How The U.S. Stole the Middle East

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  • Опубликовано: 23 ноя 2024

Комментарии • 13 тыс.

  • @johnnyharris
    @johnnyharris  4 года назад +9306

    Hey friends. Just a reminder that this is a very broad overview of a big topic. I could make a 12 part documentary series on just Saudi Arabia alone. But I hope this provides a broad understanding of how things have gone down in the region since the 30s. I encourage to go down the rabbit holes of parts of this that are interesting to you. There's so much more to learn about each of these events. Thanks for watching!

    • @Samiekl
      @Samiekl 4 года назад +648

      would watch a 12 part documentary!

    • @HannesBrickman
      @HannesBrickman 4 года назад +226

      Johnny can you make a video about Taiwan and China?

    • @pipitameruje
      @pipitameruje 4 года назад +95

      I just love that you start your post-Vox Borders by kicking open a can of worms! Keep it up

    • @guymandude6628
      @guymandude6628 4 года назад +56

      Do Central/South America next! This is awesome!

    • @alfiegodsal2830
      @alfiegodsal2830 4 года назад +24

      Love these videos man keep it up. Shame about borders but you kept it interesting so you’ll be fine

  • @EmperorTigerstar
    @EmperorTigerstar 4 года назад +11336

    Haha thanks for the shoutout! Always glad my maps could help! :D

    • @rajbagwe3732
      @rajbagwe3732 4 года назад +58

      Wow

    • @djTSOI
      @djTSOI 4 года назад +49

      Awesome

    • @medom1786
      @medom1786 4 года назад +67

      That map was awesome

    • @Adrian-pk1uh
      @Adrian-pk1uh 4 года назад +63

      So you’re the man behind the detailed maps. Amazing work.

    • @potts995
      @potts995 4 года назад +33

      Wow, this is a crossover I never thought would happen but I'm glad it did

  • @ThisIsTechToday
    @ThisIsTechToday 4 года назад +5759

    Your talent and ability to make me love history is mind-blowing. I absolutely love this series.

    • @adamstuff8968
      @adamstuff8968 4 года назад +4

      Robux

    • @jaystewart4823
      @jaystewart4823 4 года назад +11

      100% agreed🔥

    • @Uchihaayoub
      @Uchihaayoub 4 года назад

      Kings and general is a great channel for that

    • @bartblinging7922
      @bartblinging7922 4 года назад +3

      Lol, Harris is just some leftist America hating DC swamp dwelling trash

    • @abdihassan7208
      @abdihassan7208 4 года назад +1

      Its insane. Best youtuber to watch. so facinating

  • @kanishkthe3rd
    @kanishkthe3rd 4 года назад +11824

    Johnny Harris needs his own Netflix Series honestly.

    • @kwamkproductions
      @kwamkproductions 4 года назад +92

      I'll honestly be surprised if he doesn't get one

    • @CurryCrave
      @CurryCrave 4 года назад +91

      He is a part of explained on Netflix

    • @ChaoticRain1
      @ChaoticRain1 4 года назад +51

      Start a petition! Let's show netflix how much support he has. Let's be honest, Netflix has funded much much worse in :P

    • @jacqy6619
      @jacqy6619 4 года назад +43

      urgh they cancelled hasan minhaj’s patriot act.....netflix really hates good socio-political shows

    • @KarenSundays
      @KarenSundays 4 года назад +13

      Seriously! Quality content all the time 💯

  • @yaserazrak
    @yaserazrak Год назад +1298

    More people need to educate themselves about the history of the Middle East, to build a clearer picture of how the British and Americans get involved in every major crisis.

    • @everything777
      @everything777 Год назад +18

      You're talking like those nationalities are "different" or "other". Don't fall into the trap of thinking you would have or will behave differently when you find yourself in similar circumstances

    • @zakirnaikahmaddeedat3651
      @zakirnaikahmaddeedat3651 Год назад +37

      ​@@everything777not if you have objective moral anchor from Allah, the only one ultimate creator, the all knowing, most loving, all just.

    • @everything777
      @everything777 Год назад +22

      @@zakirnaikahmaddeedat3651 how's that "moral anchor" holding up in ISIS households?

    • @meerzeeshan9783
      @meerzeeshan9783 Год назад

      ​@@everything777The way human rights defender USA and its people killed 1 million people in Iraq.Let alone the others

    • @elyon9329
      @elyon9329 Год назад

      Since the United Colonies of England (aka: THE UNITED STATES INC.) has set foot onto the Continental Americans it has been a war with the aboriginal and indigenous people every year.
      And they call it a Christian nation!
      Now, the de facto UNITED STATES INC goes around the world conquering nations in the name of democracy.
      Yet, that word never appears in the constitution.
      Read: (Civil Orders of June 10, & July 4, 2014; Clearfield Doctrine.

  • @HgihAsFcuk
    @HgihAsFcuk 4 года назад +1058

    You deserve a netflix show man this was top notch quality

    • @Aman-wq4xz
      @Aman-wq4xz 4 года назад +41

      after cuties, id say national geographic, hes much too good for netflix, only natgeo can handle this boi

    • @HgihAsFcuk
      @HgihAsFcuk 4 года назад +13

      ​@@Aman-wq4xzYeah NatGeo would be cool too, but it's hard enough to get on Television, he's got a shot at streaming. Netflix,Hulu,Amazon.

    • @Aman-wq4xz
      @Aman-wq4xz 4 года назад +2

      @@HgihAsFcuk tru

    • @julianjawadahmad1006
      @julianjawadahmad1006 4 года назад +3

      He is going to work with NY times, this could also be a very good journey.

    • @HgihAsFcuk
      @HgihAsFcuk 4 года назад +2

      @@julianjawadahmad1006 That's dope! He deserves to keep this going. Honestly History was my most hated class from elementary to college but people like Vsauce and this dude from Vox Borders keep me intrigued. There's some legit learning going on here on youtube and that's helpful for so many people. :D

  • @WilliamCarterII
    @WilliamCarterII 4 года назад +1034

    Me: "Why didn't he say his last name? Half of the Middle East is named Muhammad."
    *five min later* "oh my."

    • @benkim6969
      @benkim6969 4 года назад +7

      LOL

    • @jepbarhalmyradov9135
      @jepbarhalmyradov9135 4 года назад +16

      First of all it's forbidden to give prophets name to child in Islam, so there must not be a guy named only Mohammad.. you have add some more names to it , because of rules.. like Mohammad Ali or etc. It can be anything else but not Mohammad only

    • @asadb1990
      @asadb1990 4 года назад +35

      @@jepbarhalmyradov9135 not necessarily. plenty of people named Mohamad out there. thats more of a cultural tabu thing. not religious.

    • @youssefmansour4392
      @youssefmansour4392 4 года назад +12

      @@jepbarhalmyradov9135 that's not true

    • @jepbarhalmyradov9135
      @jepbarhalmyradov9135 4 года назад +2

      @@asadb1990 there's always add-on name after/before Mohammad in names but most of guys just call it as Mohammad especially in Western countries with "modern culture" don't follow most of the rules

  • @hobosdominecraft1
    @hobosdominecraft1 4 года назад +642

    The background of Osama Bin Laden is something that is not talked about at ALL in history. Excellent Job

    • @debr4265
      @debr4265 3 года назад

      Whats with that?

    • @ioanbotez7128
      @ioanbotez7128 3 года назад +2

      It was, back in the day, but people have short memory, or weren't really looking into such things.

    • @aapkefather1872
      @aapkefather1872 3 года назад +5

      No matter, what's the background and circumstances, the way his actions killed innocent people, including women and children, cannot be justified, no matter how much BS leftists and liberals spit out.

    • @gavinluthi8679
      @gavinluthi8679 3 года назад +31

      I wouldn’t say he justified it but more put it in perspective

    • @hectorjenkins934
      @hectorjenkins934 3 года назад +20

      @@aapkefather1872 at no point does he justify it just clarifies how the american governments decisions in the years leading up to 9/11 and the greed on our part assisted bin laden in both his accelerated radicalism and his financial growth

  • @Rikiid_
    @Rikiid_ Год назад +360

    Never stop this series. I’m learning way more than I ever did in a classroom❤

    • @amariner5
      @amariner5 Год назад +4

      But now you're misinformed.

    • @samdmv7998
      @samdmv7998 Год назад +5

      @@amariner5how?

    • @isabelreyes6387
      @isabelreyes6387 Год назад +5

      Be careful not to pick sides - the problem is this type of oversimplification of issues and problems in these countries he skims over the internal conflicts and humanitarian problems with a lot of these nations and their leaders

    • @amariner5
      @amariner5 Год назад

      @@samdmv7998 the very premise, that the US "stole" the Middle East" is false.
      The US first came to the Middle East to recover hostages from North Africa, and end the threat of piracy, in the late 1700s.
      The US doesn't care for, or want to be in, the Middle East. We have oil, we have assholes, so, what does the ME have to offer the US? Nothing.
      And, the US doesn't own any part of the ME.

    • @kithoongadrianhanjwss
      @kithoongadrianhanjwss 11 месяцев назад

      i wish these series stop

  • @RyanNgFilms
    @RyanNgFilms 4 года назад +553

    Why can't history classes be taught like Johnny Harris videos. These are so beautiful and rather than confusing it's so interesting. Leaves me wanting more every time.

    • @pulkitrastogi295
      @pulkitrastogi295 4 года назад +6

      Because it takes time to make video like this

    • @TheAjatin
      @TheAjatin 4 года назад +12

      Plus this is more objective history will be altered depending on who wrote the book and for which country

    • @scottfranco1962
      @scottfranco1962 4 года назад +2

      You mean besides the fact that it is heavily biased?

    • @snakey934Snakeybakey
      @snakey934Snakeybakey 2 года назад +2

      History classes shouldn't be taught like Johnny Harris videos. The guy knows his stuff on Saudi Arabia but he completely misrepresented the situations in Israel and Iran.

    • @michaelcheng2331
      @michaelcheng2331 2 года назад +1

      Because he is biased...

  • @sanctificate6285
    @sanctificate6285 4 года назад +2498

    I literally gasped when you said Osama Bin Laden was the son of the guy who built the US military bases

    • @erenmademewritethis9833
      @erenmademewritethis9833 4 года назад +291

      That company is still building shit to this day , they just changed the name

    • @mrpeanut6267
      @mrpeanut6267 4 года назад +274

      Top 10 plot twist in human history

    • @anonymousperson4933
      @anonymousperson4933 4 года назад +278

      @@erenmademewritethis9833 they didn't changed there name it still is "bin Laden group of company" they are one of biggest construction company still now

    • @erenmademewritethis9833
      @erenmademewritethis9833 4 года назад +46

      @@anonymousperson4933 oh shit I thought they did lol , that's even crazier

    • @anonymousperson4933
      @anonymousperson4933 4 года назад +60

      @@erenmademewritethis9833 its all dirty geopolitics

  • @muhammadnaim8203
    @muhammadnaim8203 4 года назад +303

    At the end, the Arab culture and Islam will be blamed for the political instability of the region.
    The same things happen here long time ago during European colonization in Southeast Asian Archipelago. They left us with borders that seperate our family and our people. Until now, me as a Malaysian need to cross the border just to meet our relatives in Sumatera and Riau Archipelago. If the Johore-Riau-Lingga Sultanate and all the Sultanate in Sumatra still exist, surely it will be wonderful.

