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Here are some scams that have recently been affecting service members, Defense Department employees and their families.Romance ScamsIn April, Army Criminal Investigation Command put out a warning about romance scams in which online predators go on dating sites claiming to be deployed active-duty soldiers. It's a problem that's affecting all branches of service — not just the Army. CID said there have been hundreds of claims each month from people who said they've been scammed on legitimate dating apps and social media sites. According to the alleged victims, the scammers have asked for money for fake service-related needs such as transportation, communications fees, processing and medical fees — even marriage. CID said many of the victims have lost tens of thousands of dollars and likely won't get that money back.Remember: Service members and government employees DO NOT PAY to go on leave, have their personal effects sent home or fly back to the U.S. from an overseas assignment. Scammers will sometimes provide false paperwork to make their case, but real service members make their own requests for time off. Also, any official military or government emails will end in .mil or .gov — not .com — so be suspicious if you get a message claiming to be from the military or government that doesn’t have one of those addresses. If you're worried about being scammed, know what red flags to look for. If you think you've been a victim, contact the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center and the Federal Trade Commission.DOD officials said task forces are working to deal with the growing problem, but the scammers are often from African nations and are using cyber cafes with untraceable email addresses, then routing their accounts across the world to make them incredibly difficult to trace. So be vigilant!Sexual extortion — known as "sextortion" — is when a service member is seduced into sexual activities online that are unknowingly recorded and used against them for money or goods. Often, if a victim caves on a demand, the scammer will just likely demand more.Service members are attractive targets for these scammers for a few reasons:They're often young men who are away from home and have an online presence.They have a steady income and are often more financially stable than civilians.Because of their careers, they're held to a higher standard of conduct.Military members have security clearances and know things that might be of interest to adversaries.To avoid falling victim to sextortion, don't post or exchange compromising photos or videos with ANYONE online, and make sure your social media privacy settings limit the information outsiders can see — this includes advertising your affiliation with the military or government. Be careful when you're communicating with anyone you don't personally know online, and trust your instincts. If people seem suspicious, stop communicating with them. DOD officials said sextortion often goes unreported because many victims are embarrassed they fell for it. But it happens worldwide and across all ranks and services. Here's what you should do about it if it happens to you:Stop communicating with the scammer.Contact your command and your local CID office.Do NOT pay the perpetrator.Save all communications you had with that person.Service Member Impersonation ScamsScammers love to impersonate people of authority, and that includes service members.These people often steal the identity or profile images of a service member and use them to ask for money or make claims that involve the sale of vehicles, house rentals or other big-ticket items. These scammers often send the victim bogus information about the advertised product and ask for a wire transfer through a third party to finish the purchase, but there’s no product at the end of the transaction.Lately, fake profiles of high-ranking American military officials have been popping up on social media websites using photos and biographical information obtained from the internet. Scammers often replicate recent social media posts from official DOD accounts and interact with official accounts to increase the appearance of legitimacy. As an example, there are impersonator accounts on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. These accounts are also interacting with Joint Staff account followers in an effort to gain trust and elicit information. The only Joint Staff leader with an official social media presence is Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell, who is listed as @SEAC.JCS on Facebook and @SEAC_Troxell on Twitter. Scammers are making these profiles to defraud potential victims. They claim to be high-ranking or well-placed government/military officials or the surviving spouse of former government leaders, then they promise big profits in exchange for help in moving large sums of money, oil or some other commodity. They offer to transfer significant amounts of money into the victim's bank account in exchange for a small fee. Scammers that receive payment are never heard from again.Here are some ways to lower the chances of you being impersonated or duped by a scammer:To avoid having your personal data and photos stolen from your social media pages, limit the details you provide on them and don't post photos that include your name tag, unit patch and rank.If an alleged official messages you with a request or demand, look closely at their social media page. Often, official accounts will be verified, meaning they have a blue circle with a checkmark right beside their Twitter, Facebook or Instagram name. General and flag officers will not message anyone directly requesting to connect or asking for money.Search for yourself online — both your name and images you've posted — to see if someone else is trying to use your identity. If you do find a false profile, contact that social media platform and report it. [1]Footnotes[1] bluespringes.com

A military coup d'état is unlikely. But more likely than you think.Over the last 60 years, there have been 459 coup attempts around the world. About 50% have been successful.Storm clouds are gathering for the United States.The U.S. political system is slowly spinning down. This started with the New Deal, and accelerated rapidly during the 1960s. Meanwhile, global capitalism is speeding up.These tectonic forces will inevitably collide.U.S. government finances deteriorate each year. This is occurring at the Federal, State, and Local levels. On the other hand, capitalists grow stronger each year.The biggest clash in the U.S. is not between Left and Right. The biggest battles are between the Capitalist Class and the Political Class.Trump supporters on the Far Right have much in common with anti-globalists on the Far Left. Both groups are:PopulistAngryAlienatedBoth Far Left and Far Right groups:Complain bitterly about free trade.Seek political solutions to economic problems.Contain true believers in Politics.Want government to “fix” things.On the other hand, the typical owner of a McDonald’s, UPS Store, or 7–11 is a capitalist. So are most stock and real estate investors. They are not populists.Capitalists are not true believers in the Political system. They wish politicians would pursue lengthy vacations or cryogenic stasis. The longer, the better.They do not want the government to fix anything. Capitalists want the government to leave them alone.Tens of millions of U.S. citizens have no investments. 15% have a negative net worth. Their liabilities exceed their assets.For the bottom one-third of the population, net worth ranges from negative to +$8,000.Each day in America: 11,000 babies are born and 7,000 people die.1,600 of these 7,000 Americans die in debt. After 80 years, they leave this world with a lower net worth than they had at birth.Each day, 10,000 new people retire at age 65 with full government benefits. That will occur 365 days each year. Forever.A tsunami of additional debt is coming our way.This is our current situation.If government debt is assigned to citizens pro rata, the majority of Americans are in debt.Total debt per American family is $793,000. If unfunded commitments are totaled, the U.S. owes more money than all the other 195 nations combined.We are in debt up to our eyeballs.If you believe Donald or Hillary will change the course of events, then you haven’t been paying attention. There are far bigger historical forces at work.This is a Battle Royale. A grudge match. This is one of the few things Karl Marx got right. His magnum opus was Das Kapital. Not Das Politik.Consider these anecdotes:George Bush and Bill Clinton were political arch-enemies. Now they are great friends.A Republican now campaigns against free trade, while a Democrat gives $300,000 speeches to Goldman Sachs.President Obama (unaware his microphone is hot) calmly mentions to Mr. Putin: Announcements now would cause problems. After the election, I can be more open.President Bush’s cabinet members and press secretary observed discussions for the Iraq War before 9–11 terrorists were identified.In the Wikileaks e-mails of Hillary, she makes it clear her real position on Wall Street is the obverse of her public position.Retail politics is not what it appears to be.The third rail of American politics is redistribution from the Top 30% to the Bottom 30%. That third rail is deadly. It is more complicated than taking from the rich and giving to the poor. It is also taking from the Capitalist Class and giving to the Political Class.Politicians lie daily. Relentlessly.They need Capitalists to fund their campaigns, and they need Populists to garner votes. To retain power, politicians have no choice but to lie. Any politician who tells the truth will be zapped—either by Capitalist donors or Political voters.Side Note: Studies have found politicians and used car dealers live longer than the average American. Experimenters wrote: These