As Iran charges for access to Strait of Hormuz, world faces dangerous new era of maritime tollbooths

Easter is a reminder that the execution of Jesus Christ was an attempt to “decapitate” a rebellion against Roman rule by the people of Judea. As with America’s execution of Iran’s supreme leader on February 28, it didn’t work, not that Ayatollah Khamenei was any kind of modern Jesus. Jesus was a peaceful prophet who preached turning the other cheek, but after he was executed, a succession of less peaceful leaders followed, so the Judeans became increasingly troublesome. The Romans eventually had to put “boots on the ground” — 48,000 centurions went to Judea in 70AD and razed Jerusalem to…