The Rob Maness Show

We’re setting our own traps in the Middle East, again, Americans will die in the Gaza port operation. From Joint Logistics expert @cynicalPublius on X: Biden is sending U.S. logistics troops to do a humanitarian aid mission, and he is pretending those logistics troops don't need U.S. combat arms troops as security, because Hamas will lovingly provide such security. Many Americans will die. That is the readers digest version, go to his account for a detailed explanation about why implementing a Joint Logistics over the Shore operation in Gaza with no American combat force security is nuts, especially since it is only to secure 100K Muslim votes in Michigan for Biden. The domestic Hamas extremist threat is real, even from inside our own armed forces. As we’ll show you, the American extremists supporting the Hamas atrocities of Oct 7 2023 are here, and they mean to kill you and themselves. But that is not the worst part of the domestic threat, hundreds of thousands of military aged males from places like China, Iran, Venezuela, Turkey, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, and yes, even Gaza and Lebanon, have entered our country illegally in the last three years under Biden’s open border invasion. The threat is so real, my guest today wrote his latest book about the it, detailing how a nation-wide attack by these illegals would be executed. U.S. Army retired Colonel and attorney Kurt Schlichter is the author of THE ATTACK. Set in the very near future and ripped from today’s headlines, THE ATTACK is a terrifying novel that describes in frightening detail exactly how America’s enemies could launch a massive terrorist assault here at home.

The attempted prescriptions for climate change are generally worse than the disease—especially for the poor. Demands to transform the global energy infrastructure to depend heavily on wind, solar, and other renewables are harmful to people in America and the world–especially to the poor. Meanwhile, continued large-scale use of traditional energy sources like nuclear, hydro, and fossil fuels would reduce poverty while doing less harm to the environment. That is all from the new book Climate and Energy: The Case For Realism which combines outstanding climate science, physics, economics, environmental science, political science, ethics, and theology to present a well-reasoned understanding of human-induced climate change and how to respond to it. My guest today is the author. Dr. Cal Beisner is the founder and president of The Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation, a network of Christian theologians, natural scientists, economists, and other scholars. Dr. Beisner was associate professor for over a decade. He has written over fifteen books, published thousands of articles, and testified on the ethics and economics of climate change before both the U.S. Senate and House. He has also briefed the White House Council on Environmental Policy and is a sought after speaker at climate conferences world-wide.

As he told us would happen on the show last week, last Friday, Blaze journalist Steve Baker was arrested and charged for his reporting actions as an independent reporter in the US Capitol on January 6 2021. This may seem routine to some Americans considering how ill informed many are about the political prisoners, but I see this action as another attack on the first amendment by the current regime. Much like what would happen in the old Communist USSR and Communist China, Baker was handcuffed and shackled in leg irons for his appearance in court on four misdemeanor charges while those accused of felonies felon were not. The disdain for American citizens who oppose them shouldn’t surprise anyone from this regime. After all they are directing an all-out invasion of over 10 million illegal aliens at our Southern border. This is the ultimate America Last policy and reveals how much the regime hates us. FBI tyranny is why former FBI agent, whistleblower, and Senior Fellow at the Center for Renewing America Steve Friend is here for the first half of our show today and Veterans For Trump National Spokesman retired Rear Admiral Chuck Kubic will join us in the second half to talk about a brand new premier of a new documentary about the border invasion!

America’s nuclear command, control, and communications system was the most reliable and secure communications system in the world during the cold war due to its unique capabilities to transmit the nuclear launch order from the President of the United States to our forces rapidly over a wide network that included electronic, mechanical, and manual means, even during a nuclear attack. The methodology ensured the message was received accurately and within a very short time frame. But today, new Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) and cyber warfare capabilities call into question our NC3 reliability and security in the case of a nuclear war. We face three increasingly capable adversaries whose strategy relies on EMP attacks on the USA when an all-out kinetic World War three begins. China, Russia, and North Korea have all developed and fielded capabilities able to bring our electrical and communications down likely with less than five minutes of warning using super EMP, hypersonic, and cyber weapons, effectively decapitating our defense command, enabling them to believe they might be able to win a nuclear war. While this sounds far-fetched, the reality is these capabilities do exist in the hands of these three adversaries combined. My guest today is US Army veteran and Executive Vice President of the Task Force on National and Homeland Security David Pyne. Mr. Pyne is an expert on a number of issues including national security strategy, international relations, military history and defense policy issues. In addition, he is an authority with regards to the U.S., Russian and Chinese nuclear arsenals, U.S. and Russian missile defense systems and the increasing threat posed by EMP weapons. He also served as co-author to Dr. Peter Pry’s book “Catastrophe Now-America’s Last Chance to Prevent an EMP Disaster.” Subscribe to David's Real War newsletter at dpyne.substack.com