subjects are less stressed by moral ambiguity.Despite all the campaign speeches, debates, and lies, politics spins in tiny circles. That’s why Capital supersedes Politics in the long run. Over time…Money always wins.When the British Empire went broke, Winston Churchill could not save it. When the French Empire was bankrupt, Napoleon could not bring it back to life.Spanish Hapsburgs extracted silver from the New World. They hit the Mega Trillion Lottery. But Spaniards spent that windfall like drunk sailors on shore leave—which they were.In 1570, poor people in Spain were rich thanks to government entitlements. But today, poor people in Spain are poor.Debt killed the Spanish Empire. Over time, they spent the original trillions…and then they kept spending. Spanish hegemony began spinning down long before the Battle of Trafalgar.Most people believe Empires exist due to Noble Ideals, Constitutions, Politics, Laws, Geography, Resources, or Military Power. Karl Marx knew better.Empires run on cash.Money = PowerSuper Money = SuperpowerIt also works in reverse. Debt killed the Roman Empire, Islamic Empire, Portuguese Empire, French Empire, Ottoman Empire, British Empire, et al.This is not new. Cash is King predates the Babylonians, Egyptians, and Assyrians. Historically speaking, Cash is King predates both cash and kings.Consider the Soviet Empire. The USSR never lost a world war. The Soviet Navy was never sunk. Their vast natural resources were not squandered. The KGB never liquidated the Politburo.The Soviet collapse was more pedestrian. They went broke.By the 1980s, expenditures exceeded receipts. Debt skyrocketed. Internal conflicts flared.Dasvidaniya, Comrade.Someday, debt will kill the U.S. Empire.If our military takes a more pronounced role, it will not occur because hothead generals seize power. It will occur because Americans lose faith in “democracy” and demand the military restore order.2,300 years ago, Plato wrote: All democracies end in tyranny.Plato believed democracies decline when citizens vote themselves benefits and loot the public treasury. Two millennia of history have proven Plato prescient.200 years after Plato, Gaius Gracchus in Rome began Annona bread subsidies. Citizens were thankful for the freebie in 123 B.C. But within two years, farmer revolts in Sicily led to skyrocketing grain prices. Romans said: The government must pay all costs. Not us.So much for gratitude.Soon, Roman politicians competed for power by promising ever-greater handouts to the masses. Emperors expanded the dole to include bread and circuses.Roman leaders eventually wised up, but it was too late. Julius Caesar and Augustus Caesar both worried freebies could not be stopped without sparking street riots.Side Note: In the Spanish Empire, the term bread and circuses was replaced by bread and bulls. But the concept of unearned handouts is always the same, Empire to Empire.Roman plebeians demanded government gifts decade after decade. Angry protests were routine. Citizens wanted continual increases in State benefits. Sound familiar?Each Empire has a slightly different tipping point — a point of cascading failure. The danger is most acute when there are more citizens taking than working.This character flaw is not unique to Romans, Spaniards, and Americans. All Empires suffer these internal battles over resources. Why?Because human nature never changes.Government handouts end badly. The problem is not politics, but mathematics. Populists want more. Always more. But there is never enough money. There never can be enough money.At the peak of the Roman Empire, Rome had a population of 1 million people. By the time the Empire fell, the population of Rome had decreased 95% to 50,000.Where Emperors once paraded with a huge entourage and Praetorian Guard, wild goats now munched on overgrown weeds. There were few humans to bother them. By 1870, the population had slowly grown to 200,000 — still 80% below the peak.In the long run: Money always wins.Is that outcome good or evil? Personal opinions are highly correlated with personal assets. But no personal opinion can alter historical facts: Debt is a killer.Karl Marx got it right.For 4,000 years, the progression of empires has followed the same path.First, the treasury is emptied. Then, taxes are raised. Then, money is borrowed from citizens. Then, from bankers. Then, from foreigners.Next, government debases the currency.The Romans clipped coins. We Americans print money. Same thing.More money is borrowed, and often dispensed within days. It is usually targeted to politically important groups.Almost nothing is spent on long-term investment. Most of the borrowed money fuels short-term consumption by the masses. After awhile, huge sums must be borrowed just to pay compound interest.A vicious debt cycle has been set in motion. Those who receive government benefits — whether in Rome, Spain, America, or somewhere else — simply do not care.They worry about Grandma’s Medicare and pension checks. Not their country’s future.In the next phase, politicians plot to confiscate private assets. They devise a clever name like …Save the Dolphins Asset Redeployment ActCapitalists are not fooled. Rich people are not stupid. The wealthy start plotting themselves, usually in secret. Some plot to flee with their capital, others plot a revolt.Politicians announce even higher taxes and capital controls. But the Capitalists are wily. Using lawyers, technology, and suitcases, capital leaks out to more friendly jurisdictions.As capital leaves, economic activity decreases. Some workers lose their jobs and become welfare recipients. Deficit spending increases.Finally, desperate politicians are forced to reduce benefits and freebies for the masses. That’s when the shit hits the fan.The military observes this Battle Royale from the sidelines, silently contemptuous of both lying politicians and crooked capitalists. For those who have dedicated their lives to Duty, Honor, Country, it’s like watching a poisonous snake battle a rabid mongoose.When hungry people break into your home or rob your store, lofty political ideals are no longer your top concern. Hobbes argued: Safety and stability are the highest priorities of the State.If we ever get to the point of a military coup d’etat, most Americans will be relieved. Pentagon specialists have already written Ops Plans for most contingencies.It is not because they are planning a takeover. They are not. It is because they plan for every possibility.If Canada invades Mexico, there’s a dusty Ops Plan somewhere in the Pentagon basement.In 1974, General Alexander Haig sent a FLASH message to top military commanders. It instructed them to disregard any orders from President Nixon to:Mobilize military forces to take control of CongressAttack the USSR or any other foreign powerGenerals and Admirals dedicate their entire lives to defending America. They will prevent any politician — even a President — from destroying our country.Most citizens have never interacted with a Flag Officer. The American public is not familiar with the military’s jaded view of politicians and bureaucrats. That is probably for the best.Ben Stein is an economist and movie star. While teaching Economics at the University of Chicago, his father established Stein’s Law: If something cannot go on forever, it won’t.Our Generals and Admirals know we will reach a crisis point. It is now inevitable. Average Americans are too emotional to see the truth. For 25 years, global futurists and scenario planners at the 3-letter agencies in Washington have analyzed these dangers.Back in 1940, actuaries knew FDR’s programs were creating a demographic time bomb. But politicians pay no attention to actual numbers. Why would they pay attention?Asking a politician to stop spending … is like asking a shark to stop swimming.Admiral Mike Mullen, General James Mattis, and other officers have made sharp comments about our downward financial spiral.The Federal Reserve, with its hundreds of PhD economists, has been silent as a tomb. The Fed is reticent to criticize free-spending politicians.Similarly, experts at CBO, GAO, and CIA are also quiet. They have produced hundreds of terrifying forecasts — which are promptly archived without widespread distribution. Some economic reports are even classified Secret “to prevent undue alarm.”No bureaucrat in Washington wants his budget chopped because he told the truth.On the other hand, Pentagon leaders have been blunt. Amazingly blunt. Our out-of-control debt is now a national security issue.Some U.S. Senators were incensed military officers would lecture them on runaway debt.The same thing happened In 410 AD.At the Pentagon, almost all Flag Officers hold a Masters or PhD.Admiral Mullen graduated from Harvard. The current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, General Dunford, holds advanced degrees from Georgetown and Tufts. General Seng received her Masters from MIT and PhD from Stanford.Senior officers are better educated than the politicians who issue their orders.Military leaders have a deep understanding of political economy and history. They know any nation with deteriorating finances is vulnerable. As debt increases, so does risk. Threats multiply quickly on the back side of the curve.Updates:Admiral Mullen retired as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.General Mattis retired as Secretary of Defense.The U.S. has detailed procedures for Continuity of Government. The most sensitive COG annexes require a Top Secret (SCI) clearance. Use your imagination.Since 1789, every service member has taken this oath: I do solemnly swear… to protect against all enemies, foreign and domestic. So help me God.Over the last 80 years, the U.S. has developed a redistribution ethos — a culture of gimme. In 1935, receiving unearned money from the government was considered shameful.Back then, government payments were indicative of personal failure.But today, tens of millions