“For Aristotle, democracy is possible only within homogeneous ethnic groups, while despots have always reigned over highly fragmented societies.

A multi-ethnic society is thus necessarily anti-democratic and chaotic, for it lacks ‘philia’, this profound, flesh and blood fraternity of citizens.

Tyrants and despots divide and rule, they want the city divided by ethnic rivalries. The indispensable condition for ensuring a people’s sovereignty accordingly resides in its unity. Ethnic chaos prevents all ‘philia’ from developing.”

— Guillaume Faye

From Grok:

President Trump’s reported account describes an Iranian drone lodging between two US Apache pilots over the Strait of Hormuz without exploding, later igniting during landing, leading the pilots to ditch the helicopter into the sea for a historic first rescue by an unmanned US Navy surface drone.

US Central Command conducted retaliatory strikes targeting Iranian air defense, radar, and surveillance sites near the strait after the June 9 incident, described as a proportional self-defense response amid ongoing fragile ceasefires involving Iran, Israel, and Hezbollah.

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Maximum speed of the drone is 115 mph. Cruising speed for the Apache is 165 mph with a top speed of 182 mph. No mention of how the drone was able to enter the helicopter but here is Grok’s analysis:

According to President Trump’s account (and consistent with U.S. officials’ descriptions of a collision), this was not the drone peacefully flying inside like a bird through an open window. It was a high-speed impact during a low-altitude patrol:

• The drone struck the Apache with enough kinetic energy to shatter or penetrate the canopy and/or side fuselage panels.
• On impact, the drone’s lightweight composite wings and structure likely sheared or crumpled, while its denser central fuselage (containing the engine, fuel, and warhead) punched inward and became physically embedded in the narrow space between the two tandem seats.
• The armored crew compartment is designed to survive 23 mm cannon fire, but a 200 kg drone hitting at 100+ mph is a completely different level of energy transfer—enough to breach the plexiglass canopy and outer skin without necessarily destroying the entire airframe instantly.

Here is Grok’s analysis of the drone’s structural integrity:

Core Materials and Construction

• Wings: Fiberglass (sometimes with carbon fiber reinforcement in Russian versions). They incorporate an internal honeycomb core for added rigidity while keeping weight extremely low (~200 kg total drone mass). This honeycomb also reduces radar cross-section (RCS) by absorbing/scattering radar waves. osmp.ngo
• Fuselage: Early Iranian versions use lightweight honeycomb throughout. Russian-produced Geran-2s upgraded to fiberglass over woven carbon fiber for slightly better production consistency and durability—but it remains a thin, non-armored composite shell.
• Overall airframe: Delta-wing layout with a simple central fuselage blending into the wings. Some analyses describe the build as “largely foam and plywood” (or foam-core composites) for extreme cost-cutting. tdhj.org No metal armor, reinforced cockpit, or crash-resistant structure—everything prioritizes cheap production, range (up to ~2,000 km in standard form), and basic stealth over toughness.

Needless to say, this is the biggest fish story that I have ever read.

Tillis never represented North Carolina. The epitome of the greedy and corrupt political elite.

This is why Belfast is burning … About time.

Read the Zerohedge post …

h/t WRSA

A truly bizarre series of events off the coast of Iran today (yesterday as this is posted) that in my opinion were entirely provoked, if not staged, by the US. It started with multiple news reports that a US Army Apache helicopter had been shot down in the Persian Gulf but the two pilots emerged unscathed. What the hell was an Apache helicopter doing? The AH-64 Apache is a twin-engine attack helicopter primarily designed for anti-armor warfare, close air support, and armed reconnaissance. Apparently it was conducting reconnaissance. The US claims that Iran shot it down, but Iran insists it did no such thing.

I am bothered by the claim it was shot down… If the rocket or bullets had hit the cockpit or damaged the main rotor, the craft would have plunged into the water and the pilots would not have survived. So what happened? Was one of the twin engines damaged but still able to function? Was the rear rotor damaged? Those are the only two scenarios I can imagine that would not have caused a catastrophic crash. Once the helo landed in the water, the pilots had to open the canopy and jump into the water. Hopefully the main rotor — assuming it was intact when the copter hit the water — shattered on impact. Otherwise, the pilots would have been shredded trying to escape.

I think that today’s US attack on Iran was an effort to scuttle the negotiations. While Iran struck back hard at targets in Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and Kurdish controlled territory in northern Iraq, it limited its retaliation. Iran apparently still believes that there is a viable accord that will end the war, not only the attacks on Iran, but also bring security to Lebanon and Gaza. The onus is on Donald Trump to force Israel to accept the terms. That has the Zionists very nervous, which explains why they are spying on Trump’s negotiators.

Continue reading at Sonar21 …

From Vox Popoli: Hal Turner has confirmed that the US military is now attacking Iran. In what appears to be an obvious escalation, it bombed freshwater storage tanks, which suggests that the Iranians will soon be targeting water supplies and desalination facilities in Israel and the Gulf States.

CONFIRMED! The US is attacking Iran, on Trump’s orders.

Intense fighter jet activity has been reported right now over Basrah, in southern Iraq, in several areas of northern Iraq, and in southern Syria. U.S. Fighter jets accompanied by air-refueling tankers.

UPDATE 7:00 PM EDT —

Iranian opposition sources are reporting preliminary details on the targets allegedly struck by U.S. forces in Iran a short while ago:

Sirik Naval Base

Jask Naval Base

Air defense systems in Bandar Abbas

Coastal missile battery in Minab

Coastal missile battery on Qeshm Island

Port facilities on Qeshm Island

The reported strikes are taking place in the vicinity of the Strait of Hormuz.

UPDATE 7:11 PM EDT —

Now being told the “first wave” of US attacks has completed. Earlier, I was told there “would be several waves of US attacks.

Iran response already on the way – drones launched. Missile launches expected within minutes.

UPDATE 7:46 PM EDT —

During its attack, the United States reportedly struck TWO (2) Fresh-water Storage Tanks in Sirik, Iran.

If this is verified, then the US has just given Iran the green light to do the exact same thing to countries hosting US military bases.

7:52 PM EDT — The attack upon drinking water storage tanks is now CONFIRMED by IRIB which reports all drinking water in the District of Sirik is now cut-off.

As a result of what the U.S. has just done, Iran has warned it will immediately place all regional Gulf energy infrastructure under continuous missile fire, and with this US attack, water desalination infrastructure which the Gulf depends on for over 90%, will specifically become major targets.

The moment any of the desalination plants in these GCC countries are hit, they will effectively cease to exist as functioning states.

It’s a sad day when one hopes that one’s own country is defeated, but when that country has been consumed by evil, defeating it is the only solution, either by a foreign enemy or by a revolt by the people. The USA is no stranger to committing war crimes. I fear that when what goes around comes around, the American people will rue the day they allowed their government to drift into such evil. We will rue the day we did nothing.

Related: Read Zerohedge: The Iranian leadership has concluded, it seems, that compromise will likely not be forthcoming, and that it is better to cut the “negotiations” rather “than continue the pointless bad-faith negotiations with a deceitful and decrepit American regime,” as the New York Times has termed the Iran “negotiations” — suggesting that the “deal chaos” is not a singular glitch by Trump confined to the Iran issue, but rather is a consistent pattern of dysfunctionality repeating itself across virtually all of Trump’s “peace” initiatives.