SUPER BOWL LIV: 49ERS V. CHIEFS.

ICHEOKU says NFL Super Bowl 54 comes down on February 2, 2020 at Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens Florida, between NFC champion San Francisco's 49ers and AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs. ICHEOKU wishes both sides well and prays for a good game overall. May the better side win. Hopefully there will be some commercials to remember. Go Niners! Go Chiefs!

KOBE BRYANT: KILLED IN A HELICOPTER CRASH.

ICHEOKU says the shock is reverberating throughout the sports world as well as among those who knew him and had closely followed his career, watched him became one of the greatest basketball greats ever lived. What a life cut so short and in its prime. Adieu KB.

BERNIE: THE REAL DEAL CLEAR CHOICE OF DEMOCRATS!

ICHEOKU says the DNC must not tamper with or mess it around this time and must allow the wishes of millions to prevail in the primaries. If they try a repeat of what happened in 2016, when they stole the nomination from Bernie Sanders and handed it to Queen Crooked Hillary Clinton, by once again depriving Bernie Sanders of the nomination and giving it to Joe Biden, there will be a hefty price to pay. Bernie Sanders will run as a third party Independent candidate and like Ralph Nader and Ross Perot did to Al Gore and George Herbert Bush respectively, the party's nominee will suffer the consequences. The Democratic National Committee must therefore respect the wishes of the electorates and let their choice candidate win the nomination. If it is Bernie Sanders, so be it!

THE CORONAVIRUS: IF IT WERE THE CHINESE?

ICHEOKU says if the roles were reversed and the Coronavirus was an American affliction, would China not have since placed a ban on flights originating from America into China. But why the health authorities in America as well as the government in the White House have chosen to do nothing so far in that regards, is but anyone's guess. You can blame it on economic considerations and the need not to panic the flying public which will cause disruptions in world economic activities. 

Recall the speed with which the government in Beijing grounded all Boeing 737 Max airplanes following the second crash in Ethiopia. They did not even consider any of these factors when they summarily grounded the planes, just to protect the flying Chinese public. It led to a world wide hysteria about the safety of the airplanes which precipitated their world wide grounding. America was forced to order them out of the skies to the ground where they have remained since then and for nearly one year now. Whether they will ever fly again is debatable because it will take much to regain the confidence of the flying public that the planes are safe for them to fly on them again, if ever. 

The correlation being that for the Chinese government, the safety of their Chinese citizens is paramount; it comes first and trumps every other considerations in formulating their policies, including the general world economy. They did not hedge their bets nor gave room for further observations and consultations, they just acted; begging the question would the Chinese government have allowed the continuing operations of flights into China from America were America the hotbed of the Coronavirus? 

ICHEOKU says would argue for an immediate but temporary suspension of all flights from Wuhan and surrounding cities into America, until a determination is made about the virility and lethality of the Coronavirus, because prevention is always better than cure. It is good enough China has quarantined the province and there is no more originating flights in and out of Wuhan; a good proactive measure which will help contain the spread of the virus. The other good development is that they have also authorized World Health Organization to step in to help resolve the matter. Hopefully, together they will get to the bottom of the virus, find a vaccine and other ways to contain it and treat victims and save the world from a threatening catastrophic event. 

ICHEOKU says hopes too that Chinese government will be truthful and very open about the virus and not be their usual secretive self; otherwise it might turn into a scourge of humanity. May the world quickly find solution to the threatening killer virus and save us all from an assured mass death, in an inter connected world of today where people freely mingle with one another, with only few flying hours separating societies. It is such that anything which happens somewhere, so easily impacts the next place; the reason the Wuhan born Coronavirus is now a virus of global mass spreading. Sadly, human vectors are passing the virus to each other and in a sad way, with love (hate) from Wuhan.

PRINCE HARRY HAD MANY CHOICES, DIVORCE INCLUDED.

ICHEOKU says feels like grabbing Harry by the ear and pulling it wide open for being such a foolish girlie man who allowed a total stranger to lead him astray and away from his family. Is any woman worth the trouble of loosing one's family, including an only brother, a father and a grandma, people who dote on him so dearly. They forgave him for running butt naked buck wild in a Las Vegas hotel with a bevy of girls. They forgave him for bringing home a trailer trash for a wife. Yet this is how he decided to pay them back for all their love, care, affection and unyielding support. To walk away from the family, at the instigation of a strangler and abandon his family for her. 

ICHEOKU says hopes he pays a hefty price someday down the road for what he did to his loving family, possibly when his eyes are eventually clear of the spell which he is currently under, bewitched by an evil, ever restive street wench who he has no business being with in the first place. He brought home such an uncouth and ill mannered woman who is not educated nor steeped in royal traditions, etiquette and mannerisms, he was accommodated. He was most grudgingly allowed to marry her and this is how he is now thanking his family for all they had to put up with, including a lavish, no expenses spared, fairly tale come alive, royal wedding. There is a reason eagles do not flock with vultures otherwise they will learn to feast on putridity. Harry breached this cardinal rule of societal hierarchy when he crossed over to the other side of the track to pick Meghan as his wife. 

How could Harry think of her as such a big shot and more valuable than his family that he traded them for her; including of course his doting grandmother, Her Majesty, the Queen of England. That Harry could do such a thing to his old grandmother shows that he is either cold bloody heartless or out of his mind; possessed by a remotely controlled voodoo in the hands of Meghan. Harry met world leaders and captains of industries, thinking that he is now a big shot, while forgetting that those people received him as Her Majesty's envoy and as a respect to the Queen of England. He was caught on video pitching Meghan for a voice over gig to Disney's CEO Bob Iger, thinking that Mr Iger owe him a thing, not remembering that the Disney honcho was only extending a hand of fellowship to Her Majesty by listening to her grandson. 

If Harry is in doubt about his real standing amongst these top doyens, let him place a call to the guy and see if he picks up the phone. Now many of his prospective potential partners will be edgy and very reluctant to deal with him, afraid that they may draw the ire of the British Monarchy as well as the government, for being seen as taking his side with Harry in a purely family's contest of will. In wealth, power and influence, Harry has nothing to offer these people compared to Her Majesty and the British government; and it is obvious the side which they will readily take in the interest of wealth, power and influence. 