“The era of Grand Treaties from the Cold War is over - get over it and start acting like it. Treaties only work when there is credible deterrence and a willingness to inflict cost for a party failing to adhere to the treaty.” In fact, The United States abandoned the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces, or INF, treaty after we watched Russia cheated on it a gazillion times, resulting in the re-activation of the nuclear Tomahawk Cruise Missile program in this year’s Defense Authorization Act. With this apparent Russia space nukes issue, we should be prepared to exit the International Space treaty of 1967, but will we? Do we have a credible deterrent to keep that treaty viable? Will our idealistic State Department personnel even consider the idea of abandoning these grand treaties all together? With China continuing its long strategy of re-uniting Taiwan with the mainland, will the Communists keep their treaty obligations or should we just expect that they will not? With the CCP’s continuing aggressive military behavior toward Taiwan confidence in treaties is these days shouldn’t be very high. My guest today has quite a bit to discuss with us about these issues and more. Colonel (Ret.) John Mills is a national security professional with service in five eras: Cold War, Peace Dividend, War on Terror, World in Chaos – and now, Great Power Showdown and the fight to save our Republic. He is the former Director of Cybersecurity Policy, Strategy, and International Affairs at the Department of Defense. John is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Security Policy and has authored two books, including his latest, The War Against The Deep State.

Yes, there are at least five fronts in the current global war Americans find themselves facing. It is quite an unusual war for us however, as a major front is our own government conducting a war against those of us that still believe there are biological Males and Females, MAGA, borders should be secure, or that a traditional family is the foundation of a civil society. Our guest today, retired US Army LTCOL Darin Gaub writes, “Joe Biden stated in a recent speech that “American leadership is what holds the world together.” Accepting this statement as true, given the state of the world, it seems American leadership has disappeared in Washington, D.C. There are five areas of primary strategic concern in the world today. They are far more interconnected than we can describe in a short article like this but sometimes we need to look at the big picture first before we dive into the details.” Darin is with us today to discuss this unique war and its five areas of strategic concern, government vs the people, immigration invasion, China, Europe, and the Middle East and Central Asia.

Quoting X User and J6 political prisoner defendant FreeStateWill, “Though it's only recently made news, US Capitol Police Assistant Chief Sean Gallagher told the J6 coverup committee on January 11, 2022 that it was a member of the Capitol Police surveillance team that discovered the DNC Pipe Bomb. USCP Deputy Chief Yogananda Pittman told the J6 Un-Select Committee that USCP had their undercover surveillance teams deployed two days before J6, and that they were getting bomb threats at 10 in the morning on J6, but she doesn't recall VP-elect Kamala Harris being at the DNC.” These strange facts are being brought into sharper focus and Kentucky Representative Tom Massie has been asking a lot of questions about recently released videos that affirm why we should be questioning the pipe bomb facts and he is here today to discuss the issue along with Steve Baker of The Blaze who is teh only independent jouranilst that went into the capitol who is still reporting on this!

Russia has spaced-based nuclear weapons! That is the clarion call issued by the House Armed Services Committee Chairman during an attempt to get a $65 billion check sent to Ukraine. The big question, once the truth came out that while the threat of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) nuclear detonation in space is an existential threat, but that Russia has not fielded any such weapon system yet, is what is the technology required to achieve this capability, or does it already exist? Even more importantly is the question of why this capability and what is the risk incurred by any country that takes this step in putting nuclear weapons in orbit? My guest today is a retired US Navy Commander, F/A-18 Hornet weapon system officer, Flight Test Officer, National Reconnaissance Office Liaison officer and Integrated Product Team Lead, Space and Launch Operations Division Director, in other words, a literal rocket scientist and military space operations expert.

