North Korea Declares South as Hostile State. Is Asia Heading towards Conflict?

All right, hello everybody and welcome to Geopolitical Trends, where the truth matters. Very, very excited to be with you as always. I got an interesting topic for you today. I know a lot of media is focusing on what's going on in West— in West Asia, specifically in Gaza and all that, which we all know it's very important to keep up with, but also you have to pay attention also to what's going on in other parts of the world. Well, one of the, uh, uh, key topics that kind of caught my attention and I wanted to share it with you is North Korea, as to the statements that Kim Jong-un of North Korea just made. Very, very fascinating. So this is what I'm going to be detailing with you briefly here, and we're going to continue the conversation on the other platform because there are some things I need to share with you over there. In addition to some images I need to show them over there. So you all know why. 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Well, today's topic is North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un made the stunning— I use the term stunning— announcement calling for change, meaning making changes in the constitution of North Korea, that his country's constitution now is going to declare South Korea as an enemy of the state, or hostile state, or separate state, whatever term you want to use. So this is very, very interesting. And the key questions we need to ask— let me share them with you here, guys, uh, the key question we ought to ask, because it's worth asking, of course, the timing of it. Why now? And I'm, uh, I'm not going to share it here, I'll share it with you on the other platform. In my opinion, one of the key elements as to why that is. But here is the, the questions, or here are the questions you need to ask. Why did Kim Jong-un, uh, that is, why Kim changed course of unification, the legacy of his father? Because remember, his father, uh, uh, was working on the unification. I remember, I remember this, 1994 When, uh, uh, uh, it was a meeting between the US representatives of North Korea at the time, it was Madeleine Albright. You all remember her, the one that she said the million, the, the thousands of thousands of children, they were destroyed, killed in, in, in, uh, in Iraq. Those are, you know, is expected damage. A lot of shame on her. So anyway, that was the time during these negotiations between North Korea in 1994. The second question is, why now? Why now? And the third thing we need to consider is, is a military conflict coming to the region? Straightforward, because all this can be happening in a vacuum, no matter how you look at it, no matter how you look at it. So, and, uh, by the way, guys, here is the link to where I'm gonna be right here. And let me share it with you on the chat box so you'll have it, uh, uh, if, if you can just share it with others as well. So let me share it with you right here. And we all know if there is one thing to, to learn about North Korea is that they don't bluff. I remember one time it was a meeting between US representatives, uh, in, in, in, in one location near the border between South Korea. And you know what happened after that? Kim Jong-un, the current, uh, uh, leader, his sister, which he trusts a lot, went ahead and got the order and bombed the building where the meeting took place. Yeah, they, they just, they don't want to take any chances. And this is what I am going to be, uh, detailing few little bit thing with you here, then we'll do it on the other, uh, on the other side as well. So, uh, Po, good to see you as well. So, and now let me get in into my headlines, what's going on around the world.. So I, I share some here, but I save others for the other platform because there are certain things I can't show here anyway. So here's the first one. You all know what this is, I'm sure. Yeah, Shell suspended all, all its Red Sea operations indefinitely. So you all know what it means. That means now even the import of oil from the Middle East going to Europe It's not there anymore. So even India, by the way, India now, all the, the, all its, uh, transport that's sent to Europe has been halted. That's it. Because India is no exception. No, no, no shipping is going to go through that Red Sea anymore. That's it. And if we were thinking that we're gonna scare the HI Group We were mistaken. So, so here's the thing. Even The Wall Street Journal, which usually I don't trust, uh, uh, uh, media outlets here— and by the way, uh, yesterday I got an email from YouTube informing me about removing one of the links I put for you in the description, so I'll share it with you on the other location. So The Wall Street Journal quoted unnamed informed source as saying that British oil major Shell suspended all shipments across the Red Sea indefinitely after US-UK strikes on the HR Group. No, it's, it's, it's not about maritime security. It's not about— it's hype. It's about money, the insurance. Do you guys have any idea, insurance companies, how much money they making? And we wanted to make sure that our American companies' insurance that's making those kind of profits— that's what's at the heart of it. All these hypes about, you know, maritime security, safety, all this, uh, no, stability— no, no, no, no, no, don't buy it. Don't buy