If you learn one rule about how governments function today, it should be that political leaders are usually puppets and the real decision makers are almost never out in the open. The questions is, how does one know for certain that this is the case with a specific leader? His rhetoric might be compelling, he probably knows every buzzword to spark your interest, and he might even throw you some legislative scraps from the political table every once in a while to make you think that he's going to follow through on his campaign promises, but does he actually believe in the principles he originally championed?
The litmus test for any US president is to examine the type of people he invites into his house. Who does he surround himself with? The cabinet is the president's constant companion and decision making team. The cabinet is looking over his shoulder and influencing everything he does. If you want to find who is pulling the strings of a president, this is a good place to start.
Once you identify the major players in the cabinet, it's important to discern what they want. What goals are they trying to squeeze out of a first or second term in the White House? What is the geopolitical or social trend they are creating through their influence? This should not be hard to read...
The problem with our current president, Donald Trump, is not that he is very different from previous presidents, but that he is very similar to them in many ways. While conservatives that voted for Trump did so most of all in the hopes that he would follow through on his promise to “drain the swamp”, he has instead been actively filling the swamp with ever more slimy and parasitic creatures. Whenever one leaves the cabinet, they are replaced with another equally ghoulish character from a roster of banking elites, think tank sociopaths and globalists.
The Mueller Report has been a highly effective distraction for both leftists and conservatives when it comes to the true loyalties of Trump. So many Americans have been obsessed with the notion of whether or not the president is controlled by a foreign power they forgot to look for the real influencers right under the roof of the White House. .
The notion that Trump could still function as some kind of freedom fighter while playing 10-dimensional chess with the elitists sitting comfortably within his own decision making team is an incredibly absurd fantasy, but some people in the liberty movement still cling to this idea. Cognitive dissonance strikes when reality conflicts with what we want to see in the world, and we choose our ideal version of events over that reality.
One great danger is that a large number of conservatives will support Trump in actions that they would have once considered contrary to their principles because they want to believe he is something he is not. This includes the potential perpetuation of long running wars based on disinformation as well as the creation of new wars built on similar lies and with ulterior motives.
The veil on the Trump Administration is being slowly pulled away, perhaps not coincidentally at the same time that the Mueller Report circus has hit a crescendo. Only two days before the report was released Trump vetoed the “War Powers Act” passed by Congress, which removes US support for Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen, a war that has gone utterly under-reported in the mainstream media even though death toll figures have recently been revised five times higher than originally indicated.
Only one week after the Mueller Report, Trump has backed Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar, who is now engaged in another under-reported and bloody siege in Tripoli in and attempt to assert dominance over the country. This is yet another event which is clearly being maneuvered by the elites in Trump's cabinet, while at the same time the media is insinuating that Trump is acting "unilaterally" against their input.
Constitutionally, no president is supposed to have the power to unilaterally declare war on another country, or to involve the US in such wars covertly. Congress has quietly been ceding that authority over the past several decades. One would think that if Trump was a constitutionalist, one of his first actions would be to voluntarily return constitutional powers to the form they were original intended before they were manipulated by elitist controlled politicians. But Trump rarely even mentions the word “constitution” in public, so expecting him to defend it might be a stretch.
The underlying suspicion in Trump's veto decision is that this is not just about Yemen, but about a war (or multiple wars) yet to be initiated. There are at least three major options on the table right now...
Iran
Everyone knows a war with Iran is coming eventually. The CIA led coup to overthrown democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh (a nationalist) and install the Shah (Mohammed Reza Pahlevi) directly resulted in the Iranian revolution in 1979. Every US president and elitist cabinet since this event has tested the waters of public sentiment on a renewed conflict with Iran. So far they have not been able to find a rationale that the citizenry is willing to buy; either that, or they have simply been too busy perpetuating wars in other regions to get to Iran yet.
However, under Donald Trump the elites have an opportunity, for now they have the option to launch wars without risking public blowback to their agenda. Confusing? Consider this – Trump has been painted as a conservative stalwart, a nationalist and populist extraordinaire that is vehemently anti-globalist (even though his cabinet is packed with elites and globalists). As a puppet president, Trump is a perfect weapon. The establishment can now launch wars without being forced to construct ANY elaborate rationale, and then they can simply blame the resulting disasters on “populism” and conservatives in general.
Perhaps this is why tensions with Iran are now skyrocketing as the US reasserts stifling sanctions and declares the Iranian Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization. The US is also set to end all waivers for Iranian oil exports and is threatening economic retaliation against countries that ignore sanctions. This is expected to cause gasoline prices to spike even higher in the near term.
