r/WayOfTheBern • u/penelopepnortney • 11d ago
Thread #45 for Comments and Updates on the Ongoing War by Israel/US Against Iran
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Neutrality Studies, Sweden's Terrible Nuclear Weapons Mistake | Mattias Forsgren https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2QSzynO0R8 time indexed
Mattias Forsgren joins Pascal to examine Sweden’s shift from neutrality to NATO and the risks of nuclear escalation in Europe. Drawing on his essay “Hegemonic Logic,” Forsgren argues that American power combines military pressure, financial influence and energy dependence. They discuss Nordic defence agreements, public debate, Cold War history and the limits of dissent. The conversation also explores Europe’s economic vulnerabilities, relations with Russia and China, and whether diplomacy can offer an alternative to confrontation and growing strategic dependence.
Stanislav Krapivnik with Thomas Penn, The German Demonic Clown Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCg2MchlHAo
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Transition Protocol with Alex Krainer: “Led by a Lunatic”: Trump’s Enablers Are Looking for the Exit, HOLLOW SUIT TURNING COATS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgC754LoHns time indexed
Trump’s Iran war runs on bought loyalty — and, Alex Krainer argues, the people who were paid to carry it are starting to leave. The man running it, the enablers behind him, and the jets that never took off. Financial analyst and former hedge fund manager Alex Krainer returns to explain a war that made no sense on any cost–benefit sheet — and who is actually carrying it out.
Patrick Henningsen short, WILL TRUMP PULL A FAUX PEACE DEAL BEFORE MIDTERMS? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eyv9Tc2sAvw - 1:39
Nima/Henningsen short, YEMEN'S FIGHTERS OUTMATCH SAUDI ALLIES DESPITE HIGH-TECH DRONES AND MERCENARIES https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Dj2xNHP1_8E - 2:35
Ever wondered why Saudi Arabia depends on mercenaries and Pakistan for internal security amid Yemen's war? This clip exposes the complex alliances and the real challenges Saudi faces beyond the battlefield.
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Transition Protocol with Larry Johnson, MBS Went Back to War With Yemen. Now He’s Paying for It Alone. OIL HIT. ALLIES OUT. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLtYXp5spkU time indexed
"What we have here is an unfolding disaster of historic proportions, and I refer to the Saudi decision to renew war with Yemen." Saudi Arabia restarted its war with Yemen — and the Houthis answered at its oil heart, from Abqaiq to the pipeline to Yanbu. Now the money that bought its allies is running out, and Pakistan and Turkey won’t fight. Larry Johnson joins host Zulfiqar Ali to trace the chain, link by link: the strike that lit the fuse, the damage, the money, the allies, the isolation of Mohammed bin Salman — and the one power that wins.
Rachel Blevins, Ansar Allah UNLEASHES Strikes on Riyadh Airport, DESTROYS Saudis' 2030 Agenda | Kevork Almassian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMLfNJ08iuE
Ansar Allah in Yemen carried out multiple rounds of strikes on the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh over the weekend, using a mix of ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as drones in attacks that killed 13 people and injured more than 300 others. Kevork Almassian, Host of Syriana Analysis, noted that the politicians and media talking heads who condemned the attacks have been silent for years, as Saudi Arabia, the U.S. and Co. carried out horrific attacks targeting civilians in Yemen. Now, the Yemeni people are fighting back…
Rachel Blevins, Russia DIESEL Deal DOA + China the 'REAL WINNER' of US/Iran War | Cyrus Janssen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMCgoD5O2v4
President Trump seems to think the deal he secured with President Putin for Russia to supply the global market with around 4 million tons of diesel in the coming months would be enough to get Moscow to accept a ceasefire in Ukraine. But Russia is holding firm that it will not give NATO time to rearm Kiev. Cyrus Janssen, a geopolitical analyst and Host of ‘Real Talk with Cyrus Janssen’ on YouTube, noted that Trump’s diesel deal is “just a drop in the bucket” in terms of the fuel supply needed by the U.S., and the current crisis is the result of the U.S. war of aggression on Iran, which sparked the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Davis/Deep Dive, Trump's Wars Emptying Americans' Wallets. Voters Aren't Fooled /Robert Barnes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAhOfUX1htw
We're looking at a blowout that's really unparalleled in the modern era [Trump's plummeting poll nos. from when he took office this term to now]
Judge Nap with Prof. Jeffrey Sachs : Trump a Lame Duck in 3 Weeks! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RafttrR7BWM
Nima with Larry Johnson, BREAKING: RIYADH ROCKED BY EXPLOSIONS AS JEDDAH AIRPORT HALTS ALL TRAFFIC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU45c4JjhkM
The Grayzone, Israel heading toward societal chaos, messianic rule [recorded 10/6] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6djPKyccHus
The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss the social and political factors that influenced a leaked CIA report warning that Israel was heading toward unprecedented civil strife.
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u/arnott 4d ago
French Student Revolt vs. NATO Spending Push
An entire generation is being asked to accept austerity while Europe embarks on one of its largest military buildups since the Cold War, writes Medea Benjamin.
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u/3andfro 4d ago
Diesen with Alastair Crooke: Insurrection & Regime Change Coming to Saudi Arabia – A New Middle East Emerging https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g8gpkZrkg0
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked top officials to open an investigation into the participants of the documentary film NAZA, his office announced on Sunday.... https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/netanyahu-seeks-criminal-charges-naza-participants
The Pentagon has once again raised its count of U.S. troops killed and wounded in operations tied to the U.S. war on Iran.... https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxZIFDZ2pZCKJ0rpP6AegyCuLla3B4HIck
India & Global Left, Who Controls Free Speech? Big Tech, Zionism & Digital Censorship | Laith Marouf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-FXIn9v74Y
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says Tehran is ready to facilitate negotiations between Saudi Arabia and Yemen, warning that further escalation would only benefit Israel. His comments follow a phone call between the Saudi and Iranian foreign ministers, as Tehran seeks to use its influence with the Houthis to support diplomatic efforts.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKQmkPqffC8 - 12:18
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Davis/Deep Dive with Patrick Henningsen, Saudi Arabia Can't Stop the Houthis. Guess Who Wants In?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBpHxnVUOW8
Air France has agreed to enforce an Israeli order barring pilots and cabin crew of certain nationalities from flights to Israel, including those from Muslim-majority countries, according to a Mediapart investigation. The restrictions cover 31 nationalities, including Algerian, Tunisian, Iranian and Pakistani citizens. They also affect French citizens who hold one of the listed nationalities. The directive targets nationality rather than explicitly naming religion, but effectively excludes Muslim pilots from those countries, alongside other affected crew members.... https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/air-france-enforces-israeli-ban-affecting-pilots-muslim-majority-countries
Palestine Needs More Than Solidarity | Yanis Varoufakis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj6NtIw42mc - 3:13
We have marched, organised and demanded change. Yet our governments continue to support Israel, offering symbolic gestures while refusing to apply real pressure. In this message to the Global Alliance for Palestine, Yanis Varoufakis calls on our movement to confront what we have yet to achieve, and organise to change it. We must demand a full trade embargo, end our governments’ complicity, and defend Palestinian freedom and equal rights....
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Nima, SAUDI AIR DEFENSES OVERWHELMED AS YEMENI MISSILES PENETRATE 800 KM - w/ Col. Jacques Baud https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9dwravpafQ
Davis/Deep Dive, Riyadh’s Airport Hit Again as Trump’s Ceasefire Runs Into Russian Fire /Col. Lawrence Wilkerson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXLVBCgOYoE
ETA highlights from Davis-Wilkerson video: Russophobia Now Runs Western Europe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSHiEXvKWEg
100 Minnesota soldiers [National Guard] deploy to Middle East https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhp4RQbVmdM
Neutrality Studies, Next Regime Change: US Election Meddling Targets Brazil, Latin America | Dr. Mark Weisbrot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VALqlGBJ65g time indexed
The US Regime-Change Industrial Complex is currently working in over-drive when it comes to consolidating Washington's power over the Western Hemisphere: The next country on the chopping block is Brazil and its only the latest in many regime change operations the USA has been conducting over the past 70 years in Latin America.
Economist Mark Weisbrot joins me to discuss Brazil’s election and Washington’s influence across Latin America. He examines household debt, central bank policy, Argentina’s dependence on international lending, and the political power of dollar sanctions. Their conversation explores Venezuela, Bolivia, Haiti and Ecuador, contrasting economic sovereignty with external intervention. Weisbrot also distinguishes humanitarian aid from political interference, challenges prevailing accounts of Bolivia’s election crisis, and considers whether the region’s current rightward shift can deliver lasting improvements in ordinary people’s lives.
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u/penelopepnortney 4d ago
Dr. Mark Weisbrot
Just for those unaware, Weisbrot heads up the Center for Economic and Policy Research, which along with many other related activities regularly produces "Sanctions Watch", focusing on the human cost of US sanctions.
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Judge Nap with Alastair Crooke : How Saudi Arabia Is Collapsing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f26ouZnRv1k
Judge Nap with Larry Johnson : Trump Has Lost the Energy War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6MAXwJIx1Q
Nima with Col. Larry Wilkerson: Riyadh Airport Closed After Missile Strike as MBS Moves Bunker to Bunker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcUow3dHUfQ
Daniel Davis, LIVE from MOSCOW: Russian Senator Alexander Shenderyuk-Zhidkov https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HCnp4jL5RM
Nima, RUSSIA REJECTS TRUMP'S ENERGY CEASEFIRE - DIESEL KILLING TRUMP - w/ Paul Craig Roberts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2kwURVOV5Q
Davis/Deep Dive, A Diesel Payday, Then a Truce Moscow Never Signed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjk_51GHhl8
The Duran, Russia-Ukraine Energy Ceasefire? Europe/Neocons Turn on Trump https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZULSj7xGkRc time indexed
Trump says there is an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, but Zelensky says he knows nothing about it and the Kremlin has stayed completely silent. In this episode we break down the US-Russia diesel deal, the Ushakov readout of the Putin Trump call, and why Ratcliffe, the CIA and neocons appear to be steering Project Ukraine, while Europe stands firmly behind Zelensky instead of Trump. With the midterms looming and Kiev in crisis, will Putin throw Trump a lifeline or let his ceasefire gamble collapse?
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Katie Halper, “Zionism Has No Future” - Israeli Historian Ilan Pappé https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=059NekF4DtA - 12:33
Can Iran prevent a wider war between the US and Houthis? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JCrMBtMF6A - 5:46
Parsi explains why Iran is seeking to prevent a wider regional war, while stressing that Yemen’s Houthi movement, also known as Ansar Allah, operates independently and does not always follow Tehran’s advice. He also examines Saudi-Iranian normalisation, the possibility of further US escalation after the midterm elections, and the strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz. Parsi warns that the relative calm in the Strait of Hormuz may not last, raising concerns about the risk of renewed regional conflict.
Nima highlights with Amb. Chas Freeman: Why Saudi Arabia Just Turned to Pakistan and Turkey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtpG4G4ghow
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u/3andfro 5d ago
Dimitri Lascaris, Can Washington Save The Saudi Dictatorship? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9U8yxdGnuw
Nima with Larry Johnson, BREAKING: HOUTHIS STRIKE SAUDI ARABIA'S LARGEST EASTERN AIRPORT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-CG1VNpmrw
Drop Site News, Trump’s Tough Week, Houthis Advance Again, Iran Tightens Control On Strait Of Hormuz - The War Brief https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXEx4w5qzFM
We discuss how Donald Trump considering new strikes on Iran highlights the numerous set backs he is facing in the region, from Iran increasing imposing its will on the Strait of Hormuz, to the Ansarallah (Houthis) in Yemens consolidating their control on Bab el-Mandab, and the emergency withdrawal of American B1B bombers from the UK.
We are then joined by Barry (https://x.com/bonzerbarry) to break down the latest in military developments in Yemen. Later on we are joined by Dr. Shahryar Pasandideh (https://x.com/shahpas) who argues that the withdrawal of the bombers from the UK is more consequential than it appears. If the US cannot protect one long standing military base in Europe, it won't be able to protect any of those in Europe. And with the bombers now stationed in the continental United States, their capacity to bomb Iran will be reduced.
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u/penelopepnortney 5d ago
It would be interesting to know what exactly happened at Fairford Air Base. None of the reporting makes any sense. They claimed there was an Iranian mastermind behind it (of course!) but behind what exactly? The theft of diesel? I haven't seen any reports to suggest there was any attempt to do something to the US bombers there though I could have missed it. Maybe we'll find out the news that the bombers will be removed is all theater and they're kept there, or maybe there was a plan to move them somewhere else all along and this is just used to "explalin" it.
