How do I know this?  I didn't write that title for click-bait or SEO purposes.  I wrote that title because it's true.  This article will be one part geopolitical treatise and one part tutorial on how to read what isn't said as much as what is said and, most importantly, who is/isn't speaking.

We start with none other than Mr. CIA mouthpiece himself George Friedman.  Freidman is the head of Stratfor, one of the most influential Washington D.C.-based 'intelligence' organizations around.  In the past I've subscribed to Stratfor simply to find out what narratives the U.S. government wants me to believe.

Deep State Intelligencia

Stratfor's intelligence is a masterful mixture of the truth wrapped up in a neat little ball spinning you like a fidget spinner.  Friedman is the Dumbledore of Stratfor, speaking half in riddles.  But as an insider with access to the real story and blithely, almost imperceptibly, not telling you anything of value he guides you towards a particular side of the story.