In February 2026, the United States and
Israel launched surprise airstrikes on Iran. The officially proffered
reasons - preventing Iran’s acquisition of a nuclear weapon and
forestalling its aggression - have not held up under scrutiny. As James
Corbett documented
in recent Corbett Report episodes, the nuclear pretext appears to be
recycled propaganda, and the scale and timing of the strikes raise
deeper questions about motive.
The thesis that “All Wars Are Bankers’ Wars” was popularized by Michael Rivero in a 2013 documentary by that name. His accompanying article begins with a quote from Aristotle (384-322 BCE):
The most hated sort [of moneymaking], and with the greatest reason, is usury, which makes a gain out of money itself, and not from the natural use of it. For money was intended to be used in exchange, but not to increase at interest. [Read More]
