Double Meanings, Double Agents: The Israel-Iran Question

In a world of satellites and screens, where even information warfare is outsourced, who really sits atop the chain of command?

Who is truly “supreme”?

As I’ve long documented in this space, studying Trump’s rhetorical style reveals one central pattern: in a narrative war—which you must acknowledge if you’re going to evaluate Trump at all—his words drip with double meaning, with double entendre, as it is called. I encourage you to dig deeper into what might really be going on. Certainly, it can give you peace of mind.

Before getting to the meat of this, I came across this right before posting–it is a snapshot as to why so many people are hesitant to think anything else even though the facts and sense are right there in front of them:

This isn’t the time for a full theology lesson, but many of you already recognize that Biblical Israel and the post-1948 state are not the same—despite decades of war, propaganda, and historical revision.

But I provide the Mitchell screenshot to show that I do understand the fear. This is cosmic for some of us.

But that’s exactly what the supreme enemy in all of this is playing on–what he’s preying on. Our goodwill as Christians.

First, below is my Socratic article/video from Monday, particularly illustrating the contrasts between what Trump says about Iran in different moments and what Netanyahu says every single time. The key to understanding is that “Iran” and “Israel” are not like “Alabama” and “LSU.” It is more nuanced than that, and it’s a good guess that Trump oscillates not because he’s being flaky, but because he is addressing multiple ideas–perhaps multiple population representation including leadership–in order to both lead the charge in the narrative war against the deep state and keep the base (and maybe even elements of the enemy) appeased. As RFK Jr once put it, challenge someone’s orthodoxy and you don’t break it—you reinforce it like poured concrete. That’s exactly what happens when we touch the sacred cows of “Israel” or “Iran.”

I understand I’m doing that with the Biblical Israel v the 1948 State of Israel thing I mentioned above. It is why I am keeping my approach Socratic. It was the same through all of those articles about Ukraine and Russia going back to 2022.

This is narrative war to wake up a people in a frighteningly deep slumber. And in addition to the following very brief work of mine from Monday, I invite you to read more of my work on all of this. If you’ve followed my unique perspective on narrative warfare, you know exactly what I am getting at here.

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READ: Missiles That Miss, Stories That Stick, and Questions That Linger

OR WATCH/LISTEN: SOCRATIC 101 | Trump, the Middle East, and the Ghosts of Bush—On Missiles and Mind Games

Here is a collection of Trump’s recent posts on Iran, and “‘”Burning Bright’s” take on them. When you see “bicameral,” that is BB’s term for my “double entendre”:

A teacher ever ask you, back in the day, “I don’t know, can you?” after you asked them if you could go to the restroom?

If the word “Supreme” really means what it says it does, who is actually the supreme leader? Would that leader even be on the news, on the electronic screens, in your social media feed?

How often has Starlink been discussed in recent years amidst adjacent geopolitical conflicts?

Have you seen my work on conservative controlled opposition?

Next, view this CNN montage—yes, CNN—designed to capitalize on Americans’ addiction to binary thinking. Remember, both “conservative” and “liberal” “news” is controlled by the same string holders–the same supreme leader(s). It is a montage of all the times Bibi claimed Iran was close to the nuclear weapon:

Yesterday’s “Quote of the Day” Scott posted on The Hayride comes to mind:

“A lot of people don’t know this, but if you say ‘nuclear weapons’ into a mirror three times, you can ignore every lesson of history—the corruption and incompetence of the Western intel apparatus, the failure of Middle East military interventionism (Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, Ukraine), the cost in lives and money of failed wars based on lies—and you magically won’t have to deal with any of the consequences.”

– Sean Davis

Here is a montage of clips showing Trump campaigning against endless wars, slamming Middle East conflicts, and boasting that he will stop World War III. Hat tip to Patriot Takes, who posted it on X.

Next, consider what those in DC–the ones you don’t trust because of Ukraine-Russia among a litany of other reasons–are saying about the Israel-Iran conflict. It can’t be the attitude, well ok they were lying about all of that but they can’t be lying about this. For instance, Ted Cruz just did an interview with Tucker Carlson. Pay attention to what he says–and really think about what he is saying.

I assure you–they’re lying again. Including many of the conservatives we voted so hard for, swearing they were going to help save the day.

If you’re angry at Jeff Landry for flipping on issues once in office, ask yourself—how many Ted Cruzes are out there on a global scale?

And whether or not the reason for that is whatever truly “supreme leader” Trump is referencing.

Now consider this:

Here is Chris Paul’s take on it:

Next, have you seen the Tucker Carlson-Steve Bannon interview? I’ve watched clips only. Don’t be afraid of the title–it works only in conjunction with the concurrent stories continually leaking about election interference from foreign entities.

Who are those entities? Is it plural, or singular hiding behind a network of layers providing plausible deniability?

Who lines the pockets of our “elected” officials?

What is dual citizenship?

What did the original Constitution say about dual citizenship?

And if those answers shake the foundations, is our current Constitution even legitimate?

Think.

Certain loyalties are declared. Others are hidden behind passports and privileges.

And blackmail…

I could go on. But again, as was the case Monday, this article is not about fire or even elegance. It’s about dots. It’s about logic. It’s about coming to a reasonable end in our thought processes as if we’ve dated a narcissist for ten months and are finally admitting to knowing all the clues the whole time.

Because he has been absolute money in recent days in providing similar breadcrumbs for his audience, I want to finish with a series of Chris Paul screenshots:

Chris Paul’s mix of humor and insight isn’t just clever—it calls us back to something deeper. Something childlike. A time when truth was intuitive, and propaganda hadn’t yet overwritten our instincts, when you saw things like this on the TV and thought “that’s stupid,” but then just went along with it because your folks were watching and grumbling and feeding it legitimacy, like meat to a tiger.

And then the war against our minds happened, and here we are.

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May everyone named directly or referenced indirectly ask forgiveness and do penance for their sins against America and God. I fight this information war in the spirit of justice and love for the innocent, but I have been reminded of the need for mercy and prayers for our enemies. I am a sinner in need of redemption as well after all, for my sins are many. In the words of Jesus Christ himself, Lord forgive us all, for we know not what we do.

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