boldly seek bigger monthly payments.I demand my rights!Mass culture has changed individual thinking — in Rome, Spain, and America. If a future government violates the gimme expectations of Americans, many will become angry. Angry people are dangerous. Mobs of angry people are very dangerous.The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 forbids the use of the military against civilians inside the United States. But there are many loopholes. This Act will be bypassed if there is widespread civil unrest.Los Angeles 199254 people were killed during riots after the Rodney King verdict. Property damage was $775 million. The Posse Comitatus Act and Insurrection Act of 1807 were quietly ignored. The California National Guard, Army Rangers, and Marines restored order.Some believe the Mayor incited the violence with his populist comments on the verdict. While the military patrolled with loaded weapons, His Honor the Mayor continued making populist statements. After all, the rioters were his longtime political supporters. Not U.S. Marines.That’s not Political Class. That’s Political Low Class.Similarly, the Capitalists whose stores were looted and burned were not a political priority. When wealthy Korean, Indian, and Chinese shopkeepers lost their life savings, angry looters did not care. Neither did populist politicians.Yet the movie stars in Beverly Hills were never in danger. Neither were the Capitalists in Bel Air.L.A.P.D. moved its officers from poor areas to wealthy areas. Marx would say: Of course.Money always wins.At first, rioters assumed the Rules of Engagement for civilian police and military police were identical. That was a terminal error for some criminals. If you attack Marines or MPs, you will not be going to jail.The events in L.A. were racial. But Marx and Hegel believed the most fundamental battles are economic — not racial, not ethnic, not religious.The anger of black thugs in Los Angeles mimics the anger of white rednecks in the Deep South. And the anger of Appalachian poor mimics that of sophisticates in Seattle and New York.It’s not about race, ethnicity, religion, social class, or politics. It’s all about the Benjamins. Empires crack due to internal competition for resources. Debt exacerbates the fractures.Some economic transitions are orderly, some are ugly.American “preppers” have survival manuals, automatic weapons, electric generators, years of food, and stacks of silver and gold.To us, they seem crazy. They may not seem crazy in the future.Sir John Glubb believed empires (democratic/republican/representative) become unstable beyond 250 years. Here are his stages of Empire.The Age of PioneersThe Age of ConquestThe Age of CommerceThe Age of AffluenceThe Age of IntellectualismThe Age of DecadenceIn my opinion, we will enter stage 6 within 50 years. Some believe we are already there.China and India are still in stage 2 or stage 3.Sir John calculated these lifespans in his books.231 years Greek Empire207 years Roman Republic250 years Ottoman Empire234 years Romanov Russian Empire250 years British Empire265 years United StatesThere are many common themes among these societies. Debt and devaluation of the currency are the most obvious. Most Empires disintegrate from within.From 1880–1900, London newspapers were filled with stories about whether the British Empire might someday end. Most Englishmen said: Impossible!Today those same stories appear in U.S. newspapers.Empire disintegration does not mean the society ceases to exist. The Spanish, French, and British settled into gracious “retirement” after ruling the world. They still exert enormous influence beyond their borders.On the other hand, Russians have been uncomfortable with their new role in the world. This intensified following bankruptcies in 1991 and 1998. Russians are trying to find their niche. Many there are still conflicted about the breakup of the U.S.S.R.Russians are proud, but enigmatic. They recently sent their only carrier (Admiral Kuznetzov) into British waters and down the English Channel.Navy corvettes from Norway, Spain, and Great Britain shadowed the Russian flagship.Sonar was not required. Kuznetzov belches smoke like a 1972 Ford Pinto.Mr. Putin is a KGB-trained genius. He and his spooks once devised a secret plan to crash the U.S. dollar in conjunction with the Chinese. The Chinese replied not yet.Mr. Putin understands the subtleties of global capitalism. The debt of Russia is de minimis compared to that of the United States.All U.S. rivals analyze the finances of our government and corporations. They are searching for vulnerabilities to exploit.65% of officers for the Russian SVR and Chinese MSS engage in economic analysis or espionage.These Chinese Army officers were indicted for economic espionage.This Chinese spy ring below (Wang Lei, Wang Hongwei, Ye Jian, Lin Yong, Shaoming Li) engaged in economic spying and theft.Two were busted on their return flight to Beijing. FBI agents boarded the plane just prior to takeoff and arrested them.[C’mon, fellas. Where is your creativity? James Bond would never steal secrets using Orville Redenbacher Microwave Popcorn.]Other convicted spies include: Larry Wu-Tai Chin, Katrina Leung, Peter Lee, Chi Mak, Moo Ko-Suen, Fei Ye, Ming Zhong, and Hua Jun Zhao.Some Chinese and Russian spies have been jailed, some deported, and some “turned” by our counterintelligence people.Mo Hailong is now in U.S. Federal prison. FBI agents caught Mo and his stooges Red-handed.[Bad pun. Too much beer…]Of all the Chinese spies, Shaoming Li took the best mug shot.Perhaps he attended the Hilton School of Espionage.The Russians have more spies in the U.S. today than during the Cold War. Their primary taskings are industrial spying and theft of commercial secrets. Most famous is Анна Васильевна Кущенко (Anna Vasilyevna Kushchenko).To her neighbors, she was known as Anna Chapman — an apparently shy young woman. At gatherings, she would discuss her love of cooking.Ms. Chapman had plenty of cash and lots of free time. She spent hours shopping and attending parties. She dined with two billionaires, multiple millionaires, and one cryptologic linguist.She quickly initiated a relationship with the latter. He thought:Wow! I am a lucky guy. It’s difficult to find a nice girl with wholesome values.Cryptologists don’t get out much.Anna even started a small business, and it boomed. Former Communists make the best Capitalists.As it turned out, Ms. Kushchenko was neither shy nor a good cook. But she was very proficient at pulse transmissions from inside Starbucks. An unmarked vehicle on the street would collect the data, and drive on.Apparently, not all Russian diplomats at the U.N. are actually diplomats. Who knew?When instructed to buy a “burner” cell phone, Ms. Kushchenko did so promptly. In her haste, she discarded the receipt into a trash can in front of the Verizon store.U.S. counterintelligence agents quickly retrieved the receipt, listened to her calls, and busted the entire spy network. Ten Russian “sleeper agents” were arrested.Mr. Putin gave her a bear hug back in Moscow. Lyudmila Putin skipped the homecoming.Jerry Chun Shing Lee is a naturalized U.S. citizen and former CIA officer. He sold valuable U.S. secrets to the Chinese. The Chinese, in turn, forwarded some of those secrets to the Russians.Twelve U.S. agents in both China and Russia were interrogated and executed. One was dragged out of his cubicle and shot as co-workers watched. No trial required.Lee also had a side gig. He would tip off the Chinese and North Koreans about private detectives investigating smuggling. These detectives were either arrested or disappeared.Some believe Lee should be shot as a traitor. But I have a better recommendation. Let’s shoot the dumbass at CIA who recruited him.Corporations embrace the farce of political correctness. But military and intelligence agencies operate in the real world. Life and death. They cannot allow political correctness to impede their mission.China and Russia are playing for keeps. With the zeal of reformed smokers, former Reds now spend their time hustling Green.The United States is more threatened by financial competitors than ICBMs. People who focus on Politics — those depending upon Hillary or Donald — are amateurs.Politicians come and go. Presidents and Prime Ministers are here today, gone tomorrow. But Capital compounds. So does debt. Year after year, decade after decade.Money always wins.Is there a way to fix our country? Yes! We must stop borrowing money we can never repay. Every Empire has the same long-term solution:We must live within our means.Will the Political Class agree we must live within our means and follow a budget? Not a chance. Will the Capitalists agree to ever-increasing benefits for the Political Class? Not a chance.That angry standoff forces America into ever-deepening debt. The Ship of State slowly sinks into the mud — just like so many great Empires before us.Imagine a brutally honest or religiously devout candidate for President:“We Americans cannot consume more than we produce. We must pay our monthly bills. We cannot charge trillions more on the national Visa and MasterCard.We must control government spending, even if this hurts welfare recipients and retirees. We are honorable people. We must live within our means, just like everyone else.”Voters reply:Eight years ago, President Obama promised to cut our annual deficit in half. In actuality, the national debt soared $8 trillion. Mr. Obama racked up more debt in a single year than the U.S. accumulated in our first 200 years combined. Whoops.But it gets worse. The current candidates are not even pretending to reduce the national debt. At least Mr. Obama said pleasant things. Give the President credit for lying well.Mr. Trump’s announced plans will lead to $3.6 trillion in additional debt. Ms. Clinton’s plans will lead to $3.5 trillion. The actual numbers will obviously be much higher. This election forces us to