In this livestream, the host greets a global audience, thanks supporters, and warns viewers about a spam impersonation campaign on YouTube. He then launches a deep‑dive into NATO, beginning with a brief history of its 1949 founding and original 12 members. The discussion shifts to NATO’s expansion to 30 members, critiquing newer entrants (e.g., Montenegro, Albania, the Balkans) as dead‑weight and arguing that expansion serves to create and sustain geopolitical tensions rather than defend against a vanished Soviet threat. The host highlights recent anti‑war protests across Europe (Germany, Italy, Greece, France, the UK) that he claims are being down‑played by mainstream media, and he links these demonstrations to NATO’s role in fomenting conflict. He argues that NATO’s current purpose is to dominate rather than protect, pointing to its involvement in Ukraine, its push toward Asia (Finland/Sweden accession, NATO‑US engagements in Japan and South Korea), and the looming risk of a future Asian war involving Taiwan, China, and possibly North Korea. The host also critiques U.S. foreign‑policy decisions, military spending, and the tax burden on American taxpayers, noting that the U.S. shoulders most NATO costs. Throughout, he stresses the importance of independent geopolitical knowledge, warns against government narratives, and encourages viewers to think critically. The latter part of the stream is a live Q&A where he answers questions about President Biden’s fitness, NATO’s command structure, the plausibility of a multi‑front war, the role of the military‑industrial complex, and the potential for World War III. The host concludes by urging viewers to value their time, stay healthy, and continue learning about geopolitics.
Questions this video answers
The host believes Biden is mentally unfit and should retire, suggesting an age limit of 72 for the presidency. He also claims Hunter Biden’s role in Burisma was corrupt and that money from Ukraine ends up in private Swiss banks, reflecting systemic corruption.
He acknowledges the possibility because North Korea is a client of China, but stresses it would be a strategic decision for Pyongyang and could lead to a broader World War III scenario.
He states the US does not genuinely care about Taiwan; the rhetoric is used to justify prolonged tensions, not to protect Taiwanese interests.
He warns that generals and neocons are pushing toward a global conflict, citing nuclear weapons like Russia’s Sarmat and Poseidon, and argues that casual talk of nuclear war indicates an imminent, catastrophic scenario.
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All right, hello everybody and welcome to Geopolitical Trends livestream. So So excited to be with you as always, and I do mean it when I say it. I'm, uh, I don't like just to say words if I don't mean them. I don't say it. So anyway, so excited to be here. Uh, uh, first of all, like always, I like to extend my thanks to the channel members and, and the supporters and to all of you subscribers. I truly, truly appreciate your continued support. I like to give a shout out to the last 3 channel members: Robert Leung and Forget to Have a Name— that's a, that's an interesting screen name— and also Phil Koo. I hope I pronounce it correctly. Thank you so much for, uh, becoming channel members. I also take the opportunity to express my thanks to Boone for his Super Stickers, and also, uh, Hapsiris Great. So, so I always like to be grateful, so, and I am grateful to all of you. So, well, like we always do, please make sure to type in on a chat box where you are, where you are joining me from. I always like to know what part of the world, you are joining me from. So, uh, I also need to bring to your attention, and actually I need to share an image with you so you will be aware of what's going on. Let me, let me share the image with you here so you'll see what I'm talking about. And here is what I'm talking about. I'm talking about a, a spam that is going on, okay, about spam that is. So showing my name, my picture rather, and posting a comment, you know, usually I will never say to you enough comments, or you know by now what kind of comments I would post in response to yours, you know. And, and one thing I want you to be aware of is I will never ask you for your personal private information, and I will never ask you for monetary donations. So the spam tank, I made it clear to— I sent a note to YouTube, by the way. And for you, if you see this, please just report it. YouTube will know what to do with it. Spams you can't control, it's just the way it is. That's how it is. But for our viewers, I want you to be aware to be aware of that one because it's important. When you start to see nonsense stuff, you know it's not from me. So, uh, yeah, yeah, that is what I want you to be aware of. Well, first let me see, uh, where are you guys joining me from? However, I'm gonna see the name, uh, Coach Oho in Malaysia. Good, good to have you. And, uh, Koi is, is a member of your channel members. So, uh, and I also want to thank the— by the way, for the scammers, I want to take, uh, thank one of our viewers. His name is Boycott, screen name that is. It was Boycott that brought it up to my attention, and so I thank you so much for that. And, and this is not— it's for all of us, so we're gonna have to look out for each other. There are those who will do not like the content, of course, because I speak the truth, and I don't care what they think. As I said last time, I care less for what the government thinks. So, and I got a sense of where this sort of spams will come from. You know, I used to work in Washington and I understand how these dynamics work. But I want to say thank you, Boycott, for bringing this up. So Uh, uh, uh, Joel from Maryland, good to have you. I used to work close to Maryland there. Uh, who else? Let me see, where are you from? Lucas, Lucas, it's 1:00 AM, whatever part of the world you're in, and still awake. Good to have you, uh, joining us here. So, uh, London, S, S, Sue from London, good to have you here. Uh, Tony Monte from Nigeria. Speaking of Nigeria, you guys just got a new president. I'm gonna do a video about Nigeria. There are certain things that people do not know about what's not only what's going on in Nigeria, but the role Nigeria could play when it comes down to Europe. So when it comes down to global economy, rather. Uh, Elena Bugarin from Philippines, good to have you. Uh, Lucio, good to have you, Lucio, as always. Uh, so who else here? That's about it here so far. I'm sure it'll show up because it's kind of a little bit late. Uh, East Coast History Hunter, yes, what's up with Lula? You're right, I was disappointed. The guy turns out to be a failure for— it's going to be a failure for Brazil. And, uh, knowing the policies he embarked on as soon as he left Washington last week, it was in a meeting for, uh, with President, uh, uh, Biden. I think— good to see you. Uh, sorry to hear the word gloomy Europe, and it is, and that's what we're going to be talking about today. Uh, boycott is, of course, from Minnesota. Oliver from Zambia. Uh, Orwellian Purple from Netherlands. I have family in, uh, family members, uh, live in Netherlands, so they're scattered all over Netherlands. So, uh, who else? Let's see. Uh, Michael, Michael from