Subliminal Jihad

Original air date: October 3, 2022 This is an UNLOCKED episode. For access to premium episodes, upcoming installments of DEMON FORCES, live call-in specials, and the Grotto of Truth Discord, become a subscriber at patreon.com/subliminaljihad. In the final chapter of CONTRA VII, Dimitri and Khalid explore how Creedence Clearwater Revival went from the #1 chooglin’ rock band in the world in 1970 to having their entire fortune stolen by Burt Kanter’s notoriously shady, mafia and CIA-infested Castle Bank and Trust. SIDE A: THE ASSASSINATION OF CCR BY THE COWARD BURTON KANTER How CCR’s Woodstock headlining set got sabotaged by the Grateful Dead, the silk topper inspiration for “Fortunate Son”, not getting respect from the “cool” rock media, providing material support to the American Indian occupation of Alcatraz, renegotiating their contract with Fantasy Records bigwig Saul Zaentz, Saul convincing CCR to put all their earnings offshore in Castle Bank and a grapevine of shell entities, Tom Fogerty’s painful departure in ’71, John’s revenge on Negative Stu and No-Shuffle Doug with “Mardi Gras” in ’72, the end of CCR, Tom’s underrated solo career/chooglin’ with suslord Jerry Garcia, Tom subtweeting John on “Sign of the Devil”, John’s stint with David Geffen and the scrapped lo-fi “Hoodoo” album, realizing that ALL of Creedence’s money has vanished into a “Bahamian abyss”, years of seclusion and lawsuits, getting even with Burt Kanter, Zaentz’s new role as serrrious Hollywood producer of “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest” and “Amadeus”, John realizing he’s Zaentz’s Pinocchio puppet, his 1985 return with “Zanz Kant Danz” and “Mr. Greed”, Tom’s new “best friend” Saul Zaentz, more lawsuits and fighting, Tom’s tragic death from AIDS in 1990, his dying wish that the other three Creedence guys choogle together one last time, and John’s NOT-on-haqq refusal to play with Stu, Doug, and Tom’s son Jeff at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction in 1993. SIDE B: EFFIGY Donald Trump’s purchase of Resorts International in 1987, cocaine trafficking in 1980s Bahamas, Medellin Cocaine Nazi Carlos “Joe” Lehder making Norman’s Cay his castle and garden, US Ambassador to the Bahamas/Slava Ukraini Banderite/WACL suslord Lev Dobriansky telling the CIA station chief to “find another job”, Kanter’s relationships with international oil man Bruce Rappaport and Bill Casey, Indonesian oil schemes in the 1960s, the Bank of New York, the ill-fated Aqaba oil pipeline project in Iraq, looting the Soviet economy, Antigua as training ground for Contras, IDF machine guns for Colombian drug cartels, BCCI/Rappaport overlaps, “left-leaning wealth advisor” Josh Kanter’s Alliance for a Better Utah and Kanter Family Foundation, Linda Pritzker aka Lama Tsomo’s Namchak Foundation in Montana, Nick Pritzker bankrolling Gavin Newsom’s career, Tom Pritzker running the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Nick and Tom Pritzker’s multiple phone numbers in Epstein’s black book, Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s allegations against Tom Pritzker, the Kanter law firm of Neal, Gerber, & Eisenberg’s continuing services to the Pritzker family, and last but not least, some thoughts on how it doesn’t whip ass when left-leaning media influencers try to meme Big Boy JB Pritzker into the White House, especially when one’s uncle happens to have been a Burt Kanter protegé/Pritzker family attorney for the last 50 years.

Dive into the musical roots of Creedence Clearwater Revival and their unique blend of rock and blues. Discover the band's controversial name change and the odd intersections of their music with Christian and Islamic influences. The hosts explore John Fogerty's complex relationship with sobriety amidst the psychedelic culture of the 60s, and reflect on growing up in post-war America. With tales of military life and personal resilience, this discussion paints a vivid picture of the era and the deeper meanings behind CCR's iconic sound.

Delve into the controversial rise of the Pritzker family's power in Chicago, including marijuana cartel monopolization, Japanese-American mistreatment during WW2, and ties to real estate tycoons. Explore Castle Bank's underworld activities, IRS investigations, and connections to mobsters like Al Capone. Uncover the dark side of legal marijuana in Illinois, highlighting social equity concerns and cartel formation. Dive into the secrets of Chicago's Jewish community, ethnic tensions, and allegations of criminal involvement with influential families.