    • @Rolando_Cueva
      @Rolando_Cueva 4 года назад +19

      The craziest border is the one with Singapore. But then again, Malaysian politicians forced them to make their own country 🤨

    • @febbykamila1301
      @febbykamila1301 4 года назад +1

      I mean if they exist other kingdoms in Indonesia might exist too (as you know there's tons of them) and it'll be much harder for me, and indonesian, just to go from central java to west java. But indonesia and malaysia's relationship is great, and even tho we have to cross the border, atleast we don't have to pay for visa, etc. Moreover, if kingdoms still exist, I don't think the political state is stable as there's so many kingdoms :)

    • @muhammadnaim8203
      @muhammadnaim8203 4 года назад +5

      @@febbykamila1301 i dont thinks so, if u looked at the formation of Malaya, it is a federation that consist with 9 Malay Sultanate that agreed to united together. If you watch carefully to the culture of Nusantara people, we can see that there are a great tolerance with each other, like how one of the royal court member of Lingga married with the Terengganu Sultan in order to strengthen the state's relationship and its people. I believed if even all the kingdom of the Nusantara is not united, an organization like EU but with better understanding will be exist too. Too bad, because of the European influence to the culture, identity and way of lives between the countries of the Southeast Asia, we still feels the difference until today. Hopefully ASEAN will bring back our unity.

    • @muhammadnaim8203
      @muhammadnaim8203 4 года назад +1

      @Zahin Shahazad Agreed, if Singapore still under the rules of Johore-Riau-Lingga Sultanate, it would not be a problem at all.

    • @febbykamila1301
      @febbykamila1301 4 года назад +4

      @@muhammadnaim8203 Well that's the case of Malaysia. Sultanate are all muslims, if I'm correct ? Kingdoms in Indonesia have great tolerance ofc, but it's hard to keep one not offended. What cause them to have tolerance is ironically the dutch that colonized indonesia for 3 centuries. I think it's different with EU, because they mostly have one goal, i don't know much about them. But one of the reason why the Dutch CAN colonized Indonesia is because some kingdoms are fine with the monopoly that the Dutch did (because of money, ofc). For example, the Solo sultanate is dismantled because they helped the dutch, unlike the Yogya who helped the Indonesian govt during the hard times. European invasion is somewhat a plus and ofc the minus are much worse, but that's one of the key factor of why we tolerate and unite at the first place. Till this day, conflicts in Indonesia are still happening, especially toward Papuans. Those "conflicts" are trying to seperate us like the Papuan freedom. In fact, Timor Leste actually regrets they break out of Indonesia because : they get used by foreigners like Australia. I think it's better to stay like this, because if you think Indonesia have massive tolerance, no it's not. I heard Malaysia are actually more conservative than Indonesians, idk. Younger generations like me are (mostly) not racist because we grew up in multicultural enviroments, rather than the older generations. I appreciate ur commentst tho, I hope ASEAN will reunite SEA countries and protect us from the greedy china who's taking our sea ^^

  • @GreyGoose000
    @GreyGoose000 Год назад +49

    I love how everyone knows about this stuff except for America itself.

    • @HydeCorvus
      @HydeCorvus Год назад +1

      They're living in denial, because ignoring the problem is easier than addressing it to be actually able to move on with your life.
      America lives in two extremities,one wants to convince you the US is the greatest country on the planet and the most innocent,the other wants to convince you it's the worse county on the planet regardless,one ignores history,the other weaponizes it.

    • @jimreilly6933
      @jimreilly6933 2 месяца назад +4

      Americans are as Netanyahu once said easily moved. Easily moved to the ball game, to the hollywood movies, to the smorgassboard, to the beer store, to the hotdog stand ! but not to the libraries, the museums, etc.

    • @hadeelahmed8874
      @hadeelahmed8874 2 месяца назад

      America knows about this stuff.. but they don't talk about it

  • @YesTheory
    @YesTheory 4 года назад +2648

    What a masterpiece of a video. Bravo 👏

  • @zxcytdfxy256
    @zxcytdfxy256 4 года назад +1644

    Imagine being taught History like this. No way you wouldn't learn.

    • @Pat_KraPao
      @Pat_KraPao 4 года назад +65

      This is the TikTok version of history. All the highlights but without going into the boring details.

    • @michealw6229
      @michealw6229 4 года назад +19

      Mllr Hr I like how he doesn’t trash Stalin or try to blame the Soviet Union also

    • @feligato_
      @feligato_ 4 года назад +1

      Looking for this comment to do it myself if not found

    • @missmymama1140
      @missmymama1140 4 года назад +23

      @Independent Thinker it's funny how this guy just boils it down to west bad. Its almost infantile.

    • @NISHAN452
      @NISHAN452 4 года назад

      Totally Agree

  • @rezimahmad
    @rezimahmad 4 года назад +227

    Hi Johnny, if you want to make a video "How The U.S. Stole Indonesia," contact me. I'll record and take photos for you. I'm Indonesian journalist and fan of your work.

    • @chimergo6501
      @chimergo6501 4 года назад

      What part of Indonesia that Murican stole? Grasberg? But Papuan own that island tho

    • @MrGulayLagulay
      @MrGulayLagulay 4 года назад +12

      “How Australia..” is more accurate

    • @netijhen
      @netijhen 4 года назад +5

      @@chimergo6501 Soeharto who is dictactor get support with usa

    • @-_AmirAsyrafi
      @-_AmirAsyrafi 4 года назад +1

      i was about to comment about that too, how the us fund the seperatist in west sumatra and about the us "involvement" in 65' coup. yeah, please make a video about indonesia or lesser known south east asia story like malaysia, singapore, or thailand : )

    • @5ithofnov159
      @5ithofnov159 4 года назад

      What about the genocide in Papua new Guinea because of oil ?

  • @Themodernartista
    @Themodernartista Год назад +92

    I’ve learned more in your videos than I’ve had in my entire life watching history, and you do it in such an entertaining fashion. You deserve 100 million subscribers You are absolutely incredible.

  • @kelsisco
    @kelsisco 4 года назад +691

    "Osama doesn't chill..."
    Johnny you have no idea how happy I am that Vox introduced me to you. The quality of this video and the way you're able to deliver such a complicated topic in such an understanding way is incredible , bless you and your love of maps

    • @hellot-8004
      @hellot-8004 3 года назад +3

      He is the best journalist on RUclips. You can't even compare him to others.

    • @snakey934Snakeybakey
      @snakey934Snakeybakey 2 года назад

      Vox endorsed this guy?

    • @San-rp2fs
      @San-rp2fs 2 года назад

      @@snakey934Snakeybakey He worked there, then he left and start this independent channel, and also his other business brighttrip.
      You must check out the "border" series he made in Vox, its also very well made!

    • @jimreilly6933
      @jimreilly6933 2 месяца назад

      On Sept 11 the day of the attacks, the Bin laden family were guests of President Bush and had to be quickly ushered out of the country in the days following lest some clever American found out about them.

  • @manoj4730
    @manoj4730 4 года назад +759

    Whenever crisis happens anywhere around the world there is always presence of USA or Britain

    • @fcheung4214
      @fcheung4214 4 года назад +3

      mmm nope

    • @myusername3689
      @myusername3689 3 года назад +18

      @Karl Marx Yeah and the founding rathers said no imperialism but Libertarians no longer have a lot of control over america. Libertarians prevented imperialism by strengthening the constitution. Democrats and Republicans are now chewing down on the constitution and that let all this crap happen.

    • @bnusabeel
      @bnusabeel 3 года назад +13

      Russia need just to drop a bomb on them. Just kidding sarcastically

    • @salahaldin447
      @salahaldin447 3 года назад +16

      Except in places where there are no oil.

    • @isabelle.ranson
      @isabelle.ranson 3 года назад +12

      Like father like son 🤣

  • @nathanieldrew
    @nathanieldrew 4 года назад +1944

    This is a brilliant video and I really appreciate the plug :)

    • @ToadyEN
      @ToadyEN 4 года назад +18

      + 1 this guys channel is great.

    • @Vced
      @Vced 4 года назад +12

      Is this a crossover episode??

    • @ar.goku1
      @ar.goku1 4 года назад +1

      @@Vced they should really do a crossover video actually

    • @icekoldcilla8470
      @icekoldcilla8470 4 года назад +1

      I believe that UK is the biggest mischief maker on the planet right behind their warmongering daddy America. I hope these 2 countries plummet and never recover.

    • @marstheknife7396
      @marstheknife7396 4 года назад

      @@icekoldcilla8470
      Ok I need to know why I am seeing you in practically every reply section.

  • @kittyjsiwjsb7609
    @kittyjsiwjsb7609 Год назад +279

    First thing first, the video was great, but I'm gonna correct you:
    1. Women driving is not signfull in Islam, but was illegal in SA for some reason.
    2. Marrying 12 women is Haram, and not allowed whether in religion or culture, so to say it is "a thing" is misleading, while marying 4 women is allowed (as long as you treat them equally and Allah in The Qur'an said you won't, so marry just one) it made complete sense long before at that time, when men used to die at war in large numbers and women were left alone with kids, or with no one to support her, it helped them.

    • @mohammeduzair7796
      @mohammeduzair7796 7 месяцев назад +3

      Yeah but wahabis of Arabia still have more than 4 wives and the same can be said for women driving

    • @kittyjsiwjsb7609
      @kittyjsiwjsb7609 7 месяцев назад +30

      @@mohammeduzair7796 It is illegal to have more than 4 wives in SA and sinful, so they don't have more than 4 wives idk where did u get that information from. It's like saying "but people still marry their siblings in Germany" It doesn't make sense. Women driving is allowed now in SA so I don't see your point

    • @mohammeduzair7796
      @mohammeduzair7796 7 месяцев назад +2

      @@kittyjsiwjsb7609 but didn't bin laden's dad have more than 4 wives so was it allowed back in the day?

    • @kittyjsiwjsb7609
      @kittyjsiwjsb7609 7 месяцев назад +20

      @@mohammeduzair7796 Just for the record, one person does not make the rule, having more than 4 wives is and was never allowed after Islam, maybe he has married an divorced more than one so u think he had more than 4. If he has more than 4, then he sined and went against the law

    • @mohammeduzair7796
      @mohammeduzair7796 7 месяцев назад +7

      @@kittyjsiwjsb7609 so basically he did illegally

  • @hasanbahaa9834
    @hasanbahaa9834 4 года назад +158

    Man, I’m from Iraq and i have never seen or heard anything more accurate than yours! Thank you!

