Hosts Clayton and Natalie Morris of Redacted presented a two-hour deep dive into escalating conflicts in Ukraine and Iran, featuring retired US Army Colonel Douglas McGregor as the primary guest. McGregor delivered stark warnings that Russia is preparing what he called annihilating strikes to end the Ukraine war, with forces massed in Belarus and eastern Ukraine preparing to seize Odessa, Kharkov, and potentially Kiev. He estimated Ukrainian death tolls have reached 1.8 million and stated that Foreign Minister Lavrov has warned diplomats to evacuate ahead of unprecedented Russian military operations. The most controversial segment came when McGregor accused Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu of exercising veto authority over Trump administration foreign policy, claiming Trump cannot act independently on Iran because Israeli billionaires who funded his campaign threaten to withdraw support if he defies Netanyahu. McGregor also revealed Trump has sold 17.8 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in recent weeks, potentially exhausting it by summer, and warned inflation could hit 6% triggering financial system collapse. He predicted a 36% global economic contraction worse than the Great Depression, noting America's 125% debt-to-GDP ratio leaves no cushion. The hosts spent considerable time documenting US-backed attacks killing over 100 civilians in single incidents across the Middle East spanning decades, including the 1988 downing of Iranian civilian Flight 655 killing 290 people, arguing Americans are propagandized to view Iran as terrorist while ignoring US-funded massacres. McGregor concluded that only popular uprising triggered by economic collapse could break the cycle, as 90% of US spending comes from 10% of the population in an unsustainable wealth distribution.
Colonel McGregor provided casualty estimates far exceeding official Western reports, stating approximately 1.8 million Ukrainians have died in the conflict. He attributed the carnage to Western nations enabling the Kiev regime and described Ukraine as destroyed by US and European intervention, arguing the war should have ended long ago.
Read this moment →The former Pentagon advisor predicted economic collapse worse than the 1930s driven by cascading consequences of Middle East conflict disrupting energy and resource flows. He warned that unlike the Great Depression era when America held financial advantages, the current 125% debt-to-GDP ratio leaves no buffer, describing the administration as sitting on a ticking time bomb.
Read this moment →The retired colonel made explosive claims that Prime Minister Netanyahu controls US foreign policy decisions, stating Trump is unable to act independently on Iran policy. McGregor argued Israeli billionaires who funded Trump's campaign threaten to withdraw protection and financial support if he defies Netanyahu, leaving the president trapped.
Read this moment →McGregor revealed Trump has drawn down the Strategic Petroleum Reserve at rates that could deplete it by summer, contradicting the president's earlier criticism of Biden for the same practice. He noted Trump also sold oil below market price to Asian allies, attempting to mitigate damage from the Iran strikes without long-term strategy.
Read this moment →Colonel Douglas McGregor told Redacted that Russia is preparing massive military operations including the seizure of Odessa and Kharkov, with Foreign Minister Lavrov warning diplomats to evacuate Kiev ahead of unprecedented strikes. McGregor stated Russian forces are positioned in Belarus north of Kiev and concentrated in eastern Ukraine for imminent ground operations, marking what he called a strategic inflection point in the war.
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