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PEARL'S ASHES: AFRICA

Before getting into Pearl's Ashes on this nostalgia Tuesday, a couple of Trump matters. Federal judges are blocking most of Donald Trump's seemingly unconstitutional edicts. The  White House is looking into impeaching any judge that rules against Trump . The House first impeaches this judge, and the Senate needs to convict. However, two-thirds of Senators need to vote to convict, so this won't happen anytime soon . This has happened 15 times in our history, the most recent, G. Thomas Porteous Jr. in 2010. Trump will keep appealing, leaving it to the Supreme Court to decide.  If this body routinely supports the President, we will have a serious Constitutional Crisis.  Democracy will fall to Dictatorship. If Hamas doesn't return Israeli hostages by Saturday afternoon, "the   ceasefire   will be terminated," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday in a statement following a meeting with his security cabinet. Netanyahu's statement comes after  P...

WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF ISRAEL?

You must know by now that  Iran finally responded on their revenge  for the assassination of Hamas leader  Ismail Haniyeh in Teheran on 31July2024, compounded by those pager/walkie talkie explosions and bombing death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut. Sent 180 or ballistic missiles to Israel from Iran.  Almost 90% got intercepted, but that means at least 20 succeeded.  However, no fatalities. Remember that earlier revenge strike by Iran in April for Israel bombing their militia in Syria?  More than 300 missiles, of which 99% were intercepted? I think the drop in interceptions this time was that there were only two destroyers helping the  Iron Dome , which was funded by President Barack Obama.  In April, at least one aircraft carrier helped in the defense. The question is what's next? Was that all from Iran?  Early reports indicate that was it . Will Israel retaliate?  In April, they didn't because there were no civilian deat...