Not a Good Idea: Saudi Arabia Wants US Nuclear Technology! Geopolitical Trends

Hello everybody and welcome to Geopolitical Trends, where truth matters. As always, uh, good to be with you on this May 9th, and, uh, I have an interesting topic, uh, something I was familiar with, of course, when I spent my time in Saudi Arabia on behalf of the US government. Uh, so back then it was the conversation about We need nuclear technology. That's what the Saudis were asking us, were asking the Americans in Washington at that time. Of course, we brushed that off, that comment, but it kept in the background. Sometimes when you have officials meeting, that issue will come up on and off, but especially became more evident when Iran reached a deal with the P5+1 regarding JCPOA. This is what I'm going to be providing you my insights about, uh, given again my familiarity not only with the country, but I wrote a book about Saudi Arabia in which I disclosed this information, which is not classified, by the way. So, uh, first of all, let me, uh, let me see who is here in our wonderful community as always. Uh, oh, Noel, I want to say thank you, Noel. Greetings to you as well. So thank you so much for your continued support. I'm, I'm very grateful. I want you to know that. So, uh, Mr. Hawa— Hawa Mohammed, good to see you. Uh, Willie Holman, as always, truth seeker. Thank you. Good to see you. Matt Becky, as always. Athin Wu, uh, uh, free Islamic, uh, salam to you. Uh, uh, who else is here? Uh, Amanda, good to see you as always. Ash, good to see you. Milty Tom, Wong KC, good to see you. And Lee Chung, or El Chang, good to see you. All right guys, let's get into our, uh, very, very interesting topic here. But first of all, I have a housekeeping item. I'm thinking about doing a Q&A, you know, session Q&A, your questions for the community next week. Uh, would you guys be interested in participating in this? So please just answer the question: would you like me to do a Q&A for the whole community, uh, in which I would only answer your questions? Basically, I'm not going to cover a topic. Just please yes or no, and I will put a survey later on. I just wanted to know ahead of time. This way I won't waste my time. Uh, if there is no interest, then I won't do it. So, all right, let's do some, uh, uh, there are two headlines, uh, actually two or three I need to share with you that you need to know. As I mentioned to those who just joining us here, I will be talking today about the upcoming, uh, conversation between the United States and Saudi Arabia regarding the latter, meaning Saudi Arabia asking for, uh, the US to help with nuclear technology. That's a civilian, but you'll, you'll see what the catch is, because is there a catch to it? So, so this is what I'm going to be talking about to those who just joining me here. So, all right, let me start by the first one, uh, first headlines here. I'm going to do 2 or 3. So, and this one has to do with the Ansarullah or Houthis. Here is the thing, US officials now— this is official saying that the war on the Houthis has cost the United States more than a billion dollars. Of course, they are minimizing it. I bet you it's more than that. So since last March, and these officials explained that the war cost the US military thousands of bombs and missiles, the downing of 7 drones, which is a lie, by the way. There were more than 9 drones, as a matter of fact. Since the beginning, there were about 27. So, uh, but to my knowledge, officially there are 9 that have been downed, uh, and also the sinking of 2 fighter jets. Of course, some other accounts suggest that there were 3 fighter jets that they went down. And of course, uh, uh, what the US official is saying is, oh yeah, the, the, the, the, uh the down— the sinking of the fighter jets from the aircraft carrier Harry Truman in the sea. No, no, it's a lie, because later on that official came over and said, yeah, uh, we just didn't know how to say it. Well, guess what? The Houthis group, Ansarullah, confirmed that they shot down the two fighter jets, which the US government didn't want to disclose anyway. And this is where, as I mentioned to you guys way back when we started the conversation about Ansarullah, I said the US— when the US started launching the, uh, the raids, I said US has two options only: either to withdraw or enter into negotiations with the Houthis. And of course, we know a few days ago Donald Trump, who lied as always, appeared and said that the Houthis has begged him to hold U.S. strikes against them. And he added that I agreed to their request after— this is what he's saying— after the pledge not to attack U.S. ships, only to return a day later praising the Houthis, saying that their fighters were brave and had inflicted losses on U.S. military. So basically what it is, guys, the U.S. is looking for a way out. Because they couldn't defeat the Houthis. And exactly what I said before, you know, of course Donald Trump, a lying as always. And this is why I just want you to be, uh, aware of this, that, uh, the US is the one that initiated the talks with the Houthis, not the other way around. So, all right, second one has to do with, uh, I believe uh, the Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Donald Trump. Here is what you need to know. The Israeli Army Radio is saying that Trump has decided to cut off contacts with Netanyahu. This is what the Israeli media Army Radio is saying, that President Trump informed Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer that the US president has decided to cut off contacts with