choose between the Titanic and the Lusitania.There are two Americas.Group 1 of 2: The Capitalist ClassThis first group is comprised of gold collar workers, white collar workers, investors, lifetime savers, and blue collar workers who own their own business.These people work long hours, 6 days a week. Compared to most of the 7.1 billion people on Earth, they make enormous amounts of money. These people avoid taking vacations and are often stressed out. But they have money in the bank. Some have billions in the bank.They own real estate and other investments. Their children grow up with every possible advantage. Their lifestyle is luxurious compared to most.Whatever happens over the next 50 years, these people will be fine. They know how to compete and win anywhere in the world.Despite the stress and lack of sleep, these people are happy.American movies and television focus on the luxurious lifestyle of this first group. Our popular culture is a primary export to other nations.People around the world exert enormous effort to become U.S. citizens. America is often their first and only choice for new citizenship.But we Americans should temper our delusions of grandeur. Newcomers aspire to wealth. Not America.No one travels thousands of miles to experience U.S. democracy. Foreigners do not gaze in awe at our well-dressed and slightly-crooked politicians.What causes people to leave behind family, friends, country — everything they know?They come to America to get rich. Filthy rich.It has been that way for 250 years.Group 2 of 2: The Political ClassThis second group contains true believers in the political system. This group is mainly comprised of Populists. These people work less and make less. They often live paycheck to paycheck. Some are highly educated, some poorly educated.Some Populists have been discriminated against, some have health problems, some want “balanced” lives, and some are just plain lazy.Some suffer from bad luck. More suffer from bad choices.This group wants the U.S. government to make things “fair.” They see Politics as a way to bring equality and justice into American society. From a philosophical point of view, this group has many strong arguments. They are often idealists, and they are usually right.But from a practical point of view, this group is in big trouble. They are fighting both history and destiny.These people will not be fine over the next 50 years. They can barely compete now, even with all the built-in advantages of the American system.As future globalization forces them to compete with Indians, Chinese, Russians, etc., many of these Americans will sink. As Marx predicted, capitalism is becoming hyper-capitalism.Harvard University conducted a poll in April 2016. 51% of millennials aged 18–29 agreed with this statement: I do not support capitalism.This is an astounding result for a country built upon capitalism. On the other hand, a change in values is common in late-stage Empires.Populists dislike global competition, international trade, and hyper-capitalism.They do not want to:study hard for 4–8 additional yearswork long hours under stresstake laptops with them on vacationcomplete extra work on weekendsTheir opinion…“If government must tax Capitalists 73% or enact disastrous trade barriers, so be it.If exploding government debt results in more money for my family, then let’s borrow all we can. When something disastrous happens in the future, the U.S. can stop borrowing then.I want a balanced and happy lifestyle right now.Someone owes me that!The government is my ticket to the Good Life. I fervently believe in Politics and Equality. Not global competition.Additional education? Long work hours? Acute stress?That’s for other people. Not me.”Who would possibly object to people over profit?Plato would object. So would Aristotle. Both believed democracy was parekbaino (deviant and perverse) because it leads to bankruptcy of the State.2,300 years of historical data support their view. Democracies go bankrupt when too much is confiscated from workers and given to takers.People Over Profit = Expropriation and RedistributionOf course, there are many different ways to bankrupt an Empire. Possible paths include:military defeatsdiplomatic errorscivil warsecological problemsethnic uprisingsclass divisionsnatural catastrophesimperial overstretchBut citizens cannot know ex ante if these problems are temporary or fatal. There are too many variables to predict the trajectory of an Empire — with one notable exception.There is one guaranteed path to disaster:Emptying the public treasury followed by exploding debt.Money always wins.True to form, today’s populists (on both the Left and Right) want happy and balanced lives. And they want the US government to help pay for it. That really means they want their fellow citizens to pay for it — just as Plato and Aristotle predicted.When the expectations of populists are disappointed, they get angry and take to the streets.Observers often equate populism with Leftist movements such as Occupy Wall Street. But there are also Right-leaning populists, such as AARP, trade warriors, tariff-seekers, and those who seek to ban all immigration.Populists on both the Left and Right ask for government intervention to advance their interests against the Capitalists. Populists are not concerned about government debt or their country’s future — as long as their advocacy group gets what it wants. This focus on narrow self-interest is precisely what offended Plato and Aristotle.When populist demonstrations become violent, the military intervenes.Could the military also be used against Capitalists? Yes. But this is rare.Historically, capitalists are more likely to take their capital and flee. Pudgy bankers have no interest in fighting Marines.Capitalist cocktails are Stolichnaya. Not Molotov.On both the political Left and Right, populists engage in fantasy. They mistakenly believe Capitalism can be stopped by voting. Politicians offer sweet lies, and populists gobble it up:Vote for me. I’ll protect your job, even if you are uncompetitive. Plus, I’ll boost your pay!It is a sham. A con job. A brazen fabrication.Global Capitalism cannot be stopped by voters, politicians, or protesters. It would be easier to stop a tsunami with a raincoat.When it comes to global competition, we have 5,000 years of anecdotal data and 2,000 years of quantitative data. There is no free lunch. Not here, not anywhere.We Americans must compete.Roman politicians and American politicians are similar. But Roman capitalists and American capitalists are different.In Rome, capital was physical property. In America, most liquid wealth is digital and intellectual. That makes it portable. The stocks of GE, IBM, and Honeywell are worth the same in New York, Zurich, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Same thing for bonds. Portable.At first glance, digital wealth seems like a great thing. American entrepreneurs and capitalists have created enormous value-added (and huge riches) around the world. Google, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook are just a few examples.But look deeper. If populist revolts start in Detroit, Baltimore, or San Francisco, the government cannot dispatch its Praetorian Guard to confiscate Big Money.Modern capital is not held in estates, vineyards, and other physical property.If things get bad in the U.S., modern wealth (financial assets) will flee in a blinding flash of electrons. Even the military would be powerless to stop it. America needs that capital.There is an invisible cap on tax rates today. There was no cap in ancient Rome. The emperors could confiscate everything you owned.If tax rates are doubled tomorrow, Google multi-millionaires will not be sticking around Silicon Valley or the USA. Gold collar workers are in demand worldwide. They will not remain in any locale which assesses 73% tax rates.This 73% rate was suggested by Paul Krugman and Thomas Piketty. How can two wunderkind be so smart and yet so dumb?In Great Britain in 1967, the top tax rate was 98%. 83% base rate + 15% surtax = 98%The wealthy kept £2 out of every £100 earned. 98 of 100 pounds went to the politicians. Wealthy Brits failed to maintain a stiff upper lip. The Beatles were so irritated they stopped singing about love. Instead, they wrote a hit song about taxes. Then, they left the U.K.We have census data from that period. Some of the smartest people in England left. Many never moved back. It was a huge Brain Drain in pursuit of “equality.”In older Empires, the Political Class could easily threaten the Capitalist Class using the military. All governments (then and now) enforce a monopoly on:taxationimprisonmentuse of force against individualsBut for modern empires like the U.S., it becomes more difficult to tax liquid assets with each passing year.Inequality is a genuine problem. But many proposed solutions simply will not work. Politicians make bombastic speeches and voters applaud loudly. But that’s about it, folks.If the U.S. tries to screw rich people, the wealthy will send their capital out of the country — just like sending their kids to boarding school in Switzerland.If populists really go crazy, rich people will leave the United States. And they will take their Big Brains and their Big Assets with them.Money always wins.Voters want to soak the rich. But that is easier said than done. Liquid capital can flow overseas at the touch of a button.On the other hand, taxes on real estate have not changed much since Roman times. After all, you cannot easily move a 40-room mansion overseas. Similarly, restaurants, shopping malls, grocery stores, oil wells, coal mines, dairy farms, and hydroelectric dams are not going anywhere.Prediction: over the next 50 years, expect to see taxes on U.S. real estate rise and taxes on financial assets decline. Politicians cannot tax it…if the County Sheriff cannot impound it.Clearly, this is not fair. But this is the real world. The global system runs on Capital Flows. Not Ethics. Not Politics. Not Equality.So what does this have to do with the military? Just this…Many Americans have a notion of “fairness” which can never be achieved except in populist daydreams.When voters are finally told the truth — that we must encourage and reduce taxes on Capital for the long-term good of our country — Regular Joes will become very unhappy.If they are simultaneously out of work or having trouble providing for their families, that simmering anger could lead to civil disorder.No one likes arrogant billionaires. Egomaniacs!But we need them…and their money.ConclusionThe gathering storm for the U.S. is still far away — on the distant horizon. But it is coming. Government debt never goes away. It just gets bigger and bigger.Our problem is not unique. Many other Superpowers have been in this predicament before us. Unlike them, we Americans still have a chance to solve our problems.We are rapidly running out of time. The vicious cycle of debt has already started to accelerate. $8 trillion in 8 years — that is unprecedented in all human history.If we do not live within our means, then we will face crisis after crisis. It is inescapable. The United States is powerful. But worldwide capital flows are more powerful.