What exactly is the truth that harry wants people to hear from him, if ICHEOKU may ask; that it is was okay for him to walk away from his family which have sheltered him for 35 long years and traded them for a trailer trash who he barely knew? That his family wasted their time and resources raising him in princely etiquette and mannerisms as well as manly conduct, flowing from the tragedy that took his mother's life at a very young age? If the United Kingdom is his home and he loves it as he claimed, why then did he abandon it to become an emigre in a foreign land, Canada. Yes, Meghan was "accepted" by the Queen, thinking that such a gesture will make Harry happy and assuage his rebellious tantrums, but regrettably, that wasn't the case as events have since proved. And this is how Harry paid the Queen for bending over backwards to accept Meghan into the royal family, despite all her many shortcomings. 

ICHEOKU says it is doubtful if he was indeed hitched, rather he was bewitched by magical powers which has blinded him to the reality of the now. So, until he wakes up from the spell and realize what happened to him, he is only a zombie, acting a script written by his controlling puppet mistress Meghan. ICHEOKU says Meghan did not uphold his values otherwise she would have disciplined herself to stay a princess by falling in line and stoically performing her royal duties without being this mischievous. ICHEOKU says completely disagrees with Harry that there was no option for him but to walk away, as so many options abound including divorcing Meghan and marrying a decent wife befitting of his royal status. 

But he wants to eat his cake and still have it, to keep all the perks and functions as comes with being a prince; but would not observe the compunction and discipline required of the office. Harry wants to go back to his old partying ways including his Las Vegas butt naked wild orgies, forgetting that paparazzi could land a picture which will be so scandalous as to threaten the royal family's existence and relevance. That there is a reason people in his standing live their lives in near complete seclusion behind walled off compounds. Suddenly Harry discovered that royal living is not peaceful, a victim of brainwashing by a grudge holding and bitter Meghan; and you wonder where else will there be peace. 

ICHEOKU says Harry should not blame the media but himself for going astray in his choice of wife; afterall he is not the only one who is a member of the royal family and if he had behaved well as expected, no media will be in his business. If indeed Harry as he claimed, will always have the utmost respect for his grandmother, his commander in chief, why then bring such dishonor to Her Majesty by marrying so down and disobeying Her Majesty's command not to split her family. Loyal soldiers do what their commander in chief tells them without question, so why did Harry adamantly relocate to Canada despite all the entreaties not to do so. If as claimed by Harry, the British people showed Meghan support, why then the complain about lack of peace which necessitated the move away. 

ICHEOKU says nobody else but his overbearing wife supports his present loss of mind misadventure outside the royal family. May he not find it any rewarding such that he is forced to run back quickly to his family, begging for forgiveness as any prodigal son would. Harry will soon find out that every power and influence he once wielded came from the Queen, as Her Majesty's representative. Now, lets see who wants to be seen as favoring him and antagonizing the Queen by continuing to associate or relate with him. Harry is nobody without his royal pedigree and the Queen has spoken out clearly that Harry no longer represents nor works for Her Majesty and the world took notice. Hopefully, Harry will be wise enough to take the off ramp provided to him by the option to rethink his decision within the next one year and return to his roots, with or without Meghan, or forever be an outlaw..

BERNIE SANDERS: THE PLOT TO STOP HIM THICKENS.

“The notion that Bernie Sanders would be allowed to lead the national Democratic Party is repugnant, because he’s not a Democrat.” - Peter Shumlin, a Democrat and former Vermont governor. 

ICHEOKU says that explains the conspiracy that stopped him in 2016 in favor of Queen Crooked Hillary Clinton; an increasingly clear prospect this 2020 in favor of Joe Biden. But will Bernie Sanders just suckle and suck it up and do nothing about it? Will he allow himself to be fooled twice and twice shamed; or will he man up, revolt and scatter everything for everybody? Unlike last time, this time around, the enfant-terrible Alexandria Ocasio Cortez is on his corner and the Democrats will see trouble if they dare. But we shall see.

WHO KILLED KOBE BRYANT?

ICHEOKU says the National Transport Safety Board must work hard to rule out any foul play in the death of Kobe Bryant. They must find out who authorized his helicopter to fly when every other helicopter was grounded due to low visibility fog induced bad weather? They must find out who at the Air Traffic Control center signed off on the flight to take off despite the no fly bad weather condition prevailing through out the period preceding and continuing thereafter the crash. There are just too many questions needing some explanations and until satisfactorily answered, ICHEOKU is not ready to accept that a twin engine Sikorsky helicopter in a superb operating condition would suddenly just go down like that killing all on board. It also did not appear that it hit something before crashing into the mountain side of Calabasas. 

Like Don Corleone of The Godfather, ICHEOKU says has grown into being suspicious of things, including the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant. If Jeffrey Epstein could "kill" himself inside a maximum security detention center under the circumstances in which he allegedly did, then Kobe Bryant's helicopter could easily have conveniently crashed. Then Commerce Secretary Ron Brown's military plane's radar mysteriously malfunctioned and did not detect a mountainous range in Dubrovnik Croatia and plowed into it, while on a government mission flying from Zagreb to meet with Croatia's President Franjo Tudman, killing all 35 people on board. 

A theory of collusion and conspiracy to take his life arose, which were further buttressed when then President Bill Clinton was caught on video laughing and hi-fifing some fella while coming to the lectern to brief the nation about the plane crash. But on noticing the camera, his demeanor suddenly swung to "I am in a mourning and I am sorrowful" and you wonder what the laughter and slapping of hands were all about of a president whose Commerce Secretary just died in plane crash and he was coming out to announce it to the nation. It just did not make any sense at all, the reason so many people till this day did not believe that Ron Brown died by accident. 

Anyway, ICHEOKU says hopes that Kobe Bryant was not yet another victim of some conspiracy somewhere, probably business, which choreographed and chaperoned the events leading up to the helicopter crash that took his life. Call it conspiracy theory for all ICHEOKU cares, but certain things do not just happen in the ordinary course of life; such as permitting only his helicopter to take off in such a bad weather condition when every other helicopter was grounded. But he is now dead and only a satisfactory explanation of the reason why his helicopter was specifically signed off to take off under the circumstances will somewhat clear the cobwebs of doubts swirling everywhere. If somebody killed Kobe, why?

KOBE BRYANT: REST IN PEACE!

ICHEOKU says it is shockingly so sad to contemplate that Kobe Bryant is no more; forever gone, never to be seen or heard from ever again. Life in indeed so full of it and you begin to wonder why are we even here in the first place. Why all the toil to become this and that, if life will be so cavalierly snuffed off just like that. In bleating seconds, without time to say goodbyes or kiss loved ones. It is tragic and it is traumatic; only that it draws us back to Ecclesiastes 1:2 that all is vanity. May his soul now rest. Adieu 24.

