Wars Built on Fictional Narratives w/ Neil Oliver (The Duran)

Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Introduction and welcome to Neil Oliver
00:00:43 The collision between narratives and facts
00:01:14 Three major articles admit the West is losing
00:02:51 Eric Schmidt describes a catastrophic Kiev
00:04:33 Political shockwaves spreading across Europe
00:05:23 Why the wars were built on fictional narratives
00:07:44 How Ukraine, Iran, and Gaza are bleeding together
00:09:32 Foreign policy lies inevitably corrupt domestic policy
00:12:21 How the West's treatment of Russia comes home to roost
00:14:21 Discovering the true history behind the Nakba
00:16:02 Andy Burnham replaces Starmer, but nothing changes
00:17:31 The astonishing speed of political collapse
00:21:33 Merz faces a stunning 78 percent resign demand
00:24:12 Sweden's Social Democrats collapse to historic lows
00:25:33 A Stockholm syndrome relationship with failing leaders
00:29:17 Brussels and the Berlaymont building's threatening banner
00:34:52 Putin warns that troops in Ukraine mean confrontation with Russia
00:40:32 NATO officials still insist Russia can be easily beaten
00:45:33 Rome, archaeology, and buildings that reveal fear
00:51:42 Will change come slowly, or all at once

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 16, 2026.]

U.S. Running Out of Ways to End Iran War (Daniel Davis)

Professor Marandi appearing on the Daniel Davis channel.

The headline for this video is correct. The problem is that the US and Israelis are not prepared to accept terms offered by Iran. The Israelis will not stop attacking Lebanon or Gaza and the US wants control of the Strait of Hormuz.

Marandi points out that it's been the US-Israeli side that have broken negotiated agreements to stop the fighting multiple times. No deals can therefore be made with the US regarding Iran where the only way the situation will be resolved is if the US actually physically withdraws from the region.

With no other choice Iran is going on the offensive to target the US in the region, hitting their economic assets, and also their allies. Marandi points out that Iran doesn't need to strike tankers coming through the Strait to stop oil shipments but can directly hit oil installations. So far they have held off doing so (to prevent a global economic calamity), but will strike if they are attacked in a similar fashion.   

The war between Yemen and Saudi Arabia is another front in this conflict. Already some oil infrastructure has been hit by the Yemenis - and if things continue, the Gulf States will no longer be viable in their present forms. Oil prices on the open market are heading toward 150 dollars per barrel and will go much higher if this continues, with money going to other producers, and none to the Gulf region.

Whichever way you look at the situation the end result seems to be a loss for the US, the Gulf States and probably Israel (that has guaranteed US economic support in any event). 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 15, 2026.]

Seyed M. Marandi: Houthis Expanding Fast & Iran Set to Escalate Big (Glenn Deisen)

Prof. Seyed Mohammad Marandi is a professor at Tehran University and a former advisor to Iran's nuclear negotiation team. Marandi discusses the great advances of the Houthis (Ansar Allah) and why Iran is set to escalate.



[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 14, 2026.]

Houthis Seize More Territory as War Turns Against America /Patrick Henningsen (Daniel Davis)

Excellent must see interview with Henningsen who explains the context for the war with Yemen, that the Houthis only attacked after the truce was broken, and that the Saudi mercenaries have been poorly treated and are not prepared to fight against a determined opposition. Plus the US can no longer occupy, or set up, bases in the region because they're easily targeted. The existing ones are largely destroyed. They basically lost already while causing oil prices to skyrocket due to their failure to fully back off. Iran won't back down until the MOU demands are met.

Best comments on You Tube:

@Lucy-s2q3i
US military are mercenaries for Israel. For billionnaires. Our gov is for rich. Bribed. Not for Americans.

@Enonimus9999
The CIA and Mossad ISIS goons currently control Syria, and those Nazis want the same for the entire Arab and Muslim world. But thanks to the Yemeni, Iranian, Russian and the CCP resistance, it will not happened.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 13, 2026.]