“Retirement” could be rough for us. The American national character is not suited to being a gracious loser. But we may have no choice.If we continue our out-of-control spending, we will be forced to join the Brits, French, and Spanish in the Superpower Emeritus Club.Bottom LineThe probabilities of a military coup d'état within the U.S. are very small. But if economic chaos becomes acute, Americans will be grateful the military is prepared.Further ReadingDas Kapital, MarxThe Republic, PlatoWhy Nations Fail, Acemoglu and RobinsonColossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire, FergusonEmpire: Rise and Demise of the British Order with Lessons for Global Power, FergusonCivilization: The Six Killer Apps of Western Power, FergusonThe Ascent of Money, FergusonFrom Hegel to Marx, Hook21 Trends for the 21st Century, G. MarxEnd of the Free Market: Who Wins the War Between States and Corporations, BremmerCapitalism and Freedom, FriedmanSinking Nation: Unraveling the Complexities of U.S. Debt, MarshallSuicide of a Superpower, BuchananCoup d' État: A Practical Handbook, LuttwakDebt and Disorder: International Instability and U.S. Imperial Decline, MacEwanGlobal Debt Crisis: U.S. and European Federalism, Peterson and NadlerThe Rise of the West, McNeillDebt: The First 5000 Years, GraeberWealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor, LandesBooks by Sir John GlubbThe Fate of EmpiresThe Course of EmpireThe Story of the Arab LegionA Soldier with the ArabsBritain and the Arabs: A Study of Fifty Years, 1908 to 1958War in the Desert: An R.A.F. Frontier CampaignThe Great Arab ConquestsThe Empire of the ArabsThe Yezidis, Sulubba, and Other Tribes of Iraq and Adjacent RegionsThe Lost Centuries: From the Muslim Empires to the Renaissance of EuropeSyria, Lebanon and JordanThe Middle East Crisis: A Personal InterpretationA Short History of the Arab PeoplesThe Life and Times of MuhammadPeace in the Holy Land: An Historical Analysis of the Palestine ProblemSoldiers of Fortune: The Story of the MamlukesThe Way of Love: Lessons from a Long LifeHaroon Al Rasheed and the Great AbbasidsInto Battle: A Soldier's Diary of the Great WarArabian Adventures: Ten Years of Joyful ServiceThe Changing Scenes of Life: An AutobiographyBad Books - Fuzzy Opinion from Fuzzy AcademicsCapital in the Twenty First Century, Piketty and GoldhammerPeddling Prosperity, KrugmanThe Limits to Growth: A Report to the Club of Rome, Meadows and RandersThe Population Bomb, EhrlichGuns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies, DiamondCollapse, DiamondThe Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, KennedySaving Capitalism, ReichPolitical Order and Political Decay, Fukuyama

Yes, Alien could/should be rebooted into something like MCU by making the Predator crossover “AvP” the right way.But first,Let's assume either Disney sells classic sci-fi horror franchises to rival film studios or put the right people of Fox Studios incharge of them.Disney must hire the right people(guys incharge of these 2 franchises, directors, writers & producers) to be incharge of Aliens, Predators & AvP just like the right people were put in charge of MCU, Monsterverse(Godzilla/King Kong franchise), The Conjuring-verse[supernatural horror thriller] which are inspired by true stories and DC’s Arrowverse, unlike the hated movies(Dark Universe’s The Mummy 2017, Warner Bros’ DCEU crossover films, Terminator 3–5, Alien 3-4 Resurrection & Ridley Scott’s Alien prequels - How Ridley Scott Ruined the Alien series - Part 1 of 3) which angered the fans and failed critically & financially(box office)But first, revive Neill Blomkamp's cancelled Alien 5 reboot a.k.a Aliens Untitled - a hard reboot & direct sequel to James Cameron’s AliensFIRST,Look for the right people(new or old directors, writers & producers) who made critical acclaimed horror films (theatrical & short films - action/sci-fi/supernatural/thriller), test their ideas before hiring them to reboot classic horror franchises (Aliens, Predators and Aliens Vs Predators) just like John Carpenter & Blumhouse Productions reboot Halloween franchise (Halloween 2018 - a critical acclaimed & box office successful hard rebooted horror sequel to the first original Halloween 1978 - ignoring all good & bad sequels and remakes like they didn't exist).They should Study/Analyse/examine original movies(Alien 1979, Aliens 1986, Predator 1987 and Predator 2 [1990]) and find out why they are scary, box office successful and why fans loved them [storylines, characters, villains, plot, tone] AND learn why follow-ups (Alien 3, Alien 4 Resurrection, Aliens vs Predator 2004, AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem, Prometheus, Alien Covenant, Robert Rodriguez’s Predators 2010 & The Predator 2018) failed miserably.& Study/Analyse/examine Dark Horse Comic books, novels, audio books and video games of Aliens, Predator and Aliens Vs Predators - why fans loved them, find out the tone, storylines, plot, etc which the right people can adapt or take inspirations for the reboot moviesSECONDLet's talk about Predator movie franchise, Predator can be hard-rebooted by censoring, ignoring, retconing, disregarding Robert Rodriguez’s Predators 2010 and Shane Black’s The Predator 2018 like they didn't exist. Predator 5 reboot serve as a direct sequel to both Predator 1987 and Predator 2 (1990). And cast Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Glover and new cast, bring back good old days of horror action thriller. Make Yautja Predators vulnerable but scary unpredictable monstrous stealthy ninja like alien hunters & brutal killers( like original Yautja in Predator 1987, Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees & Japanese Ninjas), take adaptations and inspirations from Predator comics like Predator Hunters. Make Predators target armed civilians, terrorists, mafia, drug cartels, ex-military guys & criminals and the evil people (CIA, Government agencies, assassins) who want to exploit Predators’ DNA/weapons/cloaking & computerized waist device/ship for selfish gains and kill anyone who gets in their way.If necessary, they can make future reference to the xenomorphs Yautja hunt & kill for sports elsewhere(not on earth).THIRDYes, Neill Blomkamp would have brought the Alien franchise back to track to what we love, hate & fear about the Xenomorphs before 20th Century Fox cancelled it to focus on Ridley Scott’s Alien Covenant & other pre-sequels but they were cancelled because Alien Covenant was not well received by fans and it's box office failure.I hope this time Disney or Fox(hire the right people) reboots the Alien franchise by ignoring/retconing/disconnecting/disregarding Alien 3, Alien Resurrection and the bad prequels (Prometheus & Alien Covenant) like they didn’t exist and revive Neill Blomkamp's cancelled Alien 5 reboot which serves as a direct sequel to James Cameron's Aliens which brings back original cast Sigourney Weaver & Michael Biehn to play Ellen Ripley & Colonel Hicks, the actor (I can't remember his name) who played synthetic robot Bishop and the new actress to play Rebecca Newt Jordan.James Cameron, Sigourney Weaver & Michael Biehn liked Neill's ideas for Alien 5 reboot before it was cancelled.If necessary, now that Disney owns Fox successfully, they should sell Alien, Predator & AvP franchises to any film studios like Universal Pictures, Sony, New Line Cinema, Warner Bros(except messing up DCEU), Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions and James Wan's Atomic Monster Productions due to their history of hiring talented horror filmmakers who made horror films which are critical acclaimed (critical successful) and box office successful.Neill Blomkamp had ideas to hard-reboot both Alien franchise and the crossover Aliens Vs Predators movie franchise.Neill Blomkamp’s ideas & vision for Alien 5 a.k.a. Aliens Untitled brings back original cast Sigourney Weaver & Michael Biehn to play Ellen Ripley & Colonel Hicks and the new actress to play the young adult Rebecca Newt Jordan.ANDintroduced the new mythology & new storylines which wasn't used in Alien 3.According to rumors, Neill Blomkamp’s version of scripts or plot storylines depictWeyland-Yutani Corporation working with US & European Governments working together to sent space crew, androids & rescue crewORWeyland-Yutani sent private ex-military mercenaries, synthetic robots & scientists to the human colony called Hadley’s Hope on LV-426 inorder to investigate what happened on LV-426 after losing contact with Sulaco Ship and US Colonial Marines who were sent to investigate why they lost communication with the colony. They found what was left of colony(destroyed by