Stars, Stripes & Kangaroo: The USS Canberra's Geopolitical Narrative!

Hi everybody and welcome to Geopolitical Trends. So excited to be with you on this Saturday. Hope your day is going very well, whatever part of the world you are joining me from. And speaking of part of the world, just please type in when you are joining me from, so I would really appreciate it. So anyway, I got an exciting show for you today. Talking about none other than a country by the name Australia. Oh, it used to be a country named Australia, right? You know, all joking aside, we're talking about the new US warship that has been ushered in into service in Sydney. So, so the next thing we're going to be asking is, and dignified? Certainly. Humiliating? Absolutely, because now it's an admission that Australia is not a real nation. So this is what I'm going to be providing you insights about and my analysis about the geopolitical landscape surrounding this particular aspects of the US, uh, uh, uh, uh, president's military there, that is and how is this going to shape the entire region. So, but before I'll do this, like I always do, I like to extend my sincere thanks to the channel's members and supporters. And I am going to give a shout out to new members. As a matter of fact, we are now at 60 members, believe it or not. Yeah, 60. So let me give a, a shout out to José Carlos Costa as a supporter, Andre R as a supporter who rejoined 2 days ago, Then we have another supporter by the name, by the screen name WHK. Good to have you. Rocky Chan, Rocky Chan as a member. Thank you for becoming a member, uh, uh, channel members, uh, channel's member. So then there is Peter Liu who, uh, uh, who is a supporter, just joining too. And another supporter by the name Phil Koo, here we joined. 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So, well, before I delve deeper into this, guys, I'd like to share with you some headlines from around the world, something you really need to be aware of. So By the way, here is the image of, uh, uh, it's almost— I like a caption for this that says, uh, uh, captured state. That's because, joking aside, this looks to me like, hey, now we have 52 states, we just added another state. Yeah, because that's the interpretation on the global stage. What do you expect in international relations? Context matters. So that's, that's the the interesting aspects of it. So, and here is the ceremony which I will detail. Of course, you see in this kangaroo in the US flag, then the Stars and Stripes kangaroo. It's a very problematic. If, if nobody could see this, then there is a problem. This is a serious problem. Kangaroo in the US flag. That's, that's a, that's bad. Very, very, very bad. So, all right, let me share some headlines with you quickly here, then I'll dive in into our topics. Um, first I want to start with the show of this new missile from North Korea. As you may know, the Russian defense minister, Sergey Shoigu, he's in, uh, in North Korea right now delivering a letter from the president, from Russian President Putin to Kim Jong-un, the head of North Korea, president of North Korea, that is. Well, they did a parade, and why the parade was is because it's the— to— to— I'm like, I can't speak— commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice in Panyang. That's what happened. It was 2 days ago, and that's where they showed that image. That is very— you know, this is a ballistic, by the way, it's an ICBM. So the next one is this image here. Check this out, guys. This one here has to do with the British authority said on Friday, yesterday, that they were investigating Ministry of Defense emails mistakenly sent to another recipient after reports that message or messages to the US military intelligence ended up in Russia's ally Mali. Well, here is the thing, British just saying this. Here is the truth that British didn't disclose and we didn't disclose it first. For us, it was a sensitive issue in the Pentagon. And I'm gonna tell you why that is. Let me show you an image of the Pentagon here so you'll, you'll put it within the context of— if I still have it, yeah, right here on the Pentagon. Why is it a problem for us? It's because, uh, this sensitive matter including the movement of officers, because it was a typo in the email that ended up being sent to Mali. But guess what? Guess for how long we've been doing this. For almost a decade, 10 years. Yeah, Americans, we have been wrongly channeled the entire military secrets and sensitive issues to Mali, which is currently Russia's most prominent ally in West Africa, and this is because of a typo. Yeah, so the— so when the Brits are coming with this information, or news per se, No, no, no, no, no, this is an old news. They just want to hide in it. They didn't want to disclose it. So, and the last thing I'll share with you is has to do with another US provocation, and this one has to do with this submarine here. This has nothing to do with Australia. This one here, guys, is, uh, that North Korea now is warning, uh, that the United States visit of its US nuclear submarine USS Kentucky to South Korea means one thing and one thing only: reaching the threshold of the use of atomic weapons. And this is why North Korea went ahead and tested two ICBMs as warning shots to the US and North Korea— and South Korea, rather. So, and