Diesel Crisis Worsens as Houthis Tighten Grip on al-Mandeb Strait (The Duran)

Diesel and gasoline prices are hitting historic highs as Donald Trump finally admits the United States is at war with Iran, a war he now says will not end until after the midterms. In this episode we break down how a spiraling energy crisis, a resurgent Houthi offensive against Saudi Arabia, and Scott Bessent's plan to use the energy shock against China could collide into a genuine economic storm for the West. Is Washington sleepwalking into a crisis it cannot control?



Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Diesel and gas prices hit historic highs
00:00:31 Trump admits the US is now in a war
00:01:00 Why the entire economy runs on diesel
00:01:59 Rising diesel prices threaten higher inflation and rates
00:03:21 Europe faces dangerously low natural gas reserves
00:05:28 Strait of Hormuz remains closed with no end in sight
00:06:04 Houthis reopen the war with Saudi Arabia
00:07:04 Trump moves the goalposts and offers a 5000 dollar bribe
00:08:48 How Trump squandered a real deal with Iran
00:14:34 Bessent bets on financial engineering to outmaneuver China

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 13, 2026.]

Yemeni Forces Take KEY Red Sea PORT CITY as Saudi-Backed Mercenaries FLEE (Rachel Blevins)

The Yemeni Armed Forces are on the move, taking control of the strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha, in a shocking offensive that sent Saudi-backed mercenaries fleeing. Now, not only does Ansar Allah have increased control over the Bab El-Mandeb Strait and Yemen’s western coast, but they are not stopping there…



The clip also covers the situation in Ukraine, where there are no longer any interceptor missiles able to shoot down drones or ballistic missiles fired by Russia. As a whole, the Middle Eastern States lack air defence missiles to protect against Iranian attack - the same as we see in Ukraine. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 13, 2026.]

Peter Schiff: Economic Armageddon - Bonds & Dollar in Crisis (Glenn Deisen)

Peter Schiff is the CEO of Euro Pacific Asset Management and the host of the Peter Schiff Show.



A few observations: Schiff is probably wrong about US tariffs. He talked about investing overseas in regions that were producing things, and seems to think it's okay that the US has outsourced a massive amount of their own productive capacity. Furthermore, sanctions on Russia helped their domestic industries. Of course prices for goods will rise in the short term under a tariff regime, but longer term protectionism protects local production. Schiff comes across as having TDS despite the fact one can fairly criticise a lot of what the President is doing during his second term. 

Also, causing an economic crisis might actually be the plan. Losing the wars in the Middle East and against Russia might be an objective for Trump. He wanted to wind back US overseas commitments and the they tried to kill him. Although Trump is old he does actually understand second and third order consequences. It's how he operated previously. It's possible he is still using this strategy, giving the Deep State and Israel everything they want, and more, that's leading to disaster. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 12, 2026.]

RECAP: DECADES OF DECEPTION - RYAN DAWSON - DOCUMENTARY

War and deception go hand in hand. Some history about false flag terrorism going back to the 1950s. This is normal. Peace is not a normal state when it comes to the history of the world. So be vigilant or be conned.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 11, 2026.]

Trump Careening Towards the Point of No Return w/Iran Col Doug Macgregor (Daniel Davis)

Colonel Macgregor repeats the point that the US cannot win against Iran in the Middle East and that Trump never really understood the military situation. He says the US is doing the bidding of the Israelis who have captured Washington. He thinks that the agenda to destroy Iran will fail and backfire on Israel as a board alliance is created to oppose them.

 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 10, 2026.]

Russia BOMBARDS Kiev with MAJOR STRIKES + NEW Geran Drones SHOCK the West | Mark Sleboda (Rachel Blevins)

After a brief pause to entertain Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff (Trump’s sorry excuse for diplomats) over the weekend, Russia has returned to carrying out major strikes on Kiev. The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed strikes on defense-industrial facilities and transport-logistics hubs in Kiev and the surrounding region on Monday night.

International Relations and Security Analyst Mark Sleboda noted Russia is using both ballistic and cruise missiles, but it’s also utilizing advanced Geran drones with jet-powered engines that appear to be under manual control, as they “loiter around Kiev until they decide which target they’re going to hit.”

To say that the latest Russian military advancements are driving the West crazy would be an understatement.



