Brian BJ
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Columnist, Geopolitical analyst, pro life, 1a,2a, coffee addict, traveller by heart, space exploration enthousiast
Joined November 2023
Check out my latest op ed in @Saxafi Somaliland; a nation denied no more; a path to diplomatic recognition by 2029 leveraging their Stable democracy, thriving economy, & strategic location. https://t.co/0R0oV2wSmr
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Somaliland can pursue a wave-based strategy, with groups of countries recognizing it simultaneously for diplomatic momentum, bypassing forums like EAC, IGAD, AU, UN, Arab League, and OIC, where...
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President Carter is remembered as the man who betrayed Iranians by helping to bring the Ayatollahs to power. President Obama is remembered as the man who betrayed Iranians by helping to keep the Ayatollahs in power. Dear @POTUS, I humbly ask that you be remembered as the man
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Because Iran’s terror regime is loudly “anti-Israel” and “anti-America,” the pro-Palestine crowd STRUGGLED to condemn it. But after the photos of the thousands of murdered Iranians got released…now it’s “Free Iran from Israel and America” — are you serious? Reframing this
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Free Iran President Trump, despite thousands being killed by the Islamic regime, the people of Iran are still in the streets, fighting for their freedom. They urgently need you to strike the regime and help end this slaughter! @POTUS
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The people who have spent the last few years colonizing the stories of every Middle Eastern community have another thing coming if they think we’re going to let them colonize Iran, armed with their European textbooks and historical revisionism.
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🔴AN URGENT MESSAGE TO @POTUS President Trump, it’s time for you to intervene. You promised 90 million people. @marcorubio
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Mr. President, this is an urgent and immediate call for your attention, support, and action. Last night you saw the millions of brave Iranians in the streets facing down live bullets. Today, they are facing not just bullets but a total communications blackout. No Internet. No
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As the Islamic regime shut down the internet and cut phone lines, horrifying videos emerged from Iran showing lifeless protesters killed in the streets. These videos have been verified by multiple sources and eyewitnesses from yesterday. Unarmed civilians were shot, injured, and
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🔴 LIVE at 11:30am In the first major multi-day, multi-city uprising since the 12-Day War in June, Iranians are protesting against the regime. Join FDD experts @mdubowitz, @therealBehnamBT, and @JanatanSayeh to learn why this wave is different. https://t.co/TSusYIWVrE
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China's Expanding African footprint: The Strategic Implications of Beijing's Port Investments in Africa Picture this; a sprawling web of state-of-the-art ports hugging Africa's 26,000-kilometer coastline, each one a lifeline for trade, a vault for resources, and potentially a
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A case of plausible deniability; gas politics Israel sells gas to Egypt, Egypt resells gas to Syria, Syria can say we bought it from Egypt ..... Israel makes a profit, Egypt makes a profit, Syrians have power and can claim not doing business with israel.....
Egypt: Ministry of Petroleum announces signing two agreements to supply Syria with gas for electricity generation and to meet its petroleum product needs.
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Reflection: As it is past midnight in Somaliland, it is safe to say this did not happen on Tuesday. This is what multiple sources in government circles told me. So i will try to find out if something happened today that postponed it, or if it was a distraction campaign to keep
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Reflection: As it is past midnight in Somaliland, it is safe to say this did not happen on Tuesday. This is what multiple sources in government circles told me. So i will try to find out if something happened today that postponed it, or if it was a distraction campaign to keep
Somaliland to receive recognition by Kenya, Morocco, Ethiopia, UAE and India today. A coordinated announcement is expected later today as reports also come in of several diplomatic delegations arriving in Hargeisa.
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Why the humanitarians won’t stand with Iranians fighting for freedom
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UN; US operation that captured Maduro violates international law UN on suffering of Venezuelan people under Maduro's dictatorship; ............ silence The UN human rights office said a U.S. military operation in Venezuela that captured President Nicolas Maduro violated
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'States must not threaten or use force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state,' Ravina Shamdasani, spokeswoman for the UN rights office, told reporters in Geneva on...
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Israeli foreign minister @gidonsaar : ' Nobody will determine for Israel who we recognize and who we maintain diplomatic relations with”. Exactly, it is a sovereign act between countries, nothing the UN or Somalia can do about it.
“Nobody will determine for Israel who we recognize and who we maintain diplomatic relations with”. Following mutual recognition and the December 26 agreement establishing full diplomatic relations, @gidonsaar met with @Abdirahmanirro in Hargeisa to advance embassy openings and a
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Analysis: Israel-Syria talks in Paris conclude with fundamental differences remaining The fifth round of Israel-Syria negotiations concluded in Paris on January 6, 2026, under U.S. mediation. An Israeli official called the session "productive." Both sides agreed to accelerate
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From the blog of Brian McDonald at The Times of Israel
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Why the UAE-Israel Military Base Rumor looks Like a Saudi Disinformation campaign In the powder keg of Middle Eastern geopolitics, where alliances shift like desert sands, a bombshell rumor exploded on social media this week: The United Arab Emirates is allegedly greenlighting
BREAKING: 🇮🇱🇦🇪🇸🇦 The UAE is planning to establish an Israeli military base capable of hosting more than 800 Israeli soldiers in the Al-Arada area, near the border with Saudi Arabia. Source: Saudi Ajel (عاجل السعودية)
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UN; US operation that captured Maduro violates international law UN on suffering of Venezuelan people under Maduro's dictatorship; ............ silence The UN human rights office said a U.S. military operation in Venezuela that captured President Nicolas Maduro violated
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'States must not threaten or use force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state,' Ravina Shamdasani, spokeswoman for the UN rights office, told reporters in Geneva on...
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Statement by @gidonsaar after meeting with Somaliland's president Gideon Sa ar: It is a great honor to conduct the first official state visit to Somaliland at the invitation of President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi. The visit is also a message - we are determined to
זכות גדולה לקיים את הביקור המדיני הרשמי הראשון בסומלילנד בהזמנת הנשיא אבדירחמן מוחמד עבדילאהי. הביקור הוא גם מסר - אנו נחושים לקדם בתנופה את היחסים בין ישראל לסומלילנד. קיימנו היום דיונים משמעותיים עם הנשיא ובכירי ממשלו הנוגעים למכלול היחסים בינינו. ההכרה ההדדית וכינון היחסים
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IRAN PROTESTS: DAY 10 ◾️At least 35 Iranians have been kiIIed including 4 children in Iran protests. The Islamic regime detains more than 1,200 protestors. Many of these detainees will never see light again. ◾️In Shahrekord, Iran heavy Islamic regime forces are present
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