the last thing I'll share with you guys, it's a heartbroken— I couldn't overlook this one. My heart goes out to the people in Philippines. And this one has to do with the cyclone. Yeah, it is a cyclone that's, uh, that's going on right now, uh, uh, in, uh, in Philippines. So cyclone that caused about 14 deaths. And by the way, this cyclone called, uh, Doksuri. D-O-X— let me, let me put it for you guys here so you know if you pronounce it correctly, because I might not. So Uh, the problem with that cyclone— here is the name of the cyclone, I typed it for you guys, uh, the name of it. So, and now it's on its way to Beijing. So the cyclone already caused heavy losses and death in Philippines. So my heart goes out to the people in Philippines, and, and I am hoping it won't be as damaging in, in China. So I'm sure they can take care of, of what's need to be done to keep people safe. So, all right guys, let's talk about our topic. And by the way guys, I hope you find the conversation I had yesterday with, uh, my guest, uh, Parvin, a very, very interesting, very, very, uh, wonderful guy, wonderful guy. So I, uh, I enjoyed having a conversation with him. He's pragmatic and objective, so you He will think Indian government could benefit from somebody like himself. And I will have him back on the show, uh, at some point, uh, in time soon. So, all right, let's start. Let's, let's dig in into our own topic here. Well, what are we talking about? We're talking about the deployment now, the official— yeah, it's the, the official, uh, uh, uh, what's the word then, uh, US warship that is now officially in, uh, in, in Sydney. And as I said, the problem with this is this image. This is where the big problem is. And that's basically the signal it's sending is, you got no sovereignty, we got you. That's why I said on that image here, guys, if you are to capture or to put a caption on it, what would you put? For me, I'll put captured state, because that's it. The Prime Minister Albo is so weak, weak beyond belief. As a matter of fact, majority of the last ones, for the last 3 or 4, to my knowledge, based on what I read and the conversation that I had with people from Australia, they are longing for somebody like Paul Keating, somebody who is objective, somebody who's rational, somebody who thinks of the welfare of Australia. So for the, the, the new PMs, the recent ones, they are, they are— say it straightforward— they're puppets, no more, no less. So, but I find myself having to go back in history. Like I always say, I'm a student of history. I have to go back to 1984. What happened in 1984? In 1984, the United States imposed a trade embargo on the Solomon Islands back then. So you might ask yourself what this has to do with Australia. A lot, and I'm gonna get into it. So, so the embargo was imposed on Solomon Islands in 1984 after the islanders dared exercise their sovereignty by arresting an American tuna boat fishing illegally in Solomon Islands. So basically They arrested the crew of the boats that illegally on the territory, the waters of Solomon Island. And when Solomon Island arrested them, we sanctioned them for exercising their right. It's their right. It's their territory. That's like for us, if a boat will come to the Gulf of Florida, uh, or, or Gulf of Mexico right here, or, uh, uh, sort of, uh, San Diego, whatever. And we arrest the boat, and that country, whatever the boat belonged to, end up sanctioning the US. That's exactly what we did. So, but here is the thing, that was 38 years ago, but it has not been forgotten. Solomon Islanders didn't forget that. So what it appears to me is that the United States has long been highly selective about whose sovereignty it might respect or totally disregard while conferring to, while conferring sort of on itself the extraordinary extraterritorial powers. That's where the problem is. And this is where you tie it to Australia because as it stands now with this latest move by having the US naval assets ushered in officially that sovereignty for Australia is gone, you know. And I'll tell you why also, because you will need to understand, by the way, all that subnuclear stuff we're talking about, who's going to be operating those? Not the Aussies. So, so, and this is where this extra, extraterritorial powers to do pretty much whatever it likes. And that's where the problems— it's almost like, uh, invading countries, engineering coups, or seizing assets and impose trade blockades. That is where the problem. So no wonder, really, no wonder that given the chance, the Solomon will happily play China off against the US and its local proxy. Australia. Yeah, this is why, guys, New Zealand made the decision yesterday after the visit of the Secretary of State. They made the decision not to side with Australia. They're staying away from— because they are watching what's happening in Australia. They looking at the economy of Australia, how it is devastated. Our Australian government is not disclosing to people. I did the video for you guys about Australia when it says, uh, I title it From Bad to Worse because that's the truth. It is from bad to worse. Ask Australians about the rent, how much it cost in Australia right, right now. So that just, uh, uh, it, it's beyond belief. And this is where I don't understand. As a matter of fact, it was a, the