KOBE BRYANT: GONE TOO SOON, RIP.

ICHEOKU says like with every other major traumatic event such as Kennedy assassination and 9/11, millions will forever remember where they were and what they were doing when the news broke about the tragic death of basketball superstar Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash in Calabasas California. January 26, 2020 is a day that will live in infamy for all those fans and family and friends of now late Kobe Bryant. He was 41 years old. Adieu Mr Basketball.

WAR ON BERNIE: WILL BERNIE FIGHT BACK AND RUN AS INDEPENDENT?

ICHEOKU says as the conspiracy to once again stop him and Ince again deny him the Democratic Party's platform reaches fever pitch, the recurring question now is whether Bernie Sanders will fight back and if not possible, run as an independent. He took it on the chin in 2016 and endorsed the woman who stole his ticket in the interest of party unity. But whether he will take it again, lay supine, as the same forces deny him the ticket is anybody's guess. 

Will he have the bold audacity and courage to go rogue on the party and run as independent. This is the thinking within the wider voting society, particularly amongst Bernie supporters. Bernie Sanders has been running as Independent in Vermont and might as well do the same with his presidential bid; aware that come hell or high water that the Democratic Party honchos will not allow him to commandeer the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. He is too hard to control and they will not risk it all by allowing a non Democratic Party wild card to hijack their party and use it to get into the White House and then throw everyone out as he implements his Change and Remake America agenda.

It must not always be Bernie Sanders that is asked to make sacrifices in the interest of party unity and in order to "defeat" President Donald John Trump. How about the Democratic Party making "sacrifices" by allowing the will of its electorates who are involved in the process of choosing their preferred candidate to prevail in the primaries. How about the Democratic Party acknowledging that the Bernie Sanders wing of the party also have equal right like any other wing of the party; and that their interest is always hurt each time their candidate is schemed out of an obvious victory. How about the Democratic Party practicing what they preach by being fair to both Bernie Sanders and Bernie Supporters in the interest of party unity, aware that Bernie supporters might sit out the election in protest of any perceived short handing of their candidate. 

The sitting out of the election 2020 should weigh heavily in the minds of the Democratic Party's leadership as they continue in their conspiracy to again deny Bernie Sanders the nomination of the party. Although there is no clear leader of the Democratic Party right now, but it appears there is a triumvirate of persons seriously vying for the honor of the position. This three individuals must therefore ensure that the Democratic Party respects the wishes of its electorate when they decisively choose their preferred candidate for the presidential nomination. One of this leaders, Joe Biden, is jostling with other candidates for the nomination; but the other two, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, must do whatever they can to ensure a fair primaries, aware that their influence will be weighty in the final outcome of choosing the party's nominee. 

It is also instructive that the three co-leaders of the Democratic Party may have their various preferred candidate respectively. It is also noteworthy that the relationship between them is frosty and not easily thaw-able. They do not like each other's guts and their relationship has so degenerated that they hardly speak to one another. Insider sources have it that Barack Obama is still seething that Joe Biden ignored his advise not to run for president. The same sources also said that Barack Obama does not entertain the idea of Hillary Clinton ever taking another stab at the presidency, especially after the abysmal disgrace that was her 2016 campaign run, losing to a first time political newbie and now President Donald John Trump. 

ICHEOKU says since Obama will have neither Joe Biden nor Hillary Clinton as a candidate, who then is his secret candidate of choice, who he is keeping so very close to the vest. Who will Barack Obama rather have instead of Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttiegig, Amy Kloubachar and Tom Steyer. But regardless of his preferences or the preferences of Hillary Clinton, who ever emerges in a fair primaries should be allowed to fly the party's flag in the 2020 presidential election. If it is Bernie Sanders, regardless of what Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and Barack Obama's opinions of him may be, they must yield way and allow Bernie to pick up the nomination. Bernie supporters will not tolerate  another denial of ticket of their candidate in this 2020 election cycle and will force a third party run on the party by demanding that Bernie Sanders go it alone as an independent candidate. 

The Democratic Party cannot afford such internecine war within their party, especially in their clamor to defeat President Donald John Trump. Hence, their only viable option is to allow a fair process to play itself out in the primaries, such that the primaries electorates will in fact choose the party's nominee. They must not jettison such result for one by a bunch of people at the top who once again wants to rig out Bernie Sanders and sneak in their preferred candidate. ICHEOKU says since none of the candidates can defeat President Donald John Trump, at least let whoever emerges have a fighting chance at not being totally disgraced with a miserable trouncing. In spite of all the skewed polls that gravitate towards Joe Biden, the only person capable of putting up the strongest showing remains Bernie Sanders, because he has a cultivated base who fervently believe in him, added to the support of Alexandria Ocasio Cortez. But should thunder strike twice and Bernie is rigged out again or blatantly stopped, he should run as an independent.

THE QUEEN: MAJESTICALLY CARRYING ON.

ICHEOKU says a graceful but pained heart who has been brought a heavy grief by a recalcitrant grandson. A pain in the butt of the family, who decided to turn his back on his grandma, his only brother, his father, as well as the other members of the royal family. All because of a trailer trash street wench without any proven pedigree, who could not handle the demands of real life royalty, stoicism and seclusion, and wanted out. 

But instead of quietly walking away as she had sneaked in, Meghan decided to tear the royal family apart, dragging Prince Harry with her, whether by voodoo magical power and potion or express blackmail. But definitely not by Prince Harry's free will as Prince Harry is out of his mind and does not know exactly what he is doing. Prince Harry is an example of a real life bewitched person, now dancing to whatever tune his puppet mistress Meghan plays.

ICHEOKU says hopefully, the prodigal Harry will wake up from whatever spell he is currently under and realize that he had made a wrong bargain by taking side with a stranger and against his family. A black sheep turncoat who allowed himself to be led away from his pure bred flock by a femme fatale vagrant for an eventual slaughter by abandonment and divorce. ICHEOKU says never knew Prince Harry has a fish brain and is incapable of logical thinking not to see through the Meghan snare being laid with a serpentine cunning dexterity. It is sad.

NOBODY LIKES HIM - HILLARY CLINTON ON BERNIE SANDERS.

ICHEOKU says the Democratic Party machine plans to stop Bernie Sanders is increasingly ratcheting up speed. Now, they are telling the progressive wing of the party that they should back off from their support of Bernie because he will not be allowed to secure the nomination. Their Chief Madam, Queen Crooked Hillary Clinton, said that nobody likes Bernie as he has nothing to offer and the party will not hand him the party's presidential nominee flag for 2020. 