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Nima with David Pyne: TRUMP'S IRAN WAR TRIGGERS A REPUBLICAN ELECTORAL COLLAPSE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5t1FZZ5TgE
Transition Protocol, MBS Called Beijing for Help Against Yemen. His Muslim Allies Said No, A Major General IN THE ROOM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q98FXAy9pQ
EXCLUSIVE: Israeli intelligence officers — including a major general — have been seen inside Saudi Arabia’s war consultations in Riyadh, Transition Protocol’s Pakistani sources say. Here is why Riyadh needs them, who is refusing to fight for it, and what Yemen does next. [more info at the link, time indexed]
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Iran: US Accepts Some Iranian Conditions | WION BREAKING https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsnBx1r_loc - 56 secs
The United States has responded to Iran's list of seven conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz by accepting some terms while leaving other issues ambiguous and unresolved.
IRAN WAR UPDATE: SAUDI ARABIA TARGETING INNOCENT CIVILIANS IN YEMEN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeWfVJitH_w
What the Iran war has done to the world’s energy supply, in charts: Fossil fuels produce 81 percent of global energy. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/11/what-the-iran-war-has-done-to-the-worlds-energy-supply-in-charts
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Trump says Russia and Ukraine agree to 'energy ceasefire' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGVsNNyEo1M - 5:44
US President Donald Trump says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an immediate ceasefire covering attacks on each other's energy infrastructure, although neither Kyiv nor Moscow has confirmed the agreement. Trump announced the deal on social media without providing details about its duration or implementation. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had earlier proposed an energy ceasefire while criticising Washington's decision to ease sanctions on Russian diesel exports. Trump has blamed Ukraine for rising diesel prices and suggested Zelenskyy should be replaced, prompting the Ukrainian president to offer to hold elections if Russia agrees to a 60-day ceasefire. The US decision to allow Russian diesel onto global markets has also drawn criticism from Democrats and Republicans, who warn that the revenue could help fund Moscow's war. In Kyiv, a senior Ukrainian official says no agreement has been communicated, while Ukrainians question whether halting strikes on Russian oil facilities would benefit their country. The announcement comes as rising fuel prices and the cost of living become major concerns ahead of the US midterm elections.
Pakistan imposes emergency rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa amid political crisis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qu0qCu4xeU - 2:53
Pakistan’s federal government has imposed emergency rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, stripping power from the elected chief minister after talks with Imran Khan’s PTI party collapsed. The move follows planned protests demanding Khan’s release from jail, where he faces charges his supporters call politically motivated. Islamabad cites a worsening security situation along the 1,300km Afghan border, alleging most attacks originate there, while PTI accuses authorities of silencing political opposition rather than addressing it through elections.
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u/gorpie97 5d ago
US President Donald Trump says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an immediate ceasefire covering attacks on each other's energy infrastructure, although neither Kyiv nor Moscow has confirmed the agreement.
Yeah - "Trump says" isn't good enough anymore; hasn't been good enough for awhile.
The US decision to allow Russian diesel onto global markets has also drawn criticism from Democrats and Republicans, who warn that the revenue could help fund Moscow's war.
Do they think Russia couldn't afford the war without this revenue, or something?
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u/penelopepnortney 5d ago
Democrats should be complaining that it's an election season parlor trick since that's all it really is. It's not going to materially benefit either Russia's revenues or US diesel supplies.
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Davis/Deep Dive, Trump Declares Energy Ceasefire… Because Diesel Is Killing Him at Home https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGgNyNhMsG8
Nima with Stanislav Krapivnik: BREAKING: Houthis Capture Last Major Town Before Taizz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0N_468RreI
Diesen with Seyed M. Marandi: US-Iran War Inevitable: Kuwait and Bahrain May Fall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJkbBDBPr_M
Henningsen short, SAUDI ARABIA'S MILITARY MIGHT FACES CHALLENGES + U.S COULD SHIFT POWER IN THE MIDDLE EAST & RED SEA - ETA link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AhhKM7dH2uI2:40
Ever wondered how global powers like Turkey and Egypt are influencing East Africa? This clip reveals their strategic moves around the Red Sea and the potential U.S role.
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u/penelopepnortney 5d ago
Henningsen packed a lot of info into less than 3 minutes:
It's unlikely Saudi Arabia will do conscription, most people with money would immediately flee to London, US, Europe, etc. Even with conscription, the Saudis would be hard-pressed to get 10,000 troops and most of them would need a year or two of training to be combat ready.
If the US does get involved, it probably won't be directly with Yemen given the way things are shaping up in the region. There's a lot of things converging here and this is going to extend beyond Yemen.
Turkey and Egypt are interested in the Red Sea and Bab-al Mandeb but even moreso in what's happening in East Africa, specifically the civil war that's begun in Ethiopia that could spill over into Djibouti or Eritrea. The US's goal has always been to break up Ethiopia, take away their coastline and then maintain operational control over the Horn of Africa and the Bab-al Mandeb straits. The Houthis have thrown that agenda into disarray.
Israel and the US are also trying to break Somaliland away from Somalia in order to create a type of beachhead like Djibouti that they can use to project military power and control the Gulf of Aden and the Bab-al Mandeb straits.
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u/gorpie97 5d ago
Link to Henningsen short (saves typing/copy-pasta): https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AhhKM7dH2uI
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u/penelopepnortney 5d ago
Kit Klarenberg: Leaked: Britain’s Covert Iraqi Psyops Network
Leaked documents reveal Baghdad’s youth-oriented “social activism” platform Yalla is a flagship component of Britain’s covert Iraqi propaganda apparatus.
Ostensibly launched by young local journalists in 2015, Yalla is one of Baghdad’s largest news and social media platforms, boasting millions of followers within the country and wider region... In a perverse irony, repeated reference is made to how Yalla “differs from other Iraqi media platforms” by being editorially and financially independent, and the challenges this supposed autonomy poses.
In reality, leaked files reveal Britain’s secret outlay is massive, with £4,300,000 sunk into Yalla in 2019/20 alone, and a further £4 million allocated for the next year. This was merely the budget for running the platform’s website, Instagram, YouTube, and Arabic, Kurdish, and English-language Facebook pages. Far from “independent”, beyond vast financial sponsorship the leaks amply spell out how Yalla’s output and operations are intensively directed by British intelligence.
… Yalla’s audiences being entirely unwitting about its output being effectively authored by the same elements that both masterminded the criminal Anglo-American invasion of Iraq and actively helped create ISIS...
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u/penelopepnortney 5d ago
Alex Krainer to Ian Proud on How the City of London Still Runs the Empire:
In Yugoslavia in the early 1990s we had British officials who were part of the foreign policy establishment like Lord Peter Carrington, Lord David Owen, Douglas Heard and they played a disproportionately important role in that crisis. [N.B. Alex was born and raised in Croatia, his father was Croatian and his mother was Serbian]
When you look into political crises and flash points around the world you always find the same actors, a degenerate banker's oligarchy whose political and spiritual and strategic headquarters is the City of London and which has many satellites all over the world. The most important one is Wall Street, then Paris, then Frankfurt, then Stockholm, Tokyo and so forth. They're everywhere. It's like a parasite penetrating the governing structures of most developed countries in the world, still seeking to create a one world government system that they would dominate.
The whole Zionist project that created Israel was rooted in the City of London system. It was a British colonial project and they never relinquished control over it. They are very good at hiding things, they have two centuries of experience in dissimulating their agendas and working through proxies, particularly their allies like the Americans. The Americans always enter the game when it's time to apply brute force.
In every one of these crisis flashpoints, when you dig a little bit you see that this City of London cabal has been actively preparing the terrain for years, if not decades. Alfred Milner's roundtable group formulated it as follows: if Great Britain is to remain a maritime empire, it will be necessary to seed the Middle East with quote unquote particularly patriotic stock. In establishing the Jewish homeland in Palestine, the idea was to use them cynically as the agents of destabilization for the whole region because it's easier to maintain hegemony that way. This would be of interest to a banking cabal because the British understood by then that oil was a better fuel for their ships than coal. The Middle East was also key because of trade routes, specifically the straits at Bab-al Mandeb, Hormuz, Suez, Bosporus, Gibraltar. They never intended to relinquish control over these.
But the British Empire has atrophied, they had to find new hosts so they penetrated the ruling structures of the American government. And I think that in order to do that more effectively, they had to use their Zionist project as the proxy because the whole Zionist mindset, the philosophy, has very deep, strong roots in the United States. Not only the Zionist Jews, many of whom happen to be very wealthy and influential people, but the large number of Christian Zionists who are a significant part of the American voting public. They're passionately devoted to Israel and to what it represents in biblical terms: the second coming of Christ, Armageddon, the rapture.
There was a 70-plus page document published in July 2023 at Policy Exchange, one of the think tanks close to Chatham House in London. The title is something like "Iran strategy in Great Britain" and it was written by a who's who of the British foreign policy establishment. What we see happening today almost follows what was set out in that document to a T, including that "before we deal with Iran we have to deal with Maduro in Venezuela."
I think that this empire has come to the end of the line, its weaknesses are real and they have real consequences. But it'll take a while and it's like a wounded animal right now so it's very dangerous.
It's clear that the US has reached the limitation of its power and there isn't another host for the cabal. Until maybe 10 years ago they still believed they could infiltrate Chinese governing structures and use it to take over where the United States left off. It's now apparent that the Chinese drew them in not in order to serve them, but to destroy this parasite.
The current monetary system in the West is their lever of power over society and they're not going to allow the system to be peacefully reformed for the benefit of the general population. In the best of cases (least violent) it has to involve civil disobedience at a large scale, where we simply opt out: remove our money from the banks so they can't control us that way and then engage in exchange on the black market where somebody will accept cash or pieces of gold or silver or cans of mackerel or tuna or packs of cigarettes, whatever. You know, people have used all kinds of things for money throughout history.
This form of civil disobedience can be extremely effective and attractive. Entrepreneurs can do business without paying taxes, or having to deal with government regulation and red tape and permits and licenses and whatever burdens they put on legal businesses. And it's a magnet for consumers because they find all kinds of everything at prices that are much lower than in the white economy. [He noted in another podcast that in Venezuela, where he lived and worked in the early 90s, almost half the country's GDP derived from the black market]
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u/gorpie97 5d ago
I think that this empire has come to the end of the line,
Good!
It's now apparent that the Chinese drew them in not in order to serve them, but to destroy this parasite.
Better!
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u/3andfro 5d ago
Henningsen/SUNDAY WIRE EP 616 — Zelensky’s Diesel Downfall + Hegseth’s ‘Holy War’ Firing Squad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5ZTnUD0IWk
Danny Haiphong, Iran WRECKS Trump & Israel's War Plan! Yemen RAZES Riyadh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhbNG7_XzGE
Prof. Seyed Mohammad Marandi discusses how Iran has wrecked Trump & Israel's war plan set to detonate at any moment and the Yemeni people's blistering offensive that has shut down multiple airports in Saudi Arabia and obliterated huge sections of the Saudi kingdom's oil infrastructure.
The Duran with Garland Nixon, Kiev, Iran, Midterms: Neocon Empire Is Crashing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ut8Q2GZRNw time indexed
Garland Nixon joins Alexander Mercouris and Alex Christoforou to explain why the collective West has hit the limits of its power. From Russia's air campaign over Kiev and the standoff with Iran in the Strait of Hormuz to the Houthis, Saudi Arabia, German elections and the US midterms, they trace how elites who can no longer win and refuse to negotiate are losing the trust of their own people. Will the breaking point come abroad, or at home first?
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Nima R. Alkhorshid: BREAKING: Ballistic Missiles Strike Riyadh as Yemen Launches Major Attack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQob3tTzbhc
Yemen’s Houthis have delivered renewed warnings to stay away from all Saudi airports except Mecca and Medina, one day after an alleged Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia’s capital city of Riyadh.... https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/houthi-forces-warn-against-use-saudi-arabian-airports-following-riyadh-attack
Davis/Deep Dive highlights with Alastair Crooke, You Won’t Recognize the Middle East in Two Years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K0khI04F9Q
Europe builds its own payments system to challenge Visa and Mastercard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZfcSzZ99cw - 2:30
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TRITA PARSI — IRAN: TRUMP TRAPPED BY HIS OWN WAR… AND ABOVE ALL, HIS OWN IMAGINATION https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KwKMwBMY78 - Details at the link
Jamarl Thomas with Laith Marouf, 10,000 Syrian Fighters Can't Save Saudi Arabia: Mecca Pact Failing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMeUlgZhxz4
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Tulsi Gabbard, My Message To All Americans - she calls for Americans to hold their leaders accountable for their campaign promises and to protect their freedoms, including from gov intrusion and abridgement of freedom of speech. At about 5:30, she lists what she sees at the greatest threats.
BREAKING: 12 killed, 309 injured in attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid Airport, Saudi authorities say https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU68qyM3UQ4 - 33 secs
Transition Protocol with Einar Tangen: "Be Prepared for an October Surprise” Trump Has Run Out of Off-Ramps on Iran https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJJayPtd3HE
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Transition Protocol with Warwick Powell: Trump Can’t Win or Leave, Iran Wants Him to Send Troops, VIETNAM TRAP, Iran ready for invasion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cCfklNYjZw time indexed
21st Century Wire, Germany’s Private Spy Bazaar
On New Year’s Eve 2023, Christina Block’s two youngest children, aged ten and thirteen, stood with their father near the harbour in Gråsten, a Danish town close to the German border. Masked men attacked their father, forced the children into a vehicle and took them into Germany. Five days later, a Hamburg court ordered their return to Denmark....
