Geopolitics

A software developer’s perspective reveals the human reality behind Iran’s political crisis The Ordinary Revolutionary Reza doesn’t fit the Western image of an Iranian. He’s a software developer who plays video games, dreams of driving a decent car, and complains about slow internet like any millennial anywhere. His biggest frustration isn’t American imperialism or Zionist plots—it’s that a car worth $500 outside Iran costs $10,000 inside. “At the end of the day, it’s about eating good food, living in a house, driving a normal car,” he tells me through Steam chat, one of the few platforms still working in Iran. “If people don’t have these, they won’t give a damn about Israel.” ...

Disclaimer: This is an investigation into documented military and intelligence failures, propaganda operations, and violations of international law—not an attack on any religion, ethnicity, or people. In the annals of intelligence failures, October 7, 2023 will stand alongside Pearl Harbor and 9/11—not only for its devastation, but for the deliberate inaction that enabled it and the calculated brutality that followed. But unlike those historic shocks, the emerging evidence tells a darker story. Israeli military investigations, media reports, and findings from international bodies suggest this was no failure at all. It was the suppression of actionable intelligence, the dismissal of urgent warnings, and a delayed military response so extreme it demands scrutiny—not of what went wrong, but of what was intended. ...

Disclaimer: This is a criticism of U.S. foreign policy and political lobbying—not an attack on any religion, ethnicity, or people. In the halls of the most powerful democracy on earth, a foreign nation’s prime minister receives more standing ovations than America’s own president. Lawmakers who campaign on “America First” consistently vote to send billions of taxpayer dollars overseas while American cities decay. Politicians who condemn foreign interference accept millions from lobbyists representing that same foreign power. Critics of this foreign nation find themselves imprisoned, deported, or stripped of funding. This isn’t happenstance—it’s the result of the most successful foreign capture of a democratic government in modern history. ...

The systematic dismantling of Muslim political sovereignty represents one of the most consequential yet underexamined geopolitical strategies of the modern era. From the Ottoman Empire’s collapse in 1924 to today’s complex web of proxy conflicts and economic warfare, Western powers have employed a sophisticated arsenal of tools to prevent the emergence of independent Muslim regional powers. This investigation, drawing from declassified documents, academic analysis, and policy papers, reveals how Britain, France, and the United States have consistently prioritized strategic control over democratic principles, economic interests over local sovereignty, and client relationships over genuine independence. ...