A Brave New War, Part II

That security and liberty may prosper together… ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ April 30, 2024 A Brave New War, Part II “Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961 [Reminder: In case you missed [our announcement]( The Essential Investor has merged with legacy contributors to Agora Financial. The new, larger, more inclusive project is called The Grey Swan Investment Fraternity. If you’re interested in the scope and benefits of our new endeavor, please see what prompted us to merge [here](. If you’ve been a member of The Essential Investor, keep an eye out for your new benefits.] Dear [Reader], April 30, 2024 – “I am naturally a ‘red team’ player,” John Robb describes himself. “I think just like the opposition.” A helpful trait, we thought, while watching a video of protestors on the campus of Columbia University as they took a hammer to the glass door of the administration building. We resisted the temptation to dismiss the protestors as clueless knuckleheads or spoiled rich kids and dug in with Mr. Robb for some clarity. Robb’s experience began in the military. He worked with Delta and Seal Team 6 “chasing terrorists around the world.” “I was trained to be a smuggler,” he says, “a person who could cross international boundaries like a ghost.” In his second major career, he became another kind of outsider: an entrepreneur. Robb would seek out and exploit trends in the fast-moving tech industry. His training in the military served him well in business. He built companies that would push aside traditional boundaries and build new markets, create new opportunities. “Because of my experience and mindset,” Robb explains, “I often find my take on what’s in the news everyday to be radically different from common wisdom.” In his third age, as the architect behind Global Guerillas, Robb says he keeps “coming back to the way terrorism and guerilla warfare is rapidly evolving to allow non state networks to challenge the structure and order of nation-states.” Below, John provides an analysis of how the global, networked hive of protestors have risen up today on college campuses on both coasts and in Texas.  If you’re looking to make sense of the protests and rising violence, you won’t find any clues in the mainstream press. John, on the other hand, gives us a fresh, experienced perspective. ~~ Addison (How did we get here? Read the financial, economic and political history of the United States up to this point in our collective history: [Demise of the Dollar]( through [Financial Reckoning Day]( and on to [Empire of Debt]( all three books are available in their third post-pandemic editions.) (Or… simply pre-order [Empire of Debt: We Came, We Saw, We Borrowed]( now available at [Amazon]( and[Barnes & Noble]( or if you prefer one of these sites:[Bookshop.org]( [Books-A-Million]( or [Target]( CONTINUED BELOW... >>ADVERTISEMENT<< Joe Biden Facing Political “Knockout” In Weeks? Weeks from now, we are expecting Joe Biden to make a historical announcement… It will change everything about the coming 2024 election. In short: Joe Biden is facing a new political scandal like no other … And the shocking thing is, his own party is behind it. It doesn't matter if you’re not a political junkie. It doesn’t matter who you are voting for. The implications of this sinister turn of events will impact YOUR money, perhaps immediately… [Go here now to see how this “knockout” could unfold, starting weeks from now…]( CONTINUED... The Anti-Israel Swarm [John Robb, Global Guerrillas]( Anti-Israel protests are showing up everywhere. Censorship, police crackdowns, and social threats (you won't get a job) aren't working. Here's why. The war in Gaza has: - stalled, generated high casualties, and exhausted the IDF; - left Hamas intact, ignited political unrest at home, and didn’t recover the hostages; - been conducted so poorly that most of the world (the ICJ vote and polling support this) now believes Israel committed genocide and other war crimes; rendered the term anti-semite nearly worthless due to rampant misapplication and overuse. Additionally, the pro-Israel network is finally realizing they are losing (have lost) the US information war as well. - Protests. An anti-Israel networked swarm is mobilizing protests to generate the chaos needed for a BLM-style cultural shift. - Voter unrest. The Democratic party is in full panic mode. Electorally decisive numbers of young voters have demonstrated that they will stay away from the polls due to Biden’s participation in Gaza. - Negative information flows. The ratio of anti-Israel vs. pro-Israel media packets is running 100 to 1, even with nearly complete control of major media and aggressive censorship on most social networks. In response, the pro-Israel network is doubling down on attempts to control the situation. So far, this strategy isn’t working. - Escalate to reframe. Israel attempted to reframe the war’s narrative by attacking Iran. This attempt failed, surprisingly, due to Iranian restraint. Worse, the exchange led to a significant weakening of US power in the region. - Control TikTok. The pro-Israel network ran a successful political effort — using fear of China as a false flag — to force the sale of US TikTok (a portion of the most heavily used network in the world) to censorship-friendly investors. However, this isn’t effort may still go awry since there are already signs that TikTok will fight this tooth and nail (while ramping up amplification for anti-Israel media packets in the meantime). - Zero tolerance. The pressure to align Universities with the pro-Israel network and crackdown on anti-Israel protesters is intensifying. This effort isn’t working as expected. It’s generating the opposite effect as intended. Let’s dig into this. Amplifying the Opposition The Columbia protest is an excellent example of how the pro-Israel network’s zero-tolerance approach isn’t stopping anti-Israel protests and speech; it’s growing it. Here’s the timeline: - Aggressive alignment. On April 17th, the President of Columbia University was hauled before Congress and aggressively grilled over a growing criticism of Israel on Columbia’s campus. This coercive alignment effort worked. - Seeded event. Simultaneous to this testimony, a small group of protesters set up a “Gaza Solidarity” tent encampment on Columbia’s campus (left image below). It was tiny and likely to disperse during finals week or when summer vacation started. - Mistake. Under pressure to crack down, the University’s president asked the NYPD to arrest the protesters and remove the camp (falsely claiming they were suspended students and thereby trespassing). On April 18th, the NYPD complied and arrested more than 100 protesters, and the University used the trespassing arrest to suspend their student status. - Self-Harm. These heavy-handed tactics backfired (right image above), and the protest quickly grew in size and support (including a walkout by the University’s professors in solidarity). Moreover, anti-Israel demonstrations spread to other Universities, and with each new attempt to crack down on it, it grew and adapted. One potential explanation for this outcome is that the pro-Israel network walked into a trap, as Israel did in Gaza. ~ John Robb So it goes, Addison Wiggin, The Wiggin Sessions P.S.  “I’ve done my best to point out the signs of the global networked model’s emerging threats,” Robb wrote in the preface to [Brave New War]( still analyzing the way terrorist networks operated leading up to and after 9/11. “I’ve provided copious analysis on [network swarm’s] origin, constructed a model of the way it works and some insight on its maturation and the way it will affect our lives.” We’re happy to have his insight and perspective included in the [Grey Swan Fraternity](. Robb was especially prescient on another point, as well. In his work, he has offered ideas on how we can all survive this… “although,” and here’s the prescient part, “I doubt anyone will pay attention because my solutions don’t provide the level of pork barrel spending other solutions do.” Ahem. As we pointed out yesterday, Brave New War came out before the preponderance of the $8 trillion in (borrowed) war-on-terror spending had been greenlit by Congress. (How did we get here? Read the financial, economic, and political history of the United States up to this point in our collective history: [Demise of the Dollar]( through [Financial Reckoning Day]( and on to [Empire of Debt]( all three books are available in their third post-pandemic editions.) 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