The War Pig Economy

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the_2026_Iran_war 

There are always those who make big money from a war.

https://fortune.com/2026/06/24/how-much-did-the-iran-war-cost/ 

Being greedy is all part of The War Pig Economy.

https://www.cato.org/blog/iran-war-supplemental-rife-wasteful-spending-should-be-rejected

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3358522/iran-survived-3-months-war-can-it-survive-aftermath 

https://mwi.westpoint.edu/the-hidden-systems-of-modern-war-ten-takeaways-from-the-iran-war/ 

https://www.cfr.org/articles/was-it-worth-it-the-true-cost-of-trumps-iran-war 

https://www.brookings.edu/collection/blowback-how-the-iran-war-may-change-the-world/

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/us/politics/iran-war-costs-deaths.html 

https://www.visionofhumanity.org/the-hidden-price-of-the-iran-war/ 

https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/policy-topics/international-relations-security/why-war-iran-so-expensive

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1929/12/a-tale-of-two-pigs/651312

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_War_(1906-1908)  

WAR-PIGS: Block to Block in Fallujah | The Untold Story of Charlie Company 1st LAR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzK6kEu6GXI , https://www.youtube.com/@BlackRifleCoffeeCompany/videos

Black Sabbath performing "War Pigs"  live at the Olympia Theater in Paris, France on December 20, 1970 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3b6SGoN6dA , https://www.youtube.com/@blacksabbath/videos 

Judas Priest - War Pigs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB6jbWoGtlA&list=RDIB6jbWoGtlA&start_radio=1

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20170508-how-the-pink-floyd-pig-was-a-sign-of-protest

Roger Waters - Pigs (Three Different Ones) (Live) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWLBtMz5OuY&list=RDQWLBtMz5OuY&start_radio=1 , https://www.youtube.com/@rogerwaters/videos  

Why work towards having peaceful arrangements, when you can fight to have more war and make more money from death and destruction? Such is the MADNE$$ that dwells within the mind of The War Pig.  

 Remaking the Middle East: The U.S., Israel & Iran (updated documentary) | FRONTLINE (PBS) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWaoon6lZM0

History of Israel-Iran conflicts

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran-Israel_proxy_conflict 

https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/us-israel-iran-war-second-order-coercion-and-strategic-fragmentation

https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/confrontation-between-united-states-and-iran 

Perhaps starting up an Iran+War scenario in early 2026 wasn't such a good idea.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/11/iran-war-what-is-happening-on-day-12-of-us-israel-attacks

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran-Israel_proxy_conflict#Iran_under_Khomeini_(1979%E2%80%931989) 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/11/iran-war-live-updates-trump-oil-hormuz-protestors-us-israel-beirut-middle-east-latest-news 

It might have been better to wait and see what happens, while still being ready for another war.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran-Israel_proxy_conflict#Cyberwarfare_and_intelligence_activity_(2025-2026) 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran-Israel_proxy_conflict#Israeli_supporters_and_alleged_proxies  

The Twelve-Day War was an armed conflict between Iran and Israel which lasted from 13 to 24 June 2025. It began when Israel bombed military and nuclear facilities in Iran in a surprise attack... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Day_War  

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=US-Israel+War+on+Iran  

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=War+with+Iran

Even Donald Trump seems to know that his war in Iran is now illegal

 https://www.ms.now/the-last-word/watch/lawrence-even-donald-trump-seems-to-know-that-his-war-in-iran-is-now-illegal-2498851395797 

DT might have a tough time getting young people to die for him and his war. 

https://www.sss.gov/about/return-to-draft So far, young Americans aren't being forced to participate in the war with Iran.

https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/trump-iran-war-hormuz-strait-may-4

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/04/iran-war-live-updates-trump-hormuz-us-operation-tanker-strikes 

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/5/4/iran-war-live-tehran-says-trumps-hormuz-mission-violates-ceasefire 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/us/politics/trump-economy-iran-war.html 

What might change by late 2026?

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/04/08/automatic-registration-for-us-military-draft-eligible-men-to-begin-in-december/ 

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-04-07/automatic-registration-military-draft-21306855.html

https://www.sss.gov/conscientious-objectors 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription_in_the_United_States#Conscription_controversies_and_proposals_since_2003  

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=TRUMP+WARS 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=War+with+Iran 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=the+US+draft

US carries out strikes on civilian infrastructure in south

 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/7/16/iran-war-live-us-carries-out-strikes-on-civilian-infrastructure-in-south 

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07/16/world/iran-war-trump-hormuz 

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/16/world/live-news/iran-war-trump

JD Vance accuses Israel of 'manipulating' US public opinion to prolong Iran war https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1m107yj327o 

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/iran-warns-us-infrastructure-infrastructure-war-will-control-hormuz-unbreakable-read

https://alhurra.com/en/27562 War and Peace 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Iran+War