In her own words, Bernie Sanders was in Congress for years. He had one senator support him. Nobody likes him, nobody wants to work with him, he got nothing done. He was a career politician. It's all just baloney and I feel so bad that people got sucked into it. She also accused Bernie of permitting the misogynist culture in his campaign and also somewhat supporting it. Hillary Clinton was also mad at Bernie Sanders for saying in 2016 that she was unqualified for the office of presidency which she sought. 

ICHEOKU says what a woman who holds grudge and never yielding. She is still possessed by the ghost of the 2016 presidential election and has the gut to attack a man who was in fact rigged out in order to make way for her. What an ungrateful Jezebel, who should instead be apologizing to Bernie Sanders for dealing him such a fatal blow, the only time indeed Bernie stood a chance of becoming president. But ICHEOKU has no sympathy for the grandpa who blew his opportunity to retire Hillary Clinton from that 2016 Democratic Party's primaries by saying that "Americans are tired of the damn emails." What a missed opportunity and now look who is dagger working his vertebrates in return. 

But does anybody like Queen Crooked Hillary Clinton in the real sense it, except for the crazed out, wild eyed liberal nut jobs and dogs in heat who craved the toppling of the male but rudely got served in 2016. A case of the kettle calling the pot black one would say. Imagine Queen Crooked Hillary Clinton talking about nobody likes him. ICHEOKU says she can tell that to Bernie's wife, children, relatives and millions of Bern Babies who are maniacally possessed by their beloved one, The Bern. Anyway, it is the mind game the Democratic power holders are playing on Bernie Sanders' supporters; but this time around, unlike in 2016, the Democratic honchos will only pull that off at their own peril. They stole the ticket from Bernie once in 2016 but if they dare do it a second time this 2020, they will pay heavily for it as Bern Babies have threatened. What is wrong with some women, especially this particular woman.

ELIZABETH WARREN: REFUSAL TO SHAKE HAND, RUDE AND UNPROFESSIONAL.

ICHEOKU says when one thought that the rift between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in 2008 was just too much, it appears that the mother of all rifts is finally here, between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. A matter which has now grown impetus by the publicly refusal of Elizabeth Warren to shake the extended hand of fellowship and friendship of Bernie Sanders. 

Why she took such a stand publicly, concluded that Bernie, by necessary implication of not admitting to what she alleged, called her a liar and therefore not worthy of her handshake is indeed mind boggling. Why did she take it so personal as to now create enmity between them, afterall politics is supposed to be without bitterness. So what if Bernie denied her accusation or was she expecting a confession from a political rival who also wants the same presidential ticket which she wants. 

It was a she said and he said situation, recalling what was allegedly said in a private setting, without any third party witness present or any additional collaborating evidence to back it up. Yet she wants everyone to believe her side of the story simply because she is a woman because women ought to be believed; admitted Elizabeth Warren herself is a woman and she was lied about being Indian, yet women ought to be believed. If she lied then, is it possible that she is lying again now by wrongly accusing Bernie of what she has no way of collaborating. 

But just believe women, a misplaced position which flies in the face of a plethora of catalogue of incidences of women misleading everyone and in fact lying their way to their preconceived destinations. It is nothing new as it began with Adam and Eve, then enter Samson and Delilah, Lord Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, Queen Crooked Hillary Clinton and of course Elizabeth Warren, yet women should be believed? ICHEOKU says do so at your own risk; as trust but first verify is always the survival move.

By going up against Bernie Sanders, she has damaged the progressive wing of the Democratic Party as Bernie's faction and her faction will never see eye to eye again. The bond of trust has been broken and Alexandria Ocasio Cortez will never forget and might move to Massachusetts to primary her next time she is up for election. 

ICHEOKU says it does not matter how any partisan chooses to dice and dissect the narrative, the basic lesson is that politics is supposed to be without bitterness; and like sports, parties meet and greet after any contentious outing, especially members of the same political party. ICHEOKU says does not know if it is the women's thing or that some politicians take politics too personally, as if they are entitled to a position which they occupy or an office which they seek as of right. 

It started with Queen Crooked Hillary Clinton in 2008 who could not believe that a young black man could trounce her in a presidential election primaries and it took a lot of goading before she agreed to endorse Barack Obama's candidacy. It took several interventions before the animosity she created against Barack Obama could be resolved; including by the Deep State which promised her the presidency in 2016, the reason she is still protesting her defeat by President Donald John Trump till date. 

What type of moral example are these women showing to the young and easily impressionable, up and coming, politicians by their bitterness. In Georgia, another woman, Stacy Adams, lost the governorship election, but instead of moving on, she, like Hillary Clinton, is still protesting, insisting that her electoral victory was denied her when the governor "stole" her mandate. 

It seems to be a trait common among the Democrats as Al Gore was headed that way until reason prevailed and he pulled back. This has nothing to do with partisanship or misogyny; but truth be told, statistics shows that most protested elections are by women and the Democratic Party. 

It is the same mad desire to win by whatever means possible that led to Donna Brazile stealing questions from CNN and feeding them to Hillary Clinton ahead of time in her debates with Bernie Sanders. We all knew the role Deborah Wassermann Schultz, then Democratic Party chairwoman, played in rigging the primaries against Bernie Sanders, had the DNC computers destroyed and refused the FBI access to them just to hide her criminal behavior. 

There are just too many of such cases to go on, but American people can end this feeling of entitlement by these politicians who cling to power by demanding term limits in Washington DC today. Such a limited cameo in Congress will discourage the stupidity of power addiction and with it the attendant corruption, which lures politicians into personalizing public offices, such that  most of them die in Washington DC, the only way they ever get to relinquish the position or separated from their office. 

What if old grandpa Bernie Sanders did not recall telling Elizabeth Warren that women cannot win the presidency. What if Elizabeth Warren made up the story, afterall she had made up so many stories in the past. It was her word against Bernie's as there were no witnesses or other participants in the alleged meeting; begging the question, why does Elizabeth Warren want Bernie Sanders to drink from the poisoned chalice by admitting to her allegation, fully aware of the ramifications of such admission; especially in this ME TOO era where women are out to draw blood. 

It is akin to pointing a .45 on Bernie's head and ordering him to either sign his withdrawal from the race or his grey-matter will be spilled on the paper. If Elizabeth Warren did not have bad intentions, why did she leak an alleged private communication between her and Bernie? If the shoes were on her feet, would she admit to such a bombshell hit job allegation. 

