The Real Cause of the War and the Only Condition for Peace

By Roberto de Mattei*

[Katholisches] Most Western analysts are convinced that the current war taking place in the Middle East is primarily due to economic interests in the oil and energy sectors. At the same time, the greatest concern of public opinion in Europe and the United States is that a prolongation of the conflict could disrupt daily life and significantly lower one's own standard of living. Given this interpretation of events, however, a question arises: Is there truly nothing beyond the economic dimension that could explain what is happening? Was Juan Donoso Cortés wrong when he claimed that there is no political question that does not ultimately involve a theological question, and urged us to turn our gaze toward the sphere of first principles upon which the universe rests? (*Ensayo sobre el catolicismo, el liberalismo y el socialismo*, BAC, 1946, Vol. II, p. 501)

And yet, there is no shortage of voices attributing an eschatological significance to the confused and dramatic events of our time. In the US, for example, Evangelical Protestantism exerts a strong influence on political life. Evangelicals make up about 20–25% of the American population and possess an extensive media network that makes them one of the best-organized religious groups in the country. This spectrum includes currents such as "Christian Zionists," who interpret the return of the Jewish people to the land of Israel as part of a divine plan. Accordingly, the political and military support of the USA for the State of Israel would correspond to a providential plan, and the reconstruction of the Temple in Jerusalem is seen as a necessary step for the fulfillment of biblical prophecies.

During a speech in Jerusalem in 2018, the American Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth openly expressed the hope for the reconstruction of the Third Temple. Today, however, the mount on which the First and Second Temples of Jerusalem once stood—destroyed by the Babylonians and the Romans—is occupied by the Dome of the Rock, one of Islam's most important sanctuaries. Rebuilding the Temple at this location would trigger a conflict with the entire Muslim world; for this reason, many Jews interpret the restoration more symbolically. Nevertheless, messianism remains a unifying element that permeates Judaism both within and outside Israel. For some, it is the expectation of a personal Messiah connected with the restoration of Jerusalem; for others, however, the personal figure of the Messiah is replaced by the concept of a "messianic age," understood as the historical redemption of humanity.

Messianism also plays a central role in Shia Islam, particularly in its most significant branch, Twelver Shiism. Believers are convinced that the twelfth Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, did not die but entered a state of "occultation" (*ghayba*) in 941 AD. According to this teaching, he is the "Hidden Imam" who will reappear at the end of time as the Mahdi—the "Rightly Guided One"—to restore justice and usher in an age of truth. The leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran see themselves as temporary "representatives" of the Mahdi, tasked with ruling until his return. They view the liberation of Al-Quds (Jerusalem) and the holy sites of Islam as a sacred duty for all Muslims to enable the Mahdi's return. The conflict with the State of Israel is a necessary component of this eschatological perspective (Vali Nasr: *The Shia Revival*, W. W. Norton, 2006).

On the other hand, what is the Russian myth of the "Third Rome" if not also an eschatological vision, in which Moscow is presented as the last heir of the true Christian faith, called to preserve it until the end of time? For Putin's ideologue Alexander Dugin, the "Third Rome" represents the counter-pole to the West, which is described as a decadent civilization that has reached the end of its historical cycle. Dugin's critique of the West is taken up and further developed in Iran, Turkey, and the Arab world—particularly from an anti-Zionist perspective.

In their essay *Eurasia and Eschatology: Dugin’s Antiliberal Resonances in the Muslim World*, Kamal Gasimov and Marlene Laruelle have demonstrated the affinity of Dugin’s positions with those of Shiite messianism (*Studies in East European Thought*, 78, 2026, pp. 377–399). Françoise Thom, meanwhile, shows in an article titled *États-Unis et Russie: les ravages de l’eschatologie* (USA and Russia: The Ravages of Eschatology) from March 22, 2026, how Dugin's eschatological syncretism arises from the use of theological themes that serve the Kremlin’s imperialism.

The fundamental error of all false eschatologies ultimately consists in interpreting the struggle between good and evil as a fight between worldly powers for world domination. This shows that even Silicon Valley is not a stranger to these eschatological perspectives. Elon Musk invokes the Russian Konstantin Eduard Tsiolkovsky, the founder of "Cosmism," a pantheistic worldview in which space exploration is considered a necessary step in the evolutionary process of man and his integration into the cosmos.

For his part, Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal, argued in a series of lectures he gave in Rome in March on the subject of the Antichrist that technology, depending on its use, can be both an instrument of salvation and a factor of destruction. According to Thiel, the USA embodies a double possibility: either being the *Katechon*—the force that holds back chaos—or becoming the Antichrist, that is, the power that could dominate the world by means of its surveillance instruments. Thiel, himself the creator of technological control systems like the company Palantir, seems to embrace this double and unsettling identity.

And the Catholic Church? Can she limit herself to calling for peace from a perspective as immanent as those who propagate war for worldly purposes? Does the Church not possess her own theology of history based on the Augustinian contrast of the two cities: one driven by the "love of self even to the contempt of God," the other by the "love of God even to the contempt of self" (*De Civitate Dei*, XIV, 28)? In his Easter sermon on April 9, 1939, six months before the outbreak of World War II, Pius XII reminded us that "the only and unshakable foundation upon which true peace rests is God: God known, God respected, God obeyed. To diminish or destroy this subordination to the Divine Creator is the same as disturbing or completely destroying peace in individuals as in families, in nations as in the whole world."

The departure from God is the cause of every war, just as the return to the natural and divine order preserved by the Catholic Church is the condition for the only true peace. "Then at length," Pius XI exclaims in his encyclical *Quas Primas* of December 11, 1925, "will many a wound be healed; then will all law regain its former authority; then will the blessings of peace be restored; and the swords will fall from the hands of all, when all men shall freely acknowledge and obey the dominion of Christ, and every tongue shall confess that the Lord Jesus Christ is in the glory of God the Father."

The message of Fatima from 1917, which prophesies the triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary after a chastisement of the nations, seals this theology of history. Those who are able to raise their gaze beyond the immanent horizon of historical events trust in that ordered peace which the Redeemer will bring to earth before the end of time, and entrust its realization to His Divine Mother.

