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Douglas Macgregor: “Donald Trump Can’t Tell the Truth.”

Posted by Jerry Alatalo | April 22, 2026

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No Peace, Only Escalation: The Push Toward Total War With Iran

April 22, 2026

As ceasefire talks collapse, retired Col. Douglas Macgregor warns that Washington is not negotiating—it’s preparing for a devastating, infrastructure-targeting war that could reshape the global order.

The language of peace still lingers in official statements—but on the ground, the machinery of war is accelerating.

In this stark and deeply unsettling conversation, retired U.S. Colonel Douglas Macgregor joins Glenn Diesen to dismantle the illusion of diplomacy surrounding the Iran conflict. What’s being sold as negotiation, he argues, is little more than theater—designed to calm markets, not stop bombs.

Behind the headlines, a far more dangerous reality is taking shape: a coordinated buildup for what Macgregor describes as a potential “total war” scenario, one that moves beyond military targets and toward the destruction of an entire state’s infrastructure.

If he’s right, the question is no longer whether the war will escalate—but how far it will go, and how much of the world it will drag with it.

A cause for major concern—one that cannot be repeated enough—is this warning from Macgregor:
“There was no real path to an agreeable solution—because there was no real negotiation. When the vice president steps out mid-meeting to take a call from Netanyahu, it tells you everything. These aren’t negotiations. It suggests that Netanyahu—not Trump—is effectively calling the shots on whether we go to war.”

Highlights

• “There were no real negotiations.”
  Macgregor argues the so-called peace talks were never genuine, describing them as political theater meant to project stability while preparing escalation.
• Power behind the scenes:
  He suggests decision-making is not fully in Washington’s hands, pointing to Israeli influence shaping U.S. military direction.
• From war to state destruction:
  The next phase, he warns, targets not just military assets—but bridges, power plants, oil infrastructure, and civilian systems—a shift toward dismantling Iran as a functioning state.
• A global economic shockwave:
  Disruptions in the Persian Gulf could trigger fuel shortages, fertilizer collapse, and famine risks across the Global South.
• The limits of U.S. power:
  Fighting thousands of miles from supply lines while Iran operates defensively at home creates what he calls a “home court advantage” that undermines U.S. strategy.
• End of the old order:
  Macgregor frames the conflict as part of a larger collapse of U.S. dominance—warning that the petrodollar system and global unipolarity may already be breaking down.
• No clear path to victory:
  Even with overwhelming force, he sees no realistic military outcome that delivers control—only deeper instability.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/1AZPNUaXJ-k?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent

(Source: ScheerPost.com)

Douglas Macgregor: “Donald Trump Can’t Tell the Truth.”

Posted by Jerry Alatalo | April 22, 2026

[Editor’s note: Please share this timely information far and wide. Feel free to share your thoughts/responses in the comments. Thank you very much. Peace.]

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No Peace, Only Escalation: The Push Toward Total War With Iran

April 22, 2026

As ceasefire talks collapse, retired Col. Douglas Macgregor warns that Washington is not negotiating—it’s preparing for a devastating, infrastructure-targeting war that could reshape the global order.

The language of peace still lingers in official statements—but on the ground, the machinery of war is accelerating.

In this stark and deeply unsettling conversation, retired U.S. Colonel Douglas Macgregor joins Glenn Diesen to dismantle the illusion of diplomacy surrounding the Iran conflict. What’s being sold as negotiation, he argues, is little more than theater—designed to calm markets, not stop bombs.

Behind the headlines, a far more dangerous reality is taking shape: a coordinated buildup for what Macgregor describes as a potential “total war” scenario, one that moves beyond military targets and toward the destruction of an entire state’s infrastructure.

If he’s right, the question is no longer whether the war will escalate—but how far it will go, and how much of the world it will drag with it.

