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.

HARRY WALKS AWAY: TAKES SIDE WITH HIS FEMME FATALE.

ICHEOKU says a Christmas spent in Canada, away from the Queen and the royal family's Christmas festivities; a long running family tradition which is observed together by the British royals, is the clearest indication that things will never be the same again in the British House of Royals. It was the most strident way of Prince Harry announcing that it is over, that he is done with the royal family. A definite show of reverberating defiance in which he took side with his wife, against his family and forever parted ways with the British royal family. It was a disrespectful thumbing of the nose and smack down on the Queen, his grandmother, without who there will be no Prince Harry, talkless of his gold digging black American beau. 

Although the slight leading up to the Christmas in Canada were many, including running around butt naked in a Las Vegas hotel room, loud partying with many girls and eventually bringing home a black American divorcee for a wife etc; but the Christmas snub of the Queen peaked it. Now, less than three weeks after snubbing the Queen and other royals at Christmas, the renegade Prince has now announced that his family will be steeping aside from the royal family to assume a normal peasant's life and that he will get a job to support his family. A matter made worse because he did not give the Queen a head's up nor first conferred with his father and brother, Prince Charles and Prince William, about his plans. Rather he decided to carry his spiteful behavior further by publicly humiliating and degrading them, diminished their importance in his life by ignoring them and forced them to know about his decision when everyone else knew about it. 

ICHEOKU says it is possible that Prince Harry is tired of pretending bona fides of royalty and done with living a lie, since he was not sired by Prince Charles as rumored. He also does not factor into the succession plan of the monarchy as there is Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince George before him and young George will also someday father a son whose claim to the throne will trump Harry's. Could Prince Harry have said what the heck, why carry such a burden if there is no expectation of being a King, when he could freely live a normal life, unbounded and unshackled by the grueling royal etiquette. But whatever is the case, the announcement that he and his family will step down from status and become ordinary by getting a job and living primarily in North America is a total break from the British royal family, admitted they are being coy and clever by half with words. The intention has been progressively manifesting and Prince Harry most likely acted to preempt whatever action the Queen might take; a Queen who will now have no choice but to formally relieve Prince Harry of his title and whatever accouterments that came with it. 

Unlike the world which is pretending surprised by the announcement, ICHEOKU saw it coming and a long time ago. In an article published November 27th, 2019 on ICHEOKU:-meniru.blogspot.com titled "Meghan Markle, the agony of an unwanted princess", ICHEOKU somewhat foretold of this outcome. Prince Harry is a rebellious person and he was not cut in the same cloth as his elder brother, Prince William, who was born and prepped to be a King. Prince Harry is a freak of nature, his looks and traits; and some of the things he likes does not agree with royalty and it showed in his choice of wife, a divorcee and a black foreigner who is older than him. ICHEOKU says were it in the days of yore, he could have done more sinister things that could have even ended the monarchy since. 

Hopefully, Meghan appreciates the magnitude of the sacrifice which Harry is making for her sake by walking away from the British monarchy and will not break his heart in whatever way, including not divorcing him down the line. Although she did it before and could be crazy enough as a liberated feminist to do it again, afterall she is not a saint.  Having put a knife between the bond of two brothers, pulling asunder what Princess Diana put together, she is capable of just anything. This development is a further vindication of Prince William who had cautioned and counseled Prince Harry not to rush into anything with Meghan without first thinking it through. Speaking of a crazed out, wild eyed feminist and you are looking at the poster gal in Meghan. Just take a look at her twinkling squirrel eyes and it tells you everything you need to know about her contrived nature. 

Whether this separation becomes permanent or not, Prince Harry disrespected the Queen beyond pardon by not first informing her and obtaining her permission before walking away. Now, the world expects the Queen to act by wielding the big stick and clubbing Harry down, either to force him recant his decision or be damned as a prince. Any other thing will show weakness and a moribund monarchy unfolding. The Queen cannot remain a Queen and expects to be respected by her subjects when her little grandson repeatedly challenges her authority and making her look irrelevant. Prince Harry is a rebel and a radical who repeatedly affronts, flouts and disrespects the monarchy, both in his behavior and actions. Therefore the Queen must read the riots act to him and demand that he either fully conforms or be denounced from the British monarchy. 