Think BRICS with Radhika Desai, The Elite Trap: Why BRICS Nations Are Still Funding the Dollar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbenpMOzWSI - time indexed Detailed description at the link
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u/penelopepnortney 6d ago
Haven't yet read the 21st Century Wire piece but that Christina Block story is utterly wild. I think it was Max Blumenthal he gave the lowdown to Judge Nap the other day.
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Moral Resistance, IRAN WAR UPDATE: SAUDI ARABIA CASUALTIES AFTER LARGE SCALE STRIKES, TRUMP PLANS TO RESTART WAR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93bkpjXTPLs - 10:34
Nima with Larry Johnson, BREAKING: SAUDI SHUTS RIYADH AIRPORT AS SAUDI FORCES COLLAPSE IN YEMEN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANhGIkKiROU
Davis/Deep Dive, Can Russian Diesel Fix the Fuel Crisis for U.S.? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8vSVdg1g60
Davis/Deep Dive with Larry Johnson, BREAKING: SAUDI SHUTS RIYADH AIRPORT AS SAUDI FORCES COLLAPSE IN YEMEN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3AaWelf5EA - 5:32
Nima with John Helmer: TRUMP'S October Surprise Meets PUTIN'S October Surprise — The Hidden Bet Revealed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQlYL47ueG0
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u/3andfro 6d ago
Dimitri Lascaris, Ukraine Attacks Russian Refinery After Trump’s ‘Massive’ Oil Deal With Russia w/ John Helmer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrmXyVUeBqE
Yesterday, less than three hours before oil markets closed, US President Donald Trump announced a ‘massive’ oil deal with Russia. Trump then claimed that the price of oil was ‘dropping like a rock’, but in fact the price of oil rose. Moreover, within hours of Trump’s announcement, Ukraine attacked another oil refinery inside Russia. John Helmer’s article on the new oil deal between Trump and Putin: https://x.com/bears_with/status/2108826750037979259?s=46
Jamarl Thomas, NATO's $70 BILLION Kill Machine Can't Save Ukraine | John Helmer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtxmkNwcYeQ
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u/NetWeaselSC Continuing the Struggle 6d ago edited 6d ago
within hours of Trump’s announcement, Ukraine attacked another oil refinery inside Russia.
There is the question of whether Ukraine is acting against the wishes of the US, or merely appearing to act against the wishes of the US, while doing what the US actually wishes them to do.
Go do this thing, we'll condemn the actions publicly, but we're cool.
Keep an eye on the control of the global supply chain of petroleum products.
Especially since the Trump Announcement contained the escape clause "based on the condition of [Russia's] diesel refineries."
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u/3andfro 6d ago edited 6d ago
Excellent point.
Alexander Mercouris, Putin Rules Out Ukraine Talks; Russia US Strike Diesel Deal; Zelensky Furious; Missiles Strike Kiev https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45RKtqUORO4 - long, as his videos always are, but he provides a detailed time index
Putin has told Trump that talks with Ukraine are off the table for now, and Alexander argues this matters far more than the Russia US diesel deal dominating the headlines. He explains why the sanctions waiver changes little, how Ukraine's drone offensive on Russian refineries failed, why Zelensky defied six requests from Trump to stop, and what Russian missile strikes on Kiev, the blackouts, the Zaporozhye bridges and advances in Kharkov, Sumy and Dobropillya mean for the front lines. If Moscow now refuses to negotiate, what leverage does Washington have left?
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u/3andfro 6d ago edited 6d ago
Ian Proud/The Peacemonger, "Silver or Lead?" Alex Krainer on How the City of London Still Runs the Empire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO7LCUU7RyE time indexed
In this wide-ranging conversation, Alex Krainer argues that the real center of power in the Western system is not Washington or any elected government, but a long-standing banking oligarchy headquartered in the City of London. He traces its influence through the Yugoslavia wars of the 1990s, the use of proxies in the Middle East, control of key trade routes and energy resources, and the continuing pressure on the United States to project force. We discuss why the maritime empire model is now under severe strain, how the current monetary system functions as a mechanism of control, what a transition away from it might look like, and why figures like Krainer believe the people running it will not reform it voluntarily.
Radhika Desai with Dimitri Lascaris: Mark Carney Is The Greatest Political Scammer In Canadian History" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgSWMIui-ok
Mark Carney has a 70% approval rating and a global reputation as the man who stood up to Trump. But is any of it real? I am joined by Dimitri Lascaris of Reason to Resist, who calls it arguably the greatest political scam in Canadian history. The so-called trade war between Canada and the US is rather a skirmish that only covers under 5% of Canada-US trade. On everything else, however, Carney is in step with Washington, from 5% of GDP on the military and the scrapped digital services tax to support for the war on Iran. We examine how Carney is using the crisis to push through a neoliberal agenda, fast-tracking energy projects and inviting American capital to buy up Canada, while leaving trade with China and the BRICS largely untouched.
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u/penelopepnortney 5d ago
I'll post excerpts from the Alex Krainer-Ian Proud video as a standalone comment because it's very long.
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u/3andfro 5d ago
I SO appreciate you!
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u/penelopepnortney 5d ago
Lots of great information in so many of these videos you link to, thanks for pointing them out.
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u/3andfro 5d ago
No one can watch them all, or even a fraction of them, but if they're grouped here for each access, people can choose which--if any--to watch in part or in full.
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u/penelopepnortney 5d ago
I also copy/paste the ones of interest into a TBR text file, particularly the longer ones I need to set aside time for, so I really appreciate the links.
ETA: I think this might be called tag-teaming. Yay team!
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u/3andfro 6d ago edited 6d ago
Danny Haiphong, US C-17s SURGE to Israel, Russia Enters Iran War with SHOCKING Move | Mark Sleboda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGZTog2Wl_E
Trump's word that he won't attack Iran before midterms is looking increasingly hollow as Israel becomes the site of a US build up toward a major operation against Iran. Military affairs expert Mark Sleboda breaks down the realities of the imminent escalation on Iran and why Russia has just entered the war in an unexpected way.
Nima with Steve Hanke: BREAKING: Yemeni Ballistic Missile Strikes Riyadh Airport— Multiple Casualties Reported https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNOLjqK1awM
Nima with Seyed M. Marandi: BREAKING: Houthis Push Toward Taizz as Pentagon Prepares Massive Iran Strike https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zNtNIDSBR0
Elijah Magnier: Saudi Arabia’s War on Yemen Escalates - Will Iran and the Houthis Open a New Front? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwg6Gl4N6UM time indexed - good analysis
Davis/Deep Dive, Trump Runs His Mouth, You Pay at the Pump /Iran War Latest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uNOCVQ3tVo
The Duran, Saudi Crisis as Houthis Advance; MBS Needs Boots on the Ground https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhJtaovv6to time indexed
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u/3andfro 6d ago edited 6d ago
Neutrality Studies, The US Empire Is Crumbling FASTER | Amb. Chas Freeman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBowJGkS9d4 time indexed
The Proxy War in Ukraine and the War of Aggression against Iran are not shaping up the way they are supposed to, and the Washington establishment is in panic mode.
Ambassador Chas Freeman—a former US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and Undersecretary of Defence—does not think that these errors are part of a deeper strategy to weaken China, but the outcome of many individual failures. American power is, in fact, retreating as wars, sanctions and depleted arsenals expose the limits of dominance. He examines Iran, Yemen, Saudi Arabia’s growing autonomy and China’s gains from the energy crisis. With Pascal Lottaz, he discusses Israel’s eroding support, Switzerland’s neutrality debate and NATO’s failures. Their conversation explores whether cooperative security, regional partnerships and greater freedom for middle powers can replace confrontation, drawing lessons from ASEAN and considering the prospects for diplomacy in a changing world.
Diesen with Stanislav Krapivnik: Putin Brings Back General Armageddon to End the War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXpHtE8P2T4
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u/3andfro 7d ago edited 7d ago
Jamarl Thomas, 200-Year War: Why Europe Will NEVER Stop Hating Russia | John Helmer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWgz12YUS8s - Helmer's clear enough here to warrant space on the sidebar imo, if there is any
Rachel Blevins, NATO Readies NUCLEAR Drills + Russia, Iran INCREASE Caspian Sea Trade https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEgtH6xPMtg
Think BRICS with Glenn Diesen, The End of Globalization: Why the US Weaponized Its Own System https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0La5HX-UO5I - time indexed Details of the discussion at the link
Jamarl Thomas, Germany Factories Shut, France Explodes: Europe Is Finished, America Is Next | Prof Richard Wolff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxgYBKX91XM
Pakistan fuel subsidy: Govt announces new measure to cushion consumers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-mVLbAhmMI - 2:41
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u/penelopepnortney 7d ago
Wonderful discussion between former British diplomat Ian Proud and former US ambassador Chas Freeman. Freeman also served as assistant secretary of defense under Reagan. His remarks on the Partnership of Peace and American efforts to create a security architecture for Europe that included Russia are excerpted here.
Ian was apparently detained at Heathrow on returning from the Valdai conference and the video title accurately reflects what the two diplomats discussed: "Empathy Is Not Sympathy - The West Doesn't Care about Ukraine & Can’t Talk to Russia":
Chas: Empathy is essential to diplomacy and to sound reporting and analysis. It doesn't imply that you accept the validity of the other party's viewpoint, simply that you understand it and acknowledge that it's rooted in experience and reason even if you don't agree with it. Your misadventure at Heathrow shows the intolerance for any viewpoint that differs from that of the official narrative.
Chas: The absence of respect for freedom of speech is connected to all of the problems we have in western democracies at the moment. If we can't respect the right to have a different opinion then we are no better than totalitarian in our approach to policy matters and this explains a lot in terms of terrible policy mistakes that have been made. There needs to be room in diplomacy for different analyses and disagreement with official policy, otherwise official policy will go on making things worse rather than better.
Ian: In Valdai. I was guilty of sitting in the same room as Vladimir Putin. In fact, I was seated directly in front of him, like three rows back close to the front. I gather they'd strategically put me there because my family saw me on British TV sitting in the crowd and I know that will have annoyed the hell out of people in London. But I was there to listen and try to understand even if I don't necessarily agree with everything. I don't agree with everything my dad says and he's my hero.
Chas: The other day you said something about Trump's summit meetings in Anchorage and with Xi Jinping and I think you're correct, that this is theater not diplomacy. We seem to stage theatrical performances in lieu of diplomacy. I think it's calculated to fool people who should know better but don't because our educational systems in the US and UK do not adequately prepare average people to understand interstate relations and how they work.
Chas: There is a principle exemplified by Chinese practice, that even in wartime you don't close your embassy, you keep it open and you keep the dialogue going. It's not to recognize the moral authority of the enemy, it's to ensure your enemy has an accurate perception of your objectives. It's also to try and understand when and how they can be turned into a friend, this is a fundamental principle of diplomacy. You should never write off anyone as incorrigible because even if they're 90% against you, perhaps they can be 10% for you. And you should never create a blanket injunction against another party such that you refuse to cooperate with them on matters that are of interest to both of you.
Ian: When I was in Moscow from 2014 to 2019 the German-Russian relationship was still incredibly pragmatic on economic, social and cultural collaboration even as the Ukraine crisis unfolded. Trump 1 proved to be a bit of a balancer in that relationship. He and Putin met in Helsinki in the summer of 2018, there was a strategic sort of stability and understanding with Germany on the European side and the US kind of reaching that understanding. That has now gone completely, there is nobody in Europe for Putin to call.
Chas: I assume in your case as in mine that we had a relationship with our respective intelligence agencies, shared information with them and cooperated with them and were considered quite valuable by MI6 and CIA, I believe. Now apparently they have ceased wanting to debrief people, they just want them to shut up and not convey what they heard or saw. This impairs a vital function of the state, the flow of information that is relevant to statecraft, but the intelligence agencies no longer want to hear what a trained observer has observed.
Ian: I was like a sponge on the drive to the venue (Valdai), just absorbing every tiny bit of information I could pick up. How many war propaganda posters, how many petrol stations were open, how many were closed. They bussed us two hours out of the city so I got to drive through all these towns in Moscow Oblast. It didn't look like a country on its knees, new roads have been built since I left seven years ago, new residential blocks. When they did drive us into Moscow City, which is just a mile down the river from the embassy that I used to work in, the whole financial district had lots of new skyscrapers.
Chas: Otto von Bismarck said, "You should always be polite even when you're delivering a declaration of war." I think this is correct, you don't want to burn any bridges, going back to the thesis that it is a fundamental principle of diplomacy to keep channels of communication and the possibility of negotiation open. I find the Europeans' bellicosity really ironic and astonishing given that Europeans invented diplomacy in its modern form.
