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PM welcomes World Youth Day cross The cross, which will be accompanied by an icon of the Virgin Mary and an aboriginal message stick, is expected to bring hundreds of Catholics and other worshippers together for ceremonies across the nation. The 3.8m-high wooden cross is being paraded through every Catholic diocese in Australia and was carried into the Great Hall of Parliament. This act of placing the Roman Catholic cross in the Great Hall of Parliament House Canberra Australia (Image of the Beast Rev. 13) symbolises the forthcoming of the death of the Christian martyrs of Revelation chapt. 14. verse 11. And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. verse 12. Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. verse 13. And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. See Chapter 10 |
No Pre-Trib Rapture Mark it down as biblical truth: There is no pre-tribulation rapture. However, untold thousands believe in the "secret rapture of the church" prior to the tribulation period. This is because untold thousands don't want to have to think of suffering through a tribulation time frame. The late Corrie ten Boom called this pre-trib rapture teaching the "American doctrine." Go figure. The belief in a secret rapture of believers before the tribulation is also because of a best-seller, "The Late, Great Planet Earth," by Hal Lindsey which was set loose in the l960s. It has been a paperback aggressively pushed by practically every evangelical / fundamentalist engine going. Theologians, videos, films and preachers bolster up this myth with their earnest preachings and teachings. Yet this is nothing but a myth, accented as much by certain theologically conservative Protestant segments similar unto the Roman Catholic underlining of the immaculate conception of Mary. Nevertheless, if there is no biblical support for such a Mariology teaching, it is bogus. Likewise, the pre-tribulation rapture teaching is bogus. The pre-trib rapture concept was manufactured in the 1800s in an 18 year old Plymouth Brethren girl's dream, told to her Pastor, John Darby, and then relayed to C. I. Scofield who bought into the dream as revealed truth. Scofield placed this pre-tribulation rapture notion as a footnote in his popular Bible, hence the spread of the myth. However, just the opposite is biblical truth. In Matthew 24:29-3l, for instance, the rapture ("gathering together") is placed in the same time frame as the open second coming of Jesus Christ. And all of this is "after the tribulation" (verse 29). That is it in a nutshell! Yet pre-tribulation rapturists sidestep this clear passage for more oblique passages. The latter are twisted and turned in order to fit into the "American doctrine." Yet such twisting is not sound exegesis. And for biblically-riveted evangelicals and fundamentalists to commit this drastic error is bordering on the horrific. All other passages in Scripture relating to the "gathering together unto Him" must refer back to the literal time line provided by Jesus in Matthew 24. One must not use a symbolic passage in the Book of Revelation or any other symbolically-based section of the Bible by which to draw a pre-tribulation rapture doctrine. Further, one must not take words of the apostle Paul so as to insert them opportunistically into a conjured pre-tribulation string of Scripture references. Yet this has been done ad infinitum. Instead, Jesus' literalism of Matthew 24 must be used as the benchmark for all other "gathering together" themes of Scripture. One starts with literalism and moves into symbolism when seeking to understand Scripture; it is not the other way around. During the 1970s and 1980s there was much written and preached about a pre-tribulation rapture. This has wound down some in the last decade or so. Why? Today, with the world situation being what it is, there is not that much risk-taking in preaching dogmatically the pre-tribulation rapture. Why? Is it because there are many who are beginning to question its validity? Is it because the world state is so uncertain that to go out on a limb with a false hope may ricochet? One wonders, with world events progressively becoming more and more anti-Christian, why the pre-tribulation rapture persons are not celebrating each dawn as the day when Jesus may return to earth. Such is not the phenomenon on a large scale. Furthermore, it may be because the next generation has not bought into this notion. In any case, it is a myth, a legend of conservative Protestantism's own conjuring and has no base in the Holy Scriptures. Yet these very Protestants are the ones who ardently point out the myths of Catholicism while holding to some of their own myths. Both segments of Christendom need to do some serious housecleaning of manufactured legends in order to return to the simple Bible truths; otherwise, the church suffers from severe lack of knowledge. What is so frightening about holding to a pre-tribulation rapture? It is more than mere academic quibbling. Holding