  • @FadiYounes
    @FadiYounes 4 года назад +1164

    As a middle eastern, I am so excited to watch this 😃 keep it up Jonny 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
    Update:
    This was the best 21 minutes I've seen so far.
    It's legendary. As a middle eastern who was born in Kuwait and lived the 1990 Iraqi invasion, I can say this was very well presented. Can't wait to see the coming videos 😊 keep up the borders movement 👍🏼

    • @mostiiisediri9832
      @mostiiisediri9832 4 года назад +2

      Fadi Younes اهلين

    • @ottobenthaus3349
      @ottobenthaus3349 4 года назад +4

      There is a Chanel, it is also very good on that term, Brain4breakfast, he is sadly dead so only old videos, ut there is also Kraut, he is also very good, but he is very very critical of Islam, but also very professional, give them a try

    • @Unichab001
      @Unichab001 4 года назад +2

      انتتت ههنااا *-*

    • @FadiYounes
      @FadiYounes 4 года назад +3

      @@Unichab001 دائما 😊 أنا في كل مكان 😅

    • @Zeus-th5ow
      @Zeus-th5ow 4 года назад

      Calling yourself middle eastern is no unlike 'West Asian'.

  • @umangd
    @umangd 4 года назад +497

    I would have paid way more attention in history class at school if I had Johnny as my history teacher

    • @jude-joseph
      @jude-joseph 4 года назад +2

      Totally

    • @iamkat5e
      @iamkat5e 4 года назад +19

      unfortunately I don't think American history classes would be so understanding and sympathetic to "the other side"

    • @PhoenixBlade538
      @PhoenixBlade538 4 года назад

      Lara Maybe they should be though

    • @ksearcher4623
      @ksearcher4623 4 года назад

      True bro ❤️❤️❤️❤️, history would be like reading fiction books if aka JOHN HARRIS was the teacher...

    • @zeffery101
      @zeffery101 4 года назад +1

      @@iamkat5e I live in California and my hs history teachers have mostly been unbiased and presented facts pretty well. Like how the US funded Al-Qaeda initially to fight the Soviets and how the US went to the Middle East for oil.
      But yes, truthfully, most history textbooks do not include much about the Middle East until the last chapter and most teachers "don't have time" to cover the last chapter or nobody takes the last few weeks seriously.

  • @SunflowerVibe329
    @SunflowerVibe329 Год назад +20

    Dude I never gave a shit about any of this as I was a child when these events occurred. I'm now a 32 woman from the east coast and I can tell you 9/11 ptsd is a thing !!! I NEEDED THE TRUTH and you have given it to me ! Bravo!

    • @Dayvid1234
      @Dayvid1234 3 месяца назад

      Another truth, sister!! Is that JesusChrist is the Father, The Son, The Mighty God, Almighty God, The angel of the LORD, The King of all the earth, The God of the whole earth:
      And has made us kings, priests, prophets, churches, temples, because their is really no building called church of brick and cement, but Satan's, or for a worship of any god:
      But JesusChrist, a God of gods.

    • @tiyes94
      @tiyes94 2 месяца назад

      9/11 was an inside job

  • @coryascott
    @coryascott 4 года назад +832

    Missed the part where the CIA helped put Saddam in power

    • @coryascott
      @coryascott 3 года назад +29

      @YSK it’s a fact

    • @nominalfee7330
      @nominalfee7330 3 года назад +155

      At this point, I can't even wrap my head around how much the US is obsessed about maintaining its sovereignty by doing shit like this

    • @coryascott
      @coryascott 3 года назад +76

      @@nominalfee7330 overextended militarism is the late stage of every former empire and will be the end of the US empire too

    • @TheDecapitatedApple
      @TheDecapitatedApple 3 года назад +2

      @@coryascott how do you think it'll collapse tho?

    • @wealthymansourladyempire8752
      @wealthymansourladyempire8752 3 года назад +1

      Hmmm...

  • @Yourczarmine
    @Yourczarmine 4 года назад +1335

    Vox: Borders is cancelled.
    Johnny: Bish, you can't stop me from doing magic with maps on RUclips.

    • @beetroot6591
      @beetroot6591 4 года назад +2

      lol

    • @chfrqn4dl
      @chfrqn4dl 4 года назад +12

      SO HE IS THE VOX GUY

    • @icekoldcilla8470
      @icekoldcilla8470 4 года назад +6

      I believe that UK is the biggest mischief maker on the planet right behind their warmongering daddy America. I hope these 2 countries plummet and never recover.

    • @x_owen.ms_2020
      @x_owen.ms_2020 3 года назад +1

      @@icekoldcilla8470 Where are you from

    • @DaveSmith-cp5kj
      @DaveSmith-cp5kj 3 года назад +3

      @@icekoldcilla8470 More like China. I'm really surprised how many people are so ignorant about what China does. Like seriously China is easily one of the evilest regimes in history, and yet many people don't even think about it.

  • @muhammadishtiaq3587
    @muhammadishtiaq3587 3 года назад +737

    weird that we always learn about terroir and 9/11 but never the motivation and reasoning behind osama bin laden. Not saying his reasons is justified but it gives more to think about to a person.

    • @akorn9943
      @akorn9943 3 года назад +141

      honestly, the United States is attacked by men who are willing to end their own lives to kill thousands of people and never stops to ask why. It’s easier to just dismiss them as “monsters,” when, while their actions were monstrous, they were just men, and by ignoring this fact the United States allows itself to keep committing the actions that drove those men to do those things in the first place, insuring that new men will continue to come to take their place.

    • @scorps4471
      @scorps4471 3 года назад +58

      Yeah the impression most people around us have is that Osama was this crazy dude motivated by the Quran and who just went bananas at some point.

    • @wariare12world95
      @wariare12world95 3 года назад +76

      @@scorps4471 he was indeed a crazy guy, but the thing people always gets wrong is that he was motivated by religion or the Quran like BRUH! you haven't even read the Quran to judge it...SMH

    • @planerunner4020
      @planerunner4020 3 года назад +14

      @@akorn9943 dont mind me asking but what else do u think will happen when you destroy more than 11 countrys, Terrorism started as creation of an army that will defeat the US and Israel and france, and more hate EVEN grew when the US started "destroying" countrys just to stay as a super power, Kids would grow with hate in their hearts, and when u ask them why? they will say I lost someone, again i cant justify their actions even my country (im half Egyptian) is losing hundreds of soldiers in the fight of terrorism

    • @ultimatefitnesstraining3002
      @ultimatefitnesstraining3002 3 года назад +1

      We cant blame power but the philosophy of every country pushing America just like in life u influence me to marry models only like trump then also the person influencing me is guilty the usa Soviet union and Britain has always been big influencers but now adays they are quite a bit because they are afraid of Korea and china they were being noisy again with trump like George Bush in thier era but they learned big time with North Korea about thier new way of Trade war initiated by thier communist leaders but they never stop

  • @renaaziz6134
    @renaaziz6134 Год назад +27

    Another thing regarding Al-Qaeda. It is not possible for a single civilian person to create a trained and armed organization with a specific ideology just because he has money. This is the work of an intelligence service, and to find out which intelligence service is behind the creation of Al-Qaeda, we must search carefully for those who benefited from its services.

    • @moradghanim2717
      @moradghanim2717 4 месяца назад +4

      Alqaeda made, trained, supplied and destroyed by USA. It was a card in the hand of USA gov. until it got expired.

  • @alyallam9743
    @alyallam9743 3 года назад +643

    As a middel eastern i thank you for shedding some light on this problem

    • @bible4truth
      @bible4truth 3 года назад +2

      He lied to you.

    • @bible4truth
      @bible4truth 3 года назад +26

      @Omar Elatrash yeah, he is not saying the obvious: the elites fund and create these terrorist groups to induce outrage and justify the war the elites want to shape the world they want under white supremacy

    • @umapolymer6341
      @umapolymer6341 3 года назад

      @فاعل خير barbaric stoneage cult

    • @Z10895
      @Z10895 3 года назад +3

      @Wuxxy I'm muslim. We do not have a 'similar' God. End kf.

    • @mrace498
      @mrace498 3 года назад +9

      @Wuxxy Jesus is a Prophet (human) in Islam created by Allah (God)
      However, in Christianity this human (Jesus) is seen as God (even though in his lifetime he has never said he is God nor does it say anywhere in the Bible 💀) but has 3 different forms because it wouldn’t make sense if a human is God.

  • @ksang2121
    @ksang2121 3 года назад +2693

    "War is just an excuse for the elites of society to waste resources so living standards don't have to be raised."-George Orwell.

    • @Tuncapoo
      @Tuncapoo 3 года назад +24

      💯

    • @ksang2121
      @ksang2121 3 года назад +58

      @Ab Cd Pretty extreme accusation. WW2 was probably the only war in history worth fighting and even then Wall Street Bankers and Big Businesses funded the Nazis even when they knew the holocaust was happening. The war could have ended in a month if France attacked first, they had a better and larger army which would've swamped the Wehrmacht. Every war since ww2 has been purely out of financial interest, the military industrial complex is practically welfare for the rich.

    • @ziad_jkhan
      @ziad_jkhan 3 года назад +7

      @Ab Cd "where are your evidences that the rich control wars?" - Nothing falls at free fall speed unless everything underneath is out of the way yet the official narratives are comfortable with it somehow when it comes to WTC7. That, in itself, speaks a lot over the level of control those in power have over public opinion. If you want to dig deeper then your turn now to provide evidence that there was barter before money, which is what all established economics books taught us at school. And if that's not enough then feel free to lookup "58 Admitted False Flag Attacks globalresearch" and try to debunk any of the sources there. Good luck because you'll need it!

    • @ziad_jkhan
      @ziad_jkhan 3 года назад +3

      @Ab Cd LOOL, to begin with, did you actually give a like your own lastest reply???

    • @ziad_jkhan
      @ziad_jkhan 3 года назад +2

      @Ab Cd Hahaha...you've been so judgemental in your reply that I was wondering the same about you actually. Age ain't nothing but a number dude. You trying to define someone's capacity to be close to the truth is not limited by age. You're already making yourself prey to logical fallacies this way. Also, I have nothing against the rich and I consider myself as rich. That kind of black or white thinking is typical of an immature mind and, again, I know many college guys who are way more mature than you in this respect.

  • @MinMin-oe5od
    @MinMin-oe5od 3 года назад +1468

    The second he said
    "Son named Osama"
    I was like HOLY SHITT😱

    • @vipertact
      @vipertact 3 года назад +33

      It isn't news.
      So this guy Osama Bin Laden was the US number 1 enemy and you never Googled his name to learn about the guy?

    • @MinMin-oe5od
      @MinMin-oe5od 3 года назад +277

      @@vipertact I'm not from US. My life doesn't revolve around America... I'm from a 3rd world country I got my own shit to deal with. I simply didn't care much about him to google him.
      I'd rather read about the hero's martyred.