If Prince Harry chooses the later, so be it; but the plan to disrupt and disorganize the royal family must not be tolerated. It should be nipped in the bud immediately before he and his femme fatale takes the entire monarchy down. The Queen must be very decisive in order to protect the institution and immediately cut him off from all and every inheritance, including title. It is self evident that things are rapidly deteriorating inside and falling apart within the British royal family. It also appears that the center can no hold the monarchy together; begging the question whether it is about time the monarchy ended. Or better still, is it time for the sit tight Queen to step down and make way for a fresh set of ideas by allowing her son Prince Charles to mount the throne. 

Is the Queen so set in her ways that newer generations such as Prince Harry finds it difficult to understand the relevance of such institutions in this modern times. Why not just do away with such ancient tradition of encouraging societal wealth chasm between the haves and the have nots; as well as one party lording it over others. Why not just let Britain become like any other country with a republican form of government where everyone is equal. 

Anyway, nobody knows how the current face-off between Prince Harry and the monarchy will eventually be resolved; but it is increasingly obvious that Meghan was an otherwise avoidable catalyst which is now threatening to quicken the end of one of the longest running monarchy the world ever knew. Is it possible too that she might end up turning out to be the femme fatale of Harry and his regrets will be plenty; afterall she has put a rift between him and his brother William. Even this idea of abdicating would be hers as well as she seek to isolate Prince Harry in order to control him and put a vice hold on him. But, except for Nostradamus, the future is always shrouded in optimum secrecy which is not penetrable by ordinary human vision; so nobody knows how the saga will end. But hey, congratulations to Prince Harry for standing up for his family and having the audacity to challenge the British monarchy.

IF IRAN MISCALCULATES: THE WAR WILL BE ON THEM.

ICHEOKU says could the authorities in Tehran be under some illusion that they stand a chance in any hostilities with the United States of America? Or better still, under a delusion that the war-faring prowess of Darius the Great and such other Persian war greats that established the Persian empire, is still attainable today. That because they descended from these great warriors, they stand a fighting chance with the United States of America. 

Tehran needs to be clear eyed that those Persian empire war stories belong in the archives and history books; and that the reality of today is an antithesis of what it was then. That the days of amassed armies across land borders, firing mortars and poisoned arrows back and forth against each other, is since long gone. A matter made more pronounced because there is no territorial dispute between them and America that will need to be conquered and won. That America has no interest in capturing and taking possession of or occupying Iran; nor in any  nation building or stabilization of a post war Iran. That should war break out, the United States military campaign objective will be quite different from both Iraq and Afghanistan. That it will be to swiftly conclude the hostilities and at the least cost, financial and casualty, to America. Everything conventional, which American military has, will be thrown forward at Iran to destroy whatever Iran may have and in order to deprive them the will to carry on. 

ICHEOKU says any war between America and Iran will be so quick and with such an overwhelmingly force that Iran will be devastated, such that if Iraq saw shock and awe, Iran will witness a dumbfounding paralysis of the entire Iranian labyrinth of existence as a society. Unlike Iraq and Afghanistan where targets were specifically sought out and carefully targeted, Iran will suffer destruction far greater than Operation Delta Freedom inflicted on Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 90s. Such a war will be mostly airborne including bombs, missiles and strafing bullets and Iran will not have an answer to the saturation of their airspace with incoming. It will a greatly skewed war in favor of America with its incalculable air superiority over any country in the world. 

It does not matter how well trained, equipped and prepared the Quds Force might be, but no army can effectively wage a military campaign without proven logistics and air support. Any mobilized army will need air cover, open resupply route for sustenance and military hardwares; as well as the capacity to quickly evacuate wounded and dead soldiers. How does Iran plan for these contingencies or would they just commit a mass suicide, being sitting ducks for American sorties and missiles? 

