Today could be a bit busy, so I want to do a quick post occasioned by the silliness that Alex Krainer and other magical thinkers have been putting out—the idea that Trump is somehow playing multiple dimension chess and cleverly marginalizing the Jewish Nationalist extremists.
Alex Krainer's bank account was repeatedly cancelled. Speaking out publicly on Jewtube requires some compromises. On a Croatian YT channel he has said, that Zionists love to destroy their enemies, even kill them. He has two children....
I don't know about Alex Krainer's market skills, but I will tell you a little story about a weird book Alex has been promoting for years to give support to his claim that the "City of London" are the secret rulers behind everything.
The book is called "Great Red Dragon or: The London Money Power" published in 1890 by L. B. Woolfolk (i.e., Lucien Bonaparte). Lucien was a member of the southern bourgeoisie before the Civil War, e.g., his grandfather was a famous slave trader in Baltimore. Lucien was also a preacher who wrote a lot about biblical prophecy coming true in the politics of his time. He was born and bred in the old Dixie culture of Kentucky's upper class, e.g., he evokes the culture of Tara in "Gone With The Wind" in his writing, i.e., he promotes a romanticized vision of southern slavery that he calls "the servants" who were supposedly happy with the system until it was ruined by slave trading between states being allowed--which led to the abuse of the system with slaves being seen as property instead of as family.
He also wrote a more thorough book published right after the Civil War called "The World's Crisis" (1868). He gives his views on the ruination of America by the northern elites after they took control over the federal government--by installing "The American System" of economics based on centralized government and banking, and high tariffs. Which he argues destroyed the previously perfectly working American political and economic system of the south. He makes the case that the exploitative northern bankers and manufacturers tookover America in the early 19th century and ruined everything by their stupid exploitative policies--ultimately being controlled by...foreign Jewish Banking elites, i.e., the Red Dragon aka the anti-Christ aka Satan. Which led to the Civil War.
His mission, if you read through the lines in both books, is to tar the hated northern elites as nothing more than traitors to America by secretly working for The Red Dragon aka The London Money Power. That secret power ruled over the economy of the entire world in his view. You can see the same idea as his from current and past LaRouchian historical narratives, e.g., they give us the supposed history of banking, starting in Venice where the nobility needed people to do their banking--because they were not allowed to charge interest because of religious reasons. The rich nobility employed what was called "Court Jews" in Europe to handle their banking businesses. The center of banking then moved to Amsterdam, and eventually to England. The elite Jewish banking families under the leadership of the Rothschilds were then able to take over the economies of the world, by secretly financing both sides in all wars, and secretly bankrolling the eastern establishment elites in America, e.g., J.P. Morgan.
That was not an unusual take on how the economic reality secretly worked during the 19th century among those with devout worldviews. Conspiracy theories were not seen as they are now as attesting to a person's character. Jewish bankers were widely seen as secret rulers due to the many books and people promoting that idea from a Biblical worldview. Often it was taught that the Jewish bankers were either controlling or working with the Freemasons, who were often viewed as satanic, aka "occultists," that were secretly controlling America.
What proof did L.B. Woolfolk give to show that America and its elites were under the total control of foreign Jewish bankers? This is the part that I find to be hilarious because it is so lacking in anything but speculation. He names a number of the famously rich people of the Gilded Age and he just can't figure out how they got their money. He also can't figure out why if they were so very rich, why did they leave much less in their wills when they died then they were purported to own while alive? His answer: That was all the proof needed to prove that they were actually paid off fronts for "the Money Power," i.e., servants of the Rothschilds and the Jewish banking syndicate that controlled the world.
To give an example: He wonders how did Commodore Vanderbilt get to be the richest man in the America? How did he get the money to invest in the railroads that made him suddenly, so very rich? What's funny is that it was no secret at that time, a well-known book on that was published a few years before Woolfolk's book called "The Vanderbilts and the Story of Their Fortune" (1886), by W. A. Croffut. Vanderbilt used bribery and blackmail in the corruption of government officials to get millions of dollars from the government. He had gained practically a monopoly on ocean and river transport and ferries in the New York area for years, making him rich enough to invest a lot in the newer railroad business that would boom shortly after. That type of corruption of government and monopoly profiteering was the most common way for the super rich of the Gilded Age to make their fortunes as detailed in many books. A good one for a wide view of that era is the classic "History Of The Great American Fortunes" (1907) by Gustavus Myers at archive dot org.
But what about the fact that many of the super wealthy did not leave that great wealth in their wills? Doesn't that prove they were working for the Rothschilds? Lol. That is what his "proof" is comprised of, nothing more.
It appears that the purpose of his books was as a political smear of northern politicians who at that time were mostly Republicans, while the south was mostly Democrat. He writes about how after the Civil War the ex-slaves were put in charge of government positions all over the south because the northern elites were intent on seeking revenge against the southern elites. The idea of the Jewish bankers as the "Red Dragon" is from his interpretation of Bible prophecy about the anti-Christ appearing in the End Times as a great beast or dragon.
Does Alex Krainer know any of this? I assume he didn't read much of it. He probably thought it would bolster his case. In reality "London bankers" of any type are not a distinct group of elites in a cabal or cult, the truth is that there is a long-time well-known upper class, members are American, English, Canadian, French, and many other nationalities and ethnicities, who work together not because of nationality or ethnicity, but based on great wealth and class connections who have a shared goal of maintaining control over "the rules based (dis)order" for as much of the world as possible. See the details at "Pride Comes Before the Fall (Of Europe)" at: https://pamho.medium.com/whom-the-gods-would-destroy-they-first-make-mad-or-pride-comes-before-the-fall-of-europe-6733a3afc836
Related to the Jewish Nationalists/Anglo-Zionists narcissistic habits of deflection from reality---
Ted Postal has given a master class explanation of US policy deception regarding the 22 June US bombing of the Iranian Fordow nuclear site (and two others). Postal is discussing with Gary, the false on all fronts briefing to the press by JCS Chair Caine + Sec. Hegseth, on the impact of the strikes. See Daniel Davis Deep Dive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsWZlVcVRSM
This is not my field, but the revelations are mind-blowing in truths spoken. Postal not only calls out Israeli/Anglo Zionist bigotry against the intellectual, scientific, and cultural high sophistication of the Iranian people as ANTI-SEMITIC, because they think all Iranians are maniac monkeys running around in the dessert, but he also addresses two occasions, , directly to the camera, angrily, when the DC intelligence narrative impugned his authenticity in regards to bombing impacts.