Explore the shady financial dealings in Bahamas casinos, Mafia power moves in Hollywood, and the rise of Resorts International. Uncover the origins of the mysterious Castle Bank & Trust, the involvement of CIA in Southeast Asia, and the evolution of psychedelic legalization. Dive into the wilderness of irony and navigate through layers of humorous yet perplexing communication.

Dimitri and Khalid delve into the influence of JB Pritzker as a potential presidential candidate, explore the Castle Bank and Trust in the Bahamas, analyze the interconnected web of high finance, intelligence, and criminal activities, and uncover the historical ties between the Mafia, CIA, and American silk toppers in the 1970s.

Peter Dale Scott, an expert on deep politics, joins the hosts to discuss topics like Rancière's book 'Disagreement', the concept of parapolitics, the work 'Government of the Shadows', privilege in political realities, and the symbolism of spirals in popular culture.

Gerhard Mertins, a former elite Nazi paratrooper turned CIA operative, is the focus of this podcast. Topics include his rescue mission with Otto Skorzeny, arms dealing in Egypt, ties to CIA arms dealer Sam Cummings, involvement in Colonia Dignidad, and connections to prominent figures like Zhao Fei and Prince Turki bin Faisal.

For access to premium episodes, upcoming installments of DEMON FORCES, live call-in specials, and the Grotto of Truth Discord, become a subscriber at patreon.com/subliminaljihad. In part 3 of their Metaparapolitics intervention, Dimitri and Khalid dive into two 20th century academic suslords who both wielded the term “parapolitics” in different but equally questionable ways: anthropologist Clifford Geertz and Michael Aquino’s intellectual mentor, Raghavan Iyer. Topics include: Geertz invoking “parapolitics” to obscure the role of Certain Invisible American hands during the 1965 Indonesian genocide, parallels with bullshit “ancient hatred” historiographies about the fall of Yugoslavia, interlocks between Geertz and Obama’s sus Ford Foundation anthropologist mother, diving into Raghavan Iyer’s “Parapolitics: Toward The City of Man”, backhanded compliments of Marx and Lenin, Iyer’s Theosophist essays about Gandhi, and his convenient reification of Ghandian “non-violent” political resistance as the ultimate virtue (contra the Bolsheviks who did a Violence and thus are bad)…

Dimitri and Khalid continue their six-hour call-in marathon with Patreon subscribers. Topics include: Philip K. Dick, why DEMON FORCES is Dimitri’s White Whale, varying attitudes towards jinn in different Islamic cultures, whether Adult Swim was a sus satanic brainwashing psyop aimed at Millennial and Zoomer children, whether the Thielbucks dissident right and dirtbag left influence ops have finally run their course in 2024, pros and cons of alternative schooling, the destructive consequences of “remote” and tech-centric education for everyone but the bourgeoisie, British intel in St. Louis, anarchocolonialism in the second Iraq war, keeping an eye on “radical leftist” bookstores owned by Mayflower Maoists, and some updates on the evilmaxxing activities of various neo-nazi Satanist O9A offshoots since we did our early dive on them in 2020. For access to premium episodes, upcoming installments of DEMON FORCES, live call-in specials, and the Grotto of Truth Discord, become a subscriber at patreon.com/subliminaljihad.

To celebrate Subliminal Jihad’s 200th episode, Dimitri and Khalid go full Coast 2 Coast mode and open up the phone lines to Patreon subscribers for a six-hour marathon of pure noided talk. Topics include: SJ’s stance on Gen Z, sus South Florida bottled water tycoons and Contra Sheriffs, how to expose your students to the real shit and the definition of “ont-op”, sus British Columbia and staying vigilant by wearing SJ merch to the Goa Psytrance-adjacent Shambhala Festival, an on-the-ground report from Germany where anti-immigrant hysteria is peaking and the trains no longer run on time, neo-nazi P2K Gladio gangs and the Turkish connection, some preliminary talk about SJ’s first official live show at Noided NYC sometime this fall, sus Alex Grey, the occult power of art, and being the #1 wife guy podcast. Part 1 of 2. For access to premium episodes, upcoming installments of DEMON FORCES, live call-in specials, and the Grotto of Truth Discord, become a subscriber at patreon.com/subliminaljihad.