**Roberto de Mattei* is a historian, father of five children, Professor of Modern History and the History of Christianity at the European University of Rome, and President of the Lepanto Foundation.

*Translation: Giuseppe Nardi*

*Image: Corrispondenza Romana*

Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com

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On the Death of Prof. Jean-Claude Lozac'hmeur

Here is the English translation of the text regarding Prof. Jean-Claude Lozac'hmeur.

**Catholic fighter, defender of Breton identity, linguist, historian, and critic of Freemasonry and its influence on the French state; pictured with his book: "The Occultist Origins of Freemasonry"**

On Maundy Thursday, April 2, 2026, the Breton scholar Prof. Jean-Claude Lozac’hmeur was called home by God at the age of 86 in Saint-Malo (Breton: *Sant-Maloù*). Lozac’hmeur was a passionate fighter for the faith, a linguist, medievalist, literary critic, and essayist whose work leaves a lasting mark on the French intellectual landscape.

A Life Anchored in the Church

Born in April 1940 in Toulon, Lozac’hmeur grew up on the Île de Molène (Breton: *Molenez*) and attended the Collège of the Frères de Lamennais in Saint-Renan (Breton: *Lokournan*). His deep connection to the Church and the Holy Mass shaped his entire life. Despite the painful and prolonged crisis within the Church, he remained steadfast. Without his tireless efforts, the Holy Mass in the traditional form of the Roman Rite would not have been established with such energy in Brittany. Religious instruction and ethical issues, such as *Humanae Vitae* and the right-to-life movement, were also particularly close to his heart.

In 1961, he married and became the father of five children. By the age of 23, he passed the examination for secondary school teaching and began teaching at the Collège of Combourg (Breton: *Komborn*). In parallel, he continued his university education, notably under the supervision of Prof. Charles Foulon at the University of Rennes-II, where he later taught as a lecturer, assistant professor, associate professor, and finally, a full professor.

Scientific Merits

Lozac’hmeur earned his doctorate in 1978 with the thesis *La Genèse de la légende d’Yvain: essai de synthèse* (The Genesis of the Legend of Yvain: A Synthetic Essay), supervised by Prof. Léon Fleuriot, the head of the Celtic department at Rennes II. Together, they published an anthology of Celtic poetry—alongside Léon Prat and with an introduction by Per Jakez-Elias—which remains a reference work to this day.

His further scholarly works include translations and studies of medieval texts, such as the *Chanson d’Aiquin* ("The Song of Aiquin," 1985, with Maud Ozzava) and numerous works on the Arthurian legend in cooperation with the Japanese medievalist Shigemi Sazaki. His research on King Arthur, the Holy Grail, and figures like Mabonagrain is cited in Philippe Walter's *Dictionnaire de mythologie arthurienne*.

Beyond research, Lozac’hmeur was committed to training students at Rennes II and other universities. He was a co-founder of the Faculty of Saint-Malo (Faclib), intended to offer an alternative to the ideological influence then prevailing in higher education. However, political intervention led to its closure—another point of pain in his life.

Brittany

Jean-Claude Lozac’hmeur campaigned intensively for his Breton homeland, particularly for the preservation and strengthening of Brittany's cultural identity. In his writings, he emphasized the historical independence of the region, its traditions, history, and the consciousness of a deep-rooted cultural continuity within France. He viewed Brittany not merely as a geographical space, but as a cultural community with its own distinct character, whose values and traditions should be preserved and passed on. His commitment thus went beyond simple local heritage care and was closely linked to the desire to assert regional identity against tendencies toward homogenization.

This was no easy undertaking in a France whose state doctrine since the French Revolution has been based on centralism and a uniform nation-state, which sought to erase linguistic and cultural diversity and fundamentally fought ethnic minorities, even though they are a part of France. He also recognized in this the "poisoned" Masonic influence, which he opposed.

Masonic Studies

Lozac’hmeur published numerous works on Freemasonry, which are considered carefully researched and documented. He argued that modern Freemasonry, though not directly, is based on ancient mystery cults and pursues an ideological goal: the establishment of a global state in which man becomes quasi-godlike through science and technology. His central works include:

 * **Actualité de l’Apocalypse** ("The Relevance of the Apocalypse," Éditions des Cîmes)

 * **De la Ré-volution – Essai sur la politique maçonnique** ("On the Re-volution – An Essay on Masonic Politics," Éditions Sainte Jeanne d’Arc)

 * **Fils de la veuve – Recherches sur l’ésotérisme maçonnique** ("Son of the Widow – Research on Masonic Esotericism," Éditions de Chiré)

 * **De la Gnose au Graal – Aperçu sur une tradition initiatique** ("From Gnosis to the Grail – Insights into an Initiatic Tradition," Éditions des Cîmes)

 * **Les origines occultistes de la franc-maçonnerie – Recherches sur une religion d’État** ("The Occultist Origins of Freemasonry – Studies on a State Religion," Éditions des Cîmes)

All works remain available through the Catholic publisher and distributor *Livres en Famille*.

His defense of the Catholic Church, Catholic moral teaching, the right to life for unborn children, and natural law—alongside his decisive fight against Freemasonry and its influence on the French state, state doctrine, and social life—earned him the bitter enmity of his opponents. They attempted to discredit him through massive campaigns, a tactic known in German-speaking countries as the summary "fight against the right" (*Kampf gegen rechts*).

Farewell and Legacy

Jean-Claude Lozac’hmeur passed away on a symbolically significant day, Maundy Thursday. An obituary for him states: For a man deeply connected to the faith, this is a sign of the constant spiritual struggle for the Eucharist, the great mystery of God giving Himself to the faithful.

The funeral services will take place during Easter week on Thursday, April 9, 2026, at 2:30 PM in his Breton home of Sant-Maloù, at the Chapel of Sainte-Anne de Saint-Servan (52 rue Jean XXIII, Saint-Malo 35400).

His work remains a testimony to a life of faith, scholarship, education, and the defense of Catholic tradition. He combined this life with the courage to contradict the official state and historical narrative and the dominant socio-political trends, pointing out suppressed aspects and offering different perspectives.

In the language of the Church and in his mother tongue:

*Requiescat in pace.*

*Ra vo e ene e peoc’h.