The situation in Ukraine appears dire as Russia has taken the eastern city of Adeevka and continues to press its gains all along the front with some modest successes. Rumors have spread rapidly that the Russian Armed Forces has begun an announced spring offensive early to capitalize on new territory it now controls. All as Ukraine continues to beg America for more dollars and supplies from the United States and NATO. Is it too late for Ukraine to sue for peace? After all it has a framework from the talks in Turkey that UK PM Boris Johnson kept from moving forward two years ago it can start with. Unfortunately, Russia’s National Security Council Deputy (and former President) Dmitri Medvedev went on record this week saying that Kiev is a historically Russian city but it is currently controlled by gangsters from NATO and the United States. He clearly stated that Russia will likely go as far as the Ukrainian capital if the armed forces continue their current successes. All of this as a story broke in the New York Times just days ago revealing a decades-long CIA program has existed in Ukraine. My guest today retired US Navy Commander, Author, and college professor Dr. Randy Arrington.

Is America still and exceptional nation? Did the founders build exceptionalism into our DNA? Is the current American society capable of being exceptional in the sense of the founders intent? Many believe our exceptionalism is eroded to the point that we may not be able to recover but is that an accurate perception of reality? Who and what philosophy’s have eroded our exceptionalism? Are we still the great America Regan had such optimism and confidence in? These are the questions of our time and the answers are critically important to our future. My guest today is Anders W. Edwardsson, he was born in Dalskog, Sweden. After receiving a master’s degree in history from Sweden’s Uppsala University and studying U.S. history at the University of North Dakota, he worked as a field archeologist in Ireland and the U.K. In 2011, he returned to the U.S. to further pursue a life-long interest in history and politics. He received both a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in Politics from Catholic University of America and currently lives in Florida. Radical Betrayal: How Liberals and Neoconservatives Are Wrecking American Exceptionalism is his first book.

“We know that they are lying, they know that they are lying, they even know that we know they are lying, we also know that they know we know they are lying too, they of course know that we certainly know they know we know they are lying too as well, but they are still lying. In our country, the lie has become not just moral category, but the pillar industry of this country.” That is Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn speaking about the Soviet Union and yet, its sounds like our government and society these days. The last few years revealed that US government agencies conveniently, lie about, leave out, or obfuscate facts that are embarrassing to their organization or counter to whatever government narrative they challenge. The worst part is that information is intentionally hidden because it is some bureaucrat’s opinion that the American people can’t hear the information as it might get them stirred to act and end whatever policy driving the incident’s concerned or threaten their funding. Well we are acting on the truth and that means we can and will win, whether its the 2024 election or otherwise! I have two guests today. The first is Scott Presler, republican grassroots leader who helps us all cut through the noise and get focused on Winning elections! And in the second half is a new player on the influencer seen and known for his satirical approach to life and politics, the puppet mouthpiece for the people from the new DC After Dark show at DC Patriot, Puppet Carlson.

Control, governments and the powerful have sought to control our thinking and what we believe through various means down through the ages. With today’s technology, the term propaganda has been replaced with “the narrative” and January 6th 2021 is the most frightening example of the strength of powerful influence operations that use a combination of effective modern technology, government agencies, and the coordination of the most influential mainstream media outlets. The truth no longer needs facts, just millions of Americans who still believe their government always tells them what they need to know. The good news is that millions of Americans have awakened to this effort and see it for what it is, the government’s attempt to control society and squash individual rights. Cathi Chamberlain, author of Rules For Deplorables: A Primer For Fighting Radical Socialism is one of those awakened Americans who is shing a bright spotlight on these nefarious activities and educating us all on how to fight them.

Israel’s war against Hamas rages on in the far Southern part of Gaza. Calls for a ceasefire continue to be heard loudly, including at the highest levels of the US Government. Recently, Christian leaders were invited to the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., to view the footage from the October 7th massacres. Many of the journalists who’ve already seen the footage have reported they have never seen anything like the horrors they say Hamas fighters displayed for all the world to see. A former foreign service officer and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy was one of the Christian leaders who saw the video and his overall conclusion is that Israel cannot possibly be fighting a war of vengeance, it is fighting one of self-defense and the only adequate defense is the total destruction of Hamas. My guest today is that man, Bart Marcois, former foreign service officer, former Principal Assistant Deputy Secretary of Energy for International Affairs, author, and I might add fluent in Arabic.

