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THE Eyes Of THE LORD ARE Upon THE Sinful Kingdom,

As Are the Eyes of Old Testament Prophet Amos Word

Novice Amateur Day at The Old YMCA in My Early Teens,

Playing with athletes there approaching an old age of 20,

Made me Grasp what a Rank Novice Amateur I Really Was,

So I Began to Learn From Coaches & Peers How to Change.

Obama Was Raised In A STRONG Liberal Educational Environ,

A Socialist format of Spreading wealth Equally among People,

And Religious Preachers & Teachers Against U.S. Government!

September 1, 2013

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Satellites from many countries now watch Syrian military hardware Shifts

Amos 9:8-15 – Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the Lord. [9] For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth. [10] All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us. [11] In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old: [12] That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the Lord that doeth this. [13] Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt. [14] And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them. [15] And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the Lord thy God.

The eating of dead human flesh after the final battle of Armageddon and events which follow it, including a distant view of the millennial reign city and temple.

Ezekiel 39:17 to 40:2 – And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord God; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood. [18] Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan. [19] And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you. [20] Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord God. [21] And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them. [22] So the house of Israel shall know that I am the Lord their God from that day and forward. 23] And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword. [24] According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions have I done unto them, and hid my face from them. [25] Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name; [26] After that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they dwelt safely in their land, and none made them afraid. [27] When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies’ lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations; [28] Then shall they know that I am the Lord their God, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there. [29] Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord God. [1] In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was smitten, in the selfsame day the hand of the Lord was upon me, and brought me thither. [2] In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me upon a very high mountain, by which was as the frame of a city on the south.

The distance around the 4 sided millennial base of the of the city,

Ezekiel 48:35 – It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The Lord is there.

The Millennial Temple

Ezekiel 43:1-5 – Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh toward the east: [2] And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory. [3] And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city: and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face. [4] And the glory of the Lord came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east. [5] So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the Lord filled the house.

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Amos 4 satellite launched into space

Israeli satellite takes off from Kazakhstan, joins 3 other satellites which are already operational

Ynet

The satellite Amos 4, operated by the Israeli company Spacecom, has been launched into space from Kazakhstan on Saturday.

The satellite joins Spacecom’s Amos 5, 2 and 3, which are already operational in space. Amos 6 is expected to be space-ready in 2014.

Related stories:
* Amos 5 satellite launched into space
* Report: Satellite detects Iran attempt to smuggle Fajr rockets
* Amos 3 satellite launched into space successfully

The satellite is carrying sophisticated communication equipment that allows it to function as a remote transmission and broadcast hub.

It orbits the earth at a distance of tens of thousands of kilometers over the equator, and moves with the direction of the earth’s rotation.

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A nuclear cold war type Umbrella I have long taught is now being set Up

Which I Believe Will Stay in Place for More Than 3 Years to Prevent War

Across all the Middle East prophesied to Begin final war in Daniel 11:40,

After which a non-nuclear war will be fought under it Till the 2nd Advent!

Only Second Advent can straighten out a complex, confusing world Mess

Found In Nine Excerpts From the Jerusalem Center For Public Affairs Alert

No One Can Precisely Determine NOW WHEN the 2nd Advent Shall Occur,

But events NOW Occurring in the Old World, Does Tell It Is Drawing Nigh!

Whatever you Intend to Do about It, the Quicker you need to be doing It

It’s time for believers to start letting Jesus’ personality Shine Out of Them

August 30, 2013

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II Peter 1:1-8 – Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: [2] Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, [3] According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: [4] Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. [5] And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; [6] And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; [7] And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. [8] For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Luke 8:15-17 – But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience. [16] No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light. [17] For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.

Hebrews 10:25 – Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, AS YE SEE THE DAY APPROACHING.