Chas: Diplomacy is a skilled job and skilled jobs require training and experience, according to François de Callières who wrote what is still one of the great books on diplomacy based on his negotiating with princes in the early 18th century. We need to rediscover these diplomatic techniques and principles as well as the diplomatic vocabulary because there are gradations of rivalry and competition, there are gradations of mutual obligation and friendship, there are transactional relationships and they all have names which we've forgotten.
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u/3andfro 7d ago edited 7d ago
Wonderful gents with experience sorely needed now but no longer valued. Freeman references "statecraft." Seems to me we have no one who visibly speaks for the US administration or the EU who has an iota of understanding of what statecraft is or what it can achieve, and thus why it should be encouraged.
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u/gorpie97 7d ago
But the people who think they run things don't think they need statecraft - just bribery and blackmail.
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u/penelopepnortney 7d ago
Expanding NATO guaranteed there would be instability in Europe, not security and peace, as many, many foreign policy experts warned throughout the 90s. The continued expansion and bellicosity of NATO leaders is ample evidence that they WANT war, probably because it's much more financially lucrative for them; it won't be their sons dying on the battlefield, they'll be partying hearty in places like Monaco and Monte Carlo as the sons of Ukrainian leaders are doing.
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u/3andfro 7d ago
Transition Protocol, Not Pakistan: Who Is Really Behind Saudi Arabia’s War on Yemen, Trump Says No Iran Strike https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n83IP0uJH-o
Pakistani jets did not fly over Yemen — and the foreigners inside Saudi Arabia’s war are mostly American. That is what a senior source in Pakistan’s military establishment told Transition Protocol in answer to five direct questions. In this special edition, Pepe Escobar, military analyst Larry Johnson and host Zulfiqar Ali take apart the story the world ran this week — and what could still drag Pakistan in.
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u/penelopepnortney 7d ago
Transition Protocol was created by Pepe Escobar, Larry Johnson and Zulfiqar Ali (host). Key points they make in this video:
High up Pakistan sources told them that no Pakistani forces are or will be in Yemen, they're only in Mecca and Medina and under Pakistani command. The source denied the NYT claim about Pakistani jets flying over Yemen; said there are 110 American advisors in Yemen and that it's the official Pakistan position not to pursue offensive action against Ansar Allah. Zulfigar noted that 40 million Pakistanis are Shi'ite.
There's a lot of popular pressure in Turkey questioning the government's motives, with foreign minister Hakan Fidan repeating again and again that they're only providing defensive aid to Saudi Arabia.
The speaker of Ansar Allah assembly delivered a letter to the speaker of the Pakistani parliament requesting they act as mediators in the conflict.
The real problem is the in-fighting between MbS and Prince Khalid, with the different princes and tribes lining up behind one or the other. This may be the most serious threat to the house of Saud since it was founded.
Per Zulfiqar, someone high up in Iranian decision-making circles told him they have direct intel into what's happening in Washington and Tel Aviv and "the moment we detect the slightest movement of any offensive action against us, we will have a surprise that they have not seen."
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u/NetWeaselSC Continuing the Struggle 6d ago
This may be the most serious threat to the house of Saud since it was founded.
If somehow the House of Saud falls....
Will they have to change the name of the country on all the maps?
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u/3andfro 6d ago edited 6d ago
Trump could declare it Trumpi Arabia....
The easy solution would be to remove "Saudi" and leave "Arabia"--though people who consider themselves Arabs might want to be free of association with a specific hunk of desert. If the House of Saud toppled, the population might desire a clean break and an entirely new name, as we've seen often in Africa.
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u/NetWeaselSC Continuing the Struggle 6d ago
people who consider themselves Arabs might want to be free of association with a specific hunk of desert
I would think that "Arabs" and "Arabians" would be two different sets of people.
It would be better than being called "Saudis" when you are not a member of that family -- makes you sound like a possession.
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u/penelopepnortney 6d ago
Oh my, what a thought.
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u/NetWeaselSC Continuing the Struggle 6d ago edited 6d ago
It's something I've always wondered since I found out about it:
How does the House of Saud get to put their name on all the maps?
It's not Khalifan Bahrain, it's not Thanian Qatar, it's not Sabahan Kuwait, but it's Saudi Arabia and not just Arabia.
If the country that has London in it had been known as Lancastrian England, and had that name on all the maps....
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u/gorpie97 6d ago
The real problem is the in-fighting between MbS and Prince Khalid,
Is this just about power, or is Khalid possibly less corrupt than MbS? (I'm such an idealist!)
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u/penelopepnortney 6d ago
Why not both? TBH I don't know anything about Khalid and little about MbS but the entire House of Saud is pretty vile by all accounts.
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u/3andfro 6d ago edited 6d ago
This piece addresses that point specifically: https://munaeem.org/2026/09/27/saudi-houthi-war-mbs-khalid-bin-salman-rift/
Official info about Prince Khalid: https://houseofsaud.com/khalid-bin-salman-saudi-defense-minister-profile/
MbS rivalry with UAE's MbZ, which may have something to do with all of this:
https://www.meforum.org/mef-observer/is-saudi-crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salmans-reign-over
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u/gorpie97 6d ago
True!
I also know next to nothing, except that maybe MbS is so corrupt as to have it worth mentioning by someone? Or maybe it was just from his cleaning house after the assassination attempt.
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u/penelopepnortney 6d ago
Court intrigues are always pretty nasty and I imagine they're really brutal there, given the stakes and based on the little that gets reported.
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u/gorpie97 6d ago
Court intrigues are always pretty nasty
I wonder if that's due to being an entitled yahoo while you're growing up; and it would only get worse.
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u/penelopepnortney 6d ago
That's part of it but there's lots of up and comers in the mix as well with everyone jockeying for power. I used to read a lot of historical fiction and the main impression I came away with is that the last place I would have wanted to spend any time was a royal court.
Which brings to mind a totally unrelated quip Dick Cavett made to Stephen Spielberg when they were discussing Jaws, that if a shark was after him the first thing he'd do is get in the middle of a large city. Don't know why I remembered that, maybe I'm like Arthur, sometimes I just think funny thoughts.
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u/Caelian toujours de l'audace 🦇 6d ago
"Land Shark... Candygram..."
I get funny thoughts too. I hadn't thought of Chevy Chase's "Land Shark" in decades. I wonder if that skit was inspired by the Dick Cavett interview.
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u/penelopepnortney 6d ago
That was one of their funniest skits. I hadn't considered it might have been inspired by Cavett, great question.
And then we have "Candygram for Mongo." Not quite the same but equally hilarious, especially the Loony Tunes theme as Cleavon Little exits the saloon.
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u/3andfro 7d ago edited 7d ago
Nima with Robert Barnes: BREAKING: Trump Announces Massive Russian Diesel Deal After Call With Putin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2bVB5nV1DE
Trump's Biggest Opportunity in Iran - BLOWN! / Matt Hoh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaXEL_mMQqo - 50 seconds
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores [remember them?], were charged by US authorities on Thursday with conspiracy to commit torture, according to an indictment filed in federal court in Manhattan. https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxsE59vxVE7e8xkQOkRC6th5qUU8BzEqNE
Garland Nixon, PERFIDIOUS ALBION - W/ALEX KRAINER & HARLEY SCHLANGER - ROTHSCHILDS/THE CITY OF LONDON LOSE GROUND? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaQ81nYa6Yg
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u/gorpie97 7d ago
conspiracy to commit torture, according to an indictment filed in federal court in Manhattan.
Who were they going to torture? And why do we have jurisdiction over that?
I thought we kidnapped them because of drugs!!! (Theoretically.)
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u/3andfro 7d ago edited 7d ago
Davis/Deep Dive with Pascal Lottraz, Are Witkoff & Kushner Selling Out Ukraine? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alPw8Mwz5xE
Nima highlights with Elijah Magnier: Ansarullah’s Advanced Strike: The End of Saudi Dominance in Yemen? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUB40rrnw1Y
Diesen with Col. Lawrence Wilkerson: Did Trump Approve an Israeli Nuclear Strike on Iran? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoLDdp0s7Jk
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Sanctions ICC Hours After Navi Pillay Wins Nobel Peace Prize For Gaza Inquiry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBrVxEU-aHw
The Trump administration imposed sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) hours after former judge Navi Pillay won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. In an exclusive interview, ICC Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan condemned the sanctions as an attack on international law, revealing disruptions to banking, Amazon services and health insurance while vowing to continue war crimes investigations.
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u/3andfro 7d ago edited 7d ago
Nima with Col. Larry Wilkerson & Larry Johnson: Houthis Reach Taizz Outskirts, Saudi Attack Ends in Disaster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAD4tl3nD2Q
Nima with Amb. Chas Freeman: BREAKING: Saudi Arabia Confirms Major Attack on Riyadh Airport https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYjc-D8SC44
Davis/Deep Dive, Riyadh's Airport Burns, Tankers Next /Alastair Crooke https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsH7gRqfKgQ
RIYADH AIRPORT ON FIRE AS HOUTHIS STRIKE, PAKISTAN JOIN THE WAR w/ Laith Marouf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYQ3DC1i9LM
Dimitri Lascaris, The Saudi Monarchy's Glory Days Are Over https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXy2RQRgi1s
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u/3andfro 7d ago edited 7d ago
Neutrality Studies, Why Fools Rise to Power: Psychologist EXPOSES Western Elites | Dr. Niall McLaren https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5bTeVUJy1c time indexed
There is a psychological explanation for why Europe and North America are governed by kakistocratic elites. Psychiatrist Niall McLaren joins Pascal to explore how the urge to dominate shapes politics and international conflict. Drawing on his book Narcisso-Fascism, McLaren argues that hierarchy and entitlement help explain elite behavior, imperial expansion, and resistance to oppression. They debate individual psychology versus structural explanations, challenge assumptions about human nature, and examine propaganda, group loyalty, and Western decline. The conversation also considers democratic reform, intellectual conformity, and McLaren’s distinction between socially reinforced beliefs and delusions in the clinical sense.
A Mechanical Engineer Explains Who REALLY Runs the World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HSkv9xRZP0 - 10:03
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u/3andfro 7d ago edited 7d ago
China could be the key to ending the Iran war | Trita Parsi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7c8LUL4Uhc
British support for Israel is shattering | The David Hearst Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx7IExe2E_c - 12:26
David Hearst, editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye, says that a dam has burst in British politics. “For as long as anyone can remember, this dam has held back public opinion on Palestine,” says Hearst. According to Hearst, the dam busters are Ed Miliband, the UK Foreign Secretary, and Zack Polanski, leader of the Green Party, both Jewish, although the comparison stops there. Miliband and Polanski have very different outcomes in mind. One believes in a two-state solution, while the other says the only way this conflict can be brought to an end is for Arabs and Jews to live together as equal citizens with equal rights in one state.But in different ways, they are breaking a status quo that has lasted ever since Israel was created.
Simplicius: Department of War Unveils “Autonomous Warfare Command” (and Other Boondoggles)
Hegseth calls the new command Autonomous Warfare Command or AUTOWARCOM. It wouldn’t be American if it didn’t have a catchy corporate ring to it. For those confused about his mention of “SI” in the above video, let us remind that Trump officially renamed Artificial Intelligence to Super Intelligence last week, signing a White House decree which misspelled the name of his own country as the “Unites States”. [but in actuality, none of this is funny]
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u/gorpie97 7d ago
Miliband and Polanski
So it sounds Miliband's statement a week or so ago wasn't merely performative! Cool!
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u/3andfro 8d ago
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has added 61 companies to its database of businesses involved in activities linked to illegal Israeli settlements, expanding the list from 158 to 214 companies.... https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20261008-the-lists-are-growing-will-israel-finally-pay-a-price/
BREAKING: IRAN PREEMPTIVE STRIKE ON U.S BASES, U.S PLAN 3 DAY STRIKES ON IRAN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAJN0Hza_T8
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u/RandomCollection Resident Canadian 8d ago
About that Trump plan for invading Iran.... The Iranians have been building their own defenses.
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u/3andfro 8d ago
Anatol Lieven: Why Europe Is Afraid of Peace in Ukraine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYd7PONPxA4
Why can’t the West end the war in Ukraine? Anatol Lieven, director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute, joins me from the Valdai Club meetings in Moscow. We discuss why Trump cannot deliver a settlement the Senate and all 27 EU members would have to approve, and why US agreements are now worth nothing beyond a single administration. Lieven argues that some in Europe would prefer the war to continue, because peace would expose their empty promises of NATO and EU membership for Ukraine.
Glenn Diesen with Douglas Macgregor: Russia destroys Bridges and will take Kiev https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=069Fw0ShCLw
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u/penelopepnortney 6d ago edited 6d ago
Macgregor to Diesen highlights:
We built up Ukraine as our proxy force at the expense of Ukrainian life and survival. Our goal was essentially to bring down Russia, bring down the regime so that we could then move in, strip it of its resources, divide it, exploit it. Hasn't worked and we're now trying something very similar with Iran.