nuclear power plant) and found the derelict ship & everything inside(dead space jockey, dead xenomorphs, facegrabbers, eggs & advanced technology, etc). They took it to the heavily guarded & secured lab either on earth or human colony on another planet to analyse & reverse-engineer alien technology, study & experiment alien stuff (dead space jockey & it's DNA/tissue, xenomorphs, facegrabbers, eggs, Alien Queen) in order to make bioweapons, experimenting human subjects unwilling, turn the place into Jurassic world like forested prison inorder to study Xenomorphs & the Queen, etc.The sulaco ship was found by mining ship cargo and awaken the surviving crew (Ellen, Hicks, Bishop & minor child Newt) and were taken to the ship for medical attention except the synthetic robot Bishop who went off-line. As they arrive at the space station, the survivors of LV-426 attack were taken by the military police for questioning and interrogation.Years later after the events of Aliens 1986, Ellen(who escaped from prison after attempting to sabotage Weyland-Yutani), Hicks, young & beautiful & athletic 24 year old Rebecca Newt Jordan (a new member of USCMMC [US Colonial Military Marines Corps]) and new allies try to stop them which resulted a sacrifice which stopped Weyland-Yutani’s evil agenda and kill Xenomorphs and their King & Queen.If Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5 reboot( Aliens Untitled) is successful (critical & box office), they can use the character Newt as the lead role & replace Ellen Ripley as her successor in future Alien rebooted follow-up and possibly Aliens vs Predators (AvP) reboot.Plot of Neill Blomkamp’s “Alien 5” Revealed?The Time for Blomkamp's Alien 5 Has Come and GoneBlomkamp's Alien 5 Will Bring Ripley's Story to an EndNow The Alien Prequels Are Dead, Fox/Disney Should Make Blomkamp's RebootJames Cameron Likes Blomkamp's Alien 5 Idea, Says Sigourney WeaverJames Cameron And Sigourney Weaver Really Liked Neill Blomkamp's Alien IdeaAlien Reboot: James Cameron Still Wants Neill Blomkamp's VersionJames Cameron Wants An Alien Reboot With Neill Blomkamp | Glitched AfricaFOURTH,Aliens Vs Predators(AvP) reboot movie(no connection to AvP 2004 & AVPR: Requiem 2007 but reference to Predator 1987, sequel 1990 & rebooted sequels & Alien films (1979, 1986, 202?,202??)) can be something like MCU, bringing two scary, unpredictable & violent abominable creatures together to conflict each otherThey can adapt or take inspirations from AvP comic books, novels and video games for AvP reboot movies inorder to create the new mythology except leave out Engineers, black goo, etc from Prometheus: Fire And Stone comics.The AvP reboot can combine not just action, drama, sci-fi, horror & thriller but good storylines, good & bad characters we audience can interact, has to be super scary and follow examples from sci-fi horror games like Resident Evil franchises (games, CGI Films[continuation of the RE games] & live action movies 2002-2017), Dead Space games & animated films, DOOM & Gears of war and Call Of Duty Advanced Warfighter.Rebecca Newt Jordan can be Alice(Resident Evil films) version of AvP and cast actors/actresses to play characters from Alien & AvP comics & video games which takes place in the future.If AvP reboot is successful, they can make future sequels and spin offs like Machiko Noguchi (Machiko Noguchi) and male character to lead the role.The Villains in AvP Reboot can be Xenomorphs, Xeno King/Xeno Queen, Yautja Predators (bad, anti-heroes, bad blood clans), human villains(mercenaries, employers/spies of W-Y, assassins, evil scientists, criminals, supersoldiers [[experimented/, some are mind control/ enhanced durable resistant to Xeno’s acid blood/speed/strength/reflexes/healing factor with modified/altered DNAs from exincted Berserkers, Xenomorphs & Yautja Predators]] and evil powerful corporations (Weyland-Yutani Corporation, their rival corporations/companies, corrupted government officials & some military guys who want to exploit non-human creatures as weapons against Yautja Xenomorphs and humans.Plot Storyline of AvP Reboot which serves as a sequel to Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5 reboot or Alien 6 sequel;- Newt who is mourning her late mother figure Ellen Ripley & Hicks, was fighting in the illegal underground cage fight as a way to deal with her pain & loss. She was caught and arrested. She was recruited by US Government to team up with the task-force of US & European (US Colonial Marines/Special Forces/Seals[characters from Alien Colonial Marines video game], Asian SF soldiers, sythnetic robots and Western/Eastern European colonial military elite soldiers to secret Weyland-Yutani lab on isolated planet to arrest bad guys and destroy aliens in exchange of her criminal charges dropped. She asked why her, he explained she's the only survivor of Hadley Hope and knows the xenomorphs better than the corrupted guys of Weyland-Yutani. As they travel, Newt got the time to know the team and the leaders, making annoying jokes, etc. They were introduced to advanced nanotech armoured suits which provide protection against bullets, xenomorphs’ acid blood, etc.Newt explains about Xenos, their capabilities and cannot be underestimated, etc. As they reached, they learnt the planet where Weyland-Yutani Corporation secretly set up the heavily guarded laboratory, was a home planet to ancient alien civilization due to the abnormal building structures and the terraforming machines that change the atmosphere into oxygen.As they preparing for battleweapons and wearing nanotech armored suits & HUD helmets(Head Unit Displays), they were told to stay alert. They left some men to guard the ship & went outside & used the device to test 4 any lifeforms. Unknown to them, cloaked spaceship passed them & landed on equatorial forest. 4 Predators got off the ship & cloaked themselves. The team found what was left of the ex-military mercenaries & Weyland-Yutani security team. Some of them are killed by xenomorphs while others’ bodies are tear up by unknown weapons & others’ bodies were skinned and hanged up. They were disgusted & puzzled by these inhuman & terrible murders. One of the soldiers said he heard conspiracy stories of armed humans (good & bad) skinned alive, missing their heads & spines and parts blown up by Alien hunters but the team rejected it as scary story. They travelled to the lab and it was damaged;- signs it was attacked, blood spread around, signs of struggle, etc , some plus Newt look at the video files & documents and learnt W-Y was carrying out illegal experimented projects like weaponizing the mind-control xenomorphs successfully & illegal experiment on unwilling humans in order to breed xenomorphs. Newt was sickened by this. She blamed W-Y company for her family’s death & her friends in LV-426. To their shock, They found dead humanoid creatures(Predators) they believe are responsible for the deaths of armed men, scientists & xenomorphs outside & inside the lab. They noticed that the computerized waisted device is making a beeping sound. One of them dismantled it. They asked questions among themselves about them and asked the clueless Newt if she had seen these creatures before. She said she never seen them before.They found survivors(scientists & mercenaries) hiding in the secured lab with ballistic door(powerful to withstand Xenomorphs brute strength & acid blood). The survivors let them in. Newt was attempted to shoot one of the survivors for what they did to these people (men, women & teenagers) but commanding officer ordered her to stand down and ensure her they will pay for what they did. Unknown to them, they were being watched by cloaked Predators. They gathered the data as they set the explosives but noticed a few soldiers are missing. Newt & a few team caught the missing team red handed collecting cylinders with chemical liquids. They demanded explanation about it. One of them calm the heated argument between them and explained that the things they're carrying are man-made aerial viruses which are harmless to humans but harmful & fatal to xenomorphs, eggs, facegrabbers & chest busters/eggs embryos in human body. He revealed that be synthetic robot and was following special orders from Weyland-Yutani Company.During the argument, they were attacked by invisible Predators. Their HUDs aren’t able to detect them due to upgrades of Predators’ cloaking device. Their nanotech armored suits protected them but not strong enough to protect them from Predators’ energy burst shoulder cannons. A few of them are killed & Newt fought one of the Predators bravely. As they were fighting, It forcefully remove her HUD helmet and slam her on the wall.Newt was about to be killed till the invisible Predator is impaled & killed by the xenomorph. The Predator’s blood spread to the wall and Newt’s face and eyes. Things went from bad to worse, when the soldiers HUDs detected more xenomorphs heading to where they are while others already breached inside the lab through the air vents. Newt struggled to see properly and removed the glowing green blood from her face & puts on her HUD Mask. The team regroup and tried to protect the survivors as they were attacked & outnumbered by xenomorphs. Predators were forced to fight xenomorphs instead of humans. During the battle, Newt had the chance to kill the Predator infront of her but instead shot the xenomorph behind him. As the battle rages on, the scientist(survivor) convinced them to use aerial weapons and did it. It successfully kill them but didn’t kill the weaponized xenos due to the immunity.The team got separated & escaped as more xenos keep coming. They were about to leave the building but unfortunately, The Super Computer purposely locked the lab so that no-one escapes. They tried to communicate to the synthetic robot on-board the ship but no reply. The angry commando grabbed the scientist & threatened to blow his head off with his gun unless