Gordon Duff posted articles on VT from 2008 to 2022. He is a Marine combat veteran of the Vietnam War. A disabled veteran, he worked on veterans and POW issues for decades. Gordon is an accredited di9plomat and is generally accepted as one of the top global intelligence specialists. He manages the world's largest private intelligence organization and regularly consults with governments challenged by security issues. ".


Today, our world hovers inches from nuclear Armageddon precisely because decision-making has been disconnected from reality, guided instead by politically convenient narratives. Leaders became performers, intelligence agencies their scriptwriters, and mainstream media the eager narrators. This dangerously misguided path has brought humanity dangerously close to nuclear annihilation—a scenario born from a deadly blend of arrogance, deception, and power politics.



The irony is bitter, the humor dark, and the lesson painfully clear: When politicians and media conspire to hide reality behind comforting lies, reality eventually returns with a vengeance, unconcerned by the fragility of human narratives. Until we confront and dismantle this dangerous matrix of misinformation, we will continue our reckless journey toward an outcome no sane person desires.