A cause for major concern—one that cannot be repeated enough—is this warning from Macgregor:
“There was no real path to an agreeable solution—because there was no real negotiation. When the vice president steps out mid-meeting to take a call from Netanyahu, it tells you everything. These aren’t negotiations. It suggests that Netanyahu—not Trump—is effectively calling the shots on whether we go to war.”

Highlights

• “There were no real negotiations.”
  Macgregor argues the so-called peace talks were never genuine, describing them as political theater meant to project stability while preparing escalation.
• Power behind the scenes:
  He suggests decision-making is not fully in Washington’s hands, pointing to Israeli influence shaping U.S. military direction.
• From war to state destruction:
  The next phase, he warns, targets not just military assets—but bridges, power plants, oil infrastructure, and civilian systems—a shift toward dismantling Iran as a functioning state.
• A global economic shockwave:
  Disruptions in the Persian Gulf could trigger fuel shortages, fertilizer collapse, and famine risks across the Global South.
• The limits of U.S. power:
  Fighting thousands of miles from supply lines while Iran operates defensively at home creates what he calls a “home court advantage” that undermines U.S. strategy.
• End of the old order:
  Macgregor frames the conflict as part of a larger collapse of U.S. dominance—warning that the petrodollar system and global unipolarity may already be breaking down.
• No clear path to victory:
  Even with overwhelming force, he sees no realistic military outcome that delivers control—only deeper instability.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/1AZPNUaXJ-k?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent

(Source: ScheerPost.com)

Douglas Macgregor: “Donald Trump Can’t Tell the Truth.”

Posted by Jerry Alatalo | April 22, 2026

[Editor’s note: Please share this timely information far and wide. Feel free to share your thoughts/responses in the comments. Thank you very much. Peace.]

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No Peace, Only Escalation: The Push Toward Total War With Iran

April 22, 2026

As ceasefire talks collapse, retired Col. Douglas Macgregor warns that Washington is not negotiating—it’s preparing for a devastating, infrastructure-targeting war that could reshape the global order.

The language of peace still lingers in official statements—but on the ground, the machinery of war is accelerating.

In this stark and deeply unsettling conversation, retired U.S. Colonel Douglas Macgregor joins Glenn Diesen to dismantle the illusion of diplomacy surrounding the Iran conflict. What’s being sold as negotiation, he argues, is little more than theater—designed to calm markets, not stop bombs.

Behind the headlines, a far more dangerous reality is taking shape: a coordinated buildup for what Macgregor describes as a potential “total war” scenario, one that moves beyond military targets and toward the destruction of an entire state’s infrastructure.

If he’s right, the question is no longer whether the war will escalate—but how far it will go, and how much of the world it will drag with it.

A cause for major concern—one that cannot be repeated enough—is this warning from Macgregor:
“There was no real path to an agreeable solution—because there was no real negotiation. When the vice president steps out mid-meeting to take a call from Netanyahu, it tells you everything. These aren’t negotiations. It suggests that Netanyahu—not Trump—is effectively calling the shots on whether we go to war.”

Highlights

• “There were no real negotiations.”
  Macgregor argues the so-called peace talks were never genuine, describing them as political theater meant to project stability while preparing escalation.
• Power behind the scenes:
  He suggests decision-making is not fully in Washington’s hands, pointing to Israeli influence shaping U.S. military direction.
• From war to state destruction:
  The next phase, he warns, targets not just military assets—but bridges, power plants, oil infrastructure, and civilian systems—a shift toward dismantling Iran as a functioning state.
• A global economic shockwave:
  Disruptions in the Persian Gulf could trigger fuel shortages, fertilizer collapse, and famine risks across the Global South.
• The limits of U.S. power:
  Fighting thousands of miles from supply lines while Iran operates defensively at home creates what he calls a “home court advantage” that undermines U.S. strategy.
• End of the old order:
  Macgregor frames the conflict as part of a larger collapse of U.S. dominance—warning that the petrodollar system and global unipolarity may already be breaking down.
• No clear path to victory:
  Even with overwhelming force, he sees no realistic military outcome that delivers control—only deeper instability.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/1AZPNUaXJ-k?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent

(Source: ScheerPost.com)

Douglas Macgregor: “Donald Trump Can’t Tell the Truth.”