the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. And, uh, the Israeli Army Radio reported that people close to Trump informed Dermer that Netanyahu was manipulating the American president, stressing that what Trump hates most is being seen as being manipulated, end of quote. Well, first of all, Trump himself is a manipulator. That's one. Second, Don't buy this argument, guys, that the US president cut off communication with Trump. No, it's a lie. It's a diversion. If you know how the politics works between Israel and the United States, when you hear or read something like this, it's just— I want to give you a heads up, this is nothing but a diversion. There's no truth into it, in my assessment. Knowing how the relationship is. So, so I just want you to be aware of that. And the third headlines I will share with you has to do with the fighter jets from Pakistan. Yes, this is the J-17, a Chinese fighter jet that the Pakistanis have. So, uh, here is the story with this. Chinese have what we called a drone hunter. So this is how the Pakistanis managed to shoot down the Indian fighters, uh, fighter jets, that is. Because on May 7th, the Pakistani Defense Minister, uh, uh, Khawaja Muhammad Asif— I think I still have his picture here, if I'm not mistaken. Yeah, I do, right here. That's the one who confirmed that his country has shut down 5 Indian Army, uh, 5 Indian military fighter jets. So, and of course, the Pakistani military spokesperson, General Ahmed Sharif— I have a picture of him right here, uh, this is Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif, uh, he's the one who's saying that the downed Indian aircraft included 3— yeah, just listen to this carefully— included 3 French-made Rafale fighter jets, one Su-30, which is older model, uh, for the Russians, and one Russian MiG-29. And in the same context, here is what was reported, not here in the US, is that an Indian security source confirmed the crash of the three warplanes inside India for unknown reason. First of all, there were 5 planes. Indians saying only 3. That's what I said yesterday, is going to be the information war. But that's beside that. What we're talking about here is that the Pakistani Army later announced the downing of more than 25 Indian-Israeli-made Harpoon drones in several areas. And that's where the Chinese PL-15— those are the Chinese missiles that was used by the Pakistanis. And by the way, the Israelis share military information with both India and China, just to let you know. So, all right, let's get into our topic here. And the key question, guys, we ought to ask ourselves, given the change in dynamics, because we ought to ask, is why does Saudi Arabia wants a nuclear program. So, because here is the thing, what the Saudis— and I'm going to try to keep this analysis very concise and brief. I'm going to share some excerpts with you from my Saudi book because it pertains to all this. So the Saudi nuclear cooperation that they want the Americans to share the technology with them is no longer— here is one of, one of the catches to this is that because we realized— well, not we, it's Donald Trump— because he's looking at it as a transaction. So, and also because Donald Trump realized that the Saudis will not be under no circumstances normalizing relations with Israel, unlike the other 5 Arab countries, which I will talk about in detail later on. So, and this is why a source inside Washington with intimate knowledge, uh, about, uh, this particular topic is that the United States— the upcoming trip of Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia, uh, as part of his visit to Qatar and United Arab Emirates, and you will see why they all share something in common— one of them has to do with addressing this particular issue, the nuclear program. And of course, Saudi Arabia and the United States will be discussing deal to cooperate for the kingdom to develop nuclear, civil nuclear industry. And again, I ask the question, and this is me asking outside the box, are we going to trust the Saudis with the nuclear? You all know the history. So, because one thing that comes to mind, it has to do with the weapons proliferation. That is the one thing that I need you to understand. And the reason being because Saudis, that's why they are the head of the Islamic organization, the, the, the Islamic World Islamic organization, something into that effect, that the Saudis, because those Saudis are the one who funding it, which means they have sway over majority of Muslim countries. So I mean, think about terrorism, how it expanded and all that stuff, you know. Think about the billions of dollars that the Saudis deployed for Wahhabism in places like Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nigeria, even Philippines, even some in Europe. Yeah, it's a reality we can ignore. So, and this is why you have to put this within the context, is that to the Saudis— to the Americans, I'm sorry, to the Americans are not putting the condition of demanding that the Saudis normalize relations with Israel because the Saudis will be— the Saudi government monarchy, that is— will be concerned, very concerned if they ever do that, because majority of the Saudis inside the country are vehemently opposed to any conversation with the Israelis, even though I was aware of a private trip back in 2015, and I wrote an article about it, and I'm going to share it with you, of the Israeli prime minister going to Saudi Arabia. Saudis have no clue. It's no different than, for example, the Jordanian government won't want to disclose the presence of American forces, or