Text: Giuseppe Nardi

Image: reinformation.tv/Youtube 

Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmaip.com

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Trad-Inc Transformers Destroyed — Trump Triumphant

Edit: hat tip to Chris Jackson.  It was a thing to behold and some of the venom even spilled over here. Oops! We’ll be cautiously optimistic, but oil futures just cratered along with the wheat and corn options. Oops!

I don’t mean to use more mean words, but I’m pretty sure some of these tradlickificent dudes were a little sad American pilots weren’t being tortured on Iranian TV, and that there aren’t thousands of body bags coming back to the shear joy of the usual suspects.

Opus Jones is encouraging treason:

Let me know if you’re too boomeristic to find this in FB

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Did Rothschild Inc. just take over Vatican Bank? Say it ain't so!

https://politicsthisweek.gn.apc.org/

www.bilderberg.org

Richie is joined by the broadcaster and author Tony Gosling. On today's show, the guys discuss the latest from the Middle East. Are we really on the verge of World War 3? Who is really controlling US President Donald Trump and his Secretary of War Pete Hegseth? Bilderberg 2026 takes place this week in Washington DC. Who will be in attendance and why does it still matter? Also: Did Rothschild Inc just take over Vatican Bank? Don't miss this show. 

Catholicism Catching a Bid in UK

Edit: I’ll bet Gaybrielle is mad that more fervant youthful Catholics are going to show up at Mass and confessional to offer helpful suggestions about his room temperature catholicity.

Our very own (not really) Andrew Cusack opines!

[Catholic Herald] within the Union, Scotland likes to do its own thing. For centuries a different legal system and state religion have marked its distinction from its southern neighbour – differences only augmented once the Scottish Parliament was reconvened in 1999. That same year, the composer James MacMillan ruffled the feathers of Scotland’s presiding liberal elite by calling out the ongoing anti-Catholic bigotry he argued was still pervasive in parts of Scottish society. The reaction to his remarks showed the Catholic Church has occupied an uneasy position within Scottish society.

As anecdotal and statistical reports from across the western world are showing a ‘quiet revival’ in interest in Christianity more broadly and Catholicism specifically, I spoke with Monsignor Patrick Burke, the parish priest of St James Church and Catholic chaplain to the University of St Andrews, to discuss how – or even whether – this revival is happening in Scotland and how the Church is responding.

“It’s definitely happening, but it’s got nothing to do with us,” Monsignor Burke reported. “God knows we – priests, laity – have done everything we can to destroy the Church but nonetheless there is a perceptible interest, a turning towards Catholic Christianity.”

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Catholic Charities Gave us Somali Pirates and Engages in Human Trafficking

Edit: found this from @operationobvious on Instagram and TickTock. It took awhile to locate the provenance of the video. It’s interesting that the video doesn’t cover all the highlights dealing with Catholic Charities involvement with importing Somalia into the United States, but what he also maintains, something we’ve said for more than a decade, that Catholic Charities is a human trafficking organization.

Steve Robinson highlights several key points regarding their involvement: 

• (1:17:05) He describes how Catholic Charities makes significant amounts of money by relocating migrants to various parts of the country.

 • (1:17:17) He characterizes their operations as a form of "human trafficking," stating that they are paid to distribute people who have crossed the border illegally throughout the United States. 

• (1:17:34) He clarifies that while they have an affiliation with the Catholic Church, the organization functions primarily as a non-profit migrant resettlement business.

 • (1:25:07 - 1:25:12) Robinson mentions that officials from Catholic Charities have been directly involved in state government offices, such as the Office of New Americans in Maine.

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Dismantling Obama's Long Con

Ripperger is back and Mike Lewis probably isn't happy

What if?

The Sordid World of Opus Dei

 

 https://substack.com/home/post/p-190525289

From Zionism to Catholicism

Jews & Porn, Porn & Jews

John Zmirak pleases Jews & Protestants by showing them he's a cuck.

And, how bad did things have to get for these losers to turn on Scott Hahn? Careful Catholic Answers, you may be next as John teams up with Tel-Aviv Ted Cruz Missile. 

De Bonald Contra Jewish Emancipation

[From @BThiong1885] Did you know?

Louis de Bonald (1754-1840), the great French counter-revolutionary thinker, monarchist and traditionalist Catholic, published a virulent text in 1806 against the emancipation of the Jews, denouncing Judaism as a foreign, parasitic force incompatible with French Christian society?

Louis de Bonald embodies the lucid reaction against the Revolution: he sees the Jewish emancipation of 1791 not as progress, but as an existential threat that dissolves the traditional order, Christian morality and national cohesion.

In his article “On the Jews” (Mercure de France, 8 February 1806), he asserts that the Jews form an “imperium in imperio” (a state within a state), that they are at war with Christian morality, that they live as parasites and remain a perpetually foreign people, even on French soil.
He compares their situation to that of freed Blacks and accuses the Enlightenment philosophers of having intellectually armed this senseless emancipation. He even goes so far as to write that if a Jewish Sanhedrin became the legislator, it could not produce laws more atrocious than those of the revolutionary Convention.

For Bonald, Judaism is not merely a different religion: it is a parallel society that refuses assimilation, practises usury and undermines the Catholic foundations of France. He calls for the return of discriminatory measures (distinctive markings, professional restrictions) to protect the nation.

Links in French that confirm these criticisms (serious sources):

• French Wikipedia article on Louis de Bonald (detailed section on his 1806 antisemitic text with quotes):
  https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_de_Bonald#Sur_les_Juifs
• Original text “Sur les Juifs” (Mercure de France, 1806) available on Gallica:
  https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k1040572f/f9.item
• Jewish Encyclopedia (English article but very precise on his accusations: imperium in imperio, parasites, war against morality):
  https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/3464-bonald-louis-gabriel-ambroise-vicomte-de
• Analysis in “Les gauches antisémites” (Fondapol) which explicitly mentions his 1806 text:
  https://www.fondapol.org/etude/les-gauches-antisemites/

(The post also includes a classical portrait of Louis de Bonald.)

SSPX Sends Book to Italian Bishops to Justify Upcoming Episcopal Consecrations

[katholisches.info] The Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) has launched a targeted information campaign ahead of its announced episcopal consecrations on July 1, 2026. According to reports, the traditionalist community sent a specially published book to every Italian diocesan bishop outlining its motives.