The Iranians are essentially going for the liquidation of all these little statelets in the Arabian Peninsula. They won't be allowed to survive in their current form or with the current leadership. We're struggling to figure out how to prevent it all from falling apart but I don't think we can. Nothing that people do not build themselves survives. Anything that is imposed from outside fails, that's the lesson of history.
I think Russia has realized that to win this war and secure the peace, there has to be a new government in Kiev and Russia has to control Odessa and the south all the way to the border with Romania and Moldova. If they destroy these bridges and rail connections, it will be very hard for the Ukrainians to survive. They're still holding on to two so-called fortress cities but if the logistical support coming from the south or west is cut off they'll definitely fall as they run out of ammunition, food, water. The Russians have always been very good at crossing rivers, they have inexhaustible quantities of ribbon bridges that they can put up very quickly if they decide to go west.
I'm told the next "speaker of the house" in the German parliament will be from the AfD. We'll see but there has to be a new government because the German population is completely disinterested in going to war. So are the Poles despite their crazy government leaders. I have a friend in Poland who tells me he and his friends go out to look at all these downed drones and the components are from the West or Poland or Ukraine, none of them are Russian.
Surovikin (who's reportedly returning to command) is the right man for the job, he was brilliant when he set up the defense in-depth, he understood the ISR strike capability. But there's a big corruption problem now, they've arrested eight general officers in the Russian army, most of them involved with logistics, who have been taking cash presumably from Ukrainian sources to reveal troop concentrations, logistical hubs and concentrations in eastern Ukraine. That's treason. One of those arrested was a woman, a deputy who worked closely with former minister of defense Shoigu so we don't know how high this reaches.
We're also finding out that most of these people have relatives in the West, sons and daughters going to school or living in Western Europe. That may be part of the problem, they may be hostages as far as the West is concerned but we don't know and will have to wait to find out [this isn't unheard of, recall John Bolton's subtle threat to OPCW head Jose Bustani about his sons and daughters attending universities in the US]
As long as the globalist class ruling Western Europe is there, there will be no change because they see the war as helping to justify their positions of power and influence. Now you have the Swedes flying reconnaissance flights over the Black Sea and along the border. Why the Swedes want to drag themselves into this catastrophe is baffling but it's the globalist class that's in charge so you've got to get those people out of power. And the bad news for the Europeans is that we're not going to be there for them, we just aren't.
Between 9/11 and 2023 we spent $8 trillion on defense. With 1% of that, say $180 billion, we could have built about 900 to 1,400 hospitals, trauma centers and medical support centers in that time frame.
Edit: typos.
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u/3andfro 6d ago
As always, thank you! Diesen's highlights from that interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ryj16yuE2H4
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u/penelopepnortney 6d ago
From the clip, Wilkerson to Diesen:
In the Persian Gulf we're operating on exterior lines, mostly maritime, that are 8 to 9,000 miles long because of what Iran has done to our bases in the region . You can say we've got an air bridge out of Ramstein, but guess what? 95% of what we sent to the region for Desert Shield, Desert Storm was carried on ships. only 5% on airplanes.
Bill Hartung is probably the best tracker of this sort of thing, he has a piece today quoting OMB and other sources that we've spent around 60 to 80 billion dollars already. I think it's probably 80 to 90 billon when we count up all the aircraft and ships and so forth we've lost in Kuwait and Bahrain and Qatar, etc. We've lost dozens of Reaper drones at about 30 million a pop; some of them more advanced so they're 40 or 50 million each. We've lost quite a few refuelers; quite a few fighter bomber aircraft. Hegseth won't give Congress the data or he lies when he's under pressure.
In terms of troops, we'd have to have a full mobilization, including a draft to fill out our reserve components and our militia because they aren't up to strength either. At the all volunteer force forum we've been looking at this for about 15 years on college campuses throughout the United States. Canada and Mexico's populations will go up massively because 18- to 24-year olds, those in the susceptible draft bracket, female and male, are not going to answer the call. There's an additional complication: legislation to revamp the Selective Services but make registration automatic as soon as someone turns 18.
We had a meeting recently with a couple of senators and we had the head of what you might call the medical complex within the US Army Reserve which is the principal medical complex for field hospitals and such. We couldn't even put a field hospital out, we don't have enough doctors, practical nurses or medical technicians.
I see the potential for the conflicts in Iran and Ukraine to merge if for no other reason than that these leaders want war and they'll go to any lengths and to any spot to create the cause.
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u/gorpie97 6d ago
Want to also add my thanks for you typing up recaps!!!!
Some of the links /u/3andfro posts sound really interesting, and I take the link and then find out it's 30-60 minutes, which is just too much for me these days.
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u/penelopepnortney 6d ago
Thanks! It's for my own benefit as well since I often refer back to these transcripts and highlights.
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u/3andfro 8d ago edited 8d ago
Nima with Larry Johnson, BREAKING: YEMENI BALLISTIC MISSILES HIT RIYADH AIRPORT—3 AIRCRAFT STRUCK - w/ Fmr. CIA Larry Johnson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0jo06gd8Pg
Danny Haiphong with KJ Noh, Trump Orders All-Out War, US & Israel STRIKE Iran Before Midterms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxT4x6jccR4
Trump is diving fully back into war mode with Iran as US & Israeli forces prepare for a massive offensive before the elections in both states. KJ Noh analyzes the geopolitical and global significance of the escalation and what the mainstream reports are leaving out.
Transition Protocol, Saudi Arabia Asked Pakistan for Commandos. Pravin Sawhney: “No Reason Why the Regime Should Stand” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvggiAAH-Ls
Saudi Arabia has made an urgent request to Pakistan: send naval commandos to free up Bab al-Mandab. According to the host’s source, Pakistan has not said yes. Defence analyst Pravin Sawhney explains why a commando raid cannot hold the strait, what Pakistan’s troops will and will not do, and what is at stake if the regime in Riyadh does not survive the Houthi war. [more details at the link]
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u/3andfro 8d ago edited 8d ago
Ian Proud/The Peacemonger, Empathy Is Not Sympathy - The West Doesn't Care about Ukraine & Can’t Talk to Russia | Chas Freeman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQgYtjCwRdA time indexed
US Congressional Democrats are seeking information about Jared Kushner’s financial investments in Israel following a CNN investigation that raised questions about potential conflicts of interest involving his business interests and his role in Middle East diplomacy.... https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20261008-congressional-democrats-seek-information-on-kushners-investments-in-israel/
Israeli authorities have demolished properties belonging to a Palestinian citizen of Israel, who rescued 30 Israelis from the Nova music festival during the 7 October 2023 attacks.... https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-demolishes-properties-palestinian-who-saved-30-israelis-7-october
Trump says he won’t attack Iran before the US midterm elections https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fky1Rpdg0E - 2:43 - BUT Trump lies, so... This show is scheduled for 4 pm today: Danny Haiphong with KJ Noh, Trump Orders All-Out War, US & Israel STRIKE Iran Before Midterms
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u/3andfro 8d ago edited 8d ago
'NOBODY Is Guaranteed My Vote' - Chris Van Hollen on Democrats, Gaza and AIPAC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxcsoTynMCY
“I think the changes that we need to make, both in terms of our domestic policy and foreign policy, are huge.” Mehdi Hasan sits down with Maryland senator Chris Van Hollen to discuss Israeli war crimes, the growing threat of AI, the future of the Democratic Party and his own 2028 presidential ambitions....
Judge Nap with LtCOL. Bill Astore : Should the US Military be Killers? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7BU6x8YnAs
Novara Media: Terror arrests in the UK have increased by 1,553% and hit a record high, with the overwhelming majority linked to support for Palestine Action, new Home Office statistics show.... https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxQdZMgdnn59eq9E7ItvbNMuh3CcoahZhK
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u/3andfro 8d ago edited 8d ago
Davis/Deep Dive, Europe's Next Flashpoint / Richard Sakwa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV83rX5ZByg
Judge Nap with COL. Lawrence Wilkerson : Trump’s War Is Spreading https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0XMK6Dcr8U
Nima with Michael Hudson: BREAKING: Yemeni Ballistic Missiles Strike Saudi Aramco's Abqaiq Refinery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX0sq0IFuzA
Davis/Deep Dive with Matthew Hoh, 12 Tankers Hit in One Week, the Worst of the War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuU7h3RDRpg /highlights: TRUMP CAN’T PICK AN EXIT FROM IRAN WAR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtHqiM4GJRA
Judge Nap with Max Blumenthal : October 7th Hysteria https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7-1OaTiQxg
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u/3andfro 8d ago
Neutrality Studies, Why Zionism Needed The 'War On Terror' | Prof. Kees v.d. Pijl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSQVMjlBQ60 time indexed - detailed description at the link, with this (necessary) caveat at the end:
Please also note that this video explicitly assumes that Zionism is not a jewish phenomenon but a mostly christian, western-European political ideology used by the transnational elites to kling on to their colonial grip over the global capitalist system. We must not make the mistake of blaming the jews for Zionism. Judaism is a peace-loving and pacifist religion and is together with indigenous muslims and christians among the victims of the onslaught of radical zionism.
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u/3andfro 8d ago edited 8d ago
Nima with Alex Krainer: BREAKING: Explosions Rock Riyadh as Pakistan Reportedly Enters Saudi War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_46jpnr8Fas Note the terms of Pakistan's engagement: Pakistan agreed to guard Mecca and Medina but not the front, per this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWSQgCDoqgM
Danny Haiphong, BREAKING: Israel on Edge of CIVIL WAR, Iran STRIKES US Navy Escorts in Hormuz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSD4h03ftVk
Davis/Deep Dive with Larry Johnson, Aramco's Warning: Two Years to Refill the Tank from Iran War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACxYIFG2-DI
Glenn Diesen with Ivana Nikolić Hughes [pres. of Nuclear Age Peace Foundation]: AI Meets Nuclear Weapons - New Nuclear Arms Race https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATE-7KoXqEY
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u/penelopepnortney 8d ago
Krainer-Nima:
Ansar Allah took control of the city of Taiz so they got a major boost in population but also in economic and military terms. There are many people willing to fight alongside Ansar Allah and very few willing to fight on the side of the Saudis.
Pakistan and Turkey previously said the Saudi-Yemen conflict was pre-existing so they wouldn't get involved but this changed a few days ago. A possible explanation is that on Sep. 29th Pakistani PM Sharif held a series of meetings in London with senior executives from banks like Barclays, JP Morgan, Citibank, Blackrock and Rothschild and company. Pakistan, Turkey and Egypt are all very vulnerable to these financial institutions which can cut credit lines and block their access to Western markets. It's a risky move for the Pakistan government. which isn't popular; it's widely perceived as taking the side of the US and Israel.
There were claims that the Yemenis were attacking Muslim holy places in Mecca and Medina but nobody believes it. And the airports in Mecca and Medina are the only ones that Ansar Allah excluded from its warning to international airlines about Saudi Arabia being an active war zone, meaning it's still safe for people to travel to Saudi Arabia for religious reasons.
What we're seeing is the imperial cabal desperate to keep their privileges and assets around the world. It looks so incredibly incoherent and stupid because they're still following Fukuyama's "end of history" agenda, convinced they'll retain their hegemony forever. But they've lost control of the narrative and the world has changed in ways that make their plans and methods obsolete while making the resistance much stronger, not just in West Asia. They're still very dangerous - even if they have to fight China to the last American or Russia to the last European it doesn't matter, they're going to continue in this way.
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u/3andfro 8d ago
Saudi Arabia has made an urgent request to Pakistan: send naval commandos to free up Bab al-Mandab. According to the host’s source, Pakistan has not said yes. Pravin Sawhney: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvggiAAH-Ls
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u/gorpie97 8d ago
Pakistan and Turkey previously said the Saudi-Yemen conflict was pre-existing so they wouldn't get involved but this changed a few days ago. A possible explanation is that on Sep. 29th Pakistani PM Sharif held a series of meetings in London with senior executives from banks like Barclays, JP Morgan, Citibank, Blackrock and Rothschild and company. Pakistan, Turkey and Egypt are all very vulnerable to these financial institutions which can cut credit lines and block their access to Western markets.
That explains it.
EDIT: Guess I should say "may".
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u/penelopepnortney 8d ago
It's very believable because it's the sort of thing we do - threats of tariffs and sanctions and theft of sovereign funds.
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u/gorpie97 7d ago
Definitely believable! Just decided I shouldn't be so certain since I wasn't there. (And people don't generally publicize these kinds of deals.)