During this game of musical chairs by both allies and foes, the US and Israeli satellites have been precisely watching the shifting of Assad’s missiles, aircraft, missile defensive weaponry, military personnel and weaponry – We need to hit them hard for at least five days. Also, during this period we need to be inflicting major damage on the 20 airfields of the military, especial the six major ones. We need to severely damage the forces of Assad.

If we do this, I believe the native Syrians will not allow the Al Qaeda elements, Iranian, and Hizbullah foreign fighters to rule over them. If we supply the native Syrians with military weaponry, I believe they will defeat Assad and the foreign elements in their country.

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Excerpt 1 – Washington Post

August 29, 2013

U.S. Continuing Preparations to Attack Syria

Karen DeYoung

The Obama administration appeared Wednesday to be forging ahead with preparations to attack Syria, and said it saw little point in further discussion of the issue at the UN. President Obama told PBS that “there need to be international consequences” for the Aug. 21 chemical strikes he said he has concluded were carried out by the Syrian government. “We do have to make sure that when countries break international norms on chemical weapons they are held accountable.” (Washington Post)

Excerpt 2 – Los Angeles Times

No UN Approval for Use of Force in Syria, British Lawmakers Balk at Intervention

Paul Richter and Henry Chu

The U.S. failed Wednesday to get UN approval for the use of force to punish Syria’s government for using chemical weapons. Russia made it clear Wednesday that it would not support any Security Council move to censure Syria or sanction military action.

In addition, British Prime Minister David Cameron, who has repeatedly called for strong action on Syria, was unable to muster enough support from lawmakers to push ahead with a vote in Parliament to approve military intervention.

The UN special envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, said in Geneva that an armed response without UN approval would be illegal under international law. (Los Angeles Times)

Excerpt 3 – Reuters

Syria Evacuates Most Army Buildings in Damascus

Khaled Yacoub Oweis

President Assad’s forces have evacuated most personnel from army and security command headquarters in central Damascus in preparation for a Western military strike, residents and opposition sources said on Wednesday. Barracks and housing compounds for Syria’s Republican Guards and Fourth Division also have been evacuated. (Reuters)

Excerpt 4 – AFP-Defense News

Hagel: No U.S. Plans to Cut Off Egypt Military Aid Yet

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told BBC on Wednesday that he opposes cutting off U.S. military aid to Egypt, but vowed Washington would keep pressing for “reconciliation” in the country. “We’ve had strong partnerships with Egypt for many years starting with the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt that the U.S. brokered in 1979….Egypt has played a responsible part of that, been a very responsible partner….We would not want to see the disintegration of a relationship with a large, important country like Egypt.”

“You can’t go in and impose. It’s up to the Egyptian people what kind of future they want and what kind of government they want.” (AFP-Defense News)

Excerpt 5 – Jerusalem Post

Israel Takes Defensive Precautions Ahead of U.S. Strike on Syria

Herb Keinon and Yaakov Lappin

Israel’s security cabinet approved a limited call-up of a few hundred reservists in vital military capacities and deployed air defenses around the country on Wednesday as precautionary measures ahead of an expected U.S. strike on Syria. The security cabinet was told there was a “low probability” that Syrian President Assad would respond by striking Israel.

Assad is cognizant of messages Israel has sent indicating that an attack on Israel would ignite a counter-attack that would bring down his regime. Nevertheless, Israel was preparing for any eventuality. Prime Minister Netanyahu issued a statement Wednesday saying Israelis need not alter their daily routine.

Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon said, “We’re not involved in this and we’re not getting involved. The Syrians crossed a red line set by the United States, prohibiting use of chemical weapons against civilians….Those who are dealing with this issue are not us, but rather the Western world under the leadership of the United States.” (Jerusalem Post)

Excerpt 6 – Tablet

If Bombs Hit Damascus, Israel Looks to Tehran

David Makovsky

While the U.S. debates whether its pending missile strikes on Syria should be designed as a deterrent against further chemical attacks or more broadly, Israel’s government seems focused on the effects for U.S. deterrence throughout the region. In the public mind, the U.S. reluctance to intervene has raised questions about the reliability of American commitments going forward.