I blame Tom Luongo for Alex Krainer's idiocy. Tom has completely lost it and thinks all bad American policy decisions originate in the City of London. Alex is just going along for the ride. Tom is a huge Trump apologist and, by extension, Zionist and Genocide apologist. It's just sad.
I’ve listened to TL just a couple of times. The guy is weird and I can’t understand any of his arguments. There’s no core set of standards or beliefs that I can decipher. He seems to simultaneously believe A and not A.
"[Berletic's] reasoning is that AIPAC donates far less to political campaigns than corporate lobbies like the MIC and Big Pharma. This fundamentally misunderstands the power of leverage in political funding. The MIC doesn’t require wars to profit—they can do that quite well by buying off Congress to fund gold plated systems that are never used. There’s a long, long history of that.... By contrast, foreign policy is the direct focus of Jewish Nationalist lobbying groups, whose influence is apparent in their many very public campaigns to smear anyone who doesn’t agree with them, drive such people from public life."
Yes, we all heard the threats after October 7: that the students who protested should go on a list and never be hired. They should be untouchables. And if you hire one of these students, you are cooperating with their evil and we can no longer do business with you.
I'm seeing this "AIPAC donates so little compared to MIC" argument rolled out everywhere right now.
Par for the course, that a semitic people of one ethnicity which shunned the cultural heritage of all other ethnicities throughout its thousands of years' living in history, should continue to shun all other peoples---to wage holocausts upon Palestinians, Syrians, Iranians, and always remember, upon the Armenians following the Balfour Declaration of 1917 (because Turkiye didn't develop ethnic-cleansing in the extreme, on its own behalf. In addition, Israeli Jews wage apartheid against non-Jews throughout Israel; and now, with the most transparent administration in history, right here in USA, the Jewish nation/Nationalists are waging apartheid, domestic terrorism, censorship, and 24/7 surveillance upon the entire population of our country....This is a ticking time bomb in any way speaking....I'm not bowing to corruption, so I just keep praying for strength and an unwavering voice to speak....
Right. The point of money in politics is to buy influence. But influence comes in many forms. Information, blackmail, you name it. Saying that AIPAC spends more or less money on influence than MIC is saying nothing at all.
Exactly. The effectiveness of lobbying can't be measured simply by dollar amounts. You have to look at the purpose for the expenditures, the targeting. Getting Congress to agree to spend money on the military or on drugs is easy. Getting them to turn a blind eye to policies that damage the true NatSec interests of the US and involve horrific human rights abuses all the way up to genocide? That takes long term and concerted effort, real dedication to a cause with well articulated policy goals.
. So we have 1. President Trump and 2. " Deep State " which is a combination of CIA and other internal government offices, together with private citizens, that not only make foreign policy
They keep foreign policy going through each President change - their ' job ' is explained to the President when elected - you are new, you don't really know whats in the planning for the past 20 years we have the plan and you need to keep it.
For lack of a better word " Deep State " - is in place to make plans and keep them continuing despite US Presidential change every 4/8 years.
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So what Berletic - I opine is saying - and I have opined for years is your keeping in general the same body and mind, only changing the face each election. And that Body and Mind that does not change, has a plan, and that plan continues.
And that Plan is ISRAEL - AS A PROXY - OF THE US
TWO US ' STATES ' 1. The Trump State which is a proxy of Israel - Netanyahu Adelson
But moreso 2. the Deep State - ISRAEL is a Proxy of the Deep State
So Israel is a US Proxy
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The Deep State keeps Netanyahu in Power - The Deep State knows that Netanyahu is a fanatic that will do their will and bidding - the Deep State finances Netanyahu - financies the Israeli wars -- Currently - the Deep State is using Israel to take the blame for the Genocide and the attacks while trying to protect the US reputation.
Israel is a simple tool of the US - provides an airbase, and the US Deep State wants to enlarge that and have more power in the Mid East And the Deep State has greater control, power, money than the Trump State. So the Deep State ultimately makes the final decision.
I understand that argument, which Larry Wilkerson also makes, but I believe it's more complex than that. IOW, that it's not a straight proxy relationship. I can't get into the full thing here, but, hey, USS Liberty. And if Israel were truly a proxy pure and simple the Gaza genocide--which is destroying the American brand--would have ended long ago.
Agreed definately not a straight proxy relationship and the USS Liberty is a good point,
However for consideration I offer [ Berletic had also ] page 98 of the plan on bombing Iran [ the entire Brookings Institute Plan has seemed to go pretty much exactly word for word
Chapter entitled
Page 89
Chapter 5
LEAVE IT TO BIBI
Allowing or Encouraging an Israeli Military Strike
Page 98
As noted, the most salient advantage this option has over that of an American air campaign is the possibility that Israel alone would be blamed for the attack.
If this proves true, then the United States might not have to deal with Iranian retaliation or the diplomatic backlash that would accompany an American military operation against Iran. It could allow Washington to have its cake (delay Iran’s acquisition of a nuclear weapon) and eat it, too (avoid undermining many other U.S. regional diplomatic initiatives).