The interview also takes a brief look at the escalating war between Yemen and Saudi Arabia. This second conflict zone is pushing the world towards an economic disaster as Gulf State oil supplies are cut off. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 10, 2026.]

Paul Craig Roberts: Putin's Mistake - Letting the West Attack Russia (Glenn Deisen)

Paul Craig Roberts is an economist and former United States Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy. Roberts argues the US is in rapid decline economically and it is defeated in Iran. Roberts expresses concerns that a great power like Russia allowed the West to become comfortable with attacking Russia, which suggests that much instability is coming.



The clip opens with Paul Craig Roberts pointing out that the US is under the thumb of neocons that have been driving the Greater Israel project ever since the 911 (false flag) attacks. The war on terror has been about regime change, and it's now moved on to Iran. He adds that US Presidents are not really in full control of their administrations, going from his own experience and from what we've seen recently.

Roberts thoughts on Russia's conduct of the war in Ukraine, that they have not moved strongly enough to quickly destroy their opposition, are insightful. Over time this drawn out war has led to the idea that the Russians can be toyed with, by other Western powers, without much consequence. However, while this might be true kinetically the war is actually bleeding Europe economically.

The Russian war plan, while it was somewhat inept at the beginning, might now be for the war to drag on such that Europe falls apart without them having to fight them directly. Already we are seeing populist parties gaining ground in Germany, France, and the UK and elsewhere.

The Western-Israeli idea of waging proxy war is now backfiring in a world beset by globalist/neo-liberal economic and societal policies - where debt levels are sky high, where industry has been outsourced, where NET ZERO driven energy costs has destroyed whatever is left, and where mass migration has caused untold problems.

Best comment on You Tube:

@Bb11999
I think Putin let west attack because he wants' west to bleed financially and they are by supporting the most corrupt regime in the world bleeding to death in their own countries, without russia fighting them. A very smart move by Putin.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 9, 2026.]

Seyed M. Marandi: U.S.-Iran War Enters a New Dangerous Phase (Glenn Deisen)

Prof. Seyed Mohammad Marandi is a professor at Tehran University and a former advisor to Iran's nuclear negotiation team. Marandi discusses a new phase of the US-Iran War as both the US and Iran aim to assert escalation dominance.



Iran's new leader is in favour of an aggressive war vs the US, striking them wherever they can, to drive them out of the region. Iran is not attacking Israel, that continues to bomb Lebanon, since they are scheduled for upcoming elections. Any Iranian attacks on Israel will drive the public towards supporting Netanyahu that the Iranians want voted out of office. The bottom line is that oil supplies will be restricted for some time.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 8, 2026.]

Raisi's BRICS Legacy Shapes Iran's Future as War Resumes (The Duran)

The Strait of Hormuz is once again the center of the war between the United States and Iran. In this episode we break down the hidden power struggle inside Tehran between hardliners in the IRGC who want confrontation and Pezeshkian who wants a deal to save Iran's economy, plus new reporting on Russian military assistance to Iran dating back to the Raisi era. Can Pezeshkian outmaneuver the hardliners before Trump's next Truth Social post blows it all up again?



Time Stamps:

00:00:00 War resumes over control of the Strait of Hormuz
00:00:56 Conflicting reports on how many ships are getting through
00:02:22 Iran's hardliner faction wants Hormuz kept closed
00:03:21 Pezeshkian pushes for a deal to save Iran's economy
00:05:26 Trump's Truth Social posts collapse the informal arrangement
00:09:11 Raisi's legacy of BRICS, China and Russia ties
00:10:15 Does Iran have any real military path to victory
00:13:11 Hardliners are right about America but offer no alternative
00:16:36 Financial Times report on Russian military aid to Iran
00:19:32 Could a Minsk style deal buy Iran time to prepare

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 8, 2026.]

Yemen SHOCKS the West: Saudi-Backed Forces DESTROYED by DRONES, Losing Ground FAST | Robert Inlakesh (Rachel Blevins)

Iran unleashed another wave of strikes on U.S. Military bases in the Persian Gulf, this time going after communications, weapons depots, aircraft hangars, troop positions and radar systems, in Kuwait and the UAE.