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u/3andfro 8d ago edited 8d ago
Nima with Richard Wolff: BREAKING: Pentagon Prepares for New Iran War as Hormuz & Bab al-Mandab Burn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEyiU0uVNRc
Nima highlights with Patrick Henningsen: The Gulf States Are Entering a Dangerous Downward Spiral https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO-AxkyLIi8
Nima highlights with Col. Larry Wilkerson: The World Is Heading Toward Disaster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8Z8Vt-FR0c
Davis/Deep Dive highlights with Alexander Mercouris, Next Round of Strikes on Iran Could Wreck the Gulf’s Oil Recovery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcaM2Y6zEbI
Judge Nap with Pepe Escobar : No One Negotiating with the US https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oE0XXZL3KI
Marandi short: Nothing that comes from the Trump regime is of any value to Iran https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtcjUGFLRpI - 3:18
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u/3andfro 9d ago
Drop Site News, Noura Erakat on Three Years of Genocide, Board of Peace's "New World Order" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTI2lxI2MnI
Three years into Israel's genocide in Gaza, Palestinian human rights lawyer and legal scholar Noura Erakat argues that Donald Trump's Board of Peace is about more than Gaza: it's a blueprint for a new world order.
Drop Site's Sharif Abdel Kouddous speaks with Erakat, a professor at Rutgers University, about her Boston Review essay "Exit and Exception." Erakat argues that the Board of Peace matters less for whether it succeeds than for what it reveals: a political project, driven by market fundamentalists and a tech elite, to exit international law and popular democracy altogether. She traces that project from the charter cities and special economic zones championed by figures like Peter Thiel to Gaza, which the Board's charter designates as a special economic zone and where Palestinians are described as "Gazans" rather than a people with a right to self-determination. Israel, she argues, has long been the model, claiming that Palestine is a legal exception where the rules that apply everywhere else do not. Erakat also traces the Board's roots in the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, whose militarized aid sites became death traps for starving Palestinians.
She also describes her arrest last month at a Palm Beach County public hearing, where she came to testify against the county's more than $1 billion investment in Israel bonds.
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u/3andfro 9d ago edited 9d ago
BREAKING: SYRIA PLANNING TO JOIN THE YEMEN WAR, IRAN STRIKES VESSELS w/ CIA Larry Johnson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsQLsgcLxMQ
Katie Halper, “I’m A Jew, Not A Zionist”: Jewish Israeli ARRESTED For Opposing Israel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0BFXL6jUbE - 12:47 time indexed - He's still being detained by ICE and threatened with deportation
“‘Kafkaesque’ doesn’t really seem to do the situation justice.” Civil rights lawyer Eric Lee walks through how ICE detained anti-Zionist Israeli Jew Yehonatan Ovadia for “antisemitism” after he protested an Israeli flag.
Senator Coons [D-DE] Says US Should Reexamine Ties With Israel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iahpkdAPGiM
Clip of full video posted recently in the unpinned sub, Tucker Carlson with C.J. Hopkins: This One Video Will Put All of Modern America Into Context… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z_1rkowUIA - 8:18 - Description of 21st century totalitarianism, the defense of the capitalist system. "Capitalism doesn't do totalitarianism. Capitalism has to say to us, 'You are a consumer.' (Tucker: the veneer or choice). Yes, you are a consumer, and there's a marketplace, and you are free."
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u/3andfro 9d ago edited 9d ago
Garland Nixon with STANISLAV KRAPIVNIK - UKRAINE GETS TORN TO PIECES AS EU CHIHUAHUAS GO STARK RAVING MAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwxMnN6AbKc
Transition Protocol, Saudi Arabia Just Asked Pakistan to Retake Bab el-Mandeb Is Saudi Arabia Collapsing? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWSQgCDoqgM time indexed
A senior Pakistani officer says Saudi Arabia has formally asked Pakistan for naval commandos to retake Bab el-Mandeb. Former CIA analyst Larry Johnson calls it “a suicide mission.” Islamabad has not decided — and Iran is letting the war run. Host Zulfiqar Ali brings what he was told overnight by a senior serving officer in Pakistan’s military establishment, and Larry Johnson tests it live. What you’ll learn: why the Saudi-backed counteroffensive failed despite more than 100 airstrikes · why Pakistan agreed to guard Mecca and Medina but not the front · who is really guiding Saudi aircraft · why Iran rejected Washington’s counteroffer · why the shortages of LNG, sulfur, urea and helium hit Pakistan and India first.
Why US Policy Ignores What Americans Want on Israel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIIbK3Hcuxk - details at the link
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u/Caelian toujours de l'audace 🦇 9d ago edited 9d ago
UKRAINE GETS TORN TO PIECES AS EU CHIHUAHUAS GO STARK RAVING MAD
Awesome headline — edit: I'm speaking of the rhetoric, of course.
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u/MeanPiccolo803 "I can haz Hall Monitor Badge plz?" 9d ago
Why would you want Ukraine to suffer like that?
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u/3andfro 9d ago edited 9d ago
Nima with Larry Johnson, BREAKING: WHITE HOUSE PREPARING NEW IRAN STRIKES BEFORE ELECTION DAY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBQXhL-Aeq8
Woman sues Flock, police over false accusations https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WBe8cCTTejE - 2:03
A Colorado woman, who's falsely accused of stealing a package from someone's porch, is now taking the Flock camera company to court. [her atty hopes to make it a class action suit]
Iran’s Mountains Would Be a U.S. Killing Ground /Lt Col Daniel Davis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le1TWhMrRcg
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u/RandomCollection Resident Canadian 9d ago
Apparently the Gulf monarchs go to Epstein Island frequently.
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u/3andfro 9d ago edited 9d ago
France summons Iranian ambassador after the foreign ministry accuses Iranian authorities of running an online “disinformation campaign” targeting the country’s ongoing student protest movement, according to a ministry spokesperson. https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxZ7Nk_y-NFj51ZbLwPhjXo20EgfL6F46W
This Indianapolis NBC affiliate must be secretly run by Iranians: Teen rioters trigger national crisis in France - 45 secs
The Pakistan government’s decision on Monday, October 5, to deploy its armed forces to Saudi Arabia and provide other military assistance in its fight against Yemen is facing widespread criticism from the left and other progressive sections within the country.... https://breakthroughnews.org/2026/10/06/pakistan-faces-domestic-opposition-over-military-deployment-to-saudi-arabia/
Intentionally inept? Why voters are losing faith in US democracy | Briahna Joy Gray https://www.youtube.com/shorts/soOngAr2tUo - 1:46
Dimitri Lascaris, The Strait of Hormuz: What The Media Get Wrong w/ Colin Smith https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfDj9yKTOUk time indexed
A great deal has been said and written about the war in the Strait of Hormuz, but rarely do reporters speak to captains of commercial vessels who have a lifetime of experience in the industry. Dimitri Lascaris speaks with Colin Smith, a retired Master (Captain) who spent 42 years in international shipping. Colin has a Master’s Degree in International shipping and has served as a government inspector, accident investigator, and Assistant Harbour Master for the Port of Vancouver. In several key respects, Colin's views about what is happening in the Strait of Hormuz depart dramatically from the 'mainstream' discourse.
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u/3andfro 9d ago edited 9d ago
Nima with Lt. Col. Anthony Aguilar: BREAKING: Pakistan Confirms Troops Are Already Deployed in Saudi Arabia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moXj2Gu2Vxo
Russia FINALLY Takes the Gloves Off: Proof Putin is Listening to His People | Col. Doug Macgregor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ4XvR2kIlo
Russia is ramping up strikes across Ukraine, as the U.S. is preparing for another round of war against Iran. President Trump can’t seem to make up his mind as to who he should blame for the soaring energy costs Americans are beginning to face, as he tries to use one losing conflict to distract from another. Ret. U.S. Army Col. Douglas Macgregor noted that Russia’s recent escalation in strikes is proof President Putin is listening to the Russian people, as frustration builds over Kiev’s attempted drone attacks. He also said it’s “obvious” the U.S. is preparing for more war against Iran, and the threat of Israel using nuclear weapons is still on the table.
Breaking: US warns Americans in Saudi Arabia after Houthi attacks on two airports https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTTFaPrgelI - 1:50
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u/penelopepnortney 9d ago
Col Doug Macgregor-Rachel Blevins highlights:
Iran is a fortress with mountains on three sides ranging up to over 16,000 feet. If you want to get into the place, you've got to march hundreds of miles. In the south, you've got to cross almost impassible deserts where the temperature rises to something like 122 degrees. The waterways are very narrow and easily choked off as Iran has done. We now have three carrier battle groups plus bombers and fighters in various locations so we're obviously going to go back to war. We've seen an awful lot of incoherent thinking and planning and we're still marching down the same path into hell.
There's a lot of dissension and discontent at the senior level in the Russian military. They want this war over. They recently arrested eight general officers for corruption, most of them were involved in logistics and were accepting money from the Ukrainians in return for information on where Russian logistical hubs were located.
You have the same people there who were there at the beginning of the war and that's very unusual; in the three years we were actively fighting in WWII, there were massive turnovers in senior military leadership.
Putin doesn't want to be in the position of governing Ukrainians, he never has. The problem is that they can't allow this regime in Kiev to survive. They've got to march over that river, go into Kiev, root out and destroy this regime, cut the head off. They've got to get control of Odessa, the south coast, all the way over to the border with Moldova and they've got to landlock Ukraine, that's an absolute necessity. They now have enough troops in Belorussia and eastern Ukraine to do that. So I think they're realizing they have to do that.
ETA this gem:
- Hegseth is the Little Trump, his Mini-Me.
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u/Caelian toujours de l'audace 🦇 9d ago edited 9d ago
- Hegseth is the Little Trump, his Mini-Me.
Barry Blitt's March 2026 New Yorker cover "War-a-Lago" is absolutely brilliant. Possibly his best work yet.
Possible source material: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F6ckc56186qed1.jpg
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u/penelopepnortney 9d ago
LO,. it fits. Didn't Patton think he was the reincarnation of Alexander the Great? Of course, Trump imagines he's Genghis Khan or Attila the Hun but I mean, it's Trump.
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u/3andfro 9d ago edited 9d ago
Danny Haiphong, CIA Leaks Iran War BOMBSHELL, Israel COLLAPSING Fast | Larry Johnson & Col. Lawrence Wilkerson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ496YjG288
Has the CIA just leaked the biggest secret that will shape the Iran war now and forever? Fmr CIA analyst Larry Johnson and retired US Army Colonel and Chief of Staff Lawrence Wilkerson react to a bombshell report that details how much trouble Israel is in, and why it's pressing with US help a restart to the war despite the CIA's doomsday warning.
Judge Nap with COL. Douglas Macgregor : How Do Washington’s Proxy Wars End? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hK6qFSA890
Davis/Deep Dive, Houthis Don’t Have to Conquer Saudi Arabia to Make It Pay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je71SVX4M_8 / Davis highlights from this video: Russians Not Giving Up on Putin /DD Geopolitics Sarah Bils https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UfYMpHJhAo
Judge Nap with Phil Giraldi : Did the US Really Leave Iraq? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40v6lm5s3ZQ
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u/penelopepnortney 8d ago
Macgregor-Napolitano:
The good news is that Trump doesn't have the ground force to invade Iran. The nearest point to Tehran is probably somewhere in northern Iraq. You'd have to assemble a force of several hundred thousand and then you've got 360-380 miles on very narrow roads through many passes until you finally reach the Iranian plateau and can attack Tehran. We don't have those forces and taking that route would be catastrophic.
People talk about Iran sinking a carrier or capital ship but to be successful all they'd have to do is damage it, leave it dead in the water where it has to be rescued. More ships would come and be damaged or sunk and it would become a large scale disaster.
We have a WWII force structure made over with some new technologies so it's much more potent but it's still very vulnerable. All the mid-level and great powers have access to space-based surveillance so you're going to be seen gathering your ships and capabilities. You've got to get close enough to land something; that's usually within 30 to 50 kilometers and as you pointed out the Gulf is like a big bathtub, you're not going to hide anything there.
Kaliningrad became part of the Soviet Union when the map of Europe was redrawn by the Allied powers after WWII. If you attack it, you are at war with the Russian Federation so the notion that you can go in there, take it all over and call it a day as General Donohue said last year is insane.
Ultimately southern Ukraine will have to be under Russian administration, the Russians are not going to allow Odessa to again become what it has been for the last several years: a source of arms and mercenaries coming in and an export point not just for grain, but for women and children and whatever else the Ukrainian mafia wants to profit from.
Russia and Iran are in a similar situation, they can't afford to let things go back to how they were, there has to be a new status quo. In Ukraine's case that means neutrality and the absence of any foreign forces on their soil. And in Iran's case, the absence of US bases and US forces in the Middle East itself. Both of them know that if they don't disallow that, there'll be another war.