It would presumably be easier to convince Israel to mount the attack than it would be to generate domestic political support for another war in the Middle East (let alone the diplomatic support from a region that is extremely wary of new American military adventures). At least some important Israelis want to conduct such an attack and would welcome Washington’s encouragement.
I am not arguing just offering opinion - my opinion is as follows:
........................................Iran Made The Wise Decision
Whether intentional or not, Iran apparently focused all energy and effort and monies on missile offense and defense and that missile capability was proven - Israel and US presumptions failed, and Iran forced US and Israel to step back and end the war quickly and concisely
Now consider Yemen, which also forced US and Israel to step back and end the war - no air force
Iran became a Master of the Missile/Drone - it was very wise
Yemen was a Master in their own ranks probably because they had no alternative
I do not believe an Iran ' Air Force ' would have made a difference in the time period in which Israel and US gave in and waved the white flag
- and I do believe and Iran Air Force would have A. Diverted time, attention and monies from the missile program that worked so well
and perhaps more importantly B. Would have been a primary target on the Initial Sneak Attack /Pearl Harbor -- and likely many if not most of the planes and the airstrips a central target and lost the 1st Day -
- Now if Iran could get their hands on Russian S 400 defensive missile capability - which I am most certain they are working on
Defensive missiles capable of a) scaring the crap out of the US - so a deterrent, if not
b) capable of shooting down a B 52 - but if capable of shooting down a B 52 which I understand they are ...
Then I do not think Iran will ever need an airforce - airforces are pretty and make nice PR - but Iran and Yemen I believe have shown them extremely expensive and quite unneccessary - given Iran's particular circumstances
You're making my case. Most of the authors of the Brookings policy paper are well known and fanatical Jewish Nationalists. Which solidifies the case for Berletic being a moron.
- I imagine then it is just an incredible coincidence that most everything written and planned
Has turned out to be almost exactly what occurred ---
page 91 for consideration
Page 91
As in the case of American airstrikes against Iran, the goal of this policy option would be to destroy key Iranian nuclear facilities in the hope that doing so would significantly delay Iran’s acquisition of an indigenous nuclear weapons capability.
However, in this case, an added element could be that the United States would encourage—and perhaps even assist—the Israelis in conducting the strikes themselves, in the expectation that both international criticism and Iranian retaliation would be deflected away from the United States and onto Israel. The logic behind this approach is that allowing Israel to mount the airstrikes, rather than the United States, provides a
way out of the dilemma described in the previous chapter, whereby American airstrikes against Iran could become self-defeating because they would undermine every other American initiative in the Middle East, an outcome exactly the opposite of what a new Iran policy is meant to accomplish.
Well said. Kudos for calling the delusion out for what it is.
I personally know that Krainer knows better based on direct conversation with him. I’ve shared my thoughts with him about the delusion getting out of hand.
The problem is that the ring leader of this delusional narrative comes from that blowhard in backwater Florida known as Tom Luongo. He has outed himself a complete idiot whose storytelling and yarn spinning is rooted in his own psychological frailties. We know of these frailties because he keeps telling his patrons about them as if they are all his therapists.
Krainer allied his personal brand very tightly with Luongo and I fear this is what is driving the delusions.
That said, I consider Krainer vastly more intelligent and sound of mind than Luongo. Krainer will come around as soon as he digests the fact that Luongo is a lost cause.
In 1988 a neighbor moved in next door (in DC suburbs); he worked for (then)Martin-Marietta. One day she (Italian, like me) came to my door crying that her husband, Jewish & fluent in Hebrew, was being sent to Israel for 7 months.
Martin-Marietta merged with Lockheed in 1995. However, Martin's CEO, Norman Augustine, who became head of the merged corporation, purchased his home near Lockheed-Martin's Bethesda, MD hdqt in 1985.
It's plausible that Martin & Lockheed had been looking at each other for nearly a decade before the deal was closed. It is certain that Israel was "present at the creation" of Lockheed-Martin. Not likely that there's a lot of space between AIPAC and MIC.
I get that. You need to look at the board and top management levels. The real point is that, to the extent that the MIC is on board with the Anglo-Zionist program, that is directed by policy that is distinct from a simple profit motive. I don't doubt for a moment that Jewish Nationalists seek control and direction of MIC companies--for multiple reasons.
Another reason why Israel isn't simply a proxy of the US is the scale of Israeli espionage against the US, and especially tech theft.
Scrap my argument based on when-where Augustine lived: my fact pattern upside down.
Also disagree with Wilkerson's adamant position that US runs Israel: yes, it is far more complex, as not just USS Liberty demonstrates but also assassination of JFK. Unz has written on that, separately as well as in the Assassinations article featured on MeaninginHistory Jun 23.
Commenters on Unz have posted that the WWII narrative needs to be revisited, in light of patterns revealed in Gaza (as well as other of Unz's writing). It's looking more and more like zionists began intense infiltration of US institutions in WWI era and were the real 'winners' of WWII, their spoils including dominance in US institutions & culture.
. Legally under the UN it is not a genocide until and unless the Court has proof of and makes a decision given that proof - on intent. This is the problem the ICC is having and this is why Trump sanctioned the Court and the Judges
If Trump can delay the Court or even better, get them to not make a decision - then all the better for Trump - as all know Trump has done his best to thwart any Court decision.
That said it is definately ethnic cleansing - the only threshold argument on Genocide is
- does the US and Israel intend to destroy the group - OR AS TRUMP Claims - his intent is not to destroy them, but simply to move them to other Countries.
Let me explain.
US Convention on Genocide states: " Article II
In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with
intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as
such:
(a) Killing members of the group;
(b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
(c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its
physical destruction in whole or in part;
(d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;
(e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.
I don’t use the term genocide because I’d be arguing about exactly what it means rather than discussing what Israel is clearly doing - targeting and killing (murdering) thousands of innocents, many of them women and children, and destroying their homes and starving them. Whether it’s genocide or not makes it not one bit worse.