ICHEOKU says desperation could not be better defined; here is a progressive Elizabeth Warren who could not manage her early rise in the polls and is now trailing behind her fellow progressive Bernie Sanders, Instead of working off the kinks in her staggering campaign, decided to attack her progressive rival by throwing dirt him. But while her lead lasted, old man Sanders never tried to hurt her campaign in any way; but worked tirelessly so hard despite his heart condition to get where he is now. 

Why does Elizabeth Warren think that she can do what Hillary Clinton was unable to do; if she is the it of womanhood and has the secret sauce, why did Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, a woman, reject her candidacy by endorsing a man, Bernie Sanders? Should we believe Alexandria Ocasio Cortez that Elizabeth Warren is not the ONE, the reason she is not supporting her; otherwise why are all the progressive women not lining up behind Elizabeth Warren. There must be something they know which American people already know themselves which makes the candidacy of Elizabeth Warren toxic and unacceptable. 

Anyway, ICHEOKU is glad that Bernie handled the situation like a matured person by not engaging Elizabeth in her game of the mud. Except for President Donald John Trump, no man ever wins a fight with a woman and if Bernie had tried, he would have been rudely shocked as Elizabeth came prepared to fight dirty. She said that Bernie called her a liar on national television by not admitting to her accusation. What if it was Elizabeth Warren who called Bernie a liar by falsely accusing him and expecting him to just fold up, as s guilty conscience would? By then saying that he did not say it, appears to be lying.

Yet this is a woman who said that she will unite her party and by extension America, but holds grudge. You wonder how can she do unite people when she holds such bitterness and rudely left Bernie's outstretched hands hanging, refusing to shake him with millions of people watching her attempted humiliation of Bernie, admitted she ended up exposing herself as a very rude mean gal. Elizabeth Warren was rude, impolite and mean spirited by refusing to shake Bernie's extended hand of fellowship and friendship. Whatever was said or not said and/or denied, by extending his hand, Bernie has put it all behind him and wanted to move on past it, in the spirit of sportsmanship which politics is all about. 

Politics is supposed to be without bitterness, but Elizabeth was bitter, angry and rude beyond pale that she now looks like a desperado who would rather destroy the progressive wing of the Democratic Party than see Bernie clinch the nomination. She does not have to be the ONE and there is nothing in the Constitution that stipulates that a woman has to be president either. If she wants her so badly, then let her work so badly to secure it, but all these hit job made up stories ain't gonna cut it. 

But in any event, even if Bernie called her a liar, whats the big deal; afterall she has been severally called a liar by so many people including the president because she lies. For instance, did Elizabeth Warren tell the truth when she claimed to be an Indian? So what's all the fuss about that Bernie added his voice to the truth by calling Elizabeth Warren a liar. ICHEOKU says Elizabeth Warren is a liar, so now what?

RUSSIA UNDER PUTIN: A JOKE OF A DEMOCRTIC COUNTRY?

ICHEOKU says is always worried and concerned about the power vacuum that will exist in Russia the day Vladimir Putin is finally no more, gone to be with the angels of mother Russia. But as long as Putin lives, he will always find a way to manipulate himself into power, regardless of any term limits whatsoever; his latest move of what post 2024 Russia power hold will be like,  factored in. The stuff dictatorships are made of that the absolute control of Russia is firmly in the grip of just one man. 

How can Russians explain their willingness to be led by the nose, dictated to and controlled by one man since 1999; that's 21 odd years now, yet they pride themselves as a civilized society and ridiculously claims to be democratized. What is going on in Russia under Vladimir Putin is what somewhat gives some ironical relief to what the Democrats are doing to the president, showing the world that America people can freely attack their president and that there is no consequences for doing that. Imagine trying to pull off such stunt in Vladimir Putin's controlled Russia and Nancy Pelosi and her coterie of hate Trump minions would have been since cooling off in a gulag in Siberia, forgotten. 

Vladimir Putin tweaks Russia however he sees fit and pleases; and as would give him advantageous control over Russia. First he was an executive president, then he transmuted to an executive prime Minister who his hand picked President Medvedev reported to. Thereafter he morphed back to being president, restoring his executive control over Russia, while making the same Medvedev his prime minister. Now, he is planning to dilute the powers of the president and return powers to the DUMA, the Russian congress, with powers to appoint a prime minister from among themselves, who will now report to a council, likely to be chaired by the same Vladimir Putin. It is also instructive that whatever Constitution Russia might have, if any, is such a watered down document that it can be so easily manipulated to fit into just one man political gimmicky. 

Could somebody please tell ICHEOKU how what Putin is doing in Russia with Russians is any different from what Saddam Hussein did in Iraq or Moummar Gaddafi did in Libya. Why is the West not insisting that Russia democratize or is it a case of what is good for the goose not being good for the gander? Where are the once proud Russians that kicked out the Tzars and led the Bolshevik revolution? Did they not transfer their genes to the current Russians that seem to have been humbled and humiliated by a potentate, who admits of no opposition and has imposed his will on Russians for 21 years now. 

Although Russians feel good about Putin's tough guy image and see him as defender of Russia from the West, but don't Russians worry about what will become of Russia when eventually Putin assumes room temperature down the years to come; afterall no person lives forever. Are they not afraid that a power vacuum created by his absence could lead to power struggle which could unravel their country. But hey, it is the Russians and they are quite different and do things in somehow different manner; but that they would acquiesce to the Vladimir Putin's never ending manipulations is rather shockingly surprising, especially when they still want to lay claim to being a civilized democratic society.

MEGHAN MARKLE: THE SLAY QUEEN RIPS HARRY'S FAMILY APART.

ICHEOKU says a definition of demonic restiveness and you wonder what they stand to gain by going up against an institution which made them who they are and without which they are nobody. A monarchy which have lasted for more than a thousand years is suddenly now being threatened by this two little rascals and you wonder why the palace is cuddling them and hesitant to cut them off and forget about them, done. 

Whatever storm such action might generate or which the duo could create later, such as a   no holds bare interviews impugning the monarchy, should be given the Trump treatment, deny it or better still, don't waste time responding to it. As with everything in life, after a while it will blow away and nobody will even remember it ever happened; but most importantly, the monarchy must be saved. But if they are given undue attention, allowed to have their way and begged not to abandon ship, they will forever hold the monarchy hostage to their ever changing mood swings of threats to walk away. Therefore, instead if waiting for their next bout of tantrums, the matter should be resolved now and decisively too. If they want to walk away, let them walk away, no pity parties. 