to such a notion is drastically weakening the church worldwide. The church should be preparing for spiritual battle against the most evil forces arrayed by hell. Instead, the church is languishing with a false hope. This is all orchestrated by the demonic powers in order to eventuate in a limp army of believers. And to see that through in this age of laxity in religion does not take much on the part of the dark powers. In addition, the apostate segment of religion is doing its fair share of blackening truth. Does it take much intelligence to realize that there are awesomely wretched days yet ahead for the righteous remnant? Those who are not strong will drop--fall away, as biblically predicted. They will be too numerous to contemplate. But for those who are truly into carrying the daily cross there will be nothing able to thwart their zeal for Christ. Already the remnant is being strengthened by the Spirit of light. He is gathering His own together in the power of the resurrection and the might of the revealed Word. There numbers are few; but their ardor before the Father is lovingly honored. Set your vision upon the difficulties yet to be. They are but the trials permitted by the coming Christ. At the close of the tribulation period, then there will be the gathering together of the believers from the four corners of the earth. They will greet Jesus in the clouds as He descends through space, having left the right hand of the Father in heaven. The gathering together ("rapture") and the second advent then will be realized as one and the same event occurring at the end of the tribulation time frame. Jesus' declaration in Matthew 24:29-3l states it clearly. |
Time for us to vote again on sacking the Monarchy? In response the Howard Jones article “Time for us to vote again on sacking the Monarchy” Border Mail 18/1/08. This article is an act of treason and incites mischief and rebellion, against the Monarch and Crown. A referendum on a republic was held, and the democratic vote by Australians was no republic. Republicans are trying to convince us, of heaven on earth under a President. What a lie, one only has to look at history to see, that there has never been a stable, happy republic on earth whatsoever. Australia being an extension of England and British Empire has enjoyed blessings, wealth, status etc. under the crown, Throne, and Monarchs. Afterall the Monarch of the English Throne was established by the Almighty God (republicans call this bondage) Deut. 17:14-15 (KJV) Holy Bible. 14 “When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that are about me; Australians cannot deny their heritage, our Constitution states, in the very first words of the Preamble eg. “bless by the Almight God.” In history there is only black and white, there are no grey areas. The nation of Australia is part of the British Empire, known as Joseph/Ephraim or (Israel) a Empire and people chosen by the Almighty God, to have his Throne, his Monarch and the Crown of the Lord Jesus Christ, to have his laws and give out the Holy Bible (KJV) Gospel to the heathen lands. The Lord God has not wiped out, who we are and neither will any republican movement. It is time for Australians to know and remember their roots and heritage. From the book of Genesis - the beginning “Jacob” named (Israel) blessed “Joseph” his son in Egypt, and then blessed his grandchildren “Manasseh and Ephraim” from the Almighty God and set their seed and descendents in history. Jacob (Israel) gave his name to Ephraim and Manasseh he said in verse 19 “he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.” with Joseph the one great nation (England). Manasseh - became great nation America Joseph/Ephraim - became British Empire. The descendents carrying title of “Israel” from Jacob, Isaac and Abraham. Australians, wake up and understand your heritage. Dawn Endresz |
7.2.08 TV NEWS PHOTOS/IMAGES SLAUGHTER OF WHALES BY THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT Fury at 'sick' whaling pictures (+ photos) The Japanese Government does not own the world, nor the world oceans. The world and everything in the world belongs to the Lord God. The ILLEGAL slaughter of the whales is outrageous. The Japanese Goverment is lying to the international community, in saying that the slaughter is only in the name of scientific research. The slaughter of the whales in Australian waters is also total abuse of international law. Over the years governments around the world have put sanctions on nations for different reasons. This slaughter requires immediate action. Greenpeace have failed to stop the whale slaughter, therefore Christians and peoples from all nations need to boycott ALL JAPANESE PRODUCTS AND GOODS. DON'T BUY JAPANESE PRODUCTS. STAND AGAINST THIS UNNECESSARY SLAUGHTER. |
Rare Exploding Comet Now Visible To Naked Eye Washington, D.C. (AHN) - An exploding comet can be seen as a fuzz ball at night in a rare and dazzling display of a cosmic event. See Chapter 11. |