The volume, titled Al servizio della Chiesa ("In the Service of the Church") with the subtitle "The Episcopal Consecrations of the Society of St. Pius X," was published by the society's own press, Edizioni Piane. It aims to explain the theological and canonical arguments used by the SSPX to justify the planned consecrations. The content follows the line of reasoning established by its founder, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, in 1988, which he termed "Operation Survival" for Tradition.

"In the Service of the Church: The Episcopal Consecrations"

The work portrays a deep crisis within the Church where—according to the Society's position—even ecclesiastical authorities are contributing to the spread of a "falsified faith." From this, the SSPX derives a "right to resistance" against the hierarchy. A quote from St. Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians, warning against the preaching of a "different gospel," serves as a programmatic opening.

The book was accompanied by a letter from the Italian District Superior, Father Gabriele D’Avino. In it, the action is described as an invitation to diocesan bishops to engage with the current state of the Church and enter into a process of "joint reflection."

Parallel Efforts in German-Speaking Regions

Simultaneously, the Society published its own brochure in the German-speaking world, compiling essential information regarding the upcoming consecrations. This publication is explicitly intended as a contribution to transparency and aims to provide supporting arguments for priests, the faithful, and interested parties.

Whether this initiative will resonate with the recipients remains to be seen. Observers note that even fundamental texts on recent church history are often little known. Nevertheless, the SSPX's approach shows that it is making an effort not only to justify its controversial steps internally but also to represent them proactively to the Catholic public, seeking contact with other parts of the Church.

Text: Giuseppe Nardi 

Image: Edizioni Piane (Screenshot)

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Iron and Fire: Breaking the Rogue States of 1816 and 2026

British Ships of the Line at Algiers, August 26th 1816

Military history is often sanitized (and weaponized, no pun intended) for the purposes of propaganda, and demoralization of Western peoples and our story, it can be a mercy and a salvation to delve  into maps and maneuvers, where they can reveal and spell out the sinuous, harmonious connections underlying the story of our people, of Christendom, which is sometimes sorrowful, often triumphant, one of these connections is between the Bombardment of Algiers (1816) and Operation Epic Fury (2026) which were righteous, powerful responses to regimes that had pushed the international community to a breaking point. To understand these conflicts, one must look at the predatory nature of the targeted states and the devastating "super weapons" deployed to dismantle them.

The Butcher’s Bill: Regimes of Terror

The history of the West’s conflict with Islam is ancient, and it is incredible that the same personalities and physiognomies play themselves out over the centuries, just as Alexander the Great turned east and struck down Persian power, establishing a lasting connection and hegemony of the West over the Orient, and the latest conflict, involving the murderous and brutal Iranian regime and yet another righteously vengeful Western power. Such was the case in the way Western states dealt with Islamic pirate states in the 19th century, a continuation of centuries of war and piracy directed against European people by these brutal people which continues even to this day!

The Deylik of Algiers in 1816 was not a standard diplomatic partner; it was a state built on the economy of human suffering. For three centuries, the Barbary pirates had enslaved over a million Europeans, snatching victims from as far away as Iceland. By 1816, the "white slave trade" had reached a fever pitch of cruelty. The Dey, Omar Agha, famously treated diplomats with contempt, once even detaining the British Consul in irons. The bombardment was sparked by a horrific massacre of 200 Sicilian and Corsican fishermen under British protection—men who were slaughtered or dragged into chains while they slept.

The Iranian Regime in 2026 mirror-imaged this domestic and regional brutality. Leading up to the strikes, the Islamic Republic had engaged in what Amnesty International called the "deadliest period of repression in decades." In January 2026 alone, security forces carried out mass killings of thousands of protesters, using heavy machine guns on civilians in cities like Bandar Abbas and Neyshabur. Combined with their "nuclear breakout" and the constant threat to global energy through the mining of the Strait of Hormuz, the regime had become an existential "rogue actor" that the Trump administration viewed as beyond the reach of traditional sanctions. Iran has long leveled its murderous intent against European peoples, including the US Marines in Beruit bombing in 1983, an operation by the way, which the Mossad was aware of and didn’t forewarn us. Our greatest ally. 

The Hammer: British Ships of the Line

When diplomacy failed in 1816, the British sent the "super weapons" of the 19th century: the First-Rate Ship of the Line.

 * HMS Queen Charlotte: Admiral Pellew’s flagship was a floating fortress carrying over 100 guns. During the battle, it anchored just 80 yards from the Algerian mole—literally within spitting distance of the enemy batteries.

 * The Firepower: The Allied fleet fired over 50,000 round shots using 118 tons of gunpowder in a single afternoon.

 * Congreve Rockets: These were the "smart bombs" of the era—early incendiary missiles that arched over the city’s walls, turning the Algerian navy into a bonfire within their own harbor.

The carnage was "sanguinary" (bloody). The British casualty rate was 16%, nearly double that of the Battle of Trafalgar. It wasn't a tactical dance; it was a grueling, industrial-scale demolition of a city.

A Barbary pirate, Pier Francesco Mola, 1650 (Wikicommons)

The Lightning: Trump’s "Epic Fury"

In 2026, the weaponry shifted from massed cannon fire to "invisible" precision. Operation Epic Fury showcased a suite of high-tech assets designed to strike without warning:

 * B-21 Raider & B-2 Spirit: Stealth bombers flew directly into the most "impenetrable" Iranian air defenses, dropping 30,000-pound Massive Ordnance Penetrators (MOP) to collapse nuclear bunkers buried deep under mountains.

 * The PrSM (Precision Strike Missile): Fired from HIMARS units, these missiles reached speeds and accuracies that rendered Iranian "S-400" defense systems obsolete.

 * Decapitation Tech: Unlike 1816, where the goal was to hit the city, 2026 focused on the individual. The use of "R9X" kinetic missiles—the so-called "flying ginsu" with blades instead of explosives—allowed for the targeted elimination of IRGC leadership while they were in moving vehicles, a level of terrifying precision that the British of 1816 could only have dreamed of.

Conclusion: The Price of Defiance

Despite the differences in the weapons, many things are the same, the antagonists are the same, the same Oriental cruelty and arrogance is the present. For now, we have the technological superiority Christian nations have lacked in the past, but we still fight on.