    • @EnigmaEnginseer
      @EnigmaEnginseer 3 года назад +32

      @سبحان الله وبحمده و الثاني right back at you

    • @OnasaD
      @OnasaD 3 года назад +102

      @@vipertact the world doesn’t revolve America, wherever Americans go things always end up worse including they’re own country that’s on the edge of collapse

    • @dennisleon2368
      @dennisleon2368 3 года назад +4

      @@OnasaD u do realize if the US economy were to collapse, almost every other country would fall with it. The US is one of the biggest trade partners to all the other big countries and a lot of third world countries rely on the stability of the US dollar as their main form of currency

  • @JLFranc000
    @JLFranc000 Год назад +44

    I was absolutely blown away at how simple you explained the whole situation of American presence in the Middle East , well done . I will be running in for more of your videos , just subscribed

  • @sanjeetachoun5843
    @sanjeetachoun5843 4 года назад +1223

    Osama Bin Laden being the son was the biggest plot twist ever I GASPED

    • @russ8156
      @russ8156 3 года назад +96

      Hence proved that Osama actually was not a evil person

    • @asicdathens
      @asicdathens 3 года назад +8

      Unfortunately I knew it.....

    • @thisthatotherdude1128
      @thisthatotherdude1128 3 года назад +10

      I actually didn't know about this too

    • @omairahmad7860
      @omairahmad7860 3 года назад +106

      @@russ8156 he is still more than evil. Killing innocents can never be justified no matter whatever the reason was behind it

    • @AntonioCostaRealEstate
      @AntonioCostaRealEstate 3 года назад +12

      Did not get enough of daddy’s attention. One in fifty. Daddy takes him to work, and this is how he repays. Rebel without a cause.

  • @AnasNuurAli
    @AnasNuurAli 4 года назад +651

    This was amazing

  • @vishakhad373
    @vishakhad373 4 года назад +303

    Why does this sound exactly like how Europeans came to India for "trade"

    • @audobone
      @audobone 4 года назад +48

      Because it is that. The only key difference between colonialism & neo-imperialism is that in the latter case, the colonial/imperial nation doesn't take on the administrative duties in an official capacity.

    • @vibewhen
      @vibewhen 4 года назад +83

      @INERT imagine waking up and thinking "im going to write the dumbest comment I can think of and place it on youtube". Seriously dude take your moronic sentence and keep it on the shit hole of the internet = facebook.

    • @vishakhad373
      @vishakhad373 4 года назад +1

      @@audobone at first British only did trade and bases later they started administration

    • @tstcikhthyss
      @tstcikhthyss 4 года назад +43

      @INERT Lol yes, the country that was producing 40% of the world's GDP would still be shitting in the fields if it weren't for a backwards-arse, tiny colonial island to come in and run it into the ground. As for wiping their arses with their hands, they still do that because it's only natural. I heard all of the US got their panties in a bunch when the coronavirus hit because they ran out of toilet paper; how's that working out for ya?

    • @zuboy4272
      @zuboy4272 4 года назад +7

      @INERT I dont agree with you on the field parts as Indian but UK did better job in 200 years than Muslims for 600 years , UK preserved and "took" artifacts while Mughals destroyed it , UK preserved archeological sites and ancient temples while Mughals destroyed , UK preserved everything that was historically ancient while Mughals destroyed everything that isn't Islamic , also India despite being rich Mughals wasted the money on building stupid shit like Taj mahal AND THOUSNADS OF TOMBS AND MOSQUES AND STUPID MADARSAS , like fk off with tombs , Uk used the money to make railways to exploit , but railway is still railway

  • @saimmm5781
    @saimmm5781 11 месяцев назад +182

    The more I learn about the US,UK France & other western entities the more angry I get. Who tf do they think they are so entitled and up everyone’s business.

    • @TD1237
      @TD1237 6 месяцев назад +23

      As a South African, I completely agree with you. And the aforementioned countries have never changed their mindset.

    • @Dave05J
      @Dave05J 6 месяцев назад +4

      I think you know very well who they are.

    • @parabola1337
      @parabola1337 6 месяцев назад +11

      The Saudis didn't know there was oil and didn't have the means to extract it. It's common sense really that a mutually beneficial deal would be made.

    • @messla2resimia943
      @messla2resimia943 5 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@Dave05JJoos

    • @Cosmoron
      @Cosmoron 5 месяцев назад

      Yeah yeah powerful countries invading other countries. It's as old as time. Roman empire, the ottomans, USSR, and as you already said uk and france.

  • @JohnSmith-np3cd
    @JohnSmith-np3cd 3 года назад +525

    To think that America had just given everyone only 1 side of the story with the whole terrorism and Middle East thing is just insane. Thank you for the multiple perspectives!!

    • @maedesmond2461
      @maedesmond2461 Год назад

      lol right? "Osama bin Laden, terrorist and dude the US had been supporting with $2 billion in guns and money."

    • @Starwinarwin
      @Starwinarwin Год назад

      He didn’t mention one tiny detail. That Osama was in fact a CIA agent. If you don’t believe me.. Look it up.

    • @Starwinarwin
      @Starwinarwin Год назад

      And the US was not just loving Osamas fight with the Sovjets. They where funding them as freedom fighters.

    • @husseinalsweid5062
      @husseinalsweid5062 Год назад +6

      You guys u must know that we in the Middle East love enjoying life like you. Killing is not our thing but that Chaos which made by US an EU made us looking for alternative to find our value. And many people enjoyed ISIS because they were looking for something that can make them alive. To grow up in the Middle East is like to start. A game in the Last level.

  • @ahmadalkhansa5294
    @ahmadalkhansa5294 4 года назад +279

    I'm from Lebanon and I would like to say that since my birth, I have never witnessed peace in my region(middle east). It's exhaustive and frustrating because it erases stability and siezes, if not reversing, development at all levels. Thank you Johnny for initiating this documentary. Your videos are interesting. Keep going 👍

    • @YerSiNia14
      @YerSiNia14 4 года назад +29

      I felt bad for the ppls leaving in middle east... Always haunted by wars and violence started by other big powers... There is no conflicts in middle east that doesn't originated from the battle between soviets and americans...

    • @poke5443
      @poke5443 4 года назад +11

      @GazB Saudi arabia vs Iran is a totally funded war by USA and Russia.. Yes the British are the ones who started this whole Israel thing but that's until the US became the big brother of israel and made of it a powerful country. (About the kurd's situation, I don't have much knowledge about it)

    • @ayylmao2190
      @ayylmao2190 3 года назад +2

      @@poke5443 Israel was created by UN partition actually. Also, Israel was powerful before the US support (see the 6 day war). We have the highest incomes, are the most educated, have the most Nobel Prizes per capita and have disproportionately benefitted humanity in the fields of theory and technology. It isnt hard to see that we can be successful without help lol

    • @Slovenia132
      @Slovenia132 2 года назад +2

      Hahaha

    • @haidysama3005
      @haidysama3005 2 года назад

      @@ayylmao2190 Another hilarious jokes from a lapdog

  • @syedmaazbukhari9014
    @syedmaazbukhari9014 4 года назад +245

    One of the most neutral explaination of this topic, didn't blame religion, didn't blame culture, gave a factual story. Love it 😘

    • @bluepearl_22
      @bluepearl_22 4 года назад +8

      Let's see how "neutral" he's gonna stay once he starts going into Iraq, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Afghanistan and Sudan.

    • @hopefulromantic.
      @hopefulromantic. 4 года назад +9

      @@bluepearl_22 It's actually pretty easy to avoid those things if you really put a lot of work into it. This channel is a legend

    • @vvvsss796
      @vvvsss796 4 года назад +2

      @yumpladukfoo where can I look into this?

    • @ScottDavis-be7nt
      @ScottDavis-be7nt 4 года назад +3

      @yumpladukfoo yes man, where can we read it. Im interested too

    • @scottbeaulieu13
      @scottbeaulieu13 4 года назад +6

      @@ScottDavis-be7nt one dark aspect is the control over Afghani opium for heroin making and distribution in the USA, forcing its citizens to become addicts and criminals so the States prison and police industry can benefit off it... it’s all about industrial lobbyists making money in circles ...

  • @maxz3661
    @maxz3661 Год назад +20

    Wow, what a great video! Articulated and executed with perfection.

  • @bbacalhau
    @bbacalhau 4 года назад +741

    This is so well done!! I wish these videos existed back when I was in school. Keep up the amazing work Johnny!

    • @rehanjungthakuri1995
      @rehanjungthakuri1995 4 года назад +1

      Hey cod fish ? I’m in love wid pastel de bacalhau 😍😍😀

    • @newheights4782
      @newheights4782 4 года назад

      I’m considering showing this to my teachers, so worth it

    • @karlosdeevs
      @karlosdeevs 4 года назад

      @@newheights4782 but i'm fearing he's starting to sound like Geography Now (not that i got anything against Barbs & co. Just.. _authenticity_

    • @icekoldcilla8470
      @icekoldcilla8470 4 года назад

      I believe that UK is the biggest mischief maker on the planet right behind their warmongering daddy America. I hope these 2 countries plummet and never recover.

    • @crowned2088
      @crowned2088 3 года назад

      @@icekoldcilla8470 Like the rest of world nope hope it finds it's way

  • @giosanpedro
    @giosanpedro 4 года назад +1187

    Can't wait for the next part, man! By any chance, would you consider covering America's "benevolent assimilation" of the Philippines in the future?

    • @marine1732
      @marine1732 4 года назад +12

      I thought it was a Latin country like Spain who had more and early influence over the Philippines.

    • @yusefdanielhassounharmouch1520
      @yusefdanielhassounharmouch1520 4 года назад +7

      @@marine1732 hispanic, Latin countries don't have power over anyone, European powers do

    • @marine1732
      @marine1732 4 года назад +9

      @@yusefdanielhassounharmouch1520 I believe the comment was referencing assimilation. If that is so then I think generally speaking this has some impact. "The Philippine Islands are named after King Philip. Spaniards are referred to by Filipinos as "Kastila" (Castilian) named after the former Kingdom of Castile, now a region of Spain. The majority of the Filipinos of Spanish descent are of Spaniards and Mexican origin, while a minority are Latin American descents." I do understand that Benevolent Assimilation is talking more about the Philippine-American War though.

    • @reiztersalagan
      @reiztersalagan 4 года назад +9

      yeah, that part of the history when the America played and backstabbed the Philippines; and surprisingly made a deal to the Spaniards.

    • @reiztersalagan
      @reiztersalagan 4 года назад +5

      yeah, that part of the history when the America played and backstabbed the Philippines; and surprisingly made a deal to the Spaniards.

  • @brandonlivega
    @brandonlivega 4 года назад +2076

    Middle East: The Americans are overthrowing our governments and making our region a playground!!
    Latinamerica: First time?