Tutankhamun Face Unveiled The BBC's Ian Pannell was among a small group of guests and journalists invited to watch Egypt's chief archaeologist, Dr Zahi Hawass, reveal King Tutankhamun's face to the public for the first time. See Chapter 8. |
Beersheba's Message NINETY years ago, on October 31, 1917, the Australian Light Horse Brigade charged into history, glory and sadly, for most Australians into oblivion. Virtually every Australian knows about our heroic defeat by the Turks at Gallipoli but few are aware of the sunset charge by 800 Anzacs, mounted on horses, that defeated 4000 Turks, captured Beersheba and led to the liberation of Jerusalem and the fall of the Ottoman Empire. The Battle of Beersheba was part of a chain of events that changed the course of history. It was conducted on the same day as the British War Cabinet formulated the Balfour Declaration, the formal statement of its intention at the end of World War I to establish a Jewish homeland. The declaration was incorporated into the peace treaty with Turkey, the British mandate in Palestine and led in 1948 to the establishment of the state of Israel. See Chapter 11. |
Skywatching: Red Planet grows brighter Mars moving to best viewing position it provides until year 2014. See Chapter 11. |
Moths Blanket Sydney Skyscrapers as Winds Blow Bugs Off Course Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Swarms of moths are invading Sydney's business district, cloaking skyscrapers and infesting hotels as they succumb to the bright lights of Australia's biggest city. |
Mexican archeologists make major Aztec find Reuters 4/10/06 Mexican archaeologists have made the most significant Aztec find in decades, unearthing a 15th century altar and a huge stone slab at a ruined temple in heart of Mexico City. The works were uncovered last weekend at the Aztec empire's main templo Mayor temple, near central Zocalo square, which was used for worship and human sacrifice...the temple was a center of human sacrifice. At one ceremony in 1487, historians say tens of thousands of victims were sacrificed, their hearts ripped out. See Chapter 10 - the building of a new Aztec temple in Canberra in Australia and its role in the 'human sacrifice' of Christians during the Great Tribulation. |
Midnight crowds farewell Ramses II from Cairo The Australian 26/8/06 CAIRO: Tens of thousands of people lined the streets of Cairo yesterday to farewell the colossal statue of Ramses II as it begun its journey from the polluted city to a spot near the Pyramids and closer to its original state...Some Egyptian archaeologists, politicians and intellectuals opposed the transfer, alleging it was decided under US pressure because Ramses II, believed to be the pharoah who oppressed the Jews and forced Moses to take his people out of Egypt, was perceived as an anti-Israel symbol. MEANING: The statue of Pharoah Ramses II being moved to the Giza Plataeu near the Great Pyramid is significant to Christians and peoples all over the world. This action means the reign of the Anti-Christ (god/king/warrior chief) to begin on Earth as now it is MIDNIGHT (no more time). I wrote my book (in the power of the Holy Spirit) 1st Edition in 1991 and 14 years later the 2nd Revised Edition on-line for 2004, this period was called the ELEVENTH HOUR. Ramses II Warrior King was rebellious against the Lord God, Moses and all the Tribes of Israel under bondage in Egypt. The plagues and judgment against him and the Egyptians will be repeated in the Great Tribulation soon - 3 1/2 years from the placing of the Abomination of Desolation in Israel. Pluto Loses Status as Solar System's Ninth Planet ABC News 25/08/06 Pluto has lost its seven-decade status as the ninth and outermost planet of the solor system. The decision has been made at an assembly of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). MEANING: Is part of the prophecy and revelation given in Chapter 11 - 'The Eighth and Final World Empire'. Understanding the Lord's words 'signs in the Sun, Moon & Stars'. Conquistadors for breakfast: how Aztecs got even SMH 25/08/06 Skeletons found at an unearthed site in Mexico show Aztecs captured, ritually sacrificed and partially ate several hundred people travelling with invading Spainish forces in 1520. Skulls and bones from the Tecuaque archaeological site near Mexico City show about 550 victims had their hearts ripped out by Aztec priests in ritual offerings, and were dismembered or had their bones boiled or scaped celan, experts say...The prisoners were kept in cages for months while Aztec priests selected a few each day at dawn, held them down on a sacrificial slab, cut out their hearts and offered them up to Aztec gods...On hearing of the massacre, Cortes renamed the town Tecuaque - meaning "where people were eaten" in the indigenous Nahuatl language - and sent an army to wipe out its people. Reuters. MEANING: I refer readers to the prophecy and revelation concerning the Aztecs and Sun God given in Chapter 10 - The Building of Solomon's Temple, Quetzalcoatl, for understanding and interpretation of the Great Tribulation, the Mark and Image of the Beast. Canberra Parliament is also designed as the Great Pyramid of Cheops in Giza Plateau Egypt, the finished final capstone and temple of Anti-Christ, Throne of David and place of sacrifice of the dead - same as the Aztec Empire. |
