Knowledge Fight Episode #1118: March 14, 2006

Release Date: February 20, 2026
Hosts: Dan and Jordan
Episode Focus:
Dan and Jordan analyze clips from the March 14, 2006, episode of The Alex Jones Show, focusing on Alex Jones’ reactions to the death of Slobodan Milosevic, his revisionist takes on Balkan history, and what these stances reveal about Alex’s worldview and evolving strategies.

Episode Overview

This episode explores an under-discussed chapter in Alex Jones’ history—his willingness to defend Slobodan Milosevic and downplay atrocities committed during the breakup of Yugoslavia. Dan and Jordan engage with Jones’ conspiratorial reframing of war crimes, the rhetorical tricks he deploys, and the broader ideological implications for Jones’ politics then and now.

Main Topics and Key Insights

1. Podcast Banter & "Bright Spot" Segment

[01:10–04:49]

• Jordan celebrates Jill Scott’s new album, admiring her skill for finding poetry in everyday life.
• Dan's bright spot: He’s been recovering from illness by replaying Pikmin, noting how some games offer enduring comfort and resonate at different life stages.

"Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, my friend." – Jordan (01:11) "All Pikmin are good." – Dan (03:27)

2. Setting the Stage: Revisiting 2006 and the Milosevic Trial

[08:04–09:08]

• Dan explains the choice to analyze a 2006 Alex Jones episode, noting his own recent illness made listening to past, less intense episodes easier.
• They preview a focus on Alex’s strange neutrality or even defense concerning Slobodan Milosevic and genocide.

"I think we're going to come away from this with a... Alex is neutral on genocide." – Dan (09:01)

3. Alex Jones Spins Milosevic’s Death (Poisoned or Heart Attack?)

[09:28–13:00]

• [09:28] Alex spins conspiracy that Milosevic was murdered by “global crime syndicate,” claiming harsh prison conditions and denying family visitation rights.
• [10:11–11:58] Dan and Jordan debunk Alex’s claims: Milosevic acted as his own lawyer, had privileges, and did meet with his wife privately. Jones is making these assertions up for narrative comfort.
• Bigger Picture: Dan explains conspiracy theories like this provide psychological order in the face of anticlimactic historical endings.

"Alex is willing to directly lie to the audience and make a victim out of Slobodan Milosevic because doing that helps him pretend that there's an order to the universe." – Dan (11:35)

4. Revisionist Takes on Balkan Wars

[14:43–19:09]

• [14:52–16:16] Alex claims virtually everything reported about Serbian atrocities is “a fraud,” relying on long-debunked sources, including the defunct magazine Living Marxism.
• [16:51–17:57] Dan contextualizes the infamous Time magazine cover Alex refers to—explaining its facts, the successful libel suit against Living Marxism for these claims, and that the case Jones cites is about Bosnia, not Kosovo.
• [17:57–19:12] Dan points out that Jones conflates wars, places, and events, showing ignorance of even basic distinctions between Bosnia, Kosovo, and Serbia.

"The bigger problem for his show is that picture was captured during the Bosnian war, not the Kosovo war." – Dan (17:10)

5. Alex Defends Ethnic Cleansing (Explicitly)

[21:04–24:01]

• [21:12–22:51] In a shocking moment, Alex says, “If Slowbo is a monster, then the Croats and the Muslims are even bigger monsters,” and tries to cast Milosevic as a victim forced into ethnic warfare.
• Dan and Jordan react in disbelief, clarifying there's no neutrality when it comes to genocide, and highlighting how Alex is now overtly apologizing for ethnic cleansing.

"He's not opposed to genocide and ethnic cleansing if you just say you didn't start it. This is insane." – Dan (23:02)

6. Normalization and Minimization of Atrocities

[24:26–30:46]

• [24:34] Alex further minimizes atrocities, claiming “95% of what we were told about Slowbo and Arcan wasn’t true,” dismissing evidence and reducing crimes to overblown propaganda.
• **Dan and Jordan explain who Arkan was—a notorious paramilitary warlord—and denounce Alex’s casual minimization of war crimes.
• They emphasize the danger in Alex’s rhetoric: admitting “even 5%” of crimes disqualifies any defense.

