Israeli attacks."
  
• Location of Attack: Oadan neighborhood, Andishka Street
  
• Time of Attack: Two nights prior to interview (approx. March 21–22, 2026)
  
• Medical Condition: Unconscious; breathing with ventilator; lung injured from fire and heat; intracerebral hemorrhage (improving); external injuries
  
• Condition: Stable
  
• Extended Family: Her uncle is present
  

Interview with Zanab's First Uncle (Ruo)

• Name: Ruo (or Chancellor—likely a title)
  
• Age: 47 years old
  
• Guardianship: He and her aunt will take care of Zanab
  
• His Children: Has two children of his own
  

Interview with Zanab's Second Uncle (Hussein)

• Name: Hussein
  
• Age: 40 years old
  
• Relation: Uncle from the father's side (Persian has different words for maternal vs. paternal uncle)
  
• Location During Attack: He was in the same building that was targeted
  
• Date & Time of Attack: March 21, 2026, at 1:45 a.m.
  
• Personal Experience: He and his wife were under the rubble; he rescued them; they escaped through the door; there was smoke, gas smell, and flames
  
• Apartment Occupants: 11 people lived in the apartment; 9 were inside at the time of the incident
  
• Casualties in His Family: 5 killed: his mother, his brother (the colonel), his brother's wife, and their two children. 3 injured: himself, his wife, and his father.
  
• His Wife's Injuries: Forefront (forehead/frontal bone) broken; multiple injuries to face and body
  
• His Injuries: Leg broken in the blast
  
• Colonel's 20-Day Absence: "He says, 'I'm not informed about.'"
  

3. INTERVIEW WITH GOVERNOR MIA JAMALI (Isfahan Province)

Historical Context & Casualties

• Iran-Iraq War: Isfahan province had the highest number of martyrs in the country: 24,000 people killed, despite not being a border province.
  
• 12-Day War: The province was targeted everywhere, not just nuclear facilities in Natanz.
  
• Ongoing War: Described as a "war crime" and "crime against humanity" targeting civilians.
  

Cultural Destruction

• 21 historical and cultural sites have been heavily impacted.
• Examples: Chehel Sotoun and an art decorative museum were destroyed.
• Described as a "cultural massacre" and "barbarism," stating it has not occurred even during the Mongol attack in history.
• Isfahan was the capital of the country in three different periods and played a central role in the Silk Road.

Children Killed

• 168 girls were killed at a school. He states there are "hundreds more" children killed in the city.
• He used the metaphor "terrorism of tomorrow" and "genocide of the young generation."

Attack on Governor's Office

• Target: The governor's office (a historical Safavid-era cultural site)
  
• Attack: Three missiles fired at the office
  
• Scheduled Meeting: The governor was scheduled to meet with charity people and donors at the office at 1:30 p.m.
  
• Why He Survived: The donors requested in the last minute that he come to their office instead, 200 meters away. He and his colleagues were preparing to leave when the missiles struck.
  
• Was He the Target?: "I cannot say but maybe it is possible in light of their tendency to kill the family members of leaders and so forth."
  
• Protection for His Family: He stated his family is the 5.5 million people of Isfahan province and the 2 million residents of the city of Isfahan. "We are not separate and we are not different from our leader."
  

4. INTERVIEW WITH ALI (15-YEAR-OLD BOY)
Location: The same pediatric hospital

• Name: Ali
  
• Age: 15 years old
  
• Reason for Hospitalization: Gastric ulcer; scheduled for endoscopy
  
• Date of Incident: Saturday (assumed March 21, 2026)
  
• Time of Airstrike: 2:30 p.m.
  
• Location of Attack: An industrial city named "J"
  
• Attack Details: Five halls in the industrial city; three were totally destroyed
  
• Father's Status: Father was standing outside the halls and was hit by sharp nails. He is injured, not killed.
  
• Uncle's Status: His uncle (his father's brother) was killed.
  
• Total Killed at Industrial City: Estimated 20 to 25 people killed
  
• His Education: In ninth grade
  
• How He Feels About the War: "Stressed, kind of afraid. But there is no other choice."
  
• Does Iran Will Be Victorious?: "Yes. 100%."
  

5. REPORTER'S CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS (Demetri Lceris)

• He stood at the bedside of the 3-year-old child (the survivor from Colonel Azadoni's family) who was "horribly injured and disfigured."
• He contrasted the situation with Gaza, stating that in Gaza there is almost no medical system, and in many cases anesthetic cannot be administered to children undergoing surgery such as amputations.
• He stated that watching the "monstrosities done to the children of this part of the world over the past two and a half years has changed me as a human being."
• He was previously opposed to capital punishment in all cases but no longer holds that view.
• He now believes that "powerful persons who are convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity should face the ultimate penalty."
• Sign-off: March 24, 2026, from Isfahan, Iran.

KEY DATA SUMMARY

• Date of Recording: March 23–24, 2026
  
• Location: Isfahan, Iran
  
• Colonel's Family: 5 killed: colonel, mother, wife, two children
  
• Colonel's Survivor: 3-year-old child in hospital
  
• Zanab Nas: 3 years old, entire family killed, unconscious in PICU
  
• Zanab Attack Time: March 21, 2026, 1:45 a.m.
  
• Zanab Attack Location: Oadan neighborhood, Andishka Street
  
• Iran-Iraq War Martyrs: 24,000 from Isfahan province
  
• Cultural Sites Damaged: 21
  
• Schoolchildren Killed: 168 girls at one school; "hundreds more" total
  
• Industrial City Attack: 20–25 killed, location "J"
  
• Governor's Office: 3 missiles; governor survived due to last-minute location change
  

End of Extraction

Hospitals and schools.  Why not a dairy farm.

Somebody please get Hegseth a pack of M80's, a Bic lighter, a 6 pack of beer, and some very sharp objects to play with.  I beg you.

Growing up it always irritated me that my father was always concerned about who I hung out with.  Thinking of his wisdom now I don't get irritated.

Being a friend of Israel is something he would not have liked at all.

How low can you go.






Air strikes on refugee camps.  Thinking that you are the chosen people leads to stupid people doing some really bad shit.  You may not like me putting it that way, but I'd love to see you write back and say it is not true.