AN—This video features Judge Andrew Napolitano interviewing analyst Alastair Crooke on August 3, 2026, regarding current tensions between the United States and Iran, as well as the broader geopolitical climate in the Middle East.
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Netanyahu’s White House Visit: Crooke suggests the recent meeting between Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump was counterproductive. The lack of an official welcoming committee at the airport and the President’s dismissive tone regarding Israeli intelligence about the “Pickaxe Mountain” facility highlight a growing disconnect •••••••••••••••
Threats and “Military Terror”: The discussion addresses President Trump’s repeated, high-intensity threats against Iran, which Crooke describes as performative or indicative of a lack of a clear strategy. He notes that such threats, combined with cancellations, have occurred frequently in recent months (4:11 – 5:12).
Risks of Regional Conflict: Crooke warns that a military strike against Iran would likely trigger devastating retaliatory strikes on infrastructure throughout the Gulfstates and Israel. He explains that the entire economic and security architecture in the region, including water and electricity systems, is highly vulnerable.

RS—This interview features Roger Waters speaking with Rick Sanchez about his perspectives on global politics, war, and the state of the human condition. Throughout the discussion, Waters emphasizes the importance of peace, cooperation, and questioning the motives of ruling elites.
Waters expresses deep concern that global tensions, particularly involving NATO, Russia, and the Middle East, have pushed the world to the brink of catastrophe.
Critique of Hegemony: He strongly criticizes the United States and NATO for pursuing what he describes as an imperialistic, unipolar world order, citing the influence of neoconservative ideologies ••••••••••••••
Waters defends Iran as an ancient civilization and criticizes Western military actions against it, suggesting that the resistance of the Iranian people —an example for the Global South—is a result of unified opposition to foreign intervention

BA—It’s truly amazing how much wealth is being extracted from workers. The tax code targets wages more than capital gains. Inflation (gas, groceries, and other essentials) cuts into largely fixed incomes. Health care costs continue to rise and are the leading cause of personal bankruptcies. Higher education often leads to onerous student debt that cannot be discharged through personal bankruptcy. Workers are bombarded with ads to bet money on sports using apps on their phones. Lottery tickets are everywhere, selling the dream of a financial windfall at very long odds. Expensive prescription drugs are sold as a solution to excessive weight and even to addiction to other drugs such as opioids.

BB—China has successfully launched and recovered the first stage booster of its Long March 10B rocket system marking only the second country to do so following US-based SpaceX and Blue Origin.

The success will likely be followed by additional tests proving reusability before production and launch cadence is expanded closing the gap with the US which currently launches more payloads to orbit than China and Russia combined; The ability to reuse rockets allows for vastly greater numbers of launches, the rapid deployment of large satellite constellations, as well as advantages in anti-satellite operations – both in deploying systems to use against enemy satellites and replacing satellites the enemy has neutralized.

IS—Is Sri Lanka China? Could Sri Lanka be China? No, as mentioned, China is China, and any development lesson from them is that you have to develop yourself your own way (though Marxism-Leninism is a good starter base). Sri Lanka got independence indirectly through India, and I fear that we’re not free until India’s free, and India’s getting less free by the day, and messed us up pretty bad along the way. This is all inside cricket, irrelevant except that this White Empire is big and you’re also, probably, inside of it. My rule of thumb is that if you’re not fighting the White Empire, you’re in it, so look around. Do you see yourself where you live, as tourists? Do you see your products on your screens? In your wallet? If not, your wallet is being picked, your eyeballs are being poked, and any idea of independence is a joke. I never quite understood ‘the master’s tools won’t dismantle the master’s house’ but I kinda get it now. You’ve got to get out.

AK—France ordered the deportation of Xenia Fedorova, the former head of RT France who’s lived in the country for nearly a decade and regularly shares Russian-friendly viewpoints on French media platforms, on the alleged grounds that her opinions are actually disinformation aimed at destabilizing society. To be sure, any country can deport whoever they want for whatever reason they want, but the optics for France are terrible in this case since the country presents itself as a bastion of Western values.