even to the Saudis themselves, they won't want to disclose the presence of the American forces on their territories. So this is where that reality is. And because Trump is, is going there next week, this is one of the arguments that they're going to be addressing. It's because now the US is dropping that demand for Saudi Arabia to establish diplomatic relations in return for the, the, uh, concession for to share the civilian nuclear technology. And that's a major concession from Washington. And that gives you an idea now, does the US just bluff and all of a sudden has to back down? Because look what we said about the Houthis on March 15th when we started. What did Donald Trump said? And I'm paraphrasing here, we're gonna obliterate them, we're gonna return them to the ages of stone. Stone, Stone Age, and so forth. Then what happened? Look at even what happens now with China. Donald Trump just announced he's going to reduce the tariffs now, you know, he blinked. But of course Chinese are taking stand. Chinese saying, if you want to negotiate with us, you lift all the tariffs, then we'll talk. And that in itself, guys, I need you to understand this. From a geopolitical aspect, you're looking at the global landscape here under the microscope of the global stage. That's when you are losing your credibility on the world stage. In other words, no one will ever take you seriously anymore moving forward. And that's exactly what is happening as we move forward into this. Because here's the thing, if you go back to when, uh, the, uh, the, uh, what's his name, Biden, was, uh, uh, sort of— he wasn't— he was president in name only, uh, was the president at that time. The nuclear talks were part of a broader, at that time, US-Saudi agreement, but it was linked to one specific condition, and that condition was normalizing relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel like the other 5 Muslim countries or Arab countries. So, and that was what the, uh, the, the, uh, idea of, uh, uh, uh, and, and beside that one, guys, by the way, not just that, there is the other condition. The other condition has to do with the defense treaty between Riyadh and Washington, because remember If, if you get anything from what I'm talking about, I want you to get this: the survival of the Saudi monarchy depends on the United States security— providing security, that is. So now Saudis, of course, what happened with Hamas and Gaza and all that, they realize that if they normalize relations with Israel, it's bad news. You'll see disruption inside the kingdom. So what the Saudis end up doing, they starting to say, when Israel start bombing buildings and civilian infrastructure and so forth, that they saying there is no normalization with Israel and we will not— this is what the Saudi government said— we will not recognize Israel without a Palestinian state. Now remember, while it is genuine, the Saudis also wanted to take advantage by using this for domestic consumption. See, we told you we take stand against Israel, and yet the arrangements are made behind the scenes. This is how it works. So, and that was during the time of Biden, who by the way, wasn't Biden the one who said, when I become president, I am bringing MBS to to justice for the killing of Jamal Khashoggi. What happened? You all remember when MBS met with Biden. That's how they— a fist instead of shaking hands, they bumped the fist. It shows you right there. In retrospect, when President Xi visited It was the red carpet optics, very, very important. So now here is the thing why Biden started to do this, because he wanted to expand on the Abraham Accord that Donald Trump launched towards the end of his, uh, previous presidency. So, and that is now where it stand, is that the possibility of the cooperation regarding us sharing the civilian nuclear technology with the Saudis, it's going to be without, without the condition. And that condition is normalizing relations with the Israeli government. Liking this video so far? Don't just be a watcher. Go ahead and hit the like, share, and subscribe button. And don't forget to tap the bell so you will not miss any of my videos or live streams. This way you will be supporting a channel that stands for the truth and objective reporting. The choice is yours. Thanks for your support. Now, the agreement sort of is not imminent. It might move forward, most likely will move forward, but it will be some hiccups into it. And the reason I'm saying it's going to be hiccups on it because of one particular aspect in clause into the agreement. Uh, I, I had a chance to read up on it. I'm very familiar with this one here because we've done the same with Bahrain, we've done the same with United Arab Emirates. And this one has to do with the Section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act. Now you might ask yourself What is this? Uh, I think I have a picture, uh, for the signing with United Arab Emirates because we did the same with them. This is the signing of the Section 123, and 123 is Section 123 of the United States Atomic Energy Act of 1954, which is titled Cooperation with Other Nations, establishes an agreement for cooperation as a prerequisite for nuclear deals between the United States and any other nation. Such an agreement is called 123 Agreement. That's basically what it is. I just need you to understand that one. Now, when you think about this, basically this will allow now the cooperation between the US and the Saudis regarding the civil nuclear capabilities. However, this particular, uh, agreement, or the Section 123, 123, sets