As a top Israeli official told me last week, “when the U.S. puts forward a red line, it has to mean it. The issue goes beyond Syria. It is a matter of credibility with reverberations for U.S. policy towards Iran.” Enforcing red lines in Syria would send out a broader message that words do have meaning.

At the same time, Israel has not been prodding the U.S. to act in Syria, and the chemical issue is not viewed as relating directly to Israel. The writer is a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. (Tablet)

Excerpt 7 – Now Lebanon

What Will Iran Do If the West Strikes Assad?

Hanin Ghaddar

As the international community heads to some sort of strike on Syria, will Iran react by attacking Israel? The answer is probably no: Iran has never engaged militarily against the U.S. or its allies, including Israel. They usually use Hizbullah for that, and Iran’s economy cannot afford a war with the international community right now. Iran’s objective in Syria is not to protect the Assad regime. Iran wants to make sure it does not lose the territorial advantage in Syria, mainly linking Lebanon to Damascus and the coast through Qusayr and Homs.

Hizbullah is far more significant for Iran than Syria, where Hizbullah is fighting Iran’s war. If Hizbullah was allowed to use its heavy weaponry in Syria, it could achieve greater victories on the ground. But Hizbullah’s arms are to be used for one reason only: to protect Iran’s nuclear program. In case Iran’s program is hit, Hizbullah will launch a war against Israel. If Syria is hit, it is unlikely that Hizbullah or Iran will do anything. (Now Lebanon)

Excerpt 8 – Jerusalem Post

Threatening Israel

Editorial

“If Damascus is attacked, Tel Aviv will burn,” a Syrian higher-up bristled this week. The very fact that a neighboring state could be held for ransom for events entirely outside its control should shock world opinion. But it does not. We suspect the reaction would be radically different had any other country been similarly threatened for no fault of its own.

This is disconcertingly reminiscent of our traumatic experience during the First Gulf War when Israel suffered repeated heavy missile attacks, including 40 Scud hits. The Iraqi warheads were aimed directly and unmistakably at civilian population centers. Saddam Hussein’s reasoning was that by targeting Israel he was hurting the U.S. At the time, the only American response was to advocate Israeli restraint.

This time Israel has made it clear that this country and its people will not be pawns in the wars that others wage. (Jerusalem Post)

Excerpt 9 – Washington Post

In Syria, U.S. Credibility Is at Stake

David Ignatius

(Washington Post)

Using military power to maintain a nation’s credibility may sound like an antiquated idea, but it has become obvious in recent weeks that President Obama needs to demonstrate that there are consequences for crossing a U.S. “red line.”

Syrian President Assad overrode a clear American warning against the use of chemical weapons. The main rationale for military action by the U.S. should be restoring deterrence against the use of chemical weapons.

The Iranians surely have read Obama’s caution (correctly) as a sign that he wants to avoid another war in the Middle East. Unfortunately, history tells us that an ambitious, revolutionary nation such as Iran makes compromises only under duress.

U.S. action against Assad may not deter the Iranians, but it will at least make them think twice about crossing Obama’s “red line” against their acquiring nuclear weapons.

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MIDDLE EAST EVENTS NOW DO NOT FULFILL DANIEL 11:40,

BUT WILL SET THE STAGE FOR POST-OBAMA FULFILLMENT.

August 29, 2013

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I am hoping this air attack will be on a wide variety of missilery targets by as many different allies as possible from a wide variety of military launches underwater, on it, and above it. And I am certainly hope it will it go on for at least 5 days.

How the First Churches Worshipped God has changed, but God has Not!

Daniel 11:40 – And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.