Although, there is a very remote possibility that American and Iranian ground forces will ever face each other should war break, except of course Iran decides to invade an American asset including embassies and stationed troops in other countries. If Iran instead decides to attack an American ally such as Saudi Arabia, Israel or Jordan, such country's army will be the bulwark of any defense and offense against the invading Iranian forces, with American military providing air support and covering their rear. 

Also, since America is such a long way from Iran and Iran lacks the military capabilities to marshal their army to American homeland, their only option is to target American assets in the Middle East and then Europe by proxy of their terrorists. They might be successful with a few strikes, but the reprisal attacks will be so devastating for Iran that they would wish they never called America's bluff. Overall, it will be a very bad trade off which no sensible, reasonable and responsible country would ever want to deal. 

That being said, America will not let the war linger on for too long nor needlessly bog America troops down in the Middle East. Every effort will be made to force the Iranian army and their government to a quickly surrender; after which America will then spell out the terms of surrender. It happened with Germany; it happened with Japan and it happened with Saddam Hussein's Iraq; so, Iran will not be any different. This is a country which couldn't defeat Iraq under Saddam Hussein but now thinks itself a "super" power, constantly wagging their finger at America. 

ICHEOKU says in as much as nobody wants another war in that region, but a war with Iran is somewhat tempting and needs to be fought and decisively won, in order to finally resolve the superiority contest which has been brewing within the Iranians. They have been begging for a smack down since 1979 and this might be a good time to indulge them and permanently put them in their place for good. Their petulance is becoming simply unbearable and the more they get away with stuff, the more they become more emboldened. 

Libya's Moummar Gaddafi back in the 80s used to be a pain in the butt of the world until President Ronald Reagan sent a missile into his bedroom. That was his first rude awakening, which nightmare he never fully recovered from until his problem was eventually permanently solved, lynched like a common thief. Saddam Hussein's Iraq problem was equally solved, when he was hung like a common criminal. So why is it not a good idea to once and for all solve the recurring Iranian problem, should they now present America with the opportunity. 

So, the only meaningful option left for Iran is for them to cut their losses, back down and back off from any further provocations; realizing that President Donald John Trump is a different kind of president. That his love for America is such that if Iran miscalculates, they will force his hands to do whatever it takes to end their endless provocations. As a businessman and CEO, problem solving is President Donald John Trump's primary calling; and he sees Iran as a recurring problem since 1979 which needs to be finally solved. Hopefully, the president will solve the Iranian problem if the leadership in Tehran does not recalibrate by backing down from the current standoff. As a double puncher, the president will not accept anything short of a total surrender from Iran, should any shooting war results. 

Iran has nothing to prove and cannot prove anything to America. The balance of power dictates that they stop any further aggressive behavior and save themselves from an assured doom. It will rain down heavy on them from the skies and not even their Prophet Imam Ali can save them from such provoked wrath of the United States of America's mighty military. Hopefully reason will prevail, believing that their leadership has some wisdom and will weigh the pros and cons carefully before leading their country down the precipice and off the cliff. But in any event, a needless tit for tat must not be encouraged as such leads to avoidable bleeding of resources. 

If Iran dares, a decisive and swift decapitation of its entire leadership, political, military and religious will be in play immediately, in order to discourage any further stupidity from whoever may survive and remains after that. Iran must therefore choose wisely and not risk it all with further provocations; aware that there is a pecking order in the world and that Iran does not belong in the first tier, regardless of what they might think of themselves. Iran is still a third rate "shitholey" country and they cannot stand America's fury. Enough of the provocations.

QASSEM SOLEIMANI: GOOD RIDDANCE OF A DERANGED ZEALOT.

QASSAM SOLEIMANI: JUST ANOTHER TERRORIST.

ICHEOKU says has no sympathy for the assassination of world's number one terrorist mastermind and leader of designated Iranian terrorist organization, the Quds Force aka Iran's Revolutionary Guards. With the many atrocities under his belt, it is even surprising that he lasted this too long not to have been killed much earlier; but it is good that at last he finally met his nemesis. 

