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By Marivel Guzman | Akashma News

“The bombs fell. The stocks rose. The borders collapsed. And the billionaires were born.”
— Akashma News, 2025

Wars are not just about weapons and soldiers. They’re about markets, monopolies, and restructuring. In the 21st century, war has become a reset mechanism—used not to resolve conflict, but to liquidate sovereign assets, privatize economies, and rewire global power dynamics.

I. Empires Built on Rubble

The U.S. and its allies didn’t just defeat regimes. They harvested nations.

Iraq’s oil infrastructure, once state-controlled, was handed over to international oil corporations. Contracts were funneled to ExxonMobil, BP, Chevron, and Shell.

Afghanistan’s mineral rights, including lithium, rare earth elements, and copper, were quietly targeted by Chinese and Western firms even before the last U.S. troops left.

The Syrian conflict allowed Turkey, Russia, and U.S. oil contractors to carve out control zones—under the banner of fighting terrorism.


These “liberations” led to permanent military installations, surveillance zones, and debt-based rebuilding programs overseen by U.S. allies and transnational lenders like the IMF and World Bank.

II. Economic Colonization via Aid and Arms

Once the bombs stopped falling, another weapon took over: economic dependency.

USAID, World Bank, and Western NGOs offered “rebuilding packages” tied to:

Privatization of water, electricity, and public health systems.

Favorable trade terms for Western investors.

Long-term IMF loans with austerity requirements.



Countries once resistant to Western banking hegemony—Iraq, Libya, Ukraine—were dragged into global finance’s orbit by war. Their local industries were crushed. Their sovereignty rewritten in the fine print of investment treaties and oil concessions.

III. Ghost Nations: Sovereignty Replaced by Security Zones

Today, entire countries function as forward-operating platforms:

Iraq still hosts thousands of foreign contractors and intel personnel.

Afghanistan—though abandoned—remains surveilled by satellites and drones, its airspace monitored by regional proxies.

Ukraine, while fighting for national identity, has become a testbed for weapons systems and NATO coordination.

These are no longer nations. These are geo-strategic laboratories, run by private contractors, IMF enforcers, and embassy advisors.

, while fighting for national identity, has become a testbed for weapons systems and NATO coordination.


These are no longer nations. These are geo-strategic laboratories, run by private contr

IV. Global Order Reshaped by Chaos

The post-9/11 wars were not random.

They neutralized regional challengers, fractured continental blocs, and opened up trade lanes:

The EU became weakened by the refugee crisis.

The Arab world was shattered into client states, war zones, and economic vassals.

Africa’s Sahel region, flooded with weapons from Libya, became a permanent proxy battlefield.

Asia was reoriented toward “security alliances” built to contain China—with Japan, India, Philippines, and South Korea under expanded U.S. influence.


Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar, Western surveillance tech, and American defense contractors entrenched themselves as permanent tools of soft (and hard) control.

Part VII: Blood Money and Broken Oaths — Resistance Rising – The Return of the Unbought Voice

V. Who Benefited? Follow the Bank Accounts

BlackRock and Vanguard own major shares in defense, surveillance, and fossil fuel companies.

JP Morgan Chase helped finance contracts for Iraq and Afghanistan reconstruction.

McKinsey & Co. advised both governments and war profiteers—sometimes on opposite sides of the conflict.


And let’s not forget the Carlyle Group, whose war investments were so profitable they sparked Congressional inquiries in the early 2000s—then disappeared from the headlines.

War isn’t random. It’s structured liquidation.

VI. The “Failed State” Playbook

To control a region:

1. Destabilize the state (via war, sanctions, or color revolution).


2. Flood with aid and arms—contracted to Western firms.


3. Offer rebuilding contracts tied to private control.


4. Redesign the legal system to benefit global finance and tech monopolies.


5. Maintain a permanent intelligence presence via embassies, drone bases, and “training missions.”



The result? A failed state on paper, but a high-yield portfolio for the war elite.

VII. Conclusion: War Is the New Infrastructure Deal

It builds fortunes. It demolishes resistance. It rewires markets.

The average American sees rising gas prices and a VA backlog.
The average Afghan sees rubble and surveillance towers.
But the war lords see stock options, new markets, and privatized borders.

The world was not remade by diplomacy.
It was shattered by design—then leased back to the highest bidder.

Part VII: Blood Money and Broken Oaths — Resistance Rising – The Return of the Unbought Voice