Monthly Archives: March 2025

Preparing for War with Iran – The Wesley Clark 7

“Seven Countries in five years” A little behind schedule, but after Syria, Iran is the only one left.

Diego Garcia

Tucker Carlson and Jeffrey Sachs on War with Iran

Diego Garcia Backgrounder:

Military buildup: The United States is currently pre-positioning military assets in Diego Garcia. Recent reports indicate a significant buildup, including the deployment of at least five to seven B-2 Spirit stealth bombers from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri to the island in the past week, as of March 29, 2025. This is accompanied by multiple C-17 cargo planes and KC-135 refueling tankers, with satellite imagery and open-source intelligence tracking confirming these movements. The strategic positioning of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean makes it a key staging point for potential operations, particularly in the Middle East, amid rising tensions with Iran and ongoing strikes against Houthi forces in Yemen. This buildup follows a pattern of previous deployments to the island for contingency operations, suggesting preparation for possible large-scale military action.

History: Military Activities

Location: Google Maps

As the crow flies:

- Distance from Washington DC to Yemen: 7,100 miles
- Distance from Washington DC to Iran: 6,300 miles
- Distance from Diego Garcia to Yemen: 2,200 miles
- Distance from Diego Garcia to Iran: 2,800 miles
- Distance from Yemen to Israel: 1,300 miles
- Distance from Iran to Israel: 1,000 miles

April 7,2025: Based on recent reports, satellite imagery, and credible analyses, the following assets have been identified or inferred to be present in Diego Garcia:

B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers: At least six B-2 bombers have been confirmed via satellite imagery from Planet Labs, with some estimates suggesting up to seven or more. These stealth bombers are capable of carrying massive ordnance, including the GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator, designed for hardened targets. The exact number may vary, as some could be housed in shelters, obscuring them from view.
KC-135 Stratotanker Refueling Aircraft: Reports indicate between seven and ten KC-135s are deployed, providing aerial refueling support to extend the range of bombers and other aircraft. Satellite images have shown up to nine visible at times.
C-17 Globemaster III Cargo Planes: Multiple C-17s, with estimates ranging from seven to ten, have been tracked landing at Diego Garcia. These aircraft are likely transporting personnel, equipment, and supplies to support the buildup.
B-52H Stratofortress Bombers: Some sources suggest the presence of up to eight B-52H heavy bombers, though this is less consistently confirmed compared to the B-2s. These long-range bombers enhance the base’s strike capability.
Other Fighter Jets: Posts on X and some reports mention “dozens of fighter jets,” potentially including F-35s, though specific numbers and types remain unverified in official channels.
Ohio-Class Ballistic Missile Submarine: One Ohio-class submarine is noted in the Indian Ocean, possibly operating out of or supported by Diego Garcia’s naval facilities. These submarines can carry ballistic or cruise missiles, adding a significant strategic dimension.
Maritime Pre-Positioning Ships: Diego Garcia hosts a squadron of Maritime Pre-Positioning Ships (MPSRON-2), typically around 20 deep-water logistics vessels. These ships are pre-loaded with equipment and supplies for rapid deployment, supporting ground forces like Marine brigades.
Surveillance and Support Aircraft: The base historically supports surveillance platforms, though specific types (e.g., P-8 Poseidon or RQ-4 Global Hawk) currently present are not detailed in recent updates.
Naval Assets: The deep-water port can accommodate aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines, though no specific carrier strike groups or additional submarines beyond the Ohio-class are confirmed as stationed there right now.

This list reflects a significant military buildup, consistent with the base’s role as a logistics and power projection hub. However, exact numbers and additional assets (e.g., missile defense systems or smaller aircraft) are subject to change and lack full official confirmation. Diego Garcia’s infrastructure, including its airfield and harbor, supports a wide range of operations, making it a versatile staging ground for potential Middle East missions.

US Forces in Middle East on Alert! C-17 military transport planes are delivering Patriot missile batteries defense to Isa Air Base in Bahrain, 100 miles from Iran. Rapidly deployed from South Korea, the US is preparing for a major war against Iran, after Iran threatened to destroy all US bases in the Middle East!!

If the US Fights Iran, the Navy Won’t Survive—Yemen Proved It! | Scott Ritter & Larry C. Johnson

The City of God by Saint Augustine of Hippo

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Written at least 50 years prior to the fall of the Roman Empire in 476 AD, ‘The City of God’ provides interesting insights and a plausible ‘root-cause-analysis’ of the ultimate demise of the Roman Empire; reminiscent of today’s ‘Anglo-American Empire’ who are desperately clinging to their fading power. And like the Roman Empire, they are looking in all the wrong places for solutions and of course scapegoats. My take: unexamined assumptions blind our current power structure’s ability to see the underlying causes and thus are unable to advance any potentially workable solutions. Alternately, this may be a controlled demolition.

St. Augustine was very knowledgeable on the pagan gods of his time, while I personally struggle to keep up with the many relationships, names and detailed critiques of pagan contradictions, activities and the resultant impact on Rome. At the same time, I find this book fascinating in terms of its historical insights into the fall of this great empire. Perhaps a ‘lessons-learned’ for today? – ClearNFO

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Mark Carney’s Oath to King Charles

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Oh, Canada!