England. Morning, Doc. Morning to you as well, Michael. Uh, uh, East Coast History from Canada. East Coast History Hunter. Nice one. What's going on with Canada? I just saw that they arrested a priest for not, uh, for, for criticizing the sexualization of kids, whatever. And, and I couldn't believe that the Canadian authority went to his house the next day and arrested the priest just for speaking up. You know, Canada's going some down path that I don't see them coming back from that unless the Canadians, that is, vote for a new prime minister. Prime Minister Dictator Trudeau is no good for Canada anymore. And by the way, there is an investigation, by the way, behind the scenes going on into his family and being involved in having some some, uh, money funneled from some pharmaceutical industry. Yeah, even his mother, from what I found out, uh, got money for speaking engagements. Yeah, makes you wonder. So Steve from UK, uh, Tom Putra from Jakarta, Indonesia. Alba back, good to have you back here and see you from, from Canada here. Lucas from Manila. And E.T. Bush from outside North America. So good to have you. Boon, here is Boon. Good to have you, Boon. Boon from Berlin but originally from Malaysia. So, and Boon, by the way, has been a member for the other channel as well. It's been with us since the beginning. So, so to all of you, I say thank you. I truly appreciate it. So let's, uh, let's get in into what we're gonna be talking about today because Uh, you need to have a better understanding as to what's going on now with the, uh, anti-war rallies and so forth that's going on in Europe. And I just released a video this morning, uh, I touched briefly on it, uh, but here we're going to be talking on the much bigger, bigger picture. So, so the questions that we're going to just at least consider and think about Uh, is the idea of why is NATO fomenting tensions, you know, because that's a logical question. For me personally, is based on what I'm seeing, the trends, especially now towards Asia, especially now towards Nordic states, pushing Norway— uh, I'm sorry, pushing Sweden and Finland to join, uh, NATO. As a matter of fact, I, I, I can confirm this And I— that's why I didn't want to post on it, whatever, because I couldn't confirm it yet. I was informed that there are some anti-war demonstrations in Finland in coordination with what's going on in Paris, London, and so forth. The ones in Paris I confirmed, the ones in Finland I couldn't. So just to let you know. So the other thing we're gonna— question we're gonna be asking is for NATO's tensions, fermenting tensions, how that's going to impact global security. Because now you're not going to be dealing with just a region, and, and I'm going to provide examples as we go into the conversation. The other question is, is Asia the next front? Conflict, that is. So, and the last thing we'll end with here is I will answer some of your questions. So Allah. But first, we need to know about the brief history of NATO. To those who might not know, I don't assume that everybody know what NATO is. It's like here in the US, you mention BRICS to, to people, it's like, this is what, what the heck is that? You know, they don't know. You know, do you blame them? No, they, they just, their interest is not learning about outside the United States, which is Very sad to say. That's why we are poor readers of history. I said, I've said this before, and I'll continue to say that. So I'm a faculty, I teach, so I can just see where the education system, how broken that is, and what it's doing to the students, the next generation. That is so. So for those who do not know what NATO is, NATO stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Sometimes it is known as the, uh, North Atlantic Alliance. So you'll hear both terms, but most of the time you're going to be hearing NATO. That's what it is. So, so it is headquartered in Brussels in Belgium, the same way the headquarters of the European Union in Brussels. So that's what it is, in Belgium. That is. So NATO was formed in 1949. Right after World War II, of course, you know. And it was a signing, it's called the Washington Treaty signing. That's what initiated the beginning of NATO. And, you know, because it was founded by, uh, 12 countries to be exact. It started with, of course, United States, Canada, and the other countries in Europe. That includes, uh, of course, with all of them, the 12 countries, That is Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the UK, and the US. So that is the 12 initial founding members. Okay, not anymore. So, and I'll tell you why as we move along here. So So the, the next question that we're going to ask within this context here is, if it was formed in 1949, you know, obviously we're going to say what it was a reason back then. Now the question is, what is NATO's purpose today? Because it's a logical question to ask. Or of course, the Soviet Union ceased to exist since 1991, and yet NATO still as an active organization. So, and, and when you look at their website or whatever the, the publications they release, whatever, it stated their purpose. Now I'm going to quote for you, I'm going to get the quote here for you. Its purpose is to stay, to guarantee, is to guarantee the freedom and security of member states through political military means. Yeah, that is what so-called, uh, NATO is all about. Yeah, let me show you. This is the headquarters in Belgium. That's what it is. So, uh, so the idea of, uh, the, the, the members or, or the role of NATO, you know, what is it for now? And that's why I said earlier Is NATO fomenting tensions around the world? Because if it is a North Atlantic Treaty, what the heck is NATO going to Asia for? And mark my word on this, that the next conflict is gonna— it's already brewing in, in, in Asia. It's gonna be in Asia. That's where the next conflict is going to be. So, so we, we move forward with the NATO structure and so forth. Uh, when I was a kid Believe it or not, I used to follow up about NATO, you know. I used to keep track of which countries in and all that, and, and I was always fascinated. That's my part of my passion is about geopolitics. I, I came from within family members that been involved in, in diplomatic corps and so forth, and so I kind of became part of my lifestyle per se. That is why It's a passion for me, and sometimes I get emotional about certain things. It's because I care and I am concerned. I am concerned when I see certain policies that the government embarks on that's going to lead us all over the cliff or push us all over the cliff, you know. And it becomes, as I always said, the role of a citizen to, to take that responsibility and step forward with whatever resources, whatever capabilities one can share. And that's, for me right now, that's the best way to can do it. I know I shared this with you before, that I was asked to run for Congress, and I kind of just shook my head and I said, no, no, no, no, that's not for me, that's not for me. So anyway, NATO now is made up of 30 countries. Yeah, you believe it, 30 countries. And those new members include Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, North— North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Turkey. Yeah, in 2014 I wrote an article I, I wish I could— I forgot, I forgot to pull