it. Here is the next thing. There is this guy. Who can tell me who this guy is? Now you want to recognize him because he dresses differently. Now he's putting suit and tie, he looks different. Can anybody guess who this guy is? Which country? From which country? Before I share it, it's, it's, uh, you will recognize him if you see him in his traditional outfit, but not on this one. Oh, you got it, you got it, MC! You got it, YA. You guys got it. You got it. Yeah, Saudi Foreign Minister. That's who he is. Now, what happened with this guy, Saudi Foreign Minister? Here's the thing, and this is why I said last time, you can't trust the Saudis. You can't trust any Arab country when it comes down to the issue of Palestine right now. So, so the Saudi Arabia may recognize Israel if the Palestinian crisis is resolved. See how they put in the condition? You know, to me it's weak position. You are arguing from a weak position. You have all the armaments you have and you are useless. You, Saudi Arabia, in this case. But anyway, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said on Tuesday that the kingdom could recognize Israel if Palestine crisis is resolved. Ah, that's, that's, that's, that's so weak. It's, it's shame. That's all I can say. So, so the Saudi foreign minister expressed his country's concern about regional security and freedom of navigation in the Red Sea. Like I said to you guys last time, in geopolitics, it's all about strategic interest. No more, no less. No matter what you read from mainstream or whatever, it's all about strategic interests. So, and this is why he's saying, he's stressing, the priority is to reduce now the escalation through the ceasefire. Well, look how much damage was caused. Look how much lives were lost— children, women, you all got the idea. Right, so the other thing that I need to share with you guys, and I'm not going to do it here, I'll do it on the other location, has to do with this one here. I, I'll explain it, uh, on the other side. And this liar here is a liar. So yeah, so I'll share this with you on the other, uh, location once we get there after this one here. So, so for now, let's move on with our, uh, conversation about this. So North Korea, let's say straightforward, is not bluffing. North Korea does not bluff. This is the way I see it, given that I've been following up on its, uh, sort of how North Korea has always been. It's not bluffing. So this is where the concern that they're gonna need to think about, meaning they, the West in this case. But South Korea has been digging its own holes by fomenting more support for the— fomenting, uh, tensions through— or the US fomenting tension through South Korea. Both of them, South Korea and Japan. And now I have to add two others: Philippines. Who is the fourth country, guys? Can you write— can you answer that one in the chat box? Who's the fourth country? And I always said this before, and I'm gonna talk about it on the other, uh, uh, platform. Let's see if you guys can know which other country. So you got— yeah, you got it, OMC. Indeed, indeed. And there is a reason, and mark my word, I believe the reaction of Kim Jong-un has to do with something that is taking place in Australia, and I will explain to you later on. So, so you look at those four— Japan, South Korea, Philippines, and Australia. So Kim Jong-un is not gonna trust. Yeah, this is the reason why he's moving into this direction. So, so this comes on the heels of tensions between both North and South Korea, of course. That they are reaching up a dangerous level. I'll, I'll have to say this again, because North Korea doesn't bluff. This is where, to me as geopolitical analyst, I fear that Asia could become the next conflict front. And I've been saying this for months, if not for years. Some of my previous writing, if you go back to 2014, '15, '16, I, I mentioned about where I see things headed in Asia, and of course what confirms it for me is when NATO decided now to open an office in Tokyo. What confirms it for me is when also the Philippines' Marcos flipped his position vis-à-vis China. What confirms it also for me is what Australia ends up doing. So this is to me where, uh, and this is where Kim Jong-un made this stunning announcement. It is stunning. The West didn't see this coming. So, and calling for the change that the status that his country now is going to label South Korea as a hostile state is the same status that North Korea is giving to the US. Because North Korea sees the US as a hostile state. So, and North Korea recently, and I think I'll talk about it later on, but I'll just mention brief that there was a statement made on December 28th of last year, and that's what I'm gonna talk about in the— because I, I— you all know how it is, I don't need to beat the dead horse. But let's just move on with what we need to do. So, so let's talk about a little bit of geography about North Korea and, and the history. A lot of us in the West here have no clue, and this is why we couldn't get in inside North Korea. As a matter of fact, you all know the incident that took place in, uh, where was it, guys? Correct me if I'm wrong. Was it in Malaysia airport or Indonesia airport when the half-brother of Kim Jong-un was taken out. So if you can please type in, in the chat box which country it was, you know, it was used, uh, some biological weapon