He is re-defining Genocide for the UN - so basically now anyone can make that claim - I have no intent to destroy the group I just want them removed
If we kill a lot in the process that is simply not my fault I just want them removed
So this effectively undoes the Genocide convention - especially when you sanction the Court and the Court Judges individually which I understand is taking places - so frightening the Judges in an effort to get them not to make a decision appears to be the case
Some may call it extortion or I believe no one can deny threats
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It is really a shame, but the US does not abide pretty much at all by the UN and UN Charters
This is where Russia China and Iran come in - they are playing it by the book
and they are getting most of the East and perhaps some of the West to back them by doing so - Trump and US by evading UN rules and regulations is really destroying US credibility and reputation - but simply appears not to care
In the future the US is probably doomed because of this as China and Russia gain worldwide respect
You have to laugh: Team Trump and the jumped up twerp at the IAEA all demanding that Iran stops the enrichment that they simultaneously declare has been obliterated. As for the MIC influence, you could argue that they prefer NOT to have wars. Wars tend to show up just how useless and overpriced their products are.
Mark, what makes you think Krainer "knows better" than what he's publicly saying/writing? I thought he was honest, but I'm interested in any indications to the contrary.
Krainer might say that Trump's performative attack on Iran was evidence that Trump doesn't want a war, but that he's just trying to appease the Jewish nationalists.
Yes, Krainer thinks the controllers of Western capital, centered in the City of London, are behind all these wars, to conquer more resources/collateral. But I don't see how that shows his belief/hope that Trump is only performative in his Zionism is disingenuous on Krainer's part.
They haven't been until Greater Israel includes all of 7 countries to be overthrown in 5 years. Iran is resisting successfully, pending Israel restocking the Iron Dome's interceptors so they can break the ceasefire again.
It will depend on whether Israel will breach the ceasefire after the Iron Dome has been resupplied with interceptor missiles. If they do, they will begin to look more like Gaza than they already have come to.
Netanyahu can't survive without war. Otherwise, his fellow Israelis might start asking him some hard questions. So, yes, expect a breach of the CF by the Zionists and maybe even a few nice FFs into the bargain.
The Cryptorich podcast was a disgrace. Watching body-language-- Krainer worked hard to control his 'disagreement' w/ Luongo, but did directly refute several of Tom's rants, in the process presenting several points that he made in the later, gentlemanly conversation with Nima.
I disagree with our host, Mark. Yes, the evidence from Keith that Mark presented points in a different direction from Krainer, but there's a sea of "evidence", none of us can know or quickly absorb what is known; it takes a really well-disciplined mind to balance contradictory facts; many facts are unknown/hidden. Not surprising at all that Witkoff-Trump are attempting to "Close," leaving Iran holding the empty bag The key statement in the Keith excerpt quoted is, **Tehran won’t bite: enrichment is sovereign science, Parliament already dimmed IAEA telemetry, and the Republic would rather spin faster rotors than lease its fuel cycle to foreign landlords.** --not even Russia; perhaps least of all Russia.
Earlier-Krainer was far more deferential to victim-Israel; I believe that has changed (something similar observed in Doug Macgregor). Krainer may be engaging in wishful thinking (as, I must admit, I am) that Iran will stick to its sovereignty because that is the nature of the Iranian weltanschauung: Alex directly contradicted Tom's statement that "both Israel & Iran need to be punched;" A. said, No, Iran did nothing wrong. (Today, Tom still saying Iran needs to be punched.)
As far as I can assess, Krainer has an overall framework, I suspect from an over-reading of Quigley's Tragedy & Hope. He postulates what is intended from known actions, and also what unknown intentions might be, based on that overarching data-set. Alex has been successful for many years as a trends analyst (I suspect he's also far wealthier than Luongo can dream, one element that accounts for A's confidence and T's insecurity). It is my assessment that he examines data in detail and over long timelines.
I've talked myself into the position that both Krainer & Keith have important parts of unfolding reality.
“BS we’re now seeing is another Trumpian attempt at duping”
Trump talks a lot of nonsense. Even he can’t keep up with it all and keep track of all the dimensions of chess he is supposedly playing. There is no grand plan. There is no strategy. There is blather and drama and chaos. When the smoke starts to clear and someone starts to figure out what’s going on, Trump blows more smoke.
This is no way to run a country but it’s all we’ve got.
Alex Krainer's bank account was repeatedly cancelled. Speaking out publicly on Jewtube requires some compromises. On a Croatian YT channel he has said, that Zionists love to destroy their enemies, even kill them. He has two children....
I don't know about Alex Krainer's market skills, but I will tell you a little story about a weird book Alex has been promoting for years to give support to his claim that the "City of London" are the secret rulers behind everything.
The book is called "Great Red Dragon or: The London Money Power" published in 1890 by L. B. Woolfolk (i.e., Lucien Bonaparte). Lucien was a member of the southern bourgeoisie before the Civil War, e.g., his grandfather was a famous slave trader in Baltimore. Lucien was also a preacher who wrote a lot about biblical prophecy coming true in the politics of his time. He was born and bred in the old Dixie culture of Kentucky's upper class, e.g., he evokes the culture of Tara in "Gone With The Wind" in his writing, i.e., he promotes a romanticized vision of southern slavery that he calls "the servants" who were supposedly happy with the system until it was ruined by slave trading between states being allowed--which led to the abuse of the system with slaves being seen as property instead of as family.
He also wrote a more thorough book published right after the Civil War called "The World's Crisis" (1868). He gives his views on the ruination of America by the northern elites after they took control over the federal government--by installing "The American System" of economics based on centralized government and banking, and high tariffs. Which he argues destroyed the previously perfectly working American political and economic system of the south. He makes the case that the exploitative northern bankers and manufacturers tookover America in the early 19th century and ruined everything by their stupid exploitative policies--ultimately being controlled by...foreign Jewish Banking elites, i.e., the Red Dragon aka the anti-Christ aka Satan. Which led to the Civil War.
