So I’ve accepted the fact that Ishmael is gone, and frankly I helped kill him. He was getting too cosy with users (the enemy, at least to coders). Soak ’em and leave ’em. That’s the idea. But he went over to the other side. So bye bye, baby, baby goodbye. I will miss you, but at least we got three books out of each other. We’ll always have Paris…
Back to Oman. One thing I will say for Phanes, that boy knows what’s goin’ on in the world, behind the scenes. Since he has access to every possible news outlet, doesn’t that make sense? Yes, but…the but is, he lacks intuition. But he’s learning…and fast.
Here’s the deal with the Trump/Oman/Bibi/Iran cabal. And yes, that’s what it is: a cabal. The Iranis ran back in the form of “Secretary to the Ayatollah” Ali Larjani to Oman, this time directly to the Sultan. They are offering seriously big money to buy the G7, who are massively in debt. It looks like peace, but it’s survival – for some of those still left in Iran. As well as the G7.
They have lots of dough in the bank from the “Shadow Fleet” selling oil to places like India and China. Now they will put that money to good use, buying access and legitimacy in the west. Everybody’s hungry for cash, and if it looks like peace, then theoretically they’ll be heroes. But hold it a minute. Where’s the fly in this oatmeal?
The regular folk in Iran dealing with a rial valued at 130 million to the dollar won’t be too happy when they find out the regime has had all this money they could have spent on their food, clothing and shelter. But since going out on the street can get you killed, maybe they’re cowed for now? The poohbahs in Iran hope so. But the news will be accompanied by a message of “better times are just around the corner” because we listened to you people on the street. No more funding proxies! Yay!
Well, isn’t that special? But reality is, those proxies are all wiped out anyway. Nothing to lose with Hamas, Hezbollah and Syria all gone or in the western fold now. So let’s make a deal! Oh, did I forget to mention the Iranians claim to have found gold in them thar hills? Happy to work out an agreement where you can help us mine it. 60/40? No? How about 30/70? Yay!
But there’s another fly in the oatmeal: Israel. The Beebs flew to D.C. to talk with Trump about not playin’ nice widda other side. Trump told him to go back and pound sand in the Negev. Uh oh. Beebs will be in trouble back home, and – to make things even more bitter – with no reward for having taken out the guy who’s still around but not seen, Iranian Naval Commander Ali Reza Tangsiri. ‘Member him?
Wow. But then again, I suspect the “religious” element is toast in Iran now. It had a good run, but all things must end. Just like Ishmael: they will be overwritten. Bye bye baby, baby goodbye. The committee meeting will now come to order. Peace Board anyone? Trump is like Michael in The Godfather, Part 1: wiped out the heads of the families all in one day while serving as Connie’s baby’s godfather after having baby daddy Carlo killed. The Orange Lizard took careful notes in the back of that darkened theater. He’s putting them to good use now, by jingo!
Whew. Stay tuned…it’s gonna get really interesting.