News and Views: June 22, 2025

Five Takes on Bombing Iran  

Competence. The most striking thing about the attacks was the extreme competence displayed by the Air Force, the Defense Department under Secretary Pete Hegseth, the various intelligence assets involved, the State Department, and the entire administration. There were no leaks. (How did they avoid leaks? Basically, they didn’t tell any Democrats what was coming. Take note.)

   Not only were there no leaks, but President Trump and the diplomatic apparatus kept the Iranians in the dark, giving the impression of waffling in the White House even as things were being lined up. They received unintentional help in this from Sen. Charles Schumer, who had been for some time pushing the “TACO” acronym — Trump Always Chickens Out — in the service of a storyline that Trump was all bluster and no follow-through. The Iranians, apparently dumb enough to believe Democrats and the mainstream news media (but I repeat myself) were snookered.

The Genius Deception Trump Pulled on Iran Just Before the Attack on the Iranian Nuclear Sites  Trump had Iran looking west at the B-2s, as things were already in motion going east. Talk about an incredible misdirection play — in addition to saying he would decide within two weeks.

Who is Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader? 

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‘Alarming’: UMich Chinese nationals face charges for spying, smuggling, illegal voting  Chinese nationals connected to the University of Michigan have been federally charged with lying to law enforcement about taking photos near a military base, illegally voting in the 2024 presidential election, and smuggling in dangerous biological materials into the country in just the past year alone.

   The incidents have drawn scrutiny from a national security expert, current and former Michigan congressmen, as well as the State Department.

The Looming Threat to Our Homeland 

Democrats, the media, and activist groups are supporting criminal illegal aliens and maintaining that they have constitutional “rights” to remain. Nationwide protests, including violent ones, have been occurring, driven by opposition to the President’s agenda, especially the efforts of ICE to deport criminal illegal aliens.

    Terrorist groups will take advantage of this ill-advised opposition to activate their “sleeper cells” throughout the nation, giving them more time to plot attacks against innocent American

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Wayne church livestream shows crowd react 

to suspected active shooter

Security guard kills active shooter at Detroit-area church, police say  A security guard shot and killed an active shooter around 11 a.m. Sunday at a suburban Detroit church after a member ran the shooter over in a Ford F-150 truck, according to the church and police.

   CrossPointe Community Church Senior Pastor Bobby Kelly Jr. said a deacon ran the shooter over, giving a security guard time to shoot the armed attacker outside the church...