An anonymous source inside the USGov saying “oh, yeah, we’re totally still in control - the middle east is still materially in our sphere of influence”?
Come on, of cause they’re going to say that - especially through the proxy of anonymity. They have reporters they own. It’s a no risk play to project power - only that it waves more red flags than a sailor doing semaphores.
Cool to see that JellyKey is still going strong!
Having one of their pieces was always a “woah, wouldn’t THAT be cool” type of aspirational things for me. Very skilled craftspeople - have lots of respect for their work.