Posted by Jerry Alatalo | April 22, 2026

[Editor’s note: Please share this timely information far and wide. Feel free to share your thoughts/responses in the comments. Thank you very much. Peace.]

*

No Peace, Only Escalation: The Push Toward Total War With Iran

April 22, 2026

As ceasefire talks collapse, retired Col. Douglas Macgregor warns that Washington is not negotiating—it’s preparing for a devastating, infrastructure-targeting war that could reshape the global order.

The language of peace still lingers in official statements—but on the ground, the machinery of war is accelerating.

In this stark and deeply unsettling conversation, retired U.S. Colonel Douglas Macgregor joins Glenn Diesen to dismantle the illusion of diplomacy surrounding the Iran conflict. What’s being sold as negotiation, he argues, is little more than theater—designed to calm markets, not stop bombs.

Behind the headlines, a far more dangerous reality is taking shape: a coordinated buildup for what Macgregor describes as a potential “total war” scenario, one that moves beyond military targets and toward the destruction of an entire state’s infrastructure.

If he’s right, the question is no longer whether the war will escalate—but how far it will go, and how much of the world it will drag with it.

A cause for major concern—one that cannot be repeated enough—is this warning from Macgregor:
“There was no real path to an agreeable solution—because there was no real negotiation. When the vice president steps out mid-meeting to take a call from Netanyahu, it tells you everything. These aren’t negotiations. It suggests that Netanyahu—not Trump—is effectively calling the shots on whether we go to war.”

Highlights

• “There were no real negotiations.”
  Macgregor argues the so-called peace talks were never genuine, describing them as political theater meant to project stability while preparing escalation.
• Power behind the scenes:
  He suggests decision-making is not fully in Washington’s hands, pointing to Israeli influence shaping U.S. military direction.
• From war to state destruction:
  The next phase, he warns, targets not just military assets—but bridges, power plants, oil infrastructure, and civilian systems—a shift toward dismantling Iran as a functioning state.
• A global economic shockwave:
  Disruptions in the Persian Gulf could trigger fuel shortages, fertilizer collapse, and famine risks across the Global South.
• The limits of U.S. power:
  Fighting thousands of miles from supply lines while Iran operates defensively at home creates what he calls a “home court advantage” that undermines U.S. strategy.
• End of the old order:
  Macgregor frames the conflict as part of a larger collapse of U.S. dominance—warning that the petrodollar system and global unipolarity may already be breaking down.
• No clear path to victory:
  Even with overwhelming force, he sees no realistic military outcome that delivers control—only deeper instability.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/1AZPNUaXJ-k?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent

(Source: ScheerPost.com)

#DouglasMacgregor: Why NATO is Finished & the Ukraine War Was Lost

#GlennDiesen #Ukraine #Russia #Donbas #NATO #UkraineRussiaWar #NATORussiaWar #RussiaUkraineWar #RussiaNATOWar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTpR5hPV2xw

#DouglasMacgregor: Why NATO is Finished & the Ukraine War Was Lost

#GlennDiesen #Ukraine #Russia #Donbas #NATO #UkraineRussiaWar #NATORussiaWar #RussiaUkraineWar #RussiaNATOWar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTpR5hPV2xw

In en nabij Oekraïne voltrekt zich een verschrikkelijke hunmanitaire tragedie. De omvang ervan dringt nog altijd niet tot ons door (vanwege de censuur). Daardoor blijven ook de vredesacties uit die juist nu zo dringend nodig zijn.

De situatie aan het honderden kilometers lange oostfront is gruwelijk en doet denken aan beelden uit de Eerste Wereldoorlog, zoals de slag bij Verdun.