Is Canada a nation or a colony? And who does Mark Carney work for?

Text of Mark Carney’s Swearing in Ceremony

I Mark Carney do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to his majesty King Charles III King of Canada his heirs and successors.

I Mark Carney do solemnly and sincerely swear that I shall be a true and faithful servant to his majesty King Charles III as a member of his majesty’s Privy Council for Canada. I will in all things to be treated debated and resolved in Privy Council faithfully honestly and truly declare my mind and my opinion. I shall keep secret all matters committed and revealed to me in this capacity or that shall be secretly treated of in counsel generally in all things I shall do as a faithful and true servant ought to do for his majesty.

I Mark Carney do solemnly and sincerely promise and swear that I will truly and faithfully and to the best of my skill and knowledge execute the powers and trust reposed in me as prime minister.

Oath of Allegiance:
“I, [Name], do swear (or solemnly affirm) that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles the Third, King of Canada, His Heirs and Successors. So help me God.”
(Note: The phrase “So help me God” is omitted if the individual chooses to affirm rather than swear.)

Oath of Office:
“I, [Name], do solemnly and sincerely swear (or affirm) that I will truly and faithfully, and to the best of my skill and knowledge, execute the powers and trusts reposed in me as Prime Minister of Canada. So help me God.” (Again, “So help me God” is optional for affirmations.)

Oath of the Members of the Privy Council (if the Prime Minister-designate is not already a Privy Councillor): “I, [Name], do solemnly and sincerely swear (or affirm) that I shall be a true and faithful servant to His Majesty King Charles the Third, as a member of His Majesty’s Privy Council for Canada. I will in all things to be treated, debated and resolved in Privy Council, faithfully, honestly and truly declare my mind and my opinion. I shall keep secret all matters committed and revealed to me in this capacity, or that shall be secretly treated of in Council. Generally, in all things I shall do as a faithful and true servant ought to do for His Majesty. So help me God.”

Who is Mark Carney?

Governor of the Bank of Canada (2008–2013)
Carney was chairman of the Bank for International Settlements’ Committee on the Global Financial System from July 2010 until January 2012.
Carney was a member of the Group of Thirty, an international body of leading financiers and academics, and of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum.
Carney attended the annual meetings of the Bilderberg Group in 2011, 2012 and 2019
On November 4, 2011, Carney was named chairman of the Basel-based Financial Stability Board, which coordinates international financial regulatory authorities.
Governor of the Bank of England (2013–2020)
In 2020, Carney served as one of many informal advisors to Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, advising him on the government’s COVID-19 economic response.
In October 2020, Carney was vice chairman at Brookfield Asset Management, where he led the firm’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) and impact fund investment strategy.
In 2020, Carney launched the Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets—an initiative to increase trading of voluntary carbon offsets— with Bill Winters as Group Chief Executive. The TSVCM is sponsored by the Institute of International Finance. Taskforce members include more than “40 leaders from six continents with backgrounds across the carbon market value chain”, including representatives from the Bank of America, BlackRock, Bloomberg’s New Energy Finance, BNP Paribas, BP, Boeing, Goldman Sachs, Tata Steel, Total, IHS Markit, and LSE. In a December 3, 2020 Financial Times article, Carney said that the voluntary global carbon offset market was an “imperative” to help reduce emissions. The Times article cited Carney saying London would likely host the “new pilot market for voluntary carbon offsets” that could be “set up” by December 2021.
He was appointed as a President of Chatham House on March 22, 2024. Prior to this, Carney served as the Chair of Chatham House’s Panel of Senior Advisers, a role he took on in May 2022, succeeding Sir John Major.

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The Spider’s Web: Britain’s Second Empire | The Secret World of Finance

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The Spider’s Web: Britain’s Second Empire | The Secret World of Finance

Sep 14, 2018 #Documentary #TheSpidersWeb #OffshoreTaxHavens

The Spider’s Web: Britain’s Second Empire | The Secret World of Finance Michael Oswald’s film The Spider’s Web reveals how at the demise of the empire, the City of London’s financial interests created a web of secrecy jurisdictions that captured wealth from across the globe and hid it in a web of offshore islands. Today, up to half of global offshore wealth is hidden in British jurisdictions and Britain and its dependencies are the largest global players in The Secret World of Finance.

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Trump now owns this. Ukraine is Trump’s war.

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Alex Christoforou of the Duran

From Twitter/X (https://x.com/AXChristoforou), Alex writes the following post on 3/12/25:

Fait Accompli in Jeddah.
The US and its Ukraine proxy, held 8 hour talks and agreed to “30-day ceasefire” terms. Here is what we know so far:

– Zelensky was not present at the talks.
– Chief of staff Yermak led the Ukraine team. Rubio and Waltz led the US team.
– On X, Zelensky explained the plan as a, “30-day full interim ceasefire, not only stopping missile, drone, and bomb attacks, not only in the Black Sea, but also along the entire front line. Ukraine is ready to accept this proposal — we see it as a positive step and are ready to take it. Now, it is up to the United States to convince Russia to do the same.”
– Rubio and Waltz will take their terms to Russia…
“The ball is now in their court” – Rubio.
– This is a temporary truce, that can be extended…
Via Politico: Once fighting is paused, negotiations will begin immediately on the terms of a permanent peace. Both the U.S. and Ukraine have promised to name their negotiating teams as soon as possible.