As with other similarly decapitated organizations, it does not matter who his replacement is, it will never be the same for the organization, which is good for the whole world. Al Queida has not recovered ever since Osama Bin Laden was taken out; ditto ISIS with the double tap elimination of their leader Abu al Baghdadi and his second in command, Haji Imam.

The Quds Force will not be any different as there can only be one Qassam Soleimani. Having been in control and at the helm of affairs of the organization as long as he did means that he had the organization personalized.  As a result, nobody will ever command the same presence and influence which he had while his existence lasted. It would have been different if he had anticipated his end or was terminally sick for some time and had time to groom a chosen successor and impacted him much knowledge about his clandestine activities. It also does not matter the succession plans that might be in place, the Quds Force will never be the same without Qassam Soleimani.  

Anyway, Iran has been dealt a devastating blow and with it, a strong message sent that the entire breath of the government and religious leadership in Tehran are within contemplation for elimination, should they overreach themselves or do anything stupider than they have already done. There is no condition on earth in which Iran would win a shooting war with America; so they better not try any more stupid thing in order to avoid an assured end to both their government and possibly country. It also does not matter what their only friends, Russia and/or China and/or North Korea and/or Venezuela decide to do, helping Iran, it does not matter; as Tehran, Mashhad and Isfahan will be pulverized and questions can be asked later. Enough of their provocations.

QASSAM SOLEIMANI ASSASSINATION: JUST A DOWN PAYMENT.

ICHEOKU says it was a precision strike that took out world's number terrorist and leader of Iranian terrorist organization, the Quds Force aka Iranian Revolutionary Guard. With him now dispatched to go meet his maker and possibly rendezvous with Prophet Imam Ali, the region, as well as the greater world, will now know some peace. 

The mongrel has been spreading terror throughout the Middle East, claiming hundreds of American lives with it, with the worst direct affront being the "rubbing of America's nose in the dirt" with his mastermind of the attack on American embassy in Baghdad. Good enough we now have a decisive American president, whose loyalty to America is not in doubt and who would do whatever it takes to defend and protect American lives, as well as properties and assets throughout the world and he responded decisively by taking out this linchpin. ICHEOKU says this might also be a good time to also target and eliminate the Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and get rid of the two terrorists holding the Middle East hostage in one go.

ICHEOKU congratulates President Donald John Trump and his security council, the Armed Forces as well as the Intelligence Service for a well coordinated hit on Qassam Soleimani. Hopefully, the shock wave will reverberate throughout the Middle East and send a strong message to Tehran to stop messing with America. Iran has been rattling America's cage for such a long time that they became overconfident in their ability and that America will not do a thing to them. They invaded America's sovereign embassy grounds in Tehran in 1979, took several Americans diplomatic staff hostage. They killed hundreds of American soldiers during the Iraqi war by proxy of the Shia militia. They shot down America's drone. They once again invaded an American embassy in another country, Iraq; a mistake which they will live to forever regret. 

The assassination of the leader of their Revolutionary Guard, the Quds Force, Qassam Soleimani is just the beginning of what to come, a down payment of some sort, unless Iranian government disciplines themselves and stop pulling the tail of the tiger. If they miscalculates as to respond to this killing or perpetrate another act of terror against America or its interest, they will be signing their death warrant as a country. Such a further provocation might see the decapitation strikes extended into Tehran; and the Ayattolah, their president, as well as the Revolutionary Guard headquarters will be fair game in direct crosshairs. The message sent was hopefully received as intended, that America has had it with their petulance and provocations; and that any attempt by them to further escalate the situation will be decisively put down and with heavier than measured retaliation. 

