Monday, March 9, 2026

Iran is Going to Win

 The joint USA-Israeli war of aggression on Iran began with a series of tactical blunders and faulty logic. The USA-Israeli axis underestimated the Iranian response and their ability to endure a sustained air campaign. The assassination of Khamenei and a tomahawk missile strike on a school promptly rallied Iranians around their government. 

Trump and Netanyahu called for the Iranian people to “rise up” as they began striking Iranian targets. No such uprising is forthcoming ten days into the campaign. It is clear that these strikes have had the opposite effect. Even those who disliked the leaders have sided with the Iranian government against the attacking foreign force. Anyone who was familiar with history could have seen this coming.

 Iran responded instead with a sustained missile and drone campaign on gulf Arab states and Israel. The ability for theses drones and ballistic missiles to bypass air defenses must have been a shock to the US-Israeli axis. Military targets in Bahrain and Kuwait, for example, have been all but leveled. Israel now faces multiple waves of ballistic missile strikes per day, including cluster warheads.

 It is unclear what the axis will do next. It is clear that they are unable to stop Iran from hitting them. The only options would be to admit defeat, which seems unlikely. The next option would be a ground invasion by US troops. This seems to be more likely by the day. However, a ground invasion would not go well for the USA. This is not Iraq in 2003.

 Iran, unlike Iraq, is armed with a plethora of ATGMs and FPV drones for asymmetrical warfare against any landing force. While Iraq had some Kornet ATGMs in 2003, few soldiers were trained to use them. Iran produces their own copy of the Kornet anti-tank missile, some with dual launchers to bypass active protection systems. Also in the Iranian ATGM arsenal are copies of TOWs (Toophan series), Spike copies (Almas series) and a number of others types. 

 FPV drones have shown their effectiveness in Ukraine, but what are more significant in this phase of the war are the one-way drones. These suicide drones have been hammering targets throughout the middle east since the war began. Untold thousands remain unfired. Iran’s most enigmatic drone is the Shahed-136. This drone has been copied by Russia, China and now even the USA. To think that just several years ago, USA propaganda had it that Iranian drones could barely fly. A number of other suicide drones are also being used in this war. These include the Arash-2, Hadid-110 and Shahed- 107. 

 The US-Israeli axis has struck much of the Iranian air force and Navy, but this has made little impact. Now, as targets become difficult to locate, the axis turns to civilian infrastructure and a terror bombing campaign over Tehran. This will only serve to push the Iranian people closer to their government and ensures that an internal uprising is not going to happen. 

 A US invasion would fail miserably. Iran is four times bigger than Afghanistan and just as covered in mountains. It would take half a million troops or more to occupy the country. Tehran is not close to the coast and a significant distance from the Iraqi border as well. Even if the US forces made it to Tehran, the IRGC and Basij forces would melt into the mountains and become an unstoppable guerilla force.

 The IRGC is already a largely decentralized force, a transition to underground fighting would not be difficult. Israel is a rouge actor that may not accept defeat and drag the USA down with it. The USA may be forced into a ground invasion that they will lose. Barring this, Israel could use nuclear weapons. It is highly likely that the IRGC and the Iranians more generally will not be defeated in any case. 

Once the war is over, Iran will seek nuclear weapons as a security measure. Even before these weapons are produced, the interwar, pre-nuke period will see the US-Israeli axis afraid to strike Iran again. By this time they would know Iran would respond with a huge wave of missiles and drones. Just as the USA is now afraid to strike Afghanistan, as it doesn’t want to be drawn into another unwinnable conflict, a similar lesson will be learned in Iran. Iran will not only win, but I predict it will become more powerful geopolitically from this conflic

Sunday, January 18, 2026

The Epstein Files: Western Society's Last Rotten Straw

 The Epstein files have been “released.” Or at least a fraction of 1% of the files, and much of

those were heavily redacted. As I started my effort to review the files on the Department of

Justice’s website, a name flashed on the computer screen as it loaded. It said “Akamai.”

Akamai Technologies is an Israeli cyber company whose founder was famously the first

victim of the 9-11 attacks in an amazing coincidence. Akamai technologies is apparently

hosting the website that now houses a small fraction of the redacted Epstein files. More files

were supposed to be released, but the Trump administration suddenly stopped letting any

go without explanation.


The files contain a variety of interesting details. We now know that Epstein and Maxwell

certainly had other coconspirators, which was initially denied by some government officials.

