The Horror, The Horror

Heart of Darkness was first published as

a three-part serial story in Blackwood's Magazine.

When one reads the first paragraph of Conrad's Heart of Darkness, one soon realizes a journey into the dark soul of man awaits. Evocative, precise and simply astounding, this work has haunted yours truly since the beginning of time. The last phrases uttered by Kurtz at the end, The Horror, The Horror is exactly the same feeling I am having now regarding the senseless horror happening in the Middle East being perpetrated by two monsters named Netanyahu and Trump.

Joseph Conrad based Heart of Darkness on his own experiences in the Congo.

Also overnight, President Trump gave Iran 48 hours to reopen a crucial waterway, the Strait of Hormuz, saying if Tehran fails to do so "America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!" Roughly a fifth of the world's oil transited through the strait last year — and Iran's willingness to attack the transport vessels has virtually halted traffic.

Iran's response ...

On Sunday, the speaker of the Iranian parliament said in a post on X that if the US and Israel target his country's power plants, Iran will deem vital infrastructure sites across the Gulf region as legitimate targets.

The calculus with help from Gemini

• Israel’s Achilles Heel: Israel relies on five coastal plants for roughly 50% of its potable water. If those go offline, the "Digital" victory of hitting Iran's power plants is erased by the "Analog" reality of 9 million people without water within 48 to 72 hours.
• The Gulf’s Thirst: Qatar and Bahrain are 90%+ dependent on desalination for drinking water.
  Iran’s Khatam Al-Anbiya command has officially put these on the Target List as of four hours ago.
• Me - The "Epstein" Nightmare: The "Why" for this insane war is obvious (Epstein/Israel) as the entangled alliance from hell has finally reached the endgame with one country's national interest opposing the other. As asked before, Is Iran a threat to the US? No, unless you go in and attack, something the US is doing as we speak. Will the demented Donald do the ultimate horror or does somebody finally steps up and says Enough is Enough because saving the world from a possible WW III is rather important don't you think?