May be they need to learn some hard life lessons in order to become better and more appreciative human beings, especially the fact that without the monarchy, they are not that important. So let them have a go at it, turn them loose. It is a question of who made who and who needs who. The other Meghan, Meghan Kelly, once thought that she made Fox News and not the other way round, but sadly later found out that that everything she was, she owe to Fox News and so shall this two irascible fellas. Take away their title and privileges and banish them from the royal court and they will melt away into obscurity. 

The Queen must not succumb to the blackmail by this two lucky go, restless souls; conceited radicals who want to have it both ways. They want the perks of royalty but do not want to do the work that comes with it, just to meet and greet people and wear a false smile doing it; or is that too much for the British taxpayers to ask of Harry and Meghan in return for all the money being wasted on them. Harry is who he is because of what he is, a prince; and the gold digging Meghan married him because he is a prince; she wanted a real life Cinderella and Prince Charming story. But now that she got it, her restless soul wants something entirely different. So take their royalty away and they become ordinary commoners and no longer attractive to the media hogs and undue publicity. 

It is not as if people have never abdicated from royalty before; but the manner in which Harry and his beau went about it was in fact disrespectful to the Queen and they challenged Her Majesty's authority as the final word on all and any matter British. That was what riled most people, their being overtly disrespectful to the custodian of the British monarchy. Whatever be their grievances, they could have quietly relocated to wherever the heck they want to live without advertising it and being too confrontational and affronted to Her Majesty in doing it. By publicly disrespecting the Queen and her successors in line, Prince Charles and Prince William, the two rebels brought the revered institution into disrepute and invited the world into the palace's private and personal business. 

Although Harry has been showing rebellious streaks ever since he attained majority, but the world is now blaming his gold digging commoner wife for sowing the seed of discord between Harry and his family, particularly his only brother, Prince William. Now people will credit President Donald John Trump for identifying her out as a Nasty Woman, as only nasty women separates brothers and destroys family relationships, instead of nurturing them. Incidentally and irrespective of how the impasse is eventually resolved, Meghan has now earned the moniker and will forever be known as a Bad News Meghan, the curse of the royal family, who was sent from hell to tear the royal family apart. Hopefully she took her last flight out of London and will never be allowed to either return to the palace or ever see the Queen again. 

How bad could things be that Meghan would visit London with her husband Harry and refused to see or meet the Queen; as well as her father in-law Harry's father Prince Charles and her brother in-law, Prince William. She also risked a British Prince Archie by leaving him alone in Canada. What mother does this; leave an infant and fly across from Canada to London and back just to deny the Queen and opportunity to see her great grand child. That was mean spirited. It is always bad when people expected certain crass behavior from someone and that person goes on to prove them right. Meghan met and surpassed the fear of palace insiders and royals who anticipated the current development and had advised Harry to please reconsider his decision to marry a trailer trashy woman without a proven pedigree. What would Lady Di say? 

Why the royal family is accommodating the vagrancy of this duo is still a surprise to many, who knew how the Queen normally decisively quells the slightest signs of disloyalty. Is it possible that Harry has some damaging information about the inside workings of the royal family or even a specific act of infamy about the royal family, which if it comes out, will torpedo the monarchy or at least damage them. What is Harry's joker; what is the King's ransom; what does Harry have on them with which he is holding them hostage to his demand. What makes Harry believe that he has all the aces and the upper hand in the situation. Does Harry have information about what actually took his late mother's life in a Parisian tunnel? Was she a victim of palace orchestrated hit job, the reason he has been reacting with such volatility, angry at the whole monarchy set up which appears to two faces. 

The world may never get to find out these things unless the Queen stands her grounds and tells Harry to go to hell and remain there until it freezes over; in which case Harry might seek his pound of flesh by dropping whatever hydrogen bomb he has on the monarchy. Anyway, the world awaits further developments in the impasse, although it would appear that the Queen has signed off on Harry's intention to walk away. But would she allow Harry and Meghan to keep their titles, allowances and other perks associated with their royalty. If she does, how will she explain it to the British tax payers who are funding their royal lifestyle, that Harry will continue being treated as a prince when he has abdicated. But hey, we shall see how everything eventually get sorted out, if ever; admitted what Harry did shook the palace to its existential foundations. What a naughty boy and his nasty beau.

BERNIE SANDERS, A SEXIST?

ICHEOKU says finally Bernie Sanders has confirmed that Queen Crooked Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 election, because according to him, "women can't win the presidency." By necessary implication, Bernie told Elizabeth Warren to stop wasting her time running for president because a woman cannot be elected president of the United States of America. 

ICHEOKU says an interesting development and you wonder if by the same token of analysis, a socialist Marxist can win the presidency. A divided house is bound to fall, so the feud between the two anarchists is a welcome gift that should keep on giving. #MAGA_KAG2020.

TRUMP MADE A GROWN MAN CRY: HUMILIATED AND TRAUMATIZED IRAN.

ICHEOKU says what an unmitigated disaster  it was for the hubris islamists of Tehran, who are delusional about their status in the world. They thought that they have become a first rate military power because they bought some missiles from Russia and have been freely roaming around in the region, fermenting trouble. As a result, they became emboldened and over extended themselves by wagging their little finger at the United States of America. 

Unfortunately for them, they misjudged the patience of President Donald John Trump, who passed on their shooting down of two American drones and their attack on Saudi Arabia oil installations. This time, it did not end well for them as they got their lips busted and their leader was humiliated into crying in public. It was their choosing to provoke the conflict when they killed an American military contractor and followed it up by invading American embassy in Baghdad, nearly destroying it. 

This is a country which could not defeat Saddam Hussein's army during their eight years protracted with Iraq and which has never victoriously prosecuted any military campaign since their days as Persian Empire. A country which relies heavily on their funded terrorists and militias to do their dirty deeds; but which suddenly thought itself a giant killer and made a play at the United States of America. They wanted and literary begged for a confrontation with America and were handed their booger and forced to eat them. In fact even crows were added to the menu and they willy nilly chowed everything down. 

First, their backbone and the will to carry on was instantly broken when their terror mastermind Qassem Soleimani was sliced up into body parts by a Hellfire blade bomb and ensuing conflagration consumed most of his remains. He was such an important and indispensable fixture of the Iranian power structure that the leader of Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei cried like a baby at his funeral. It was such a humiliating and pitiful sight to behold, of a bearded old man, the symbol of religious authority of a theocratic Iran, tearing up in public like a sissy, because of the pain and hurt feeling which the death of his chief enforcer caused his bosom. 