This, as Yemen’s Armed Forces retaking ground from Saudi-backed mercenaries, and unveiling some impressive weapons in the process.

Independent Journalist Robert Inlakesh noted that: “Yemen is perhaps one of the most important fronts in this entire war,” and not only does Ansar Allah have ballistic missiles, but recent videos of its drones have shown just how precise they are in their targeting of tanks and forces on the ground.



The war is ramping up again. Secondary sanctions against countries that trade with Iran are on the cards, and resumed hostilities with Israel are likely. Iran and Israel are likely to devastate each other, along with other Gulf State countries. What this means is even less oil coming out of the region and a financial calamity. 

The clip highlights the fact there are more military actions happening involving Israel, Lebanon, Yemen, Iran and Saudi Arabia than is being aired in the media and none of it is good.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 5, 2026.]

Epstein Co-conspirators Named and Israel Manipulates Trump! – News Update (AwakenWithJP)

We cover the details of Thomas Massie naming names of Epstein co-conspirators, Netanyahu bragging that he manipulated Trump into starting the war with Iran, and Trump just renaming things.



[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 5, 2026.]

Singapore Minister Warns: America Is in MAJOR DECLINE (Kim Iversen)

Can the US withdraw from the world to become only a regional power as opposed to being a global prescience? If this does happen it will likely come after a financial collapse.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 4, 2026.]

Tehran Retaliates on US Base in Jordan /Lt Col Daniel Davis

The no-win conflict continues. The limit on oil shipments will eventually see a dramatic increase in fuel prices. Almost nothing the US does will cause the Iranians to back down. The only sensible strategy is to cease military operations and withdraw.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 3, 2026.]

Tucker Says Trump Should Be Removed for Threatening To Use Nukes (Kim Iversen)

Tucker Carlson calls for Trump's removal over nuclear threats, running the full timeline: "fire and fury," "my button works," "a whole civilization will die tonight," "the entire country can be taken out in one night." Former CIA officer Kiriakou claims Israel told Trump "we have nuclear weapons and we'll use them if you don't bomb Iran." Former National Security Advisor Joe Kent says nuclear weapons are now the administration's only remaining option.



Trump also threated North Korea with nukes previously. He's been acting like a mad man for some time. US actions against Iran, with the blockading of oil, are leading the world towards a financial disaster and is driving the rest of the world rapidly away from the USA.

Kim points out that no matter who becomes President the Israelis are the ones pulling the strings. The logical answer to this conflict is for the US to withdraw. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 3, 2026.]

Pepe Escobar: Rise of a Post-Western World at the SCO Summit (Glenn Deisen)

Pepe Escobar is a journalist, a political analyst, and author.



There's a huge block of Eurasian countries set to move away from the US and Western finance. Pepe reports that significant economic moves are being ignored.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 3, 2026.]

Netanyahu Brags He Got America Into War With Iran (Kim Iversen)

Strikes are back. After a five-week pause, US forces hit Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz — CENTCOM calls it preemptive mine-clearing, Iran calls it terrorism and promises retaliation — and Iran fired back at US bases in Jordan and a drone at the UAE. Trump posts AI-generated images of Kharg Island "being blown to smithereens" and promises "we're going to hit them hard." Then the clip that changes everything: Netanyahu brags on camera that it took him a long time to bring the United States into war with Iran, and he was able to do it because he logged close to 1,000 hours on American television. Kim connects it to the 1996 "Clean Break" paper — written for Netanyahu by Richard Perle, Douglas Feith, and David Wurmser — which called for removing Saddam, weakening Syria, and confronting Iran, and whose authors then occupied the exact Pentagon and White House positions that launched the Iraq War. Feith's own son now sits on Trump's NSC. Meanwhile military leaders across every branch have formally "non-concurred" with Hegseth's orders to extend 50,000+ troops, warning the posture is unsustainable and leaves America exposed everywhere else.



Washington politicians have been captured by the Israeli State in conjunction with the the corrupt US Deep State. The country is essentially ruled by special interest groups via methods of bribery, infiltration, blackmail and the threat of assassination. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 2, 2026.]