Gladio, NATO, and Imperial British Gangsterism – Kit Klarenberg (My views on the Ukraine war also align with this).

First, I would like to point something out. I am a little disappointed that recently, under my post, I received comments saying that Yanis Varoufakis — whose video I posted — is controlled opposition. While I partially agree with this statement, it also highlights a bigger issue: people do not think critically.

What I mean by that is people often do not think and form their own opinions; instead, they look for someone to tell them the truth. But it does not work that way. Consider the fact that in almost every post containing a video, I explicitly state my disagreements with what is being said. While the videos I post contain important information, I also rely on my own knowledge to verify that information — I do not blindly believe everything I hear.

For example, I have posted fragments of what Chomsky says, despite having repeatedly stated that I believe he is controlled opposition. Just because someone is controlled opposition does not mean they cannot say something important and truthful. Take Yanis Varoufakis — you could argue that he is controlled opposition. However, in my opinion, there are both people who are knowingly controlled opposition and those who are unknowingly controlled opposition. I believe Varoufakis falls into the latter category — he simply lacks critical information, which makes him an unwitting part of the opposition.

For a long time, I also thought Chomsky was unknowingly controlled opposition. However, after learning that he flew on Epstein’s plane, I am no longer so sure. Now, I suspect he is knowingly playing that role. I have pointed out many times that Chomsky was promoted while others, like Michael Parenti, who held similar views but spoke the truth about the JFK assassination and 9/11, were silenced. Parenti’s book Inventing Reality was published in 1986, yet few people know about it. Meanwhile, Chomsky’s Manufacturing Consent came out in 1988 and was widely promoted — perhaps to overshadow Parenti’s work.

That said, none of this means Chomsky has never spoken the truth or provided valuable insights. While I have serious issues with him, I still use some of his work. The point is, we should not look for people who will simply tell us the truth; we should seek out those who provide information and then use our own critical thinking to verify and analyze it. In almost all the videos I share, I provide my own analysis. I do not treat what is said as gospel. I do not seek individuals to tell me the truth — I seek information that helps deepen my understanding of the world.

The same applies to my posts. I have said many times that I appreciate comments under my videos because I want to debate my ideas and views. I do not claim to know everything — I learn a lot from the discussions in the comments. When I first started posting on The Duran a long time ago, I didn’t even know about Michael Parenti. Someone suggested I check him out, and now he is one of my biggest influences. I am learning alongside you as I post my videos.

“The whole thing is a fall. It can’t help but be. A perpetual state of grasping in the dark. It’s not about getting up. It’s about stumbling, stumbling in the right direction. It’s the only true way to move forward.” – Ray (Mr. Robot)

We are all stumbling in the dark, trying to move in the right direction. I do not want people to blindly accept what I write because I, too, am searching for the truth. I want you to critically analyze my words. If you disagree, do not hesitate to explain why — I welcome that. I have also written about how people have the wrong attitude toward debate and discussion. To me, there are no losers in a debate. If someone presents an argument that changes my perspective, I do not feel like I lost — I feel like I learned something new and moved closer to the truth.

That is why I encourage people to comment under my posts. I am guided by Socrates’ words: “I know that I know nothing.” I constantly use the Socratic method to question, verify, and challenge my own knowledge and opinions.

Now, going back to the video I posted — it’s great and provides very interesting information, as always. However, I will give you my perspective and opinions, as I always do. I do not listen to videos blindly; I use critical thinking and the knowledge I possess to verify and analyze what I hear. For those who believe Gladio is a conspiracy theory, here is a BBC documentary that mentions some of the events described in the main video I posted:

A long time ago, I wrote that the people who control the world started this war because they do not care about its outcome. Those who own and control our world are not stupid — they would not go va banque on Ukraine if they knew it could fail. And since I knew it could fail, they must have known that as well. I do not understand how people can believe that the decision-makers who control the world are ignorant of things that even someone like me can grasp that.
Now, what do I mean when I say they win regardless of the war’s outcome? If Russia loses, they will balkanize it, just as they did with Yugoslavia. But even if Russia wins, they still win. Why? Because Ukraine was seen as part of Russia’s sphere of influence and a Russian ally. By forcing Russia to destroy its own ally is seen by them as a win. Also all the Ukrainian deaths will fuel resentment among the Ukraine population. At the same time, this war weakens the EU, making it more subservient to the U.S., since the EU had been trying to act too independently — something the U.S. did not like.
Regarding resentment in Ukraine, I explained this using an example in the comments:
“To give you an example, imagine a little Ukrainian lets name him Olaf. He and his family spoke Russian their whole life and used it as the main language and they all consumed Russian media. Now little Olaf’s father was put in the Ukrainian army and died at the hands of the Russians. Now do you think little Olaf will see Russians and their Brethren and allies and will still want to speak Russian language and consume Russian media? That is this de-russification I am speaking about.”

