EP:28 [GUEST] - Max Blumenthal - Inside Iran & The Gaza "Master Plan" скачать в хорошем качестве

EP:28 [GUEST] - Max Blumenthal - Inside Iran & The Gaza "Master Plan"

Power doesn’t just move through parliaments and battlefields; it flows through boardrooms, data centers, and media brands. We dig into a glossy “master plan” for Gaza unveiled in the Davos orbit—an investment pitch that rebrands occupation as redevelopment, with coastal resorts and AI infrastructure on one side and a displaced, surveilled workforce on the other. Max Blumenthal joins us to unpack how zoning maps, energy chokepoints, and biometric controls add up to a model that can be exported, not just contained. It’s a blueprint for profit in a controlled society. The conversation turns to media capture and narrative laundering, zeroing in on CBS as a case study where legacy trust is wielded to normalize official lines and discredit dissent. We examine how journalists are kept out of Gaza, how language is weaponized against the press, and how this intersects with broader information operations. From there, the stakes escalate across the region: Washington’s calculus on Iran, the risks of a naval siege in the Strait of Hormuz, and the very real possibility that one mine could shock global markets. Iran’s standoff capabilities, manufacturing base, and drone systems complicate any rush to war, forcing a reckoning with consequences beyond soundbites. Technology emerges as both lever and liability. Reports of Starlink workarounds, blackouts, and countermeasures reveal the internet as an instrument of hybrid warfare—one that can mobilize protest, reveal organizers, and bend narratives in real time. To cut through rhetoric, we go inside Iran’s Jewish community: synagogues without militarized guards, constitutional protections, and a civic identity that doesn’t fit propaganda talking points. Exile politics—royalist fantasies, “day-after” manifestos, normalization promises—collide with local legitimacy and the limits of imported regime change. We close by tracing the playbook across Latin America: Venezuela’s sanctions-tested strategy, a controversial oil law aimed at recovery, and talk of sieges aimed at Cuba and pressure on Nicaragua. A pattern emerges—invest, surveil, contain—marketed as stability while extracting compliance. If Gaza becomes the pilot project for biometric cities and managed labor, the question is not whether the model works there, but where it goes next. If this conversation challenges your assumptions, share it with a friend, subscribe for future episodes, and leave a review with the one insight that changed how you see the news cycle. Your take helps shape where we go next. CHAPTERS: 0:00 Opening And Guest Introduction 1:55 Davos And The Gaza “Master Plan” 7:45 Investors, Data Centers, And Surveillance 12:40 Borders, Rafah, And Population Shifts 18:00 Media Capture And The CBS Controversy 24:30 Iran War Talk And U.S. Calculus 31:00 Starlink, Blackouts, And Protest Tactics 36:30 Inside Iran: Jewish Community And Daily Life 43:20 Exile Politics And Regime Change Fantasies 49:00 Mossad Ads, Influencers, And Online Ops 56:10 UK Media, Blacklists, And Lawfare 1:04:30 Venezuela: Sanctions, Strikes, And Strategy Our theme music, Adventures In Jazz, was used with permission. Composed and performed by Bob Mamet.