From wars and rumors of war abroad, to the rise of anti-Christian, "woke" ideology here at home, it's clear that Americans are living in perilous and unprecedented times. Some would even say that we're witnessing biblical prophecy unfold in real time. Stakelbeck Tonight will make sense of these stunning developments through a bold and biblical lens.
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Stakelbeck Tonight | Erick Stakelbeck: A War Between Good & Evil | Stakelbeck Tonight | April 6, 2026
- Welcome to stakelbeck tonight.
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- I'm erick stakelbeck, and iran's regime has officially
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- Rejected a cease fire proposal from the united states.
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- President trump had given iran until tomorrow, tuesday,
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- To accept it, and has made very clear that his offer is
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- Final.
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- Yet iran's apocalyptic islamic regime has opted
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- To continue its jihad against the u.s.
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- And israel instead, just as it always has for 47 years.
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- The fanatics in tehran want to go out in a blaze of glory
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- And then meet their god, allah.
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- This is who they are, and it's what they do.
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- President trump realizes this, and he is now going to intensify
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- The u.s.
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- Operation
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- Against the world's number one state sponsor of terrorism.
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- Here was president trump earlier today.
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- 47 years they've been negotiating with these people.
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- They're great negotiators.
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- And because they're not going to have a nuclear weapon.
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- And if somebody that takes my place someday is weak
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- And ineffective,
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- Which possibly that will happen because we had numerous
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- Presidents that were weak, ineffective and afraid of iran.
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- We're never going to let iran have a nuclear weapon.
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- And if you think it's okay for people that are sick of
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- Mind that are
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- Tough, smart and
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- Sick, really sick idea,
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- You know, from, from a policy standpoint,
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- From a stamp, any which way
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- You want to say mentally these are disturbed people.
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- If you think i'm going
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- To allow them and powerful and rich to have a
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- Nuclear weapon, you can tell your friends at the new york
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- Times, not going to happen.
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- Now, i'm sure the left wing mouthpiece known
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- As the new york times is disappointed by that.
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- And it's also very bad news for iran's ayatollahs,
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- Who are already barely hanging on by a thread
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- After a masterful military performance by the united states
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- And israel. these past five weeks.
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- Iran's leadership and military capabilities
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- Have been decimated in historic fashion.
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- And if that weren't enough, we witnessed an easter miracle
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- On iranian soil over the weekend on good friday.
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- A u.s.
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- F-15 fighter jet was shot down over iran.
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- The pilot was quickly rescued by u.s.
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- Forces, but the second f-15 airmen went missing inside iran.
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- The most hostile of territory.
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- To top it off, he was seriously wounded.
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- But as iranian forces hunted him down,
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- He was able to walk over six miles across the desert
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- And then scale a 7000ft high mountain,
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- Where he then hid in a crevice.
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- He survived some 36 hours in the mountains of iran,
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- Wounded as hordes of iran's islamic revolutionary guard
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- Corps henchmen searched for him.
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- You can only imagine
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- What they would have done if they found him.
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- Here's more from the president.
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- Despite the peril,
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- The officer followed
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- His training and climbed into the treacherous mountain
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- Terrain and started climbing toward a higher altitude,
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- Something they were trained to do in order to evade capture.
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- We immediately mobilized a massive operation
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- To retrieve him from the mountain,
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- Hold out, and he kept going higher and higher.
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- The mountain kept getting rougher
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- And rougher and really very, very hard to find.
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- The second rescue mission involved 155 aircraft,
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- Including four bombers, 64 fighters,
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- 48 refueling tankers, 13 rescue aircraft and more.
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- Thankfully, the united
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- States military leaves no man behind.
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- A u.s.
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- Special forces team was able to locate the missing
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- Airman and extract him from iran on easter sunday, as u.s.
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- Forces exchanged fire with iranian forces and u.s.
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- And israeli planes bombed iranian convoys from above.
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- Amazing.
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- And folks, there were no casualties, by the way.
