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Bush told the Baghdad Baddies to
"Bring it On".

We have certainly seen some response
along these lines -
since the beginning of Ramadan.
Whether the momentum will continue
and climax at the end of Ramadan -
we shall have to just wait and see.

Probably what is being brought on
in the long run
is -
Armageddon.

Much noise now being made
that the WMDs went from Iraq to Syria
and that Syria is supplying insurgents
into Iraq.

Lots of speculation
that Russia has stationed
under Russian control
nuke missiles in Iran and Syria.

US carrier fleet now out of the Gulf Region,
because against Russian missiles
they make no sense.
Think of the pictures of the Bikini tests.
Anyway, US now has no need for them there
with its new flat top called Iraq.

Last week -
landmark event
with more US military now killed
after the war -
than during it
and then today the single greatest toll
with the Chinook.
Fortunately, nice weather there now -
but that will change.

Russia's and China's
biggest concern is -
that US is about to develop
a new weapon
that will completely disrupt
the balance of power.

Numerous rumors about new laser weapons -
and devices that employ
a variety of fields associated
with the electromagnetic spectrum.

The converse is true
of Pentagon concerns.
American pride would always have one believe
that all technological advances
are made in America
and the Russians and Chinese
have stolen everything they have
from the US.

How can one miss that
the Russians were the first
to launch a satellite,
put a man in space,
put up a giant space lab,
and that today
when Americans go into space
or return as they did this week
it is on a Russian space craft.

Even the Chinese had a man in space
this last week
and their announced plans
are to build a base on the moon.
The US has told them not to.
Their response to the US
was the diplomatic version of -
"Go suck a lemon".

Interesting note here
about the California fires.
The Russians claim
(and have indeed demonstrated -
elsewhere in the world)
that they have planes
that could have put it out.
They offered to send two of them
(had them on the runway, crewed
and all ready to go)
FREE of charge -
(US only had to feed the crew
and fuel the planes while here)
but the literal reply was -
"We don't want no blankety,
blank commies over here."
Reduces my
sympathy for the Schwarzenegger Supporters.
(This story was from Pravda -
but sounds believable to me.)

There is an old saying -
that men have about women -
"You can't live with them -
and you can't live without them."

The US is sort of that same way
about the rest of the world.
It can't live without it -
for its oil,
hundreds of products
such as rare metals, bananas, and coffee -
and the mass production of cheap labor
from China and elsewhere.
But still -
it does not seem to be able
to live with it either.

Interesting observation from
Stephen Lewis
former leader of the
Canadian New Democratic Party and
Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations
1984 through 1988.
He is now the
U.N. Secretary-General's
special envoy for AIDS in Africa.
He said:

"I don't deny that Iraqis are under stress and numbers of them are dying
tragically. But I am forced to point out that more than 2 million Africans
are dying of AIDS every year, and their poverty is vastly more wretched."
(and it is a)
"weird, discordant upset in the scales of justice"
that the $33 billion pledged for Iraq over the next four years, including
$20 billion from the United States, is more than 10 times the UNDP's annual
funds of $2.8 billion for all underdeveloped countries. The amount is also
nearly 10 times the pledges to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis
and malaria, which kill millions every year.

Lots of speculation
about why the US is in Iraq.
The given reason was WMDs
although many thought it was the oil -
(which they aren't getting any -
and won't because just one bullet
will always disrupt the pipeline) -
and now it is said that the purpose was
to bring freedom and Justice
to the Iraqi people
and that Iran and Syria
are next on the list
of the Axis of Evil.

In light of the above quote -
I wonder how many
really find that convincing.
My own view -
(and I suspect the way that the
Russians,
Chinese,
Europeans,
and others view it -
is that Iraq was simply available
and central to a Middle East position
in the geopolitical struggle
if not for US Imperialism
then at least for the Elder Bush view
of a US dominated NWO.
(Which the
Russians,
Chinese,
Europeans,
and others
are not going to let happen.)

However,
here are some Perles of unwisdom
as of Monday, Oct. 20, 2003
and as voiced by
Bush Pentagon adviser Richard Perle
so you can take it as if
the Burning Bush itself were speaking.

Perle offered his analysis
of the growing North Korean threat
to Fox News' Cal Thomas while in Israel.

He said that unless China
and other countries
help the U.S. embargo North Korea,
military force remains
the only other option available.

[The Chinese are meeting with NK
this week -
but vis-�-vis US actions in Iraq -
where do you imagine China's sympathies lie?]