    • @josegarciarodriguez9580
      @josegarciarodriguez9580 4 года назад +171

      Latin America is not a playground, is the back yard *cries and laughs in latino*

    • @akramquol6737
      @akramquol6737 4 года назад +220

      We stand with you guys Arabs❤Latinos we must stand together against the oppressive western imperialism

    • @josegarciarodriguez9580
      @josegarciarodriguez9580 4 года назад +67

      @ Good news is China has followed this advice 😬

    •  4 года назад +1

      @@josegarciarodriguez9580 yeah and if china has the will, they will probably conquer the world. i have no issues, it's just the alpha male taking what's his now. this is the world we live in.

    • @adarshmohapatra5058
      @adarshmohapatra5058 4 года назад +71

      @ I would rather live in a world of cooperation than one of domination and hierarchy.

  • @taranjeet6084
    @taranjeet6084 6 месяцев назад +6

    I have recently watched over 10 videos from your channel in the last 48 hours. Man, if this was my history teacher back in school, my present career may look a lot different than working in IT. Your story telling skills are beyond appreciation. On daily basis, I consume a lot of youtube content from comedy, economics and geopolitics and history. You are probably my fav channel out there. I am never stopping myself from spreading the word and introducing your channel to everyone i know. Keep up the good work!!

  • @naduvnjak957
    @naduvnjak957 4 года назад +260

    "Forbidden oil bromance" this guy's commentary is gold I love it

    • @george_kimani
      @george_kimani 4 года назад +5

      It's out of this world 😊

    • @LessPlatesMoreDates
      @LessPlatesMoreDates 8 месяцев назад

      anyone have any proof it was osama bin ladens dad who built American infuscture in Saudi?

  • @BeckiandChris
    @BeckiandChris 4 года назад +794

    WOW this was good. Would watch a 2h video about this from you. Fascinating and extremely well told!

    • @MdFaisal-ut9uv
      @MdFaisal-ut9uv 4 года назад

      🌍🌍

    • @icekoldcilla8470
      @icekoldcilla8470 4 года назад +1

      I believe that UK is the biggest mischief maker on the planet right behind their warmongering daddy America. I hope these 2 countries plummet and never recover.

    • @Jean_Jacques148
      @Jean_Jacques148 3 года назад +1

      @@icekoldcilla8470 why? More civilians would die. It’s more like they need a new government.

    • @AmandaFromWisconsin
      @AmandaFromWisconsin 3 года назад

      @@icekoldcilla8470 Love you, too! ❤️ 🥰 ❤️ 😘

    • @commentor2614
      @commentor2614 3 года назад

      @@Jean_Jacques148 not a new government
      They need to be educated properly
      Democrats and Republicans just brainwashed them and destroys the world
      Civilians have no fault
      But they need to educate themselves.

  • @neelamsapovadia1440
    @neelamsapovadia1440 3 года назад +326

    i feel so dumb after watching this video. I wish I was taught these things in school :/ but this is America.....

    • @latinoheateddieguerrero7644
      @latinoheateddieguerrero7644 3 года назад +13

      I am an American and I did learn this and more in school. But I like to read books.

    • @ujko8878
      @ujko8878 3 года назад +10

      yes you were brainwashed by US gevornment

    • @johnkeefer8760
      @johnkeefer8760 3 года назад +1

      Yeah I learned all this (with even more detail and nuance) in high school as an American.
      If anything describes American education it is “Various Outcomes” the US education system has some of the highest highs and lowest lows

    • @Serpenteent
      @Serpenteent 3 года назад +1

      @@ujko8878 brianwashed!!!!!! big brainwash woahahah

    • @waylonmercy8125
      @waylonmercy8125 3 года назад

      If you are going to live in the USA It wouldn't kill you people to learn how to speak English and drive properly smh

  • @kaysha
    @kaysha Год назад +2

    Watching these videos today takes them to another level

  • @hayaalrabiah5665
    @hayaalrabiah5665 3 года назад +637

    When the Middle East got mad about the whole Israel thing, there wasn’t PEACE discussed 😂. The US assassinated the Saudi king “King Faisal” cause they didn’t like having a Saudi king that cared about morals more than America’s approval 🤷‍♀️

    • @acatthatlookslikehitler1277
      @acatthatlookslikehitler1277 3 года назад +6

      Lies

    • @haydarhamieh4949
      @haydarhamieh4949 3 года назад +39

      @@acatthatlookslikehitler1277 bayak lie ya akho l charmuta

    • @rashidaltaleb8399
      @rashidaltaleb8399 3 года назад +108

      @@acatthatlookslikehitler1277 yes no way America would do that! America is a hero that protects people! blah blah blah I DONT WANT TO HEAR ANY OF YOUR COMMUNIST THEORIES YOU JIHADI. that's literally what patriots like you sound like to me lmao

    • @captaincrafterstudios2581
      @captaincrafterstudios2581 3 года назад +19

      @@rashidaltaleb8399 please dont believe all patriots are like that. Most of us just love our country and want it to improve.

    • @memestop2023
      @memestop2023 3 года назад +5

      @@haydarhamieh4949 3anjad

  • @stuff4035
    @stuff4035 4 года назад +415

    “His son was osama”
    Me: oh shiiiiiii

    • @thepufferfishguy3467
      @thepufferfishguy3467 4 года назад +7

      "And then everyone went: OOOOOOOOHHHHHH FUUUUUUUUUU"

    • @copelandbowen7766
      @copelandbowen7766 4 года назад +8

      Top 10 anime plot twist

    • @barslaf
      @barslaf 4 года назад +4

      Oh my god i literally went "Ohhhh fucckkk" before i saw your comment 😂.

    • @stuff4035
      @stuff4035 4 года назад +1

      Hhhh

    • @jay-babbasi9056
      @jay-babbasi9056 4 года назад

      Here we go again

  • @joetheperformer
    @joetheperformer 3 года назад +206

    The reason why Johnny Harris was kicked out of Vox:
    He was learning so much about the world, his mindset was changing to fit the more realistic situation of the world.
    Vox didn’t like that because it didn’t fit their politics.

    • @susandemir9960
      @susandemir9960 2 года назад +2

      Go Johnny Go

    • @dylanmurphy9389
      @dylanmurphy9389 2 года назад +2

      Just watching his videos, didn’t know he was on Vox. Thankfully he’s independent because there is no independent thought working for big media corporations, it simply isn’t allowed to exist and I’ve experienced the proof

  • @ShaunJalil
    @ShaunJalil Год назад +13

    I was about to drop this guy because of bias report on the current crisis. But then he does another report which is non bias. And it was fantastic. Made me stick around. I enjoy this guy’s journalism and I’m glad he did the non bias report to resuscitate my confidence in him. Thanks Jonny

    • @cowmath77
      @cowmath77 11 месяцев назад +5

      making only "América bad" videos is quite literally the definition of bias.

    • @knae9216
      @knae9216 10 месяцев назад +15

      ​@@cowmath77 because that is the ultimate truth.

    • @cowmath77
      @cowmath77 10 месяцев назад

      @@knae9216 no hunny, go outside.

    • @PoisonelleMisty4311
      @PoisonelleMisty4311 9 месяцев назад +2

      Global Governance: Several countries seek to shape global governance and institutions to reflect their interests and values. This includes playing a leading role in international organizations such as the United Nations, influencing global regulations and norms, and participating in international negotiations and agreements.

  • @det3135
    @det3135 3 года назад +2417

    WE NEED A UPDATE ON THE CURRENT MIDDLE EAST SITUATION PLEASE

    • @nageshwaranrahul
      @nageshwaranrahul 3 года назад +82

      Pray for Afghanistan.

    • @elzika739
      @elzika739 3 года назад +40

      The true afghan warriors warded off the American Dictatorship that the US put into Afghanistan. And finally it’s the true afghans leading the country. Now americans are using propaganda to win the war.

    • @det3135
      @det3135 3 года назад +23

      @@elzika739 why the Afghan citizens not wanting taliban ruling tho?

    • @elzika739
      @elzika739 3 года назад +59

      @@det3135 they do. If you’re talking about the plane situation, everyone wants to go to the USA and it’s a war going on it’s not because they’re scared of Taliban. They protect people protesting against them, freed people, even people who didn’t want them and fought against them for america they pardoned and forgave. This is propaganda you see, give me any evidence of the fact that the Afghans don’t want TB.

    • @jamesygerrard2626
      @jamesygerrard2626 3 года назад +20

      The current situation is that the Afghan army of 300,000 wouldn’t fight 75,000 Taliban. Therefore, they’ve lost their country again

  • @Theblackhippieh
    @Theblackhippieh 4 года назад +567

    If they taught history class like this we would all be woke.

    • @lalaland2107
      @lalaland2107 4 года назад +1

      I agree, but for others, not for me.

    • @nominalfee7330
      @nominalfee7330 4 года назад +7

      @@razorultra9202 Honestly you're pretty right. We civilians just wanna live our lives being useful for society and ourselves, and we see this confusing political and military shit happening while we are within the blankets of comfort. We can't do shit anymore.

    • @kanakkhullar3031
      @kanakkhullar3031 4 года назад

      Yay technology😎🥰

    • @k_supreme_3371
      @k_supreme_3371 4 года назад

      @Yaseen Al-Sudani and Israel

    • @icekoldcilla8470
      @icekoldcilla8470 4 года назад

      I believe that UK is the biggest mischief maker on the planet right behind their warmongering daddy America. I hope these 2 countries plummet and never recover.

  • @klaus_lightroast
    @klaus_lightroast 4 года назад +339

    or: "how the U.S. made osama bin laden possible ..."

    • @ILoveYani
      @ILoveYani 4 года назад

      Osama was a billionaire lol

    • @fyreal9123
      @fyreal9123 4 года назад +4

      @@ILoveYani not really, it was his father that was a billionaire, osama was a millionaire

    • @ILoveYani
      @ILoveYani 4 года назад

      @@fyreal9123 he was still rich enough to afford alquaedq

    • @anxskhxn
      @anxskhxn 4 года назад +1

      @@ILoveYani and he afforded Al-Quaeda to wipe out those "Democracy" guys...

    • @Theffries
      @Theffries 4 года назад +4

      ahking __revived hey does anybody know how they made all that money by any chance

  • @razerone49
    @razerone49 Год назад +2

    Your pronunciation of Khomeini was extremely impressive. Mad props on learning how to pronounce things

  • @rahulraina4048
    @rahulraina4048 4 года назад +191

    The moment he said 'one of his son was osama ' . Dayum

    • @czystekurestwo
      @czystekurestwo 4 года назад +8

      Yeah, I gagged too! I had a similar gag when I learnt that Assad is a grandson of a guy who was the Syrian leader who attacked Israel back in 1947.