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- But there were also some major obstacles
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- That had to be overcome, including two u.s.
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- Cargo planes that
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- Apparently got stuck in the sand and had to be destroyed.
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- An interesting note here
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- Is that the rescued airman is reportedly a devout
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- Christian and said god is good over his radio as he ejected
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- From the plane over iran, unsure of what awaited him below.
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- He is good all the time, and he proved it once again
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- This weekend in the mountains and deserts of iran,
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- That he is still a god of miracles today.
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- No one knows that better than the people of israel.
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- Coming up, our tbn israel correspondent yaya pinto is here
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- To share an on the ground war update from jerusalem.
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- And it all starts now.
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- A direct iranian ballistic missile strike hit a residential
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- Building in haifa earlier today, leaving a family of four dead.
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- At the same time, iran itself is under increasing pressure,
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- With key infrastructure reportedly taking major hits.
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- While tensions are reaching a boiling point
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- Over the strait of hormuz.
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- President trump has issued an ultimatum that could trigger
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- Wider military action against iran in the next 24 hours.
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- Joining us now from jerusalem is our tbn israel correspondent
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- Yair pinto, co-host of tbn boots on the ground.
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- Yeah, great to have you with us. hey.
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- Right now we see reports of four people dead in haifa.
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- Of course.
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- And this fits with the pattern.
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- Year of iran intentionally and indiscriminately targeting
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- Civilian areas, civilian buildings
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- In israel, including with those cluster warheads.
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- Talk more about that year, how the u.s.
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- And israel are targeting iranian military sites,
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- And iran is intentionally targeting civilians in israel,
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- Including this fatal attack this morning in haifa.
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- Yeah, erick, this just proves again
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- That the ayatollah regime is a terrorist organization.
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- It's basically a terrorist entity.
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- And like hamas that placed all their rockets,
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- The infrastructure in schools, hospitals,
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- The same with the iranian regime.
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- They are launching missiles indiscriminately
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- Into heavily civilian populated areas.
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- And this is happening multiple times a day.
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- Today i was with my entire team in my house
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- Celebrating the passover holiday, having barbecue,
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- And we had sirens along, alarms.
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- We had to go to bomb shelters in the middle of eating.
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- And this is happening multiple times a day, even more
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- In the areas of haifa and central israel.
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- And they're not just using
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- Direct, precise rockets like these that in the us are using.
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- They are using cluster ballistic missiles.
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- That means missiles
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- That separate into small missiles in the air.
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- How dare to intercept this one slipped through and fell
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- Into a residential house in haifa, causing the lives of
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- Four people.
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- Yeah, it's just pure evil.
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- And they're clearly trying to break
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- The will of the people of israel.
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- But it's not working.
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- The idf just eliminated the head
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- Of iran's islamic revolutionary guard corps there.
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- Intel chief. he's been eliminated.
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- The israeli air force
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- Also just struck iran's largest petrochemical plant.
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- Big blow to the regime as well.
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- And the iaea,
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- What i thought was really interesting
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- About this weekend,
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- That daring
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- Rescue of the american airmen who went down inside iran,
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- Israel played a hand in his rescue,
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- Once again proving that they are america's greatest ally.
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- I think this war has borne that out.
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- Tell us more about how that went down over the weekend.
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- And israel's involvement.
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- So we had
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- An amazing rescue operation of a us
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- Copilot that fell in enemy territory in iran.
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- He was 36 hours underground, had to basically walk
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- To the top of a mountain and hide there for so long
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- While the entire irgc army was looking for him.
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- So he's there, a support that
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- The united states operations by, first of all, not
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- Launching attacks against the area
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- That he was stationed in, second of all,
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- Creating a ring of fire around the area that he was crashing
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- In, and also attacking the irgc and above
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- All, providing accurate information
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- On his whereabouts to the united states.
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- And above all this technical things that i want to show that
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- This is the difference between us, the united states and israel
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- And the ayatollah regime, and we will risk
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- Dozens of people will invest so much money to rescue
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- One personnel from enemy lines,
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- Because every life matters too easily to the us.
