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Are We Tipping into a New World War? | The Free Press

By Thomas A. Smith

A world spinning out of control. Those were the words Wall Street Journal Global View columnist Walter Russell Mead used to describe the latest geopolitical developments when Bari interviewed him on the latest episode of Honestly this week. And it s not hard to see why. 

In the past 48 hours alone: 

  • Houthi fighters fired at Israel from Yemen.

  • An Israeli air strike hit Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza, killing a senior Hamas commander as well as Palestinian civilians. 

  • FBI Director Christopher A. Wray warned senators that the Israel-Hamas war has increased the chances of a terrorist attack against Americans in the United States to a whole other level.  

  • Israel vanished overnight from maps on the Chinese search engine Baidu. 

  • Egyptian prime minister Mostafa Madbouly said Egypt was prepared to sacrifice millions of lives to ensure that no one encroaches upon our territory, dismissing requests for the settlement of Palestinian refugees in Egypt. 

On the podcast, Walter explains why the pre-war era we ve been in for a while is moving quickly and at an unpredictable pace toward something big and something bad.

via www.thefp.com

Something big and something bad.” Exactly my sentiments. LWJ however has forbidden a move to Utah, and even Arizona for that matter. I hope we will be together when the mushroom clouds rise over San Diego. I want her nearby for comfort and so I can say “I told you so.” But I’m totally paranoid. Don’t listen to me.