Het aantal gesneuvelde Oekraïense militairen ligt inmiddels boven de 100.000. Aan Russische kant is dat aantal lager, maar het zullen er zeker meer dan tienduizend zijn. Het zijn schokkende getallen. Het zijn evenzovele afgebroken levens en families in rouw.

Wat nog over is van het Oekraïense leger, aangevuld met westerse huurlingen, voert een strijd die niet gewonnen kan worden. Hun aanvoerlijnen raken langzaam maar zeker geblokkeerd en dat veroorzaakt tekorten aan brandstof, voedsel en medicamenten. Het lijden van deze militairen is immens.

Gonzalo Lira is een vlogger die vanuit Charkov commentaar geeft op actuele ontwikkelingen in deze oorlog. Uit zijn meest recente bericht blijkt hoe gruwelijk de situatie aan het front is.

Dan zijn er verder de vele miljoenen vluchtelingen, de mensen die in het land gebleven zijn en zonder stroom en verwarming zijn komen te zitten en de economie die totaal ontwricht raakt. Het gevolg is een grootschalig lijden onder de burgerbevolking van Oekraïne.

Daarbij gaan ook de artilleriebeschietingen van de Donbass, die al acht jaar aanhouden, nog altijd door. Deze veroorzaakten al meer dan 14.000 dodelijke burgerslachtoffers, wat overigens een van de redenen vormde voor de Russische inval in Oekraïne.

Dit alles had vermeden kunnen worden als het regime in Kiev en het Westen zich aan het tweede Minsk-akkoord hadden gehouden. Dan was Oekraïne neutraal gebleven en hadden de vier gebieden in het oosten regionale autonomie kunnen krijgen binnen Oekraïne.

Maar Kiev en het Westen schonden deze akkoorden. Inmiddels is duidelijk dat ze deze afsloten om tijd te winnen, zodat ze het regime beter konden bewapenen in de aanloop naar het drama dat zich nu voltrekt.

In lijnrechte tegenspraak met wat de westerse media ons willen doen geloven, staat de zaak van het regime in Oekraïne er bijzonder slecht voor. De troepen in het Oosten worden langzaam maar zeker in de pan gehakt en aan de grenzen heeft Rusland inmiddels een leger samengetrokken van meer dan een half miljoen man. Deze strijdmacht neemt nog niet aan de gevechten deel, maar kan op elk moment een offensief ontwikkelen waarbij de Speciale Militaire Operatie (SMO), die nu gaande is, verbleekt.

Zie voor een analyse van de militaire situatie dit vraaggesprek met de gepensioneerde Amerikaanse kolonel Douglas MacGregor.

Rusland wil waarschijnlijk nog steeds onderhandelen, mogelijk zelfs zonder voorwaarden vooraf, maar het Westen blijft aansturen op oorlog. Het NAVO-beleid is erop gericht om deze vreselijke situatie zo lang mogelijk te rekken. De gedachte daarbij is dat het Rusland zal verzwakken.

Wat hierdoor dreigt is een nieuwe en zeer grote en gevaarlijke escalatie. Die zal ongetwijfeld nog zeer veel meer slachtoffers maken.

Ik begrijp niet dat er in ons land geen vredesmarsen plaatsvinden. Ik loop mee als ze voldoen aan twee uitgangspunten: * direct onderhandelingen openen zonder voorwaarden vooraf * onmiddellijke stopzetting van de Nederlandse wapenleveranties aan Oekraïne

Akkoorden van Minsk

Aantal slachtoffers

Waar zijn de demonstraties tegen oorlog in Oekraïne?

NAVO versus Rusland: hoe krijg je een evenwichtiger beeld?

US retired colonel Douglas MacGregor: “Inzet van westerse troepen in Oekraïne is waanzin”

The Saker: “Rusland is in oorlog met de VS en de NAVO”

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