the standards for nonproliferation, because that will be a concern, okay? And including one particular aspect also, restrictions on the uranium enrichment. So now here is what's— here's the sticking point, and I don't know if it's going to be disclosed openly or not. All I know is I am reading from different white papers, different sources. Whether it's going to be reported in US or not, we shall see. I wanted to give you a heads up on this. Here's the thing, is that Saudi Arabia have already expressed his opposition to signing the so-called 123 agreement, which basically prohibits the enrichment or reprocessing of plutonium, two methods that will lead to the production of a nuclear weapon. All this has to do with what? It has to do with Iran. Because Saudis were— Saudis and Israelis, of course, back in 2014 were vehemently opposed to any agreement between P5, the, the, the 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council, plus Germany, because they were P5+1, and Iran regarding its nuclear program. And when the deal was reached, the JCPOA, the Saudis and Israelis were furious. Furious, very, very furious. And this is now why the American side is saying, no, no, no, no, that's going to be a prerequisite. However, we are bending the rules. I tell, I tell you, we have no backbone of taking stand. And like I always say, and I always remind you, or remind you of Marcus Aurelius statements, famous quote: "Watch what a man does, not what he says." Same thing. Here is now the Secretary of Energy, the US one, that is. He's saying now that we have other several ways to craft an agreement that achieves both countries' goals. So, and you know what that condition is, is that one of the solutions which is under discussion is called a black box. Black box. What does it mean? It means that this agreement will allow only an American team access to uranium enrichment facility on the Saudi soil. Is the same thing we have right now. As part of the agreement with Australia regarding the nuclear submarines. Do you think will be the Aussies that's going to be operating that nu— uh, that nuclear sub? No, it will be the Americans. Aussies will have no access to that, like what we have in Pine Gap, certain areas of the base off-limits to the Aussies. The same argument can be made here about the Saudis. It would be only an American team that will have access to the uranium enrichment facility. And you know why? Because we will tend to control the outcome. If the Saudis don't behave, we will shut it off. Like what I said last time, I remember, with F-35s, we have the kill switch. If we give that to some other countries beside Israel, except Israel in that case, that we have a kill switch. So, and this is where you're gonna have now to think in terms of how the Israelis will be looking at this. So because the Israelis already— there is a newspaper in Israel called Maariv, M-A-A-R-I-V. Check it out when you get a chance. So, so their argument was, we are not surprised at Donald Trump's intentions to move forward with the Saudis because it will be a big concern for Israel. No matter what you hear, no matter what you say, Israel will never ever trust any other Arab countries in the neighborhood. None whatsoever. Despite now the diplomatic, uh, uh, uh, uh, relations that it has with countries like Jordan, like Egypt, like Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Morocco. No, no. So, and here is another catch to all this, and the other catch is that what Mr. Trump is gonna get in return. This is why I had that particular title on this one, what's the catch, because there is a catch to this. Because like I always say, Mr. Trump conducts foreign policy on it as a transaction. And the agreement, assuming it moves forward, what Trump's gonna get from it is gonna get $100 billion Saudi investments in the American military industry. And like I always say, and I'm very familiar with this from way back, It was anytime unemployment goes up in the US, the Saudis will write a $60 billion check, do some, uh, uh, uh, uh, industries here in the US, unemployment goes down a little bit. Because here is the thing, this agreement, should it move forward, is going to expect to generate significant funding to the US Treasury. And the argument the administration Donald Trump is making is that, oh, it will create numerous jobs for American citizens because now the economy is suffering here in the US. Of course, there is no reporting on it in detail. So, so far there is a tight lip about announcements on this. They'll give crumbs to the media. So because their argument from, for example, the US National Security Council, the spokesperson James Hewitt, is that, oh, everything now is speculation. That's all. Because that's how it works. You want to give crumbs to the media. You want just to let people just to start to think. So, because when you start to see what they are saying as to why all of a sudden Saudis are interested in, uh, uh, uh, nuclear technology, well, the argument is that because Saudi Arabia is the largest oil, uh, exporter, it became obvious that it will be a candidate for nuclear power. Because it wants to reduce carbon emission and free up crude for export under Crown Prince MBS Vision 2030 economic plan. That's nonsense, I would say. So, and this is again where you have to be careful as to where things are going. So I had a chance to read an article by, uh, Evan Eland And I'm gonna share the— he's from, I think, Responsible Statecraft. You know, I read why the American administration, the Donald Trump administration, I'm