    • @zainhottson7393
      @zainhottson7393 4 года назад

      I saw it coming

  • @roro19966
    @roro19966 3 года назад +1920

    This is why when we middle easterners talk about the ME we always mention the US we’re not “blaming our problems on the US” the US is literally imbedded in and is the root of every single problem present there today from Palestine to Afghanistan to Iraq to Syria etc

    • @remasalhawari8077
      @remasalhawari8077 3 года назад +112

      Thank you as a Jordanian myself I can see it clearly in the presence of Israel in the region and the massive debt we owe the US

    • @remasalhawari8077
      @remasalhawari8077 3 года назад +287

      @@Ragingcap1212 umm plain ignorance but okay :) Actually, if you want a breakdown here you go:
      When Islam was being practiced by Muslims and I emphasize on (practiced). which happened in several empires but I will highlight the last one. Which simply means using Islam as a system of life and as means of self development. Back in the Ottoman Empire ,most ottoman women were permitted to participate in the legal system, purchase and sell property, inherit and bequeath wealth, and participate in other financial activities along with other political activities. RIGHTS which were unusual in Europe until the 19th Century. All granted by our creator Allah swt. Slowly, but steadily muslims started moving away from religion, and surely things started to decline. Muslims stopped looking at Islam as a way of life, and its influence was only on artificial activities. The Ottoman Empire started weakening and once the world war 1 ended the empire collapsed. After that the empire was divided into countries based on the region, and only then did the US start having an influence on the Middle East. Women started being oppressed and their rights were overlooked by governments that were placed by the US itself. Now my lovely human you know that you didn't get the education you deserved.

    • @remasalhawari8077
      @remasalhawari8077 3 года назад +252

      @@Ragingcap1212 you know you won't read it simply because you have no reply to historical evidence of how Islam was the reason the region flourished after centuries of darkness. Islam does not support terrorism. The US does, because it funds Israel and the occupation. Which unsurprisingly is terrorism :). Let alone that the US terrorized Iraq, funds the Saudi war in Yemen that kills innocents everyday, and even funds the Syrian Regime to kill their own civilians. About ISIS, or al Qaeda, you need to understand that just because someone does something in the name of religion doesn't mean it represents the religion. Hamas is not a terrorist organization just because you believe in the US classification doesn't mean it is. Hamas simply defends the Palestinian people who are being ethnically cleansed by the occupation.

    • @planerunner4020
      @planerunner4020 3 года назад +156

      @@Ragingcap1212 Dear, there is a Unofficial requirement to start a debate, and it is to have a brain, sadly you dont meet that req, so go waste someone's else time

    • @metalheadcomicbookfan797
      @metalheadcomicbookfan797 3 года назад +87

      How come u only mentioned the US? Did u forgot the UK and France? They literally started the Sykes Picot Agreement. The US didn't even start the Palestine-Israel conflict. The UK did although the US adds more oil into the fire.

  • @mckenna2460
    @mckenna2460 3 года назад +1105

    THIS IS AMAZING. You helped break the complicated history of the Middle East down, something I’ve been trying to understand!

    • @Cdr_Mansfield_Cumming
      @Cdr_Mansfield_Cumming 3 года назад +16

      Are you that simple? "Amazing", " help break down the complicated history". Yeah, apart from he got it all wrong. Just spend five minutes researching the real history of the Middle East from 1850 onwards.

    • @xAyad3
      @xAyad3 3 года назад +46

      @@Cdr_Mansfield_Cumming Out of curiousity, what exactly did he get wrong? This is exactly the history of the US presence in the middle east cooked down, which means any other date before the Sykes-Picot agreement in 1916 or even before 1933, where US companies got permission to search for oil, is irrelevant.

    • @iispicychicken7180
      @iispicychicken7180 3 года назад +25

      @@Cdr_Mansfield_Cumming you’re probably believing those western governments

    • @thanosthemadtitan5518
      @thanosthemadtitan5518 3 года назад +2

      @thatand1 She said the history, not the goals only.

    • @steelewalter558
      @steelewalter558 3 года назад +1

      Go eslewhere. This guy is a hilarious liar. I mean, the video literally starts of with WW2 ending....then goes back to the 1930's...how could the German's losing the war in 1945 be the impetus to the US to look for war in 1930? Plus he glosses over that "little oil company" being Standard oil...a state run oil company...with connections to the Bush family.
      DERP!

  • @willifieldedouard7847
    @willifieldedouard7847 10 месяцев назад +8

    He just made the whole “war on terror “ make sense

  • @TBLiov
    @TBLiov 4 года назад +543

    I'm from the middle east, and I can say that most of us doesn't hate Americans, but we have all reasons to hate American politicians, all the crises we had for the last century America and UK has dirty hands on it.

    • @Buccallmann456
      @Buccallmann456 4 года назад +59

      Exactly brother , we don't hate America we hate the schmuks they have planted into their government

    • @eodyn7
      @eodyn7 4 года назад +18

      The death cult known as Islam is not without blame.

    • @376ayasmohammed3
      @376ayasmohammed3 4 года назад +156

      @@eodyn7 of course there had to be a ignorant comment like yours.

    • @staldani
      @staldani 4 года назад +28

      @@eodyn7 Can you explain how Islam is a death cult? No?

    • @themercifulguard3971
      @themercifulguard3971 4 года назад +73

      @@eodyn7 The real death cult is Liberalism and Ultra American Nationalism

  • @lukidjano
    @lukidjano 4 года назад +238

    lmao at "dude, there are no caves in kuwait!"

    • @chromebomb
      @chromebomb 4 года назад +1

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @jangodarkblade3360
    @jangodarkblade3360 4 года назад +391

    This proves that it’s nothing to do with religion and everything to do with, money, power, oil and territory.

    • @the80386
      @the80386 4 года назад +52

      that's right. in fact, if one looks at the lifestyle of the gulf royal families, it's clear that they are far detached from their own religious teachings

    • @jangodarkblade3360
      @jangodarkblade3360 4 года назад +3

      80386 correct

    • @Doriiaan
      @Doriiaan 4 года назад +17

      That's not entirely accurate since Osama clearly was motivated by idealism and not material gain.

    • @IVaV1
      @IVaV1 4 года назад +4

      Actually Osama worked for Islam and Iran and other countries are built on their religon

    • @BKall
      @BKall 4 года назад +2

      Doriiaan yea but osama and all that shit would never reacted like that had the americans keep their balls to themselves

  • @Anand_Official75
    @Anand_Official75 11 месяцев назад +7

    Osama denied. He clarified he didn't do the attacks on innocent US civilians. And this makes things even more creepy.
    I don't know why I am gaining respect for the guy.
    Cannot withstand disbelievers on his land, defeated the supper power Soviet union with a group of unorganised dumb men with ak47. Launched attacks against US globally. Told we can defeat a bigger army with our faith. Left his luxury, and wealth to live in caves and fight to protect his community, and died doing it....this personality is opposite of what the media is showing

    • @yeetme2805
      @yeetme2805 3 месяца назад

      What did he deny?

  • @stipekn
    @stipekn 3 года назад +1217

    When you can learn more from a RUclips channel then my entire highschool history class

    • @makepeacewithyourbrokenpieces
      @makepeacewithyourbrokenpieces 3 года назад +24

      Facts! After everything that has been fed to me, I can’t believe how far from the truth it is.

    • @thatstrigga1052
      @thatstrigga1052 3 года назад +11

      You never must’ve paid attention in school then

    • @nickraph67
      @nickraph67 3 года назад +6

      History class was very boring and always lul me to sleep.....so, I just memorized the key points from revision book a few days before the final exam and once the exam ended, i forgot everything immediately cuz i dont really find the knowledge to be any beneficial to me since i'm was going into science anyways..in class, it was extremely sleepy too during history lesson, so i pretty much dont learn anything...i dont even finish reading the textbook, instead, i just used the revision book with simplified notes.
      Luckily i had to learn about history only on 1 class for my entire study during my university life.....so, it's kinda surprising how this video actually made me sit and listen with interest

    • @d.x.1152
      @d.x.1152 3 года назад +3

      You never must’ve paid attention in school then

    • @arsalanamiri5908
      @arsalanamiri5908 3 года назад +2

      nothing to learn here this guys info is 70 percent wrong, and he has about 70 percent less testosterone than a average male

  • @ilkakastenjohnson4437
    @ilkakastenjohnson4437 4 года назад +227

    Learned more in 20 mins than I did my whole life.

    • @joebowden4065
      @joebowden4065 4 года назад +2

      Well that’s pretty bad because this video is vastly oversimplified not to sound like a dick

    • @prinznikitaiii
      @prinznikitaiii 4 года назад

      Open a wikipedia, just one article can give you more and diverse information than this video do.

    • @ilkakastenjohnson4437
      @ilkakastenjohnson4437 4 года назад

      Joe Bowden pretty sure he explains that several times

    • @ilkakastenjohnson4437
      @ilkakastenjohnson4437 4 года назад

      GazB I do

    • @ilkakastenjohnson4437
      @ilkakastenjohnson4437 4 года назад

      Katsuhirou 😂 yeah but without the visuals

  • @MyNamesChai
    @MyNamesChai 4 года назад +399

    this video was so well made that my skin cleared up and my mum got a promotion at work

    • @MyNamesChai
      @MyNamesChai 4 года назад +3

      @Troye Lemon are you the chronological precursor to the video game Halo 1? because you are REACHing :)

    • @mahikmamun3711
      @mahikmamun3711 4 года назад +5

      @Troye Lemon the video is literally called "how the us STOLE the middle east". I think he's pretty sympathetic to the middle east here

    • @raficlimaco718
      @raficlimaco718 4 года назад

      Lol

    • @aj69needshelp91
      @aj69needshelp91 4 года назад +1

      @@mahikmamun3711 but
      They did

  • @Breezy_1234
    @Breezy_1234 Год назад +5

    Gave me goosebumps. You a really good content creator.

  • @81wwwolf
    @81wwwolf 3 года назад +534

    Dude these are key points that everyone in Western countries should know. As an Iranian living in Australia, I often get people asking me why there is so much shit going on in the middle east. Some link it to Islam and some to the people being idiots and so forth. While I’m not a supporter of violence, there are some very good reasons why some get radicalised. Everyone should be able to put the biased and superficial news they hear in this context.

    • @KimAhrina11
      @KimAhrina11 2 года назад

      yeah mostly people in the middle east get brainwashed and then end up radicalized because of those violent etc things that western countries did

    • @Xenor999
      @Xenor999 Год назад +52

      People should think first of all before blaming everything on religion.people have a tendency to do that.

    • @karansodhi
      @karansodhi Год назад +1

      Well people beings idiots is not wrong tho

    • @zeyadahmed.
      @zeyadahmed. Год назад +16

      ​@@karansodhiamericans ?

    • @husseinalsweid5062
      @husseinalsweid5062 Год назад +1

      Hahh same for Syrian in Germany

  • @ourdailyenglishachoiceyouw3494
    @ourdailyenglishachoiceyouw3494 3 года назад +439

    I'm so glad RUclips has become this amazing platform of smart people who share their knowledge. Thanks.

