On this week’s ‘Ask the Editor:’ Trump thinks the Iran war is an action movie, Democrats keep failing, a ground invasion looms, and the US has no exit plan?
I wrote the same comment many months ago and soon came to the conclusion that it is not the microphone at fault. I love Prem, but he is always too soft. Mehdi needs to give him some lessons on how to project his voice.
You are right about the echoe in the room, however I repeat that the main problem is that he is just too gentle and soft spoken. I wish I had kept a record of so many other interviews with assorted people. The other person was clear as crystal while I was really straining with Prem. Come on Prem - do yourself a service - get out of that sweet gentle shell and sock it to us like Mehdi does.
Prem will ever be as loud as Mehdi! I don’t think it’s possible 🤣I agree he’s on the quieter end of the spectrum, but everyone has their own style and skill set they bring to the table , but voice projection is a useful skill for anyone in audio media for sure, I don’t struggle too much to hear but have a point
Just a suggestion, since ICE is reputed to be trained by IDF, perhaps they should be deployed to fight with their brothers-in-arms, genocide experts. Our military enlisted comprise of over 40% young people of color who barely get paid a living wage and are dealing with white nationalist leaders....ICE is better equipped to kill, better geared than our enlisted troups and better paid at 200k + 50 k bonuses. Thoughts?
Israel (and indirectly AIPAC) are in charge. The more interesting question is how and why. More on why: why is FFOTUS favoring Putin over Ukraine. It isn't a terribly far leap of logic from there to the question of what might Putin and Netanyahu have in common? Any takers??
Thanks, again, for Zeteo, and for providing us with a meaningful community. Regarding a few points raised in the conversation today: I will continue to refer to Schumer, Jeffries, Booker and others who take money from the Israel lobby and have supported a genocide as the right wing of the Democratic Party. They are not “centrists” or “moderates.” Those labels are their cover, which translated means Republican-leaning Democrats. And remember that in addition to underhandedly working to weaken Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign at the behest of party operatives, Clyburn publicly supported Andrew Cuomo’s mayoral campaign against Mamdami in NYC. Clyburn also voted against allowing Medicare to negotiate for lower drug prices after accepting more money from the pharmaceutical industry than anyone else in Congress at the time. In other words, if these politicians are untrustworthy on one issue, they’re likely to be untrustworthy on others. Pay attention to records, not just rhetoric.
I think the Democratic leadership is calculating that if they delay votes on funding the war, it will be harder to vote against it, especially if there are already boots on the ground.
The argument will be (and has already been) that we cannot pull the rug out from under the troops by cutting off financial support for them.
Finally, my criticism of Medhi’s interview with the Iranian representative was not that he asked him tough questions, or even that he interrupted him. It was that when they both talked at the same time, which happened frequently, you couldn’t hear either one of them. I was particularly interested in hearing the representative’s defense to Mehdi’s challenge regarding Iran’s strikes on Arab states. I thought he cut off the rep’s answer. I was glad today that Mehdi and Prem mentioned that the attack on the gymnasium in Iran, as just one example, was launched from a neighboring Arab state. I saw live-streamed coverage of the aftermath of that attack and saw footage of a father who was waiting for the body of his young daughter to be recovered, among others. The families were literally in shock. The father could barely speak. That scene has stayed with me.
How do you think the U.S. plans to overcome Iran’s geography—which military experts say heavily favors defenders—without incurring massive costs in time, lives, and escalation?”
I honestly can’t tell if he is even processing the world around him. He is fed whatever’s in another member of the administration benefit - mainly Stephen Miller and Pete Hegseth. It is truly painful to watch !
I always frame all of my critique of the Democrats with the phrase "Democratic leadership and establishment"... very specific about that because I've noticed too many on the left in the United States would rather throw the baby out the bathwater... or into another analogy, they've consistently argued taking their hands off the wheel of voting because in our current situation we don't have perfect options. so they'd rather allow the worst option than feel like they've supported a bad option...
plot a square 800 miles (Chicago to New Orleans) by 800 miles (Jefferson City, MO to Washington D.C.). Surround it with tall mountains & few narrow passes. Fill it with 92 million humans. That's Iran.
World War III began in Europe four years ago, 24 Feb 2022 as Russia invaded Ukraine, and has now spread to Northeast Africa-West Asia Region region.
3-28-26 was 1st time since 10-25 missile launch at Israel by Yemen Houthis. Houthis are considering Bab al-Mandab Strait closing, gateway to Red Sea, south of Suez Canal where ⅛ of global ships go
U.S. about to ground-invade Iran for an indefinite time. We lost a $300 million aircraft & others. But … look at the pillars on the Epstein distraction Monster Balls halls for #47.
#47’s planned East Wing Palace hides Emergency Operations Center (or whatever they’re calling it now) being retooled for everything from DC Animal & Flood Control to Global Thermonuclear War ops.
Read 29 MAR 2026, “The Houthi's Grip on the Global Economy; The Strategic Chokepoint: Global Economic and Geopolitical Implications of a Houthi Blockade of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait” by Wajeeh Lion ↓ ↓
Listening in Bermuda 👍
I wish Prem had a better microphone
I think if he moved the one he has closer to his face as Mehdi does, it would help a lot.
I wrote the same comment many months ago and soon came to the conclusion that it is not the microphone at fault. I love Prem, but he is always too soft. Mehdi needs to give him some lessons on how to project his voice.
I think it’s the room he’s in, it’s very echoey
You are right about the echoe in the room, however I repeat that the main problem is that he is just too gentle and soft spoken. I wish I had kept a record of so many other interviews with assorted people. The other person was clear as crystal while I was really straining with Prem. Come on Prem - do yourself a service - get out of that sweet gentle shell and sock it to us like Mehdi does.
