Kameel Majdali's Road Ahead

It will be a celebration unlike any other. On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the United States of America celebrates its 250th anniversary. On that date two and a half centuries ago, thirteen British colonies came together to declare their independence from the United Kingdom and HM King George III. They adopted the Declaration of Independence, which highlighted that our rights and freedoms - including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness - come from God. They do not come from man. America’s founders signed the Declaration of Independence at great personal risk. If captured, they could be tried for treason against the King and executed. But the call to personal and national liberty proved to be too compelling to ignore. American Distinctives America was born during the Enlightenment, that period in Western history that celebrated human reason as the solution for all problems (which it is not; God is). Yet, not since ancient Greece in the fifth century BC had there been such a concentrat...

It was the Sabbath morning in Israel when the air raid sirens were activated, beckoning the population to their closest bomb shelter. War had broken ou between Israel and its archenemy, Iran. Operation Epic Fury (US name) had begun. And for the first time, Israel was not fighting alone but alongside itsgreat ally, the United States. Comparisons have been frequently made between Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Sir Winston Churchill with US Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Donald J. Trump. If the current leadership wins its war as World War II leaders won theirs, the comparison will hold. Operation Epic Fury was meticulously designed and flawlessly executed, using multi-domain warfare (cyber, outer space, and AI). With the failure of negotiations, Israel and the US sincerely believed that Iran was a growing threat, so they swung into action. Israel sent out two hundred flights, and each plane had two targets each. In amazingly swift speed, the allies sank Iran’s navy a...

At the time of writing this article, there is an uprising against the clerical regime in the Islamic Republic of Iran, which is getting little attention from the international media. This is because the regime has closed down the internet, so the Iranian people cannot communicate with the outside world. In other words, it’s a complete media blackout. Iran is one of the great civilisational countries of world history. Today, it is one of the leading nations of the Middle East. It is a leader in the Islamic revolution and known for its anti-Western policies and practices, especially against the United States and Israel. It is considered the leading state sponsor of terrorism. While uprisings are not new to Iran - the last one was in 2022 - This one could go further and faster in toppling the government than the previous times. And if it doesn’t fall this time, it could pave the way for a change of regime the next time. Normally, the regime pushes back ruthlessly, and hundreds of proteste...

In Part 01, we learned about Donald Trump, his political comeback and how he practised his legendary dealmaking in the Middle East. We concluded by briefly assessing his interactions with regional players, particularly the Houthis of Yemen and HTS, who are currently governing war-torn Syria. We continue the regional assessment. Iran: Its nuclear program is a real worry, and while negotiation has been the understandably chosen method of dealing with it, Iran appears to be running down the clock until Trump is out of office. The Islamic Republic insists that its nuclear program is only for peaceful purposes. But why does a nation that has ten per cent of the world’s oil reserves need a nuclear energy program? And if it is only for peaceful purposes, why do they insist on enriching uranium themselves rather than accepting enriched uranium from a second country?   So, Trump, the master negotiator, chose to negotiate with Iran directly. It did not work. So after many years of military ...

Part One of Two Parts It was only a matter of time. This dreadful event had been predicted and prophesied. Prayer alerts went out to pray for supernatural protection. Then, on Saturday night, July 13th 2024, at an outdoor campaign rally for Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, several shots rang out. Pandemonium briefly ensued, and three men in the audience were hit. One of the men, Corey Camperatori, 50, an ex-fire chief, an enthusUS Election,iastic churchgoer and a family man, was fatally wounded while using his body to shield his wife and daughter. The other two were seriously injured but expected to recover. A bullet hit Trump but grazed his right ear; he missed death by millimetres.   What was at stake was more than the life of a prominent politician. America’s future hung in the balance with the prospect of civil war not far away. Unfortunately, assassinations and attempted assassinations are not a new phenomena. Four US Presidents were assassinated: Abraham Lincoln (1865); ...

It looks like a regular billboard but the content is not regular at all. Instead of advertising the latest perfume, theatre program, or sporting event, it provides up-to-date information - no, not the time nor the weather - but America’s national debt. The billboard is in New York City and is known as the ‘National Debt Clock.’ As of January, America’s federal debt was $31,341,547,109. That’s $31 trillion (each trillion is a million dollars a million times) in debt. Wrap your mind around that figure. As a bonus, the debt clock adds another piece of information: Your family’s share of the debt is $237,520 per family.   America’s national debt has been frightfully increasing over many years. In the current US administration, Congress has passed several spending bills totalling over $6 trillion. Credible complaints point out that there is much ‘pork’ among the beef, including the recent 4,000-page omnibus spending $1.7 trillion, which was hastily passed before the incoming Congress to...

The 20 20s have been a decade unlike anything we have seen in living memory, even surpassing the turbulent 1960s. For many people, it has caused a lot of fear and much of it is misdirected. People are afraid of global warming, environmental apocalypse, and being called pejorative names like racists, misogynists, etc. The rise of ‘wokery,’ ‘wokeism,’ or just plain ‘woke’ - now in overt overdrive - with its punitive cancel culture, causes much trepidation. Yet, as someone put it: the only fear you need is the fear of the Lord; once attained, it will cancel out all other fears.   In this article, we will give you a few places to watch - and pray - as well as some practical tips on how to handle the future. The Western World Western civilisation, based on Greek telos , Roman jurisprudence, and most of all, Judaeo-Christianity, has lifted many out of poverty, recognised human rights, respect for the individual, granted equality of opportunity and unparalleled freedoms, and fostered sci...