No matter the outcome of this war, they will gain something from it — that is why they orchestrated it. They are not stupid, and they would not go va banque on this war if Ukraine’s defeat would cost them dearly. Since I knew Ukraine was likely to lose, they had to know it too. Do you really think the people who own and control this world know less than someone  like me? They started this war because, regardless of the outcome, they stand to benefit.

So please stop thinking they are panicking or that they failed to consider the possibility of Ukraine losing. If I knew it was a possibility, they certainly did too.

The primary goal of this war was not to destroy Russia — though, of course, they would be happy if that happened. The main objective was to weaken Germany by severing its economic ties with Russia. This was explained by George Friedman at The Chicago Council on Global Affairs in 2015. Here is a quote I have referenced many times:

“So, the primordial interest of the United States, over which for a century we have fought wars — the First, Second, and Cold War — has been the relationship between Germany and Russia. Because united, they are the only force that could threaten us, and to make sure that that doesn’t happen.

Therefore, it’s not an accident that General Hodges, who’s been appointed to be blamed for all of this, is talking about pre-positioning troops in Romania, Bulgaria, Poland, and the Baltics. This is the Intermarium, the Black Sea to the Baltic, that Pilsudski dreamed of. This is the solution for the United States.

The issue to which we don’t have the answer is: what will Germany do? The real wild card in Europe is that as the United States builds this cordon sanitaire — not in Ukraine, but to the West — and the Russians try to figure out how to leverage Ukrainians out, we don’t know the German position.

Germany is in a very peculiar position. Its former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder is on the board of Gazprom. They have a very complex relationship. As I mentioned before, the Germans themselves don’t know what to do. They must export; the Russians can’t take up the export. On the other hand, if they lose the free trade zone, they need to build something different.

For the United States, the primordial fear is Russian natural resources, Russian manpower, German technology, and German capital. That combination has, for centuries, scared the hell out of the United States.

How Does This Play Out?
Well, the U.S. has already put its cards on the table. It is the line from the Baltics to the Black Sea. And he goes on to say in his next line that Russia’s cards on the table are that they need a Ukraine that is not pro-Western, that it’s at least neutral.”

How many people use Angela Merkel’s statement regarding the Minsk agreements as proof that she and the rest of the EU supported this war? I strongly disagree. In my opinion, Merkel was simply covering herself, considering that the U.S. was not part of this deal — because they knew they would ultimately destroy it.

I believe Merkel genuinely wanted this deal to work because she understood that Germany’s neocolonial project — controlling the EU and turning it into a German neo-colony — depended on German-Russian cooperation. In fact, all of Germany’s strategic interests relied on this cooperation. But after the U.S. sabotaged her plans for peace, she claimed it had been her intention all along, likely to avoid admitting that she had been defeated by the Americans.

Instead of telling the truth — that she wanted peace and that the U.S. undermined her — she insisted it was her strategy from the beginning. But let’s think about this for a second: if I understand that Germany would be severely weakened by the destruction of German-Russian relations, do you really think Merkel didn’t understand that?

I have referenced this short video many times:

“I also understand that one of the complications is the Europeans, who are very dependent on the Russians for energy supply and business relationships. But they also need to recognize that if Putin is not stopped now, we could find ourselves in a real conflict with Russia down the road. Well, actually, let me jump in right there. Germany, arguably the strongest power in Europe, at least economically, there’s been criticism that Angela Merkel and others haven’t been aggressive enough. What do you think? Do you think Germany has been as aggressive as they should be? I’m quite an admirer of Chancellor Merkel, and I heard her statement when she was with President Obama in Washington. I thought it was a very good statement. But now we need to have tougher sanctions, and I’m afraid at some point this is going to probably have to involve oil and gas. The Russian economy is vulnerable; 80% of Russian exports are in oil, gas, and minerals. People say, “Well, the Europeans will run out of energy.” Well, the Russians will run out of cash before the Europeans run out of energy. And I understand that it’s uncomfortable to have an effect on business ties in this way, but this is one of the few instruments that we have. Over the long run, you simply want to change the structure of energy dependence. You want to depend more on the North American energy platform, the tremendous bounty of oil and gas that we’re finding in North America. You want to have pipelines that don’t go through Ukraine and Russia. For years, we’ve tried to get the Europeans to be interested in different pipeline routes. It’s time to do that. And so, some of this is simply acting and acting as quickly as possible.”