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- And this is the complete opposite of the evil regime
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- That we are fighting
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- That does not care about its own population,
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- The iranian people. yeah.
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- And this one is this is a war between good and evil.
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- And this is just proof.
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- And as an idea, if officer, i'm so proud to see
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- The united states
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- And also the israeli defensive forces defending one soldier.
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- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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- So well said. the u.s. and israel share that ethos.
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- No man left behind.
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- It's really amazing to see.
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- And i think with europe
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- Taking a pass on this war again, israel has stepped up
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- Israel in the u.s.
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- Showing moral clarity where severely lacking sadly,
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- Across the rest of the western world.
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- Speaking of which, president trump
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- Has given this ultimatum tuesday, april 7th.
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- Tomorrow, iran time is the big day
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- Where president trump essentially said, look,
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- If you don't agree to a cease fire, we're going to unleash
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- Hell upon your heads talking to iran's ayatollahs.
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- They've rejected the cease fire. yeah.
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- Where do you think this war goes from here, though?
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- I think that the next steps are attacks against the economy
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- And the infrastructure of iran.
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- Economy means attacking everything related to
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- Electricity, oil, banking and the bridges, the infrastructure.
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- When the united states moves to that direction,
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- The rebuilding of the ayatollah regime
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- And their ability to create money
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- Pay salaries is very, very hard for them to do that.
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- And that's the time where they're going
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- To start losing this war completely.
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- Yeah, they're going to be economically squeezed.
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- It's only a matter of time. people need to be patient.
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- Look, in five weeks, the u.s.
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- And israel have smashed
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- The world's number one state sponsor of terrorism.
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- Still more to go, but we're certainly on the right track.
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- Yeah.
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- Great breakdown as always, my friend. folks,
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- Check them out every thursday night right here on tbn.
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- Boots on the ground.
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- He and our good friend marty shoshana.
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- Happy passover, my friend.
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- God bless you. god bless you and your family.
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- Stay safe. we'll see you again soon.
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- And coming up after the break, more great insights
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- On the state of play in this war from the former british
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- Commander of all forces, uk forces in afghanistan.
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- Colonel richard camp is here.
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- You won't want to miss it. that's next. stick around.
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- You won't want to miss it. that's next. stick around.
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- Welcome back to stakelbeck
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- Tonight, a daring, high risk rescue deep inside
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- Hostile territory where every second meant
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- The difference between life and death.
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- A downed american pilot, enemy forces closing in and a mission
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- So complex
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- It required precision, speed, and at the highest level.
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- So how was it pulled off?
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- And what does it reveal about u.s.
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- And israeli military capability?
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- Joining us now is colonel richard kent, retired
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- British army officer and former commander of all british forces
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- In afghanistan.
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- Colonel kemp, always great to see you.
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- You know these kinds of operations very well.
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- You obviously led forces
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- In the hostile territory of afghanistan.
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- Iran, clearly very hostile at the moment in particular.
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- What were your impressions of this
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- Daring search and rescue mission?
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- Bringing this american
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- Pilot home in israel also played a hand in this.
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- Yeah, i think the operation to rescue
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- The two drone pilots, actually the first one, which was quite
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- Relatively straightforward, and the second one,
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- Which much more complicated, was incredibly impressive.
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- I don't think any other country in the world
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- Could have done that.
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- And of course, the united states,
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- With its special forces and air forces
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- That were involved in it and intelligence services
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- Also were backed up by one of the countries
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- That has,
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- Tragically, has the greatest expertise
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- Of this type of operation, which was israel.
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- And i understand they played a major role in
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- Providing intelligence in providing fire support
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- For the american operation, and maybe also involved
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- On the ground with the americans.
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- But certainly they played a significant role.
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- And it was, as you have, you kind of alluded to,
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- Was very much,
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- A race against time because the iranians were heading
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- With regular forces, with militias heading towards
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- Where they thought this pilot was.
