I think he talks bout usa. The rise and fall of it. The way he describes the rest of the world closing on it. The way the financial crisis is made its leadership weaken and its sweeping the ground of finance wht it used to leader. The way its missionaries were spread in rest of world. "Be my mirron, my sword, my shield", he means us's demand frm rest of the world to be at their side and protect and defend them at any time. "Never an honest word". Us has well be reckoned as for Hypocrisy and lies about the reasons for war they wage.