Treasury hit Bank of America with $1.2 billion in penalties for money laundering failures. Susan Kokinda traces the bank from Countrywide and the 1980s debt crisis to King Charles’ green finance club, and Bessent’s challenge to the IMF.
Trump's strategy goes far beyond Ukraine. Mike Steger examines how a sweeping geopolitical realignment could end a century of conflict in Europe and usher in a new era of Western civilization.
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Bessent forecasts the Strait of Hormuz will be “irrelevant” within two years — and at Chatham House, Lebanon’s adviser named Kissinger as the author of 50 years of war. Susan connects the sanctions, the pipelines, and the Board of Peace replacing the old imperial game.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the U.S. is escalating economic isolation measures against Iran and forecasts the Strait of Hormuz will become “irrelevant” within two years, while Energy Secretary Chris Wright argues shipping continues under escorts and rerouting, citing 8–9 million barrels/day still moving through the strait plus 6 million diverted via expanding pipelines. The episode frames this as part of a broader strategy since March 2025 targeting Iran’s financial networks while expanding alternative energy supplies, including increased U.S. production, changes in Venezuela, UAE production outside old OPEC quotas, and Iraq pipeline deals to bypass Hormuz, alongside a nuclear power “renaissance.” It highlights remarks at Chatham House by Lebanese adviser Jean Aziz blaming Henry Kissinger’s 1976 actions for decades of conflict and IRGC entanglement, and Qatar’s Majed Al-Ansari describing a regional Gaza “20-point plan” leading to a Washington-based Board of Peace meeting on Feb. 19, 2026.
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08:44 The Replacement
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Treasury hit Bank of America with $1.2 billion in penalties for money laundering failures. Susan Kokinda traces the bank from Countrywide and the 1980s debt crisis to King Charles’ green finance club, and Bessent’s challenge to the IMF.
Trump's strategy goes far beyond Ukraine. Mike Steger examines how a sweeping geopolitical realignment could end a century of conflict in Europe and usher in a new era of Western civilization.
President Trump says he knows how the Ukraine war began and will release the details. Barbara Boyd explains why that threatens the Deep State, and why Europe and Canada are marching toward suicide with Zelensky.
Are we fighting the wrong war? Mike Steger examines Trump, Washington, Hamilton, and why leadership, national purpose, and the American System matter heading into the 2026 midterms.
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