Then add the loss of 55 Iranians who perished, trampled to death during the funeral of the whacked Qassem Soleimani. Soon after, the Iranians mounted Operation Martyr Soleimani, an effort to avenge his death, with multiple Russian made and supplied SAM 15 ballistic missiles strikes into American military basis in Iraq. The Iranians acted with bad intention, they wanted to kill as many American soldiers as they could possible kill, the reason they launched over two dozen missiles in the dead of the night into military bases housing American soldiers; but they failed woefully. 

It was so disgracefully humiliating that they could not score even one hit on an American soldier despite the presence of thousands of them. None of their over two dozen missiles was able to score a bullseye, not even taking out one American soldier. An incontrovertible testament to their incompetence as a first rate military power. The same sophomoric ability made them commit the worst fumble during the intense short week; the shooting down of Ukrainian passenger plane Flight 752 with 176 passengers and crew on board, including  137 Iranians.  They initially denied culpability, but were later forced by overwhelming evidence to admit that their military mistakenly shot down the plane. 

ICHEOKU says as if all these were not enough already and indeed too much for just one country to bear, then came additional economic sanctions from President Donald John Trump to punish them further for attempting to kill American soldiers while they slept. What Iran sought to achieve when they overreached and crossed the president's red line is beyond ICHEOKU's comprehension. May be they were encouraged by their believe that the president will not do anything to them, having waved off their two other previous direct acts of confrontational behaviors. But bad for them, they went too far and were smacked. 

The pain, the anguish, the humiliation and the cutting down to size is enough for any reasonable and rational country to call a truce and even repair its relationship with America, pronto. Iran also lost face for lying about their shooting down of the Ukrainian passenger plane. It is also disappointing for a leader of a people to publicly cry like a baby and leaders don't cry. If they cry, what do they expect the people they lead, who look up to them for protection and safety to do, run to the hills? It showed weakness and hopelessness; and it took a toll on the psyche and psychology of every Iranian and with it, their will to fight disappeared. 

The week under review was a PR disaster for Iran. They also lied that they did not specifically target American soldiers to kill them, yet they fired over 20 missiles at night into American military bases housing thousands of American soldiers and contractors while they slept. Why that many missiles if there was no bad intention to draw blood? Iran could not have expended over 20 costly Russian made SAM 15 missiles in vain, without an expectation of maximum casualties of American soldiers. 

How could any reasonable person believe their story, a tall tale which evaporated by their heightened level of anxiety and jittery over possible American reprisals strikes, following their own strikes. If Iran did not intend to kill American soldiers with their missiles strikes and in fact believed that they succeeded, why did they panic after they struck. They were aware of the Trump Doctrine of "Respond only when an American life is involved" and they started firing their air defenses missiles at any light orb in their sky, resulting in the shooting down of the Ukrainian passenger plane. 

So, it was a week to remember for the Iranians; although they wished they had not  provoked it. It will forever live in their memory as a week in which they were humbled and humiliated beyond expectation; and put in their place as a third rate country with a third rate incompetent military which wasted over 20 missiles without taking even one American soldier's life to show for it. Their leader cried and leaders don't cry; which now places his leadership in quandary, with Iranians now asking whether it is not about time he is gone. 

ICHEOKU says may be it is about time, the bearded fellas in Tehran who are holding Iranians hostage, give way to make way for a new direction for Iran, different from the theocracy which has not yielded any fruit since 1979. But hey, Iranians will decide what works best for Iranians and hopefully they can muster the courage to decisively free themselves their mullah's clutches and become a country which indeed belongs in civilized modern times and which could well fit into comity of nations.

MEGHAN-HARRY: THE REBELLIOUS DUO.

ICHEOKU says the British monarchy is at stake as the world watches to see how the Queen will put down the rebellion which Harry and Meghan are orchestrating by showing outright disrespect to the Queen, disobeying her direct orders. 

It is a disgrace what the two little rascals have done to besmirch the monarchy and only one solution is now available for the Queen; she must put the rebellion down, period. If it means disowning Harry and disinheriting him, so be it; but such a willful affront to the Queen's authority cannot and should not be entertained, tolerated nor accommodated; no matter the guise or subterfuge. Harry is no longer a child or adolescence whose behavior could be excused; he is a fully grown man and a father too. Therefore he knows exactly what he is doing and is fully responsible for his conducts. 

Harry was so disrespectful to Her Majesty in the disobeying her direct orders in the manner in which he carried out the pulling out from the monarchy. Harry will soon find out that he is a nobody without his birth pedigree; so,  if he chooses to abandon it and become a commoner, so be it. A time like this calls for resolute action by the Queen and the Queen must be courageous enough to decisively act to overwhelm Harry's will or forever bid goodbye to the British monarchy. Millions of people are watching and waiting to see how the Queen handles the current rebellion by her grandson and her action will seriously impact her standing as the Queen who must be obeyed. The Queen must show no mercy to Harry who started the rebellion and the Queen must be ready to help him finish it. 

What a foolish petulant man-child Harry is that allowed a stray trailer trash Meghan to drag him through this infamy. Meghan is no good; look at what she did to her own father during her wedding. Please recover your senses Harry before it is too late and return back to your roots where you belong. You have nothing in common with Meghan, as birds of the same plumage flocks together. Enough of the waywardness; just remember that a prodigal son will be welcomed back with open hands. Beat it and do it NOW!

IRAN, IF ONLY THEY KNEW BETTER.

What a dizzying week it has been which saw Iran holding the short end of the stick. They came awfully short of the bargain which they courted for. Their Qassem Soleimani was killed. They fired dozen of missiles at American military bases but couldn't kill even one American, thanks to their poor marksmanship and lack of requisite skill for precision targeting. More economic sanctions were imposed on them by President Donald John Trump. They shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane killing all 180 people on board, 130 of who are their own Iranian citizens. This is in addition to the 56 who were trampled to death during Soleimani's funeral.

They continued to deny responsibility for the shot down until they were forced to eat their humble pie by admitting that they in fact shot down the plane. Now their ever restive citizens who temporarily sided with the authorities when Soleimani was killed are now attacking them for so disastrously humiliating Iran and demanding that the Ayatollah resigned his office. A massive protest is underway in Iran but whether the leadership will once again survive is left to anybody's guess; admitted the blood thirsty ruthless enforcer Qassem Soleimani is no more around to forcefully restore order by killing as many Iranian protesters as possible.