    • @hetaeramancer
      @hetaeramancer 3 года назад +6

      That is true, I hate the US, all countries now must come together and oppose the West's policies and values.
      China, Russia, The Muslim World, The Turks, The Eastern Europe. Fight against the West!
      Ben Laden hated the US for many reasons:
      1. The US has double standards in favor of Israel against the Palestine.
      2. The US keeps bombing cities and commiting atrocities in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, and other Muslim countries.
      3. The US military dared to occupy Mecca and Medina, the holiest sites of Islam, which is an outright disrespect to Islam and Muslims around the globe.
      4. The US is so ignorant when it comes to viewing other people's way of living. They want the Muslim countries to copy America's democratic model, totally undermining the cultural, religious, and social factors that builds the foundation for those countries.

    • @ifgodiswithyouthenwhoisaga1371
      @ifgodiswithyouthenwhoisaga1371 3 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/rz5fZziMWEE/видео.html

    • @ifgodiswithyouthenwhoisaga1371
      @ifgodiswithyouthenwhoisaga1371 3 года назад

      (ruclips.net/video/1lUcQ9sczuo/видео.html) Brothers and sisters This two links is for those who want real life(ruclips.net/video/g23hSe5yRLc/видео.html)

    • @chrisbana5874
      @chrisbana5874 3 года назад +1

      @@hetaeramancer You forgot about Africa we are willing to fight the West because as you can see they have damaged us for centuries

    • @dailyrevs1320
      @dailyrevs1320 2 года назад +1

      It’s a double edge sword.
      There’s also a lot of stupid brain cell killing things on here as well

  • @sanjogh777
    @sanjogh777 4 года назад +75

    Man, your storytelling is out of this world, I am talking about the way your other videos link up with the current video.

    • @czystekurestwo
      @czystekurestwo 4 года назад +1

      Yeah except that the title speaks of theft and no theft occurred... especially not of a whole region. It’s just an exaggeration

    • @hydrolifetech7911
      @hydrolifetech7911 4 года назад +1

      @@czystekurestwo let's turn this in a way you might understand. Let's reverse roles of US and Saudi Arabia. If Saudis have military bases in the US and the US is in no position to say no or ask them to leave, then Saudi Arabia would have literally stolen the US

    • @czystekurestwo
      @czystekurestwo 4 года назад

      hydrolife tech countries exchange ports and had sister cities for ages now its got an objective in transportation, selling of goods etc. America got involved in the Middle East and benefitted from it as much as the Saudis did. The oil even though on Saudi soil was discovered by AMERICAN geologists, not Saudi or any other Arab country. The involvement in war and facilitation of it to a degree can’t be blamed on the US. Arabs are fully responsible for their actions & they act on their agency.

    • @zarathustra4649
      @zarathustra4649 4 года назад

      Weronika Krähe if you were thinking of stolen in literal times watch the video again mate

    • @zarathustra4649
      @zarathustra4649 4 года назад

      Weronika Krähe the point is not that who benefitted the point is who kept exploiting his benefits from all this mess. It was clearly US .
      They helped terrorists in Afghanistan so they can fight ‘soviet union’ why US did this obviously for power so they can control the whole region for benefit . Did Saudi benefitted from US defeating soviet nope of course not but US got a reason to benefit from it
      US always presents itself as the saviour of democracy and paints communism as the threat. US would have controlled Saudi oil instead it thought of ‘helping afgahnis for their own profit’ and what happened it backfired lol.
      So US has always been rapacious in its approach and hypocrite

  • @protokore9182
    @protokore9182 Год назад +17

    I know it takes a lot to make a video but an in depth look at the Palestinian people and their history seems like a perfect fit for this channel, especially in light of recent events.

    • @lujaynmigdadi
      @lujaynmigdadi Год назад

      There actually is a video abd the history of the land

    • @protokore9182
      @protokore9182 Год назад

      @@lujaynmigdadi abd? Could you link it. I've been deep diving as much as a I can to try and get an un biased point of view, and any info would be great. Just watched an interview with Russell Brand and Dr Gabor Maté, would highly recommend.

  • @joanneho5356
    @joanneho5356 3 года назад +397

    My long-time confusion about affairs in the Middle East has finally been solved because of this guy. Such a wonderful, enlightening and illuminating explaination! Definitely in for more

    • @johnnyt8286
      @johnnyt8286 3 года назад +5

      crazy how it all ties together, right up to last month with Afghanistan

    • @ifgodiswithyouthenwhoisaga1371
      @ifgodiswithyouthenwhoisaga1371 3 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/rz5fZziMWEE/видео.html

    • @James-ip5gz
      @James-ip5gz 2 года назад +5

      Yeah, I never knew Osama's backstory and why he hated America so much until this video

    • @snakey934Snakeybakey
      @snakey934Snakeybakey 2 года назад +3

      I had to take what he says with a grain of salt. There are a lot of inaccuracies here and while he seems to be well versed on the situation in Saudi Arabia, he completely misrepresented the situations in Iran and Israel.

    • @romanianhustler3309
      @romanianhustler3309 2 года назад

      @@James-ip5gz osama was an American agent. The real reason is because both gaddafi and huseim wanted to don’t accept anymore “the devil dolar” for oil and to accept only gold. Read the book “history of central banking “ and spread this hook so we can stop another war.

  • @AllStar
    @AllStar 4 года назад +423

    This was so fun to watch. Thank you!

    • @ASLUHLUHC3
      @ASLUHLUHC3 4 года назад +10

      'Fun' lol

    • @3rd_iimpact
      @3rd_iimpact 3 года назад +1

      He meant to learning aspect, people. Chill.

    • @JSB1729
      @JSB1729 3 года назад

      @@3rd_iimpact you’re right

    • @appleslover
      @appleslover 3 года назад +3

      However It was "fun" for me to experience/live day to day especially that I'm syrian...

  • @91vincelakers
    @91vincelakers Год назад +6

    If my teacher played a video like this back in History class,I’m pretty sure no 1 would have fell asleep. This was really entertaining.

  • @yespls6260
    @yespls6260 4 года назад +153

    This is one of the best videos that I've ever seen on the Middle East

  • @burhanuddinsiamwala9217
    @burhanuddinsiamwala9217 4 года назад +364

    Does anybody realise how the US threw a democraticaly elected leader and they were the cause of the one of the biggest fight which continues till date in the name of terrorism and yet they critise Chinese and North Korean regime for causing instability this is insane.

    • @onwun4292
      @onwun4292 4 года назад +25

      Criticizing it's fine, but they attacks, bombs or even overthrows a regime because it's not democratic... I'm not okay with that

    • @burhanuddinsiamwala9217
      @burhanuddinsiamwala9217 4 года назад +4

      @@onwun4292 the US?

    • @maxosall6972
      @maxosall6972 4 года назад +36

      Well, turns out they can do whatever the hell they want, and still be the good guys

    • @maxosall6972
      @maxosall6972 4 года назад +51

      @@razorultra9202
      U don't know anything about Islam, just keep watching TV 📺

    • @nominalfee7330
      @nominalfee7330 4 года назад +37

      @@razorultra9202 What an ignorant comment. Do you notice how this history barely involved Islam? These are people with interests, bromances with superpowers hungry for resources and power, and in general the chess game of rulers.

  • @passingintooblivion4914
    @passingintooblivion4914 4 года назад +102

    I really wanna know the stories of US in Afghanistan and Vietnam

    • @PhoenixBlade538
      @PhoenixBlade538 4 года назад +2

      There’s a really great (and extensive lol) documentary about the US involvement in Vietnam by Ken Burns! I watched it while I was in Vietnam, and it was so fascinating.

    • @Nabonidus-m7x
      @Nabonidus-m7x 4 года назад

      The way I thought about it was that US support of Mujahideen in Afghanistan was retaliation for Soviet's support of Viet Cong in Vietnam. I might be mistaken.

    •  4 года назад

      They put terrorists incharge of Afghanistan

    • @NiravPatel-kt4vx
      @NiravPatel-kt4vx 4 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/TzvBQxrCtxQ/видео.html

    • @bitsar4093
      @bitsar4093 4 года назад

      yes plis

  • @adamjoumad9286
    @adamjoumad9286 10 месяцев назад +3

    Videos like this, is what will change the world's intellect and understand the truth that was hidden form the general public for centuries.

  • @Yes-kj7kb
    @Yes-kj7kb 2 года назад +408

    My family actually moved to Saudi Arabia back in 2006 to work for that Californian oil company (called Aramco today). My siblings and I grew up in one of those American communities in the desert and basically consumed American culture. Even the schools were based on the American curriculum and so they taught us American history (despite the fact that less than 1% of students were Americans). I always called the place where we lived “mini-America” and wondered how this place was able to be established in a country so conservative. As a community, we celebrated every culture despite our religious beliefs and befriended people from all sorts of background. It was like a melting pot of cultures. Although it wasn’t until I ran into this video that I saw these American communities as no more than the beginning of a tumor that would spread American influence throughout the region. I have no hate for American people or culture. But their political influence on the region played a major role in the regions instability. Thanks Johnny for shedding light on this topic..

    • @KimAhrina11
      @KimAhrina11 2 года назад +9

      yeah I found a lot of Saudi kids that I ever met online or in real life they're quite trendy and consumed American culture

    • @shgalagalaa
      @shgalagalaa Год назад

      Middle-east was such a peaceful and stable place before evil white man came

    • @hellish8789
      @hellish8789 Год назад +4

      @@KimAhrina11
      well yea, ironically, people think think we’re the most conservative country in the world, where in fact, my coutnry (saudi arabia) is literally a mirror of U.S culture and some glimpses of our own, and we’re getting overrun by it by the second nowadays since we’re opening the country up to the world.

    • @mymetalkay
      @mymetalkay Год назад

      ​​@@hellish8789so there are people looking up to American culture I guess and others who feel they lose their identity? We do see Saudi Arabia in social media consuming American culture that is true..

    • @hellish8789
      @hellish8789 Год назад

      @@mymetalkay
      eh, you can say that, but i don’t see us “losing” our culture or identity, it’s just that our way of thinking in the media and in popular culture is becoming like an actual mirror to the U.S, our social media “stars” are mostly copy pasting what american social media influencers do, it’s laughable. nothing creative.

  • @leeartlee915
    @leeartlee915 3 года назад +375

    “Forbidden oil bromance” boy did that line kill.

  • @greenvelvet
    @greenvelvet 4 года назад +136

    This channel is Netflix level binge-worthy

  • @msbayramoglu1
    @msbayramoglu1 11 месяцев назад +4

    Excellent work Johnny Harris much pleasure to watch thank you

  • @glenncamp733
    @glenncamp733 4 года назад +115

    Having lived there in the mid- 80's I found what was left out was incredible. You can spend several shows about Israel and Lebanon, Iraq & Iran war, the treatment of minority Islamic groups in Saudi. Talk to the ground people from the embassy and consulates. Many stories develop behind what you are saying. Well done; however I keep saying why did Johnny miss this, miss that. Good to know you aren't done yet. Keep going.

