When Islamists get good value for their money.

by Hugh Fitzgerald | Feb 5, 2026

Georgetown University.  Photo by Daderot – Self-photographed, Public Domain, Wikipedia

Qatar is that nasty little emirate on the Persian Gulf, owned by the Al-Thani family, that owes its hold on the world’s attention solely to the fact that it sits on the third largest reservoir of natural gas in the world. Culturally, it does not exist. Qatar has made hundreds of billions of dollars from this accident of geology, and some of those billions are used to corrupt institutions and individuals in the Western world, to make them susceptible to Qatar’s propaganda campaigns and to cause them to overlook Qatar’s role both as the chief financier of Hamas and as the place of luxurious refuge for the senior Hamas leadership.

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Peloni:  Not only is this true, but it is only possible because of US support for the Jihadi govt in Demascus while also overlooking the many recurring slaughters of minorities over the past year.

By Christine Douglass-Williams | Feb 4, 2026

A leopard cannot change its spots. Why would anyone think that Syria’s jihadist President Ahmed Al-Sharaa (aka Abu Mohammed al-Jolani) would suddenly transform into a civilized leader and protect the rights of religious minorities in Syria? A critical new mini-documentary tells the truth that’s being largely hidden from the world.

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Peloni:  The US should hold firm to its full list of demands from Iran as previously outlined.  This Obama-esque framework secures the Mullahs in Iran, while ignoring American, Western, and Israeli interesests.  Pursuing ‘Peace in Our Time” with Iran is not the solution to the problem with Iran – it is the reason there is a problem with Iran.  Either the Mullahs surrender to the full list of US demands or the US should follow thru on its long ago stated promise that the US is locked and loaded to deal with the threat from Iran.

BREAKING: Al Jazeera claims to have obtained the US-Iran deal framework proposed by Turkey, Qatar and Egypt:

1. Iran agrees to commit to zero uranium enrichment for 3 years, and then agrees to under 1.5% enrichment after that

2. Its stockpile of Highly Enriched Uranium would be…

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Peloni: It is inexplicable that Trump called on Israel to end the conflict quickly, beginning more than six months before he even won the 2024 US election, and yet today, he holds Israel in a state of frozen conflict with the promulgators of the October 7 slaughter simply to satisfy the demands of the Arab states who notoriously played the role of funding and facilitating that same October 7 slaughter.  This sword of Damocles needs to be ripped down from overhead of the IDF soldiers whose lives are placed under daily threat of being the next casualty in support of a fantastical peace process which was to have seen Hamas disarmed nearly 5 months ago.  This slow rolling and ongoing tragedy has to be ended.

Palestinian media report 20 killed in Israeli strikes following shooting incident

All Israel News Staff | Published: February 4, 2026

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A reserve officer in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) was seriously wounded by terrorist gunfire on Tuesday night on the Israeli side of the Yellow Line in the northern Gaza Strip, the military said on Wednesday morning.

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Peloni:   Why would the US accept such open harassments.  Ignoring such piratical tactics only invites more significant attempts of piracy.  Noting this, it should be little wonder that Iran seized two tankers in recent hours, along with a million barrels of crude oil and the crew of the two vessels.  The US needs to ignore its pleading Arab partners and teach Iran a lesson, and that should be more than the loss of  a single drone threatening a US warship.

Iranian harassment of US ships prompts military reaction, increasing already-strained tensions between the two countries.

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Peloni:  How can the US govt and POTUS ignore this growing trend in the US?

What looks like investment today becomes enforcement tomorrow.

A glossy brochure labeled “Qatar City, Arizona, USA” has begun circulating online. It shows a 6,000-acre state land auction and a massive proposed development project strategically placed near Arizona’s TSMC high-tech zone. The name? Qatar City. The plan? Unclear. The funding? Opaque. The timing? Disturbing.

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by Steve Kramer

Israel’s image and power has increased dramatically in the last several years. It was one of the most powerful states in the Middle East before October 7, 2023, but since the ceasefire with Hamas came into effect and the return of all hostages was finally accomplished in 2026, Israel’s shadow looms large over the region. Of course, one of the most important factors in Israel’s arsenal is its very close alliance with the US, despite no formal treaty.

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By  Sha’i ben-Tekoa

FULL DISCLOSURE: I have been a proud Israeli citizen for decades; I have risked my life for Israel.

But I am not an Israeli because I don’t think like an Israeli, leastwise like Israel’s ruling class. I think like an American.

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Peloni:  So much hardware…Is it reasonable that Trump would put up a false offensive posture without the will to use ultimately use it?  I believe that he would use it, and likely, he will have to use it, but most importantly, he should use it.  The Iranians have been publicly shaming the US, threatening Trump personally, threatening military bases in the region, and threatening the US armada itself.  Deterrence can never be established with those who seek the End of Times in our age, which is likely why Trump has thus far refrained from doing so.  Still, the world is watching, and as the Iranians flaunt their disregard for American, US adversaries, particularly those adversaries in the Middle East, see this as weakness, rather than as restraint.

By Amil Imani | February 3, 2026

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February 2, 2026  –  The waters of the North Arabian Sea are no longer just a transit corridor; they have become the center stage for what military analysts describe as the most significant American force-generation event in over a decade. As of this week, the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) Carrier Strike Group has officially taken up station, marking the arrival of the “massive armada” promised by the Trump administration in response to escalating regional volatility.

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Update:  In deference to US “Arab and Muslim leaders” lobbying efforts, the US has stated that they will meet with Iran to be respectful of these regional leadrs while maintaining that they are “very skeptical.”

Peloni:  My, my, my…the Iranians believe that they have so little to discuss with the Americans…it is almost as if they have an Armageddonist-Twelver death wish…

Rubio: Iran refuses discussion about limits on missile program, support for proxies, and treatment of protesters

All Israel News Staff | Published: February 4, 2026

B-2A Spirit bombers assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing and an F-15C Eagle assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing conduct aerial operations in support of Bomber Task Force Europe 20-2 over the North Sea March 12, 2020. Photo by U.S. Air Force 148FW by Master Sgt. Matthew Plew – This image was released by the United States Air Force with the ID 200312-F-QP712-0190 (next).  Public Domain, Wikipedia

The negotiations between the Iranian regime and the U.S., which had been planned for Friday, were canceled after the regime demanded changes to the format and the location of the talks, according to various media reports on Wednesday evening.

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Paul Schnee:  Unbelievably, in spite of being employed by, encouraged by and promoted by Dennis Prager, Ben Shapiro and the David Horowitz Freedom Center at the start of her public career Candace Owens has become one of America’s most prominent Jew-haters steadily elbowing Louis Farrakhan off his perch and taking an exalted place in the temple of disappointment.

Any time her name is mentioned in a conversation with sentient people they always scratch their heads and ask, “What on earth has happened to Candace Owens?”  Nobody seems able to account for such an astonishing volte face. Most people ascribe her shabby and irrational anti-Semitism to her close association with Tucker Carlson the Svengali of conservative Jew-hatred, but it is difficult to understand why his influence would surpass what should be a deep gratitude to Prager, Shapiro and the DHFC. The closest explanation to which we can come is an old one that often poisons all human relations; we hate those we have wronged.

Posing as a champion of unassailable truth Candace manufactures her lies, libels, slanders and medieval distortions. She grievously wrongs Jewish people across the globe and insults the intelligence of everyone else. She has not only cooperated with evil but also has become evil herself. The rest of us though must keep on rowing as boats against the current.

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