Perle warned that that North Korea
is a "serious problem"
as the regime moves toward building
a nuclear arsenal.

He said with such an arsenal
he had no doubt
the cash-strapped communist regime
would sell nuclear weapons
to other rogue states
or terrorist groups,
which in turn would use
the weapons against the United States.

[Strangely, France this week said
that it would "target rogue states"
with its nuclear weapons.
Coincidence?]

Barring an embargo
that cripples North Korea's nuclear program,
Perle said,
"I don't see how we can stop
that nuclear momentum on their side;
and it may be
the only instrument left to us is force."

[What do you think maybe that means?
What do you think that NK thinks that means?
How do you think that might effect you?]

Perle gave his take on the war on terror:

Iraq: Perle said
"tremendous progress"
has been made
and that the U.S.'s liberation
remains a "worthy undertaking,
one we can be proud of."

[Do you see this as a week of progress?
Do you feel that in light of
the analysis by Stephen Lewis
that the US policy is really one
to be all that proud of?]

Iran: Perle said
Iran should be next on the target list
in the war on terror.

[Do you see this as an "Uh oh!"?
Do you think that the Iranians
might see this as an "Uh oh!"?
Do you think Perle just accidentally
made these statements -
or that they were intentionally made
on behalf of the Bush administration?
If you don't believe they were intentional -
then you must believe -
that people in high positions like this,
can just go around speculating about
wild ideas -
and still keep their jobs.]

He said the Iranian people
are ready to rise up against the dictatorship,
but "unfortunately we don't seem to be helping them."

[That was also the expectation
about Iraq -
and some would believe
that it is also true about NK.
Do you feel that is really proving true?]

Anyway,
here we have it directly from
the horse's mouth
that the US is about ready
to take on:
Iran,
Syria,
North Korea,
and whoever else is necessary.

Do you think that
Russia
and
China
might think that they could be
next in line -
and that they are not going to standby
and watch all that happen.

Do you really feel
that Russia and China
are so technologically backwards
that they can do nothing to prevent it?

Do you feel that
as more and more nuclear weapons
are developed by more and more countries
that the world is becoming safer and safer?

While there was more
shelter building
in the 60s,
during the Berlin Wall Crises,
and the Cuban Missile Crises,
and later
the Falkland Island Crises,
the Gulf War I and II Crises,
excited more people -
I feel that the most critical period
is right now.

This week the news is that
the US economy is greatly improving.
Peace talks are taking place in the UN
and also between China and North Korea.
Iran has until mid-November
to implement the Atomic Energy advisories.
The California fires are winding down -
and in spite of terrorist attacks
in Iraq and Israel
the news says things
are getting better and better.

I can see how things 'might' hang on
for another year until the 2004 elections -
but should the economy bust -
the heat get to the troops in Iraq -
and Bush get bombed in the election -
then do you think
that the philosophical elements now in power
will really turn it all back over
to other political powers
that they utterly detest?

Bring it on -
the man says -
and I do think something
is coming on -
or coming down -
as the saying is.

One fourth of my newsletters
got stopped last time as spam
because I mentioned shelters that were available.
Filters killed them because of the mention
of key words in regards to real and property.
The last time that happened
I used the L word in regards to certain
social mores of some women.
You just have to watch what you say.

Peace and love,
Bruce
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Richard Fleetwood
has created and is coordinating
a new thing for Ark Two members
who would like to meet others
in their locality.
Go to the following url:

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and give it a try.
Please give me any reports of success,
and I will pass them on to Richard.

Several hundred new members
have joined the Newsletter
so I am going to take this moment
to hand out some basic info
about Ark Two.

If you have friends that
you would like to
receive this newsletter
just have them send
a blank email to:
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with the subject as subscribe.

I have never promoted subscribing before -
but suddenly it has just come to me
that this might be instrumental
in saving some person's or family's lives.
If a life could be saved
that would be otherwise lost
then it would be a bad thing
for me to not have done this.

So maybe you will think the same way
and want to make up a little invitation
and include the above subscription address
and send it out to your personal mailing list
of people that you would feel concerned about
and would regret your not having given the message
that is contained in these newsletters.

One of the main things in the newsletters
is about the availability of the
FREE CD
and you can tell them about that also.
The address for it is:

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There is
some motion, thought, talk, of people
who have said that they will gather
at Ark Two come the time -
to start moving this way.