Iran has responded by declaring the US a state sponsor of terrorism, and is threatening to shut down the Strait of Hormuz, which is one of the most important avenues for oil shipping in the world. I would also note that many European nations are not on board with higher oil prices and are seeking ways to circumvent sanctions against Iran.
The effort to foment war with Iran has been spearheaded primarily by former Director of the CIA and current Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, along with CFR member John Bolton. They have insinuated that if Iran moves to block the Strait of Hormuz, war will result.
Venezuela
I have written extensively on the Venezuela situation in the past, including in my recent article 'Is Venezuela On The Verge Of Becoming Another Syria?' To summarize, Venezuela was already near collapse due to foolish socialist policies, but the elites have decided to help the South American country along with sanctions as well as the initiation of a coup using Juan Guaido as a frontman. Currently, Guaido has entered Venezuela under the protection of the US, and is openly fomenting revolution against Nicolas Madruro.
The Venezuela conflict seems to be headed up by Trump's National Security Adviser John Bolton. Bolton has indicated numerous times that the military option is on the table for the region if Madruro refuses to step down and relinquish power, or if he dares to arrest Guaido.
A Venezuela scenario interests me greatly for a number of reason, but primarily because it matches up perfectly with a scenario described in 'Operation Garden Plot', a secret continuity of government and martial law program exposed during the Iran/Contra Hearings in the 1980's. Garden Plot outlines that a crisis in South or Central America followed by mass migrations north to the US border would be a useful crisis and a valid excuse to trigger martial law measures in America, starting first on the border and then spreading from there. Isn't this the situation we are staring to see today on the border?
A war in Venezuela, either through a coup or through direct US military action would amplify current unstable conditions to a maximum.
North Korea
It should come as no surprise to anyone that the “diplomatic negotiations” with North Korea have ended in shambles. Trump's highly publicized walk out during the last summit was even praised by the likes of Joe Biden. NK is now threatening to return to missile and nuclear tests and cut off future summits if the US does not back off of sanctions by the end of this year.
The current state of devolving affairs with North Korea was highly predictable, though the amount of time it took for the farce to become widely evident was certainly longer than I expected. As I've been warning for months, there was never any intention on the part of the Trump Administration and its elitist handlers to secure a legitimate deal with North Korea, and the idea that NK would EVER denuke was ludicrous from the start.
The kabuki theater was designed as a means to solidify Trump's base and lure the liberty movement into the neo-con fold. At the same time, it has staged the Trump Administration for an epic negotiations disaster in the near future. "So close, and you blew it...", the media pundits will say.
North Korea is still engaging in summit negotiations, not with the US, but with Russia and Vladimir Putin. The result will likely be the exact opposite of what the mainstream media has been suggesting (i.e. renewed efforts to denuke). I suspect that this will only hasten North Korea's break from peace talks with the West, just as Turkey's negotiations with Putin have only hasted their departure from NATO.
The question is, if NK begins missile and nuclear tests again at the end of this year, as they seem to be threatening to do, will this be used as an excuse for a war in the region? And, is this the next stage in the scripted globalist narrative in which Trump is a "bumbling populist villain" destined to lead the nation to economic and geopolitical ruin...?
War As A Catalyst For Centralization
The purpose behind regional and global conflicts should be obvious, but for some reason the motives seem to escape many people, perhaps because they are so easily caught up in false paradigms.
Almost every war of the past century has been followed by further centralization of government power and the creation of globalist institutions which continually argue for the end of national sovereignty as THE SOLUTION to end all war. Considering the fact that all modern wars are banker engineered wars, I would suggest that forcibly and permanently removing organized sociopathic elites from positions of power and influence is the only long term solution for ending war.
War is not just "a racket" as Smedley Butler decried; war is also a useful tool for molding mass psychology. However, I want to remind everyone that not all globalist schemes succeed; many of them fail spectacularly. The covert destabilization of Syria and the attempt to lure the American public into supporting a military invasion to remove president Bashar al-Assad from power was initiated over 7 years ago and has ended with dismal results for the establishment cabal. Not only did they fail to convince Americans that CIA trained Syrian insurgents were "heroic freedom fighters" (the same insurgents that eventually formed ISIS), they also failed to convince the public and US military members that going to war in the region to unseat Assad was a rational option. The only success in Syria, I suppose, is that no one in intelligence agencies or politics has yet been punished for their covert training, arming and funding of terrorist groups.
