By Chuck Baldwin<\/p>\n
The ever-consistent champion for peace, Ron Paul, is in his usual fine form in his recent column\u00a0The Ukraine War Is A Racket<\/a><\/i>.<\/p>\n \u201cWar is a racket, wrote US Maj. General Smedley Butler in 1935. He explained: \u201cA racket is best described, I believe, as something that is not what it seems to the majority of the people. Only a small \u2018inside\u2019 group knows what it is about. It is conducted for the benefit of the very few, at the expense of the very many. Out of war a few people make huge fortunes.\u201d<\/p>\n Gen.\u00a0Butler\u2019s observation describes the US\/NATO response to the Ukraine war perfectly.<\/p>\n The propaganda continues to portray the war in Ukraine as that of an unprovoked Goliath out to decimate an innocent David unless we in the US and NATO contribute massive amounts of military equipment to Ukraine to defeat Russia. As is always the case with propaganda, this version of events is manipulated to bring an emotional response to the benefit of special interests.<\/p>\n One group of special interests profiting massively on the war is the US military-industrial complex. Raytheon CEO Greg Hayes recently told a meeting of shareholders that, \u201cEverything that\u2018s being shipped into Ukraine today, of course, is coming out of stockpiles, either at DOD or from our NATO allies, and that\u2019s all great news. Eventually we\u2019ll have to replenish it and we will see a benefit to the business.\u201d<\/p>\n He wasn\u2019t lying. Raytheon, along with Lockheed Martin and countless other weapons manufacturers are enjoying a windfall they have not seen in years. The US has committed more than three billion dollars in military aid to Ukraine. They call it aid, but it is actually corporate welfare: Washington sending billions to arms manufacturers for weapons sent overseas.<\/p>\n By many accounts these shipments of weapons like the Javelin anti-tank missile (jointly manufactured by Raytheon and Lockheed Martin) are getting blown up as soon as they arrive in Ukraine. This doesn\u2019t bother Raytheon at all. The more weapons blown up by Russia in Ukraine, the more new orders come from the Pentagon.<\/p>\n Former Warsaw Pact countries now members of NATO are in on the scam as well. They\u2019ve discovered how to dispose of their 30-year-old Soviet-made weapons and receive modern replacements from the US and other western NATO countries.<\/p>\n While many who sympathize with Ukraine are cheering, this multi-billion dollar weapons package will make little difference. As former US Marine intelligence officer Scott Ritter said on the Ron Paul Liberty Report last week, \u201cI can say with absolute certainty that even if this aid makes it to the battlefield, it will have zero impact on the battle. And Joe Biden knows it.\u201d<\/p>\n What we do see is that Russians are capturing modern US and NATO weapons by the ton and even using them to kill more Ukrainians. What irony. Also, what kinds of opportunities will be provided to terrorists, with thousands of tons of deadly high-tech weapons floating around Europe? Washington has admitted that it has no way of tracking the weapons it is sending to Ukraine and no way to keep them out of the hands of the bad guys.<\/p>\n War is a racket, to be sure. The US has been meddling in Ukraine since the end of the Cold War, going so far as overthrowing the government in 2014 and planting the seeds of the war we are witnessing today. The only way out of a hole is to stop digging. Don\u2019t expect that any time soon. War is too profitable.<\/p>\n Amen and Amen!<\/p>\n Zerohedge.com<\/a>\u00a0quotes\u00a0GLOBAL INTEL HUB\u2019s<\/i>\u00a0outstanding analysis of the sinister economic plans at work involving the Ukraine conflict.<\/p>\n 1. Safe Haven Default<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 The US Fed seized $800 Bn + in Russian and affiliated assets.\u00a0 If you are an investor not from the United States, you are going to think twice about keeping your funds in \u2018safe\u2019 USA.\u00a0 There are tons of alternatives such as Singapore, Switzerland, Dubai, Cayman Islands, to name a few.\u00a0 To say it differently, the \u2018flight to safety\u2019 is no longer \u2018buy Dollars\u2019 \u2013 it doesn\u2019t matter what is going to replace the USD, it\u2019s important that it\u2019s being replaced.<\/p>\n 2. Petro Dollar Default<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 By sanctioning the world\u2019s largest oil producer, Russia demanded payments for Oil in Rubles, making the new global go to Currency for Oil \u2013 Rubles.\u00a0 In parallel, Russia pegged the Ruble to Gold, making the Ruble backed by Oil and Gold.\u00a0 Most BRICs either followed suit or agreed to trade Oil in Yuan or Rubles.\u00a0 The Biden administration\u2019s blocking US Oil production was not helpful, nor was the signaling by US leaders they will fight inflation with more inflation.\u00a0 China agreed to settle Oil in Rubles or Yuan for its thirsty manufacturing base, setting a strong non-USD precedent.<\/p>\n 3. SWIFT shift to SPFS-CIPS<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 The Russian ban on SWIFT forced those banned to seek alternatives.