sorry, is pursuing this deal with the Saudis, because it will be a pathway for developing commercial nuclear power industry for the desert kingdom. But once again, the question loom large: are you gonna trust the Saudis? With nuclear technology. Because here is the thing, there is something also that we have according to Evan, uh, and, and I, I don't know if I agree with this. The US pursuit of this deal should be scrapped because the United States will bear all the increased commitments, cost, and risks with very little in return. Yeah, because that goes back to the fundamental question: why are we doing this? Why the Saudis all of a sudden are interested in this? Because remember, this is not new. As I said, it's just been in the background. It goes back to the Abraham Accords of 2020 and early '21, and that's during Donald Trump's first administration. And that is the one when Donald Trump trying to broker a deal between Israel and the neighbors, some other, other countries regarding this. And this is what I'm going to be sharing with you about where, uh, those countries, which countries are and why. Very, very fascinating and interesting. So Here's the thing. The 5 countries that you see on the map right there— let me put it back up here. So you're looking at Egypt, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Morocco. Of course, these diplomatic relations are a result of the peace treaty and normalization that falls under the Abraham Accord. Of course, those countries were now put under the microscope when Israel started bombarding the Palestinians. You know, did any of those Arab countries sever ties with Israel? No. And it shows you right there who's in charge. Like, I believe, I'm just paraphrasing here, guys, Niccolò Machiavelli. I'm sure you guys had a chance to read. Book, The Prince, in which he stated— I remember he said, to know who has control is when that entity or person is not being criticized or is not being allowed to be criticized. That's how you know how much power that person or that entity has. It's same like what we're seeing now with even, even X. If you criticize Israel, they'll ban your account. Same exactly what Facebook just did in India, banning Muslims from access to, uh, uh, because they shut down some accounts at the request of the Indian government. So where is this democracy? As I always say, guys, it's an illusion. Aristotle talked about it 2,000 years ago. Democracy is a mess. So what we have been given or sold is nothing but an illusion. It's the same arguments I can make here. But anyway, let's— and as I said, once again, guys, I had a chance to— I'm gonna show you something on the screen. And share the link with you. As I said, I wrote over, over 147 articles back then, so you guys can look me up and, and read up. Uh, here is the one that I wanted to share with you, and I'm going to post the link for you guys. I just want you to see it with your own eyes first. Full screen. This one, I wrote it back in 2017. And this is what I wrote: Trump's speech in Riyadh is political correctness, no more, no less. So, and I think in this one I argued about why this— the Saudis have used the President Donald Trump at that time. Because here is what I wrote: the President's speech was met with low expectations throughout the Muslim world given his lack of credibility. Garbled messages and inconsistencies. But I will not focus on the president's speech. In my opinion, it lacks cohesiveness and jumps from one topic to the next. So one thing's certain: the president's speech in Riyadh was not about the Muslim world and its ongoing chaos. It was mainly at— it was aimed at Iran. So, so I'm gonna put the link for you guys in the chat box, and you can, you can read up, uh, on this one later on should you decide to do so. And as a matter of fact, they are— if you can access the— here, I'm gonna give you the entire, uh— oh, oh, the one I wanted— excuse me. The one I wanted to prove to you that it took place, it has to do with the secret trip of the Israelis to Saudi Arabia. And, and here, right there, here is what I wrote back in 2015, June 22nd, 2015: Secret talks between Israel and Saudi Arabia reflects regional anxiety. And, and, uh, And this was the, uh, yeah, what's not secret. Both Saudi Arabia and Israel harbor plenty of enmity towards Iran. They share a common vision: preventing Iran from flexing its political and military muscles in the region, even as they each have different interests. From the Saudi perspective, Iran represents a religious threat to the stability of the kingdom. Mainly in its Shiite-dominant eastern region. Iran— that's, that's what I wrote back then. From the Israeli perspective, Tel Aviv worries about the expansion of Hamas and Hezbollah military capabilities, especially when Iran acquires the bomb. So, so, uh, I will highly recommend, if you get a chance, once again read it later on. It'll give you perspective. And again, it was written back then. That's when I, I, I did this one, uh, in 2015. So now here is, uh, as, as I said to you, I will share, uh, some excerpts from my Saudi book. And that one I highly recommend, guys. If you really wanted to have an understanding of the region and the Saudis at its heart, you might want to take a quick look. Here is what I wrote back then. Historians agree that the Reagan administration strongly advocated for the sale, the sale of modern American weapons to Saudi Arabia. The relationship President Reagan and King Fahd— back then, before he died— enjoyed traces its roots back to 1970s when Saudi Arabia played a pivotal role