he tells him what they were doing here, why xenos were immune to aerial viruses and what are those aliens(predators) wearing masks & able to cloaking themselves, etcNewt entered the next lab now armed alert and ready to kill as she discovers the secured cell rooms where the xenomorphs and human subjects(dead) were experimented. As she entered the commanding center which was damaged, and discovers video files and plays them on the flat glass like computer. She learns that xenomorphs & human subjects were not the only test subjects experimented on unwilling but keeping alien hunters known as Yautja but humans call them the Predators. The evil scientist (one of the survivors) explained the Predators are the same perfect killers that use earth as the game reserve planet to hunt & kill only armed humans for sports and take their heads & spines as trophies from humans who challenged them bravely, they were doing this since ancient times etc. She recognised some important people in the video files and are military generals and members & CEO of Weyland-Yutani Corporation . She learnt they were using technology from extincted alien race known as Reapers (enemies of Yautja & creators of Xenomorphs/king/queen) to extract DNA from Xenomorphs, convert it to non-acidic, etc and mixing three DNAs from 3 species (Aliens, Predators & extincted Berserkers) in concentrated chemical reactions which turned unwilling human subjects(civilian, homeless, convicted criminals & ex-military suffering from PTSD) into unstoppable killing super soldiers. Some died during experimentation while others are successfully. They implanted mind-control devices in their heads and tested them when each one in separate rooms fought & kill xenomorph & predator successfully. She stopped playing the video files because she's trying to progress what she just watched u& thinking. She heard a animal like clicking sounds when she turned. She sees nothing till glowing yellow eyes appear but 2 Predators (one of the two she saved) uncloak to reveal their presence and was about to kill her after listening & translating the language with their masks. She tries to reason with him, drops her weapons down & her battle knife. Convinced them she & her team are not responsible for what they did to Their brothers. She led them to where Yautjas (one female & 2 females) locked up in secured cells. Predators destroy it & set them free.Back to ballistic locked lab, British soldier(hacker) tried to bypass the super computer security systems at the same time listening to the evil scientists what they were doing here and what they did to the unwilling human subjects, xenos & Predators which confirmed the rumours, conspiracies & scary stories they heard about the otherworldly hunters are true. The evil scientist explained what happened here i.e. the planets which were colonized by Weyland-Yutani had evidence of life but civilizations were wiped out by both xenos & eggs carrying facegrabbers. They(scientists & W-Y employers) were supposed to transported the sedated super soldiers & weaponized xenomorphs to the Weyland-Yutani Company & Military Complex but something went wrong when someone intentionally sabotage the transport cells - allowing both Predators & Xenos escaped, kill them & security personnel accidentally shot computerized systems which unlocked the cells allowing the incomplete weaponized xenomorphs to escape causing death & destruction as a result; facegrabbers escape from the cylinders looking for hosts to breed. Predators were freed by their own, got their weapons & started killing everyone & security team They nearly escaped when the supercomputer locked everyone in to die. The hacker learnt the super computer is following orders from Weyland-Yutani to keep everyone including the rescue crew locked till they are either dead or impregnated so that W-T sends only synthetic robots to collect the experimented products and destroy all loose-ends which will tie them to W-Y. The team heard gunshots & what sounds like explosives which created the big hole on the ballistic door. Newt told them to follow her but some soldiers don't want to go with Predators after they killed their team mates. The leader ordered them to follow her. They were killing as many xenomorphs as they left the building being pursued by xenos. Predator activate his waist device to self destruct as he uses signs language to explained what he did before throwing away waist device to them. They left the planet killing them. One of the Predators wants to mark Rebecca Newt for being a brave warrior & helping to free their Yautja(brothers & sisters) but she respectfully refused the offer and they accepted it.Predators & humans parted ways. They reported that information they gather, the discoveries, video files, etc to the supreme officer named Damian. The supreme officer Damian who had sent Newt and the soldiers on the planet wasn't planning to expose the truth but use it for military purposes (US & European). As they arrived on another human colony for refill before heading to earth. Unfortunately, Newt & her team were betrayed & nearly killed by their own task force who were secretly working for Weyland Yutani Corporation the whole time. They were electrocuted by their own suits which were activated by traitors. A synthetic robot tried to stop them which led to its end but gave them time to recover quickly & fight. They found against them but a few are killed and Newt fought one bad guy named Edwin but he defeated her and shot her on her abdomen & is losing too much blood. He was about to end her but they were ordered to take her to the military program.Newt wakes up in a water tank panicking and she breaks free from the water tank by punching the glass with brutal force.She’s choking & couldn't hear anything and remove the needles from her back and arms which miraculously healed. The ringing in her ears stopped when she heard alarms going off. She was not only alone as more of them are in water tanks. She discovers where she was is under the attacked. She broke the door and discovers dead bodies of scientists, robots & soldiers. She discovered the floors & ceilings with holes (acidic burns) and look at the computer and learnt one year has passed and she was experimented on. She went to the armoury and got the nanotech armored suit & weapons. She went outside the lab and discovered infestation took place.AvP reboot 2The drone xenomorphs escape th lab causing chaos & mayhem and escaped from the lab and spreading infestation. The scientist sends the warning message to the supreme officer Damian before he was killed. To make matters worse, Yautja Predators intercepted the message and send 5 experienced hunters after the lab. The next scene shows where AvP left off.She took out the xenomorphs and find survivors as they were trying to hide from xenos. Hundreds of people are being evacuated into military spaceships led by US colonial marines till they received the disturbing order from W-Y abandon the remaining survivors which they refused. All of the sudden, the supreme officer Damian arrived with W-Y mercenaries and executed the leader of colonial marines. Now there's a showdown between W-Y & Colonial Marines and supreme officer ordered the marines to reject the original mission or end up like their leader which forced them to abandon them, leaving them to die in the hands of xenomorphs. The supreme officer set up the temporary base far from xenomorphs’ reach to monitor the situation. Newt is having headaches and painfully remembering what they did to her. Her eyes’ perception keeps changing to infrared vision and then back to normal perception. The young boy asked her if she’s ok and replied she is. She & the survivors tried to contact who’s every out there in space. In outer space, W-Y mercenaries received the SOS message from the survivors but chose to ignore them which anger the US Colonial Marines led by black rookie named James Tyrone(rookie - the main game character from Aliens Vs Predator game 2010). James secretly discussed with the fellow marines to go back & help these people down and doesn't want their deaths on his conscious & be part of the cover-up. The marines refused till James Tyrone reminded them the oath the military marines take to protect & defend their fellow soldiers, country, citizens & families from enemies(domestic & foreign) under GOD but they’re doing now is the opposite taking orders from the corrupt supreme officer Damian who cares no-one but his sinister agenda. The colonial marines agreed and double cross the W-Y employers & kill mercenaries. They learnt the W-Y mercenaries were planning to have the marines knocked out with sleeping gas & have them transported to the secret lab to be experimented(some to be mind control enhanced soldiers while others to breed more xenomorphs). Angered by this, Susan (female marine) executed him in cold blood.They took control of W-Y ship & went back to rescue the survivors they left to die. W-T mercenaries on the colony have activated the super soldiers to kill the remaining survivors and destroying evidence of W-Y. They were almost done until one by one they were killed(spears, energy blasts, waist blades) by unseen forces(predators) & they started shooting everywhere. 