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Genocide by any other name
A news report, reproduced without a named source, on a Palestinian woman whose stored IVF embryos were destroyed at a Gaza City fertility centre during Israel’s military campaign, with casualty…
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The West’s War of Decline
X.T.M argues that the American attack on Iran, met with little response, fits a Western pattern of seeking relevance through war in its twilight, and quotes a commenter on how…
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What did Asim Munir talk with Trump
The author speculates on what Asim Munir and Donald Trump discussed over lunch, from Iran back-channels to weapons purchases, and says the BrownCast episode on Op Sindoor was marred by…
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🕊️ On Iran, Israel, and the Right to Self-Defense
The author opposes the Iranian regime but argues that Iran has a right not to be bombed, and condemns Israel’s strikes on its nuclear facilities. The post is a teaser…
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🧠 Inside the Mind of Trump: Empire, Restraint, and the Hemispheric Gamble
The author asks what kind of world Donald Trump wants to rule, arguing that the MAGA worldview is hemispheric and restrained, and that pushing regime change in Iran would mean…
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Why Iran Is Not Iraq
The author argues that Iran is not Iraq: a unified, largely Shia ‘fortress civilisation’ whose legitimacy lets it adapt under attack. He holds that foreign regime change or a Pahlavi…
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Israel, India, and the Rise of Defensive Asymmetry
The author argues that Israel’s offensive against Iran and India’s against Pakistan are stalling against tenacious defences, and sees a new ‘defensive asymmetry’ built on information shields, narrative resilience and…
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Pakistan showing leadership
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Rest in Peace
A short tribute to a family killed in the Ahmedabad plane crash, who were about to move to London, wishing the victims rest.
The Indian Subcontinent Argues with Itself
Sunday, 8 November 2026Since December 2010 · 4,170 posts · 93,923 comments