I don't have any other than the usual expectations
but maybe there is a general consciousness developing
much like that at the time of the Titanic sinking
there were numerous people that had both private
premonitions, dreams, and publicly expressed concerns.

ACCEPTABLE LOSSES

Another helicopter down today -
as I write this.
One must expect losses
in every war.

If the trend continues
we may expect to see about 10 fatalities
each day.
(Many more casualties with people
very seriously hurt in ways
that will stay with them
for the rest of their lives.)

But still -
with 10 each day we are talking about
3,500 a year (think WTC)
and 35,000 in 10 years.
Still nothing like Vietnam proportions.

If in fact,
for these costs in human suffering -
Bush's goals of -
stopping terrorism
preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons
bringing stability to the Middle East
starting Moslem countries on the path to democracy
establishing the roots of a NWO
securing the dollar against the Euro
assuring a continued supply of oil to the US
then -
the costs would certainly be worthwhile -
as compared to what he sees as the alternative.

Unfortunately,
all that will not likely happen -
because while he is desperately trying to do so -
it is unlikely that he is going to
win the minds and hearts of the Moslems.

THIS WEEKS NEWS

Iranian Mullahs have announced
this week
that WMDs (nuclear weapons)
are ENTIRELY un-Islamic
and that the US need have no fear
of Iran developing them.

I am sure that India
would like for them to inform
Pakistan of this fact (that nukes are un-Islamic)
and I am sure that the Kurds
wish Saddam had known that
years ago before he gassed them.

Nevertheless, Iran says
to preserve its sovereignty and prestige
that it may have to back away
from its agreement to allow
nuclear inspectors
to go wherever they wish
in Iran.

Some see this as just a
negotiating position.
It may be the reports that
the US is repositioning
large numbers of aircraft to Europe
and that the US Marines have been told
that they will be returning
to the Middle East -
is also just a negotiating position.

On the other hand -
some curious calendar coincidences.
The deadline date
for Iranian compliance
is November 20th.
The 2nd eclipse of Ramadan
in November 23rd.
The date the US aircraft are supposed
to be in position
is about the same.

Lots of statements around
about how quickly Iran could have
nukes and missiles capable of striking Israel.
Both Israel and the US
have stated pre-emptive policies
that won't permit
Iran to continue to develop nukes.

No need to tell me -
that I don't definitively know
what is going to happen.
But, if you do -
then it must be by Divine Revelation
of which it is going to be difficult
to convince anyone else.

Does Iran have nukes -
or do they not?
One would think
that they would be EAGER to show
that they don't - if they don't.

Saddam WAS again co-operating with inspectors -
Israel and the US don't permit inspections.
South Africa got rid of its nukes,
but North Korea got rid of the inspectors.

Maybe there is a pattern there,
as to who has nukes and who doesn't.
Also, with news of Saudi Arabia
making motions towards becoming a nuclear power
(through agreements with North Korea and Pakistan)
it seems questionable Iran
would feel very comfortable with its neighbors
no matter how un-Islamic they may say it to be.

While I don't know
how much it actually has to do
with the phases of the moon -
as long as there are large numbers of people
who do think it does
and who plan their actions around them -
as Islamic terrorist groups
are rumored to be doing
both in Europe and the US -
(the rumors could be psych-warfare from anywhere)
then it is possible that the rest of November
and the first part of December
may be VERY interesting.

Pentagon (and Rumsfield) have announced
major troop rotations to Iraq
(or at least the Middle East).
I could write a book on
the problems of logistics that are involved.

For example - "All at once?"
(The present tours of duty -
all end in a relatively short time window).
Do the troops travel (both ways)
with their own tanks and equipment?
(Equipment also needs repairing and restoration -
but the more interesting question is -
who is responsible for it -
the guys and gals using it
or someone else that you are relying on
to look after your gear.)
This subject goes on and on -
and has many interesting implications
regarding the calling up of reserves -
activating the draft -
and so forth.

BUT there is one thought
that I have heard no one express.
The last time Bush did a major
"troop rotation"
he simply sent over the additional troops
and didn't bring back the first bunch
(there were a lot of aircraft carriers
and other ships of the fleet
involved at that time -
plus many land based aircraft).
He just kept them there for use
in Gulf War II.

I have no particular thoughts
or knowledge on this -
other than perhaps the timetables
mentioned above.

The NEXT Hundred Years

While it is much easier
to speak as a historian
than as a prophet
(and I am certainly not a prophet)
still I think it is now easier
to make some predictions
about the next hundred years.
I will explain why.