Begin selected Excerpts via Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs/Daily Alert

August 28, 2013

Excerpt 1 – Times of Israel

IDF Intercepted Syrian Regime Chatter on Chemical Attack

Adiv Sterman

An IDF intelligence unit listened in on senior Syrian officials discussing a chemical attack on the outskirts of Damascus that left hundreds of Syrian civilians dead last Wednesday, the German magazine Focus reported Saturday. The report, which cited an ex-Mossad official, said the intercepted conversation proved that the Assad regime was responsible for the use of non-conventional weapons. (Times of Israel)

Excerpt 2 – New York Times

Obama Weighs “Limited” Strikes Against Syrian Forces

Thom Shanker, C.J. Chivers and Michael R. Gordon

President Obama is considering military action against Syria that is intended to “deter and degrade” President Assad’s ability to launch chemical weapons, but is not aimed at ousting Assad from power, administration officials said Tuesday. A wide range of officials characterized the action under consideration as “limited” strikes aimed at military units that have carried out chemical attacks, the headquarters overseeing the effort, and the rockets and artillery that have launched the attacks. The goal of the operation is “not about regime change,” State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said Tuesday. (New York Times)

Excerpt 3 – Wall Street Journal

Israel Braces for Fallout from U.S. Attack in Syria

Joshua Mitnick

(Wall Street Journal)

Israel braced for fallout from a potential U.S. attack in Syria, as Prime Minister Netanyahu held special consultations with defense chiefs and cabinet ministers on the Syria war at its border

Israeli security experts assess the prospect of Syria retaliating against Israel in the wake of any U.S. attack is low because Assad is fully engaged in battling rebels.

Netanyahu reiterated Tuesday: “If we detect any sort of attempt to attack us, we will respond, and respond forcefully.”

Former chief of Israeli military intelligence Amos Yadlin told Israel Radio: “Until Bashar Assad thinks his regime is facing a collapse from an American attack – and I don’t foresee one on such a scale – the chance of him trying to involve Israel is very low….[Yet] we still need to prepare for that possibility.”

Excerpt 4 – JTA

For Israel, U.S. Response on Syria May Be Harbinger on Iran

Ben Sales

(JTA)

In Jerusalem, Washington’s resolve in Syria is seen as a crucial litmus test for its readiness to confront Iran over unconventional weapons.

Eyal Zisser, a senior research fellow at the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies at Tel Aviv University, believes “the U.S. [will] do something, but it will be something symbolic.

“I don’t see American interest in a complex intervention, war or sending forces. They need to do something, but not something deep.”

Excerpt 5 – Center for Strategic and International Studies

Choosing the Right Options in Syria

Anthony H. Cordesman

(Center for Strategic and International Studies)

Even if the U.S. does intervene militarily in Syria, the time window for its best option has already passed. The U.S. did not intervene when the rebels were strongest, the Assad regime most fragile, and limited U.S. support to the then dominant moderate rebel factions might well have pushed Assad out of power without dividing Syria along sectarian and ethnic lines.

Assad is now far stronger and the rebels are fractured and have strong Sunni Islamist extremist elements. This means there is no way the U.S. can quickly use any amount of force to destroy the Assad regime with any confidence that Syria will not come under Sunni Islamist extremist control.

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Families of some of the heads of the Syrian regime are flying out before Air Strikes!

Rumors say thousands of top Syrian Officials and Families escaped on Russian Ship

Threats, Counter Threats, Bluffs, Warnings, and lots of Rumors Sweep Middle East

I do not believe this will lead to the beginning the final war of the Age of the Gentiles

But it may lead to the death of Bashar Assad by either his Allies or by Foe’s Air Hits

We Need Our Allies on the looming Military Action, Especially the Israelis Expertise.

Moderate Muslim Southern Nations fear Northern rulers and will not attack Israelis.

August 27, 2013

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Begin Excerpt 1 – Times of Israel

Families of Syrian Brass “Fleeing” Ahead of Feared U.S. Strike

(Times of Israel)

August 27, 2013

“The families of some of the heads of the [Syrian] regime” were flying out of Latakia Airport ahead of an anticipated U.S. strike against regime targets, Israel Channel 2 TV reported Monday.