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- And it was really a question of who got there first.
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- The americans made it, thankfully, with great speed,
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- And they had to fire on the iranians
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- As they were approaching the, the pilots area.
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- So it was a phenomenal success, which could have gone
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- So very badly wrong if the americans hadn't been
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- So professional and had such great technology behind them.
- 00:13:42.106 --> 00:13:45.376
- Yeah. colonel camp, well said.
- 00:13:45.376 --> 00:13:46.677
- And speaking of a race against time, that's what we are facing
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- When it comes to iran's nuclear program.
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- Its intercontinental ballistic missile program.
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- We're now a little over five weeks into this campaign,
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- Operation epic fury.
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- Israel calls it operation roaring lion.
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- It seems to me, colonel camp, and you know better than me,
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- But it seems that
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- This has been a smashing success on many levels thus far.
- 00:14:04.461 --> 00:14:08.832
- How do you see it?
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- And where does the war go from here?
- 00:14:10.100 --> 00:14:12.002
- Now that iran is, by the way, rejected this cease fire offer.
- 00:14:12.002 --> 00:14:15.606
- Been remarkably successful.
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- The iranians, the israelis and the americans together.
- 00:14:19.276 --> 00:14:22.980
- And don't forget
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- The israelis are also fighting in lebanon at the same time.
- 00:14:24.581 --> 00:14:27.818
- Yeah, but the americans and israelis together have done
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- Immense damage to the iranian regime.
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- They've they've taken out large numbers
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- Of the hierarchy of that regime, military and political.
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- They've destroyed vast quantities of ballistic missile
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- Launchers, manufacturing sites, storage sites.
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- They've, they've they've they've intercepted
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- A huge number of missiles
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- That were headed for israel and elsewhere.
- 00:14:51.675 --> 00:14:54.378
- And it's been as i said, it's been remarkably successful.
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- I think the regime
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- Has been is reeling now from what's happened.
- 00:14:58.615 --> 00:15:01.251
- But this is, of course, isn't the end.
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- One of the primary objectives of this mission was to remove
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- Israel, iran's nuclear weapons capability.
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- And that includes
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- Significant storage of highly enriched uranium.
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- But something else is needed,
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- I think, to
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- Bring this regime down, to turn significant destruction
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- Into a permanent change in this, in this country's
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- Evil intent towards israel and the world.
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- Yeah. colonel, about a minute left before the break.
- 00:15:27.945 --> 00:15:29.980
- Then we will bring you right back when the campaign ends.
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- Does it feel perhaps incomplete
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- If elements of this regime are still in power, in your view?
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- I think it will be incomplete.
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- It will have done a lot of damage,
- 00:15:42.459 --> 00:15:43.694
- And it may make them seriously rethink what they want to do.
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- But while it's some of the key
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- Regime figures are still in place.
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- They're likely to try and rebuild what they had before.
- 00:15:51.435 --> 00:15:55.072
- And so it does need
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- To be replaced in order to make this change permanent.
- 00:15:56.640 --> 00:15:59.543
- But we'll have to see.
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- I certainly don't think
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- A negotiated end to
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- This is a good idea, because the iranians,
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- We know what the iranians are like.
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- They will not adhere to any agreement
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- That they make in any negotiations.
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- Yeah.
- 00:16:11.755 --> 00:16:12.823
- President reagan, you say about the soviets trust
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- But verify when it comes.
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- The ayatollahs don't trust.
- 00:16:15.526 --> 00:16:17.561
- But verify more with our good friend
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- Colonel richard kemp after the break.
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- What about the strait of hormuz?
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- Will it be opened soon?
- 00:16:23.567 --> 00:16:25.836
- And how did the king of england,
- 00:16:25.836 --> 00:16:28.872
- King charles, spend easter sunday?
- 00:16:28.872 --> 00:16:31.909
- You'll be shocked. and not in a good way.
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- More with colonel richard kemp after the break.
