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Larry Johnson is a former intelligence analyst at the CIA who also worked at the US State Department's Office of Counterterrorism. Johnson discusses why a U.S. attack on Iran's energy facilities on Kharg Island will predictably result in Iran attacking all energy facilities in the Gulf States.
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Iran’s naval strategy is based on asymmetric warfare, not a traditional Western-style navy. Instead of large warships, Iran relies on coastal missiles, submersible drones, fast attack boats, and 25–35 mini-submarines capable of launching anti-ship missiles. These systems make the Strait of Hormuz difficult to defend and allow Iran to threaten oil tankers and military vessels. Even occasional successful attacks could frighten commercial shipping and effectively shut the strait.
Because the strait is only about 21 km wide near Iran, Iranian artillery, missiles, and naval drones could control the passage. Protecting tankers would require large convoy operations and possibly ground forces securing vast coastal territory, something analysts say would be extremely difficult.
The discussion argues that Iran’s strategy focuses on long-term disruption and logistics, while the U.S. and its allies expected a short war. Rising oil prices show the economic pressure building. Iran may also expand the conflict through allies such as the Houthis, potentially threatening alternative oil routes in the Red Sea.
Overall, the argument is that Iran planned for a prolonged asymmetric conflict, aiming to strain Western logistics, global energy markets, and political pressure rather than win through conventional military battles.
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Ambassador Chas Freeman discusses the US attack on Iran and the strategic mistake of confronting Iran, Russia and China at the same time. Ambassador Freeman was a former Assistant Secretary of Defense, earning the highest public service awards of the Department of Defense for his roles in designing a NATO-centred post-Cold War European security system and in reestablishing defence and military relations with China. He served as U. S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (during operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm).
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While the USSA races to build Artificial Intelligence "data centers" that threaten to drive up electrical power prices for the average household (remember, we can't let China get there first!), a study that was noticed by K.M. is raising some serious issues, or rather, issue. What's the issue? Outright "hallucination" and factual fabrication by artificial iintelligence using Large Langauge Models (LLMs), and there's an even worse "catch"...
Here's the article that Joseph refers to in this edition of the News and Views from the Nefarium:
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During the first ninety seconds of any interaction, a window opens in the human brain that most people never notice. A specific sequence of neurological events unfolds — predictable, exploitable, and almost never taught outside of military and intelligence training. Very few people alive understand the full mechanics of what happens inside that window. Only operators, interrogators, and behavioral scientists with the right access have ever had this mapped out for them. Someone made sure it stayed that way.
Every interaction you've ever had — every negotiation, every first impression, every moment you walked into a room — was governed by this sequence. You were either running it or it was being run on you. Most people spend their entire lives on the receiving end without ever knowing it.
Language is the delivery system. But language isn't where it starts. It starts in the nervous system — before words, before eye contact, before anything conscious happens. By the time the conversation begins, the terms have already been set.
In this video, Chase breaks down the full 90-Second Control Map — four precise intervals, each with a specific neurological job. Miss one and the ones that follow get exponentially harder. Hit them in sequence and the other person isn't deciding whether to trust you. That decision has already been made.
This isn't theory. This is the behavioral science behind every high-stakes interaction Chase has been in — interrogation rooms, negotiations, intelligence operations. The map exists. It works. And for the first time, it's being taught in full.
Every claim in this video is grounded in documented behavioral science, named researchers, and field-tested operational experience. No speculation. No conspiracy. Just the architecture of human influence — laid out exactly as it functions.
Someone benefits from you not understanding how this works. That's not a conspiracy. That's just how access to knowledge has always functioned. Watch the video. Then decide what to do with it.
What you'll learn:
The 90-Second Control Map — four intervals, four neurological jobs
How your brain gets categorized before you say a single word
Every linguistic weapon class and how they bypass conscious resistance
Your own cognitive blind spots and how trained operators exploit them
What the permission bridge is and why skipping it kills influence
Authority imprinting — how stillness creates dominance before language
The deviance escalation ladder — D1 through D5
Controlled stillness, novelty breaks, and identity softening
How emotional voltage gets installed, not manufactured
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The insights and opinions expressed herein solely reflect the personal views of the speaker based on his extensive expertise and academic background in his field of study. These are purely personal opinions and should not be taken as direct statements of fact about any individuals, whether stated explicitly or implied. Any opinion shared in this broadcast is drawn from referenced material specific to this publication only. Remember, what's discussed here are perspectives—not claims of fact. Copyright and all rights reserved.
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UFO FILE DEEP STATE FINAL SHOWDOWN TIMELINE REVEALED 1963 - 2026!
MISSING GENERALS - WHITE HOUSE DISCLOSURE - COG (CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT)
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Ray McGovern was a CIA officer for 27 years, he chaired the National Intelligence Estimates and prepared the CIA's Presidential Daily Briefs. McGovern discusses why Israel may use nuclear weapons, as it lost the war against Iran and has no acceptable off-ramp.
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In this conversation, Hedges analyses the war launched under the presidency of Donald Trump and what it means for the future of U.S. power in the region.
He discusses:
• Whether Trump’s war on Iran fits into his presidential campaign promises
• The political risks Trump faces as the war becomes unpopular among Americans
• Why Iran sees the conflict as an existential threat and may fight for the long term
• Whether the war signals the decline of U.S. empire in the Middle East
• The role of Israel and the Gulf monarchies in the conflict
• The impact of the war on Palestine and the Axis of Resistance
• Why anti-war protests in the United States have not yet reached the scale seen during the Gaza genocide
• How dissent has been criminalised and what Americans can do to mobilise against the war
Hedges argues that the trajectory of the war will ultimately be decided by Iran’s response, and that the conflict could reshape power relations across the Middle East, with implications for powers such as Russia and China.
Topics Covered:
US-Iran war analysis | Trump foreign policy | Israel Iran conflict | Middle East geopolitics | US empire decline | Palestine | Iraq instability | Anti-war movement
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This week on New World Next Week: the Strait of Hormuz becomes the world's energy chokepoint; authors push new human label to thwart AI; and still no prosecutions six years after the scamdemic.
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