in reversing Egypt's possession, pulling it from the Soviet Union's orbit and into the United States. Similarly, Saudi Arabia funded the airlifting, or the air, airlifting of Moroccan troops to Zaire in 1977 to save the Mobutu Sese Seko regime from Katangan secessionist forces. One must highlight the role of the Saudi ambassador at that time, Prince Bandar. The prince had major access in Washington and helped Saudi Arabia provide the Contras with at least $32 million to keep their counterrevolution alive. Interestingly, in 1981, Bandar stated, and I quote, If you know what we really were doing for America, you wouldn't just give us AWACS. This is that the airplane, the radar ones. You would give us nuclear weapon. This is what Prince Bandar back then said. And by the way, Prince Bandar back then, he was the only one who will just go inside the White House without signing. Usually the protocol is If you get in into the White House, you have to sign in the, on the register. Prince Bandar, he will just walk in, doesn't need an appointment, he just walk in. Read between the lines. So, and I detailed all this in the book, so you guys, you might want to take a look at this. So now let me get into why Israel, uh, uh, normalized, or why those Arab countries are so-called, uh, uh, uh, in the Muslim world, uh, decided to do, uh, normalize their relations. So let's start with the United Arab Emirates. And that's why I said they only use the Palestinian cause. They care less for the Palestinians. I'm telling you, these guys, based on experience, I know. In return for normalizing relations with Israel under the Abraham Accord, The United Arab Emirates received several benefits, and those benefits includes Israel's suspension of plans to annex part of the West Bank, the opening of diplomatic ties, and an increased economic, technological, and security cooperation. Additionally, the agreement facilitated direct flights tourism, and various bilateral agreements in areas like investments, healthcare, and culture. There is one key that I need you to know about United Arab Emirates and Israel. Because of this agreement, United Arab— United Arab Emirates was able to get Pegasus. Are you guys familiar with Pegasus? Does anybody know what Pegasus is? Let me see in the chat box before I'll say something. I just wanted to say— to see if you are familiar. Pegasus. P-E-G-U-S-S-U-S. Pegasus. Let me see if I can get it for you here. I don't have a picture of it. Israeli software, that is correct, The Express. It's a spy, it's a spyware, and that's developed by an Israeli company called NSO Group. So now that is, by the way, That spyware which allowed the Saudis to track a phone call that was made to Jamal Khashoggi. So that's what it is. That's what the United Arab Emirates gets in return also, and not just United Arab Emirates. So let's go back to the second country into all this. As I said, there were 5 countries. United Arab Emirates. I'm gonna do the second one, Morocco. Why did Morocco agree? Because in return for normalizing ties with Israel, Morocco received US recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara territory. This recognition was a major diplomatic win for Morocco as it strengthens its claim over the territory and has been a longstanding point of contention between Algeria, Mauritania, and, and Morocco, of course. Additionally, the normalization, uh, agreement facilitated increased economics and technological cooperation. Technological means Morocco also received the spyware Pegasus. Yeah, that is the one. Now, for Morocco's regarding the desert There is a reason for that. Why? Because there is massive natural wealth under the, the sands. That's why Morocco is not willing to give it up and will not give it up. So that's, that's my understanding of it. Uh, third country is Jordan. Of course, we have to go back to 1994. Jordan received several benefits in exchange for normalizing relations with Israel including debt relief, increased economic and military assistance from the US, and the ability to trade and receive visitors from Israel and Palestine. See, they just had to add Palestine there. You and I know that is a manipulation. So because the so-called wife of the king, she's Palestinian, of origin. So anyway, and, uh, one other major one has to do with water. But of course Jordan is receiving also over a billion dollar from the US on a yearly basis in aid. Why are we giving our tax dollars to Jordan? Go figure. The fourth country is Bahrain. That's why I always say, watch what this— watch what they do, not what they say. Bahrain received several benefits in return for normalizing relations with Israel, and primarily strengthening ties with the United States and potentially countering Iran. You all know now, it should become clear to you guys, this is all about the survival of the regime. Those countries don't give a hoot about the Palestine or any other issue, or even their own people. Look where the economic conditions are. And this one's saying, well, relations between Iran and those countries are fine, but we have to keep pushing the narrative. Oh, you have to be careful about Iran. We have to arm you to the teeth in case Iran attack you, whatever. Iran has no interest in attacking any of those countries, except now, because those countries host US military troops, equipment, and so forth. And if there is an attack on Iran— Iran already disclosed this publicly— this way will be no misunderstanding that if any attack is launched from your country, your country becomes a target. Straightforward. So, so the