Author: Scott Ortkiese

The Foundation for War Crimes: A Factual Record of Trump’s Iran War and Where It’s Going Part 2

Five scenarios assess a war launched without congressional authorization, after evidence undermines claims that negotiations work.

The Foundation for War Crimes: A Factual Record of Trump’s Iran War and Where It’s Going

A factual record compares Washington’s account of Operation Epic Fury with military, economic, and diplomatic evidence from 2017 to March 2026.

The Trump Monkey Business: How Don Jr. and Jared Kushner Are Cashing In

There is a word for what is described in the pages that follow. The word is corruption. Not alleged corruption. Not the appearance of corruption.

“Thank You for Your Attention to This Matter”: How a War Criminal Signs Off

Trump’s threat to destroy Iran’s power plants, oil wells, and desalination facilities presents retaliation as negotiation and corporate routine.

How the Iran Conflict Is Devastating the Global South

The Strait of Hormuz closure cut tanker traffic by over 90%, driving fertilizer prices higher and exposing poorer countries to food and debt crises.

The War That Broke the AI Boom: Economic and Supply Chain Disruptions from the Iran Conflict

Iranian strikes have crippled Gulf energy infrastructure, leaving Iraq output at 1.6 million barrels daily and Qatar LNG disrupted for years.

The Nuclear Abyss: Theodore Postol’s Warning for Israel and Iran

Theodore Postol is not the kind of man who traffics in abstractions.

Trump’s Mission Unaccomplished: The Lies, the Losses, and the Escalation Trap

Trump’s Iran claims track futures market openings, while Tehran corroborates none of the announced progress and the war’s premises collapse.

How to Blow Up the World Order in 30 Days: Washington, Brussels, London and the $200 Oil Suicide Pact

How the West Delivered Stagflation to Itself

The Jock Sniffing Soul Merchant and the Sacrificial Lamb with Horns: Rubio, Vance, and the Coming Reckoning

Rubio’s bid for power made him the sole intelligence conduit as an Omani mediated settlement neared, followed by war and Gulf chaos.