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The Real Context News Podcast #10: Journalist Noga Tarnopolsky on Israel’s 2 Wars: One vs. Hamas & One vs. Netanyahu
By Brian E. Frydenborg (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter @bfry1981, YouTube) December 26, 2023 (recorded December 17, intro/conclusion recorded December 25); see Brian's other coverage the Israel-Hamas war here; because of YOU, Real Context News surpassed one million content views on January 1, 2023, but I still need your help, ...
The Lord of the Rings, Israel, and Palestine: Reflections of the Gaza-Hamas War in Tolkien
From Jenin to Jerusalem, from Kibbutz Be'eri to Al-Shifa Hospital, how Tolkien's tale evokes the horrors of war but also our common humanity By Brian E. Frydenborg (Twitter @bfry1981, LinkedIn, Facebook, Substack with exclusive informal content, my Linktree with all ...
The Concept of Roman Peace
As we are confronted with horrific wars even in 2023, a look back at how the Romans conceptualized peace may be instructive. By Brian E. Frydenborg (Twitter @bfry1981, LinkedIn, Facebook, Substack with exclusive informal content, my Linktree with all my public links/profiles) November 7, 2023, ...
The Geopolitics, Politics, and Military Realities of the Past Year of U.S. Arms Transfers, Sales, and Authorizations to Taiwan
October 29, 2023 Brian E. Frydenborg A Special Commissioned Report of Real Context News Intelligence (PDF version here) by Brian E. Frydenborg (Twitter @bfry1981, LinkedIn, Facebook, Substack with exclusive informal content, my Linktree with all his public links/profiles); contact Brian with ...
Facts, Context Don’t Care About Your Narrative: Gaza Hospital Edition
I believed one thing at first. As more information came in, I let the facts and context guide me and came to believe something else. And while the specific responsibility for this one horrific incident of carnage belonging to one ...
6 Steps for Israel to Take to Still Win, but with Far Better Outcomes for Itself and Gaza
A catastrophe at a hospital, regardless of its cause, highlights the need for careful, not rash action, on the part of Israel for the sake of both Israelis and Palestinians, that tragic scene of mass death the exact type of ...
The 9/11 and 10/7 Analogy for the Israel-Hamas War: Why It Both Does and Does Not Fit
An imperfect comparison is still an instructive one By Brian E. Frydenborg (Twitter @bfry1981, LinkedIn, Facebook, Substack with exclusive informal content, my Linktree with all my public links/profiles) October 11, 2023 (slightly updated figures late afternoon) (Arabic الترجمة العربية / ...
There Is No “Stalemate” In Ukraine: Ukraine Still Winning, Russia Still Losing
Slow but steady progress is just that, not a “stalemate,” and the dynamics still overwhelmingly favor Ukraine (Russian/Русский перевод; Если вы состоите в российской армии и хотите сдаться Украине, звоните по этим номерам: +38 066 580 34 98 или +38 ...
If You Want to Support Israel, Call Out Its Apartheid in the West Bank
Siding with Israel when it is clearly wrong does not make you a friend, it makes you an enabler, and a former Israeli Mossad chief might just be able to shift the conversation further in the direction it needs to ...
TRUMP INDICTED 4TH TIME, WITH GIULIANI, MEADOWS, & 16 OTHERS ON 41 COUNTS WITH 161 CRIMINAL ACTS IN GEORGIA RICO CASE—Read Full Indictment Here
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis brought the heat By Brian E. Frydenborg (Twitter @bfry1981, LinkedIn, Facebook, Substack with exclusive informal content, Threads @bfchugginalong) August 14, 2023, with a minor update regarding other possible cases August 15 and a bit of additional context and ...
TRUMP INDICTED FOR FEDERAL ELECTION CRIMES BY SPECIAL COUNSEL JACK SMITH—Read Full Indictment Here
Finally, the cases expertly made by House impeachment managers during Trump's second impeachment trail and and the bipartisan January 6 Committee are in the accountability phase as Trump's second federal indictment is unsealed Jack Smith, the special counsel overseeing the ...
From Orwell in Spain to Trump and Putin: Orwell as Antidote to Stalinism and Fascism, Then and Now
From Stalinist show-trials in Spain to Jim Jordan’s Judiciary Committee, history is repeating itself and it is terrifying as Trump, Putin, and their allies channel the gaslighting spirit of Nazi Germany and Stalin’s Soviet Union (Russian/Русский перевод; Если вы состоите ...