Parliament House - Templar's Temple? Extract from Global Checkmate by the New Age - New World Order (1993) by researcher Brian Garling In Germany is the small town of Wewelsburg. Heinrich Himmler planned to have his inner circle of occult high priests (SS Obergruppenfuhrer) based at Wewelsburg Castle, which was to become the SS cult centre. Described as 'the mid point of the world', construction of this occult/satanic building was not completed before the end of the war. 'The messianic Legacy' (Baigent et al) has the following to say of Wewelsburg Castle - "Symbolism was crucial around the castle, and centred upon the crypt, the planned town was to radiate out in meticulously plotted concentric circles...Himmler himself spoke frequently of geomancy, 'earth magic', and ley lines, and he liked to fantasize about Wewelsburg as an occult 'power centre' similar, as he imagined it to Stonehenge" EQ. When studying the book's photographs of both plans (1941 and 1944) of the projected construction at Wewelsburg, an immediate and striking similarity is evident (especially the 1944 design) to Australia's new Parliament House, even down to the spearhead which forms our Parliamentary Triangle. It is no coincidence. ...Do not be naive enough to think that leading Satanists, Masons, Templars (especially) etc, have no idea what the symbolism of our new Australian Parliament House signifies. The abomination in Canberra has a definite purpose for the Illuminati Brotherhood; and our tax dollars paid for it. |
Iran leader's messianic end-times mission World Net Daily 06/01/06 Ahmadinejad raises concerns with mystical visions Iranian President Mahmoud's Ahmadinejad's mystical pre-occupation with the coming of a Shiite Islamic messiah figure – the Mahdi – is raising concerns that a nuclear-armed Islamic Republic could trigger the kind of global conflagration he envisions will set the stage for the end of the world... In a videotaped meeting with Ayatollah Javadi-Amoli in Tehran, Ahmadinejad discussed candidly a strange, paranormal experience he had while addressing the United Nations in New York last September. |
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America's War for Global Domination Michel Chossudovsky 15/12/03 Global Research “We are at the juncture of the most serious crisis in modern history.The Bush Administration has embarked upon a military adventure which threatens the future of humanity. The wars on Afghanistan and Iraq are part of a broader military agenda, which was launched at the end of the Cold War. The ongoing war agenda is a continuation of the 1991 Gulf War and the NATO led wars on Yugoslavia (1991-2001). The post Cold War period has also been marked by numerous US covert intelligence operations within the former Soviet Union, which were instrumental in triggering civil wars in several of the former republics including Chechnya (within the Russian Federation), Georgia and Azerbaijan. In the latter, these covert operations were launched with a view to securing strategic control over oil and gas pipeline corridors…” |
The next World War starts in Iran Mike Whitney 22/08/05 ICH "We consider that it would be counter-productive and dangerous to use force, the serious consequences of which would be barely predictable." warning from the Russian Foreign Ministry to the Bush Administration about prospective plans to attack Iran…Russia's statement was predictably oblique, but the message is clear; Russia will not allow Iran to go the way of Iraq. Not surprisingly, this veiled-threat of Russian retaliation did not appear in any newspaper in the United States...". |
Putin Won't Support U.N. Action Against Iran Washington Post 17/09/2005 |
Is America the Revived Roman Empire? Pastor Chuck Baldwin 14/02/2003 "Biblical prophecy foretells of a coming revived Roman Empire. Many Bible students, including me, assumed that this future evil empire would come from old Europe. It is still very possible that the emergence of the European Union will yet be the fulfillment of that prophecy. However, during the last 50 years, it is the United States of America, more than any European nation, that has developed a propensity to act as world sovereign. Such an attitude has led us to the brink of empire status..." |