Israel TV reported on Saturday that chemical shells were fired last Wednesday by the 155th Brigade of the 4th Armored Division of the Syrian Army, commanded by President Assad’s brother Maher.

Israeli military sources reiterated Monday that it was “highly unlikely” that Syria would directly strike at Israel in response to outside military intervention, since this would prompt an Israeli response that would “break the tie” between Assad and the rebel forces seeking to oust him.

Israel is concerned, however, that Syria might try to retaliate via terror groups in south Lebanon or internationally.

Begin Excerpt 2 – YNet News

Report: Russian ship and Syrian senior officials flee Syrian opposition sources say ship left Latakia port, families of top regime members escape to Lebanon. Syrian information minister: If attacked, we’ll defend ourselves

Roi Kais

August 27, 2013

Syrian opposition elements claimed on Monday that a Russian navy ship, which has docked for a long time in the vicinity of the Latakia port, has left its harbor.

In addition, it was reported by opposition sources that thousands of family members of top official and figures in the Syria regime escaped to Lebanon and to Latakia. These reports were not confirmed by other sources.

Related stories:

——Kerry: Nations must stand up over Syria chemical weapons
——Syrian official: Israel ‘will come under fire’ if Syria attacked
——Skirting the ground: How the West will attack Syria

Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi told the Hezbollah ‘s al-Manar network that “Syria has been under pressure since 2003,” while the American invasion of Iraq was underway.

He added that the top officers from around the globe who met in Amman “are party to the aggression against Syira, through sanctions and allowing gunmen enter Syria, and on the question of armament.”

The Syrian minister said that “these countries felt that all they have done until now was unsuccessful so they decided to attack Syria.”

According to him, Syria will respond to any Western military attack. “If we’ll be attacked we’ll have no choice but to defend ourselves, and this is not a situation who hope for as it would just exact a cost from everyone.

“This war has no legitimacy, since the chemical weapons excuse is faulty and since there’s a UN inspection team, which has started to do its job – ascertain whether or not there was use of chemical weapons, and if so, who used them.”

The minister added that “the West has no proof the Syria has used chemical weapons. If the US has such proof they should present it.”

Begin Excerpt 3 – YNet News

Ya’alon pledges IDF’s ‘might’ against Syria

Defense minister says ‘shaken’ by chemical weapons use in Syria, assures IDF will respond to Syrian hostility. Chief of staff: We’ll defend our citizenry

Yoav Zitun

August 27, 2013

Against the background of an impending Western strike in Syria, and facing concerns of Syrian retaliation against Israel, Israeli top brass issued forceful warnings to the Assad regime on Tuesday.

“Those who dare to test us will encounter the IDF ‘s might,” Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon said. “Facing the storm, the IDF’s spirit is no less strong.”

Related stories:
——Syrian official: Tel Aviv will be hit if Damascus attacked
——Russia: Syria has defenses to prevent ‘easy victory’
——Netanyahu: Strong Israeli response if attacked by Syria

Ya’alon’s statements echoed similar remarks made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday. The minister also addressed the recent chemical attack in Damascus’ suburbs, allegedly performed by Assad forces.

“I’m certain that every human being was shaken by the images of children lying dead or convulsing in pain after Assad’s forces used, and not for the first time, chemical weapons,” he said.

Speaking at a Givati Regiment memorial service, Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz said that “those who wish to harm us will find that we’re sharper and more determined than ever. Our enemies must realize that we’re ready and willing to defend our citizens with whatever means necessary, facing any threat and every scenario.”

“We’ll not encourage bellicose sentiments in our midst,” he added, “but our defensive duty will be realized by the IDF.”

Earlier, the two and Prime Minister Netanyahu participated in a special meeting held in the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv to discuss the Syrian crisis and Israeli readiness ahead of a Western strike.

