March 1, 2026

PRINCIPLES, HOW DO THEY WORK?

Posted at 10:06 am by Stephen Green

LEFTISTS MARCHED IN SUPPORT OF THIS YESTERDAY IN NEW YORK:

Translated: “Atefah Sahaaleh, 16 years old, was hanged by the Iranian regime. Her crime? She was raped.”

Posted at 9:07 am by Glenn Reynolds

ANOTHER AUSTERE RELIGIOUS SCHOLAR MOURNED BY THE WAPO: WashPost Touts Khamenei as Man With an ‘Easy Smile’ and Love of ‘Poetry.’

In the wake of Iranian Supreme Leader Aylatollah Khamenei coming down with a killer headache after getting a U.S. warhead on his forehead, on Saturday, The Washington Post published one of their infamous glowing remembrances of Islamic terrorists. The paper fondly remembered the brutal Islamic dictator as a “avuncular figure” with an “easy smile” and love for “Persian poetry.”

Readers might remember when The Post fluffed up the former leader of ISIS as an “austere religious scholar”; well, they back at it again with Khamenei in their obituary titled: “Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, is dead at 86.”

The sub-headline brushed over Khamenei’s authoritarian rule: “He played a behind-the-scenes role in Iran’s Islamic revolution, served as president in the 1980s and dominated the country for more than three decades.”

“Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Shiite Muslim cleric who played a behind-the-scenes role in Iran’s Islamic revolution, served two terms as president in the 1980s and dominated the country for more than three decades as supreme leader, was killed Saturday as Israel and the United States launched a joint attack on Iran. He was 86,” wrote William Branigin.

Flashback: Washington Post faces backlash for headline calling ISIS terrorist ‘austere religious scholar.’

Posted at 8:45 am by Ed Driscoll

THE NEW AMERICAN WAY OF WAR:

Posted at 8:44 am by Glenn Reynolds

IT’S MORNING IN AMERICA:

UPDATE (FROM GLENN):

Posted at 8:14 am by Ed Driscoll

ROGER SIMON: Hope Was ALWAYS on the way. “Many had come to doubt President Trump’s assurance weeks ago to the brave Iranian freedom fighters that “help is on the way.” I admit I had moments I waffled over that time, though my wife, a stalwart, disabused me of them. But Operation Epic Fury—called Roaring Lion by the Israelis and now roaring—appears to have been months in the most meticulous planning.”

Posted at 8:00 am by Glenn Reynolds

XI’S GOTTA HAVE IT:

Posted at 7:45 am by Ed Driscoll

SHE’S NOT OPPRESSED; SHE’S AN OPPRESSOR.

Posted at 7:30 am by Glenn Reynolds

IS THE NEW YORK TIMES A LIBERAL NEWSPAPER? OF COURSE IT IS:

(Classical reference in headline.)

 

Posted at 7:14 am by Ed Driscoll

ANALYSIS: TRUE.

Posted at 7:00 am by Glenn Reynolds

February 28, 2026

IRANIAN STATE TELEVISION ANNOUNCED THE DEATH OF AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI:

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed on Saturday after the US and Israel launched massive aerial strikes on the capital Tehran.

An announcer appearing on state television broke down in tears early on Sunday as he confirmed the killing, saying the 86-year-old “achieved his long cherished wish of martyrdom in the holy month of Ramadan.”

“Today, Iran, the Islamic nations and freedom seekers across the world are grieving the evil attacks by the criminal Americans and wicked Zionists,” he said.

“The martyrdom of a personality of such great stature will begin a great uprising in the fight against the world’s oppressors,” he added.

The semi-official Fars news agency, which has links to the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), reported that Khamenei’s daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter were also killed in the strikes.

“After establishing contact with informed sources in the supreme leader’s household, the news of the martyrdom of the daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter of the revolutionary leader has unfortunately been confirmed,” it said.

Satellite imagery seen by Middle East Eye showed widespread destruction at the supreme leader’s compound after videos posted on social media showed black smoke billowing from the area.

Or to put it another way, “Every future meeting of Iran’s senior leadership now carries one question: does Israel know about this one too.”

 

Posted at 10:28 pm by Ed Driscoll

INDEED:

Posted at 10:25 pm by Glenn Reynolds

OPEN THREAD: Don’t disappoint me.

Posted at 9:30 pm by Glenn Reynolds