The Dangers of AI - What an Coming Stock Market Crash Could Look Like

According to some American “Zionist oligarchs,” 70% of the Western population has become redundant with the introduction of AI

By Frank Dumon based on a forecast by Alastair Crooke

The Precarious Situation in Which the American President Now Finds Himself

The wars and aggressions of Israel and the United States in the Middle East have destabilized not only the region but the entire world. The West is trapped in a web of its own geopolitical miscalculations. After Trump's lost war, he falls between two stools: choosing between ego or economy, as he has maneuvered himself into an impossible position by starting the war against Iran. He has trapped himself. On one hand, there is internal pressure from neoconservatives like Lindsey Graham, who demand total destruction of Iran, and on the other hand, there is the harsh reality of the world economy. His ego drives him toward victory, but reality delivers him defeat. Oil and gas prices and faltering international trade pose a constant threat because the infrastructure of GCC countries (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait) is a potential target as long as the war with Iran continues. An escalation would not only disrupt oil markets but could also choke off the supply of strategic materials such as fertilizers, sulfur, helium, and aluminum.

Israel: A 'Friend' Who Never Obeyed the Law

An important theme is the illegal conduct of Israel, which has never respected international law. Israel was admitted to the UN in 1949 under the strict condition that it would abide by international law. No other country was ever subjected to such a requirement. But to this day, Israel is the most condemned country in the world by the United Nations. That is not antisemitism; that is a reaction to their misconduct. The invasions of Lebanon and Gaza are not only immoral but, legally speaking, pure invasions of sovereign states because Lebanon and Palestine are recognized countries.

Every Israeli soldier on Lebanese or Palestinian territory is a violation of international law.

The fact that European governments remain silent about this shows that they are under the influence of Israeli lobbies and no longer act according to their own values. Through its constant aggression and colonization, Israel is increasingly becoming a pariah state. Recent polls show that Israel is the most hated country in the world. That is tragic for the Jewish population, but it is the logical consequence of decades of lawlessness.

Lebanon and Gaza: The Myth of Technological Superiority

While Israel boasts about its high-tech army, the reality on the battlefield shows a completely different picture. Because of the rise of affordable drone technology, now also used by Hezbollah, and partly due to the war in Ukraine, thermal cameras and drones have become dirt cheap. We now see images of Israeli soldiers being detected and eliminated with thermal cameras. That is new for the Israeli army and undermines their remaining fighting spirit. In 2006, the Israelis already got stuck in southern Lebanon, and now it is happening again. It is easy to bomb civilians from the air or kill defenseless children and elderly people in Gaza, but as soon as you send infantry onto the ground to conquer territory, you encounter resistance. Hezbollah fights for its own country, and the Israeli conscripts fight for an occupation army. That makes a world of difference.

The "Abraham Accords" Are Not the Solution

Trump is now desperately trying to force GCC countries into normalization with Israel through the Abraham Accords, but that is an illusion. Saudi Arabia has said clearly: first a Palestinian state, then normalization. And you must start with the cause: the illegal behavior of Israel. Compare it to a good neighbor. You don't need a contract with a friendly neighbor. If Israel would simply abide by the law and respect the agreements of 1949, then the Arab world would automatically seek rapprochement, but Israel's actions sow hatred everywhere.

From Ukraine to a European War?

A dangerous pattern is also visible in Ukraine. Zelensky and his entourage employ the same "logic of provocation" as Netanyahu. They are too weak to handle Russia, so they try to drag NATO into a larger conflict. We see Ukrainian drones flying through the airspace of Poland, the Baltic states, and Finland to hit Russian targets. Legally speaking, this is a very dangerous development. According to UN Resolution 3314 of 1974, countries that make their airspace available for attacks on another state are co-aggressors. That means countries like Poland and Lithuania are theoretically targets of Russian retaliation. The Russians are behaving extremely rationally for now and are not falling into the trap. But the more desperate Ukraine becomes, the greater the chance of European military intervention. The West has no peace plan, only a war plan.

Alastair Crooke Predicts the Following

The contradictions in the economy are so profound, both in the European and American economies, and date back to 2008 and earlier. They have led in a sense to a lightning-fast, financialized economy at the expense of the real economy. Some 70 to 80% of Americans say that Europeans are becoming increasingly poorer and that the chances of buying a house or starting a family are slim. They trust neither party. For them, it's do or die: no one will correct the economic system because it has become so lucrative for the elite. The transfer of wealth from that period to the financialized trading elite, at the expense of the real economy, is phenomenal. I think that elite, to some extent, doesn't worry much about what happens to the 70% of the economy they consider unproductive.

They see AI at this moment as the only productive part. They have accumulated enough assets and wealth. During that period, they believe that if a crash or recession comes that only worsens the situation, they will profit from it. They will be at the top. And so, if farmers go bankrupt, and as you know, American farmers do indeed seem to be going bankrupt, they will take the profit.

Just as they did in 2008, when they massively bought up mortgages and houses. Now they are buying up farms and emerging richer and more powerful. And yes, they expect that problems will probably arise. Probably on the streets in America. But this is what we see with these AI companies being integrated into the Pentagon system and their large data centers. I think they believe that if a period of significant civil unrest comes, they are reasonably certain that they can control it through a totalitarian technological system with which they can quickly identify and eliminate opposition.

Conclusion

A world out of balance. The United States and Israel are the main destabilizing factors in the world. The war against Iran and the continued occupation of Palestinian and Lebanese territory have not only devastated the Middle East but also endanger the world economy and Europe's security. As long as Israel does not respect international law, there will be no peace. And as long as the West blindly follows Israel, it will suffer from the geopolitical backlash.

Sources

Alastair Crooke extract from minute 54 see https://youtu.be/vyT0z4V8-FY 

The full video Alastair Crooke with Danny Haiphong: https://youtu.be/f0VoPB6mncU