Jose Padilla and The Death of Liberty Mike Whitney 10/09/2005 "The very core of liberty secured by our Anglo-Saxon system of separated powers has been freedom from indefinite imprisonment at the will of the Executive." Judge Antonin Scalia. I had to sit down when I heard the Padilla case had been settled. I literally felt sick to my stomach, like I was gasping for air. The case of Jose Padilla is quite simply the most important case in the history of the American judicial system. Hanging in the balance are all the fundamental principles of American jurisprudence including habeas corpus, due process and "the presumption of innocence". All of those basic concepts were summarily revoked by the 3 judge panel of the 4th Circuit Court. The Court ruled in favor of the Bush administration which claimed that it had the right to indefinitely imprison an American citizen without charging him with a crime. The resulting verdict confers absolute authority on the President to incarcerate American citizens without charge and without any legal means for the accused to challenge the terms of his detention. It is the end of "inalienable rights", the end of The Bill of Rights, and the end of any meaningful notion of personal liberty. I remember reading 3 or 4 years ago, in Zbigniew Brzezinski's, "The Grand Chessboard", of a strategy to dominate the world that would result in the loss of freedom for American citizens. Brzezinski recognized the inherent threat that liberty posed to the development of empire. He stated: "It is also a fact that America is too democratic at home to be autocratic abroad. This limits the use of America's power, especially its capacity for military intimidation. Never before has a populist democracy attained international supremacy. But the pursuit of power is not a goal that commands popular passion, except in conditions of a sudden threat or challenge to the public's sense of domestic well-being. The economic self-denial (that is, defense spending) and the human sacrifice (casualties, even among professional soldiers) required in the effort are uncongenial to democratic instincts. Democracy is inimical to imperial mobilization." (p.35) Brzezinski's prescient forecast has proved to be astonishingly accurate. The determination of the neocons, the Federalist Society, the far-right radio giants, the Olin, Scaife, Coors and Bradley foundations, and the entire stable of right-wing, quasi-fascist groups that operate openly within American society, have pounded the final wooden stake into the heart of the personal freedom. The basic legal protections that safeguard the citizen from the arbitrary and hostile action of the state have been rescinded. We all stand naked before the absolute power of the President..." |
America Has Fallen to a Jacobin Coup Paul Craig Roberts 16/09/05 ICH "...The United States is starting to acquire the image of Nazi Germany....The Bush administration has abandoned American principles. It is a Jacobin regime. Woe to its citizens and the rest of the world." |
Chertoff warns of nuclear terror World Net Daily 01/08/2005 Homeland Security secretary sees WMD threat as major concern. "Issuing yet the latest warning of the threat of nuclear terrorism in the U.S., Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said there are far worse security problems facing the country than bombings of mass-transit systems..Chertoff joins the growing list of public officials – including President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and Chertoff's predecessor at Homeland Security, Tom Ridge – who have strongly hinted that nuclear terrorism has moved center stage as the No. 1 security threat facing the U.S..." Note: we expect a WMD event that will lead to a Constitutional Dictatorship and Marshall Law. |
Dangerous Religion - George W. Bush's Theology of Empire Sojourners Magazine October 2003 "The military victory in Iraq seems to have confirmed a new world order," Joseph Nye, dean of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, wrote recently in The Washington Post. "Not since Rome has one nation loomed so large above the others. Indeed, the word 'empire' has come out of the closet..." |
"YE SHALL KNOW THEM BY THEIR WORDS" Part 4 The Cutting Edge "Adolf Hitler claimed he was Christian! Evangelical Christian leaders supported Hitler greatly; even Baptists were split over whether Hitler was truly Born Again. Listen to Adolf's testimony: "My feelings as a Christian points me to my Lord and Savior" - Speech, 12 April 1921. Too many Christians today still believe President George Bush is a Born Again Christian...Two Illuminists at key moments in world history played the role of "Christian" to their people, deceiving too many, including Christians who should have spotted him in a "New York Minute"! Adolf Hitler - Illuminist trained in the Brotherhood of Death Society in Germany, known as The Thule Society. George W. Bush - Illuminist trained in the Brotherhood of Death Society in America, known as Skull & Bones..." |
Chavez: U.S. planning to invade Venezuela CNN 17/09/2005 "WASHINGTON (AP) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Friday he has documentary evidence that the United States plans to invade his country. Chavez, interviewed on ABC's "Nightline," said the plan is called "Balboa" and involves aircraft carriers and planes..." |
U.S. Military in Paraguay Prepares to "Spread Democracy" Toward Freedom 15/09/2005 "Controversy is raging in Paraguay, where the U.S. military is conducting secretive operations..." |