After the meeting, Netanyahu said: “The State of Israel is ready for every scenario. We’re not part of the Syrian civil war, but if we’ll spot an attempt to harm us we’ll respond with great force.”

According to Israeli forecasts, the US will alert Israel before an operation. In the meantime, the IDF raised the alertness level in northern Israel.

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Failure to Act in the Past Severely Limited the Options of Obama

Now Utilizing Threat to fire US+NATO+Allies High Tech Air Strikes

If He Can’t Get NATO & Allies to Get On Board, He Has 2 Options:

Option 1 – Use High Tech specific air strikes working with Israelis!

Option 2 – Keep Telling them how Powerful we are but do Nothing

I Do Not Believe Option 1 would Begin World War III in Middle East

But I know Option 2 Will set the stage for War After he exits Office.

I believe he’s been Politically Forced into Using Missile Assortments,

And that the IAF Will Assist US in Air Strikes On Chemical Stockpiles,

Making it known Israel will go after Iran’s Nuclear Sites If Necessary.

August 26, 2013

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War in the Middle East is inevitable because the prophetic scriptures are very clear it is coming, and the current Middle East and world events are giving clear warning that it is drawing near.

Presidents during the past 12 years used air and sea missile launches as a Middle East Tactic to let our enemies know we do have something other than diplomatic dialogue to fly through the air against those ruthless Muslim rulers who carry out inhuman acts on their own people.

Begin Excerpt from Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs

By Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi

August 26, 2013

The regime of Syrian president Bashar Assad has once again made use of chemical weapons in Syria’s bloody civil war, which has cost over 100,000 lives since it began in March 2011.

An aerial bombardment of several communities in the suburbs of Damascus apparently killed over a thousand people. Videos show numerous corpses with no sign of external injury, as well as bodies of people who died of asphyxiation.

The Assad regime has already crossed all moral lines in this war, and is committing genocide against the Sunni Muslim population by indiscriminate bombardment of civilian targets, mass executions, the torturing to death of thousands of detainees and prisoners, and mass acts of rape.

In the regime’s view the war against the popular insurrection and rebel forces is a zero-sum game; giving up the reins of government would likely entail the genocide of the Alawite minority by the Sunni majority. That majority is now led by radical Islamic organizations that mostly share the aim of establishing an Islamist regime in Syria that would implement Shari’a law.

In recent months the Syrian army has made several gains on the battlefield, managing to reconquer the town of Qusayr on the border with Lebanon and the Al- Khalidiya neighborhood of Homs. These gains were made possible by the growing cooperation between Syria and its allies Iran, Iraq, and Hizbullah, which are assisting the Assad regime with money, weapons, and fighters.

As the regular Syrian army’s ranks are thinned by heavy and ongoing losses, it has been replenished by fighters from Hizbullah and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, as well as Shiite volunteers from Iraq and, apparently, Pakistan.

The victories in Al-Qusayr and Al-Khalidiya did not, however, alter the balance of power. Redeploying and launching attacks in other areas, the rebel organizations have made impressive gains in the Aleppo area (conquering the Menagh military airport), in the Alawite enclave in the Latakia district (conquering over twenty villages), and in the Damascus suburbs. Rebel ranks were also reinforced in the Homs district, where they succeeded to check the advance of the Syrian army.

The rebels are mainly seeking to thwart what they see as a strategic effort by the regime to set up an Alawite state. This putative entity would be based in the enclave of Latakia-Tartus, in Damascus the capital, and in the Homs district near the Lebanese border.