\u00a0 Both Russia and China had SWIFT alternatives that they\u2019ve been developing for many years such as the CIPS system [3] and\u00a0Singapore based Nium<\/a>\u00a0[4].<\/p>\n 4. Shift to Yuan<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Before the events surrounding the Russia-Ukraine conflict, China was perceived as a toxic house of cards.\u00a0 That has drastically changed with Billions flooding into the Yuan not only from Russia but from partners of Russia who will happily settle their transactions in Yuan, and see China as a less aggressive, more understanding Superpower (as China is on the receiving end of US Hegemony).<\/p>\n 5. Abandoned World Reserve Status<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 During crisis, the Fed supplies Dollars as needed via swap agreements and the US Government supplies aid through various NGOs and DC controlled entities like the IMF, World Bank, etc.\u00a0 The actions against Russia are unprecedented.\u00a0 While the US has played global military superpower, it has always kept funds of the enemy safe in US hands whether the enemy was Adolf Hitler or Saddam Hussein.\u00a0 In fact,\u00a0the Federal Reserve Bank even melted Nazi gold and rebranded it<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 talk about white glove service.\u00a0 It kept the war going, not to mention the billions in funding provided by\u00a0US bankers to fund the other side<\/a>\u00a0(the Nazis) often times directly to Hitler himself. [5]<\/p>\n 6. Hypersonics<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 The US Dollar is not \u2018backed by nothing\u2019 as many claim, it\u2019s actually backed by bombs \u2013 or in other words, US Military Superiority.\u00a0 The Navy protects trade routes, Space Force protects communications, etc.\u00a0\u00a0Russia used a Hypersonic missile<\/a>\u00a0to take out a secret NATO base inside Ukraine [6].\u00a0 The message sent to the West was obvious- Hypersonic missiles have no defense or warning, and because they are so fast you don\u2019t even need to arm them (with nukes for example).\u00a0 While the US is not officially involved in the war (although many Americans have been seen fighting the Russians in Ukraine) this is a victory for the kinetic war by Russia.\u00a0 Using Hypersonic weapons Russia could take out the US Navy, military bases, in a relatively short time period.\u00a0 Of course, the US can respond by \u2018making Moscow glass\u2019 but that\u2019s not the point.\u00a0 War is a chess game, and US Military Superiority has made the US Dollar reign supreme since the British handed the torch to the Americans generations ago.\u00a0 US Foreign Policy is 80% Hubris and 20% Technological Superiority \u2013 that Superiority that\u2019s left is in Space.\u00a0 The one place the US has a massive advantage over both Russia and China is Space.\u00a0 Anyhow, the context here is the fate of the US Dollar world reserve currency.<\/p>\n 7. BRICS \/ OPEC seeking alternatives<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Now that many are forced to convert to Ruble or Yuan to buy Oil, many are seeking alternative payment networks.\u00a0 This is not a one way street \u2013 Russia imposed capital controls and Russian nationals took about 30 days to setup companies in Kazakhstan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and other places circumventing the rules.\u00a0 This further flooded alternative centers to capital (other than NY\/London) and these places are literally flooded with new business.<\/p>\n 8. US Net Importer<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Since 80% of goods are manufactured in China et al, US economic actors need to pay for the same materials with their hyperinflated dollars.\u00a0 In other words, the value of the US Dollar decreasing in value can be seen at the pump and at the grocery store.<\/p>\n Why destroy your own currency?\u00a0<\/i>\u00a0Profits!<\/b><\/p>\n We should all ask ourselves why would [Western] policy makers want to ruin their own currency.\u00a0 There\u2019s no short answer to this but in one word it\u2019s: Profit.\u00a0 This is the Economic Hit Man \/ Soros model being applied on the country that created it.\u00a0 The Dulles Brothers, Kermit Roosevelt, and William Stephenson (Intrepid) created an economic model of Imperialism mixed with Merchant Capitalism (Gunboat Monopoly) right as the Brits passed the torch to the Muricans.\u00a0 The Yanks get the credit but we all know who is still pulling the strings from London \u2013 the same group that controls the Gold market and half of the world\u2019s finances.<\/p>\n The model is quite simple.\u00a0 First you fund activism and back a controversial political candidate like Zelensky (An actor is the most suitable because that\u2019s what this role needs).\u00a0 His views and policies are irrelevant, he only has one job to do and you have greased him up enough with Miami apartments and drugs and women (or boys, to taste) enough that he is literally your puppet.\u00a0 One phone call and the photos of him being naughty are all over the times.\u00a0 He doesn\u2019t care about that though, he\u2019s being paid tens of millions to do one simple thing:\u00a0 Accept the 20% interest loan from the IMF.\u00a0 There is no possible way to pay it off.