it up. But anyway, it's there on, on the public domain. If you look at in the Huffington Post, where I used to write for the Huffington Post back then, I wrote an article about when NATO started flirting with the idea of Montenegro becoming a member of NATO. And I was just shaking my head and say, what the heck with this? When you look at Montenegro— and no offense to Montenegro, What Montenegro can add to NATO? What for? Their defense budget— Montenegro's defense budget is almost even with the Massachusetts Police Department here in the US. The budget of the police department in Massachusetts is the same as Montenegro's defense. So right there became almost clear to me that NATO's expansion now is going to be not for really a principle or something. It's just to sort of expand, to drag countries into creating more conflict. And this is exactly what is happening now, or what's going to be happening with Finland and Sweden. And Far East, with what NATO is doing, is pulling Japan and South Korea into tensions with China. That is where tanks are, are headed. So, and FYI, guys, There is only one country among the members, one country in NATO that does not have an army. It is a NATO member, but it does not have an army, okay? Because all NATO members are committed to defending sort of the partners. This is why they have what they call Article 5. An attack on one member, it's an attack on the alliance. That's what they say. So, and the country is Iceland. Iceland is only— is the only state without standing army. Instead, what Iceland has, it has militarized coast guards, peacekeeping forces, and air defense. That is what Iceland is, and yet it is a part of NATO. So makes you just wonder. I wonder about it. So, so anyway, let's, uh, let's talk about first of all, uh, why all of a sudden you have anti-war protest, which by the way we don't hear about it much here in the US. None. The one that took place last weekend in Washington, DC was swept under the rug, you know. Mainstream media here will never pick it up, where it's the same thing as to what's going on right now in Europe, which we are not hearing about it and we will not hear about it. So, so we'll start with Germany, and I'm going to show you some, uh, uh, uh, I have some pictures to share with you here. So in Germany, for example, so, uh, and, and I'll show you some other slides here. So, so in Germany, you got the, in German language, signs that says, you know, end weapons deliveries to war zone, you know. And yet, like I said in the video, and by the way, the most, this, uh, image you are looking, looking at, it's, uh, not this, this one right here. This one right here, this one was taking place— just the anti-NATO protests were taking place near Ramstein Air Base in Germany, and this was taking place on February 26th. So that is what it was, uh, uh, in, uh, in Germany. So, and like I said, uh, Euronews published a different narrative because this is where you need to really acquire the knowledge of how to read the media because there is a linguistic, uh, uh, uh, I don't use the term tricks, but rather linguistic approach to it. Psychology is involved. It's a human behavior aspect of it that is very, very involved. And the media is good at that because the media can hire really linguistics and psychologists to work. This is what the governments do. That, that's no different. So, so you got demonstrations in Germany, okay? You got also— I'm gonna see if I can share this with you. Uh, there is a video that's going on, and I think I took the— let's see, see if I can share it with you here. Some protests going on. So let me get my reading glasses on here. All right, present, share screen, and I'm gonna share this screen with you here, right there. Can you guys see it? Share screen right there. Yeah, but those are the demonstrations that were taking place in, uh, in Italy. That's what was happening. And of course, as I said earlier, We're not going to be hearing, or we don't— European, uh, at least Americans here would not hear about it. So same thing happens in, uh, Greece. Yeah, here is an image of it. Those are demonstrations in Greece. Did we hear about it? No, we didn't. So, uh, then you got demonstrations also in, in, in France, of course. Uh, the France, you have, uh, right there, this one is the Italian one, that's from Italy. And I have another one here from, uh, yeah, that's the last one from Italy. So, uh, in, in France you have like a lot of people, and London, by the way, also you got thousands of people who went down to the streets in London and Paris. And of course they are not gonna want to share this, uh, the Western media is not going to say it. Well, basically, like I argued before, if there is anything to be changed, it will happen in Europe, not in the US, you know. But also you see the role of NATO pushing, fermenting all this, you know, because there is a reason why they wanted to do this, because that's how maintaining a conflict, prolonging it. You know, it's like for us here in the US, the last 5 major conflicts we got involved in, you know, the purpose was never to win the war. You know, this is what most Americans do not know. Most Americans do not know that the decision was made in 1952 that we're only going to get engaged in wars but not win the war, that is. You know, and then history doesn't lie. You look at, uh, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Gulf War I, Gulf War II, Afghanistan, and now Ukraine. And soon it's gonna be Asia, somewhere in Asia, you know. So that is where I'm even now concerned about, you know, what's going to be happening with Taiwan, because it's not going to be an open war between the United States and China. No, no, no, no, it has to go through Taiwan. Taiwan could become the proxy. Same scenario like we are witnessing in, in, in Ukraine. The same scenario we're gonna be witnessing, maybe, and I hope not, in Philippines, because there already tensions is brewing there in, in the form of proxy war between the US and China. So that is where And this is why you have, for example— and I'm going to give you an example here— you have the example of, uh, I'll show you this, this one here. This is the US Army Secretary Christine Wormuth, you know, saying this week that the United States must prepare to win a future war with China over Taiwan by beefing up its military deployments in the region. Yeah, that's how crazy— this is why it's not crazy, it's reality. This is why I'm saying I'm seeing the trend where they are headed. That's what it's going to be. The other, uh, evidence that I have personally to understand how this work is the head of the, uh, the, uh, uh, force in Australia Yeah, that's another lost country. Uh, I'm gonna share this with you right there. Oh, oh, we already did this one here. Uh, the Australian is this one here, right there. This is the head of the Australia, you know, military, uh, and the head of the ADF Space Command says that Australia is working on a plan— get this, guys— to acquire soft kill capabilities to take out enemy satellites without creating dangerous debris. You all see what's going on, right? This is the problem that I foresee, uh, why Taiwan could become like the proxy location for war between, uh, the US and China. It's a very dangerous and very concerning I'm very, very