Both Algiers and Tehran underestimated the "breaking point" of a global power. In 1816, the British proved that wooden ships could survive a shore battery long enough to level a city. In 2026, the U.S. proved that geographic isolation and deep bunkers offer no protection against fifth-generation warfare.

In both cases, the "super weapons" achieved their immediate goal: the Dey of Algiers surrendered and freed 3,000 slaves the next day, and the Iranian command structure was shattered in 100 hours.

At this point, we stand at a brief pause as the world waits for the pause. Like the English King Henry V at Harfleuer, or Admiral Exner in Algeria, a successful bluff decided the day. Is the Don making a similar bluff, or is he stalling while he waits for ground forces and additional carriers arrive to steel the resolve of his diplomacy?

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The Conflict (1973) with Comrade Sheen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholics_(ITV_Sunday_Night_Theatre)

Will the 3rd Temple be rebuilt?

Lyin' Ted the bigot

James Condit, Sr. Passes Away

Edit: he will be remember as a conscientious and diligent attorney as well as a defender of the unborn, and a super nice man. He will be missed and his shoes will be impossible to fill. May the perpetual light shine upon him.

Funeral Mass:
 Sacred Heart Church

2733 Massachusetts Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45225

Fortified by the sacraments of the Holy Mother Church, James J. Condit, Sr. of Cincinnati, Ohio, passed peacefully into eternal life at 95 years old, on Monday, March 9, 2026. He was preceded in death by his wife Rose Marie, his oldest son James Condit, Jr. and his oldest grandchild, Therese Condit.

Born on April 8, 1930, Jim was the eldest of 9 children in an Irish, hard-working family. He was a distinguished lawyer marked by deep faith, fierce defender of the unborn and endless service to the vulnerable. 

Jim attended St. Margaret of Cortona grade school, Purcell High School, Xavier University, Chase Law School & was an US Army veteran. 

In 1952, he married Rose Marie (Kenney) and was blessed with 64 years of marriage. He was a loving husband & devoted father whose wisdom, faith, and gentle guidance will shape generations to come. 

Jim was survived by his wife of 10 years,

Mary Lou (Kohnen) Donoghue, 5 siblings, 

10 children, and 147 grand/great grandchildren.

A visitation will be held at Gilligan Funeral Home, 8225 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati on Sunday March 15, 2026, from 3pm-8pm. A Requiem Funeral Mass at Sacred Heart Church, 2733 Massachusetts Ave, Cincinnati, will take place on March 16, 2026 at 10:00 am. Burial to follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Cincinnati Right to life (Cincinnatirighttolife.org) and Villa Licci (VillaLicci.org)

A full obituary and condolences may be expressed at gilliganfuneralhomes.com

Posted online on March 11, 2026

Published in Cincinnati Enquirer

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The Goyim Apocalypse

Exorcist Fr. Chad Ripperger appears on The Shawn Ryan Show and the Snowflakes have a conniption

If you've never heard of the well-fed Mike Lewis, think of someone like Mark Shea who can use a fork.  For several years he has run the Where Peter Is website, a website we dismissed for years as satire like Eye of the Tiber and Liturgical Road Apples.   Those satirical sites just couldn't compete with real news for laughs any longer.   Now Fr. Ripperger has lived rent free in Lewis' brain for some time so it was no surprise that when it was announced he'd be appearing on one of the most popular podcasts in the world, Mike would be all over it like stink on shit.   In anticipation of the show, he set out to slander the good exorcist. 

His article was then followed by an appearance on Eternal Life Plan with another papolotrist, a well fed former Church Militant employee who is tormented by demons from a troubled past.  Both admit that they didn't watch the whole show before going live but who could blame them?   Does anyone  think they ever went four hours without eating?

     

Another title we considered for this post:  Bearded Lady from the Circus Interviews Vaccine Injured Pundit.

The Great Baptist/Catholic Debate: Christian-Zionism to Butt-Sex

NB: this is a respectful discussion with no name calling nor straw men arguments.

Shorter YouTube link if you prefer

Jonesa Locuta, Causa Finita Est!

 

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https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18URDFD3ob/

See, EMJ doesn't hate Jews

How many readers will eventually be excommunicated?

Communiqué of the General House: Answer of the Society to Rome

[katholisches.info] The response of the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) to Rome is now available. Here is the full text:

Communiqué regarding the response of the General Council of the Priestly Society of St. Pius X to the proposal of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.

During the meeting on February 12 between Father Pagliarani, Superior General of the Society of St. Pius X, and His Eminence Víctor Manuel Cardinal Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith—which was organized following the announcement of future episcopal consecrations for the Society—the latter proposed a "specifically theological path of dialogue following a very precise methodology, [...] in order to work out the necessary minimum requirements for full communion with the Catholic Church," and tied this dialogue to the suspension of the announced episcopal consecrations.

At the request of the Prefect of the Dicastery, the Superior General presented this proposal to the members of his Council and took the necessary time to evaluate it.

On February 18, Father Pagliarani transmitted his written response to the Cardinal, accompanied by several appendices and signed by the five members of the General Council.

Since the matter is now public knowledge due to the Holy See's communication on February 12, it seems appropriate to also publish the content of this letter and its appendices, to give interested faithful the opportunity to know the exact response given.

The Superior General entrusts this situation to the prayers of the members of the Society and all the faithful. He asks that the Rosary, as well as the sacrifices of the Lenten season now beginning, be offered especially for the Holy Father, for the good of the Holy Church, and for the worthy preparation of souls for the ceremony on July 1.

Menzingen, February 19, 2026

Included Documents:

 * Letter from Father Pagliarani to Cardinal Fernández, dated February 18, 2026.

 * Appendix I: Letter from Father Pagliarani to Msgr. Pozzo, dated January 17, 2019.

 * Appendix II: Consecration and Jurisdiction: Unattainability of the Accusation of Schism, dated February 4, 2026.

 * Appendix III: Letter from Cardinal Müller to Msgr. Fellay, dated June 6, 2017.

Image source: fsspx.news (Screenshot)

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Mohamedan Attacks Guard at Tomb of Unknown in Paris

Edit: the liberalized West is toxic to European peoples.