Something is wrong in America. What ails us is a complete lack of trust in our Federal government by average Americans. I’m not talking about the typical American citizen’s inherent mistrust of government, that is healthy in a free society. What I speak of is a situation that even if the government tells us the truth about a serious threat to our national survival, we don’t believe them, and in fact, these days we aggressively push back on them because we refuse to fall prey to the lies such as what happened with the lead up to the war in Iraq, the pandemic, the Russia hoax, illegal spying on us, and censorship. Just this week a supposedly serious national security threat from Russia was leaked by a so-called trusted elected official but the citizen that no longer listens to the false news media or the government refuses to believe it is true. Can you blame us? So this perspective separates us from our government much like the American colonists were from the British government and divides us because there are a few, especially those Americans working in the government, that continue to have faith in what it says. In the declaration of independence our founders chose to actively separate from their government and create a new one. Like me, I think most Americans reject that notion but are actively calling for a re-institution of the constitutional government the founders designed in the Constitution. Our current separation is caused by the government’s power being so great that it does not follow that constitution. What can or should we do? My. Guest today is a man who has taken action to find positive steps toward a resolution. Raj Doraisamy is a multifaceted professional with a strong foundation in accounting, having been officially trained as a CPA. Transitioning from his initial career path, Raj ventured into the entrepreneurial world, where he founded a technology and digital marketing company. Demonstrating his commitment to societal values, Raj also established Defend Florida, an organization dedicated to advocating for transparent, fair, and reliable elections. Hailing from Africa, Raj proudly calls himself a U.S. citizen, having left countries plagued by the lack of democracy that he sees America undoubtedly heading towards. This perspective fuels his passion for preserving America's republic, emphasizing the vital role of accountability among the people in shaping both local and national governance.

“We all know how much our world has changed in the last several years. Covid, the Vaccines, states shutting down, losing jobs, our rights being taken away, our constitution eroding, millions of migrants coming in, and the very fabric of our society being attacked and changed before our very eyes by globalists and politicians. It's pretty much all the news, podcasts, radio shows have focused on. We are at one of the most treacherous times in our history. We are standing at the precipice. Which way will our country go? Our world? Our lives? And what has it cost us personally having shutdowns, lost jobs, two partners or spouses working from home, kids at home being homeschooled, and many other added burdens. Truly speaking, what really is most important to the majority of people at this time, that has been lost in a tsunami of negative headlines? It’s our personal relationships. Many marriages have crumbled as a lot of partners and marriages took different perspectives on politics, finances, the vaccine and other things. The divorce rate skyrocketed. And for those that are still together there has been some estrangement, and they want to know how to bring the love and closeness they once shared back.” My guest on this Valentines day is all about mending broken hearts and repairing relationships. Joanna Hairabedian, Author of the book "7 Mistakes Women Make That Repel Good Men...And How to Reverse Them!" is also an International Speaker and Minister, a TV Producer and host, a Relationship Coach, and a Three-time National Pageant Title Holder including Ms. America!

In a vote of 66-33, The Senate broke the final filibuster on the $95.3 billion Ukraine foreign aid package, the bill that was stripped of US border security funding, setting up final passage as early as Tuesday (today folks). The vote exposes a deep divide within the GOP — with Mitch McConnell among its biggest boosters — and Speaker Johnson threatening to ignore it and siding with Trump. The Rs who voted in favor: Capito, Cassidy, Collins, Ernst, Grassley, Kennedy, McConnell, Moran, Murkowski, Romney, Rounds, Sullivan, Thune, Tillis, Wicker, Young, Cornyn. That’s right, those are the Republican Senators who don’t really care about what you think. In fact, McConnell and Tillis say that you and me, the base of the party, don’t know enough about the issue of Ukraine because we don’t have the intelligence briefings that a US Senator has or we’re just too dim-witted to know what is important. Well, Roger Wicker has earned primary opponents in his bid for re-election coming up on March 12. We had one of them on already this week and today our guest is the other candidate. Dan Eubanks is State Representative for Mississippi's House District 25 (West Desoto County) and candidate for United States Senate