article written by John Minato, let me, let me put a link for you guys for this article. It's worth the read, it's worth reading. Get a chance, if you get a chance to read it, here's the, here's the article for you. Oh, KL, let me say thank you to you, man, first. Thank you so much for your super sticker, truly appreciate it as always. I truly appreciate your support. So, so yeah, so, uh For the article, John Menadou has summarized this. Basically what took place is that the idea of— let me, let me quote here because I— those are his words. We— this is quote— we have committed ourselves to high-end war fighting and combined military operations and unfettered access for US forces and platforms in northern and western Australia. End of quote. It's very, very problematic. And that's exactly— if you look at history, this is exactly what, what's his name, the former defense, uh, uh, not a former, the current Peter Dutton signed, uh, that's why he signed Australia up for last year as a defense minister when he did the, the, the nuclear deal, you know. So, and his replacement— so Peter Dutton was before the current one, Richard Marles, you know, because Richard Marles, the current defense minister, is on the same page. And let me show you one picture that will give you— I don't need to say a word about it. I'm going to just show you the picture and you guys draw your own conclusion. You're smart enough to read. Through this picture, here it is. Foreign Minister, Prime Minister, and Defense. Foreign Minister of Australia, Prime Minister of Australia, Defense of Australia. Our Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and our Secretary. What do you make of this picture? Just leave me some comments on the, uh, on the chat box and we'll get, we'll get back to it. So So, so this is where the big issue. And when you look at the idea of, uh, of, uh, for example, the locations of US military bases in Australia— here is an image for you guys. You just take a look. And again, I do those images for a reason. You know, sometimes you don't need to say much. The picture speaks for itself. Like this one here. And we all know what's the intentions of all this. We all know what the objective of all this. And this is why I remember reading, uh, reading a communiqué from, uh, uh, the for— the current foreign minister of China, who's been, by the way, reappointed to the position, uh, Mr. Wang Yi. And he said, uh, in something— and I'm paraphrasing here— and he was right. He You know, he said, here is what's very fascinating and interesting at the same time and mind-boggling at the same time also. When you look at the Chinese, the Koreans, and the Japanese, they almost, almost look alike for us Westerners. Believe it or not, some will not be able to distinguish, right? But what was Mr. Wang Yi's point? Is that they are all Asians, they are all from Asia. So his argument was, how come now South Korea and Japan gave that up all the way to the US? You know, yeah, I criticize my country for the right reasons. It's because I am a concerned citizen and I'm worrying about where my country is headed, because the failed policies is what's gonna push us over the cliff of no return. Nobody's gonna survive. That's why I criticize my country. I hope somebody in Washington is listening or watching, as, as, uh, because that's important, you know. To me, a responsible citizen ought to express his or her opinion, you know, in a civil, civilized manner. Of course, no need for name-calling and all that nonsense. Uh, but you gotta call it— call spade a spade. So once again, these images should give you an idea. But there is one thing I want to point out about this map. Oh, I forgot, sorry. It's something right here, what I'm pointing out right now. What is there? Can anybody tell me without saying what it is first, till I see if you guys are aware of it? What is— what is one thing we have? We— yes, the Americans, not the Australians. We have in this particular location I'm pointing at? Let me see if anybody can type it. Uh, that will be very interesting, uh, to see. It's because it's very, very, very, very crucial for you to know what, what's in that particular location if, if you are not, uh, familiar. Uh, military. What type? No, I'm looking for— oh, you got it, you got it, you got it, you got it! 100067, you got it! Pine Gap. It is indeed Pine Gap. And what you need to know about Pine Gap, here is an image of it. Why Pine Gap is in— what is Pine Gap to begin with? A lot of people do not know. Well, Pine Gap is a satellite surveillance base An Australian Earth station. Yes, you might hear the term Australian, but it got nothing Australian about it, and I'll tell you why, because I am very familiar with it. Uh, it's approximately about 11 miles southwest of the town of Alice Springs in Northern Territory, in the center of Australia. That's why I was pointing out to that some So basically, the way it is described to the outside world, it is jointly operated by Australia and the United States. And since 1988, here's the thing, 19— since 1988, because it's been a long time, it wasn't even known to some, it has been officially called the JDFPG, which is the acronym for the Joint Defense Facility Pine Gap. If you ever hear the term JDFPG, that's the Joint Gap, or the Joint Defense Facility Pine Gap. So, so it