[France 24] A man wielding a knife and scissors was fatally shot by police in Paris on Friday when he tried to attack an officer during a ceremony at the city’s Arc de Triomphe monument, officials said. 

 The suspect, a French national born in 1978 who had previously been convicted in Belgium on terrorist-related charges, died at hospital from his injuries, the French counterterrorism prosecutor’s office said. Authorities did not release the suspect’s name. The attacker targeted an officer who was guarding the ceremony for relighting the eternal flame honoring unknown soldiers at the Napoleon-era landmark, according to a Paris police official. Another officer shot the attacker, the official said. 

No bystanders or police officers were injured in the incident, the official said.

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Another Right Influencer Mortally Wounded by Antifa

Here is the "Who, What, Where, and When" breakdown of this event, which has become a focal point for discussions on political violence in Europe.

A few years ago, some might remember when Arabs attacked a traditional Catholic figure, Goldofaf.

The Incident Report

 * Who: Quentin, a 23-year-old conservative/right-wing activist. He is described as a member of the collective Les Remparts or associated with the Uni student union.

 * What: A violent physical altercation that occurred during or on the sidelines of a demonstration. According to reports and circulating footage, Quentin was allegedly swarmed and brutally beaten by a group of individuals identified as Antifa (extreme-left activists). The attack resulted in a severe brain hemorrhage, leaving him in a critical condition/coma.

 * Where: Lyon, France, specifically in the Saint-Jean district, an area known for frequent tensions between far-left and far-right groups.

 * When: February 2026 (with the most intense media coverage peaking around February 10-13, 2026).

The Charlie Kirk Comparison

There is a comparison to Charlie Kirk being drawn by many commentators to highlight what they see as a media and institutional double standard.

This as a "Moment of Truth" for the West:

“The video of Quentin being beaten in Lyon isn't just a recording of a crime; it’s a recording of a political reality that Charlie Kirk has warned about for years—one where the ideological label of the attacker dictates the volume of the outcry."

Would you like me to refine that blog post with these specific names and locations included.

The Unseen Struggle: What the Quintin Turner Video Reveals About Political Violence and Selective Outrage

A disturbing video has been circulating, capturing the moments leading up to the tragic death of Quintin Turner during a demonstration. It’s a raw, visceral look at how quickly tensions can ignite and turn fatal on our streets. The footage itself is chaotic—a struggle, an altercation, and then the devastating outcome: Quintin Turner struck and suffering brain death.

But beyond the immediate horror of the video, this incident, particularly when framed by the alleged involvement of individuals associated with Antifa, forces us to confront uncomfortable truths about how we discuss and react to political violence in America.

The Video: A Glimpse into the Brink

The video isn’t just a record of an event; it's a stark reminder of the escalating risks faced by those who engage in or even observe protests. It shows the struggle, the heightened emotions, and the split-second decisions—or misjudgments—that can have irreversible consequences. For many, seeing such a struggle culminate in a death raises immediate questions about self-defense, provocation, and the blurred lines between activism and aggression.

The Echoes of Selective Outrage

This is where the conversation often veers into hypocrisy, and figures like Charlie Kirk often become central to that discussion. Kirk, a prominent voice on the conservative right, is known for his passionate denunciations of political violence, particularly when it originates from "the left." He frequently highlights incidents involving Antifa or other progressive groups, painting them as inherently violent and a threat to public order.

Consider how an incident like Quintin Turner's death—a man allegedly killed by someone associated with Antifa during a demonstration—would likely be amplified by Kirk. He would, understandably, point to it as Exhibit A in his argument about the dangers of anti-fascist movements and the need for law and order. He would frame it as a clear-cut case of left-wing extremism resulting in a fatality, demanding accountability and robust condemnation.

However, the critical comparison lies in the consistency of that outrage.

The Double Standard:

Where is the equivalent fervor, the same level of condemnation, when violence emanates from the right? When incidents involve white supremacists, far-right militias, or even individuals inspired by right-wing rhetoric committing acts of violence, the response from figures like Kirk often shifts. The rhetoric sometimes softens, blame is diffused, or the incidents are framed as isolated acts rather than systemic issues. We see exhaustive explanations, justifications, or attempts to draw false equivalences, rather than the immediate, unequivocal denunciation reserved for "the other side."

The Quintin Turner video, regardless of the full legal context or individual culpability, serves as a powerful illustration of this double standard. It demands that we look beyond the partisan framing and ask: Are we truly concerned about political violence, or only about political violence that suits our existing narratives?

Moving Forward:

The death of Quintin Turner is a tragedy. Every life lost to political conflict is a stain on our society. The video of the struggle is difficult to watch precisely because it forces us to confront the dangerous realities of our polarized landscape.

Instead of merely using such incidents as fodder for partisan point-scoring, we should leverage them as moments for genuine introspection. Can we condemn violence, unequivocally, regardless of the ideological banner under which it is committed? Until we can, the cycle of selective outrage will continue, and real understanding—and ultimately, real peace—will remain elusive.

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SSPX Davide Pagliarini to Meet with Cardinal Fernández

In Rome, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, met with Father Davide Pagliarani, Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX)

This morning, a meeting took place at the Roman Palazzo del Sant’Uffizio between Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, and the Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X, Father Davide Pagliarani. The reason for granting the audience was Pagliarani's announcement on February 2nd that the Society would consecrate new bishops on July 1, 2026.

While there had only been written exchanges since the failure of talks in 2017—which led to dissatisfaction within the Society—the Vatican has now reacted with haste. On February 5th, the Society's General House announced it had received an invitation from Prefect Fernández to the Superior General. The announced episcopal consecrations startled Rome and brought movement to a matter that the Holy See had previously shelved.

Regarding today's meeting, only the statement from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith is available so far, published immediately after the encounter. Rome clearly values maintaining the "interpretive sovereignty." Under Pope Francis, this was usually left to the visitors, especially when they represented "innovations." This is naturally not the case with the Society of Saint Pius X.