What a PR disaster it has been for Iran as they suddenly found out that they are really not a factor in the perking order in this world, notwithstanding their unmerited arrogance to the contrary. The world will now view them harsher than they ever did for the attempted cover up of their crime of shooting down a civilian passenger plane. They literary had no credibility prior and this attempted cover up has further crashed whatever was left of it. Who will still believe anything Iran says going forward, including their denial that they do not seek nuclear weapons with their nuclear program. 

Overall, the crisis left Iran bloodied, looking foolish, incompetent and poor bargainers; who traded all these smack downs just for nothing. It is a shame and it is sad; but will Russia ever be held accountable for its role in causing this mischief. They sold Iran those missiles without a care in the world if they were trained properly in how to handle them, including how to detect credible threat before recklessly shooting those missiles off into the night skies. Now, a lot of human beings have perished as a result. 

MEGEXIT: MEGHAN AND HARRY BID ROYALTY GOODBYE.

IRAN SHOT DOWN OF UKRAINIAN PLANE: ANY RUSSIAN CULPABILITY?

ICHEOKU says Iran was reckless in firing missiles into the sky while planes were taking off and landing, without taking adequate precaution. Any responsible country or its military would have anticipated the likelihood of accidentally hitting a wrong unintended target and therefore guarded against it.  They would have either closed their airspace or be extremely careful with targeting objects in their skies and extremely cautious with pushing the launch button of their anti aircraft defenses. 

But they were extremely nervous and fidgety that America will attack them in response to their firing of missiles into America's military bases and wanted to guard against it. Their hysteria was such that they pushed the button and dispatched two missiles to meet an object which appeared on their radar without proper identification and verification of the object. They also did not properly assess the threat and struck a wrong target, a Ukrainian Airlines passenger plane, killing 180 people. People who were escaping Iran to avoid being killed when and if America strikes, but ended up dying anyway; while the people they left behind who have neither the means nor the wherewithal to escape, are now conducting their funerals and mourning them. It is this thing called life and it plays a huge joke on people; it tricks people into thinking that they are in control and have answers to everything. What a cruel irony. 

Iran was reckless in not analyzing their data properly in order to see the trajectory of the object, the Ukrainian passenger plane; otherwise they would have seen that it was outbound and not inbound; and therefore not an imminent threat to warrant any defensive counter measures, including locking on it with their radar and firing off missiles to destroy it. Is it also possible that the antiquated non HDR screen in which they were monitoring their skies made it impossible for them to in fact properly decode certain facts, which would have resulted in a different outcome. Thankfully though, they have finally admitted to their wrong doing in shooting down the plane after severally denying it. What is left now is to determine how much compensation Iran will pay to both the families of the 176 victims and the Ukrainian Airlines, which suffered loss of crew members and business as a result of the unfortunate but otherwise avoidable disaster. 

The Ukrainian Airlines passenger plane is now the fourth time a country shot down a passenger plane belonging to another country. On September 1, 1983 the then Soviet Union shot down a Korean Airline Flight 007 enroute Seoul from New York, over the Sea of Japan killing all the 268 passengers and crew on board, including a United States of American Congressman from Georgia Larry McDonald. On July 3rd 1988 the United States of America shot down an Iranian Airline Flight 655 flying from Tehran to Dubai over the Strait of Hormuz killing all the 290 passengers and crew. On July 17 2014, Russia backed rebels in Eastern Ukraine shot down a Malaysia Airline Flight MH17 flying to Kuala Lumpur from Amsterdam over Donetsk. And now the latest of such incidents involving Iran which on January 8, 2020 shot down Ukrainian Airline Flight 752 which took off from Tehran and going to Kiev, over Tehran, killing all the 180 passengers and crew. 

ICHEOKU says why the world is not mad at such happenstances is beyond comprehension; but when Boeing's plane malfunctions and crashes, people go bunkers. Here are deliberate actions of States, shooting down planes out of the skies, killing hundreds, yet there is no wide indignation and condemnation of such countries which are causing these mayhem. Query, why is it not okay for a malfunctioned plane to crash, but seemingly okay for a functioning plane to be shot out of the skies, killing hundreds. Where is the incensed society up in arms against the governments which engage in this reckless life costing deliberate acts. Why is Boeing being held accountable for plane crashes, but not these governments and State actors. 

It is about time these State actors are made to account for their misconducts and forced to pay for their wrongful behaviors, through payment of punitive damages and compensations to their victims survivors as well as the victimized Airline. America paid nearly 64 million to Iranians in 1988; but Russia never paid any compensation to either South Koreans or Malaysians victims. Russia is not an honest broker nor does it play right within the international community; but continuously acts like a rogue State, seeking to cause trouble and ferment problems for America. Russia often engage in distributing dangerous weapons to countries which should not have them just to spite America. Now, Russia has once again given Iran weapons which Iran does not know how to manage and operate properly, the result being the unintended consequence of a passenger plane with 180 people being shot out of the skies. 

Imagine the cruel coincidences:- Russia and Ukraine are in a face off over Eastern Ukraine region of Donbas as well as for seizing Crimea. Russia sold SAM 15 surface to air ballistic missiles to Iran. With the missiles, Iran shoots down Ukrainian Airlines passenger plane killing all the 180 people onboard. Majority of the victims of the disaster were Iranian students, children of elites who were escaping an expected imminent American attack on Iran. They did not want to die or even wish to stay and fight for their fatherland because they are privileged. Their plan was to come back after hostilities have ended to resume their elitist life, lording it over the rest of the Iranian society. But their plan was not God's plan and things turned out differently. This thing called life is filled with cruel ironies, such that at the end of the day, nobody really knows how things will eventually turn out, admitted sometimes projections do come through. 

What a dizzying week it has been which saw Iran holding the short end of the stick. They came awfully short of the bargain: their Qassem Soleimani was killed; they fired dozen of missiles at American military bases but couldn't kill even one American; more economic sanctions were imposed on them by President Donald John Trump; they shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane killing all 180 people on board, including many of their own citizens; they denied responsibility only to later eat their humble pie by admitting that they shot down the plane. What a PR disaster it has been for them as the world will view them harsher now than before; their formerly practically non existent credibility has further taken a dive for the worse. Who will believe anything Iran says going forward, including their denial that they do not seek nuclear weapons with their nuclear program. Overall, the crisis left Iran bloodied, foolish, incompetent and poor bargainers who traded all these smackdowns for nothing. It is a shame and it is sad; but will Russia ever be held to account for its mischief.