The globalists are not omnipotent. They often misjudge and underestimate the public. Their extreme narcissism is one of their greatest weaknesses, and it is a weakness they can do nothing about; they are stuck with it and they are oblivious to it at the same time. The key to stopping new wars today rests in the hands of conservatives, for it will be in our name that the next wars will be launched. We must not allow this, let alone support it. Regardless of what part of the world the next regional conflagration emerges, regardless if it is led by the Trump Administration, it is up to us to say no, expose the agenda and shut the farce down, just as we monkey-wrenched elitist plans in Syria. It can be done.
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written by Danlee , April 25, 2019
This has been a plan for 10 years or more. The US is being lead by CFR And Central Bankers. Israel play a big roll in this conquest. Unfortunately millions of people and soul will parish. For What? Control over oil food. And every person on earth. I believe the USA is going to get there ass haded to them by Russia and China Iran . The USA has been the big stick of the central banks CFR IMF and The Trilateral commission . Iran and Israel will go to war .USA backs Israel Russia and China Backs Iran.. Venezuela is being stuck up by USA for the big oil company. I just think the Bear and dragon have had enough of USA . They will presumptive attack USA sending us back in the caves we crawl out of.
written by Preacher Man , April 25, 2019
We've always know what Hillary is: she's always been up-front with her "evil incarnate" - even cackling over Ghadaffi being anally raped with a bayonet.
As satanically-possessd as Hillary is, however, Trump, it now appears, might be even worse.
Here we have a "man" who - posing as a "Champion Of The People" - resembles more of a 'Judas Goat' leading those trusting "lambs" - who put their faith in him - to the slaughter by some convoluted "logic" that WORLD WAR is for their own good and will somehow make "America Great Again!"... something Hillary wouldn' have gotten away with.
God detests War-Mongers, Deceivers and Liars. America is infested with them - and Retribution will be swift, terrible and final.
written by Ranger , April 25, 2019
America is an occupied nation today. Only 3 nations today do not have a Rothschild Central Bank. Cuba, North Korea, and YEP! IRAN!
The Evil Satanic Rothschild Incest Cult Banking Vampires are furious that they have no been able to install their blood sucking money machine in Iran.
My personal opinion is that the only solve to having peace upon this earth, is to completely and decisively annihilate and destroy that evil satanic sand pile called Israhell!
written by DHB , April 25, 2019
War could be the awaited trigger event to blame for the collapse of the dollar. That is why we are stoking all these fires. Then we can wrap ourselves in the American flag and say look what these bastards did to us. The end result will be the breaks=down of the current world order and be replaced by a global system a hybrid global system of a false world peace, that on the surface will appear to be good, it will taste like honey in the mouth but turn bitter in the stomach, a massive deception.
written by Kissinger , April 25, 2019
I find it ironic trump can hold a bible in one hand and in the other hold a woman's crotch and be loved by the religious right we live in Koo Koo land.
written by WarriorClass III , April 25, 2019
Iran will make good on it's threat to close the straight of Hormuz, and the US will respond with a war that the American people will oppose. I expect we will see the civil war start going hot this summer as a result.
written by Alohajim , April 25, 2019
What an excellent summation of our world today. Thanks for yet another 'truth bomb' Brandon - keep em coming. In this world of lies and deception, the truth really will set one free.
In that vein, seeking truth, it's a bit off topic, and few will agree, but, needs to be said : Nuclear weapons are exactly like the moon landings - a giant lie. Nagasaki and Hiroshima were fire bombed just like Tokyo was, prior to the alleged dropping of the two atomic bombs. The US military released 'footage' of the tests that show houses blowing away and trees bending over are crude, very crude, scale model fakes. The idea that inside every nuclear warhead since 1945 there exists a mechanism to split the atom is preposterous. The entire nuclear 'threat' is nothing more than fear mongering by the hidden hand to keep us thinking we need government to keep us safe. The idea of North Korea as a 'nuclear threat' to the world is laughable - these guys can't even feed themselves or make chopsticks.
The entire Nazi mind control/brainwashing and propaganda programs were transferred intact from Germany to California. The Germans were good at it but we Americans really perfected it.
written by Brandon Smith , April 25, 2019
@Alohajim
I'm familiar with the science behind nuclear weapons and I'm afraid that they are very real. Fire bombs do not create mushroom clouds and radiation silhouettes.
written by Flyover Deplorable , April 25, 2019
"The key to stopping new wars today rests in the hands of conservatives, for it will be in our name that the next wars will be launched."
American conservatives have done nothing to safeguard individual rights, to protect national sovereignty, to abolish the Fed or otherwise restore honest money, to stop the endless wars at Israel's behest or otherwise curtail meddling in other countries' internal affairs, or to counter blatant anti-White, anti-male, Marxist feminist domestic agendas. They "conserves" what liberals created a decade or two ago.
