As far as I can tell, the domain has been removed/blocked. I probably published 50 articles there over the years. Journalists are going to be exterminated in the US, and the ink on the 1st amendment to the US Constitition is fading before our eyes. The first ten amendments will come to be known the Bill of Blank Spaces.
Paul Larudee
Peace letter from POTUS Trump to POTIRI Pezeshkian
By Paul Larudee
Dear President Pezeshkian,
As I’m sure you know, I wrote a book called, “The Art of the Deal.” You’re lucky that I’m president of the US and not Joe Biden or anyone else, because you want a good deal, and I’m the best deal maker ever. Trust me, you and I can and will make the best deal in history, and we will both be happy, even ecstatic over it. In fact, the whole world will be ecstatic over it.
You see, you and I have more points of political agreement than you might think. You have proposed six conditions for peace, and I would like to propose how those conditions can be met. First, you want the war and the fighting and killing to end permanently. So do I. So does everyone. When this deal is agreed, I give you my personal guarantee that it will be permanent. Not good enough? Don’t worry. We will be making so many agreements with each other and making so much money together that you won’t be able to pry us apart with a crowbar. Each of us will have so much to lose by attacking each other that it will be the farthest thing from our minds. I hate war. It’s no good for anybody. I’ve always said so. I’m nothing if not consistent. We both want peace and prosperity for our peoples. I’m so glad you agree.
Second, you want the removal of US military forces from your region. You must have read my mind. I have been saying for decades that our troops need to come home and stop being scattered all over the globe. They’re costing us money by being there, not making us wealthier, so I’m glad you agree with me. Let’s make this happen, the sooner the better.
Third, you want compensation. Nobody is better than me at making my partners wealthy. I like your idea about passage through the Strait of Hormuz. What could be better? But you need a partner that can send business your way. We can be that partner and make sure the users pay up. With us at your side, no one will dare complain. They’ll even thank us. We can even provide investors. And not just for the Hormuz Toll Project, to which I would be happy to lend my name and prestige. There are lots of other projects in which we could invest. Together, we’re sitting on a gold mine.
Then, you want to end the other wars in the region. No problem. We have already set up the Board of Peace, whose function is exactly what you describe, and which can be extended to all regions where peace is needed. I could provide you a seat on the Board, and I would be willing discuss not even charging you for it, as a goodwill gesture. We already have the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, which is designed so that Gaza can govern itself. Then Gaza and Israel will both be governing themselves, and the Board of Peace can be the guarantor. Perhaps we can work out something similar for the West Bank and Lebanon so that all parties feel safe, under terms set by the Board of Peace, where you will have a voice, and where you can bring up any other issues that need to be resolved. If Israel does not feel safe, I would be prepared to offer them Greenland, and they can even call it Israel, if they want. They’ve been trying to expand their territory, so what could be a better location, where there is so much empty space? And climate? My policies have changed the climate so that Greenland will soon be much better than where they are now. Instead of trying to move the Palestinians, this is a much better solution. They hate Palestinians anyway. I’m sure they’ll be much happier where there are none.
Fifth, you want a new authority for the Strait of Hormuz. As I said earlier, this makes a lot of sense. I and my country would be happy to be a part of that. I say we should discuss terms that make us both wealthy. Let’s make a deal.
Last, you said that you don’t like, and want to correct or even sue, our hostile media. Wow! You won’t find anyone who agrees with you more than I do. I would love to get together and brainstorm how we can do this. With the help of AIPAC and the leaders of social media, we have made great strides in controlling the media in the US, but we still have a long way to go. I welcome your ideas, especially if you own media in the US.
As you can see, I believe there is no reason we have to be at each other’s throats. Let’s talk. Are you concerned that we will attack you again in the middle of negotiations? Then let’s meet in Tehran. And just to be sure that we all feel safe, I would be happy to bring the entire US military from around the world to guarantee our security. I am willing to go to any lengths to end war and assure peace.
Paul Larudee is a retired academic and current administrator of a nonprofit human rights and humanitarian aid organization.
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