concerned about all this. Let me say thank you to, uh, Lover of the Russian Team. Thank you for your super sticker. I truly appreciate it. Uh, it's very concerning, very, very, very concerning. It's because the dynamics of a conflict now has changed. Gone that era where you used to have sort of, uh, uh, identified, you know, two parties fighting each other. The upcoming war is going to be completely different. It might not even be involved with this. You look at a technology that's going to be at the forefront. Yeah, because all it takes is shut down a country's infrastructure, you know, talking, uh, power grid, we're talking banking system, we're talking, uh, water treatment facilities, we're talking energy and so forth. That's all you need. Shut down the satellites, blind everything else. Because for us, you know, just to use this phone, you know, to use this phone, you're gonna have to have the satellites. Without it, we can't do anything about that. If you notice, guys, I don't drink soda. Stay away from soda. Because that's just poison, basically. The last time I had soda was 1993. So yeah, so that's not good for you. Anyway, uh, maybe one day I'll do a video about, uh, about, uh, some health issues and, and nutrition and so forth. You know, I used to work in Washington, so I have a very deep understanding of how the, the agricultural industry is in bed with the government. That's why most Americans, uh, and I'll say it, that's why we are obese. We are the most obese nation on Earth. It's the reality. It's what we consume. So anyway, let's stay with NATO. Uh, what was I saying? So the idea of, uh, now you start to think about the expansion of NATO, you know, you know, why are we fomenting the tensions in, in, in, in, in Far East. But for the demonstrations inside Europe, it's because Europe will not be in a position to stand on its own. You know, I've been hearing for years how, for example, France used to talk about, well, maybe we need to consider establishing an independent European security independent of NATO. That was way back, back then when I was still young, you know, kid, remembering at the time after Charles de Gaulle even threatened to withdraw from NATO. Then after him was Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, then it was Mitterrand, François Mitterrand, then François Hollande, and now you got the the Emmanuel Macron. Yeah, they all talk about establishing a, you, an independent security entity, but they couldn't do it. And it's for a simple reason: Europe is so weak because it is entangled with the United States, or rather, we entangle them with us. That's why we have 50,000 troops in Germany. Germany couldn't say no. You know, you give at least Angela Merkel, the former chancellor, a credit when she was— she stood up to the US at some point and said no. This guy Olaf Scholz, the chancellor— you give him the proper respect— Chancellor Olaf Scholz is so weak politically, he just couldn't, you know. And this is why you're seeing a whole Europe. And when I'm— that's the reason why I mentioned to you guys the members of NATO. Those countries that's been added, you know, what are they contributing to NATO? It's like a deadweight, basically. That's what it is, because they can't contribute much, you know. And for what? If the argument was NATO was supposed to be a defense alliance against the Soviet Union, Soviet Union ceased to exist since 1991. So what the heck is NATO doing? You know, we all looked at the fiasco when they got involved in Afghanistan. You know, it's logical. So you can just see the arguments, and, and, and, and again, I, I can see the logic of— for those who argue, uh, in favor of dismantling NATO. Now there are those who say NATO is going to cease to exist. Uh, not too soon, not too fast, not too fast. It's not that easy to untangle something like that, you know. And mark my word, we're not gonna let it happen, you know. When you consider that most of us Americans do not know that we are the one footing the bill for the budget of NATO. It's not Montenegro, it's not Poland, it's not Germany, it's not France. It's not the UK, we are taxpayers. And all comes at the expense of the middle class, which is shame on the government because it's not right. It's not right that an average citizen that is working 40, 45 hours, breaking his back to at least earn dollars for his family, and the government will come and take over 30% in taxes. Let alone he or she does not even benefit from that. I have no problem paying taxes if it can benefit the country, but I have a problem when I'm paying taxes and that money is going to Ukraine, ended up in private banks in Switzerland, because that's exactly what is happening. It's the truth. But again, this is not about just the government, it's the damn system. Itself that was set up that way. And this is again not new, didn't happen last year, didn't happen 10 years ago, didn't happen 30 years ago. It's been going on since the beginning of America. I teach government, so when I, when I share this with my students, they are like staring at me like I'm speaking some foreign language, you know. Do you blame them? No, they're still young. They don't know yet, but I'm trying to arm them with knowledge so they can understand that tomorrow they're gonna step forward and take responsibility for whatever they do. And if they are not armed with knowledge, they will be lost. And this is exactly what's going on in our society. We are so lost, some of us. Of course, I shall not generalize. You never generalize. It just pains me to see that, you know, let alone to how this system was set up, that to the point now we are abusing our power. Yeah, we are the most powerful nation. Yes, we are, but we are abusing it. And once you start abusing your power, you're done. And this is exactly what we are experiencing. So just to tie it back to this anti-war, uh, uh, protest in Europe, it's because interesting enough is that some of the signs is saying no NATO, no more NATO. There are some people who understand the dynamics to a degree, but they are not the majority. And this is again where I see my role in this channel. You know, and again, I am not here to talk about kitty cats playing. I'm hoping to share something with you that can be of use to you. If I can— like I always say, if you leave, by the time you leave, by the time we're done with talking and all that stuff, and you end up with more question than when you came in, then I've at least delivered something for you that is worth your time. Because it is your time that you are spending right now sitting in front of this camera watching what I'm talking about. Time is something you cannot get back. Tell me something in life that you cannot replace. Time you won't be able to replace. That's why you need to sort of learn as much as you can, enjoy your life, Do your best, live happy, live comfortable, be kind to others, and that's about it. We're just passing through here. So the question becomes, as the idea of, you know, what am I doing on this channel? This is what I'm doing. I'm trying to expand your knowledge, to think outside the box, to leave you with more questions than when you came in. Because the more you start to think, the more you're gonna see the big picture, the more you're gonna become aware. And that's