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- Don't move.
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- Don't move.
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- Welcome back to stakelbeck tonight
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- We're talking to our good friend, colonel richard
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- Kemp, former commander of all british forces in afghanistan.
- 00:16:45.589 --> 00:16:49.526
- Colonel kemp, the strait of hormuz.
- 00:16:49.526 --> 00:16:51.295
- Big point of discussion, of course, the iranian regime
- 00:16:51.295 --> 00:16:54.331
- Trying to
- 00:16:54.331 --> 00:16:55.466
- Shut it down and president trump saying open it or else.
- 00:16:55.466 --> 00:16:59.103
- How important is it
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- For the strait of hormuz to be completely opened
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- For the free flow of commerce by the time this war ends?
- 00:17:02.973 --> 00:17:06.643
- Well, it's critically important to the world trade.
- 00:17:07.678 --> 00:17:11.014
- It's a huge, choke point
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- For oil, gas and other trade going through the region,
- 00:17:13.984 --> 00:17:19.022
- And it needs to be reopened, but quite how it can be done
- 00:17:19.022 --> 00:17:22.392
- Militarily, i'm not sure.
- 00:17:22.392 --> 00:17:23.560
- I think the only way it can be done, really,
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- Is by putting such terror into the,
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- Into the minds of the whoever's running the country at the time
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- That they don't have any desire to keep it closed or to,
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- To keep attacking shipping in that strait.
- 00:17:36.473 --> 00:17:38.876
- And that's, that's, i think, what
- 00:17:38.876 --> 00:17:40.144
- President trump has in mind.
- 00:17:40.144 --> 00:17:41.745
- The only way to deal with it militarily, i suspect,
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- Is by getting very large numbers
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- Of ground forces on the ground,
- 00:17:46.850 --> 00:17:49.019
- Which would be probably inconceivable in this scenario.
- 00:17:49.019 --> 00:17:52.089
- So i think it's going to be all about fear
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- As far as the iranians are concerned.
- 00:17:54.224 --> 00:17:55.893
- Yeah, we do have u.s.
- 00:17:55.893 --> 00:17:57.094
- Ground forces in the region right now, but we shall see.
- 00:17:57.094 --> 00:17:59.763
- As you said, one of the striking aspects
- 00:17:59.763 --> 00:18:01.765
- Of this operation, colonel, has been okay.
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- Israel, side by side with the united states defending
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- Judeo-christian western civilization in the process.
- 00:18:07.070 --> 00:18:10.641
- But the uk, france, germany, italy, spain in particular, all
- 00:18:10.641 --> 00:18:15.412
- Taking a pass on this operation, saying it's not our war.
- 00:18:15.412 --> 00:18:20.017
- How do you see that?
- 00:18:20.017 --> 00:18:21.285
- And how do you see the future of nato with all this unfolding?
- 00:18:21.285 --> 00:18:24.688
- Well, this is our war. and,
- 00:18:25.289 --> 00:18:28.091
- The britain, france, germany, spain, italy, other countries,
- 00:18:28.091 --> 00:18:31.895
- Have basically as nato members, they have essentially
- 00:18:32.963 --> 00:18:37.134
- Let the united states down by taking the stance
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- They've taken, by not joining in in this operation,
- 00:18:40.204 --> 00:18:44.107
- At the minimum, not trying to obstruct it,
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- Which certainly some of those countries,
- 00:18:46.543 --> 00:18:48.412
- Including the uk, have tried to obstruct it.