3 predators materialize & brutally kill the mercenaries on hand to hand combat. One of the mercenaries named Edwin managed to escape the massacre. Edwin contacted the company, told them what happened to his team & send the escort ship to pick him up but they rejected him leaving him to die. Edwin got pissed off & curses them (F words vulgar language) before he was attacked by facegrabber.One of the officer thanks Newt for saving the civilians and asked her how she easily took out these big black eyeless monsters(xenomorphs) with her hands. He asked due to his past experience of wearing one when he was in the military - the nanotech armored suit she was wearing is low on power when she fought against xenos.Newt said it's the long story, he told her he got time and told him that the corrupt company Weyland-Yutani Company did something bad to her and told him about the events (Aliens 1986, Aliens reboot & AvP reboot 1) that change her life negatively & her family, friends, taken away from her by W-Y Company & Xenos.All of the sudden, Newt sensed something(super soldiers) moving fast towards the blind side of the building and attacked the families. Law enforcement gunned them down but bullets seemed to have no effect on them. They slaughtered the law enforcement coldblooded & mercilessly and about to target the children but Newt stopped them. Newt brought the survivors enough time to escape as she deals with the super soldiers. She tried MCMAP (military marines martial arts) deadly moves but no effect as they feel no pain.She’s outnumbered & about to be killed till 2 invincible super soldiers were killed by cloaked Predators’ shoulder cannons. As The supersoldiers were fighting Predators & Xenomorphs, Newt used this opportunity to escape from them. The Predators see her as their masks pick up the body signal similar to the supersoldiers but one of the predators recognize her from AvP 1. To make matters worse, she was surrounded by xenomorphs and nowhere to go and low on ammunition. She was rescued by colonial marines & colonial special forces led by James Tyrone. They managed to get as far away from the Predators, Xenomorphs & supersoldiers who were killing each other. Newt recognize James- they were under training in military school.James, Newt, marines regrouped with the others with survivors but the military spaceship isn't big enough for the remaining survivors and the soldiers to fit in. Out of nowhere, Edwin appeared to them before they pointed guns at him. They recognize him as a mercenary working for Weyland-Yutani company. Edwin explains there's another big W-Y Company big ship at the military headquarters not far from here. Newt doesn't believe him (she recognize him a mercenary impersonating the soldier who killed colonial soldiers and nearly killed her at the end of AvP reboot 1) and asked why they should believe him. Edwin explained Damian(evil military supreme officer) betrayed him as he left him to die when his mercenary team was attacked by Predators & he was facegrabbed and xenomorph chestbuster(xeno baby) is growing inside him and doesn't have enough time left and give ger the flash driver with evidence which exposes Weyland-Yutani Company’s crimes against humanity, cover-ups, kidnaps & human trafficking, experimentation on humans, etc. They agreed with him and decided to help him. James Tyrone ordered SpecialForces to take all survivors & their families to the military ship to safety to earth while he, Newt & the rest of the soldiers will sneak & steal the W-Y ship. Before they left, James gave one for the soldiers he trusted the evidence to expose W-YUnknown to them, they are being stalked & followed by cloaked Predators. They hacked into security systems to disarm high voltage electric fences which keeps Xenomorphs away. They fought and killed mercenaries as they tried to hijack the ship. Damian appeared with his gun pointing at the little boy (test subject) threatening his life unless they dropped their weapons which they did. They did what he said & they were surrounded by armed supersoldiers. Newt threatened to kill Damian for what he did to her and the victims. Damian explains what he & W-Y Company did is justified. He said the Yautja Predators are the reason why they knew about the existence of Xenomorphs due to Weyland-Yutani Company’s artificial intelligence which studied & decoded Yautja language from their damaged ships 69 years later (before & during the events of Alien 1979). Damian claims sacrifices must be made to create nanoarmored suits & supersoldiers to beat & destroyed the enemies(humans, yautja & xenomorphs). Newt called him the mad man who betrayed his country & disgrace to the military. Damian shot one of ﹰJames’ soldiers & threatened to kill Newt till Edwin starts to cough violently (Xeno baby about to bust out of his chest) & pulls out the grenade. Everyone takes cover as Edwin blew himself up- escalates the senseless fight. Predators destroyed the electric fences leaving it defenceless for Xenomorphs to attack join the fightSusan managed to save the little boy during the battle and took him to the ship. Newt & other marines killed several supersoldiers through hand to hand combat & combat shooting while Predators are attacking both sides.Newt managed to call off the fight and told them to trust her & put the weapons down as she tries to reason with Predators. Predators detected more Xenomorphs coming this. Predators gave them time to leave as they activate self-destruct frequency on their waist devices to die in honour.They left behind Damian to die on the planets.After the destruction of the human colony and the crimes committed by Weyland-Yutani were exposed to the public(on earth & colonies) resulting investigations, arrests, human subjects being freedom, etc.The civilians & their families who survived the xenomorphs’ were given compensations and new homesJames, Rebecca Newt, Susan & colonial marines were interrogated by the US Government agencies about what happened there.Newt was offered a job to deal to join the team(military extermination death squad) to solve the problem of Xenomorphs, bad people(who wants to exploit aliens for selfish & military uses) and Predators. She's told to work with the new team member named Machiko Noguchi.They asked them if they heard of the former colonial planet Ryushi which was a ranching planet at the edge of the Chigusa Corporation's holdings in the Beta Cygni system.They said they heard of it and that the virus broke out in the colony which forced the inhabitants to leave 7 years ago.The interrogators revealed that it was the Xenomorphs’ infestation and the Predators planted the Xenomorph Queen to breed more xenos and nearly all farmers & their families were nearly killed. Machiko Noguchi was a Japanese soldier & Chigusa Corporation employee and the administrator in charge of the Prosperity Wells colony on Ryushi. He said she helped with the rescue of inhabitants with the help of one of the predator. She joined with the Predators hunting race & has been with them for 4 years. She turned against the Predators when they begin to hunt humans(good & bad) for sport & trophies.The interrogators revealed that Machiko knows more of the Predators & their behaviour, technology, how they think, etc than anyone.Newt agreed with everyone in the room and asked when they will meet her.That is it.AvP reboot 3The next sequel focuses on Newt, James Tyrone and Machiko Noguchi working together as a team against the not only Predators, Xenomorphs and the W-Y CompanyAliens vs Predator Film Reboot - How to Do ItAliens vs Predator Franchise & Reboot Discussion | AVP Underworld #1LASTLYAnd also hire horror filmmaker to direct the stand-alone rebooted prequel of Alien (unrelated to Ridley Scott's prequels) & no sequels - put 1970s/1980s like computers in rebooted Alien prequel like the ones in the first 2 Alien films(1979 & 1986) & the video game “Alien Isolation”.Call it “Alien The Beginning”It takes place 2 months before the events of Alien 1979.Come up with a story about the Weyland-Yutani company which sent explorers, security personnel, scientists, pilots, engineers, mechanics & human looking androids with the secret mission to explore the unknown signal on the planet (with life there). They arrived on the atmosphere wearing spacesuits & helmets and were carrying devices & gadgets designed to detect life. They discovered what was left of alien civilizations due to the thousand year old damaged derelict ships, buildings & dead humanoid creatutes as if the war took place there. They learnt some of the space jockey pilots in derelict ships are biomechanical beings, some scary muscular non-human creatures with reptilian skins & tech are biomechanical/engineered. They found the eggs, out of nowhere; they were attacked by awaken xenomorphs due to the hibernation & then all hell breaks loose.One of the space jockey pilots who is alive in his attached chair telepathically communicate to one of the human crew and saw past visions of what happened (evil, violent & ugly alien civilization known as “Reapers” https://avp.fandom.com/wiki/Reaper_(species) created their delivery boy type transport slaves [space jockey pilots] with no legs to pilot derelict ships/fire weapons, etc and also created xeno morphs as weapons to wipe out life on galaxies which they did and fighting against Yautja Predators. Their mistake is to underestimate their control of xenomorphs when they attacked them and infestations began. The derelict ship carrying eggs escaped the massacre but the pilot got attached by facegrabber & crash-land on LV-426. He tries to warn them and something bad when some group members were attacked by facegrabbers & xenomorphs while others were killed by each other due to others including androids taking orders from Weyland-Yutani company to take them as specimens so that they study them. One of the bad robots who managed to decode & translate the alien language & their technology learnt that the machine is receiving message from unexplored planet LV-426 (future colony Hadley Hope). The robot reported to the bad guys who managed to send the message to W-Y company before the crew members stopped the bad guys but failed to save themselves from the outnumbered xenomorphs. One person purposely blew up the space ship with him, the crew and xenomorphs.Noone survives before one of the bad guys send the message to the company about the discovery of the xenomorphs (kings/queens/eggs/facegrabbers/black eyeless monsters) & its abilities and the location of derelict ship on LV-426 leading to the events of Alien 1979. .END OF STORY