In this explosive episode, former Navy SEAL David Rutherford sits down with geopolitical strategist and author EM Burlingame to expose the Financialist Kill Chain—a 7-step system used by global elites to collapse nations and seize their wealth. From Wall Street’s roots in wartime espionage to modern-day cartel economics, this interview breaks down how intelligence agencies, banking systems, and black ops are used to enslave populations without firing a shot.
Discover why EM believes we’re entering Step 7: Collapse, how $1 trillion in dirty money is laundered through colonial banking networks, and why the U.S. may be the final host in this parasitic system.
If you're ready to wake up to the truth behind financial warfare and global manipulation, don’t miss this one.
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00:00 – Introduction & Setup
David introduces EM Burlingame and frames the conversation around global financial warfare and fear.
02:30 – What Is the Financialist Kill Chain?
EM defines the 7-step system used to enslave populations through economic manipulation.
06:00 – Historical Origins: From the British Empire to Wall Street
How World War I bankrupted the British aristocracy and transferred power to American financiers.
10:00 – Prohibition and the Rise of the Mob State
How illicit money flows corrupted U.S. banks and created the foundation of shadow finance.
13:45 – The CIA, Allen Dulles, and Global Economic Warfare
The role of intelligence agencies in embedding the kill chain through covert ops and investment banks.
18:30 – The $1 Trillion Liquidity Pipeline
How human trafficking, drugs, and crime fuel the global financial system—and why it makes a real economy unnecessary.
22:30 – Colonial Banking Networks and Foreign Aid Loops
How U.S. foreign assistance is funneled through colonial banks and back into elite hands.
27:00 – Step 7: Collapse – The Final Move in the Kill Chain
The elites are preparing for