\u00a0 When the default happens, the country will ultimately give up its most precious materials whatever they may be.<\/p>\n The US is of course a little more complicated because most of these loans and programs originate in the US \u2013 but the model is the same.\u00a0 It always involves a currency devaluation, civil unrest, and a sometimes bloody \u2018revolution\u2019 which is more like a hit job.\u00a0 Biden is for sale, and so is the United States, and their plan is to break up America into little bits and sell it off to the highest bidder (it\u2019s more valuable that way).<\/p>\n Also don\u2019t forget that inflation is good for the rich and bad for the poor.\u00a0 In other words, this is a war on the haves against the have nots.\u00a0 Look how the portfolios of the ultra high net worth class ballooned during COVID, while the middle and lower classes suffered.<\/p>\n We must remember that the Fed can create US Dollars as much as it wants, the system works by empowering the member banks who own the Fed.\u00a0 War is always preceded by, or followed by a massive Currency devaluation.\u00a0 25% is a huge move for the formerly known as Global Reserve Currency.\u00a0 If you think that number isn\u2019t accurate, check your receipt at the gas pump, grocery store, or Lowes buying wood.\u00a0 Everything is going up, and it\u2019s not only because of Oil.\u00a0\u00a0Here are some more technical factors going on, such as waning demand for US Treasuries.<\/a><\/p>\n Now read this last paragraph very carefully:<\/p>\n During the next 6 months we will certainly see further deterioration of the value of the US Dollar, but it is uncertain how the populace will react.\u00a0\u00a0Although Elites would like us to believe that the future is determined by them, it is not.<\/b>\u00a0 When polls are displayed in the media they are doing it to change public opinion.\u00a0 Studies show that if you show studies with a certain bias or by studying the wrong things, it will affect the mass consciousness.\u00a0\u00a0How people, businesses, and other economic actors react to food shortages, product shortages, or a stock market crash will thus determine what course the future will take.<\/b>\u00a0[Emphasis added]<\/p>\n Please read that last paragraph until it sinks deep into your soul.<\/p>\n The elites who are calling the shots (no pun intended) in the Ukraine War are using this conflict for their own financial benefit. That\u2019s what they\u00a0always\u00a0<\/b>do. This war is NOT about the survival of \u201cdemocracy\u201d in Europe or defending freedom\u2014not in any shape, manner or form. The West\u2019s involvement in this war is about MONEY for the War Profiteers, just as General Butler said back in 1935.<\/p>\n The analysis above perfectly describes how Western elites plan to use the Ukraine War to help destroy the U.S. dollar (which is sinking anyway) and engineer a new currency\u2014digital, no doubt\u2014which, as explained above, would devalue everyone\u2019s bank accounts and virtually annihilate the middle class, making the billionaire class wealthier than anyone could even imagine.<\/p>\n Western leaders are NOT waging war on Russia (except they\u00a0hate\u00a0<\/b>Putin for resisting the Money Changers in London, New York and Tel Aviv); they are waging war on the financial security and well-being of their own people\u2014and that goes double for Biden and the United States.<\/p>\n But as that last paragraph quoted above stated,<\/p>\n Although Elites would like us to believe that the future is determined by them, it is not. How people, businesses, and other economic actors react to food shortages, product shortages, or a stock market crash will thus determine what course the future will take.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n In other words, We the People will determine the ultimate outcome of this attack against our Liberty and prosperity. The elite\u2019s plan will come to naught if We the People do not allow ourselves to be manipulated by them.<\/p>\n That requires that we\u00a0reject\u00a0<\/b>the media\u2019s perpetual propaganda regarding Ukraine and start\u00a0demanding\u00a0<\/b>that the U.S. butt out of the conflict there (which would bring the conflict to an almost immediate end) and begin rectifying the runaway spending habits of the U.S. government\u2014which is a presage of runaway inflation and eventual financial ruination for the American people\u2014and return to sound money principles.<\/p>\n The criminals in DC are hoping that as inflation continues to escalate, as your income falls farther and farther behind the cost of living, as the stock market plunges, as food and other necessities become harder and harder to find that you will be so fixated on fighting a phony war in defense of the Ukrainian comedian who calls himself a president that you won\u2019t notice that the Machiavellian miscreants who are running this Ponzi scheme are in the process of stripping you of both your liberties and your financial stability and are turning us into a feudal system where they are the masters and we are the serfs.<\/p>\n What the American people do in the next six months will likely determine their own future for the next six generations.<\/p>\n \u00a9 Chuck Baldwin<\/p>\n