my objective. Yeah, I know YouTube is become— you know, there are some silly stuff on YouTube, which is fine also, more power to them. And this is when, when I start seeing, uh, spams like the ones with, you know, those probably are not just individuals, those are entities. They don't like the truth, and they don't want the masses to become aware. Because here is the thing, and I want you to get this into your head: no matter what country you live in, if there is one thing a government does not want you to know, is it does not want you to become aware. Because if you become aware, you become a threat to the government. That's why we say Knowledge is power. It is. So that's the purpose of it. Let's go back to NATO. You know, I said earlier about these questions that we start with, you know, when NATO become a global security concern. Well, it is. It is a global security threat. It is a threat to the global security. Yes, I'll say it. And the reason I'm saying it is because I'm building that on trends that I'm watching. And I give you a quick example. Let's say hypothetically a war broke out in the Middle East. And there is, believe it or not, there is a talk behind the scenes about what the US and Israel is doing vis-à-vis Iran. You know, I wrote a book about Iran and I argued in it that if there is a major conflict between the West and Iran— if you noticed, I didn't say specific country from the West, the West and Iran. So just imagine with this, NATO's gonna get involved. Of course NATO always gets involved. Then you think about the energy, you know, the supply of energy will stop. Mark my word on it. Because you got this tiny passage called Strait of Hormuz— I wish I could have picked up a picture for you guys to see— which is very, very narrow, by which, uh, almost 1.4 million barrels a day crosses over. You know, that's almost, uh, it's quite a substantial percentage of world oil consumption goes through that. If that is interrupted, you're gonna feel the impacts of it one way or another. Not just you, all of us, you know. And this is where I'm seeing the big picture of why NATO is becoming a, a threat to the global security. By fomenting now what's going on in Ukraine, by pushing what's going on in Asia, and soon you might even see NATO in Africa, especially that now France left. As a matter of fact, French president just declared France no more in, in, in Africa. That era of colonialism is gone. So, and that's where the big concern. And for us to think logically is the question of why is NATO doing today? What is its mission? What is its purpose? And I couldn't think of one. Yes, they are stating whatever they stating in on, on their website that they are to guarantee the security of the, the worldwide. No, no, no, no, no. No, no, no, you want to dominate countries, you want to keep countries down. That's what it is. It's because the West— now we are at a cross point, you know. I did a— I did an analysis about BRICS. If you guys get a chance to look at it on the other channel, uh, I, I really did a long analysis about it. It takes me about a week to put that stuff together. So you might want to take a look at it because the arguments that I made is that, uh, now with BRICS moving forward, the West, we are at a crossroads because it's going to make change to the global economic order, and the West does not want— when I say the West, I'm referring to the United States. This is why you're seeing, like, the video I released today, dumping the Iraq— whoever thought Iraq dumping the US dollar. You know, we're not gonna like it. We don't like that, you know. And yet an average American has no clue. They have no clue about what's going on. So the idea for NATO, when you look at it in terms of other countries, like for example Germany, you know, why Germany can't take stand? Well, because they couldn't. They are too weak. Why France couldn't take stand? They couldn't because they're too weak. Why England couldn't take stand? Because they are too weak, you know. Are you gonna be thinking that Montenegro or Albania or Czech Republic is gonna take— no, they're too small. They don't contribute much. They are just there for the numbers. That's the bottom line. So, so at least for you to know, and I'm gonna close this out, guys, because I don't like just to rumble. I don't do that. Speaking of Rumble, make sure to check out the Rumble, you know. Well, I'm gonna be on it on almost a weekly basis, you know, and there are the topics that I'm gonna cover there. Of course, we can't cover them here on this platform, you know. The last one I think we did about CIA, so if you want to go listen to it on Rumble. So, uh, what was I gonna say? So the idea of thinking in terms of how NATO now, it's going to become— it's not going to become, it is becoming irrelevant. And for it to justify its existence, it has to create tensions. This is why I'm seeing what's coming in Asia, because that's going to give, uh, come on, as we say in French, raison d'être, the reason for existing. For why NATO exists to begin with. So, and I hope, I hope if anybody watching this from Taiwan, you pay close attention because you're going to be used, no more, no less, no different than Ukraine. You know, it pains me to see what's going on in Ukraine. It's sad to see what's going on to Ukrainian people. President comedian Zelensky and his cronies? Nah, I care less for that because I know he's just being used, let alone stashing the, the money we're sending Ukraine ends up for, uh, some other banks elsewhere. So maybe one day we'll do a topic on this. So anyway, let me— so this is the— let me just conclude this one briefly here. And I'm going to open up this, uh, floor for you, for your questions if you have any. So, so the idea that now demonstrations in Europe anti-war— this is not anti-Russia, it is anti-war. Like I said in the video, the, uh, Euronews in association with the AP, Associated Press, and EFB Network, whatever that was, you know, They're saying that, oh, the rallies in, in Germany is against Russia. It is not. They are lying. And you need to become very aware of, of what, what's been propagated. So this way you can distinguish facts from fiction. Okay, let me see if you have any questions here, and, and I'm going to answer some of them here. So Uh, just please make sure to put Q or, or, or yeah, so I know it's question. All right, let's start with, uh, ET Bush, your question. Uh, I'm gonna share it here, uh, show it on the screen. There we go. Question, uh, is Brandon, a reference to President Biden, attempt to cling to his presidency after 2024 in order to save his own skin and possible implications from Hunter Biden for his whatever deals in Ukraine and Russia? Uh, yes and no. It's very— first of all, I don't see, uh, uh, the current president running for 2024. He can't, uh, uh, mentally he can't. Let's just state the fact. I wish him well, but he's done for presidency. We shouldn't have a president at that, at that age. I know I'm not a— don't get me wrong, guys, I'm not a tank or whatever, but I believe, you know, the president makes a decision on our behalf. And if somebody is not— it's not in a good sound judgment, in a sound judgment, you can't be in a position of power. You can have access to the pressing the nuke buttons and so forth, you know. And