inclusion of this diplomatic, or the establishment of this diplomatic relations Of course, the two countries, Bahrain and Israel, exchanged ambassadors, uh, and initiated cooperation in various fields including technology. Once again, spyware was sold to Bahraini. That's how they keep tabs on their citizens. So, and the last one is Egypt. Now, Egypt, this is nothing new. Why? Because you have to go back to Camp David when Israel, uh, and Egypt at the time under Anwar Sadat agreed to peace talk. That was known as Camp David Accords. So, and in return for this, at that time, Israel gave back the Sinai, the Sinai— it's called in Arabic Sina or Sinai Peninsula, so which Israel has occupied, uh, since 1967 war. So there is an addition to all that which traces back way back then, is that Egypt receives financial aid from the United States, which is currently at a 1.3. It used to be 1.7. As a matter of fact, it was to my knowledge, was about 2.1% because Israel was getting about 3-point-something. Yeah, our tax dollars. You just wonder. So we kept giving them, the Egyptian, over a billion dollars since 1967 just to maintain peace with Israel. And let alone that that money was never used for the Egyptian people. It ended up in private accounts in Switzerland. Hosni Mubarak being the latest, uh, the last at that time when I did the research on— when I found out his account in Switzerland. Even Yasser Arafat himself, you know, won't trust the guy. When he died, it was $10 million that was wired from Switzerland to a bank in Paris for his wife who lives in Paris. And really, you care for the cause? And again, we're not judging here. I am just providing the facts as I know them. So, so, and this is why, and, and my reason for sharing all this with you, to highlight to you why the Arab world stay quiet, especially those countries stay quiet. Nobody condemned what Israel is doing. And to me, that becomes, you know, uh, you start to question your existence in life if you couldn't take stand on what's right, if you couldn't differentiate between what's right and what's wrong, if you couldn't voice it. Yeah, for me, I can't do much. That's what I can do at this moment. That's what I can do based on what I have, the capabilities that I have. But at least for the other countries, they have the means, and yet they choose to stay silent for a reason. For a reason. That's why you can't trust, uh, uh, you can't trust those countries. And this is why you need to understand why the Saudis decided, oh, We would like to have the nuclear technology, but we don't want to normalize relations. And if I am to guess, guys, and again, if I'm wrong, I'm wrong. If I am to guess, I bet you they were behind closed doors talks between the three parties, the Saudis, the Americans, and the Israelis. And the agreement comes to the conclusion that we will state for the public that that Saudi Arabia is opposing any normalization with Israel. So the average Joe, average Jane will say, oh, the Saudis are taking stand, never normalize relations with, you know, you know, look what the Houthis have done, what they said, and still holding, standing firm that they said We will keep fighting Israel till they stop their aggression. As a matter of fact, they just launched another missile. It was intercepted to my knowledge, but you should see how fast people were running to the shelters, the Israelis, that is. And it became now evident that Donald Trump lied about the Houthis begging him. They were never begging. And I post this for the community, for you guys, uh, what, what Abd al-Malik al-Houthi stated. He said, we never begged. As a matter of fact, let me open up quickly here, uh, uh, see where that is, and I'm gonna read it for you, for you as it was posted. Yeah, he said, the leader of the Ansarullah group, Abd al-Malik al-Houthi, said, like The group did not beg the United States to stop its raid on Yemen, as announced by US President Donald Trump, stressing the group's readiness to escalate at any time. He added that submissive dealing with any adversary is not part of the group's ideology, stressing that the group is clear and committed to the slogan Death to America, death to Israel. End of quote. So that's why you need to put this in perspective, what the Saudis are saying versus what the truth is. Two different spectrums. And I just want you to be aware of this one here. So once again, I have one excerpt, uh, I think one, yeah. And I wanted to share it with you because again, I I wrote those books for a reason, guys. You know, all my books here that I wrote, and in addition to the 147 articles, all for a reason. You know, like I always say, I don't do random. So here is what I wrote: The Middle East was and is the most volatile region in the world. It will continue to be the epicenter of military sectarian, and social conflicts for the near future. It will also continue to be a competitive arena for global powers to exert their influence and profit from its bountiful economic resources. One realizes the volatility of the region when President Trump, for instance, decertified the Iran nuclear agreement. Mr. Trump's decision certainly changes the geopolitical calculus for not only Iran but also other regional countries, including Saudi Arabia. And that's why even back then, and I said, I argued in the book, one of the pages, that the Saudis have already expressed interest in having American companies bid for contracts to build nuclear power plants in the Desert Kingdom. You know, and as for Saudi nuclear weapon— as for nuclear weapons, Saudi Arabia has made it