Leslie Burt

Just trying to understand what is going on!

[Leslie Burt @LeslieBurt]

Victor Davis Hanson: The World Is Becoming More Pro-American Than It Has... https://t.co/nDdpzGl7Ja via @YouTube

[Leslie Burt @LeslieBurt]

From JFK to Trump, the Hidden War America is Fighting https://t.co/630rB3odq8 via @YouTube

[Mossad Commentary @MOSSADil]

TRUMP: “I’M GOING BECAUSE OF ERDOGAN”

Trump, leaving for the NATO summit in Ankara, said he is attending because of Erdogan.

He called the Turkish leader “a friend” and “a respected leader.” And that is exactly the problem.

Erdogan’s Turkey gets full NATO protection while spending roughly $33 billion between defense and direct NATO contributions. The United States spends roughly $981 billion.

One country carries the alliance.
The other plays both sides, empowers Islamist movements, threatens allies, and still gets treated like the indispensable partner.

Erdogan does not need to control NATO.
He just needs NATO leaders to keep pretending Turkey is a normal ally.

[Leslie Burt @LeslieBurt]

Victor Davis Hanson: Socialism Is Targeting the Foundations That Made Am... https://t.co/5vnAUi5BUz via @YouTube

[The Chris Salcedo Show @CSalcedoShow]

You know who isn’t asking questions about why Elaine Chao, a private citizen, upon hearing of her husband’s alleged heart attack & subsequent hospitalization, jumped on a plane to go meet with one of the most senior members of an enemy nation, China’s Communist Party? Elected congressional politicians.

[Dr Walid Phares @WalidPhares]

Khamanei's funerals

Watching the state ceremony in Tehran for the funeral of Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is a teaching experience. It is a significant event, offering a live view of foreign delegations paying their respects to the remains of the uber commander killed during the Second Allied War against the regime.

It is striking to see Arab, Islamic, African, and Latin American governments and regimes, as well as representatives of NATO member states, lining up to honor the fallen leader of the "Islamic Republic." The images of mourners standing before the casket are especially revealing of the true position adopted by so many governments.

International relations now face a profound dilemma. Had the United States and Israel succeeded in bringing down the regime, many of these same governments would likely have traveled to Tehran to congratulate its successor. Instead, following the signing of a new Iran deal by the United States, most governments have chosen to comply with the diplomatic protocol of the Khomeinist regime. The scene unfolding on television is surreal. The Islamic Republic presents itself as the victor and claims to have prevailed in two wars against the United States and Israel.

Whatever one's interpretation of these events, one point seems clear: the regime is likely to seek revenge despite having signed the memorandum of understanding—an unusual historical circumstance.

As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of its independence, it will need to define its long-term policy toward this regime, one way or another, while ensuring that its ultimate commitment remains with the Iranian people

[Leslie Burt @LeslieBurt]

The Revolution will not be tweeted https://t.co/girjrgAvSb

[Leslie Burt @LeslieBurt]

Tucker Carlson Turns LEFTIST?! https://t.co/oq5GJTvuit via @YouTube

[Leslie Burt @LeslieBurt]

Proof That the Unraveling of MAGA Has Begun | James Lindsay https://t.co/P7UNiUIrjj via @YouTube

[Leslie Burt @LeslieBurt]

BREAKING: Fuel Crisis In Russia | Will Russia Collapse? https://t.co/Ekl2t3AvpL via @YouTube

[Leslie Burt @LeslieBurt]

Let’s Tell Some Truth About What Really Happened With The Supposed Plan To Arm The Kurds In Iran And Overthrow The Ayatollahs https://t.co/zu93X37yw8

[J Michael Waller @JMichaelWaller]

George Washington knew that foreign subversion would be more dangerous to the survival of our country than foreign attack.

My take on the under appreciated messages in his Farewell Address follows. 🧵

[J Michael Waller @JMichaelWaller]

There are people with solid track records and unique practical experience to serve the president, but hiring a woke leftie Ivy League Biden voter on the NSC is not one of them.

In both Trump 45 and 47, the Western Hemisphere NSC officials have been pathetic self-servers.

[Leslie Burt @LeslieBurt]

Brussels Just Filed a Quiet Indictment of Qatar. Washington Should Read It. https://t.co/gpKIqldYUD

[Matthew RJ Brodsky @MattRJBrodsky]

I joined @natasharaquel_ on @i24NEWS_EN Middle East Now to discuss President Trump’s first flight aboard the Qatar-gifted Air Force One and new reporting that Trump family businesses received roughly $300 million from Gulf-linked deals in 2025.

But the issue is bigger than one airplane.

The Qatar-gifted jet is a symbol of a much deeper problem: foreign money, private business interests, official U.S. policy, and national-security decisions all overlapping. This is not draining the swamp. This is putting the swamp on retainer.

Understood properly, the Qatari plane is not a gift to America. It is a billboard that says foreign money has a reserved seat on U.S. foreign policy.

Qatar has spent years building an influence machine in Washington — cultivating Democrats, Republicans, consultants, lobbyists, universities, think tanks, media outlets, and elite validators. It uses Al Jazeera and its broader media ecosystem to shape narratives, launders its reputation through academia and sports, and presents itself as an indispensable mediator while maintaining access to Hamas, Tehran, and Islamist networks.

That is not diplomacy. That is double-dealing.

Qatar’s role in Washington is simple: bankroll the arsonists, buy the fire department, then charge America for mediation.

The United States should stop pretending Qatar is indispensable simply because Al Udeid Air Base is there. We should move the base, sever the dependency, and treat Qatar according to its conduct: as a state sponsor of terrorism and an enemy of American interests.

Qatar is not an ally. It is a wealthy adversarial gas station with an airbase — and Washington keeps calling Doha a partner because Qatar has bought enough influence in both parties to make that lie sound normal.

Qatar’s Influence Machine: Trump’s Air Force One Gift, Gulf Money & U.S. Policy

Watch it below 👇

[Leslie Burt @LeslieBurt]

BREAKING: Russia Attacks Civilians In Kyiv, Ukraine https://t.co/cuevulvDeR via @YouTube

[Apranik 🇮🇷🇮🇱 @patriot_apranik]

JD Vance is deeply confused about who he is dealing with. He calls the regime's deceitful negotiating style a Persian rhetorical device.

Wrong. What he is describing is Taqiyya: A Shia Islamic doctrine of religious deception.

There is absolutely nothing Persian about the radical clerics occupying Tehran. If Western policymakers don't even understand the basic difference between Iranian culture and extremist Islamic ideology, how do they ever expect to defeat it?

[Leslie Burt @LeslieBurt]

BREAKING: Massive Terror Arrest | Iran Still Defiant https://t.co/QObB9KpcH9 via @YouTube

[𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 @Old_But_Gold50s]

An 18-year-old Japanese classical guitarist, Haruna Miyagawa, performs Niccolò Paganini’s Caprice No. 24, a technically demanding violin piece arranged for guitar, highlighting its sequence of variations and arpeggios in a contemporary concert hall setting.

[Leslie Burt @LeslieBurt]

@JMichaelWaller "When you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back at you" Nietzsche