Sarah Kellen, for instance, seems to have held just as high a position in the Epstein

conspiracy as Maxwell. Yet Kellen and others were never charged with a crime.

We now also know that Bill Clinton had an extremely close relationship with both Epstein

and Maxwell. Clinton would be pictured on several international trips with Epstein,

including Bali, the UK and indications of South Africa as well. Clinton is seen in the files

posing with a female victim and in another photograph in a hot tub with a victim.

Billionaires and elites also litter the files. These include Walter Cronkite, Donald Trump and

Richard Branson among others. Donald Trump was mostly scrubbed from what little of the

files that have been released. The administration likely let go information about Clinton as a

partisan attack, while Trump and others are every bit as guilty. Various celebrities and

political figures are pictured or mentioned. The most significant of these is former Israeli PM

Ehud Barak. In a new photograph, he is seen at a board room table with Epstein, Woody

Allen and David Blane.


The relationship with Israeli officials bolsters the claim that Epstein was a foreign agent. The

files give little indication as to where Epstein’s money suddenly appeared from. It seems

likely that it came from Les Wexner as an effort to legitimize him for relationships with

celebrities, billionaires and politicians. The files indicate that Epstein had hidden cameras in

his residences and catalogued various photographs in different CDs and hard drives. The

CDs are also pictured in the files, many redacted.


Redactions are extensive in the files. Some file sets are entirely unreadable because of these

redactions. I was also surprised by how few files there are, mere thousands. It is now claimed

that over 1 million documents related to Epstein exist. As of January of 2026, the Trump

administration seems to be signaling that it will not be releasing more. If it does, however,

they will likely be heavily redacted.


That most people involved were not prosecuted, that billionaires and celebrities run amok

interspersed with images of minors, is a testament to the degradation of this government

and society. Even if Epstein wasn’t a foreign agent, the best case scenario is that he and our

elite class are depraved degenerates for no reason other than their own perceived impunity.

We should eventually take that sense of impunity away from them.


File set: Bryant Vs. Indyke -


001.PDF:

“Plaintiff was a young girl living in South Africa with hopes of becoming a model when she

was approached by one of Epstein’s recruiters about a prospective modeling opportunity in

the United States and invited to a restaurant to meet Epstein, who was dining with a former

high U.S. Government official, a famous actor, and a well-known comedian.”

“Epstein organized this sex trafficking network to obtain hundreds of young females for

himself for sex, and also lent these females out to other powerful and wealthy individuals to

be sexually abused.”

“...sexual abuse for years, which sprawled throughout Epstein’s residences in New York,

Florida, New Mexico, the United States Virgin Islands, and Paris.”

“... as well as his deep connections to powerful and politically connected individuals...”

“...would also strategically place photographs of very powerful political and social figures

amongst photographs and art displaying nude females...”

“Hill brought Juliette to a restaurant to meet Epstein, who at the time was dining with the

former high U.S. Government official, the famous actor, and the well-known comedian.

Juliette had never met a celebrity before. She was invited to attend a speech the former

high U.S. Government official was giving in Cape Town the next day, and was escorted to the

speech by police cars with individuals associated with the former official.” (2002)

“Epstein made very clear to Juliette that he was incredibly wealthy, powerful, and regularly

in contact with world leaders. In fact, in his New York mansion he had photographs

displayed of significant political figures...”

037.PDF is missing and it skips to 038.PDF.


File Set: C. L. Vs. Epstein-

001.PDF:


“Defendant is known as a billionaire financier and money manager with a secret clientele

limited exclusively to billionaires.”


007.PDF and 008.PDF are missing/have been removed from the website.

011.PDF is missing/has been removed.


File Set: Davies Vs. Indyke


001.PDF

“Epstein directed a vast network of agents in recruiting minor girls...”

“Epstein and/or his agents were present in New York...”


File Set: Doe 17 Vs. Indyke-

001.PDF:


“Corporate Defendants Nine East, Laurel, Financial Trust, NES, Maple, LSJE, HBRK, JEGE,

Nautilus, and Cypress, referred to as “Corporate Defendants,” each performed business, in

whole or in part, in New York.”

“Plaintiff intends to amend this complaint to add or substitute additional parties as

discovery reveals the identities of other tortious corporate or individual actors.”

“Epstein, the leader of a complex commercial sex trafficking and abuse ring...”