– Also via Politico: The pause in the fighting would allow humanitarian steps, including the exchange of prisoners of war, the release of detained civilians “and the return of forcibly transferred Ukrainian children,” the joint statement said.
👆Note the above term “forcibly.” Russia would be accepting the Collective West/ICC claims on this issue if they agree to the terms.

– The US has agreed to share intelligence and continue weapons flow with Ukraine.
– No minerals deal was signed. Reports are Trump will invite Zelensky back to the White House to sign the minerals deal.
– The topic of Ukraine ceding territory was not discussed according to a Ukrainian official.
– Trump team did not agree to security guarantees.
– Ukraine wants Europe to be involved in this process, but this was not defined.
– UK Starmer has called a meeting of European leaders this Saturday to prepare for troops into Ukraine should Russia agree to these terms.

Want to add some quick thoughts to the above post. Just my view of how things could unfold. These are not carefully thought out predictions. More like spitballing some ideas (apologize for any spelling errors and poor formatting)…

1. The talks in Jeddah, not really negotiations. The US is on record to being in a proxy war with Russia. Yesterday was the US and its proxy sitting down to agree to the terms they would deliver to Russia. They settled on the Macron/Starmer no fly zone plan. This is the plan they decided to go with.
2. Russia can accept or reject these terms. They can also decide to counter and present their own terms (for the 1,000th time Istanbul Plus) to the US, and more negotiations follow.
3. There is a very small possibility Putin agrees to the US terms (or something close to them), DO NOT rule this out.
4. Most likely Russia will reject these terms and counter offer.
5, Trump will threaten HUGE sanctions, crashing oil etc… US military escalation, long range strikes…will Russia blink?
6. Trump will push to meet Xi, contact Modi, pressure SA, Brazil…put pressure to break apart BRICS/Global South support for Russia.
7. Watch Musk’s posts on X. See if he turns up the propaganda pressure against Russia in the next couple of days.
8. The US will play to their strengths, the only card they really hold…the INFO WAR space. Which is Russia’s big weakness. Russia will be painted as the party that “turns down peace.”
9. Keep in mind Russia has made its conditions for a ceasefire public since at least June 2024 (Istanbul Plus). The west media will completely ignore this FACT.
10. NATO Rutte meets Trump this week (I believe today).
11. The US/EU/UK/NATO are now in perfect sync when it comes to project Ukraine.
12. Do not trust Erdogan. He will betray Russia.
13. Keep an eye on developments in Romania.
14. Trump will speak with Putin, most likely on Friday. Outside chance that Putin convinces Trump to see things in terms of Istanbul Plus, pressure reverses back towards Zelensky and EU/UK. Outside chance but possible that this swings again in opposite direction.
– Trump (the person) has no real understanding how to end this. He is making things up as they come.
15 AND FINALLY…Trump now owns this. Ukraine is Trump’s war.

Alex Krainer: Economic Collapse & the End of Europe

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Glenn Diesen interviews Alex Krainer on the Economic Collapse & the End of Europe

Alex Krainer: Economic Collapse & the End of Europe

Alex (Sasha) Krainer: Founder at Krainer Analytics. Monaco, Monaco. Author of #1 rated book on commodities, “Mastering Uncertainty in Commodities Trading,” and “Alex Krainer’s Trend Following Bible”; creator of I-System Trend Following – engineering, implementing and maintaining bespoke, high performance turn-key portfolio solutions (with audited track record); publisher of TrendCompass daily market reports; contributing editor at ZeroHedge.
https://x.com/NakedHedgie

Glenn Diesen is a professor of Russian international affairs, with focus on geoeconomics, conservatism and the Greater Eurasia Initiative. Professor at University of South-Eastern Norway
https://x.com/Glenn_Diesen

Eurasia, the “World Island”

Bonus: KunstlerCast 420 — Tom Luongo of Gold, Goats and Guns, Talkin’ Europe, Russia, and America in a Dangerous Year
https://www.kunstler.com/p/kunstlercast-420-tom-luongo-of-gold?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Tom Luongo is a Former Research Chemist, Amateur Dairy Goat Farmer, Anarcho-Libertarian and Obstreperous Austrian Economist who blogs and podcasts at Gold, Goats and, Guns. His work can also be found on sites like Zerohedge, Lewrockwell.com, Bitcoin Magazine and Newsmax Media. His work focuses on the attempt to connect the false narratives of geopolitics to viable long-term investment theses. He built the house that he lives in and loves hockey, his family, the art of drumming, board games of all kinds, a logically consistent argument, and the beauty of spontaneous order…. not necessarily in that order.

Grok’s Summary of Alex Krainer: Economic Collapse & the End of Europe…

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