His mission, if you read through the lines in both books, is to tar the hated northern elites as nothing more than traitors to America by secretly working for The Red Dragon aka The London Money Power. That secret power ruled over the economy of the entire world in his view. You can see the same idea as his from current and past LaRouchian historical narratives, e.g., they give us the supposed history of banking, starting in Venice where the nobility needed people to do their banking--because they were not allowed to charge interest because of religious reasons. The rich nobility employed what was called "Court Jews" in Europe to handle their banking businesses. The center of banking then moved to Amsterdam, and eventually to England. The elite Jewish banking families under the leadership of the Rothschilds were then able to take over the economies of the world, by secretly financing both sides in all wars, and secretly bankrolling the eastern establishment elites in America, e.g., J.P. Morgan.
That was not an unusual take on how the economic reality secretly worked during the 19th century among those with devout worldviews. Conspiracy theories were not seen as they are now as attesting to a person's character. Jewish bankers were widely seen as secret rulers due to the many books and people promoting that idea from a Biblical worldview. Often it was taught that the Jewish bankers were either controlling or working with the Freemasons, who were often viewed as satanic, aka "occultists," that were secretly controlling America.
What proof did L.B. Woolfolk give to show that America and its elites were under the total control of foreign Jewish bankers? This is the part that I find to be hilarious because it is so lacking in anything but speculation. He names a number of the famously rich people of the Gilded Age and he just can't figure out how they got their money. He also can't figure out why if they were so very rich, why did they leave much less in their wills when they died then they were purported to own while alive? His answer: That was all the proof needed to prove that they were actually paid off fronts for "the Money Power," i.e., servants of the Rothschilds and the Jewish banking syndicate that controlled the world.
To give an example: He wonders how did Commodore Vanderbilt get to be the richest man in the America? How did he get the money to invest in the railroads that made him suddenly, so very rich? What's funny is that it was no secret at that time, a well-known book on that was published a few years before Woolfolk's book called "The Vanderbilts and the Story of Their Fortune" (1886), by W. A. Croffut. Vanderbilt used bribery and blackmail in the corruption of government officials to get millions of dollars from the government. He had gained practically a monopoly on ocean and river transport and ferries in the New York area for years, making him rich enough to invest a lot in the newer railroad business that would boom shortly after. That type of corruption of government and monopoly profiteering was the most common way for the super rich of the Gilded Age to make their fortunes as detailed in many books. A good one for a wide view of that era is the classic "History Of The Great American Fortunes" (1907) by Gustavus Myers at archive dot org.
But what about the fact that many of the super wealthy did not leave that great wealth in their wills? Doesn't that prove they were working for the Rothschilds? Lol. That is what his "proof" is comprised of, nothing more.
It appears that the purpose of his books was as a political smear of northern politicians who at that time were mostly Republicans, while the south was mostly Democrat. He writes about how after the Civil War the ex-slaves were put in charge of government positions all over the south because the northern elites were intent on seeking revenge against the southern elites. The idea of the Jewish bankers as the "Red Dragon" is from his interpretation of Bible prophecy about the anti-Christ appearing in the End Times as a great beast or dragon.
Does Alex Krainer know any of this? I assume he didn't read much of it. He probably thought it would bolster his case. In reality "London bankers" of any type are not a distinct group of elites in a cabal or cult, the truth is that there is a long-time well-known upper class, members are American, English, Canadian, French, and many other nationalities and ethnicities, who work together not because of nationality or ethnicity, but based on great wealth and class connections who have a shared goal of maintaining control over "the rules based (dis)order" for as much of the world as possible. See the details at "Pride Comes Before the Fall (Of Europe)" at: https://pamho.medium.com/whom-the-gods-would-destroy-they-first-make-mad-or-pride-comes-before-the-fall-of-europe-6733a3afc836
Related to the Jewish Nationalists/Anglo-Zionists narcissistic habits of deflection from reality---
Ted Postal has given a master class explanation of US policy deception regarding the 22 June US bombing of the Iranian Fordow nuclear site (and two others). Postal is discussing with Gary, the false on all fronts briefing to the press by JCS Chair Caine + Sec. Hegseth, on the impact of the strikes. See Daniel Davis Deep Dive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsWZlVcVRSM
This is not my field, but the revelations are mind-blowing in truths spoken. Postal not only calls out Israeli/Anglo Zionist bigotry against the intellectual, scientific, and cultural high sophistication of the Iranian people as ANTI-SEMITIC, because they think all Iranians are maniac monkeys running around in the dessert, but he also addresses two occasions, , directly to the camera, angrily, when the DC intelligence narrative impugned his authenticity in regards to bombing impacts.
Recalling Ike’s retirement speech: important emphasis on “scientific” industrial complex…
I blame Tom Luongo for Alex Krainer's idiocy. Tom has completely lost it and thinks all bad American policy decisions originate in the City of London. Alex is just going along for the ride. Tom is a huge Trump apologist and, by extension, Zionist and Genocide apologist. It's just sad.
I’ve listened to TL just a couple of times. The guy is weird and I can’t understand any of his arguments. There’s no core set of standards or beliefs that I can decipher. He seems to simultaneously believe A and not A.
Mark writes,
"[Berletic's] reasoning is that AIPAC donates far less to political campaigns than corporate lobbies like the MIC and Big Pharma. This fundamentally misunderstands the power of leverage in political funding. The MIC doesn’t require wars to profit—they can do that quite well by buying off Congress to fund gold plated systems that are never used. There’s a long, long history of that.... By contrast, foreign policy is the direct focus of Jewish Nationalist lobbying groups, whose influence is apparent in their many very public campaigns to smear anyone who doesn’t agree with them, drive such people from public life."