Here you have Condoleezza Rice complaining about Merkel.

I’m going to share another video, this time featuring Professor Cohen:

29:34
“But at the moment, there’s only one real horse running this race. Secondly, the Russian political class sees what they’re doing, and they resent it; they don’t like it. Even Merkel, who is close to Putin, complained to Washington about this, telling him to stop it. She said it was demeaning to everybody to be doing this, but it’s a reflex.”

I would argue that it was not merely a reflex but a deliberate plan to undermine Germany. On one hand, you had Condoleezza Rice complaining about Merkel, and on the other, Merkel complaining about Washington’s treatment of Putin and Russia. Later, we found out that Merkel’s phone had been wiretapped by the NSA and U.S. intelligence agencies.
I have previously written about Germany’s plan to turn the EU into a German neo-colony. Germany took control of the entire EU administration while simultaneously working to make the EU dependent on Russian gas, which would be distributed by Germany. This strategy allowed Germany to secure the lowest energy costs in the EU since other member states would have to purchase gas from them. At the same time, selling Russian gas to the rest of Europe gave Germany additional leverage over the EU.
There were already three pipelines supplying Russian gas: one through Belarus and Poland, another through Ukraine and Poland, and a third through Ukraine and Romania. Then came Nord Stream 1, which faced opposition. There was an alternative — South Stream, bringing gas from Turkey — but Germany blocked it because it would have disrupted its monopoly on gas distribution in Europe. This monopoly gave Germany significant leverage. If Germany truly had the EU’s best interests in mind, it would have supported South Stream to diversify the gas supply. However, diversification would have eliminated its monopoly, so it was rejected.
When Germany pursued Nord Stream 2, it faced opposition from Eastern European countries, all states with Baltic coastline, several Western European nations, and, of course, the U.S. Did Germany care? No, they built it anyway.
Now, consider this: did European countries want this war? Countries like Norway and Denmark, which supply gas to the EU, saw Russian gas as competition. Eastern European nations opposed Nord Stream because existing pipelines running through their territories gave them leverage over gas distribution. Germany could not afford to oppress Eastern Europe too much, because if those countries cut off Russian gas, Germany would suffer. But Nord Stream changed this dynamic — allowing Germany to exert more control over Eastern Europe without the risk of supply disruption. Eastern European countries understood this and resisted.
Why would some Western European countries want this war? First, Germany dominated the EU administration. Second, France and the UK were leaders in nuclear energy, but Germany wanted them dependent on Russian gas — gas they would have to purchase from Germany. This is why the EU overregulated nuclear power. Ironically, Russian gas was considered “greener” and more “ecological” than nuclear energy.
The effects of this war are already evident in the media. Suddenly, there is constant talk about Macron and France leading the EU. Previously, EU policy was framed almost entirely around Germany’s decisions, as if no other country mattered. Germany effectively ruled the EU. Now, with Germany significantly weakened, France has emerged as the dominant force within the EU.
Western countries like France and the UK saw an opportunity to weaken Germany’s grip on the EU and take over its leadership. And now, that shift is visible — Germany is no longer the focal point of EU decision-making, and France is taking the lead. That was one of the key objectives of this war.

“Knowledge will make you be free.”
― Socrates
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“Knowledge isn’t free. You have to pay attention.”

― Richard P. Feynman
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“Freedom is not free, you need to pay attention.”
― Grzegorz Ochman

Please pay enough attention, or we will all be screwed. God bless you all.

“I still don’t understand why people like sports. They get so emotional over the weirdest things. But I do see the beauty in the rules, the invisible code of chaos hiding behind the menacing face of order.” ― Elliot Alderson(Mr. Robot)

“It’s one thing to question your mind. It’s another to question your eyes and ears. But then again: Isn’t it all the same, our senses just mediocre inputs for our brain? Sure, we rely on them, trust they accurately portray the real world around us, but what if the haunting truth is, they can’t? That what we perceive isn’t the real world at all but just our mind’s best guess?” ― Elliot Alderson(Mr. Robot)