"Even by your own ridiculous percentages, you are indicted." – Jordan (29:09)

7. Alex’s Changing Theory of Power

[31:16–36:03]

• [31:16]–[32:07] A caller asks if Alex will run for president. Alex says the presidency is “totally bought,” and that local elections are where power can be seized. This shows his earlier commitment to a “bottom-up” revolution.
• Dan notes: In 2006, Alex saw national office as unattainable for his worldview, only embracing a “top-down” approach after being courted by Republican strategists.
• Jordan points out: The “goal” for Alex is always seizing power, with tactics and rationalizations changing based on what seems achievable.

"It's all about power and how it can be taken. At some point, Alex was convinced that a top down seizure of power was possible. Whereas before he believed that it could only come bottom up." – Dan (33:34)

8. The 2008 Election: Predictions and Bilderberg Paranoia

[36:15–39:16]

• Alex shrugs off the 2008 presidential race as meaningless; says whoever’s “anointed” (Mark Warner, then-governor of VA) at Bilderberg will win.
• A caller from “downsize D.C.” advocates “paper terrorism”—jamming Congress with paperwork to gum up governance, a far-right tactic that stands in contrast to how those same activists later complain about government inefficiency.

"He explicitly is saying he wants to make it mind numbing to be in government... now they're mad if people blow whistles at ICE agents." – Dan (39:16)

9. Final Reflections: Why This Episode Matters

[40:43–43:09]

• Dan and Jordan marvel at stumbling onto this revealing piece of Alex history. His defense of Milosevic feels both randomly uncovered and disturbingly relevant to later developments in right-wing rhetoric and politics.
• They resolve to continue probing Alex’s peculiar affinity for Balkan war criminals and what this portends for his worldview.

"You don't need to defend Slobodan Milosevic. Nope, I don't. This is such a noxious position for him to have, I believe. And...it's not one that he keeps for a very long time. Fascinated by, like, what is going to happen here?" – Dan (41:48)

Notable Quotes & Moments

• "Alex is neutral on genocide." – Dan (09:01)
• "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, my friend." – Jordan (01:11)
• "It is such a weird, random, coincidental thing to go back 20 years... and discover that Alex is a Slowbow fan." – Jordan (40:57)
• "He's not opposed to genocide and ethnic cleansing if you just say you didn't start it. This is insane." – Dan (23:02)
• "Even by your own ridiculous percentages, you are indicted." – Jordan (29:09)
• "It's all about power and how it can be taken." – Dan (33:34)

Timestamps for Key Segments

| Time | Segment | |-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 01:10 | "Bright Spots": Jill Scott, Pikmin musings | | 08:04 | Introduction of 2006 Alex Jones focus | | 09:28 | Alex's conspiracy about Milosevic's prison death | | 14:52 | Alex claims all Serbian war crimes reporting was “a fraud” | | 17:10 | Discussion of Time magazine cover, court-adjudicated libel | | 21:12 | Alex openly defends ethnic cleansing as “not their fault” | | 24:34 | Alex normalizes crimes, “95% wasn’t true” rhetoric | | 31:16 | Alex claims presidency unattainable, advocates “bottom-up” strategy | | 36:15 | 2008 election predictions, Bilderberg obsessions, downsize D.C. caller | | 40:43 | Dan and Jordan reflect on the significance and relevance of finding Alex’s Milosevic apologism |

Tone & Takeaways

Dan and Jordan’s tone is incredulous, sardonic, and sometimes grimly amused as they dissect Jones’ rhetoric and expose his intellectual and moral bankruptcy. This episode is a powerful microcosm: early Jones’ radical revisionism, the focus on power for power’s sake, and the rhetorical flexibility of conspiratorial reactionaries.

Bottom Line

This episode uncovers an especially damning period in Alex Jones’ history, illustrating the dangers of conspiracy thinking when applied to real-world atrocities and showing how rhetorical frameworks used to excuse past violence foreshadow ideological positions in present-day American politics. It also underlines Dan and Jordan’s methodical, context-rich approach to deconstructing right-wing media.

For further probing:
The hosts plan to continue following the thread of Jones’ Balkan apologia, hinting future episodes will illuminate his shifting stances as political winds change.