Yes, we all heard the threats after October 7: that the students who protested should go on a list and never be hired. They should be untouchables. And if you hire one of these students, you are cooperating with their evil and we can no longer do business with you.
I'm seeing this "AIPAC donates so little compared to MIC" argument rolled out everywhere right now.
Par for the course, that a semitic people of one ethnicity which shunned the cultural heritage of all other ethnicities throughout its thousands of years' living in history, should continue to shun all other peoples---to wage holocausts upon Palestinians, Syrians, Iranians, and always remember, upon the Armenians following the Balfour Declaration of 1917 (because Turkiye didn't develop ethnic-cleansing in the extreme, on its own behalf. In addition, Israeli Jews wage apartheid against non-Jews throughout Israel; and now, with the most transparent administration in history, right here in USA, the Jewish nation/Nationalists are waging apartheid, domestic terrorism, censorship, and 24/7 surveillance upon the entire population of our country....This is a ticking time bomb in any way speaking....I'm not bowing to corruption, so I just keep praying for strength and an unwavering voice to speak....
Right. The point of money in politics is to buy influence. But influence comes in many forms. Information, blackmail, you name it. Saying that AIPAC spends more or less money on influence than MIC is saying nothing at all.
Exactly. The effectiveness of lobbying can't be measured simply by dollar amounts. You have to look at the purpose for the expenditures, the targeting. Getting Congress to agree to spend money on the military or on drugs is easy. Getting them to turn a blind eye to policies that damage the true NatSec interests of the US and involve horrific human rights abuses all the way up to genocide? That takes long term and concerted effort, real dedication to a cause with well articulated policy goals.
And one of those policy goals is Gazan beach front property for the donors
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Breaking Down the Two American Leaders
. So we have 1. President Trump and 2. " Deep State " which is a combination of CIA and other internal government offices, together with private citizens, that not only make foreign policy
They keep foreign policy going through each President change - their ' job ' is explained to the President when elected - you are new, you don't really know whats in the planning for the past 20 years we have the plan and you need to keep it.
For lack of a better word " Deep State " - is in place to make plans and keep them continuing despite US Presidential change every 4/8 years.
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So what Berletic - I opine is saying - and I have opined for years is your keeping in general the same body and mind, only changing the face each election. And that Body and Mind that does not change, has a plan, and that plan continues.
And that Plan is ISRAEL - AS A PROXY - OF THE US
TWO US ' STATES ' 1. The Trump State which is a proxy of Israel - Netanyahu Adelson
But moreso 2. the Deep State - ISRAEL is a Proxy of the Deep State
So Israel is a US Proxy
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The Deep State keeps Netanyahu in Power - The Deep State knows that Netanyahu is a fanatic that will do their will and bidding - the Deep State finances Netanyahu - financies the Israeli wars -- Currently - the Deep State is using Israel to take the blame for the Genocide and the attacks while trying to protect the US reputation.
Israel is a simple tool of the US - provides an airbase, and the US Deep State wants to enlarge that and have more power in the Mid East And the Deep State has greater control, power, money than the Trump State. So the Deep State ultimately makes the final decision.
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I understand that argument, which Larry Wilkerson also makes, but I believe it's more complex than that. IOW, that it's not a straight proxy relationship. I can't get into the full thing here, but, hey, USS Liberty. And if Israel were truly a proxy pure and simple the Gaza genocide--which is destroying the American brand--would have ended long ago.
Agreed definately not a straight proxy relationship and the USS Liberty is a good point,
However for consideration I offer [ Berletic had also ] page 98 of the plan on bombing Iran [ the entire Brookings Institute Plan has seemed to go pretty much exactly word for word
Chapter entitled
Page 89
Chapter 5
LEAVE IT TO BIBI
Allowing or Encouraging an Israeli Military Strike
Page 98
As noted, the most salient advantage this option has over that of an American air campaign is the possibility that Israel alone would be blamed for the attack.
If this proves true, then the United States might not have to deal with Iranian retaliation or the diplomatic backlash that would accompany an American military operation against Iran. It could allow Washington to have its cake (delay Iran’s acquisition of a nuclear weapon) and eat it, too (avoid undermining many other U.S. regional diplomatic initiatives).
It would presumably be easier to convince Israel to mount the attack than it would be to generate domestic political support for another war in the Middle East (let alone the diplomatic support from a region that is extremely wary of new American military adventures). At least some important Israelis want to conduct such an attack and would welcome Washington’s encouragement.
https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/06_iran_strategy.pdf
Check this out:
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/could-su35-j10c-fighters-saved-iran-marine-analyst
I am not arguing just offering opinion - my opinion is as follows:
........................................Iran Made The Wise Decision
Whether intentional or not, Iran apparently focused all energy and effort and monies on missile offense and defense and that missile capability was proven - Israel and US presumptions failed, and Iran forced US and Israel to step back and end the war quickly and concisely
Now consider Yemen, which also forced US and Israel to step back and end the war - no air force
Iran became a Master of the Missile/Drone - it was very wise
Yemen was a Master in their own ranks probably because they had no alternative
I do not believe an Iran ' Air Force ' would have made a difference in the time period in which Israel and US gave in and waved the white flag
- and I do believe and Iran Air Force would have A. Diverted time, attention and monies from the missile program that worked so well
and perhaps more importantly B. Would have been a primary target on the Initial Sneak Attack /Pearl Harbor -- and likely many if not most of the planes and the airstrips a central target and lost the 1st Day -
- Now if Iran could get their hands on Russian S 400 defensive missile capability - which I am most certain they are working on
Defensive missiles capable of a) scaring the crap out of the US - so a deterrent, if not
b) capable of shooting down a B 52 - but if capable of shooting down a B 52 which I understand they are ...