was known— here's the thing— as the Defense Space Research Facility. And basically, who's in it? Without detailing too much, because there are still certain aspects of Pine Gap that is classified. And as you know by now, guys, you've heard me enough when I give talks and all that. The classified portion, I can't discuss it. So, so the station is partly— this is the keyword— partly run by the US Central Intelligence Agency, the CIA. It runs also by the, uh, the NSA, the National Security Agency. And also there is another entity that it wasn't known much to people It's called the NRO, which is the National Recon or National Reconnaissance Office, known as NRO. And it is because it is the key. That one has the access to satellites and so forth. So, and here is the interesting aspect I want you to know about the Pine Gap. There are certain sections inside the Pine Gap that even Aussies, Aussies nationals who are cleared, class, who have clearance and all that cannot even be in that section of the base because that's only for US nationals. So, uh, and, and, and I don't know whether Australians know or not. Well, to me it's problematic to begin with. You are operating, for example, in my country and you don't allow the nationals to have access to— well, then you need to pack your stuff and get out. But Australia can't say that. Because it doesn't have the determination and the will to do so. So, and by the way, there is the unclassified term. So the unclassified— there is classified term, but the— I'm gonna only share with you the unclassified term for the Pine Gap. And the unclassified term is known, especially when it comes down to, uh, for example, in NSA, we only refer to it as the rainfall. That's it. That's the only way we use it. So that's what's interesting about Pine Gap, and I want you to understand the role of Pine Gap into— because it's a major— Pine Gap is not serving Australia. Pine Gap is serving as an eye and an ear on the entire region over there, and of course the world for that matter. But mainly for that reason. All right, now let's get in, of course, in more detail into talking about the new warship that has been ushered in, in, into service, uh, in, in, in Australia. And this, uh, I got an image of it right here in Sydney. That's where it was. This is the opera for, for the Sydney Harbor. Yeah, here is the, that one. It's called the USS Canberra. That's one that is now entered into official service in Australia. So, so the ship is called, as I said, the USS Canberra, which is to, to honor— the reason why they use that term, or they pick that term, is to use, or to honor rather, the military union. Union. Always, guys, pay close attention to the wordings. This is the statements emanating from both Washington and Canberra. So it's to, to honor the union of the United States and Australia. And if that is too subtle, is too subtle for any Australian for that matter. So for us Americans, some of us might not even know what's going on or might not even know where Australia is, sad to say, because some of us are poor in geography and history. And I say it I don't hold back. But if this is, if this is not even subtle for some Australians, it has literal— this is where the issue— it has literally a star-spangled kangaroo. That's why I put this image, for a reason. That is problematic. That is very— excuse me— that is very, very problematic. So, which is affixed on its side, that is. So, so the first US warship ever commissioned in a foreign port has embosomed with the kangaroo covered in the star and stars and stripes of the United States flag. You can read between the lines. You can see that, hey, we now own you, we now captured you, you are under our control from now on. That is the reality of it. So here's the thing: an Australian officer will reportedly always be part of the staff of the ship to further symbolize the holy matrimonial between Australia and the United States, right? But that Australian has no access to the sensitive locations within the sub itself. No matter what, no matter what you hear, So let me, let me share something here. Where is that image? Because I need to show you an image. Yeah, this one here. And all this gathering and all this has one aim and one aim only. Is that US military aid to Taiwan and Australia. Yeah, and massive— yes, because it's about to happen— and massive exercises involving Japan. Just listen carefully who's going to be involved in this: Japan, Germany, France, South Korea. I even heard, and I cannot confirm this, so do not take this 100% yet because I did not get the confirmation that even it was some conversation for Indian Navy to take part of that. And once again, for the record, I cannot confirm that because I am still waiting. So officially I can't say this 100%, but I needed just to share this with you. So yeah. Japan, South Korea, Germany, France. They all wants to get into— of course, this is about the US military aid, which, by the way, I looked at some weapons that we are in the process of sending to Taiwan. Yes, we are, because we are sending them. Check this out, guys. Right here, this is for Taiwan. Those are anti-ship air-to-air missiles. Those are, uh, shoulder-carried. This is problematic. So, okay, so because why am I saying all this? It's because you have to think in terms of— okay, if you are