Conservatives are worse than useless. They talk one way, then either act the other way, or simply not act, always betraying their base and capitulating to the secular progressives and militant liberals. They do not mind being dignified losers and a minority in Congress because they are associate members of the same club and are as beholden to the same ((mega-donors)) as the liberals.
The only candidate, from either the Repuke or Demtard side, with a primary campaign promise to stop the ME wars is the Somaoan-American Democrat Congress critter from Hawaii, Tulsi Gabbard...unfortunately a hardcore feminist, former Bernie bro, affirmative-action Reserve Army officer, and economic Marxist as well. As regards the anti-war stance, the far left, it seems, is now finding common ground with the formerly pro-Trump far right.
May I respectfully suggest that the above exerpt from your otherwise well-written summation be edited to say, more generally, that the key to stopping the wars lay in the hands of freedom lovers and war haters from all political quarters, rare though they may be.
written by Brandon Smith , April 25, 2019
@Flyover
Not true. Real conservatives (libertarians and pro-sovereignty activists) ARE the alternative media, and have been fighting against the globalists for decades. We have grown awareness in the public by millions upon millions.
You seem to be confusing conservatives with Republicans, which is a common mistake by newbies to the liberty movement. It is also a common mistake made by Europeans, who have been so brainwashed by the establishment that they actually think free market conservatives are the cabal, instead of the socialist elites they are surrounded by. In Europe, "conservative" has been made into a four letter word, which is kind of what you are attempting to do through misrepresentation.
If someone supports unconstitutional measures, big government and unjust wars, then they are NOT conservative. Period.
There are no freedom lovers on the left anymore, from what I can see. The only group left with respect for the constitution are conservatives, which is why the globalists are using Trump to target them. We are the real threat.
written by Flyover Deplorable , April 25, 2019
@ BS
Appreciate your reply.
"If someone supports unconstitutional measures, big government and unjust wars, then they are NOT conservative."
Point taken.
I do understand that many, if not most, Republicans cannot be characterized as conservatives,
My criticisms were based on what I hear from prominent radio talk show hosts, such as Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin, Ben Shapiro, and Michael Savage, who identify themselves as conservative and espouse Constitutional principles, free market capitalism, limited government, and America-first policies, but viscerally balk at the merest mention of such notions as ending the Federal Reserve and the income tax, stopping foreign aid to Israel and Egypt, or ceasing to provoke hostilities with Iran and Russia. Condemnation of the police or the military is taboo; Democrats are the "real" racists. Support of Israel in all matters, right or wrong, is sacrosanct, even as it counters American interests.
Mark Levin, for example, is an admirably expert Constitutional scholar and articulate defender of capitalism and opponent of bloated government, but is palpably irritated at any cirticism of mega banks such as Goldman Sachs and its corrupt alumni. He is an ardent admirer of the founding fathers such as George Washington who counseled against foregin entanglement, but condoned Trump's incursions into Syria, says nothing about meddling in Venezuala, and applauds the administration's formal recognition of Israel's effective annexation of the Golan Heights.
"Real conservatives (libertarians and pro-sovereignty activists) ARE the alternative media..."
Agree.
written by Brandon Smith , April 25, 2019
@Flyover
I don't know if I would put Ben Shapiro in with the rest of those guys. He's been relatively solid on conservative issues. But yes, those are what I would call fake conservatives. Mark Levin is a joke. He's the guy that has been incessantly calling for a constitutional convention, which would basically leave the door open to the destruction of the Bill Of Rights as well as States Rights. He's a snake in the grass, which is probably why he defends elitist banks like Goldman Sachs.
written by Random Comment , April 25, 2019
We are at the end of the 100 year secular debt cycle. Productivity has peaked and debt can no longer spark growth under current energy, communcation and logistical infastructure. Changes in accounting can only work so long. Debts must be settled and new rules set by the winner. Unfortunately, according to histroy, that means war. From the ashes, new rules are laid out for the use and control of next generation technology required to begin the next cycle of increased productivity. This time, it will revolve around data and the internet of things. The real movement should be about protecting the use of the data. It hasnt gone well so far.
written by Ian Dawson , April 25, 2019
If Libertarians and sovereignty activists "ARE" the alternative media , in what category would you place such commentators as Noam Chomsky, Chris Hedges, John Pilger, Jimmy Dore John Perkins etc? They are definitely not mainstream, nor Libertarian, however they would be in agreement with many of your arguments.
written by Brandon Smith , April 26, 2019
@Ian Dawson
I would put them in the category of well meaning but ignorant of the bigger picture. It's funny, whenever a liberal commentator makes an argument or takes a position that actually makes rational sense and takes into account the reality of globalist conspiracy, they end up sounding like a libertarian, to the point that they get criticized by their peers for sounding like a libertarian.