Then I do not think Iran will ever need an airforce - airforces are pretty and make nice PR - but Iran and Yemen I believe have shown them extremely expensive and quite unneccessary - given Iran's particular circumstances
Boy those planes are beautiful.
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You're making my case. Most of the authors of the Brookings policy paper are well known and fanatical Jewish Nationalists. Which solidifies the case for Berletic being a moron.
I happen to agree with Berletic on a number of important issues, but this one is so fundamental and so counter-evidential that it can't be left alone.
- I imagine then it is just an incredible coincidence that most everything written and planned
Has turned out to be almost exactly what occurred ---
page 91 for consideration
Page 91
As in the case of American airstrikes against Iran, the goal of this policy option would be to destroy key Iranian nuclear facilities in the hope that doing so would significantly delay Iran’s acquisition of an indigenous nuclear weapons capability.
However, in this case, an added element could be that the United States would encourage—and perhaps even assist—the Israelis in conducting the strikes themselves, in the expectation that both international criticism and Iranian retaliation would be deflected away from the United States and onto Israel. The logic behind this approach is that allowing Israel to mount the airstrikes, rather than the United States, provides a
way out of the dilemma described in the previous chapter, whereby American airstrikes against Iran could become self-defeating because they would undermine every other American initiative in the Middle East, an outcome exactly the opposite of what a new Iran policy is meant to accomplish.
Well said. Kudos for calling the delusion out for what it is.
I personally know that Krainer knows better based on direct conversation with him. I’ve shared my thoughts with him about the delusion getting out of hand.
The problem is that the ring leader of this delusional narrative comes from that blowhard in backwater Florida known as Tom Luongo. He has outed himself a complete idiot whose storytelling and yarn spinning is rooted in his own psychological frailties. We know of these frailties because he keeps telling his patrons about them as if they are all his therapists.
Krainer allied his personal brand very tightly with Luongo and I fear this is what is driving the delusions.
That said, I consider Krainer vastly more intelligent and sound of mind than Luongo. Krainer will come around as soon as he digests the fact that Luongo is a lost cause.
*perfectly* stated
Yes, perfect.
AIPAC is only the tip of the iceberg for the Israeli influence operation. Unz described it as probably highly leveraged.
“ AIPAC donates far less to political campaigns than corporate lobbies like the MIC and Big Pharma.”
In 1988 a neighbor moved in next door (in DC suburbs); he worked for (then)Martin-Marietta. One day she (Italian, like me) came to my door crying that her husband, Jewish & fluent in Hebrew, was being sent to Israel for 7 months.
Martin-Marietta merged with Lockheed in 1995. However, Martin's CEO, Norman Augustine, who became head of the merged corporation, purchased his home near Lockheed-Martin's Bethesda, MD hdqt in 1985.
It's plausible that Martin & Lockheed had been looking at each other for nearly a decade before the deal was closed. It is certain that Israel was "present at the creation" of Lockheed-Martin. Not likely that there's a lot of space between AIPAC and MIC.
I get that. You need to look at the board and top management levels. The real point is that, to the extent that the MIC is on board with the Anglo-Zionist program, that is directed by policy that is distinct from a simple profit motive. I don't doubt for a moment that Jewish Nationalists seek control and direction of MIC companies--for multiple reasons.
Another reason why Israel isn't simply a proxy of the US is the scale of Israeli espionage against the US, and especially tech theft.
Scrap my argument based on when-where Augustine lived: my fact pattern upside down.
Also disagree with Wilkerson's adamant position that US runs Israel: yes, it is far more complex, as not just USS Liberty demonstrates but also assassination of JFK. Unz has written on that, separately as well as in the Assassinations article featured on MeaninginHistory Jun 23.
Commenters on Unz have posted that the WWII narrative needs to be revisited, in light of patterns revealed in Gaza (as well as other of Unz's writing). It's looking more and more like zionists began intense infiltration of US institutions in WWI era and were the real 'winners' of WWII, their spoils including dominance in US institutions & culture.
Krainer associates with Tom ("it's not a genocide") Luongo.
Not a conclusive judgement on Alex - just an observation.
I've not heard Berletic pull the "antisemitic" card.
But if this is true, I'd be terribly disappointed in him.
After hearing saying that, I cancelled immediately my two years support to him.
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. Legally under the UN it is not a genocide until and unless the Court has proof of and makes a decision given that proof - on intent. This is the problem the ICC is having and this is why Trump sanctioned the Court and the Judges
If Trump can delay the Court or even better, get them to not make a decision - then all the better for Trump - as all know Trump has done his best to thwart any Court decision.
That said it is definately ethnic cleansing - the only threshold argument on Genocide is
- does the US and Israel intend to destroy the group - OR AS TRUMP Claims - his intent is not to destroy them, but simply to move them to other Countries.
Let me explain.
US Convention on Genocide states: " Article II
In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with
intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as
such:
(a) Killing members of the group;
(b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
(c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its
physical destruction in whole or in part;
(d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;
(e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.
https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/documents/atrocity-crimes/Doc.1_Convention%20on%20the%20Prevention%20and%20Punishment%20of%20the%20Crime%20of%20Genocide.pdf
So Trump says he does not want to destroy them, just remove them.
So Trump is evading Genocide Charges via this technicality.
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I'm sure the people of Gaza debate these nuances all day long.
I don’t use the term genocide because I’d be arguing about exactly what it means rather than discussing what Israel is clearly doing - targeting and killing (murdering) thousands of innocents, many of them women and children, and destroying their homes and starving them. Whether it’s genocide or not makes it not one bit worse.