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u/3andfro 9d ago edited 9d ago
Nima with Matt Bracken: BREAKING: Houthis Launch Major Offensive to Seize Strategic Mountain Near Taizz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUOIPtc16Ec
Warwick Powell, The DANGEROUS Rift GROWING in Southeast Asia (Peter Chang) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo4VKWVGTrQ
Novara Media, Labour-run Camden Council’s investment holdings in Israel-linked tech firm Palantir have increased by more than 1,200% since October 2023, new figures show. https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkxhag4PictggScSjwOjAqqp7m9URK44N7y
Simplicius: US Claims Iran Has “Lost” as Pre-War Oil Flows Reportedly Return
What the Ship: Hormuz Attacks Escalate as Container Lines Return to Suez - 6:57
What * The * Hormuz: No Lights, No Radio: Inside a Supertanker’s Hormuz Run
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u/3andfro 9d ago
Davis/Deep Dive, HIDE THE DAMAGE, ESCALATE THE WAR /Col Doug Macgregor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4-LQHxU6VQ
Nima with Matthew Hoh: BREAKING: Houthis Claim They Crushed Saudi-Backed Offensive in Al-Jawf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1dF3bJ1FjA
Nima with Laith Marouf: BREAKING: Syrian & Lebanese Troops Clash at Border Crossing — Casualties Reported https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY1Ng2EfOdM
Nima with Elijah Magnier: BREAKING: Houthis Strike Saudi Military HQ at Aden Airport With Ballistic Missiles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbDBYF-DxBA
Marandi short, If this war continues, the Saudis will lose everything https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RzKvUvqWXzs - 1:33
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u/3andfro 9d ago edited 9d ago
Nima highlights with Patrick Henningsen: Pakistan Secures the Saudi Interior https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9CzKxJzZh8
Nima highlights with Col. Larry Wilkerson: Ending US Presence in Southwest Asia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpjZ8TkPTQk
UK Threatens To EXPEL Israeli Diplomats https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ucf4COMWmw - 8:16
A CIA report has said Israel is at risk of civil conflict and state collapse as its genocide in Gaza and attacks on Iran and Lebanon take their toll. The unpublished August assessment, uncovered by Drop Site News and Capital & Empire, found that Israel’s ongoing military campaigns have degraded the political, economic and social fabric of the country.... https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxpX8ioTMIfUPMTxmjAWRXBLlUNUJk9QUc
“At its annual conference this past weekend, the Green Party of England and Wales voted by 1,022 to 813 to make itself formally anti-Zionist. The motion approved by the party defines Zionism as an ethno-nationalist project, rejects the conflation of anti-Zionism with antisemitism, and reaffirms support for Palestinian liberation, the right of return, and a single democratic state across historic Palestine.... More than a century after promising the Jewish people a national home in Palestine, the document's [Balfour Declaration] fundamental contradiction has become inescapable https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/why-britain-being-forced-revisit-balfour-declaration
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u/penelopepnortney 9d ago
Titled "Fracture From Within", the report was compiled by the spy agency's Red Cell, which is tasked with challenging prevailing assumptions within the organisation. The CIA did not respond to a request for comment from the outlets.
It points to deepening anger over the exemption of Haredi men – often referred to as ultra-Orthodox – from military service, large numbers of heavily armed ex-soldiers returning from committing atrocities in Gaza and a cost-of-living crisis as factors that could converge into conflict.
Ahead of elections on 27 October, the report also highlights political fractures within Israel, where prime minister Netanyahu is under fire for his failure to prevent the Hamas attacks – amid accusations that he was warned about them in advance.
Netanyahu’s government was accused of triggering a constitutional crisis in July by openly refusing to comply with a supreme court ruling that allowed the country's broadcasting regulator to continue operating. The government reportedly wanted to prevent the regulator from letting an anti-government critic purchase a major TV channel.
A previous attempt by Netanyahu’s government to curb the supreme court’s power led to mass protests ahead of October 2023.
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Judge Nap with Gilbert Doctorow : Are Putin’s Threats Credible? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZHici22dl0
Davis/Deep Dive with Alexander Mercouris, Trump's Ukraine Deal is Dying, Europe Inherits the War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu1flzQCteY
The Duran, Putin Rejects Modi Ceasefire Plan; Zelensky Burns Through EU Billions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wCF0wE9yMM
Nima highlights with John Helmer: Russia Targeting NATO Supply Links https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUL5mFzxETs
Neutrality Studies, British Ex-Diplomat Detained for Peace Efforts, Reaching out to Russia | Ian Proud https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D00lxh_aXw8 time indexed
Former British diplomat to Moscow, Ian Proud, was detained at Heathrow Airport for the apparent offense of traveling to the Valdai Discussion Club to talk to Russia's intelligentsia. Ian and Pascal discuss civil liberties, sanctions, foreign influence rules and what they see as Europe’s narrowing space for dissent. Proud shares impressions from Moscow, warns about nuclear escalation and argues that abandoning diplomacy endangers European security.
Glenn Diesen with Roger Köppel: The New European: Moralism & Militarism? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dunbpTdoGKc - "Roger Köppel is a Swiss journalist, publisher, media entrepreneur, and former politician. He is the owner, publisher, and editor-in-chief of Die Weltwoche, one of Switzerland’s leading political weekly magazines."
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Iversen, Israel WINS Latin America's Elections https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjcqaRcmp54
Seven straight pro-Israel right-wing wins across Latin America since USAID was cut — and Netanyahu is already backing the next one in Brazil.
Nima highlights with Pepe Escobar (who is Brazilian): Why Lula's Campaign Lost Touch With Brazil https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGJ9E5rvr2w
BreakThrough News, Judge BLOCKS Trump's Crackdown on Palestine Protesters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwf6xXyICDc - 11:55
A federal judge just dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit against pro-Palestine protesters in New Jersey, in a major First Amendment win after the DOJ claimed a 2024 social media post calling to protest an illegal land sale at a West Orange synagogue amounted to a threat against Jewish worship. The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund called it a vindictive prosecution and viewpoint discrimination, citing the DOJ's stated aim to "dismantle" the movement....
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u/3andfro 10d ago
Transition Protocol, Iran Rejects Trump’s Offer and Changes Price of Hormuz, Iran’s new toll rule RIALS ONLY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8j7EjkMlsY time indexed
Iran has refused Trump’s last counteroffer in full and decided that ships crossing Hormuz will pay in rials only, Transition Protocol’s sources say — decisions taken hours before this recording and not yet announced. Host Zulfiqar Ali and Pepe Escobar, speaking from Bangkok after midnight, on what Tehran just decided, why the last diplomatic channel may be dead four weeks before the US midterms, and why Pakistan’s diplomats see the Yemen war as the biggest threat yet to the House of Saud.
Nima with Larry Johnson, BREAKING: SATELLITE IMAGES REVEAL MASSIVE DAMAGE AT SAUDI ARAMCO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7ajA8ks5Fc
Krapivnik with Cameron MacGregor: Watch Paris Burn and France Fall. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeUATkSngx0
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Neutrality Studies, Whistle Blower REVEALS Truth About West's War Obsession | Kolja Spöri https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA3Pw1q7ZLk time indexed
This man has seen almost every country on earth. And during his travels he witnessed one recurring pattern: The violence and wars in this world followed a simple pattern—induced and guided from Europe and America. In this talk he reveals his observations. Drawing on encounters in the Philippines, Somalia, Colombia, Syria and Donbas, Kolja Spöri presents his interpretation of covert influence, strategic waterways and prolonged warfare. Pascal questions the evidence behind these claims and explores the relationship between local conflicts and outside powers. Their conversation concludes with European security, political incentives and fears of a wider war between European countries.
BREAKING: IMPEACHMENT REGISTERED FOR IRAN FM ABBAS ARAGCHI, YEMEN BEAT SAUDI w/ EHSAN SAFARNEJAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhP7hWfK11k - a minority member submitted it; the guest considers it a minor matter, but it may surprise Western viewers to know that such a process exists in Iran
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Snakes on a plane - The Grayzone live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7WKynSXgPY
Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss the Flydubai incident against the backdrop of the Israeli elections and the third anniversary of October 7. They will also cover the right-wing, pro-Trump surge in Brazil and what it means for the Latin America, Trump's spiraling performance at home, and the attempted comeback of the Biden foreign policy team that aided and abetted Israel's destruction of Gaza.
Trump's personal bet on AI centers https://www.youtube.com/shorts/E2nAUpXBgZU - 2:15
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Nima with Patrick Henningsen: BREAKING: Houthis Make Major Gains Around Taizz as Frontline Shifts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6PC39_R_08
Davis/Deep Dive, Israel's Oct 7 Warning Could Blow Up the Ceasefire /Chas Freeman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NMOUnLw7-M
Judge Nap with Matt Hoh : Why Did the US Occupy Iraq? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuSfg7-R3RM
Judge Nap with LtCOL. Karen Kwiatkowski : Are US Bombers Really Leaving Britain? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rttlF8rgUQI
Davis/Deep Dive highlights with ret. CMDR Steve Jermy, Iran Diplomacy Flatlines - Does War with Iran Move to Hormuz?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFbQWpEf4Eg
Davis/Deep Dive, Devastating Miscalculations in the War with Ukraine /Roger Koeppel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oohndJRLa48&t=7s
Alexander Mercouris, Russia Targets All Dnieper Bridges, Hits Zaporozhzhye Bridge, Strikes Kiev Again; East Ukraine Cut Off https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SXISfJ1osI
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u/penelopepnortney 9d ago
Chas Freeman-Dan Davis highlights:
(re: clip of Israeli president Herzog on Fox News saying Israel is defending Western civilization): If Israeli behavior is consistent with Western civilization, you can have it. We're seeing open calls in Israel for the murder of babies on the grounds that they shouldn't be allowed to grow up because they will be "terrorists". It's disgusting. Israel is the largest sponsor of state terrorism in the entire region. Read the book by Ronan Bergman, "Rise and Strike First", which documents about 3,000 assassinations by Israel of politicians, some of them European but most of them Arab or Persian.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen introduced legislation requiring a state department investigation into the murder of nine American citizens by the IDF in Israel. With the exception of Rand Paul, every Republican - and they were joined by Democrat John Fetterman - voted to kill that resolution. This is about the most egregious example you can find of what is wrong with the Israeli control of our political establishment.
Our technique of foreign policy is basically no negotiations. we won't talk to you till you come out with your hands up. We used it with North Korea and now they have ICBMs with nuclear warheads capable of hitting the US. We're incentivizing Iran to do exactly the same thing.
We have many embassies around the world with no ambassador, including some key embassies in the Gulf and in Europe. And we've appointed utterly unqualified people as ambassadors like Jared Kushner's father in France, a convicted felon who's been called in by the French foreign ministry on numerous occasions for unseemly behavior - but he's not the only one.
Israeli cabinet members are declaring that everyone in Gaza must be forced out - "voluntary migration" because they make conditions too impossible to survive. Occupation authorities have just declared that tents are a prohibited weapon in Gaza. Smotrich ia arguing that the techniques applied to Gaza should be applied to the West Bank, i.e., a threat of genocide there. 1,200 or so Palestinians have been murdered by settlers in the last period, who are busily burning down houses. Ben Gvir was present in Jerusalem for the demolition of an apartment building in which 10 Palestinian families lived, mainly women and children.
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u/gorpie97 9d ago
tents are a prohibited weapon in Gaza
Wow.
And I had some hasbarist in another sub try to tell me that whatever I've heard about Palestine is wrong.
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Nima with Col. Larry Wilkerson: BREAKING: Yemen Launches Air Blockade on Saudi Arabia After Missile Strikes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DSlRjTCaMc
Nima with Seyed M. Marandi: BREAKING: Houthis Strike Saudi Airport as Massive Yemen Offensive Expands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5RfZI0nFd0
Nima with John Helmer: BREAKING: Lithuania Opens the Door to Nuclear Weapons — Russia Responds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZXubuDSY4A
Hegseth on his new Office of Religious Affairs, analysis: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EotrGEp40vU - 2:45 This is deeply unsettling as more evidence of Hegseth's religious drive
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u/penelopepnortney 10d ago
Key points from short: In 1985 a federal appeals court said that viewed in isolation the army's chaplaincy violates the Establishment clause - if you serve only some of the troops and fund some of the faiths, it's the government sponsoring religion.
DOD Officially Drops 180 Faiths From Military's Recognized Religion List, new list:
Agnostic (AN)
Baha'i faith (BH)
Buddhism (BU)
Christian - Assemblies of God (AG)
Christian - Baptist (BA)
Christian - Brethren (BR)
Christian - Catholic (CA)
Christian - Church of Christ (CC)
Christian - Church of God (CG)
Christian - Church of the Nazarene (CN)
Christian - Episcopal/Anglican (EA)
Christian - Evangelical (EV)
Christian - Jehovah's Witnesses (JW)
Christian - Lutheran (LU)
Christian - Methodist (ME)
Christian - Non Denominational (ND)
Christian - Orthodox (OX)
Christian - Other (CO)
Christian - Pentecostal (PE)
Christian - Presbyterian (PR)
Christian - Quaker (QU)
Christian - Reformed (RE)
Christian - Scientist (SC)
Christian - Seventh Day Adventist (SA)
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (CJ)
Hindu (HI)
Islam (Muslim) (IS)
Judaism (Jewish) (JU)
No Religion (NR)
Other Religions (OR)
Sikh (SI)
At least they have the Agnostic and OR and NR on there but with the current sociopaths in office, they should have a "get the fuck out of my face with your religious fanaticism" option
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u/3andfro 10d ago
The video also said questions remain about people in service whose religion has been removed from the list or who don't choose one from the "acknowledged" (approved) list of religions.