was used. And, uh, Malaysia, thank you so much. Yeah, I do remember somewhere around that country, but I couldn't remember. So because why, why, why, why his half-brother was taken out? Do you guys know the background story? So it was Malaysia. Yeah, indeed. Do you guys know the background story why his half brother was taken out before I share it? Okay, see that one here, right there?. It was an asset for that. Yes, it was an asset. So they end up taking it. They was aware of it. This is why we, we cannot get in into North— we will never, you know. That's why we end up using whatever terminology to say about North Korea and all that stuff. So, but here's the thing. Oh, oh, we need to do geography. What am I thinking about? Before I move forward here, it's important to see, guys, And I'm going to share it with you on a screen here and provide you brief, brief geography. Then I'll move into the history, which is very, very important. Uh, just for you to see this one— North Korea. There we go. Uh, I don't know if I can make this any bigger here, but that's, that's how far it goes. Let me close this stuff here. A lot of ads on this. Stop seeing this ads. Yes, we don't need to. Anyway, North Korea is a country in Eastern Asia. You know, it is located both in the northern, uh, northern rather, and eastern hemispheres of the Earth. North Korea occupies the northern half of the Korean Peninsula, bordering the Korean Bay and the Sea of Japan. I'm sure you can see that one there, guys, and I can move it a little bit up here. Yeah, the Korean Bay right here on the left and the Sea of Japan on the east, uh, between China and South Korea. North Korea is bordered by China in the north, by Russia in the northeast, by South Korea in the south. So, and the military demarcation line forms the land border between the north and the south. It is known also as the DMZ or the, the 38th parallel, whatever term you can use. That's, that's how it is known, uh, it's, it's right this one here, guys. That's the 38th, uh, uh, line or 38th parallel. So— that's very important to understand. Now, when it comes down to the history of North Korea, let me see if I have picture I need to share with you. Kim Il-sung. Yeah. Yeah, I do have one picture that I need to show you. It's right there, guys, right here, this one here. Because without this, you won't understand the history of— this is the— during the Khmer Sun era. Okay, now when you think about that, uh, and there is another map I need to show you. Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on. Well, let's move on through this first, then I'll, I'll share the picture with you. So, so what you need to know historically, you would go back to 1948, you know, this is when the, the DPRK, the Democratic, uh, People's Republic of Korea, was established. Kim Il-sung became the first premier of the North, uh, Korea at that time. At that time it was North communist regime. So 1949 He became chairman of the Korean Workers' Party, the KWP, you know, which, which created from, uh, the Communist Party founded earlier. So it was the same, he just created a new one through that. Until his death in 1994, Kim ruled the country with an iron hand, as we all know. But you remember, this is written from a Western perspective. So the terminology is going to include some words that can like trigger your emotions, uh, you know, iron face, fist, iron this, iron that. We all know it's a different system altogether, son. And that's where the term was given as far as the great leader of the Korean people. Then you move into 1950s to 1960s, and that's where that status is. The status of Kim Il-sung at the Korean Revolution Museum in Pyongyang. This is what you're looking at. So, so what happened after the Korean War? Kim purged the so-called domestic factions and indigenous communist groups that had remained in Korea during the colonial period. Why? This one was, was much aimed at sort of scapegoating for the disastrous war, because it was a disaster war. So after 1956, as the Sino-Soviet conflict intensified— this is what made it very interesting historically, because during the same time frame, China and Russia had conflicts— so what Kim did, he shifted his positions vis-à-vis Moscow and Beijing. You know, no fewer than 3 times, from pro-Soviet to neutral to pro-China and finally to independent. So in other words, he went back and forth. Why do you think he did that? Survival, strategic interest. That's why I always say, guys, if you get anything out of what I share with you vis-à-vis global affairs, international relations, geopolitics, It's all about national strategic interest. That's the bottom line. So, so during 1956-1958, he carried out a purge against the pro-Chinese group at that time, which was known as the Yenan faction, and eliminated at the same time the pro-Soviet factions from the KWP party, which is the Central Committee at that time. Fast forward to 1966, because remember the Korean War also, we were involved in that. After the visit to Pyongyang by the Soviet Premier at that time, Alexei Kuznetsov, or, or Kusigin, Kim announced what became known as independent party line in North Korea, which stresses the key principles. There were three principles, if I if I am to recall this correctly. Complete equality, sovereignty, and mutual respect, and non-interference among the