seeing, uh, hypothetically, this is a strange analogy, analogy, but just think, just, just spare me with this. Let's say you are at the beach going to swim, okay? And all of a sudden the water gets rough a little bit. So what you are saying, you start seeing waves Okay, and all of a sudden you're looking far out and there is a wave that is getting bigger and bigger and bigger till it gets closer to you and crashes on you. Are you think you're gonna be still standing when that wave got that big and crashes? Is the same arguments that I'm making here. I'm saying the conflict, the fermentation, we are fermenting tensions and it's growing like a wave that is going to become bigger and bigger, and it gets— as it gets closer to the shore— and what am I referring here? The shore of China. It's gonna crash, and we— oh no, you can't stand anymore. That is where my concern, and this is where I see the USS Canberra now aiming at. That's where the big problem. As a matter of fact, yesterday, Friday, yesterday, the White House announced Yeah, and they announced it, by the way, not in the daytime. They announced it in the evening when nobody's listening. It's Friday afternoon, Friday evening, most people go out and all that stuff. So this is where the administration will sneak in certain policies that most Americans have no clue. Now you see a reason why before I go to bed I check what's going on around the world before I go to bed, which And by the time I get up at 06:00 in the morning, I check. That's my reason. So the White House announcement was made last night at night, you know, that the United States will provide about $345 million in military aid to Taiwan, including defense equipment. This is where the big problem is. And again, you will think Uh, all these developments that Australia is getting itself into, uh, it's just, just mind-boggling. First, they destroyed their economy. When I say they, I'm referring to their politicians, not the Aussie people. Aussie people are wonderful, like every other nation. The people, guys, the people, the people are so good by nature. It's the government. And we have it right here for us as well. You know, Americans are good people. It's the government, because our system is corrupted to the core. So the big question again, as I said earlier, if I am to be an Australian thinking, and I said, well, uh, to me it becomes like this is big concern about this, uh, so-called shared future uh, with the, uh, given now that the USS Canberra has entered into service. So, and this is why the US Ambassador to Australia, who's none other than one of the Kennedys, Carolyn Kennedy, who's by the way not qualified for the position— it was— she was given the position because of the name. I don't shy away from saying it. If you're not qualified You are not qualified, end of story. There is no if and buts. So you either know or you don't. You can't be sugarcoating things to, uh, to, uh, to— so what's the word I'm looking for— to find your way through. You either have the qualifications or you don't. So this is what Carolyn said, and she said, and I quote, built by American workers. At an Australian company in Mobile, in Mobile, Mobile, I'm sorry, Mobile, Alabama. Her crew will always include a Royal Australian Navy sailor, and from today forward, she will proudly display a star-spangled kangaroo, end of quote. Yeah, so It's kind of like, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. And at the same time, it's because she might be right, because her, her giddy joy over the complete absorption of Australia into the US military apparatus— of course, this is where the problem is, because that's horrifying. That's a nightmare if I were an Australian. But you have a prime minister, Albo, who is as weak as a noodle. The guy can't stand on his feet to show principles of what statements ought to be. So turning over the sovereignty— as a matter of fact, it was one tweet that I did about 4 weeks ago, 5 weeks ago, whatever. Somebody put it up yesterday. Let me, let me see if I can find it. And share it with you guys because you need to see. Uh, yeah, right here I can find it. Let me share. I found it, rather. Let me share it with you here, guys. Share screen. Share. Right there. So what it says, it says David Oualaalou— that's my Twitter username— said We're not a sovereign country no more. Aragon, we are just a puppet of the US Empire. New Zealand has gone the opposite way. We have US troops marching in our capital. We are staffed. That's a tweet, uh, basically this individual who shared the— who put this tweet, tweet put the first sentence that I— the last part is his word, but The first one is mine, which confirm— I said it before— that Australia has no sovereignty. It's no different than Canada, Germany, Japan, South Korea. I am having a question mark about two countries, Philippines and India. I don't shy away from saying the truth. That's where my concern. As a matter of fact, for Canada, I just find out yesterday that Canada, believe it or not, wants to join BRICS with Mexico. If I were to advise BRICS, I will say no. You can't trust— you can't, you can't trust Canada government, not people, Canadian government. You can't trust Dictator Prime Minister Trudeau. You can't. So the BRICS will have to think very, very hard before allowing countries in, and you all know what I'm referring to here. So, so to go back to my talk about— it's horrifying for an Aussie now, citizens who's seeing that his country or her country has been absorbed now by the United States. And all this, what is aimed at? Because now Australia will be again another front line, a role that it's going to play in Washington's war plans against China. So It's very, very problematic. So this is to those who say— some always said, oh, that shows the cooperation and how intertwined the US and Australia have become. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, it's not about being intertwined. If you are intertwined, you will cooperate in economy. You will not sink in the Australian economy by pushing them forward into the front line and sort of, uh, uh, uh, agitating and aggravating China for no reason, just because the US says so. So basically, we asked Australia to do our bidding, and they did, and look where their economy is. So, so when they said it's a perfect symbol for the way that these two nations have become inseparably intertwined. No, it's bad. It's bad because now Australia can't stand on its own feet. In other words, because here is the hard truth, guys, and I want you to hear it from me here, and I stand by my convictions. Australia's political decisions are not made in Canberra. They are made in Washington, DC. So even for Australia, in case of war, the decision will be made in Washington, not Canberra. They have no say whatsoever. We tell them, here's the direction you go, here is what to do, here is what not to do, and by the way, we decide, not you. That is the hard fact. So the next question you're going to ask yourself— well, we all know, let me— I wish I had it separately, the flag of Australia, but I don't. Let's just use this one here. Let's just use the flag right here of Australia. You know, should we now be saying that maybe, uh, we should replace The Star-Spangled Banner kangaroo should replace the, the, the Australian flag. What do you think? Yeah, you may as well. That, that's my argument. So the bottom line to it is that Australia is not a sovereign state. As a matter of fact, if you still have to have Australia still having to sort of bow to the British monarchy. Uh, you know, it's almost like we're still living in the 19th century, which is pathetic. It's no different than Canada, because if you look at Canada, Canadian money— I wish I had a bill— uh, Canadian money, who's on a picture of it? It was Queen, which is ridiculous. So basically, as a geopolitical analyst, the way I see, and I've always seen this, I used to have colleagues who worked, you know, TDY to Australia for a year or two, whatever that time is, because it was always— some of us who were inside Washington, we always viewed Australia as, yeah, that's our base on the other side of the world. Our base. That's how we always looked at it. So, and this is why it will be fair to say, so Australia now is functioning as a US military and intelligence assets according to US interests, not Australian interest. As a matter of fact, the defense minister Uh, uh, the Australian, that is Richard Marles, that's— he's agreeing with something like this, this assessment that Australia is now functioning as a US military and intelligence asset. So it's, uh, when this came across my desk, I couldn't wait to share it with you because you guys needed to see what's going on with with— you have to have a better understanding. And I'm still going to do a video on it, uh, because you need to understand, uh, all this one here. So, okay, I'm gonna have to answer this later. Uh, somebody was calling. So, uh, so you look at now the issues of, uh, even for us is when, uh, when I used to go to Afghanistan and some, uh, crimes were committed by the military at that time. So that was the whole reason for, uh, that was the whole reason for why, uh, Australia now, to me, it's gone. So, and you only think about it this way, guys, 25 years ago, 25 years ago, Australia's economy was doing so well. Australia was getting richer, and I'm seeing the parallel here between Australia and Europe as a whole— Germany mainly, but Europe as a whole. And look what we did in Europe. We didn't want Europe to get closer to Russia because economy of Europe was moving up because access to energy. Australia has the same pattern except that we trade with China. And he was doing fine. I looked at the stats of 20, 15, 10 years ago. The numbers were up for Australia. So, so, so if they think— the thinking was, well, we just replace, uh, uh, sort of, uh, uh, for us is to be thinking— Australian government, that is— to be thinking that we can replace China's market with someone else. India? No, you can't, you can't. It won't work. So now here is the shocking part. Even Australians themselves are not even given— get this, guys— are not even given permission to know if the US is bringing nuclear weapon into their country or not, because this is a secret that the US keeps from all Aussies. That's why I said if they think that Aussie is gonna be in those submarines, nuclear submarines, fine. No, no, they will not. They will not have access to that. It's no different than now with that nuclear submarine that went to, uh, South Korea. This one here, guys, that I showed you earlier. Let me see what it is, uh, right