US denies nuclear plan as deadline on threat to Iran ‘civilisation’ looms

Trump’s threat to kill ‘whole civilization’ and comments from VP Vance have raised fears the White House is rattling the nuclear sabre. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/7/us-denies-nuclear-plan-as-deadline-on-threat-to-iran-civilisation-looms 

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/white-house-denies-it-considering-using-nuclear-weapons-iran

 https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/iran-israel-war-news-us-nuclear-weapons-donald-trump-deadline-strait-of-hormuz-kharg-island-11324810 

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-nuclear-weapon-iran-fears-social-media-11793319 

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260407-cyber-nuclear-invasion-what-is-trump-threatening-in-iran 

https://www.ucs.org/about/news/trumps-war-against-iran-raises-nuclear-risks

https://www.csis.org/analysis/trump-may-seize-irans-nuclear-stockpile-why-airstrikes-alone-arent-enough 

https://www.wired.com/story/us-iran-war-nuclear-extraction-ground-operation/ 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-faces-his-most-difficult-iran-war-decision-will-he-deploy-u-s-troops-to-seize-uranium 

https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/trumps-best-options-iran-limited-strikes-and-continued-military-economic-and

https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2019-06/focus/trumps-failing-iran-policy 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Strait+of+Hormuz 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Iran+War

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=TRUMP+WARS

Trump says a 'whole civilization will die tonight'

 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/04/07/iran-war-us-trump-hormuz-deadline-updates--live/89492185007/ 

This is classic warmonger rhetoric. 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/07/iran-war-live-updates-trump-hormuz-threats-deadline-strikes-middle-east-conflict 

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-deadline-power-plants-human-chains-israel-train-strikes/ 

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/07/trump-iran-deadline-threats-00861313

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c5yw4g3z7qgt

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/07/world/live-news/iran-war-trump-us-israel 

https://www.vox.com/politics/484932/trump-threat-war-crimes-electricity-bridges 

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/03/trump-warning-attack-iran-power-plants-is-threat-to-commit-war-crimes/ 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=TRUMP+WARS

Trump Threatens Iran as JD Vance Announces “Great Progress” on Ceasefire

 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/trump-threatens-iran-as-jd-vance-announces-great-progress-on-ceasefire/ 

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/donald-trump-iran-war-deal-mou-hormuz-nuclear-weapons/

The mother-f warmonger mindset has been around for quite a while. Just like intertribal warfare has. 

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/trump-israel-lebanon-iran-ceasefire-failing/

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/iran-war-trump-israel-deal-mou-bombing/ 

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/i-love-the-inflation-trump-iran-war/

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/farmers-are-collateral-damage-in-trumps-iran-war/ 

https://www.motherjones.com/?s=MoFo 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=MoFo

Hormuz Strait ‘closed’ as Tehran says no date for US talks

 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/4/19/iran-war-live-tehran-says-no-date-set-for-us-talks-hormuz-strait-closed 

Strait of Hormuz closed again... https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2631x6nelo 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/19/middle-east-crisis-live-iran-us-strait-of-hormuz-trump-lebanon-israel 

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/18/world/live-news/iran-war-trump-israel

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/4/18/iran-war-live-tehran-says-president-trump-made-false-claims-amid-talks  

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Strait+of+Hormuz

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Iran+War 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=TRUMP+WARS

Military says conflict with US ‘likely’ to restart

 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/5/2/iran-war-live-trump-says-no-early-end-to-war-unhappy-with-tehran-offer 

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-strait-of-hormuz-israel-lebanon-ceasefire/ 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/us-israel-war-on-iran 

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-road-to-the-israel-iran-war/ 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=TRUMP+WARS

How the war on Iran is driving up gas and oil prices

 https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2026/03/11/iran-war-gas-oil-prices-impact/89098700007/

https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-oil-prices-gasoline-economy-consumers-a5b47c09f83406adf2a00616382003f6

https://oilprice.com    

https://www.strausscenter.org/strait-of-hormuz-geography

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Israel-Iran+war+costs

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Strait+of+Hormuz

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Iran

Professor Robert Pape's warning about the ongoing Iran War

"The War everyone assumed was over may be about to become something far worse than we could have expected. Professor Robert Pape explains exactly why the deadliest phase of this war is still ahead..." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxJgLJGHsWc , https://www.youtube.com/@TheDiaryOfACEO/videos  

Iran War Escalates Toward Global Crisis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfKReR8i6W0 , https://www.youtube.com/@GDiesen1/videos