Thank you.
yeah Trump is violating the spirit of the law
but perhaps not the letter of the law
He is re-defining Genocide for the UN - so basically now anyone can make that claim - I have no intent to destroy the group I just want them removed
If we kill a lot in the process that is simply not my fault I just want them removed
So this effectively undoes the Genocide convention - especially when you sanction the Court and the Court Judges individually which I understand is taking places - so frightening the Judges in an effort to get them not to make a decision appears to be the case
Some may call it extortion or I believe no one can deny threats
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It is really a shame, but the US does not abide pretty much at all by the UN and UN Charters
This is where Russia China and Iran come in - they are playing it by the book
and they are getting most of the East and perhaps some of the West to back them by doing so - Trump and US by evading UN rules and regulations is really destroying US credibility and reputation - but simply appears not to care
In the future the US is probably doomed because of this as China and Russia gain worldwide respect
Tom "I'm a pacifist and it's not genocide" Luongo.
I've heard Berletic say it.
Berletic is bald too. Let that sink in! :)
Brian Berletic and Tom Luongo both have hair-free scalps. Am I missing something about that being a connection to their viewpoints?
Kunstler, too! What's going on here?
True, but mind you, Putin's pretty bald too.
Makes me sad.
I really respected Brian.
Seems I was put on this earth to be disappointed in people that I (once) looked up to :-(
btw, this is a good one by The Duran:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKT2SdJUNNM
You have to laugh: Team Trump and the jumped up twerp at the IAEA all demanding that Iran stops the enrichment that they simultaneously declare has been obliterated. As for the MIC influence, you could argue that they prefer NOT to have wars. Wars tend to show up just how useless and overpriced their products are.
when lies collide:
youtube.com/watch?v=IKT2SdJUNNM
You don't find that convincing? LOL!
Utterly! :)
Mark, I readily admit I was somehow seeking a “back door” to the present unhinged and deranged moment. Your arguments are entirely convincing, hélas!
There's probably a version of Hanlon's Law out there which states "Never attribute to deviousness what can be explained by insanity"
Mark, what makes you think Krainer "knows better" than what he's publicly saying/writing? I thought he was honest, but I'm interested in any indications to the contrary.
Krainer might say that Trump's performative attack on Iran was evidence that Trump doesn't want a war, but that he's just trying to appease the Jewish nationalists.
Because he has written in the past about the City of London and what's behind its war on Putin. Use the search function or:
https://meaninginhistory.substack.com/p/money-matters
Yes, Krainer thinks the controllers of Western capital, centered in the City of London, are behind all these wars, to conquer more resources/collateral. But I don't see how that shows his belief/hope that Trump is only performative in his Zionism is disingenuous on Krainer's part.
MAGA means Miriam Adelson Governs America.
that's a keeper!
It is the first thing I've seen in a long time worth repeating incessantly.
Try and stay on track, Vonu: it now means Mirian Adelson's Goals Achieved
I think the original author is owed some poetic license!
They haven't been until Greater Israel includes all of 7 countries to be overthrown in 5 years. Iran is resisting successfully, pending Israel restocking the Iron Dome's interceptors so they can break the ceasefire again.
Agreed. I was just trying to be clever, Vonu. She hasn't achieved her goals and I don't think she will.
It will depend on whether Israel will breach the ceasefire after the Iron Dome has been resupplied with interceptor missiles. If they do, they will begin to look more like Gaza than they already have come to.
Netanyahu can't survive without war. Otherwise, his fellow Israelis might start asking him some hard questions. So, yes, expect a breach of the CF by the Zionists and maybe even a few nice FFs into the bargain.
"FFs?"
Seems to me that Mr. Krainer's recent podcast with an astrologist on Cryptorich might be evidence that he has superior sources.
The Cryptorich podcast was a disgrace. Watching body-language-- Krainer worked hard to control his 'disagreement' w/ Luongo, but did directly refute several of Tom's rants, in the process presenting several points that he made in the later, gentlemanly conversation with Nima.
I disagree with our host, Mark. Yes, the evidence from Keith that Mark presented points in a different direction from Krainer, but there's a sea of "evidence", none of us can know or quickly absorb what is known; it takes a really well-disciplined mind to balance contradictory facts; many facts are unknown/hidden. Not surprising at all that Witkoff-Trump are attempting to "Close," leaving Iran holding the empty bag The key statement in the Keith excerpt quoted is, **Tehran won’t bite: enrichment is sovereign science, Parliament already dimmed IAEA telemetry, and the Republic would rather spin faster rotors than lease its fuel cycle to foreign landlords.** --not even Russia; perhaps least of all Russia.
Earlier-Krainer was far more deferential to victim-Israel; I believe that has changed (something similar observed in Doug Macgregor). Krainer may be engaging in wishful thinking (as, I must admit, I am) that Iran will stick to its sovereignty because that is the nature of the Iranian weltanschauung: Alex directly contradicted Tom's statement that "both Israel & Iran need to be punched;" A. said, No, Iran did nothing wrong. (Today, Tom still saying Iran needs to be punched.)
As far as I can assess, Krainer has an overall framework, I suspect from an over-reading of Quigley's Tragedy & Hope. He postulates what is intended from known actions, and also what unknown intentions might be, based on that overarching data-set. Alex has been successful for many years as a trends analyst (I suspect he's also far wealthier than Luongo can dream, one element that accounts for A's confidence and T's insecurity). It is my assessment that he examines data in detail and over long timelines.
I've talked myself into the position that both Krainer & Keith have important parts of unfolding reality.
“BS we’re now seeing is another Trumpian attempt at duping”
Trump talks a lot of nonsense. Even he can’t keep up with it all and keep track of all the dimensions of chess he is supposedly playing. There is no grand plan. There is no strategy. There is blather and drama and chaos. When the smoke starts to clear and someone starts to figure out what’s going on, Trump blows more smoke.
This is no way to run a country but it’s all we’ve got.
Listens to the last person he spoke to.
Trump's chess pieces are one king and the rest pawns.