Prem will ever be as loud as Mehdi! I don’t think it’s possible 🤣I agree he’s on the quieter end of the spectrum, but everyone has their own style and skill set they bring to the table , but voice projection is a useful skill for anyone in audio media for sure, I don’t struggle too much to hear but have a point
The world is a terrifying place on a scale I haven’t seen in 70 years.
Just a suggestion, since ICE is reputed to be trained by IDF, perhaps they should be deployed to fight with their brothers-in-arms, genocide experts. Our military enlisted comprise of over 40% young people of color who barely get paid a living wage and are dealing with white nationalist leaders....ICE is better equipped to kill, better geared than our enlisted troups and better paid at 200k + 50 k bonuses. Thoughts?
Israel (and indirectly AIPAC) are in charge. The more interesting question is how and why. More on why: why is FFOTUS favoring Putin over Ukraine. It isn't a terribly far leap of logic from there to the question of what might Putin and Netanyahu have in common? Any takers??
The war
Epstein files and
Greater Israel
And they are related
Patton's soldiers said. Ole Blood n Guts. Our Blood. His Guts.
That was a real war not a Man Child's video game.
Thanks, again, for Zeteo, and for providing us with a meaningful community. Regarding a few points raised in the conversation today: I will continue to refer to Schumer, Jeffries, Booker and others who take money from the Israel lobby and have supported a genocide as the right wing of the Democratic Party. They are not “centrists” or “moderates.” Those labels are their cover, which translated means Republican-leaning Democrats. And remember that in addition to underhandedly working to weaken Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign at the behest of party operatives, Clyburn publicly supported Andrew Cuomo’s mayoral campaign against Mamdami in NYC. Clyburn also voted against allowing Medicare to negotiate for lower drug prices after accepting more money from the pharmaceutical industry than anyone else in Congress at the time. In other words, if these politicians are untrustworthy on one issue, they’re likely to be untrustworthy on others. Pay attention to records, not just rhetoric.
I think the Democratic leadership is calculating that if they delay votes on funding the war, it will be harder to vote against it, especially if there are already boots on the ground.
The argument will be (and has already been) that we cannot pull the rug out from under the troops by cutting off financial support for them.
Finally, my criticism of Medhi’s interview with the Iranian representative was not that he asked him tough questions, or even that he interrupted him. It was that when they both talked at the same time, which happened frequently, you couldn’t hear either one of them. I was particularly interested in hearing the representative’s defense to Mehdi’s challenge regarding Iran’s strikes on Arab states. I thought he cut off the rep’s answer. I was glad today that Mehdi and Prem mentioned that the attack on the gymnasium in Iran, as just one example, was launched from a neighboring Arab state. I saw live-streamed coverage of the aftermath of that attack and saw footage of a father who was waiting for the body of his young daughter to be recovered, among others. The families were literally in shock. The father could barely speak. That scene has stayed with me.
Israel did not want a deal.
How do you think the U.S. plans to overcome Iran’s geography—which military experts say heavily favors defenders—without incurring massive costs in time, lives, and escalation?”
I don’t think Trump cares about those things. Human lives mean nothing to him. Everything is about feeding his enormous ego.
I honestly can’t tell if he is even processing the world around him. He is fed whatever’s in another member of the administration benefit - mainly Stephen Miller and Pete Hegseth. It is truly painful to watch !
Detroit MI
What is wrong with accountants?! 😕
I always frame all of my critique of the Democrats with the phrase "Democratic leadership and establishment"... very specific about that because I've noticed too many on the left in the United States would rather throw the baby out the bathwater... or into another analogy, they've consistently argued taking their hands off the wheel of voting because in our current situation we don't have perfect options. so they'd rather allow the worst option than feel like they've supported a bad option...
plot a square 800 miles (Chicago to New Orleans) by 800 miles (Jefferson City, MO to Washington D.C.). Surround it with tall mountains & few narrow passes. Fill it with 92 million humans. That's Iran.
World War III began in Europe four years ago, 24 Feb 2022 as Russia invaded Ukraine, and has now spread to Northeast Africa-West Asia Region region.
3-28-26 was 1st time since 10-25 missile launch at Israel by Yemen Houthis. Houthis are considering Bab al-Mandab Strait closing, gateway to Red Sea, south of Suez Canal where ⅛ of global ships go
U.S. about to ground-invade Iran for an indefinite time. We lost a $300 million aircraft & others. But … look at the pillars on the Epstein distraction Monster Balls halls for #47.
Sunday he bragged about what’s beneath that lid. → #47’s “Ballroom” is a Trojan Horse. See Audrey Henderson’s 20 Dec 2025 post → https://thedreydossier.substack.com/p/trump-isnt-building-a-ballroom
Update on #47’s “Ballroom” -- Audrey Henderson’s 13 Feb 2026 post → https://thedreydossier.substack.com/p/trumps-ballroom-is-the-lid
#47’s planned East Wing Palace hides Emergency Operations Center (or whatever they’re calling it now) being retooled for everything from DC Animal & Flood Control to Global Thermonuclear War ops.
Read 29 MAR 2026, “The Houthi's Grip on the Global Economy; The Strategic Chokepoint: Global Economic and Geopolitical Implications of a Houthi Blockade of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait” by Wajeeh Lion ↓ ↓
The Houthi's Grip on the Global Economy; The Strategic Chokepoint: Global Economic and Geopolitical Implications… by Wajeeh Lion → https://wajeehlion.substack.com/p/the-houthis-chokehold-on-the-global
Be in Solidarity, 3-29-26 Action today, by watching this – Honest Government Ad – about → How to be 'Merica's Bitch → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWrdQxmGlO8
Listening from Santa Barbara, CA
Oakland, California. If Israel doesn't have enough troops for Lebanon, would the US give troops for Lebanon fight?