This week Hezbollah rockets targeted Israel's Trump Heights settlement, a remote community in the central Golan Heights - which was taken from Syria after the Six Day War of 1967.
Iranian state media as well as a report in Lebanon's Al-Mayadeen indicated that Hezbollah specifically targeted Trump Height the day after he won the Tuesday US presidential election.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has issued a formal congratulations to Donald Trump for his victory in the US presidential election, following some rare positive remarks also made by Russia's Vladmir Putin.
Lukashenko signaled his support and openness to seeking the end of the Ukraine war by favorable negotiated settlement. "If he [ends the war], we’ll petition for the Nobel Prize. He’ll be rewarded for doing a good deed," Lukashenko was quoted as saying in state-run Belta.
A strong indicator of what a second Trump presidency's approach to the Middle East will be has been seen in the appointment of Brian Hook, who was special envoy for Iran in the first Trump administration. Hook is expected to receive a high level national security post this time around, and he previously led the 'maximum pressure' campaign against the Islamic Republic.
That song reminds me of Pam. We covered a lot of ground in 15 years. I think we were on every continent except Antarctica. I was told she died in 2008.
(Edit) I used to love bartending part time between assignments. I met so many great people. One couple that really stood out was John and Linda. They were the kindest and gentlest folks I've ever encountered, aside from Jim Lodwick.
They were not beautiful people, nor were they very smart. They didn't have a car or could drive, but they had each other. They're probably long gone by now, they were probably 20 years older than me in the 80s.
John was a BIG man, he had a 125-150 pounds and 6 inches on me. Linda was short and rotund. John could've squashed me like a bug if he wanted to. He couldn't read. He worked at the huge cemetery across the street in grounds keeping.
They did have a house though. It probably dated back to the early days of Ft. Wayne, it was near downtown, probably about 500 square feet, at best. They had a crappy pool table in their basement, sometimes I'd go there and play pool with them after bartending.
Most folks like them will never have their own place now thanks to the dims. It brought tears to my eyes remembering them.