Evangelicals outraged over Bush's 'same god' remark World Net Daily 24/11/2003 "Christian leaders express dismay: 'He is commander in chief, not theologian in chief'. Many Evangelical Christians in the U.S. say they are outraged over President George Bush's statement that Christians and Muslims worship the same God...". |
Amnesty International Response to President Bush Amnesty International Press release 31/05/2005 "President Bush again failed to address longstanding concerns regarding US detention policies and practices in the context of the "war on terror", Amnesty International said in response to his comments today. At Guantánamo, the US has operated an isolated prison camp in which people are confined arbitrarily, held virtually incommunicado, without charge, trial or access to due process"…Evidence continues to mount that the US operates a network of detention centres where people are held in secret or outside any proper legal framework - from Afghanistan to Iraq and beyond," said Amnesty International.US interrogation and detention policies and practices during the "war on terror", have deliberately and systematically breached the absolute prohibition of torture and Ill-treatment. Individuals held in US custody have been transferred for interrogation to countries known to practice torture."If President Bush and his administration are serious about freedom and human dignity they should recommit to the rule of law and human rights…" |
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Warlike US will shed it Utopian view The Sydney Morning Herald 28/05/2004 "The United States is a martial nation. It accounts for 5 per cent of the world's population, 20 per cent of the world economy, and fully 50 per cent of global defence spending. It is structured for war. In the 228 years since it declared independence, the US has made 200 military interventions abroad, says the Congressional Research Service, an average of one every 14 months. It has much less experience in introducing democracy than it does in waging war, incidentally. It has made 16 attempts, of which four have succeeded, says the Washington-based journal Foreign Policy...of the 43 Presidents in the history of the US, about a quarter, 11 of them, have been former generals or military leaders..." |
The Bush Doctrine of Pre-emptive strikes: A Global Pax Americana Global Issues 24/04/2004 |
Neo-Conservatives push for a New World Order Mercury News 04/04/2003 |
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Newsweek 24/03/2003 "America’s unprecedented power scares the world, and the Bush administration has only made it worse..." |
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The Sydney Morning Herald 20/09/2002 "They came, they saw, they conquered. Now the United States dominates the world. With the rise of the New Age Roman Empire, Jonathan Freedland asks how long before the fall? The word of the hour is empire. As the United States marches to war, no other label quite seems to capture the scope of American power or the scale of its ambition. "Sole superpower" is accurate enough, but seems oddly modest. "Hyperpower" might appeal to the French; "hegemon" is favoured by academics. But empire is the big one, the gorilla of geopolitical designations - and suddenly the US is bearing its name..." |
Bush to push for a Palestinian State CBS 12/11/2004 "WASHINGTON D.C. (CBS/AP) President Bush said Friday the death of Yasser Arafat provides "a great chance to establish a Palestinian state" and a broader Middle East peace..." Note: Daniel 9:27; 11:39? |
NATO eyes front-line role in Afghanistan Reuters 09/09/2005 "...Afghanistan could well emerge next year as NATO's largest mission, overtaking in size its Kosovo peacekeeping operation which deploys some 17,500 troops. That would be a major step in shifting NATO's focus towards the broader Middle East where some in the alliance see its future - and where it is already studying what role it could play in safeguarding any future Israeli-Palestinian peace deal..." |
NATO takes on bigger role in Afghanistan Associated Press 03/09/2005 "...The entire international security operation in Afghanistan is to come under the command of NATO, which is sending more troops from Canada and European allies. That could see NATO for the first time taking on high-intensity combat missions against remnants of the Taliban and al-Qaida" |
NATO and the fight against terrorism NATO 12/09/2005 "The 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington thrust not only the United States but also the entire NATO Alliance into the fight against terrorism. Less than 24 hours after the attacks, NATO invoked for the first time Article 5 of the Washington Treaty - its collective defence clause - declaring the attacks to be an attack against all NATO members. The Alliance subsequently deployed aircraft and ships in support of the United States. Since then, and following other tragic attacks, NATO has been engaged actively in the campaign against terrorism on both the political and military fronts." Note: 10 NATO European nations geographcially from the old Roman Empire support the United States. |