- 00:18:48.412 --> 00:18:51.281
- It's it's really a shameful stance
- 00:18:51.281 --> 00:18:53.650
- And we can put it down, certainly in the case of the uk
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- And i'm sure
- 00:18:56.520 --> 00:18:57.754
- In the case of other countries as well, down to their priority
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- Of domestic politics above international security
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- And their own national interests,
- 00:19:05.262 --> 00:19:07.030
- Because they're terrified
- 00:19:07.030 --> 00:19:08.865
- That if they join in a war, particularly a war
- 00:19:08.865 --> 00:19:12.669
- Which israel was involved in, but a war against
- 00:19:12.669 --> 00:19:15.739
- An islamic nation, which iran is, of course,
- 00:19:15.739 --> 00:19:19.610
- Then that will alienate dramatically already
- 00:19:19.610 --> 00:19:22.479
- Some of their most important supporters who are
- 00:19:22.479 --> 00:19:25.382
- Hard left and muslim voters in certainly in the uk.
- 00:19:25.382 --> 00:19:29.219
- And that applies, i think, to many other countries as well.
- 00:19:29.219 --> 00:19:31.922
- So that accounts for all they've done is it's a real,
- 00:19:31.922 --> 00:19:35.225
- Nightmare scenario because, yeah, the,
- 00:19:35.225 --> 00:19:37.794
- You know, the all of our countries
- 00:19:37.794 --> 00:19:39.463
- Depend so much on the us for our own defense of our friend
- 00:19:39.463 --> 00:19:43.233
- And who else.
- 00:19:43.233 --> 00:19:44.334
- And we're rapidly losing face with the united states
- 00:19:44.334 --> 00:19:46.970
- And it's just begun.
- 00:19:46.970 --> 00:19:48.338
- Speaking of political and leadership
- 00:19:48.338 --> 00:19:50.140
- Turmoil in your home
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- Country, the united kingdom, king charles over the weekend
- 00:19:51.375 --> 00:19:55.045
- Did not give the traditional easter address,
- 00:19:55.045 --> 00:19:57.781
- And yet he celebrated.
- 00:19:57.781 --> 00:19:58.815
- Ramadan was very vocal
- 00:19:58.815 --> 00:20:00.117
- About that and celebrating the islamic community in the uk.
- 00:20:00.117 --> 00:20:04.054
- What were your impressions of that?
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- A lot of people were stunned and alarmed by his completely
- 00:20:05.422 --> 00:20:09.393
- Ignoring easter.
- 00:20:09.393 --> 00:20:10.994
- I think it was a big mistake on his part.
- 00:20:11.828 --> 00:20:14.197
- Although the monarch hasn't
- 00:20:14.197 --> 00:20:16.967
- Every year hasn't given an easter address.
- 00:20:16.967 --> 00:20:19.803
- Like every year they give a christmas address,
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- But it hasn't been traditional
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- Every year to do an easter address.
- 00:20:24.041 --> 00:20:26.009
- Even though many of us christians believe the easter
- 00:20:26.009 --> 00:20:29.212
- Is the most important festival in our year.
- 00:20:29.212 --> 00:20:32.516
- But i think particularly, as you mentioned, he was willing
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- To give an address at ede at the end of ramadan.
- 00:20:36.453 --> 00:20:40.290
- Then the least he could have done would've
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- Been to show his leadership as the head
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- Of the church of england,
- 00:20:46.163 --> 00:20:47.564
- A very important christian leader,
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- By making an address to the christians.
- 00:20:49.533 --> 00:20:51.201
- I think a lot of people
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- Have been severely disappointed by that.
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- Hey, last question. about a minute or so left.
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- You're in israel right now
- 00:20:56.540 --> 00:20:58.041
- Showing solidarity with the nation of israel.
- 00:20:58.041 --> 00:21:00.777
- What is it like on the ground right now?
- 00:21:00.777 --> 00:21:02.412
- No bomb shelters. people are in and out.
- 00:21:02.412 --> 00:21:04.481
- The sirens are going off.
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- What's it like on the ground right now, colonel camp?
- 00:21:05.982 --> 00:21:08.285
- And just your impressions of the people of israel
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- And their resilience as iran continues to bombard israel
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- With these ballistic missiles that include cluster warheads.
- 00:21:13.890 --> 00:21:17.527
- I mean, just today, there were four,
- 00:21:18.295 --> 00:21:20.464
- At least four separate attacks
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- On israel by iran and which sent, of course, the majority of
- 00:21:22.699 --> 00:21:26.770
- The population of central israel into the bomb shelters.