It seems constant these days and shouldn’t surprise me, America’s elected officials prioritize other nation’s national security over our own at every opportunity. They did it again over the weekend, after failing to pass a border security bill to stop the invasion at our southern border, The U.S. Senate chose to fund Ukraine again, in the face of growing opposition from their voters. Look I’m no isolationist, and am certainly not a pacifist, but I am opposed to starting World War three and only support risking American lives in war to defend our own vital national interests. And as Barack Obama said, Ukraine is not our vital national interest. Many senators have strong opponents this election cycle because of this intransigence, stubborn waste of our resources, and needlessly risking American lives. Roger Wicker of Mississippi is one of those senators and native Mississippian retired Marine Colonel Ghannon Burton is one of his very strong opponents. Colonel Burton served 30 years, was an F/A-18 Pilot, TopGun Graduate, Test Pilot, and two-time Commander with 5 Combat deployments and created Mississippi For America First after he retired.

Truth is hard to find these days. Reporting on gun violence in this country is some of the worst than on any other subject. The media focuses on emotion and questionable statistics, the government focus on its own priorities can obfuscate the truth, and the numbers being reported are often manipulated to fit a left wing narrative. The American people, and especially survivors of the victims of mass shootings deserve the truth, unmolested by political and ideological talking points. Finding the truth is the only way effective approaches to ending these crimes can be developed and up to this point, only falsehoods that lead to ineffective policy proposals seem to get any attention. Without the fact-based truth, sound and effective policies will never be developed or implemented. My guest today is Dr. John R. Lott, Jr., an economist and a world-recognized expert on guns and crime. During the Trump administration, he served as the Senior Advisor for Research and Statistics in the Office of Justice Programs and then the Office of Legal Policy in the U.S. Department of Justice. Lott has held research or teaching positions at various academic institutions and his recent article The Truth About Mass Shootings, shines a bright light on this subject.

Georgia State Senator Colton Moore represents NorthWest Georgia. US military enlisted members who had been leading 30 illegal aliens around and were guarding the door of an airport chapel being used by a non-governmental organization to house illegals at the Atlanta-Hartsfield International Airport assaulted Senator Colton and his legislative aides to prevent them from exposing this fiendish operation he found out about from an airport employee whistleblower. Yes I said it, fiendish. We are being invaded and all our congress can do is disguise a border security bill so it can continue funding Ukraine’s border security. My guest today is the author of the article that blew the whistle on this operation and assault, US Air Force Academy graduate L Todd Wood. As a Special Operations pilot, Todd flew missions for Seal Team 6 and Delta Force. As CEO of CD Media, he’s on a new mission now — to protect the American way of life and rescue it from the destructive grip of the socialist ideology that threatens its sovereignty and everything that makes this country great. With his real-world experience in finance and national security, along with a passion for history, Todd sees and reports on threats to our nation, zeroing in on the warning signs of potential dangers.

The censorship during the election of 2020 heavily impacts the way American voters think about our society, especially in this, another election year. After all, on October first of 2020 Facebook suppressed all identified conservative media website links and pages. I know from personal experience because my own webpage was rocketing to nearly a million views per month after only 4 months in operation largely through my two hundred thousand strong follower audience on that platform. The reality is that after that date, the page has never achieved that level of performance again. The suppression of the facts about our candidates and elevation of false information has become a known factor that the American people should not, and do not accept as legitimate. But they’re doing it again and no one with power seems to be doing anything real about it according to OutKick journalist Bobby Burack. The question is, can we the people overcome the lies and suppression of information and elect who we decide is the best candidate? Mr. Burack is my guest today and is here to discuss his latest article about the censorship industrial complex.

Three dead American soldiers in Jordan. That is the heartbreaking issue my fellow Americans. The ground forces at bases in Iraq, Syria, and Jordan, have no mission. They really haven’t for years. We’ve call for their redeployment home for years, ever since President Donald Trump completely defeated the ISIS Califate. These troops are nothing more than sitting ducks, tripwires to justify wider escalation of a Middle East war that would never have happened if Trump was President. There are many questions about the attack that have yet to be answered. Initial reports about how and why this tragedy was allowed to happen indicate there may have been some incompetence in decisions and training issues. We discuss those and what the future should look like for us in the Middle East with retired Navy Commander and attack pilot Dr Randy Arrington.