Pope urges international status for Jerusalem CNN 23/07/2000 VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope John Paul II on Sunday urged creation of a special international status for the holy sites of Jerusalem, saying in an appeal aimed at Camp David's negotiators that only world oversight can safeguard all the ancient city's religions. John Paul, while saying he was praying for peace out of the U.S.-sponsored talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders, urged the power-brokers "not to overlook the importance of the spiritual dimension of the city of Jerusalem." "The Holy See continues to maintain that only a special statute, internationally guaranteed, can effectively preserve the most sacred areas of the Holy City," John Paul said, speaking from the window of his summer villa outside Rome. John Paul, leader of the world's 1 billion Catholics, seized the potentially decisive opportunity of the Camp David talks to press the Vatican's long-held point that Jerusalem's holy sites should be internationally governed…Palestinians saw the pope as weighing in on their side in the challenge to Israel's claim to sole control, and welcomed his words. "This is a sign from the pope, who is the highest Christian authority in this world, that he is denying the claim of Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem," insisted Hassan Abdel Rahman, PLO envoy to Washington and a frequent spokesman for the Palestinians during the Camp David talks. Israel and the Palestinians both claim Jerusalem as their capital. Israel and the Vatican have been at odds on the city since 1967, when Israel captured and subsequently annexed east Jerusalem -- which includes the Old City and its holy sites -- in the Mideast war. The Vatican called the annexation an illegal occupation. |
Anger & triumph as Bush backs Israel settlements plan The Sydney Morning Herald 16/04/2004 |
Barcode humbug The Australian 25/01/2005 "A SCOTTISH nightclub is to become the first in Britain to offer customers cash-free drinking by having a microchip implanted in their arm…The digital wallet, the size of a grain of rice, would guarantee entry to the club and allow revelers to buy drinks on account. The Verichip is inserted by a medical expert and then scanned for its unique ID number as the bearer enters the bar…" |
Is President Bush ushering in the Mark of the Beast? Pastor Chuck Baldwin 20/10/2004 ‘Many conservative Christians regard President G. W. Bush as a political messiah, however many of his policies more resemble a personality at the other end of the theological pendulum. For example, the Associated Press reported last week that Bush's Food and Drug Administration has approved computer chips for humans...’ Could Bush's approval of Digital Solutions' implantable computer chip be the harbinger of the coming "Mark of the Beast?" And if so, where does the President fit in regarding the fulfillment of Bible prophecy? Could President Bush actually be instrumental in starting a prophetic chain of events that will ultimately lead to the rise of a global evil empire opposed to the Lord Jesus Christ? Obviously, these questions, and the very premise of them, are open to wide speculation among Christians and Bible scholars. However, one thing does appear clear to me: again and again the policies and practices of President G. W. Bush seem to be diametrically opposed to his Christian rhetoric. Furthermore, it is also obvious that there are very few Christians who even seem to notice. Then again, perhaps they, too, have found their place in prophecy. |
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CBS News 27/02/2002 "For airports, nuclear power plants and other high security facilities, the immediate benefits would be a closer-to-foolproof security system. But privacy advocates warn the chip could lead to encroachments on civil liberties… The chip has drawn attention from several religious groups. Theologian and author Terry Cook said he worries the identification chip could be the "mark of the beast," an identifying mark that all people will be forced to wear just before the end times, according to the Bible…" |
Pope tells Bush: restore Iraqi sovereignty Sydney Morning Herald 05/06/2004 George W. Bush Papal visit on the eve of Reagan's death. US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage confirms George W. Bush as Reagan's heir - see Lateline TV Program Transcript. |
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BBC 24/01/2002 Pope John Paul II led 200 other religious leaders in a day of prayers for peace in Assisi, the birthplace of St Francis. Roman Catholic cardinals, Muslim clerics, Jewish rabbis, Buddhists, Sikhs, Bahais, Hindus, Jains, Zoroastrians and members of African traditional religions were among those assembled for prayer. |