With the rebels’ advances in the Latakia district and the Damascus suburbs creating a tangible threat to the regime’s survival, it was apparently a sense of distress that prompted the decision to use chemical weapons in the Damascus area on the night of August 20-21. (While the use of such weapons has not yet been officially confirmed, the photographs and videos make it appear highly likely.) Despite what the regime claimed, the aerial attack was not directed at “terrorist dens” but at a civilian population, and its goal was apparently to damage the rebels’ morale and convey a clear message about the regime’s determination to fight for its life at any price.The Syrian regime well knows that the results of a chemical-weapons attack cannot be covered up. Its decision nevertheless to perpetrate one reflects its assessment that, under current political conditions and with its Russian, Chinese, and Iranian backing (including threats of revenge attacks in the Persian Gulf), the international community is incapable of dislodging it.The attack, however, has not discouraged the rebel forces but instead intensified their motivation to fight. It probably will also increase the flow of foreign volunteers, some from Western countries, seeking to join the ranks of the rebels.

When the rebels debated in the past whether to exact retribution against the Alawite minority, the decision adopted by the mainstream was to refrain from acts of mass vengeance, despite the regime’s massacres. The hope was to encourage the Alawites to repudiate the Assad regime, thereby facilitating his overthrow. U.S. and international pressure also played a role. This approach, however, may now be reconsidered, especially in light of the rebels’ advances in the Latakia and Damascus areas.

Main ImplicationsGiven the rebel forces’ gains and the ongoing attrition of the Syrian army, the Assad regime is experiencing a sense of existential threat and is no longer foregoing doomsday weapons in its effort to survive.

War crimes and crimes against humanity – indeed, constituting a form of genocide – have been carried out in Syria on a large scale and before the eyes of the world. The lessons of the Second World War have nt been learned. Even in the era of modern communications, with daily documentation of the atrocities, genocide can occur under conditions where the international system is paralyzed by interests and rivalries between the powers.

The international impotence in the face of these events weakens deterrence against the use of nonconventional weapons and has implications in the Iranian context as Tehran continues on its determined march toward nuclear weapons.

In the wake of the latest attack, the likelihood of revenge attacks against the Alawite minority has grown – possibly using chemical weapons that may fall into the hands of rebel forces.

The Syrian regime has shown that it has no moral inhibitions about using chemical weapons at a time of strategic distress. It is therefore possible that, in an extreme scenario where there is an immediate danger of its overthrow, it will resort to attacking Israeli civilian targets with chemical weapons.

The Syrian crisis will continue to deepen the Sunni-Shiite rift in the Muslim world. This may well lead to reciprocal revenge attacks in the Middle East and East Asia, and even in Muslim communities in the West.

Begin Archive Blog of January 21, 2006

Bashar Assad Made the Wrong Choice Two Years Ago!

January 21, 2006

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The last two BLOGS have been about the two day “terror summit” just finished in Damascus between the Syrian and Iranian Presidents. The die was cast for this summit almost two years ago.

Bashar Assad made the Wrong Choice Two Years ago as we reported in Special Prophecy Update Number 161C, titled, “Syria Makes a Very Bad Choice!” During the Iranian President Ahmadinejad’s Thursday and Friday visit to Syria, he and Syrian President Bashar Assad formed a “front” to oppose what Ahmadinejad identified as world “arrogance and domination.” Once Assad made his choice two years ago I knew it was all over – there would be no second chance. He is now up a creek and Iran is not a trustworthy paddle. He made his choice on February 28, 2004 to cast his lot with Iran rather than with the United States. The following excerpts are from Special Prophecy Number 161C.

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ARCHIVE SPECIAL PROPHECY UPDATE NUMBER 161C

March 5, 2004

Syria Makes a Very Bad Choice

I have always believed and taught that the most likely part of the old Roman Empire, which would foster the rise of the Antichrist, would be Syria. Syria has been hanging suspended between two choices: (1) Turn toward the United States in order to avoid sanctions, and to gain support from the western world in a war on terror, or, (2) Turn toward Iran to make an alliance and continue to give support to all the terrorist groups. On February 28 Syria apparently made its choice. The Iranian Defense Minister, Admiral Ali Shamkhani, came to Damascus and signed a new military pact with the Syrian Defense Minister, General Mustufa Tias. I believe this is a clear sign that President Assad has made his choice to put his trust in an Iran-Syria Axis to protect his administration from a coup by terrorist groups in his own country. President Assad has been active recently in communications with Washington to see what they would give him in the way of security if he should choose to give up sponsoring the many terrorist group offices in Syria, and Hizbollah in Lebanon. Really, he did not have much of a choice. Had he turned pro-west and resisted the terrorist groups, his regime would have been overthrown in a matter of weeks. Syria’s new military pact with Iran likely contains an Iranian promise to invest in additional long range Scud-C missiles, now in mass production at Syria’s underground missile facility near Hamah.