- 00:21:26.770 --> 00:21:30.307
- I've been deeply struck
- 00:21:30.807 --> 00:21:33.377
- Since i've been here before as well.
- 00:21:33.377 --> 00:21:36.079
- The, the incredible resilience of the israeli people.
- 00:21:36.079 --> 00:21:39.316
- And i think there obviously
- 00:21:39.316 --> 00:21:40.350
- Is some opposition to this war within israel,
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- Particularly on the left.
- 00:21:43.153 --> 00:21:44.688
- But the majority of israeli people, i think
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- Certainly the one who i've spoken to,
- 00:21:46.957 --> 00:21:48.458
- Understand that, though this is a very painful time.
- 00:21:48.458 --> 00:21:52.295
- It's an essential time because they hope
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- That it will lead to a prolonged period of peace.
- 00:21:54.631 --> 00:21:57.601
- As far as israel's concerned, with their greatest enemy,
- 00:21:57.601 --> 00:22:00.904
- Hopefully vanquished during this rule.
- 00:22:00.904 --> 00:22:03.640
- Yeah, iran and its entire ring of fire, including hezbollah,
- 00:22:03.640 --> 00:22:07.210
- Which you mentioned at the top fighting
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- Going on in lebanon right now, colonel richard kemp.
- 00:22:08.712 --> 00:22:11.081
- You're keeping a close eye on it.
- 00:22:11.081 --> 00:22:12.382
- We appreciate it, my friend.
- 00:22:12.382 --> 00:22:13.383
- Folks, follow him on x across social media.
- 00:22:13.383 --> 00:22:15.685
- Colonel kemp, god bless.
- 00:22:15.685 --> 00:22:16.720
- Stay safe. we will see you again soon.
- 00:22:16.720 --> 00:22:18.422
- And coming up after the break, my final thoughts
- 00:22:18.422 --> 00:22:20.824
- On the moment of reckoning.
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- We are in right now regarding iran.
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- That's next. stick around.
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- That's next. stick around.
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- Welcome back to stakelbeck tonight, folks.
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- As we wrap
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- Up, we've been talking about tomorrow
- 00:22:35.502 --> 00:22:36.804
- Being a day of reckoning for iran's regime.
- 00:22:36.804 --> 00:22:39.139
- President trump has given the ultimatum,
- 00:22:39.139 --> 00:22:41.175
- I think of the book of isaiah, chapter two, verse 12.
- 00:22:41.175 --> 00:22:43.577
- Now he's talking about the day of the lord.
- 00:22:43.577 --> 00:22:45.279
- But in a smaller sense, i think we have a reckoning tomorrow.
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- Of course, the lord
- 00:22:48.515 --> 00:22:49.716
- Almighty has a day in store for all the proud and lofty,
- 00:22:49.716 --> 00:22:53.387
- For all that is exalted, and they will be humbled.
- 00:22:53.387 --> 00:22:56.490
- I can't think of any prouder and arrogant and just obstinate
- 00:22:56.490 --> 00:23:01.295
- And shaking their fist against god than iran's
- 00:23:01.295 --> 00:23:04.731
- Current leadership.
- 00:23:04.731 --> 00:23:05.732
- And folks,
- 00:23:05.732 --> 00:23:06.633
- I pray they are soon cast into the ash
- 00:23:06.633 --> 00:23:08.168
- Heap of history where they belong
- 00:23:08.168 --> 00:23:09.970
- A truly demonic death cult.
- 00:23:09.970 --> 00:23:11.705
- Tomorrow night, fcc chairman brendan carr is here.
- 00:23:11.705 --> 00:23:14.741
- Exclusive interview with him is going to be great.
- 00:23:14.741 --> 00:23:16.743
- Former congressman louie gohmert as well.
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- It's going to be a great show.
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- Until then, god bless you and we'll see you soon.
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