Pope calls for a New World Order The Age 02/01/2004 & Sydney Morning Herald 03/01/2004 "Pope John Paul II has launched one of the most important diplomatic initiatives of his long papacy with a call for a new international order to replace the one that emerged from World War II. Though he did not offer a detailed plan, the pontiff's words appeared to show he wanted the United Nations replaced in light of its failure to block the use of force by the United States in Iraq..." SMH. |
Pope gathers church leaders in Vatican BBC 18/01/2000 "The Vatican has hosted a major gathering of different Christian religions, which it says will be the most important ecumenical event during its year-long celebrations to mark Christianity's third millennium…"Unity! Thank you!" the Pope shouted out with joy in impromptu remarks after reading his homily..." |
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Time Magazine 24/02/1992 "The key Administration players were all devout Roman Catholics - CIA chief William Casey, Allen, Clark, Haig, Walters and William Wilson, Reagan's first ambassador to the Vatican. They regarded the U.S.-Vatican relationship as a holy alliance:...." |
The Pope's push for a One World Religion ReachingCatholics.org "One of the greatest dangers to Christianity today is the deliberate suppression of biblical truth for the sake of unity. The danger intensifies as we see many highly visible and influential Christians are jumping on the Vatican’s ecumenical bandwagon. Instead of warning believers that this false unity is the emergence of the "last days" apostate church, evangelicals are embracing and applauding those who are engineering it..." |
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ABC Compass Program 18/04/2004 "Walter Burley Griffin, the designer of Canberra, was more than a very talented architect. He was also an advocate of alternative religion. Can hidden esoteric principles can be traced in his work?...In the last decade there's been a re-evaluation of their work. Looking at the extent, if at all, to which it was informed by their unconventional spiritual and philosophical beliefs. And whether or not it contains a hidden esoteric or occult sub-text." |
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The Australian 01/09/2005 "US President George W. Bush has issued a decree upgrading Australia to the highest rank of intelligence partner that the US has in the world. Australia's new status is equalled only by Britain and vastly expands the quantity and quality of US intelligence our agencies receive. In order to bring this about, Mr Bush has changed US national disclosure policy. In the 50 years of the US-Australia alliance, Australia has never before enjoyed this level of access to American intelligence. The agreement ranges from tactical and operational military information through to comprehensive national assessments..." |
Pentagon Proposed Pretexts for Cuba Invasion in 1962 National Security Archive 15-page US Government TOP SECRET document, "Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Justification for US Military Intervention in Cuba [including cover memoranda], March 13, 1962," available at the National Security Archive website in pdf format. "In his new exposé of the National Security Agency entitled Body of Secrets, author James Bamford highlights a set of proposals on Cuba by the Joint Chiefs of Staff codenamed OPERATION NORTHWOODS. This document, titled "Justification for U.S. Military Intervention in Cuba" was provided by the JCS to Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara on March 13, 1962, as the key component of Northwoods. Written in response to a request from the Chief of the Cuba Project, Col. Edward Lansdale, the Top Secret memorandum describes U.S. plans to covertly engineer various pretexts that would justify a U.S. invasion of Cuba. These proposals - part of a secret anti-Castro program known as Operation Mongoose - included staging the assassinations of Cubans living in the United States, developing a fake "Communist Cuban terror campaign in the Miami area, in other Florida cities and even in Washington," including "sink[ing] a boatload of Cuban refugees (real or simulated)," faking a Cuban airforce attack on a civilian jetliner, and concocting a "Remember the Maine" incident by blowing up a U.S. ship in Cuban waters and then blaming the incident on Cuban sabotage. Bamford himself writes that Operation Northwoods "may be the most corrupt plan ever created by the U.S. government." |
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Ground Zero marked by Satanic Black obelisk Wikipedia The "Trinity" test was the first test of a nuclear weapon. conducted by the United States on July 16, 1945, thirty miles southeast of Socorro on what is now White Sands Missile Range near Alamogordo, New Mexico. It was a test of an implosion-designed plutonium bomb, the same type of weapon later dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. The detonation was equivalent to the explosion of around 20 kilotons of TNT, and is usually credited as the beginning of the Atomic Age... The Trinity monument, a rough-sided, lava rock obelisk around 12 ft (3.65 m) high, marks the explosion's hypocenter, and "Jumbo" is still kept nearby. |