Cardinal Fernández apparently made a very clear offer: the Society must renounce the episcopal consecrations; in exchange, the dialogue will continue. It can be assumed that the next dialogue date is intended to take place only after July 1st. Here is the full statement from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith:

Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

COMMUNIQUÉ

Regarding the meeting between the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Superior General of the SSPX

On February 12, 2026, at the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, with the benevolence of the Holy Father Leo XIV, a cordial and sincere meeting took place between the Prefect, H.E. Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, and the Superior General of the SSPX, the Reverend Father Davide Pagliarani.

After clarifying several points presented by the SSPX in various letters, particularly those sent between 2017–2019—including a discussion on the question of the divine will regarding the diversity of religions—the Prefect proposed a specific theological path of dialogue with a clearly defined methodology. This relates to topics that have not yet received sufficient clarification, such as: the distinction between faith and the "religious submission of intellect and will," or the varying degrees of adherence required by the different texts of the Second Vatican Council and their interpretation. At the same time, he proposed addressing a series of topics listed by the SSPX in a letter dated January 17, 2019.

The aim of this path would be to identify the necessary minimum requirements for full communion with the Catholic Church regarding the discussed topics and, consequently, to draft a canonical statute for the Society, as well as other aspects that require further deepening.

The Holy See reaffirmed that the consecration of bishops without a mandate from the Holy Father—who holds supreme ordinary jurisdictional power, which is full, universal, immediate, and direct (cf. CIC, Can. 331; Dogmatic Constitution Pastor aeternus, Ch. I and III)—would result in a decisive rupture of ecclesial communion (schism) with grave consequences for the Society’s community as a whole (JOHN PAUL II, Apostolic Letter Ecclesia Dei, July 2, 1988, Nos. 3 and 5c; PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR LEGISLATIVE TEXTS, Explanatory Note, August 24, 1996, No. 1).

Therefore, the possibility of conducting this dialogue presupposes that the Society suspends the decision regarding the announced episcopal consecrations.

The Superior General of the SSPX will present the proposal to his Council and provide an answer to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.

In the event of a positive response, the steps, stages, and procedures will be determined by mutual agreement.

The whole Church is asked to accompany this path with prayer to the Holy Spirit, especially in the coming time. He is the primary author of the true ecclesial communion that Christ willed.

+ Víctor Fernández

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Orbán vs. Soros: What Looking at Hungary Can Also Teach Us

Book Review by Wolfram Schrems*

This coming April, the Hungarian Parliament will have elections. The synchronized German-speaking media landscape has been drumming up support for the opposition candidates for months. The direction Hungary takes will, one way or another, have repercussions for all of Europe. That is why the Hungarian election is particularly hard-fought.

In this tense situation, the book Orbán gegen Soros (Original: Orbán kontra Soros, Budapest 2024), published in German last June, serves as an important orientation guide for German-speaking readers. The Jungeuropa Verlag once again had a good publication idea; it comes at the right time (following the Orbán biography already reviewed on katholisches).

The present title is a political work whose author is well aware of the spiritual dimension of these events. It is recommended to the readers of a Catholic website for the reason that experience shows many Catholics are not always well-informed on political issues and all too often trust the press system. Anyone who feels called as a believer to be active politically or "metapoliticaly" should inform themselves thoroughly.

Publisher Philip Stein again had the fortunate idea of asking Hungarian historian Mária Schmidt for a foreword. She is the director of the House of Terror Memorial (Terror háza) in Budapest and was once a Soros scholarship recipient. Professor Schmidt had already contributed to the German edition of Michel Onfray’s Theory of Dictatorship, also published by Jungeuropa.

The Author and His Topic

Gábor G. Fodor is a habilitated political scientist and a close friend of the Prime Minister. He headed the board of the Századvég Foundation and has been the strategic director of the 21st Century Institute since 2021 (which, incidentally, co-organized the Patrimonium Sancti Adalberti conference in Prague last October).

Fodor presents the events since the first influence of the Hungarian-Jewish speculator and supposed "philanthropist" György Schwartz, alias George Soros, in Hungary in an exciting and witty manner. Soros (pronounced "Sho-rosh" according to Hungarian phonetics) is an assumed name from the constructed language Esperanto, meaning: "He will rise" (135).

Fodor traces the decades-long relationship between Soros and the rising opposition figure and later Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. This relationship culminated in 2017 in an open confrontation by the latter, after Soros had for many years committed "foul after foul" against Orbán and Hungarian interests "below the water's surface"—to use the author's water polo analogy. Orbán initiated a poster campaign featuring George Soros's face ("Let's not let Soros have the last laugh!") and removed his Central European University—a "cadre forge for subversion and regime change," indeed, "an elite gladiator school for the region's future prime ministers" (66)—from Hungary.

From the Foreword

This overview by Mária Schmidt serves as the book's main motif:

> "In the blink of an eye, he [Orbán] rose to the leadership of the opposition forces [late 1980s], who wanted to change the system from the ground up and became the beacon of hope for all people longing for a new, democratic Hungary. Soros also immediately recognized the signs of the times, the man of the future, whom he supported with a study abroad scholarship. This could have been the beginning of a wonderful friendship. But nothing came of it. Orbán soon realized that free things are the most expensive. Already as an MP and party chairman of Fidesz in parliament, he rejected any further support from Soros and waived his financial aid" (9).

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After long battles beneath the surface and a patient wait for the right moment by Orbán (Prime Minister from 1998–2002 and continuously since 2010), he went on the offensive following the 2015 invasion orchestrated by the Soros empire:

> "He lifted the veil over an army of politicians, NGOs, and aid organizations controlled and paid for by Soros, as well as over the 'objective' and 'independent' experts and media representatives who serve him faithfully" (10).

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The Background: Capitalism and Communism – Underground Connections

It is very interesting and likely unknown to most contemporaries in the West that George Soros gained a foothold in Hungary as early as 1984 with the founding of the so-called MTA-Soros Foundation Committee. (Incidentally, Soros also founded a branch in Moscow in 1987.) Fodor finds this "extraordinarily exciting" (19).

The Temptation

On June 16, 1989, Viktor Orbán appeared in public when, in connection with the reburial of Imre Nagy, he called on the Russians to withdraw from Hungary: "You can pack! The end! The game is over!" At that time, Orbán became known throughout Hungary as a self-confident, even bold, opposition figure.

