Colonel Baños’s Traitor List Divides Spain

Colonel Baños: The Series Stirring Debate on Those Sold to Washington

Retired Colonel Pedro Baños has released a video series explicitly accusing politicians, journalists, and military figures of serving Washington and London’s interests. The series, which he calls his social and digital death sentence, has ignited a debate about foreign influence in Spain and the credibility of his claims.

The Four Pillars of Power According to Baños

Baños identifies four power centers controlling the country: the Anglo sphere and NATO, George Soros’s influence network, Freemasonry, and Zionism. Some analysts argue a fifth pillar is missing: BlackRock, the financial giant allegedly wielding more power than Open Society. The list includes politicians, journalists, military personnel, and institutions like the Real Instituto Elcano. Baños claims to have distributed hard drives as insurance, a move seen by some as theatrical and by others as prudent.

Patriot or Propaganda Tool?

Reactions have been swift. Supporters view Baños as a brave truth-teller risking his career, while critics accuse him of echoing Russia Today’s state media narrative and ignoring Russian and Chinese influence in favor of an anti-Anglosphere discourse. The most common criticism questions his neutrality and motives, with some unfoundedly alleging payments from Moscow.

The Media Counterattack

Within 48 hours of the video’s release, The Objective published an article by Pablo Muñoz discrediting Baños. The colonel responded by accusing intelligence services of funding the smear, noting the article lacked concrete evidence. The episode mirrors the backlash against Tucker Carlson’s interview, trinc a classic pattern: discredit the messenger, then debate the message.

The Core Question: Who Commands Spain?

The underlying debate concerns sovereignty, including US bases, NATO membership, and the influence of the Open Society and the Integrity Initiative, a British counterintelligence operation Baños claims has infiltrated Spanish institutions. Analysts note that the automatic dismissal of the messenger, before addressing the message, is revealing: if these structures were irrelevant, they would not provoke such a strong response.

Baños promises a third installment, which he says London will not find amusing. The unsettling fact: the majority of the population, it is argued, prefers not to hear the reality, and those pointing it out are discredited. The lingering question is whether Baños’s series is an act of patriotism or another piece in the propaganda war.