clear that if Iran acquires the bomb, it will follow suit. And that's again what I need you guys to have a grasp and understanding of, why you hear certain statements certain ways and why, what, what it all means. Uh, I thought I had a picture. Yeah, I have a picture here. Let me, let me share it quickly with you guys, if you allow me. Yeah, right here. I get one picture, I share it with you right there. Nuclear power plants in South Africa. It's not there yet, but there's the possibility of all this. All right guys, that's all I have to share with you here. And, uh, because I wanted to be, uh, I just wanted to address this topic for you, for for you to know what's going on. So, and, and, uh, you're gonna be hearing a lot. You're gonna be hearing a lot. As a matter of fact, this is why I wanted to do the Q&A for the community next week. And I'm gonna put a survey, and depends on the answer on the survey, and if you decide, uh, to join us for this, please post your questions in the community and I will pull them out of there. This way I'll have the questions ready. So this way we won't waste too much time because I wanted to answer as many of your questions as possible. So, uh, once again, I want to say thank you to Peng Yu, much appreciate you, uh, for appreciate your support, your continued support, that is. You have a question? If Saudi gets the US nuclear tech, who is going to build their plant? Where are they going to get the material? No, no, no, no, that will be under the US control. And this is why the Saudis do not want to sign the Section 123. The Section 123 will have to give the US, uh, access to the plutonium facility where they're going to be enriching uranium water, because you're going to need to enrich uranium for to generate electricity and so forth. And, uh, we are not willing to give that up. So I, I don't know how this is going to end up, but I do believe the deal still gonna go through at some point, but we will have some tweaks to it and, and we will have a control of it because for a simple reason, we don't trust the Saudis. Army with Harmony, thank you so much for your continued support. I'm very, very grateful, uh, to you for that. So you have a question also, Dr. O, is there a cost to receiving Pegasus? Did it not require manpower and infrastructure? No, no, they developed in a way that those countries— and I'm aware of those, uh, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, uh, Morocco, uh, was another country, uh, I forgot top of my head— they received the Pegasus, you know. And as a matter of fact, the US, it became an issue, uh, here regarding— because there were some spying on the Americans. As a matter of fact, it is done as we speak regarding the app, uh, uh, what, WhatsApp. I think there is some spying going on through that. That's why you always, guys, be aware of this when you use technology. You know, Facebook and all those, they are the back door of the US government. And I'm not saying something that is not already known, so you can trust it. Uh, you know, the Patriot Act that was passed, that was for a reason. So, and Americans are— but again, that's how it is. And till you have a well-informed and educated society or citizen— citizenry, nothing is going to change. So, because Americans— and again, I am not generalizing here, but majority are oblivious to what's going on. So this is what I found, uh, really my call in doing this with you guys, the community, because we wanted to grow the community on a larger scale. Of course, if they allow it, they have the means to do whatever. I'm aware of that, you know. So far I'm doing what I'm doing. Why? Because that's what I feel one of my calls in life to do. Because again, if you live a life without questioning what your motives are, what are you here for, then, then there is something fundamentally wrong. And this is why people are so nervous about and scared of silence. They can't stay silent, quietly by themselves. Is the fear of hearing that voice, that inner voice that is telling you What you doing is not what you meant to be. You better start changing your attitude or the idea of you bowing to anybody who ask for a favor, whatever. Sometimes you just have to say no. That doesn't mean you are selfish. That means you are taking stand for your own self, the whole reason why you exist to begin with. And with that falls that idea of what is your purpose in life. You know, you have— don't tell me you don't have a role in this life. I will refuse to accept that answer from you. I refuse categorically. You have, you have a mission. You have a purpose. You just have to find out what it is. And one way to find out is you have to listen to to your inner voice, whatever is telling you. It might be uncomfortable. Some of us are not willing to deal with that because it is uncomfortable. Anyway, I'm gonna stop right here, guys, because that's a conversation for another day. Once again, thank you so much for your, uh, support, for being here and so forth. Let me— I know somebody just bought me a tea for my trip. I, I saw I saw the announcements came through my phone on Buy Me Coffee, but I couldn't— let me see here quickly. Just bear with me here, guys, because I'd like to recognize, uh, oh, that's BYMUI. I know who that is. Thank you so much for buying me tea in support of my upcoming Asia trip. The same apply to Uh, uh, Jason, uh, Old Car, Old Craig, thank you so much for your Buy Me Coffee. Phoenix Farida, thank you very much. Valentina McKinley, so much appreciate your support. 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