This poorly crafted Power Point presentation was delivered by retired U.S. military general Barry McCaffrey to a select group of 20 NBC News executives and commentators in January 2012. Barry was among many retired generals named in a 2009 New York Times exposé that accused them of acting as media advocates for their vested interests in military-industrial corporations. The story was not reported, curiously, on NBC News, where he continued and still continues to appear.

McCaffrey’s latest piece of “analysis” seems to be advocating for a war with Iran, waged jointly by the United States and Israel. He foresees “escalation” in the near future, leading to a significant war event in the next 90 days.

McCaffrey also foresees a situation in which Israel may be attacked by Iran and have no option but to respond with a preemptive nuclear strike.

He will benefit financially from this conflict, as his connections to war profiteers have already been thoroughly documented. NBC has not denied the validity of the presentation or the fact that it was presented to their executives. Their statement essentially asserts that this is not what it looks like.

It is exactly what it looks like.