here. Yeah, the South Koreans will not have access. There's no way. We don't, we don't share this kind of technology with other countries. So, so it becomes the question of the respects of the government sovereignty. Well, Australia got none. It's gone. Let's not sugarcoat it and let's not pretend sovereignty of Australia is gone. That's, that's especially now with replacing the flag with that Star-Spangled kangaroo. So soon, I will not be surprised, you might see that on Aussie money, Australian money bills and so forth. So it's, it's, uh, it's— this is why I said at the beginning, guys, is it— and you ask yourself, is it undignified Well, certainly it is, because with what's going on, uh, is it humiliating? Absolutely. It doesn't take genius to see this, because, uh, moving forward— here is my thing to you guys— moving forward, Australia— when I say Australia, the government, that is— well, Aussies have no say. You look just what took place there in the last 2, 3 years during the, the, the, the medical, without saying the name here, but you all know what I mean. The policies Australia embarked on, draconians, it's almost like, whoa, you never expected this in so-called democracy. So basically what's going to be moving forward is that, like, it's not most likely, it will be that Australia will act as a subservient basement for Australia. For the US. So that, that, that's the reality of it. There is no other way of saying it, and, and straightforward. So, and who's to say? Am I— I have somebody in mind from Australia. Am I inviting him on this show, guys? Because somebody I trust, and, and usually for me, uh, I don't just invite whomever, uh, it's because my credibility online And the people that I invite are of quality, first of all. Second, they know what they're talking about. Third, they have the credentials for that. And fourth, you're gonna learn something from, because I don't want to waste your time. Like I always say, it was one of you guys— I wish I kept the comment in front of me— but one of you said, thank you so much, Dr. O. Thank you, Parvin, for time well spent. I want— but yeah, because your time matters to me. When you come here and listen to what I have to say, I gotta honor that time. I gotta honor that you, because you're sacrificing your time. So I gotta at least provide something of value to you. I've always said this, guys, it's nothing new. So I'm, uh, I might reach out to someone I know and figure out the timing. There are some of you, by the way, suggested some other, uh, names, and, and I do have those names. I put them down and I will reach out to some of them. Uh, one of them, one of you guys asked if I could invite Professor Kishore. I did reach out to his office a few months, never heard back. I move on. Uh, you know, they're busy, but I'm busy also. And to me, this is my thing. I do not waver from this. Your time is no better than mine. So I like to be fair. And this is why when I reached out to Parveen right there, it was no, no, this ifs and buts and all that. He had time and he said, I'll be happy to come in. End of story. We set up the dates, and, and I hope you guys enjoyed his conversation. He's pragmatic guy. So, uh, speaking of India, when I'm thinking about it, be on a lookout for a video I'm gonna release on Monday. Uh, it's an explosive one. Yeah, I came a hold of some information, uh, that I decided to make a video for you guys. I know it's gonna be some nasty comments about it. I don't care. And to me, it's just how impractical those individuals are. And, uh, one of you advised, don't worry about it, Dr. O, don't even respond to this. You know, I give them the courtesy by not ignoring that. But yeah, you're absolutely correct. If it is irrational, I'm not going to waste my time and energy. So, but it will be an explosive video, so be on the lookout for it on Monday. Yeah, it's not going to settle well with the, with the majority in India, but I don't write to meet the sensibilities of people. You all know this by now, guys. So anyway, let me see first where you joining me from, and I will be happy to answer a question or two. So, so just to wrap up all this for you guys, to highlight to you Not to highlight, not to highlight, but to summarize. I'm sorry, is that the idea of— now it's almost— I feel comfortable saying it's official. Australia has surrendered its sovereignty. That's it. So despite what you hear, uh, do I was hoping when the PM Albo was elected that he will reverse the policies of his previous, uh, his predecessor Scott Morrison. But it turns out to be they both are cut from the same cloth. So two faces of the same coin. I, I, till you have somebody like Paul Keating, even some have asking now if Paul Keating can run again for office. You know, I don't see that happening. Uh, it's almost— I feel like the damage has been done. Is you're gonna need to have like a new party. It's no different than us here. Our system is so corrupted. I look at the images now of the individuals in, in Congress, all of them above 70, 80, 80 years of, of age. Come on, guys, you need to retire. Why? It's because power has gotten into their heads that they are not even willing to give that up. That's how corrupted they have become. It's because the intentions has never been about serving the people. It was about their ego, political