The latest twist in the Hormuz enshittification is Abu Dhabi's indignant threat of its readiness to wrest control of Hormuz from Tehran...which poses 2 questions:
-Hormuz's bottleneck is 21 nmi/NM/M between Iran & Oman, making it the joint territorial waters of the aforementioned parties; why has Muscat said nothing except to make a nebulous assistance offer to Islamabad?
-What may Abu Dhabi's shifting priorities mean for the Pak Emirates Military Hospital (which is already drowning in red ink)?
The Pentagon has reportedly withheld its new US Troop Deployment Review from European allies...while the White House accuses NATO of betraying the US:
-Could Washington be betting on Berlin to dissipate EU anger, out of respect for prominent German Americans, e.g. President Trump, Peter Thiel, the Rockefellers, the Rothschilds, etc.?
-To what degree can Berlin fulfil Washington's apparent expectations, given how ongoing US conflicts have dissipated German investments, e.g. in Iran & Afghanistan?
*Washington sent a message requesting talks (via Islamabad) with any/all Hormuz sailor cooperatives (via Tehran), sans Jerusalem / Tel Aviv permission: May Washington's pick of Islamabad as US mailman, discredit the Global Terrorism Index '26 (published by the Institute For Economics & Peace [IEP]), which ranks Pakistan at No. 1?
*11 AF clerics & 11 PK clerics have requested an extension in the (allegedly broken-by-Islamabad) ceasefire: On what financial terms & conditions is said request based?
Today's headlines all focus on AF & IR, on which each analysis (particularly on the business impact) fails to account for:
-Palantir
Has Peter Thiel gone guano over the "Antichrist"...or may he simply be selling Palantir's return to Afghanistan...which sets a bad precedent for all free trade zones?
-World Liberty
Is the US legal system so market-oriented, it waived conflict & permitted President Trump to moonlight as a cryptocurrency trader...& has said step pitted the President against the USD?
Reports of a deal between US President Trump & PK CDF Munir to launch the CDF as US mediator to Tehran, pose 3 questions:
-If CDF Munir could mediate, wouldn't that patriot make peace during, rather than allegedly unilaterally violate, the recent PK-AF ceasefire?
-May Tehran's February rejection of the CDF's involvement constitute a conflict of interest?
-How much does President Trump's "sleazy realtor" strategy (bad faith, coercion, manipulation & misrepresentation) cost the US economy per day?
Analysis of the PK CDF's reported emigration threat to opponents of Islamabad's foreign policy, e.g. PK-based Pashtuns with family on both sides of the Durand Line:
For:-
*The PK Army acted under the India Army Act 1911 until 1952, a la the British Indian Army?
*British Indian Army progenitor, East India Co. by-laws were rooted in "terrorism", i.e. violence to boost politico-economic aims?
Against:-
*UDHR Art. 9 & 13?
*Deportation laws - rebuttal & counsel, self-incrimination & illegal searches?
It is essential for lawyers not to let clients' personal opinions expose them to criminal charges:
1. The US Embassy (Havana) reportedly requested permission to bring in fuel...& got labelled "shameless" by Cuban authorities:-
Are US fuel blockades illegal?
2. The Pakistani CDF reportedly advises Pakistani Afghans to go to Afghanistan, & Pakistani Shias to go to Iran:-
Didn't JAG explain that all soldiers must serve all Pakistanis, & "terrorism" (i.e. ideologically-motivated threats) is a crime?
Kabul accuses Islamabad of violating the "temporary pause" mere hours into its commencement; Islamabad denies. While the media await the news bites from the resultant mud-slinging, the point is that Islamabad's official denial is wonderful news...because it is a license to carry out a full investigation, e.g.:
-If missiles, can shrapnel be used to identify missile parts patent owners?
-If combatants, can DNA, retinas &/or dental records, plus combat &/or language training be admissible evidence?
Assuming that Islamabad's 120-hour "temporary pause" in hostilities against Afghanistan was timed according to Pakistan Standard Time, it is now 24 hours into the schedule...& neither Kabul nor any terrorist group(s) in the region have violated the ceasefire.
Does this fact constitute proof beyond a reasonable doubt that:
-The threat of "terrorism" is over-rated, Washington-style?
-A military response is a round-hole-square-peg approach to the trade issues created by the Hormuz enshittification?
Islamabad's temporary pause in Operation GLH, raises 6 legal issues:
-Is the request by "brotherly countries" TR, SA & QA public record?
-Given, Islamabad ignored ceasefire suggestions from said "brotherly countries" for weeks, what made this effort effective?
-Is the sanctity of Eid-ul-Fitr greater than that of Ramadan?
-Is Pakistan Day equated with Eid?
-According to what time zone is the 120-hour ceasefire scheduled - UTC, CET, PKT or AFT?
-May any trade barriers be loosened during this time?