communist and worker parties. So, and this is why now you fast forward to today, you see the relationship between North Korea and China and, uh, uh, Russia. So fast forward to the late '60s Uh, the regime at the time implemented a program for strengthening the armed forces. That's how they move forward with the military. A part of the effort is to fortify the entire country. This is why you have more military airfields were constructed, a large underground aircraft hangars were built. So, so North, North Korea's emphasized— FYI, guys, North Korea's emphasized Let me, uh, remove this one here. I'm gonna put this one here too. That's, that's the current leader's father. So, uh, the interesting thing for you to understand about the, uh, North Korea's emphasis on strengthening its military forces, you know, preceded— here is what's interesting— preceded hand in hand with its continued focus on the development of a self-reliant economy. As of today, we all know the sanctions imposed on North Korea, uh, but North Korea depends greatly now on only two countries, uh, Russia and China. There are other countries, those are done behind closed doors. Uh, I was even aware of some, uh, uh, technological exchange between Iran and North Korea, between Iran and Libya, way back. I was during my days in, in, in Washington. So, and with the aid from Soviet Union, from Soviet Union back then, still Russia today, mainly in the military technology aspect, China and countries of Eastern Europe— there are some countries that they are dealing with North Korea. So this is why North Korea moved forward into that extension. Then you go to the 1970s, the death of Kim Il-sung, that's the father is this one right here, the death of this one. That's the father here. Then came the Kim Il-sung right here, the one you see in his picture. Oh, not those idiots right here. So 1970s, that has to do with domestic developments. So, and this took in two sort of plans of 6 years each. 1971 to 1977, and Seven-Year Plan, 1978 to 1984. However, let's state the fact that both plans, they failed to achieve their goals. This is why it was that recall about— I don't know if you remember reading in Western media that the North Korean regime starving its people and so forth. That was because of the plans here that have failed. No. So this is what happened during that time. You fast forward to 1972, this is what's important, is the Constitution was adopted and the premiership was changed to presidency, which Kim Il-sung assumed. And that's why how Kim retained his post as a chairman, which was later on renamed to Secretary General. So as to international relations, uh, Korea remained one of the most isolated and inaccessible countries in the international community because the severe restrictions on travels and so forth. You all remember the American, uh, uh, Christian who went to North Korea to, I guess, to push for religion, whatever, and end up being detained. Yeah, what are you going to North Korea to Proslav to sort of push for your religious views. And because they found, I think, the Bible or whatever. Well, Koreans, they don't want that. So you go visit, you don't go change people's— you are a guest, no more, no less. So, and this is why in the '70s, North Korea, uh, actually in both the 1970s and 1980s North Korea maintained a balanced sort of diplomatic, uh, relations with both, uh, Russia, or Soviet Union at that time, and China. This is very, very important, uh, to understand. And of course, if we are to think about the 2001, uh, this is when Kim Il-sung, the, the, the son, died, uh, uh especially in 1994. It was on July 8th, and his son Kim Jong-il succeeded him, which is the, uh, right here. Let me show you image. Yes, right there. That's the image you're looking for— you're looking at, rather— succeeded him. However, he did not assume the post as Secretary General for the KWP or president uh, because he consolidated his power. So, and that you fast forward to recently, uh, when Kim Jong-un took over. So this is one of the important aspects to understand about the history of, uh, North Korea, because without that, it's not going to make sense to us guys to understand where things are headed, moving forward with the country. So it was another image that I needed to show you here, if I could, if I could share it with you, if you allow me. Let me share it with you guys here. Stop sharing. And I'm gonna share this image with you. And I'm not getting in— I'm not going to get, uh, into talking about the provinces of North Korea and all that stuff. Uh, no, I'm going to move on to explain a few things. And, uh, there's the image here, guys. This is about when I was talking about the history of North Korea to agree. So just to highlight to you, uh, where, where things were in the idea. And this is during the era of Kim Il-sung. Yeah, Kim Il-sung. That's the, that's the, the part that I needed to share with you. So, all right, let's move on to— let me, uh, stop this one here and, uh, share this picture here with you. This is where the statement was made, guys, the recent one that we are going to be talking about. And I'm going to talk about, uh, briefly here for about 15 minutes or so and move on to the other one. So, so even for a nation, you will think in terms of, uh, uh, uh, uh, like North Korea, that has perfectly, uh, been, uh, sort of