President Biden is done. He needs to retire and go enjoy whatever time left for him. As a matter of fact, I'm even suggesting we put an age limit to the presidency that does not exceed 72. End of story. I don't care whether you are still in the mental health at 80 or 85, and there are people like that. It's just you need to put an end to all this. So the idea, yes, because they're trying to cover up about Hunter Biden, and there are some really, really bad, bad, bad things going on behind the scenes. That the Justice Department is not disclosing, and it's trying to go a different route to justify that one. So, uh, yes, there were some corruptions going on in Ukraine when Hunter Biden went there. As a matter of fact, Hunter Biden has no clue about energy, is not qualified to serve on a board of Burisma, which was an energy company. You know, it's, it's all corruption, and this is a reflection of how the system has become. Once you become at the top, corruption knows no limits. So that's what it is. All right, let me see another question here. I'm going to start from the top, guys, so I need to go all the way back up the top and see. Uh, all right, no questions yet so far here. The Lover of the Russian Team, thank you very much for your super sticker. And thank you for— you said, and I'll share it with you here, uh, you said you love, you love the channels. Well, thank you so much, I truly appreciate it. So it's because of individuals like you guys, and I'm not saying it to be Mr. Nice, yeah, if you know me People who know me, people who've been around me a long time, they know I don't sugarcoat things because I'd rather be real. If you like me for being real, that's fine. If you don't, that's fine too, you know. I respect your, your whatever. So, all right, let me see any, any comment, any question here. And I'm scrolling down here just to see if there's one. Uh, well, that's a good comment. I'm going to share it here. That's from Ingra— I hope I pronounce it correctly— Germany doesn't have a fully functioning military due to lack of parts. Germany can't leave NATO without the ability to defend itself. Well, you got a point there. That's logical argument. And this is one of the things why Europe couldn't have its own security establishment. That it will be just Europe. They couldn't. It is the US that is managing or carrying the load. But also, when you carry the load and you pay the high percentage in a budget, you got to decide. This is why I'm gonna share this with you guys for you to know. For the commanding officer of NATO, he will always be a 4-star general from the United States. They will never be. US will not. I'll tell you this because I, I used to work in DC and I am a former military and I'm aware of how these things work. US forces will never fall under the command of another foreign general in NATO. That's the bottom line to it. So also two other things, you look at the World Bank and the IMF. The World Bank is always under a European leader. The IMF is always under an American person. United Nations— anytime United Nations goes on a peacekeeping mission, whatever, there will never be American forces under UN command. So you can just see why That is the reason why. So it's a good, good point as to Germany. Yes, Germany is weak, is weak politically, don't get me wrong. And I have family lives in Germany also. Yeah, I have family members scattered in Europe, scattered in Europe, that is. Germany economically is so strong, but it's because it's joined at the hip with the United States. It can't, it can't break away. Could it be choose not to break away? That's possibility. Could it be because they don't have strong leaders? That's possibility. But at least when I remember back in the day when Helmut Schmidt used to be the chancellor, when Helmut Kohl used to be the chancellor, when Gerhard Schröder used to be the chancellor, or the latest, uh, the, the recent— the former, rather Chancellor Angela Merkel, uh, who was, by the way, a chemist by trade but turns out to be a great politician, did good for Germany. As a matter of fact, I didn't read once that Germans now longing for the days of Angela Merkel. They regret voting for Olaf Scholz because it turns out to be a disaster. This is no different than what's going on in Brazil with Lula. Turns out to be a disaster. He shouldn't be in office, he really shouldn't, because here is the great concern now. Lula, the moment he visited the United States and went back, cut off the beef in export to China because he was told to do so. And now he's embarking on some policies regarding the pandemic. Yeah, go figure. So, all right, let's see. Uh, if there is any questions. So, oh, oh, this one I'm gonna— sometimes I put this. MRX, you know, thank you for putting this. I hope you guys okay that I share this one here. Uh, you know, the UK is worse. We got the word there of all Europeans. Yeah, because the UK has lost, you know, you look at just what's going on, you know, there is a massive, uh, inflation, and yet the idiot, you know, Prime Minister idiot Sunak is sending money to Ukraine, €50 million at the expense of the taxpayers, let alone, let alone its military. It's not ready. You know, and, and you think about, he's a millionaire, he doesn't understand the average daily life of an average citizen. You know, I have family lives in London, we talk, you know, you know, those individuals, they don't understand, they are out of touch with the reality, they are out of touch with the reality. Yeah, I will agree with you that UK, yeah, it's UK. The economy is going down the drain. They are not even disclosing this one here. Oh, I need to say thank you to Rafael Legon. Thank you so much for your super sticker, and I'm gonna share, uh, you say, why does everybody assume a war with China and Russia will be conventional? A coalition of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, 2 billion plus They can flood US. Why? Am I wrong, sir? No, you're not. You are not. And the reason you are not, because if you combine— the way I see it, if you combine the force of those 4 countries you mentioned, Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran, We can fight, we can fight. As a matter of fact, I'm gonna share this with you. We can— today we can fight two front wars. We can have one in Europe and one in Asia. We can afford it. First of all, we don't have the manpower, the military troops for it, and logistically it's a nightmare. We won't be able to do so. That is the argument that I've been making. That time has changed. And if we think we can just bully our way, it's not gonna work. Even a war with China— the Pentagon runs scenarios, and I was aware of these scenarios a few years ago. This didn't happen last year. I was aware of it. It never came out to the public domain because it was sensitive information at the time. And at that time, the scenarios the Pentagon runs, about 18 scenarios, 17 out of the 18 scenarios show up that we showed that we, we will lose the war to China. And it's logically— why is this, you may ask? This is beside the nukes and all that stuff. Logistically It will be a challenge for us to move everything from here to there. China is right there. So I see your point because it makes more sense, and that's why I don't foresee an open war with China. And