The United States and Europe wanted Syria to follow Libya’s lead, but Bashar Assad was really in no political position to do so without being overthrown by the terrorist elements in his own country. There were four things the United States wanted Syria to give up.

1. Scrap your long-range missile program.
2. Scrap your WMD program.
3. Drive all the terrorist groups out of Syria.
4. Stop supporting Hizbollah in Lebanon.

I feel confident it was a choice Bashar Assad simply could not make. Iran and Syria are of the same mind on these four issues. Had Syria chosen to do those four things, it would have cut Iran’s flow of weaponry and the movement of terrorists to Hizbollah. Syria was left without any military backup with the fall of Iraq, so Assad has chosen to shore up and expand its existing ties with Iran, and create new military ties with them for a joint defense against the west. The strong showing by the radical Shiite hardliners in Iran’s elections last month was a strong element that Assad considered in making his choice. Iranian Shiites will continue to have a direct pipeline via Damascus airport for massive shipments of military hardware to the large Hizbollah terrorist army, which it has supported in southern Lebanon for years, as have the Syrians.

During Ahmadinejad’s visit Syria expressed support for Iran’s nuclear right to have nuclear weapons.

Syria and Iran also demanded a timetable for the withdrawal of foreign occupation forces from Iraq.

Begin June 4, 2011 Blog Excerpt from Arutz Sheva

Bloody Friday in Hama Syria as History Repeats Itself

by INN Staff

June 4, 2011

Reuters News Agency reported that Syrian security forces shot dead at least 34 demonstrators in the Syrian town of Hama on Friday, as once again protesters were mown down as they left Friday’s noon prayers.

The revolt against President Bashar al-Assad is in its 11th week and security forces, including snipers, fired into a crowd of thousands in an attempt to bring it to an end.

“The firing began from rooftops on the demonstrators. I saw scores of people falling in Assi square and the streets and alleyways branching out. Blood was everywhere,” a witness who gave his name as Omar told Reuters from Hama.

“It looked to me as if hundreds of people have been injured but I was in a panic and wanted to find cover. Funerals for the martyrs have already started,” he said.

HIstory may be repeating itself in Hama, where Bashar’s father, Hafez, slaughtered at least 30,000 of his own citizens in 1982, in order to supress a revolt.

Rami Abdulrahman of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told Reuters he expected the death toll to rise because many people at the demonstration had serious injuries.

One person was reported killed in Idlib, in the Kurdish northeast, and forces also opened fire on demonstrations in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor and in Damascus’ Barzeh district where thousands demonstrated on Friday. Residents defied the curfew in Deraa and came out to protest.

According to human rights groupsm security forces have killed more than 1,000 civilians since March. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who originally called Assad a “reformer” has said that his legitimacy “had nearly run out.” Although the United States has joined NATO operations in Libya aimed at toppling Qaddafi, who has also killed his own citizens, no similar actions have been announced against Assad. The EU, Australia and the United States have passed sanctions against the regime.

Assad has responded to this continuing revolt against his rule with violence accompanied by promises of reforms, which protestors have dismissed as irrelevant. The media blackout instituted by the regime has made a mockery of those promises and news is dependent on activists who manage to communicate via the web.

A 13-year-old boy, Hamza al-Khatib, who is said to have been tortured to death, has become the symbol of the human rights outrages perpetrated by Assad’s forces. His picture is seen at protests.

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