In 1992, Soros invited the rapidly rising young politician Orbán to his office in New York:

> "Central Park is the center of the globalist world; the top floor belonged to Soros, and he invited the young Fidesz politician there. For Viktor, it was as if the devil personally wanted to tempt Jesus by laying the world at his feet and saying: 'All this can be yours!' Viktor looked down from the 60th floor, and indeed the world lay at his feet. [...] Soros said he liked what Viktor and his team were doing. Therefore, he had decided to cover all future costs for securing the election victory. That was the offer" (59).

This was rejected. Orbán was now an enemy.

George Soros – Anti-democrat, Nihilist, and Dark Figure

Orbán vs. Soros: What Looking at Hungary Can Also Teach us. 

Fodor is a sharp observer and notes the obvious, which many would prefer not to see and even less to speak out:

 "The most absurd point in Soros's views is that he must simultaneously protect (supranational) liberal democracy from the political elite and from the voters themselves" (71). 

Fodor summarizes George Soros's destructive state of mind: Seeking meaning in life is foolish; therefore, Soros strives to rob people of their identity. Family, paternal duties, the thousand-year-old Hungarian civilization, Christianity—all meaningless.

“The fact that you were born Hungarian has no meaning either, and God is long dead or non-existent. [...] But if at the end there is the great void—if life was therefore useless—then it is completely unnecessary to set goals for which you must suffer and fight or which require sacrifice. It is the Great Nothingness that Soros recommends as the guide for your life. And the Nothingness is strong. Very strong" (75).

The latter statement is likely an allusion to C.S. Lewis's The Screwtape Letters, which received Orbán's "special attention" (158). Fodor clearly knows them too. This is gratifying.

The Nothingness manifests in ideologies:

"The soft power that is believed to be most easily exported, however, is genderism. Behind this is the consideration that the Holocaust, as a main ideology, will no longer be sustainable after a certain time and something else must take its place" (102). 

Orbán gegen Soros is already available in English, Czech, and Spanish, in addition to the Hungarian original. A Polish edition is reportedly in preparation.

Nothingness and Mammon correspond in a certain way:

"Soros’ political philanthropy is based on an extremely pessimistic political anthropology, for to Soros, man is an 'empty' being without higher ideals and without interest in truth—a nihilist. [...] That is why everyone can really be bought with money" (114).

Furthermore, Soros likes to fish in troubled waters. The duty of transparency applies to everyone, but not to Soros, the founder of Transparency International (an "irony," 110).

Fodor also addresses Soros's influence on the EU bureaucracy to exert pressure on Hungary (163). Highly interesting are the author's comments on Soros's Ukrainian machinations, who is known to specialize in color revolutions and coups (109ff, 130, etc.).

Existential Risk for Resisters – The Spiritual Dimension

Fodor may lay it on a bit thick, but fundamentally what is said is understandable:

"Viktor's struggle meanwhile bears traits like those of Jesus Christ: Take up the cross and go the way. You are surrounded by a community that you cannot outgrow, no matter where in the world you may end up. You will always return, for you are a 'Somewhere.' You belong here. You take the cross upon yourself, take responsibility, and together we build a successful nation. The contradiction between the two world forces is insoluble—a metaphysical and theological conflict at once" (109f).

Orbán, who is known to be a Calvinist rather than a Catholic, is involved in this conflict with his entire existence; he could easily have "ended up in the slammer":

"What would have happened in the event of a Soros victory can be seen roughly in the Poland of 2024" (173).

But the people "love" Orbán. This love is irrational. “In today's desacralized politics, there is really no rational explanation for it" (183).

Philip Stein – (Overly) Critical Preface

The publisher is perhaps a bit overly critical of his own product in his preface—specifically regarding the author's "use of superlatives," who is also sometimes "naive." The decisive factor for the publication was "the lessons that can be drawn from the power struggle of these two great men for our concrete situation in Germany."

In doing so, Stein finds it completely irrelevant whether one considers Viktor Orbán a true "dragon slayer," sees him more critically, or even despises him as a "conservative." With all due respect, that is somewhat unfortunately phrased. Stein suggests that one might not be able to "unrestrictedly believe every portrayal by Gábor G. Fodor." However, the factual substrate of Fodor’s remarks is surely not to be doubted.

The reviewer can agree with the phrasing: "For that is exactly what this book is at the end of the day: the chronicle of a nation's struggle for self-determination, for the recovery of its sovereignty, its dignity, and above all, its self-confidence" (16)—before the publisher becomes a bit overly critical again. One would like to tell him: Politics is, after all, the art of the possible.

In any case: It is good that Stein published the book!

Summary

The book is deeper than it might appear on the first reading. "Viktor" is certainly Fodor's friend and hero, but since Fodor is neither stupid nor dishonest, he can justify this assessment.

Critically, one would rather have to view Orbán's close connection to the Israeli regime and the dystopian totalitarianism of the Chinese (which, of course, is not the topic of the book).

The book is written fluently and wittily. The translation is apparently professionally done. Nils Wegner's notes are very helpful.

A small error occurred on p. 61: The MDF is or was the Magyar Demokrata Fórum (not Magyar Fórum). Regarding the "bloody attacks in Budapest" (93) in 1998, one would have liked to know more. A footnote would also have been needed for the influential publication Foreign Affairs (99) and the Soros-linked Project Syndicate (156). For Oszkár Jászi (originally Jakubovits, 55), the information that he was one of the seventeen "editors" of the ominous program script City of Man (1940) might have been important.

The reviewer is somewhat baffled that Fodor speaks surprisingly uncritically about the Corona Staging (187).

All in all, the work is a highly recommended read for all who wish to educate themselves on connections in politics that are otherwise seldom illuminated.

Gábor G. Fodor, Orbán gegen Soros – Vier Jahrzehnte des Ringens, translated from Hungarian by Rainer Ackermann, with a foreword by Mária Schmidt and a preface by Philip Stein; Jungeuropa, Dresden 2025. 219 pp.

*Wolfram Schrems, Vienna, Mag. theol., Mag. phil., catechist, pro-lifer; participated on August 19, 1990, in the festival mass with the procession of the relic Szent Jobb of St. Stephen in front of St. Stephen's Basilica in Budapest, where President Árpád Göncz and Prime Minister József Antall appeared almost within reach of their compatriots and foreign guests.

Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com

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