China is also moving forward with Russia because if they combine their, their, uh, their military strength, yeah, Yeah, I don't see who's gonna challenge them for that. So, so thank you for that comment, I appreciate it, and thank you for the Super Sticker. Uh, okay, let me see, question from Boone. Let me show it here. Here's the question: it seems to me that there is no price to pay for being hypocritical in the geopolitical realm. What do you think about this? Yeah, I concur with you. I concur with you. This is what prompts me, uh, to always, you know, say it, you know, for those who just claim geopolitics. I watch YouTube and there are a lot of people claiming geopolitics, you know, and what they talking about, it's nonsense, doesn't make any sense whatsoever. Why? Because it is divorced from reality. It is cool to use the term geopolitics, whatever, you know, more power to you if you are qualified to speak about geopolitics. So I can see the hypocrisy that exists within. And by the way, this is not just from YouTubers, it is from even think tanks, you know, those are well established. It is from even policymakers. It is also from analysts within the government. Why? Because any geopolitical analysis that emerge will have to fit the narrative, will have to go where, where the government wants things to go. You know, there are individuals like that. So I agree with you, and that is why there are sometimes before I'll say something, I have to make sure, you know, what I'm saying makes sense. You know, that's why I don't care about million views and all this. No. Nonsense, whatever. So anyway, let me see the next question here. Uh, you know, and I'm scrolling down, guys, because, uh, I need to take a look to make sure I don't miss any. Oh, what is this one here? No, Coach, you say— let me share it here. So you said Will North Korea join war China and Russia and the US? There's that possibility, you know, because remember, North Korea is a client of China, you know, and if time comes to shove, why not? Because North Korea, if I am to think, just putting myself in their shoes, if I am to think and I'll say to myself, well, this is a lifetime opportunity Why don't we wipe out just whatever military, uh, troops that exist here in the Korean Peninsula? And why don't we just be done with South Korea altogether? And this is why I'm saying a conflict in Asia, it's not going to be limited only to Asia, it's going to go outside the border. And this is what the concern that I have about NATO Secretary's trip, or I had about his trip to to Asia, to South Korea and Japan, because fermenting tensions is going to lead to this outcome. And yes, there will be that possibility of North Korea joining China, same way Russia might end up doing. They don't have a military treaty alliance, but there is that possibility. It's there. That is where my concern— as a matter of fact, I, uh, I had a conversation with someone that's really understand, you know, the global dynamic stuff and so forth. So, and, uh, almost when he mentioned to me that there is the possibility that World War III would originate from the Korean Peninsula, and I was like, wow, how this could be? Because I was surprised. I didn't expect it. I didn't see it. Then I took a step back and start to think and see what things are, and I could see the logic of it. Of course, that was, by the way, a few years ago, 2 or 3 years ago. Now with the Ukraine conflict, dynamics might change. All right, let me see next question here. Uh, next question. And thank you guys all for— I'm looking at the chats here that you guys answering to each other. I truly appreciate it, keeping it civilized. I truly, truly appreciate that. And, uh, I had some time, uh, somebody put something on, on, on our, and I kind of like lashed out at the guy. Because I, I don't tolerate nonsense. So to me it was like straightforward. If you have nothing to add to the conversation, please don't. And if you don't like it, unsubscribe altogether. It's because to me it was an insult. Not to me, it's to all of us. So, so I do appreciate you keep really keeping it civilized. Thank you so much for that. Uh, Oh, Rafael, another super sticker, thank you so much. You know, and you said, while I was in the US Marines— and thank you for your service, by the way— you know, was to repel and destroy enemy forces ASAP. Why is Russia playing around like this? Why are they fighting long term? That, that's a great question. Rafael. So it's— it was— that has, uh, there's some strategic decisions that have to be considered in the case of Russia's situation. You know, when I wrote that book right there, that's the Russia stuff, I tackled one of the, the theme regarding will Russia goes really for war with the West, or NATO to be exact, because NATO was expansion all the way, it's expanding always is towards Russia's doorstep. So, so Russia is thinking strategically here, you know. You and I know, you know, as a former military, you and I know. You, you tell me that Russian capability cannot take over Ukraine in, in no time? Yeah, you know they can. But also Russia does not want to create more complicated tensions, because what's going to happen is if Russia will go that direction of, you know, mass, mass, uh, taking over per se, which first of all, you become an issue of sovereignty and all that. It's going to trigger more reactions from the West, and NATO will be sort of compelled more than ever now to move some medium-range missiles or even long-range missiles to the border states with Russia. That is why Russia is not gonna fall into the trap the same way China is not gonna do it. That's what I'm saying. For the China case, Taiwan could become the proxy. So I see your point. Yeah, for us it was a different approach when we approached certain— but even for us, and I'm sure you've, you, you, you've noticed this, you know, all the engagements we got involved in, did we win any? We did not, and that tells you right there where the story is. Uh, question from— let me see this one here. Oh, I just missed it. I saw it right there. So, uh, question from Joe. Uh, let me share it. Yeah, it's right there. Would you think Taiwan dare to fight missiles fire Yeah, you meant to say to fire missiles on mainland if war starts? No, no, no, no, no, no, no, they'll run the risk of doing that. The big thing— not the big thing— the big concern that I have personally besides what I said earlier is if the United States moves missiles into Taiwan territory. That is where the concern is going to become, you know. Taiwan won't be able to do it on its own. Taiwan will be— it will be the US forcing Taiwan to do it. That's how I'm looking at it. But Taiwan by itself, no. Taiwan know what the outcome is going to be. But China also is thinking in terms of, you know, because if China does— this is why the so-called invasion of Taiwan. China's not going to do it that way, because how can you invade your own country? It's like for us in the United States, can we go and invade Hawaii, even though Hawaii was independent, by the way, of the United States, historically speaking? So, uh, the optics of it will not look good for China, and China won't do it because China has other means at its disposal. Economic one. They can just put a blockade and that's it. But, but how can you