Michigan republicans elected former Ambassador Pete Hoekstra as the new state Chairman in a contentious bid to replace Kristina Karamo. As we see from that opening video she says all the right things but what was wrong with her? Former President Donald Trump said in an endorsement statement “I look forward to working with Ambassador Pete Hoekstra as Chairman of The Republican Party of Michigan. He is a winner who was a GREAT Congressman from Michigan and, likewise, did a fantastic job as Ambassador to the Netherlands. Pete will make The Republican Party of Michigan GREAT AGAIN.” Former Presidential candidate Perry Johnson said “This is incredible news for the MIGOP. Pete Hoekstra has the knowledge, wisdom, and political acumen to take us across the finish line both during the primary and general elections that will take place later this year.” My guest today is Perry Johnson. Mr. Johnson is a self-made businessman who has created more 80 companies worldwide after he developed the quality control methodology that helped save the American auto industry.

There is a truck convoy on the Southern border right now organized under the name of Take Our Border Back. On their website they say the “Southern border convoy is a 3-state Rally. Call for peaceful assembly and prayer, calling all active & retired law enforcement and military, Veterans, Mama Bears, elected officials, business owners, ranchers, truckers, bikers, media and law abiding, freedom-loving Americans. They say the time is now for we the people to peacefully assemble in honor of our u.s. constitution and bill of rights. to call on our government to act for we the people and secure our southern border.” I don’t disagree with them and pray the Mayorkas impeachment is successful, having passed out of committee last night. Our national security is at very high risk given 10s of thousands of military aged males from adversary countries have illegally crossed our southern border under sleepy joe biden. Today we get some reporting from the border because my guest today is Dr Randy Arrington, a former Deputy Director for the Department of Homeland Security Maritime operations and retired US Navy Commander.

We saw the Declaration for Military Accountability release on January 1st 2024 by military citizens demanding accountability in our government but before that, the Re-declaration of Independence effort started in the fall of 2023. From their website “The Re-Declaration of Independence is a national petition for Representative accountability. We are officially petitioning our government and it’s representatives for redress. Our Elected Representatives have failed “We the People” and The Washington, D.C. Establishment, have become “the Men of King George”. We citizens, of these United States are now pawns in the Washington, D.C. empire scheme, much as the American Colonies had become vassal states to the British Empire. Sadly, history DOES repeat itself, especially for those who ignore its teachings. It’s time to recommit to the vows of Liberty that our Founders took 250 years ago. Only through a collective effort backed by millions of Liberty Loving Americans, can we hope to peacefully guide America back to its Founding Values by forcing change in our representation.” My guest today is the primary drafter of the re-declaration Barry Hinckley. "Barry" Hinckley is a great grandson of Colonel James Barrett, Commander of the Minute Men who engaged the British in 1775 at the North Bridge in Concord, Ma. Coincidently he was born on April 18th, the day the riders left Boston to alert the Minute Men. He is also a software entrepreneur, having co-founded Bullhorn Software. Barry was a former US Senate Candidate from Rhode Island vs Sheldon Whitehouse. Barry has been active in pursuing limited government and constitutional values since the Tea Party Movement in Boston in 2008, which though much maligned by the mainstream media, in hindsight predicted much of the problems our nation is facing today.

General Minihan took a lot of heat, as did those of us who agreed with his approach, for having the audacity to actually order his forces to prepare for war with China over the Taiwan issue. Well it turns out he may have been wrong, but only about the year China would move. As dawn broke this morning in the United States, breaking news reporting revealed China has stationed four warships around the island nation. Taiwan’s recent election of a pro-independence president is a big potential trigger point for China’s President Xi to move forward quickly and take Taiwan by force. China’s alliance with Iran and Russia, strengthened in the last two years by our own decisions pushing them closer together over the Ukraine war, could be the reason why increasing pressure by Iranian forces in the middle east is ramping up on the US and her allies through the attacks on US forces since Oct 7 2023. I said at the time of Minihan’s memo that I thought China would move earlier than 2025 in order to avoid having a President Trump in office and it looks like 2024 might just be the year. Friend of the show retired Army Colonel John Mills has spent the last few weeks in Taiwan and joins us today to discuss what we will be seeing from China if they are going to invade Taiwan this year.