career, and, and legacy, and so forth. What? That doesn't make you a good public servant. If we look at how our system has started, it was always those people are serving the community. It's not about their legacy. It's not about their political careers. So, and this is, by the way, guys, I will be doing a course about these details, and, and I'll, I'll let you know when I get closer to having that released. So, all right, let me see where you're joining me from, and I will answer a question or two, and we just go from there. Oh, Vance, I want to say thank you to Vance Cowell, much appreciate you for your Super Sticker, it means a lot. Thank you so much. All right, I'm going all the way back and see at the same— uh, let me— oh, Boone is here! Hi Boone, good to see you as always. Uh, let me see first of all who are— oh, Asfaria from Bangladesh, good to have you from here. I have a good friend, by the way, from Bangladesh, you know. Bangladesh is very interesting. And this, by the way, I will be talking briefly, briefly in the next coming video about India, about Bangladesh, how Bangladesh is doing better in one area than India. You'll be surprised. So, so good to have you. Uh, let me see if, uh, yes, indeed, it is embarrassing. Uh, uh, Jang, I hope I pronounce it correctly. It is embarrassing for Australian government, and yet at the same time ruining the lives of Aussies. Because I talk to people in Australia where the inflation is, where the cost of things are, you know, the government is lying to them about it. It's like we do here, like they do in Europe. It's no different. So, Yan Hakur, good to see you as always. As always, good to see you. Uh, Ahmed Oh, Adnan Ahmed from Nairobi, Kenya. Good to have you, good to have you. So, uh, all right, let me see one question here. I'll take, uh, I'll take and answer it, and I gotta go do some other stuff preparing for next week. Yeah, and I welcome, by the way, your suggestions for speakers. Uh, just, you know, what I look for usually, I have to really depend on qualifications because it's very important, and, uh, of course, the, uh, what you want to get out of it. So I will, I'll be happy to, uh, to, to do all this, and I reach out to those individuals. But thank you all for suggesting, uh, certain names. One of you, by the way, suggested Anne Wright. I know who she is, I'm aware of her. Uh, same with McGovern, uh, Ray McGovern. You know, I intend to have him at some point. Question from Boone: How do you see the US military bases that surrounds China? I mean, bases are just bases without equipment and personnel, right? Could you discuss such thing? Yeah, briefly. It's a— of course I would need more than just 5 minutes to, uh— well, it depends which bases you're talking about. You you know, uh, because not all of them we are deploying certain type of weapons. Yes, it has to do with the nature of weapons we deploy to certain, uh, locations. In Australia, for example, now we're going to be deploying the nuclear submarines. That's going to have to change the equation for China in this matter. For South Korea, the agreement that was made between South Korea and the US about having the nuclear submarine is going to change the equation in the Korean Peninsula. Uh, for Philippines and Japan, those will be more of a, not a strategic but tactical ones. My, my reference to this is, uh, like I, and I believe in this, that you will have both Japan and South Korea being in front line in addition to Australia now. And of course you add, uh, uh, uh, some elements, uh, from some other areas like of course the Guam base and so forth. But, uh, the short answer, Boone, it has to do with the nature of the certain type of weapons. That's why we don't deploy our advanced stuff to bases like that. This is why if you compare this to Europe, you will notice we only have 5 locations where we have our, uh, uh, nuclear strategic weapons there, you know, uh, Belgium, Netherlands, UK, Italy, and, uh, Turkey. That's about it. So, uh, well, yes, we could have them around other countries, but no, it's, uh, so it depends. It depends. I don't see advanced weapons being moved into Taiwan because it's already a problem to begin with. And that's why I give that analogy of the wave. When it gets so big and crashes, that's it. It takes everything on its path. It's the same way I see it going. And now Australia is paving the way. And given the exercises that now Germany, France, South Korea, Japan— and as I said earlier, I've heard that India could be part of those exercises. I can't confirm it. I might do a video for you guys, or if you would like me to do a live stream on it, I'll be happy to do that. So I hope I answer your question, Boon. All right, so, well, guys, I, uh, I hope you find it very, very informative as always, and I look forward to seeing you next time. Remember, I will, uh, be on the lookout for the— this explosive video, and I use the term not as enticements, or— I don't do that kind of nonsense. You guys know this, it is explosive. Video. That's the way I categorize it, uh, and, and, and of course you reach your own conclusions once you listen and look at the links with the facts that I provided, and you reach your own conclusion. So as always, guys, remember, geopolitics impacts your daily life in more ways than one. Till next time, guys, bye-bye.