do that if you are a rational person in a government? How can you do that to your own citizens? You won't. This is why I don't see Taiwan doing that, because it will be suicide. All right, I'm gonna do, uh, one more question or two and I'm gonna head out. I got some other things to do. I, I have to go. I'm gonna share it with you. I gotta go plant some veggies. Yeah, that's what I have to do. Remember when I told you I would talk to you about food down the road? One day I'm gonna do that, and I'll tell you why. Stay healthy, that's my advice to you. Question from Blackwater. Is it the Blackwater that Blackwater. All right, let's say here, why does the American regime care about the Taiwan independence from China? How does that benefit America? Great question, Blackwater. You know, we don't care. I'll say straightforward, we don't care for Taiwanese. You know, if Taiwanese people think that we care, no, we don't. I, I'm ashamed of saying it. We shouldn't, because we should care for humans. We're all humans, we're all passing through here, you know. What makes me better than someone else in some la-la land somewhere? Nothing. And I'm no better, you know. He or she lives in different circumstances, I live in different circumstances, and that's it. So I hope Taiwanese understand. And there is the Upcoming presidential elections coming up soon, they better think hard because they become on them who they put. Like what we have in our country, like what Germany has, like what France has, you know, they're gonna have to think very, very hard. And I'm not saying, uh, that, that, that they should be so scared and afraid of China. No, no, no, that's not what I'm saying. All I'm saying is they need to be careful. That's what I'm saying. So, so the idea for us, when we are fomenting tensions in, in Taiwan, it's because we want to prolong tensions. Remember what I said earlier? Since 1952, the doctrine was established that all we need to do is get involved in a long-dragged conflict. We don't need to win any. That is where the concern is. Let me see, I hope I answered your question here, Sam. Uh, oh, TNT, thank you so much for your super sticker. I don't know why I'm not able to post. Let me see what I can see where you are. Uh, where you are so I can post your question here. It's not coming up here, I don't know why, but I do see the super sticker. That is frustrating. But anyway, let me read the question from TNT. Thank you so much for your super sticker. Question is, we are on the brink of World War III based on the generals and neocons in the US government. Realistically, when do you think it will start? When, when it does, we are all dead. US talk of a nuclear war like it's okay. Yeah, I appreciate you mentioning this one, TNT, because that's, that's the concern I have. Yeah, we talk about nuclear like this casual stuff because we are somehow overestimating our nuclear strength or capabilities while ignoring, for example, Russia. The test— Russia just did a test a week and a half ago of one of its the most deadliest nuclear weapon— missile, that is, which can be nuclear-tipped anyway— Sarmat. It's, uh, NATO is giving it the code name Satan. You know, I read the specs on it. I'm aware of it. I'm aware of the first version of it. You know, that thing can take cities— not one city, cities. You know, you think about it, for example, Poseidon, which is another nuclear weapon Russia has. I'm gonna share this here not to scare you, but to share it with you because we are here about the truth. Poseidon. If Poseidon explodes underwater, it will create a massive tidal wave that'll just wash out the cities altogether. Forget about, you know, how to swim, you know, it's not a laughing matter, you know. Yes, you are absolutely correct. When generals are talking about casual nuclear, nobody's going to survive. None, you know. And by the way, we're not talking about one nuke here and one nuke there. If that starts, everybody's going to launch whatever they have. And Russia has about 1,000 nuclear warheads more than what we do. Yeah, you don't need a whole thousand nuclear weapons to wipe out everybody. You'll need about 2, 3, or even 5 max. But is the type of that thousand nuclear weapons— those are strategic weapons. And that is why, if you see the rationale and the strategic thinking of President Putin, Vladimir Putin, why he pulled out, out of the START— or I'm sorry, not pulled out, but rather stopped cooperation regarding the START strategic arm reduction talks. It's gonna be expiring in 2026, and I don't see the Russians renewing that. I argued this few years ago in my Russia book. So yeah, because also one thing, uh, and I'm sure you do understand this, TNT, and for all of you here in the US, policies, foreign policy is not made by the government, is made by entities outside the government. You can call them lobbyists, you can call them, uh, uh, uh, special interest groups, You can call them military-industrial complex, you can call them whatever. That's why the President of the United States has no power. He can't make a decision, or she can't make decision if we ever have a female president. So you're absolutely correct, they talk about it so casually, but I do see something different. The nukes, yes, will be part of that equation, but if technology was going to be— if countries develop the capabilities of shutting down your satellites, shutting down your water treatment facilities, shutting down your power grid, shutting down your financial transactions. You're paralyzing the country. Wouldn't that be, you know, that would be even more dramatic because at least with the nukes we're all going to go. So, all right, let me, uh, go down here, see. That is very interesting why I'm not seeing the stickers. Your stickers appearing here, TNT. But anyway, let me do one more question, guys, and I'm gonna go grab me some coffee and eat something because I only eat 2 meals a day. You know, as I said again, I will talk to you about some personal stuff but pertain to health because, you know, a healthy body or a healthy mind is in a healthy body. But healthy body depends on what you consume and what you put in that body. Trust me, monetary gain and all that, all of it can go. The one asset you have is your health. So, so let me do one last question and, uh, and I'm gonna head out, guys. And of course I will see you next week because I'm always gonna be doing this with you guys because we learn from each other, remember? Uh, question, question, question, question. There you are, TNT. Your, your, your sticker just show up right there, TNT. So, so thank you so much for, for the Super Sticker, and thank you so much for the question. So, well, guys, I do wish you— I don't have any, I don't see any questions here, so I wish you a good weekend, whatever part of the world you're in. Enjoy it. Chill out. Life is too short. Sometimes it's nice to take time for yourself, sit still and do nothing. No, you are not being lazy. You're just enjoying your life, on your time. And maybe a good cup of coffee will do you good. I have water for now, but I will have coffee later on. So I wish you guys a good day, and as always, remember, geopolitics impact your daily life in more ways than one. Till next time, guys. Bye-bye.
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