“...his wealthy, famous, or socially powerful friends with whom Epstein caused Plaintiff to be

sexually abused by...”

“Corporate Defendants enabled Epstein to receive daily massages from young females,

often minors...”


File Set Doe 1000 Vs. Indyke-

001.PDF:


“Eventually, Epstein moved Jane Doe into his apartment building on 66th Street, where he

housed other models and young women...”


“Ghislaine Maxwell, one of Epstein’s main recruiters...”

“On one occasion, Epstein forced Jane Doe to meet with a lawyer, even though she did not

express any need for a lawyer to Epstein. The lawyer she met with was a prominent attorney

and a law professor who was described to Jane Doe as Epstein’s close friend and lawyer. The

lawyer appeared to be interviewing her, asking personal questions about her family’s

financial situation. The meeting had no legal purpose, and Epstein later used the

information that the lawyer had obtained through his meeting with Jane Doe to intimidate

her and to keep her compliant in his sex-trafficking scheme.” ALAN DERSCHOWITZ

“...New York mansion he had photographs displayed of significant political figures to ensure

that any young female entering the home would know that he had extensive government

connections.”


File Set: Doe No. 5 Vs. Epstein-

001.PDF:


“...where she would be introduced to Sarah Kellen, Epstein's assistant.”


File Set: Doe No. 101 Vs. Epstein-

001.PDF:


“Epstein designed the scheme to secure a private place in Defendant's mansion where only

persons employed and invited by Epstein would be present...”

“The girls were usually transported by his employees, agents, and/or assistants...”

“some of the photographs in the possession of Defendant were taken with hidden cameras

set up throughout his home in Palm Beach. On the day of his arrest, police found two hidden

cameras...”


File Set: Doe 102 Vs. Epstein-


001.PDF:

“Defendant transported minor girls from Turkey, the Czech Republic, Asia, and numerous

other countries, many of whom spoke no English.”

“In addition to being continually exploited to satisfy Defendant's every sexual whim,

Plaintiff was also required to be sexually exploited by Defendant's adult male peers,

including royalty, politicians, academicians, businessmen, and/or other professional and

personal acquaintances.”

“Whenever Defendant transported Plaintiff with him in his private jet to any destination,

Defendant would pay Plaintiff a flat rate per day while he and/or his abovementioned

associates would sexually exploit and abuse minor Plaintiff.”

“...a friend of Defendant sent him three 12-year-old girls from France...”

“On the day of his arrest, police found two hidden cameras and photographs...”

“...Terrified by Defendant's demonstrated ability to track her down on her changed cell

phone number halfway across the world, Plaintiff attempted to reassure Defendant's agent

that she would remain quiet.”


File Set: Doe No. 103 Vs. Epstein-

001.PDF:


“Defendant took lewd photographs of Plaintiff with his hidden cameras and transported

lewd photographs of Plaintiff and other victims elsewhere using a facility or means of

interstate and/or foreign commerce.”


File Set: Doe Vs. Epstein No. 9:08-cv-80069:


001.PDF:

“An integral player in Epstein's Florida scheme was Haley Robson, a Palm Beach Community

College student from Loxahatchee, Florida.”

“Ms. Robson would introduce each victim to Sarah Kellen, Epstein's assistant...”


Doe Vs. Indyke No. 1:19-cv-08673:


001.PDF:

“Other co-conspirators indirectly aided Epstein’s abuse of young women by giving Epstein

access to young women, providing him with substantial funds, boosting his public profile,

and helping to cleanse his public image after his 2008 prosecution.”

“Epstein had two adult, female assistants who scheduled most of Doe’s visits to Epstein’s

home and maintained regular contact with Doe. Upon information and belief, the assistants

were Sarah Kellen and Lesley Groff.”

“Doe was also paid by Kellen or Groff whenever she brought other girls to see Epstein.”

“Epstein built and benefitted from a vast network of powerful supporters, including

billionaires, prominent researchers, and former and current politicians, who provided him

with access, opportunity, and means to abuse young women, and who helped to repair his

public image after his 2008 prosecution.”


File Set: Doe Vs. Indyke No. 1:19-cv-11869:


001.PDF:

“Lesley Groff, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most trusted employees, would typically call Plaintiff

to schedule a time for her to visit Jeffrey Epstein at the mansion.”


File Set: Doe Vs. Indyke No. 1:20-cv-00484:


001.PDF:

“During one of Doe's encounters with Epstein, he took her to Mar-a-Lago where he

introduced her to its owner, Donald J. Trump. Introducing 14-year-old Doe to Donald J.

