Topic: Richard Armitage

Former CIA and national security officials Brent Scowcroft and Richard Armitage endorsed Hillary Clinton, which the hosts view as the "old guard" protecting their interests. Reports from the Petra News Agency suggest Saudi Arabia has funded 20% of Clinton's campaign. The hosts theorize that Clinton's 2012 "fainting" incident was a cover-up for a plane crash related to secret Iran deal negotiations that would have angered her Saudi donors.

Frederick Hoff, a member of the Syrian Crisis Committee and former advisor for transition in Syria, is identified as a key player in the region. Hoff's background with Armitage International, a consulting group founded by former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, is highlighted. The hosts suggest these figures are managing the Syrian transition to benefit specific energy clients.

The career of Richard Armitage is reviewed, noting his involvement with the Project for the New American Century (PNAC) and the lead-up to the Iraq War. Armitage currently serves on the board of ConocoPhillips, which is developing liquid natural gas facilities in the Mediterranean. The hosts link his political influence to the economic interests of major energy corporations in the Middle East.

The hosts describe U.S. military aid to Pakistan as a "protection racket" intended to ensure the country abandons the Iranian "Peace Pipeline" in favor of the TAPI project. They reference past threats to bomb Pakistan "back to the Stone Age" as the leverage used to secure cooperation. The segment concludes that the American public pays for this through both taxes and high gas prices.