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STRATFOR Global Intelligence reports: “On September 13… an audio statement purportedly made by Osama bin Laden that was intended to address the American people on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. In the message, the voice alleged to be that of bin Laden said the reason for the 9/11 attacks was U.S. support for Israel. He also said that if the American people wanted to free themselves from fear and intellectual terrorism, the United States must cut its support for Israel. If the United States continues to support Israel…al Qaeda would continue its war against the United States on all possible fronts…” We also note: “On September 14, a Judge at Woolwich Crown Court in the United Kingdom sentenced four men to lengthy prison sentences for their involvement in the disrupted 2006 plot to destroy multiple aircraft over the Atlantic using liquid explosives. The man authorities claimed was the leader of the cell, Abdulla Ahmed Ali, was sentenced to serve at least 40 years. The cell’s apparent logistics man, Assad Sarwar, was sentenced to at least 36 years. Cell member Tanvir Hussain was given a sentence of at least 32 years and cell member Umar Islam was sentenced to a minimum of 22 years in prison.”
The Wall Street Journal reports “on September 15, Federal investigators evacuated a suburban Denver apartment complex to search the home of a 24-year-old immigrant from Afghanistan whose lawyer identified him as the man at the center of an investigation by counterterrorism agents in New York. Federal Bureau of Investigation officials in Denver and Washington confirmed the search at the Aurora, Colorado, apartment complex, called The Vistas at Saddle Rock, where Najibullah Zazi lives, and authorities confirmed searching the nearby home of his relatives. The search, led by the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force, came just two days after agents and police in New York City searched the apartments of Mr. Zazi's friends in the borough of Queens after he had visited them.” The concern is in regard to a possible attack in the New York Subway System, as well as Airliners.
Are these events a coincidence or a convergence? With the increased strength of the enemy in Afghanistan and the pending request for additional American troops (between 30,000 and 40,000), is there an escalation of strategy by the enemy? Because of the economic transition in this nation, and the increased volume of dissident voices regarding involvement in war in both Iraq and Afghanistan, does the enemy view that as a sign of weakness and a moment to further their cause? Have we confused ourselves and emboldened our enemies by redefining global involvements? We seem to have forgotten that Definitions May Change – Enemies Do Not. We have redefined The War on Terrorism (also referred to as the Global War on Terror, World War 3, Global War on Terrorism) so that now it is the Overseas Contingency Operation. What exactly does that mean? How does that clarify the objective?
Where are we headed as a world? Are we approaching the end-time? Will God suddenly intervene in the affairs of state and man? In Revelation 18:9-18, there is a very grim picture: "…the kings of the earth…will stand far off and cry: Woe! Woe, O great city, O Babylon, city of power! In one hour your doom has come! The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her because no one buys their cargoes any more - cargoes of gold, silver, precious stones and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk and scarlet cloth; every sort of citron wood, and articles of every kind made of ivory, costly wood, bronze, iron and marble; cargoes of cinnamon and spice, of incense, myrrh and frankincense, of wine and olive oil, of fine flour and wheat; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and bodies and souls of men. They will say, The fruit you longed for is gone from you. All your riches and splendor have vanished, never to be recovered…” An interesting sidebar here is Revelation 18:23, By her sorceries all nations have been deceived.” The word sorceries in Greek is pharmakeia, which refers to the mixing and using of drugs. A main crop of Afghanistan is the Opium Poppy - the type from which opium and many refined opiates, including morphine, thebaine, codeine, papaverine, and noscapine, are extracted. And lest we forget, modern Baghdad and ancient Babylon are only 80 km apart in Iraq. Is all this a coincidence or convergence? Consider these things with me!
STRATFOR Global Intelligence reports: “On September 13… an audio statement purportedly made by Osama bin Laden that was intended to address the American people on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. In the message, the voice alleged to be that of bin Laden said the reason for the 9/11 attacks was U.S. support for Israel. He also said that if the American people wanted to free themselves from fear and intellectual terrorism, the United States must cut its support for Israel. If the United States continues to support Israel…al Qaeda would continue its war against the United States on all possible fronts…” We also note: “On September 14, a Judge at Woolwich Crown Court in the United Kingdom sentenced four men to lengthy prison sentences for their involvement in the disrupted 2006 plot to destroy multiple aircraft over the Atlantic using liquid explosives. The man authorities claimed was the leader of the cell, Abdulla Ahmed Ali, was sentenced to serve at least 40 years. The cell’s apparent logistics man, Assad Sarwar, was sentenced to at least 36 years. Cell member Tanvir Hussain was given a sentence of at least 32 years and cell member Umar Islam was sentenced to a minimum of 22 years in prison.”
The Wall Street Journal reports “on September 15, Federal investigators evacuated a suburban Denver apartment complex to search the home of a 24-year-old immigrant from Afghanistan whose lawyer identified him as the man at the center of an investigation by counterterrorism agents in New York. Federal Bureau of Investigation officials in Denver and Washington confirmed the search at the Aurora, Colorado, apartment complex, called The Vistas at Saddle Rock, where Najibullah Zazi lives, and authorities confirmed searching the nearby home of his relatives. The search, led by the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force, came just two days after agents and police in New York City searched the apartments of Mr. Zazi's friends in the borough of Queens after he had visited them.” The concern is in regard to a possible attack in the New York Subway System, as well as Airliners.
Are these events a coincidence or a convergence? With the increased strength of the enemy in Afghanistan and the pending request for additional American troops (between 30,000 and 40,000), is there an escalation of strategy by the enemy? Because of the economic transition in this nation, and the increased volume of dissident voices regarding involvement in war in both Iraq and Afghanistan, does the enemy view that as a sign of weakness and a moment to further their cause? Have we confused ourselves and emboldened our enemies by redefining global involvements? We seem to have forgotten that Definitions May Change – Enemies Do Not. We have redefined The War on Terrorism (also referred to as the Global War on Terror, World War 3, Global War on Terrorism) so that now it is the Overseas Contingency Operation. What exactly does that mean? How does that clarify the objective?
Where are we headed as a world? Are we approaching the end-time? Will God suddenly intervene in the affairs of state and man? In Revelation 18:9-18, there is a very grim picture: "…the kings of the earth…will stand far off and cry: Woe! Woe, O great city, O Babylon, city of power! In one hour your doom has come! The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her because no one buys their cargoes any more - cargoes of gold, silver, precious stones and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk and scarlet cloth; every sort of citron wood, and articles of every kind made of ivory, costly wood, bronze, iron and marble; cargoes of cinnamon and spice, of incense, myrrh and frankincense, of wine and olive oil, of fine flour and wheat; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and bodies and souls of men. They will say, The fruit you longed for is gone from you. All your riches and splendor have vanished, never to be recovered…” An interesting sidebar here is Revelation 18:23, By her sorceries all nations have been deceived.” The word sorceries in Greek is pharmakeia, which refers to the mixing and using of drugs. A main crop of Afghanistan is the Opium Poppy - the type from which opium and many refined opiates, including morphine, thebaine, codeine, papaverine, and noscapine, are extracted. And lest we forget, modern Baghdad and ancient Babylon are only 80 km apart in Iraq. Is all this a coincidence or convergence? Consider these things with me!
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