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Iran+War

Crude Oil Skyrockets to $119 Per Barrel Amid Iran-Israel Conflict and Hormuz Blockade

 https://blockonomi.com/crude-oil-skyrockets-to-119-per-barrel-amid-iran-israel-conflict-and-hormuz-blockade/ 

https://moneycheck.com/crude-oil-prices-spike-to-119-per-barrel-amid-middle-east-crisis-and-g7-reserve-talks/

https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/economy/oil-surges-past-119-as-iran-war-sparks-fears-of-global-supply-shock-article-153792907 

https://www.csis.org/analysis/iran-conflict-sending-oil-prices-soaring-what-happens-next   

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Israel-Iran+war+costs

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Iran+War

TRUMP WAR$

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lb2wQbCqjoM 

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6100347-trump-speculates-iran-war/ 

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-us-strait-of-hormuz-oil-houthis/ 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-iran-war-blow-up-polling-b3053158.html

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/02/28/donald-trump-s-new-star-wars_6738674_4.html

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/06/08/trump-denies-pledge-to-start-wars-nbc-interview/90456618007/ 

https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2025/1/28/just-in-trump-revives-reagans-star-wars-missile-defense-aspirations

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=TRUMP+WARS

Trump says Iran deal is going to a 'second stage'

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-says-iran-deal-going-second-stage-2026-06-16/

 https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-06-16/trump-iran-deal-says-loud-and-clear-that-tehran-wont-have-a-nuclear-weapon 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jun/16/iran-us-deal-trump-vance-strait-hormuz-israel-lebanon-middle-east-latest-news-updates 

Is it finally time to get things moving with this constipation? A gentle laxative is so much better than a full-force nuclear enema.

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/live-blog/live-updates-trump-iran-deal-end-war-reopen-hormuz-markets-israel-rcna350076 

This war has hardly been gentle, but to go into a total regional war could bring in China and Russia, then its no longer just a regional war.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-iran-deal-promises-end-war-how-it-will-work-remains-unclear-2026-06-16/  

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=TRUMP+WARS

The US has entered the 2025 Israel-Iran war

 https://theconversation.com/the-us-has-entered-the-israel-iran-war-here-are-3-scenarios-for-what-might-happen-next-259509

The big question is, will things be somewhat contained, or will this be the start of a growing regional war? 

 Six ‘bunker buster’ bombs dropped on major Iranian nuclear site https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_RXrgPaMWs

US strikes Iran: Sky News understands UK not involved https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaRn5YTF-i0

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/experts-react/experts-react-the-united-states-just-bombed-irans-nuclear-sites-heres-what-to-expect-next

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=US%E2%80%93Israel+War+on+Iran

Creating the Woodstock Music Documentary

Step behind the scenes of the legendary Woodstock festival to uncover the untold story of its creation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4oZIVcPm5c 

https://www.history.com/articles/woodstock-clean-up-1969

Many young people didn't want to fight and die for some old mans war. A few generations later, and still a lot of young people don't want to die in another war orchestrated by old men. 

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/8/9/iran-war-live-tehran-demands-end-to-us-blockade-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz

https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-us-general-said-urging-iran-war-off-ramp-as-tehran-and-oman-near-hormuz-deal/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_Service_System#December_2026_and_after 

Unfortunately, if there is a serious incident, that could result in winter war draft, and it will be tougher for people to ignore or resist it in this era.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_Service_System#Present 

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/09/politics/us-military-draft-registration-2026

United Airlines slashes flights as Iran war sends fuel prices soaring

 https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/united-airlines-slashes-flights-as-iran-war-sends-fuel-prices-soaring

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-21/united-air-sees-risk-of-surging-fuel-cost-says-airline-is-ready 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Israel-Iran+war+costs

Everyday life in Asia is being upended by Iran war fuel crisis

 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1450zj6n48o 

https://vietnamnet.vn/en/global-fuel-crisis-triggers-price-caps-and-massive-relief-packages-2499950.html

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/what-nations-across-world-are-doing-to-deal-with-the-growing-energy-crisis-11255147 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Israel-Iran+war+costs 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Iran+War 

How The Iran War Will Change Energy Markets And Oil Prices

 https://www.forbes.com/sites/arielcohen/2026/03/05/how-the-iran-war-will-change-energy-markets-and-oil-prices/ 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Iran+War 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=TRUMP+WARS

The USS Lincoln has been at sea for 270-plus days

 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/uss-abraham-lincoln-crew-conditions-at-sea-iran-war-b3037937.html 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2026/08/19/navy-ship-problems-incidents-uss-abraham-lincoln/91369400007/  

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/19/uss-lincoln-woes-highlight-us-navy-limits-in-prolonged-iran-war-experts

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/12/uss-abraham-lincoln-overboard-extended-deployment

Once again, people are treated like shit! 

https://www.ms.now/news/conditions-safety-uss-lincoln-iran-war 

https://theweek.com/politics/record-deployment-uss-abraham-lincoln-problems

https://www.reddit.com/r/Military/comments/1vs9xcd/navy_and_uss_lincolns_problems_are_tied_to/