The problem is, they only do this on rare occasions, and soon they fall back into their old habits of sticking their heads in the sand. Their usual conclusion is "the capitalists and capitalism are the problem..." This is typical leftist idiocy.
Ultimately, the people you listed make themselves irrelevant by refusing to travel down the rabbit hole far enough. They think it makes them sound more rational, when it really makes them less insightful. If they went down that rabbit hole, they would come out a hardcore conservative on the other side and abandon any vestiges of their previous and foolish leftist philosophies.
written by Juanisaac , April 26, 2019
Over the past 50 years US foreign policy has lost its mind. The Pentagon and CIA has been destabilizing country after country in that time. Illegal aliens want to leave the mess the US leaves behind and then conservatives don't understand why so many people are leaving their countries. IN 2009 the Obama administration made a coup in Honduras bringing in the present incompetent. Thus the US finds itself building a wall to keep those very same people out who they helped drive out. If the US starts a war in Venezuela it will spread causing even more illegals.
written by Brandon Smith , April 26, 2019
@Juanisaac
Yes, but do you think that is unintentional, or a deliberate part of a greater agenda? You might be missing the bigger picture. I highly suggest you read up on Operation Garden Plot, and realize that the destabilization of South and Central America is also about the eventual destabilization of the US.
Beyond that, mass migrations and the dissolution of borders cannot be tolerated. At bottom, it is what the globalists want, therefore we cannot allow it. Not that Trump is actually going to do anything constructive to stop it. He and his globalist handlers are only going to use it to assert emergency powers in the US.
If the migrants want a change, they need to stay the course in their own countries and fight back instead of running away all the time. The elites in South America LOVE mass migrations. It's a steam valve to get rid of people who might rebel otherwise.
written by Ian Dawson , April 26, 2019
In regards to Venezuela, under an imagined Libertarian government, who would control the oil? Would everyone benefit from the oil profits, or would the multinationals control the resource?
written by elida weiss , April 26, 2019
great article, as usual, I am just surprised that Steve Quayle who is an ardent supporter of Donald Trump linked this article to his website, maybe he was suffering from temporary amnesia.
written by Brandon Smith , April 26, 2019
@Ian
Under an "imagined Libertarian government" I suppose first and foremost that Multinationals would not exist, because corporations are a creation of government charter and corporate personhood, which includes special legal protections from the state.
The state would not control the oil because big government dominance of resources would not be allowed either. It's interesting that leftists assume there are only two options in this kind of scenario - corporations or the government. They usually opt for government, as if the government isn't controlled by the elites anyway and is going to "put them in their place".
Other options do exist in a free market. For example, localized businesses and partnerships WITHOUT state protections could easily compete for market share, which is exactly how the system functioned in the US with great success until corporate personhood was created by the government after the Civil War. The owners of each piece of land would control their share of oil distribution and they would compete with each other. The free market would determine the fair price according to quality.
written by Ian Dawson , April 26, 2019
Your answer seems reasonable, no multinationals, or government. Is there a way to avoid monopolies ie. the big fish eating the little fish?
written by midland , May 02, 2019
while the garden plot is interesting it doesn't begin to address the mass migration of over 2 million Venezuelans into columbia, ecuador, peru, chile, brazil, even argentina this notion is in conflict with this scenario on two fronts: 1) it is very late in the game. those capable of leaving have likely done so 2) why would they begin a trek to the US? they have proven that this is not a solution on their radar.
written by Brandon Smith , May 03, 2019
@Midland
Nonsense.
1) How do you know it's "late in the game"? What are you basing that conclusion on? Also, no one said they would ALL come to the US, but certainly enough of South America is being destabilized to draw them here. Your conclusion is built on assumption and not grounded in reality.
2) Why not? They are being told by leftist think tank propaganda that they will be able to get into the US, and have been told this for years. They've also been told by La Raza propaganda that the Southwestern US is territory that "rightfully belongs to them". You don't seem to be familiar with the facts on the ground. You need a three day dissertation just to catch up to the readers here at Alt-Market.
written by Vexman , June 08, 2019
Hoping nobody will notice what you're really doing? Guess you were wrong, we do notice.
You are apparently safeguarding your paid gate-keeping blog from users' comments pointing to your gatekeeping. Shame on you, Brandon. Your actions are worth the same as actions of your controllers, which is zero. Actually, I believe the state of affairs in this world is at the point exactly because of you, the real parasites of our society. The day will come when all of this will change. It'll be too late then to switch sides. So while you still have a chance, re-think your actions and start doing the right thing.