thinking in terms of, uh, not paranoid, but also think in terms of survival. So, uh, Kim Jong-un's declaration that he would abandon now the, this, the, the goal of his father's legacy for trying to reunify the Koreans was shocking to the rest of the world. But I can see his reasons because he's seeing what South Korea is doing. South Korea has no sovereignty when you have over 30,000 US troops there Same arguments can be made about Japan. What unification he's going to be, uh, after? No, he's not going to do that. And this is why almost the idea of inevitable conflict, and that's why he's preparing for it. So, so world power now, the whole world is going to be now watching closely. Why? Because North Korea does not bluff, and if we ever provoke them they have their missiles within range, within reach to all where US troops are stationed in both, or in three countries mainly, both Philippines— I'm sorry, Japan and South Korea. So, and this is why, uh, some have considered, uh, uh, this is one of his biggest, uh, foreign policy statement since 2011. Because that's when he took power. Yeah, because it is major and plays out because he's now gaining leverage in the region that is holding both promise and danger. We all saw what took place with the elections in Taiwan, given that, uh, uh, of course, this new guy, Lai, who is the, the, the, uh, US asset there He lost the, the majority in the parliament, which in my opinion is gonna take about 3 or 4 or even 5 cycles and you won't see that DPP anymore. This— those are the signs it's going to be moving down. But for Kim, he's looking at it differently. He's looking at what South Korea is doing, what Japan is doing, especially with Naito going to Tokyo What NATO is going to open office in Tokyo for? So he's saying also what the Philippines have flipped all of a sudden, taking this posturing about the fishermen being attacked by China and all that stuff. Wait a minute, wait a minute, how all of a sudden Philippines is embarking on this? And even if it were the case, wouldn't it make more sense You know, want to make more sense, guys, that Philippines, Marcos in this case, will take trip to Beijing and sit down with President Xi and have a heart-to-heart conversation. Can we fix this issue? You know, and this is where I believe Kim Jong-un is watching all those developments, let alone the big one in Australia, which I will talk about, uh, on, on, on on, on a next platform when I leave from here. So, and that's to me, here is kind of like, no, I'm gonna prepare myself. And by the way, when they say prepare, they mean they're gonna use whatever they are preparing. So this is not about just a show of capability, this is about the possibility of using those weapons, including the ICBMs, the intercontinental ICBM, intercontinental ballistic missiles, which by the way they tested, and I'll talk about this, uh, uh, in the next, uh, platform. So, so, and this why some sort of— it was, uh, it was a bombshell for the West. They didn't see this because they thought they can just be, you know, provoking, provoking, provoking, till when? So, and here is what Kim Jong-un said, and I quote, We hereby— hereby, I'm sorry— we hereby declare South Korea as a hostile state and demand immediate recognition of this status in our constitution. We will not tolerate any interference or provocations from the South, end of quote. Those words are measured, you know, because here's the thing, we think Some of us in the West think, oh, North Koreans, they don't know a thing. They— what diplomacy? What? Their people are shrewd. They are very smart. To me, as an analyst, I'm reading this and saying how measured these words are. In response, the president of, uh, I don't have his picture here. Let me see if I can get one here for you guys of South Korea. Excuse me. Yeah, there is, uh, yeah, I found the picture here. I'll share it with you guys. You know, I know some of you know who is, but others don't, so It's only fair that I, uh, provide both sides of the, uh, of the argument. There is some just for you to see, at least you know who is. Here it is. That's that, that— this is the, uh, uh, president of South Korea, Yoon Suk-yeol. Yoon Suk-yeol. I'm sorry, I don't speak Asian language, but Yoon Suk-yeol. If anybody can help with phonetically how to pronounce it In any event, here is what he said, and I quote: This move by North Korea is highly concerning and will not be taken lightly. We will respond doubly to Pyongyang provocations and ensure the safety and security of our people. You know, well, wait a minute, how do you think North Korea is perceiving you allowing over 30,000 American troops over there? Wouldn't that be, uh, uh, concern to their security and safety as well? And again, I'm not defending North Korea. I, I don't do that, guys. You know this by now. I provide you on objective assessments. That's the whole idea of— so you can know, or you can hear, or you can understand, uh, at least the other side of the argument. That's what I'm doing here. So when the South Korean, uh, president saying, well, it's because, uh, we will want to ensure the safety and security of our people, how does he think North Korean feels? And this is again, as geopolitical analyst, I am seeing it's almost like my fears and concerns are, are coming to the surface because I've been watching all