False Flags and Fallen Republics: Iran, 9/11, and the Architecture of Manufactured Enemies

False Flags and Fallen Republics: Iran, 9/11, and the Architecture of Manufactured Enemies

Author: UK Column March 26, 2026 Duration: 59:55

Mike Robinson is joined by Canadian historian and geopolitical analyst Matt Ehret to examine the false flag playbook from ancient Rome to the present day and how it is once again being deployed, this time with Iran as the designated enemy.


They begin with the collapse of the Roman Republic: the glorification of violence, the manufactured enemies, and the role of mystery cults in corrupting civic life — and ask how directly those dynamics map onto the present West. From there, Matt traces the deep history of Western intelligence sponsorship of radical Islamist movements, from Brzezinski's Operation Cyclone in 1979 through to the creation and deployment of al-Qaeda, ISIS, and the broader instrumentalisation of Salafism as a geopolitical tool — including its incubation in British mosques and its contribution to domestic polarisation.


The conversation turns to the specific problem of Iran. Matt argues that blaming Shia Iran for Sunni-linked terrorism requires the public to remain ignorant of basic sectarian distinctions and that the narrative groundwork now being laid mirrors the pre-9/11 psychological preparation almost exactly: sleeper cell warnings, cyber threat scenarios, and a media environment softening opinion for strikes or a wider war.


Matt examines 9/11 in detail, including the WTC7 anomalies, Larry Silverstein's insurance arrangements, the mysterious Gelatin art collective operating on the 91st and 92nd floors of the North Tower before the attacks, and the Pentagon's Dark Winter and plane-hijacking tabletop exercises held months beforehand. He recommends the documentary *Codex 9/11* as the most comprehensive treatment of the evidence.


They also discuss Pete Hegseth's *American Crusade*, the Templar and Jesuit lineages running through occult power structures, the BioShield Act's expansion of Pentagon bioweapons programmes, and the use of biolabs in Ukraine, Georgia and South Korea. The programme closes with Matt's advice on how to build genuine, rooted knowledge as a defence against psyops — and where listeners can go to start.



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