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demonstrations and possible insurgen-cies within Iran. President Ahmadinejad of Iran may have lost favor with the ruling Mullahs and he may be planning a pre-emptive and possible nuclear attack on Is-rael. He would certainly need the control of the territory between Iran and Israel (Syr-ia) to achieve his goals. In all this turmoil, one cannot and should not expect Israel to stand by and receive the inevitable. All the signals are pointing to a major confronta-tion in the area this summer. What started in Tunisia early in the spring and consti-tuted the Arab Spring in Libya, Egypt, Ye-men, Bahrain and Syria looks like it may turn into a very hot and active Persian Summer. Syrians escaping the Assad as-sassins are flooding into Southern Turkey across the border, refugee camps are pop-ping up faster than mushroom fields all around Turkey’s predominantly Kurdish populated southern border. After national elections which were held in Turkey today, things may even get more complicated as the Kurds may start making some imme-diate demands for representation.

The world as we know it in the Middle East is changing. The end results may not bode well for America. We have already spent huge amounts of blood and treasure in the area; lost some of the best and the bravest in the process. Now we will be fac-ing a nuclear Iran in the Persian Summer with our weak economy, with our mili-tary pre-occupied in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya; with little if any support from our European allies; a depleted and weak NATO and a toothless United Nations content with passing one useless resolu-tion after another.

Yes, it will be a hot summer indeed… A hot Persian Summer…

Currently a member of Marco Island’s Code Enforcement Board, Tarik Ayasun has given many years of community service to various organizations.

Bashar Al-Assad.

Syrian protests.

Colonel Ghaddafi of Libya.

Ahmadinejad of Iran.

Bald Eagles named

The Marco Eagle Sanctuary Founda-tion has chosen names submitted by Mrs. Hoffman’s Fifth Grade class at Tommie Barfield Elementary for two Bald Eagles inhabiting the Marco Eagle Sanctuary, an area commonly referred to as Tract K, now under the foundation’s direction through a long-term lease agreement with the Collier County School District. The eagles have been dubbed Paleo and Calusa. A plaque and check for $1000 were awarded to the school for all the hard work selecting the eagle’s names by Carl H. Way, Founder and Chairman of the Foundation, along with Dr. Gerald Swiacki, Vice-President of the Founda-tion, and Linda Turner-Swiacki, Sanctu-ary Membership and Volunteer Coordi-nator.

The presentation made at the school was filmed on a ‘blue screen’ in their me-dia center and broadcast to students via the Morning Show while school was still in session. Four students from Mrs. Hoff-man’s class explained the historic signifi-cance of the nomadic Paleo and Calusa tribes to our region. The students were Madison Bonfitto, Hailey Vaughan, Bai-

ley Sparks and Yemerson Aquillera. Prin-cipal Dr. Jory Westberry and Deb Cooper, TBE’s Reading Specialist, accepted a plaque and $1000 check from the Foun-dation for additional resource materials in the media center.

Carl extended his thanks to the staff and students for their efforts. “We would like to provide the students of Tommie Barfield Elementary additional resources that will expand their understanding of the importance of the eagles in our Amer-ican history and how these magnificent birds have become the symbol of our na-tion and the brave men and women who have fought to keep our country free.

We hope this contest has sparked the interest of the students so they want to learn more about the habitat, family val-ues, and the commitment the eagles have for their young.

The group invited students to visit the sanctuary next fall during nesting season so they could see firsthand how Bald Eagles have become a part of our community. Plans for proper signage and fencing around the protected area are in the making. For more information on the Marco Eagle Sanctuary go to www.mar coeaglesanctuary.org

By Coastal Breeze News Staff

SUBMITTED PHOTOSAnother honor for TBE.

Students explain Eagles’ Names.