this. And this now have raised to a poignant question. This is the question, and I've asked you before: is Asia heading towards another conflict? That's the reason why I asked you that question at the beginning. And I do see, uh, the moment I knew, the moment I knew that NATO is going to have an office in Tokyo I just put the two and two together and figure out it's not, it's not going to bode well for countries that are under US thumb. Japan, South Korea, Philippines, and Australia. Taiwan, I won't consider it a country because it's not a country. Let's just say this straightforward. But yeah, the party there, the DPP, is under the US thumb, or influence, whatever term you want to use. That's why Lay won the elections there but lost the majority in the parliament. So, so, and you all know about the, the history of the region with the Korean War, the hostilities, which by the way, that Korean War never ended. It never officially ended. There's still a war according to the— if we are to use the terms in international law. It was never declared officially over. So, and this is why I said, as an analyst, I am thinking in terms of if Asia becomes the next conflict, it will be very, very problematic because you have to think in terms of major powers. You call them superpowers militarily, Russia and China. So, and of course the United States, they all having strategic interests in the region. That is where I see the big concern lying forward. So, and this is what I'm gonna keep continue the conversation on, on the other platform. So now, don't get me wrong here, yes, the conflict is on the horizon. I see it. There are still also voices out there that they are pushing for peaceful resolutions to those issues. But how can you do that? Yeah, how can you do that when you have over 30,000 of American troops in, in, in Japan, some in Philippines, some in, uh, in, in South Korea, and now what we are planning on doing in Australia? I'm not including New Zealand yet. I shall see. But that is where that challenge is, it's going to there. So, and again, it begs the question, what prompts Kim Jong-un all of a sudden to do this, especially after his speech of December 28th of last year? So to me, I, I, I just, uh, it just became clear that this decision by Kim Jong-un came during heightened, uh, sort of, uh, tensions on the Korean Peninsula. And all this because if you see what— if you see what type of missiles North Korea just tested, you know, those are not random. Yeah, they could test whatever type of missiles. No, they want to random. And I shared this with you last time. That is, uh, missiles that are hypersonic capable. Yeah, that tells you where things are headed in the, uh, regarding its relations with its southern, uh, neighbors. So when, when, when South Korean presidents denounce this and that for the security of people He needs to think about the security of the— how North Koreans feel as well. So, and all of this, especially from the South part, is pushed by my country, sad to say. Why my country is pushing for more tensions? We have enough here at home. We have problems right here. We have a degrading healthcare system. We have a massive breakdown in infrastructure. We have a poverty that is going up. We have people struggling to make ends meet. And yet our incompetent president taking US taxpayers' money and allocating it to sell armaments to Taiwan and Philippines and Japan and South Korea and Australia. And Europe and so forth. Why? Why? So, so, and this is why, as soon as Kim Jong-un did this, the, the trio— you all know which trio I'm referring to here. Can you guys type in which trio countries I'm referring to? They issued a joint statement. Let me see what you guys type, who the trio countries are. Yeah, it's, it's, it's ridiculous. What do we expect? What do we expect? They're gonna— no, no, no, three EU countries. Yeah, the three EU countries issued a statement, joint statements. What, this one on the part of, uh, no, those are separate. It's US, China— I'm sorry, US, South Korea, and Japan. Yeah, no, China, Russia, they didn't even bother with this because they know what the US objective is. That's why they didn't respond. So it's what South Korea and Japan— I'm even surprised I didn't see Philippines part of that. I didn't see Australia yet. That's, that's what surprised me the most. But, but at the same time, they are condemning the idea that North Korea tested some sort of a solid fuel, uh, medium-range ballistic missile on Sunday. They just— they did that. What do they expect? So, and this is where I see it going. So, so I'm gonna go to the other platform, guys, and finish up, some other details over there. So here is the link once again. By the way, I put it in the description for this video in, uh, in on, on YouTube. You can look it up over there. So, so here it is once again, and I'm gonna send it to you one more time in the chat box so you guys can get it there, and I will see you, uh, on the other side there. So Copy hyperlink, and I'm gonna type it for you guys. Uh, please save your questions for, uh, the next one, and I'm gonna answer your questions over there. Okay, so I will see you guys shortly, in about, uh, literally 5 or 10 minutes. So I'll see you there, guys. As always, remember, truth matters, but also geopolitics impacts your daily life in every day. See you guys, bye.