Trump, Epstein elbowed Trump playfully asking him, referring to Doe, "This is a good one,

right?" Trump smiled and nodded in agreement.”


File Set: Farmer Vs. Indyke No. 1:19-cv-10474:


001.PDF:

“Epstein worked in concert with others to obtain minors not only for his own sexual

gratification, but also for the sexual gratification of others.”

“Epstein organized this sex trafficking network to obtain hundreds of young females for

himself for sex, and also lent these females out to other powerful and wealthy individuals to

be sexually abused.”


File Set: Helm Vs. Indyke No. 1:19-cv-10476:


001.PDF:

“Teresa was sexually trafficked by Epstein, Sarah Kellen, and Ghislaine Maxwell...”


File Set: Jane Doe 43 Vs. Epstein No. 1:17-cv-00616:


001.PDF:

“Underlings included the other named Defendants as well as unnamed co-conspirators such

as various housekeepers and butlers; an airplane pilot; and various employees, assistants

and associates.”

“In addition to Plaintiff’s being trafficked on Defendant Epstein's private plane, Defendants

Groff, Maxwell and Kellen, with the knowledge of and instruction by Defendant Epstein,

arranged Plaintiff's commercial air travel on numerous occasions for the purpose of causing

Plaintiff to commit commercial sex acts.”


File Set: L.M. Vs. Epstein 9:09-cv-81092:


001.PDF:

“...coercing the then-minor L.M. into sexual acts with himself or others...”


“Epstein knowingly transported L.M. and other minors in interstate commerce with the

intent that the L.M. engage in prostitution and in other sexual activity for which he and

others could be charged with criminal offenses.”

“...some as young at 12 years old) for the purposes of further satisfying his deviant sexual

attraction to minors and for purposes of prostitution.”


File Set: M.J. Vs. Epstein 9:10-cv-81111:


001.PDF:

“His enterprise operated with a definite hierarchal structure with his various

employees/assistants and associates, including Defendant Sarah Kellen, Jean Luc Brunel,

Ghislaine Maxwell, Leslie Groff, Adriana Ross, Nadia Marcinkova, various housekeepers,

butlers and pilots, performing their respective roles to ensure the goals of the enterprise:

operate an organized and efficient system to maximize the number of underage minor

females for Defendant Epstein (and others) to sexually abuse and exploit while avoiding law

enforcement detection.”

“The complete list of underage minor females that were sexually abused by Defendant

Epstein over the years is believed to have been kept on a computer system controlled by

Defendant Epstein and accessible by several of his employees, including Defendant Sarah

Kellen.”

“...he or the criminal enterprise would (and did) retain legal representation for each criminal

enterprise member who would instruct each member to invoke his/her 5th amendment

rights, they would hide behind the 5th amendment to avoid turning over incriminating

materials...”

“Larry Visoki (Epstein's personal pilot).”

“After extensive investigation into Epstein's employment history, including questioning of

Epstein's family, those whom Epstein considers friends and longtime employees of Epstein,

the only known client of Epstein was Limited, Inc. Founder Leslie Wexner, although it is

believed that even that relationship has been severed. No other legitimate means of income

have been reported.”


File Set: United States Vs. Epstein No 1:19-cr-00490:

002.PDF:


“...would arrange for Employee-2 or other employees to contact victims by phone in advance

of EPSTEIN's travel to Florida to ensure appointments were scheduled for when he arrived.”


File Set: United States Vs Maxwell No. 1:20-cr-00330:

GX-296-RR.mp4:

Nude photos on the wall of Epstein’s home office in Florida.

Most photos of people are completely redacted from this file set.


United States Vs. Maxwell No. 21-0770:


“Count Three charges the defendant with conspiring with Epstein and others to transport

minors to participate in illegal sex acts...”


File Set: United States Vs. Noel:


Tova Noel, female guard on duty during Epstein suicide along with Michael Thomas.

“To conceal their failure to perform their duties, NOEL and THOMAS repeatedly signed false

certifications attesting to having conducted multiple counts of inmates when, in truth and in

fact, they never conducted such counts.”

“...until approximately 6:30 a.m. on August 10, at which time, as alleged herein, NOEL and

THOMAS discovered the body of an MCC inmate, Jeffrey Epstein, who had committed

suicide overnight while unobserved.”