ICHEOKU commends President Donald John Trump for signing off on the strike that took care of this beast, who once boasted that he will take his terror to American homeland, that he will sail his warships to American coasts and that his Quds Force will defeat America in any military confrontation. Now, he knows who his daddy is and that it is not always a good idea to threaten America, especially when such threats are followed up with so many acts which terrorized American service men and women, as well as America's members of the diplomatic service. By invading a sovereign American embassy grounds in Baghdad, in another country Iraq, Iran has peradventure declared war on America. All America is doing now is to defend itself and sending a message to Tehran, not any more. Good riddance.

BAGHDAD EMBASSY ATTACK: MAKE IRAN AND IRAQ PAY A STIFF PRICE.

ICHEOKU says apparently Iran wanted to replicate what they did to the American embassy in Tehran during their 1979 revolution. The Iraqi government on the other hand is also complicit because of their failure to protect the American embassy on their soil. Both countries therefore are jointly responsible for the attack on the American embassy in Baghdad and must be held accountable for executing and permitting the attack, respectively. The two countries must be made to pay for the cost of repairs and replacements of whatever were  damaged and/or destroyed during the mayhem. 

Enough of tolerating these maniacs exploding at the slightest provocation and taking it out on America and its interests in the Middle East. None of them ever dares to destroy Russia's or Chinese assets in their region, fully aware that both countries are a no nonsense countries and will retaliate in equal measure, if not more. But for America, they have concluded that they would not respond in kind or in a way that would send them a strong message of never again should this be tolerated. This is the reason they frequently take to the streets to protest America and destroying American assets and burning American flags, because they have become emboldened by getting away with so many intransigence carried out against America in the past, including the invasion and hostage taking of diplomatic staff in Tehran. 

As part of the punishment against Iran and Iraq, there should be drawn a line in the sand that the next time such a thing happens, that their own embassies will either be attacked or shut down. The government in Iraq cannot survive a day without America's presence in the Middle East and therefore the Prime Minister must be read the riot act to either use the authorities of his office to protect embassies in his country or his days in office are numbered. Any protest crosses the line when properties are being damaged, destroyed and set on fire, especially properties which are on sovereign grounds of the United States of America like the embassy. Enough of the cuddling of these maniacs; the time for measure for measure has since come and in order to put a stop to the vagrancy and recurring lashing out against American interests in that part of the world. 

Better still, the next time it happens, live ammunition should be deployed against any person wantonly destroying properties in a zero tolerance enforcement of law on international relations to protect America's embassy sovereign grounds. Also, it would appear that the perimeter walls were not as strong as original intended, so necessary adjustment should be made thereto, including taking a blueprint from Israeli walls which has kept them safe from the Palestine. Those walls could not have been breached, regardless of the number of maniacs that were assembled against it. Then a few meters before the wall should be lines of concertina barbed razor wires providing additional protective hurdles to cross before even reaching the walls. Raising the windows higher should also be considered. 

ICHEOKU says the frequency of these attacks on American embassies has become such that people are beginning to wonder if indeed America can and is capable of protecting its diplomatic foreign missions. From Pakistan to Egypt to Libya to Cuba to Tanzania to Kenya to Yemen to Iran and now Iraq, they are just too many of these attacks on American embassies that it is about time something is done to end it, including drastically, if need be. The only language these petulant understand is ruthless force, otherwise why have they never attacked any Russian embassy any where? Imagine a militia saying that they rubbed America's nose in the dirt with the attack in Baghdad and you wonder if these guys have any better thing they do with their time and life. 

A very ungrateful bunch who could not remove Saddam Hussein from power until America stepped in and did it for them. They couldn't stop ISIS from nearly overrunning their country until America did it for them. Yet they always attack America as their problem. The worst part is their government's involvement in this attack. Iraqi security forces did not allow Iraqi protesters who have been protesting against the government since October last year to breach the Green Zone, so what changed with the militia that attacked the United States embassy inside the same Green Zone. The same Iraqi government vehemently condemned the United States Air strikes but has yet to condemn the attack on the American embassy with the same vehemence. 

ICHEOKU says enough of the niceties as only a strong response will resonate with this two countries, who are now joined at the hip as foes of the United States of America and should be treated as one.