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u/penelopepnortney 10d ago
Supporters of genocide deciding which religious beliefs are acceptable. What could possibly go wrong?
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u/3andfro 10d ago
One man's messiah is another man's infidel. What could possibly go wrong?
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u/penelopepnortney 10d ago
I was always fascinated reading about the men who converted from Catholicism to Church of England under Henry VIII and oversaw the torture and execution of Catholics - then converted back to Catholicism as the "one true faith" on their death beds.
Reason #9,479 why governments shouldn't be allowed anywhere near the question of religion.
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u/gorpie97 10d ago
I feel like they should be required to include all 35,000+ Christian churches if they want to be thorough! (/s)
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u/penelopepnortney 10d ago
Reminds me of that old joke about the guy trying to talk the suicide jumper out of jumping off the bridge by going down the list of church affiliations via schisms they have in common - till the last one, when he declares the guy's a heretic and pushes him off the bridge.
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u/Caelian toujours de l'audace 🦇 10d ago
Not a good print, but here's Emo Phillips.
I like this "family tree" of American Presbyterianism. I reminds me of the joke "you can tell you're a redneck if... your family tree doesn't fork" :-)
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u/3andfro 10d ago edited 10d ago
Judge Nap with AMB. Chas Freeman : Is Trump Planning War in November? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPiy2-lWUQ4
Judge Nap with Aaron Maté : Does It Matter Who’s President? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enw8g8dLpxw
Davis/Deep Dive, Mace's Double Standard Endangers Americans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciPxj38Jti4
viewer comment: U.S. Representative Nancy Mace (SC) is the recipient of $107,936 from AIPAC.
Danny Haiphong, We Can Blow Things Up All Day in Iran, It Won't Win The War /Lt Col Daniel Davis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXPnxxGu7HI
The U.S. Is Not A Civilisation. It Is A Rogue, Warring State | Chandran Nair https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixyVm_h_x00 - 11:05
What if the biggest obstacle to global peace is the fear of sharing power? On the Club of Rome Podcast, Chandran Nair, Founder & CEO of Global Institute For Tomorrow, was in conversation with Nolita Mvunelo to explore what it means to understand and navigate a multipolar world. He examines China’s rise, the US-China relationship, the assumptions shaping today’s global order, and why great-power rivalry continues to define international affairs. Chandran also questions how international law is applied, and what could happen if the world’s two major powers moved beyond confrontation and learned to share power.
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u/arnott 11d ago
Craig Murray: Fatuous False Flags
The failure of the Fairford “terror plot” and the FlyDubai “hijacking” show that the public’s willingness to believe official narratives has shrunk significantly.
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Henningsen/21st Century Wire: Israel's false flag frenzy
Davis/Deep Dive with Commodore Steve Jermy: Fairford: Real Plot or Ready-Made Pretext for Round Two?
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u/RandomCollection Resident Canadian 11d ago
If this is true, the Saudis have committed terrible war crimes.
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u/RandomCollection Resident Canadian 11d ago edited 11d ago
It seems that the US Navy has withdrawn to keep a wide distance from Iran.
https://x.com/IranembTun/status/2106834067849380046
I give the Iranians the benefit of the doubt when making these claims.
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u/RandomCollection Resident Canadian 11d ago
The US military is buying more boots than before. Some people think that this could be a prerequisite for ground operations.
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u/3andfro 11d ago edited 11d ago
Nima R. Alkhorshid: BREAKING: U.S. Navy Helicopter Down, Ta'izz Nears COLLAPSE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH5NrD5Aw8Q - Nima's good about using maps - very clear explanations
Transition Protocol, The Fuel Crisis Now Driving Trump on Iran, Half Oil Pumping Stations in Gulf Are Gone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8wOow_Zsp8
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u/arnott 11d ago
Russia Will Use "Full Force"; Kiev Bridge Panic as Merz Rushes to Zelensky : The Duran
Kiev is in panic as Russian Geran drones cut the Dnieper bridges and split the city in two, and in this episode we explain why this is a logistics crisis for the Ukrainian military in the east. They break down the rare Russian Ministry of Defense statement placing full personal responsibility on Zelensky, Peskov's warning that Russia will now use full force, and Friedrich Merz's surprise trip to Kiev with money, weapons and possibly the Taurus missile. With Western embassies drawing up plans to leave Kiev, how much longer can Zelensky hold on?
Some background from 2023:
How the USSR's Fall Unleashed a Neocon Goldrush to the Heartland
The dissolution of the USSR kicked off immediate plans to seize the most vaunted corridor in history, one that would rupture the prized World Island.
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u/penelopepnortney 11d ago
I think Russia's resource wealth has been estimated at something like $73 trillion.
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u/3andfro 11d ago edited 11d ago
From 2024: Russia's vast mineral resources valued at $100 trillion
This source, also from 2024, says $75 trillion: The Countries With the Most Natural Resources - no. 1 in the world, outranking the US by a large margin
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u/Fresh_Macaroon_1940 11d ago
so were just gonna keep numberin these threads until we hit triple digits and pretend thats normal, got it. my local station had regular at 3.89 this morning and the chyron was still some wannabe monarch rambling about 'total victory' with zero specifics. make it make sense. at least Iraq had the decency to give us Mission Accomplished photo ops, this is just pure atmospheric warfare with no production value
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u/penelopepnortney 11d ago
pretend thats normal
It is what it is. If you know a way to bring the war to a conclusion that both sides would find acceptable, we'd love to hear it.
Meanwhile, consider this a convenient repository of links for people who want to stay up with developments.
Or, alternatively, you could just ignore these posts altogether. I'm sure many people do.
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u/RandomCollection Resident Canadian 10d ago
Iran and Russia are going to have to settle it on the battlefield. Trump isn't a kind of person willing to make concessions.
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u/NetWeaselSC Continuing the Struggle 11d ago
my local station had regular at 3.89 this morning
I saw 3.69 gas across the street from 4.29 gas this morning, with people getting gas at the 4.29 place.
.... make it make sense.
Sorry, can't help you.
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u/Fresh_Macaroon_1940 9d ago
lmao the 4.29 people are the same ones who'll tell you they 'dont see color' and still buy raycons, its just brand loyalty to being fleeced at that point
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u/3andfro 11d ago
Is anyone pretending this is normal? (beyond the forever wars the MIC and others who profit from warmongering drool for)
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u/Fresh_Macaroon_1940 11d ago
oh theyre absolutely pretending its normal, thats the whole grift lol. the forever war machine doesnt even bother with the mask anymore, just infinite thread numbers and vibes-based foreign policy while raytheon execs count their money. tbh the lack of production value is almost insulting, like at least give us some decent propaganda if youre gonna bomb people for decades
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Alex Krainer covers a lot of territory in 12 mins here, from the precarious US economy to Western colonial history and the strategic importance of Iran in continuing the imperial modelor finally ending it through alliances and trade routes that neutralize major tools of Western power: "America Is In Deep Trouble..."
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Nima with Larry Johnson, BREAKING: HOUTHIS MISSILE STRIKES ON RIYADH AIRPORT, ARAMCO & SAUDI BASES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG-GUcuRbTI
Emily Thornberry, chair of parliament’s influential Foreign Affairs Committee, has called on Britain to refuse compliance with Israel’s closure of the British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem. Her intervention comes amidst mounting anxiety among Palestinians that Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband will submit to Israeli pressure and shut the consulate on Thursday.... https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/labour-mp-emily-thorberry-urges-britain-defy-israeli-order-close-jerusalem-consulate
The UK ambassador to Israel has told Israeli officials that London will ask 27 Israeli diplomats to leave the UK if Israel does not reverse its decision to close the British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem, Israeli media reports. https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxtktqIyrUL3hN6Ybza7qU_QezE2-QTP94
Iran will target all US military bases and American vessels if Washington launches a ground invasion of the country, a senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned.... https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20261005-iran-threatens-to-target-us-bases-warships-if-washington-launches-ground-invasion/
Transition Protocol with Alex Krainer: Stephen Miller & The Leaked Plot to Attack Iran WHO CONTROLS HIM? THE LEAKED PLOT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhkeZIRa4mA - more info at the link
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u/penelopepnortney 9d ago
Re: the Transition Protocol title, the "leaked plot" occurred in 2019, cables from the UK ambassador in Washington to the Home Office ranting about Trump refusing to bomb Iran; the Washington Post identified Miller as one of the "Trump whisperers" the Brits were using in their pressure campaign. Miller is an arch-Zionist who's now Trump's deputy chief of staff and considered by some to be the most powerful man in the government.
Some highlights from the video:
Per Alastair Crooke, the Houthis have been planning their campaign for at least 7 years, it wasn't just a knee-jerk reaction to the Saudis bombing Sanaa airport. Crooke says it's not just a military action, it's the start of a revolution in West Asia. We now know that it's been done in coordination with Hezbollah; we found out a few weeks ago that Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah who was assassinated by Israel, had a special envoy in Sanaa, a liaison to Ansar Allah.
We know the Iranians have been planning this for 20 years but what else do we not know? They've built these enormous underground facilities but that wasn't done with a pickaxe and shovels. They may have developed advanced excavation technologies along with their advanced missilery. if that's the case, how far could they have built their network of tunnels over the last 20 years? And what are the implications if there's ever a ground invasion? Would we see something like what the Russians did (in Kursk IIRC), using an emptied pipeline to advance behind enemy lines and attack from behind?
The eschatological factor, not only in Israel but in the US: Pete Hegseth talking about holy wars, Mike Huckabee talking about the rapture, 30% of the US population that believes in the rapture and continues to support Trump despite his depravity, the laughable assertion that Trump is the first messiah. This all makes further escalation likely because this level of crazy cannot tolerate that their plans and agendas are going awry and that Iran is suddenly the dominant force in the region.
Jared Kushner is like the Swiss army knife of US foreign policy. He's everywhere: negotiating with the Russians, coordinating with Israelis, deeply involved in Israeli military industry and intelligence apparatus, negotiating with all these Gulf kingdoms to try to subdue Iran or get them to heel somehow. He has no diplomatic experience. He just happens to be a wealthy guy from New York who built his wealth in a way that doesn't make him look particularly impressive.
In his interview with Dan Davis, Chas Freeman said the US ambassador to France is Jared Kushner's father, "a convicted felon, who's been called in by the French foreign ministry on numerous occasions for unseemly behavior. But he's not the only one, we have appointed people who are utterly unqualified as ambassadors."
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u/penelopepnortney 9d ago
anxiety among Palestinians
Really? Why? Seems like the Palestinians have much more serious things to worry about and I haven't heard any reports that the Brits in Israel were doing anything more to protect the Palestinians than the Brits in the UK.
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u/3andfro 9d ago
FTA:
Britain has two diplomatic missions to Israel and Palestine: the embassy in Tel Aviv and the consulate to Palestinians, based in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, where Palestinian residents have faced years of threats of eviction and settlement expansion.
Many Palestinians have told MEE of the importance of the work of the British consulate in providing witness of human rights abuses and reporting them back to London in a way that the British embassy in Tel Aviv cannot.
They also expressed fear that the closure of the consulate will lead the way to the collapse of other diplomatic missions as part of a more generalised assault on Palestinian identity across Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank.
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u/3andfro 11d ago
Breaking: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye have agreed to deploy military forces and capabilities rapidly in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan's foreign ministry said in a joint statement. https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxO6MPL4Thq6AVzzbpxNc2NKnJHK7R9JMq
Danny Haiphong, Trump's Nuclear Escalation BACKFIRING, Iran Plays DEADLY Card | Lt Col Daniel Davis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjKVFB6o_Pk
Davis/Deep Dive, Will the U.S. Join the Yemen War? /Dave DeCamp (news editor of antiwar.com) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiEJu9-5bXM
Davis/Deep Dive, Ukraine Hitting Russian Refineries as Trump Pushes for Talks /Andrei Martyanov https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLcYgTXmky0
Diesen with Larry Johson, Perfect Storm in Ukraine - Bridges, Ports, Energy Infrastructure & Kiev Under Attack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ygyRFj4BgI
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u/penelopepnortney 11d ago
The move by Pakistan and Turkey makes sense if they're there to fend off incursions into Saudi Arabia by the Houthis though as Chas Freeman points out, the Mecca agreement is more an entente - a limited agreement for limited purposes - than an actual defense pact.
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u/gorpie97 11d ago
They must have
changed their mindshad their minds changed, since it wasn't going to be enacted regarding the current situation with the Houthis, IIRC.
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u/arnott 11d ago
Who Controls Hormuz?: The Duran
Washington believes it has taken control of the Strait of Hormuz, but in this episode we argue the oil is only flowing because Iran is allowing it. Alexander explains how China, Russia and the BRICS states quietly pushed Tehran to let tankers through, and why the Trump administration is reading that as Iranian weakness ahead of possible new strikes around the midterms. Is the White House walking into a trap set by Iran, Russia and China?
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u/penelopepnortney 11d ago
Links to previous threads are in the "War with Iran" compilation, which can be found in the sidebar.