    • @richierich30001
      @richierich30001 4 года назад +9

      Yea he could go on forever on some topics. It was just a brief recap. And it educated the uneducated. Forsure things were left out, but I wasn’t explaining every last detail in 20 minutes

  • @melbi86
    @melbi86 4 года назад +474

    And then there are Americans shouting "THEY HATE US FOR OUR FREEDOM" LMAO

    • @cihattekin562
      @cihattekin562 4 года назад +5

      @Anonymous and saudi arabia is being hated by literally every other mid-east country. Your existence in the area even affected Turkey, stripping us down from our secular government by feeding likes of erdoğan.

    • @cihattekin562
      @cihattekin562 4 года назад

      @Anonymous US exists in North Syria not to help Turkey but to make a corridor to YPG. They want to have influence over the region STILL. While totally ignoring the fact that such organisations are hardcore marxists that quite literally dream of US the country in ruins.

    • @Asrabegum7540
      @Asrabegum7540 4 года назад +4

      @Anonymous and that's the thing many people hate and also is said that led to 9/11 the thing is first america came into Turkey forced them to sign a 100 year contract where they can't remove oli and other resources and also banned many things (you can search up) now cuz of that Turkey's development started minimizing ALOT and the contract ends in like 3-5 years btw,, now about muslims in south asia aka Afghanistan during the 70s Afghanistan had ALOT of development and security for women which ended cuz US helped the wrong guy to bring the oppress and not actual sharia rulling. I can go on about saudi and other stuff as well ...

    • @curtisthomas2670
      @curtisthomas2670 4 года назад +1

      No way was the Shah of Iran more popular than his elected predecessor 😀😅🤣😂. If he was so popular he wouldn't have been overthrown by a massively popular revolution. His regime was brutal, the hated and feared secret police Savak was the model for many such agencies worldwide, there were mass detentions, exiles, media crackdowns, extrajudicial killings at home and abroad, even a super unpopular mega party in the desert where hundreds of foreign dignatories, celebs were flown in and regaled in a purpose built mini tent city where even foliage, trees, birds, exotic foods, expensive dining and silverware, foreign chefs were imported to impress the guests.

    • @cihattekin562
      @cihattekin562 4 года назад +2

      @@curtisthomas2670 and in Turkey headscarves were banned in state buildings and army areas. Erdoğan fed into that victimhood. still, even if US doesn't create such things, it sure does make it worse to take advantage of it

  • @xaviermiah5979
    @xaviermiah5979 4 года назад +72

    This is probably the best history video I've ever watched in my life.

  • @DamianBill
    @DamianBill Год назад +16

    Thank you for this great video. A great explanation on how the US strategically exploits countries and benefit from it.

  • @rubyjohn
    @rubyjohn 3 года назад +830

    The quality of your videos is so high that me being an audience without paying you money is certainly a crime.

    • @dungeounamit
      @dungeounamit 3 года назад +5

      so true!

    • @abrararifify
      @abrararifify 3 года назад +11

      I mean if you genuinely feel that way you should sign up for skillshare with his referral link

    • @Ragingcap1212
      @Ragingcap1212 3 года назад +3

      Fo pay dude...he has a patreon page

    • @gil5580
      @gil5580 3 года назад

      Since he skip important things that shaped the middle east until right now, I add some
      www.npr.org/2019/01/31/690363402/how-the-cia-overthrew-irans-democracy-in-four-days

    • @elio3950
      @elio3950 3 года назад

      @@gil5580 you didnt write this article lol, dont take credit for other people's work

  • @tysonplett3328
    @tysonplett3328 4 года назад +202

    Dulles: The ancient native word for "terrible airport."

  • @ahmadqt1
    @ahmadqt1 4 года назад +57

    Interesting video
    Couples of things i want to point out as
    1) the coup that was plotted by the UK and USA use to take Mossadegh down who was othe prime minister, not the leader of Iran, the leader was the Shah all the time, before and after the coup, but he gain more power after the coup
    2) As millennial from Saudi Arabia, i can tell you that it become less popular to marry more than one wife and have many children which was only common between the wealthy decades ago
    3) As far as i now Osama bin laden did not establish Al Qaeda when he returned from Afghanistan after fighting the Soviet, instead he started to call his group Al Qaeda or Qaedi Al Jehad when he left Sudan where he live there for a while after he left his family in Saudi
    4) the first US military base in Saudi Arabia was not big as modern ones, as eyewitness points out Talal Bin Abdulaziz, the son of the founder of Saudi Arabia and a powerful minister in King Saud cabinet. Talal added in his interview in Aljazera that haters from inside and outside the kingdom tried to made an issue of the military base when in fact it was symbolic base with no real military power to protect the oil company
    5) the king of Saudi Arabia durring the invasion of Kuwait was Fahad not Abdulaziz as you put the Abdulaziz’spicture

    • @the80386
      @the80386 4 года назад +5

      @Zahin Shahazad muslims being permitted to marry up to 4 wives with consent and approval of the families, including taking full social and financial responsibility of the wives and children are seen as horrible and 'backdated', yet having hundreds of one nights stands or selling oneself online and in real life for money with hundreds of people with no commitment or responsibility is seen as 'progress'. strange times, gotta say.

  • @grandmasterMellieM3l
    @grandmasterMellieM3l Год назад +7

    a clip on Tik Tok guided me here and Im so glad it did. Amazing job breaking everything down.

  • @RandallStephens397
    @RandallStephens397 4 года назад +406

    "Every global flashpoint can be traced back to a mustachioed British man drawing a straight line on a map going 'There we go! Learn to live with it.'"
    - John Oliver, 2017

    • @geokomalo2790
      @geokomalo2790 4 года назад +8

      And something related to the USA of course

    • @2023awakening
      @2023awakening 4 года назад +5

      @@geokomalo2790 what about the holocaust? Stalins famines? The rape of Nanking, Unit 731, and hundreds more. Idiot.

    • @uptheblues1875
      @uptheblues1875 4 года назад +25

      @@2023awakening the nuke of Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Genocide of the natives of America? Racism against black people within the law of the government? If you look up the acts of terrorism commited by a state, you won't find a middle eastern country, as much as the west wants you to believe. But instead the US

    • @bluepearl_22
      @bluepearl_22 4 года назад +1

      @@2023awakening if the U.S. hadn't coped out of the League of Nations then Hitler would have never risen to power.

    • @soccerruben1
      @soccerruben1 4 года назад

      As an avid watcher of LWT, where did that quote came from what episode?

  • @randomuser78
    @randomuser78 2 года назад +825

    This man just explained so well, we always had doubts regarding middle east issues, he cleared it and made separate videos for each one..Respect..

    • @josephinetracy1485
      @josephinetracy1485 2 года назад +13

      Literally the MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX in action.

    • @Shemale_Barbie
      @Shemale_Barbie 2 года назад

      @@josephinetracy1485 this explains why there is mass immigration in USA and European countries and the karma about this is the fact that it is the countries involved in destabilising the Middle East and africa who are getting a lot of immigrants and refugees.

    • @DoubleD72
      @DoubleD72 Год назад

      It's called propaganda. this dude literally works for the Democrats. CNN. He is just doing story telling in the most Anti-American way possible. If you watch enough of his videos you start to see a pattern. An Anti-American one.

    • @chonky2129
      @chonky2129 Год назад +4

      @@josephinetracy1485 yeah just wait until we do the same to Ukraine but I bet you think that's "different"

    • @josephinetracy1485
      @josephinetracy1485 Год назад +3

      @@chonky2129 Humor me.... why would I think that's different?

  • @QuestionEverythingButWHY
    @QuestionEverythingButWHY 4 года назад +79

    “Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.”
    ― Voltaire

    • @Imran7jr
      @Imran7jr 4 года назад

      wait I have seen you in akash banerjee and dhruv rathee's comment section

  • @Jusdgreat
    @Jusdgreat Год назад +2

    Amazing documentary... Was very invested!

  • @economicsinaction
    @economicsinaction 4 года назад +129

    Next: "How the US stole the British pastime of stealing things"

    • @ashanu7077
      @ashanu7077 4 года назад +7

      Because US is the spoiled child of Britain

    • @LearnGermanwithMarzipanfrau
      @LearnGermanwithMarzipanfrau 4 года назад

      Many people of the US are of British origin.

    • @user-qk5mm1yw7y
      @user-qk5mm1yw7y 4 года назад +3

      Learn German with Marzipanfrau no shit sherlock

    • @LearnGermanwithMarzipanfrau
      @LearnGermanwithMarzipanfrau 4 года назад +1

      @@user-qk5mm1yw7y You're welcome :)

    • @kotaniyumiko
      @kotaniyumiko 4 года назад

      they didn't have to steal, big brother taught them, the colonizers work together! Look up the carving of Africa

  • @kapatidtomas
    @kapatidtomas 4 года назад +149

    Moral of the story: *DON'T go on with a bro date with the U.S.*

    • @JohnSmith-oe5rx
      @JohnSmith-oe5rx 4 года назад

      Anonymous We didn’t force it to open, lol. Mao did that, while killing millions of his own people

    • @tkokflux6322
      @tkokflux6322 4 года назад +1

      look at Saudi Arabia its citizens are flourishing look at japan look at korea look at most countries that were touched by US they are doing very well ofc until u go against them moral of the story is that dont go against huge empires bc u will be beaten countries such as China Usa And Russia are dangerous countries and must no be messed with but if i were to choose to go with a bro date with one of these countries i would definetly choose US they ve helped my country lots of times and many other countries as well

    • @JohnSmith-oe5rx
      @JohnSmith-oe5rx 4 года назад

      Anonymous Mao believes in communism in all of Asia, there’s literally books and documentaries about it

    • @tkokflux6322
      @tkokflux6322 4 года назад

      @lookbehind you88 nah man i am not from america and i am not in denial as i said if ur bros we that ur country is likely to get better i clearly stated to not go against empires

    • @tkokflux6322
      @tkokflux6322 4 года назад

      @lookbehind you88 nah UAE s citizens are all doing really well

  • @xlnbxindianboi
    @xlnbxindianboi 4 года назад +54

    As a student with attention deficit disorder (ADD), my biggest roadblock when learning history is when the teacher arbitrarily chooses a point in time to begin the lesson, without much context to the bigger picture of where civilization originated. Your teaching style is so profoundly engaging because you start at points in history that make sense. In this video you started at the origin of humanity. Effectively running through the history of the middle East (and what it is) before even getting to your main talking points. A wonderfully executed lesson. Very engaging.

  • @areebabbas5356
    @areebabbas5356 9 месяцев назад +1

    Sometimes i wounder how truthful this person is ❤