Suppose that a hundred years ago -
someone tried to predict
the hundred years until now.
Impossible.
Airplanes,
Missiles,
Satellites,
Nuclear Power,
Television,
Computers,
all unknown or seemingly impossible dreams.

Over ninety percent of the technology
that makes modern life
what it is today -
was unthought of 150 years ago.
Moreover,
the rate of expansion of technology
has been increasing - exponentially.
Not just the amount -
but the rate at which it appears.

If the present trend were to continue
we could expect greater change
in the next 20 years
than there has occurred in the last 50.
For an old timer like me -
to look back 50 years
where my grandmothers house
still had gas lights -
and there was no
television (where I lived)
PCs
ICBMs
satellites
most modern plastics
and hundreds of items
that children today now take for granted
as a part of life -
and then to think
that it could change more than that
in the next 20 years -
is just astounding.

But it won't.
The big changes of the next 20 years
will be sociological (and I hope spiritual)
but there is going to be
a technological setback.
This is what makes it possible
to predict life 100 years
in the future.
Technologically,
we will be reliving much of
the last hundred years -
not that technological knowledge is going to fall
that far backwards.

It is the next twenty years
that (IMHO) are going to be
the most interesting.
There are many paths
that events may follow.
Some would be more beneficial than others -
but what will occur will be a mixed bag
no matter.

Power struggles will contend
to establish a world order.
To the degree
that presently entrenched
political monetary interests
are able to shape events
it will be a failure.

To the degree
that spiritual maturity prevails
and that there is a recognition
that justice (economic, political, social)
must be universal -
then it will be a success.

Whatever is organized
will need to be structured so that
economic, political and social justice
will develop progressively.

There will still be those who have -
and those who have not.
This cannot be resolved
by simply taking from those who have.
It must be resolved
so that those who have not
have the opportunity and incentive
to produce and obtain -
and are not restricted from doing so
by those who have.

Those who do not have
political and social maturity -
cannot suddenly be given that either.
One problem in the United Nations today
is that a majority of the voting countries
do not have a philosophy or sense of
fair play, tolerance, and other attributes
necessary to make a truly just political system work.

Those nations who guide the future
of the whole of mankind
need to first demonstrate
their ability to guide their own affairs.
American monetarily influenced power politics
is NOT a model that the world
should seek to emulate.
Neither are the failed communist models
or the intolerant Islamic models
that hold sway in much of the world.

There are many people
who await Divine Intervention
and direct Divine rule -
(Jesus sitting upon a throne or whatever)
but the Divine Order has prescribed
free will
and mankind while provided with a
Divine Blueprint
must still itself build
the Kingdom of Heaven on earth.

The struggle will be long and arduous.
Not just in the coming century -
but for centuries to come.
The long curve of progress will be steady,
but there will be numerous
momentary lapses and retrenchments.
The major one about to occur imminently.

Things are going to get much worse -
before they get better.
A major die-off of humanity is in the offing.
Decades will pass before
the present level of technology is recovered,
or the present level of anything is achieved.

The next World Olympics
will see few new world records established.
The measure of all events
will be how it stands up
to pre-catastrophe attainments.

As "good as before the catastrophe"
will be the standard to obtain -
"better than what was done before the catastrophe"
will be a goal very seldom achieved -
for decades afterwards,
in technology, science, medicine sports or production.

There is little that won't be recoverable,
but it will take a long time
to master it all again.
To slowly assemble, train and build up
artists, musicians, athletes,
scientists, engineers, technicians,
surgeons, physicians,
scholars, teachers, coaches, trainers,
craftsmen, and expertise
in every field.

The bench marks,
the models,
the demonstrated goals -
will all exist to establish the path
so that social conditions permitting
mankind will be able to retravel it once again.
Hopefully, this time -
without some of the mistakes of the past.

However, if mankind fails to learn
the futility of the methods of past -
the false paths of
jihad,
terrorism,
national sovereignty,
exclusive privilege,
then all it shall do is
put it back together again
like it presently is
and be prepared to make the same mistake again
with anarchic sovereign nations
possessing the tools for nuclear holocaust.

There are none that will be able to say -
that I am wrong in my predictions -
because of course I will not be around
a hundred years from now
to see how true they have become,
unless they are right -
those who expect to see
the graves to literally open -
and the dead return -
in which case there will be a
population problem like no one has imagined.

But in truth -
I expect a glorious future
for the whole of mankind -
which is simply (maybe not so simply)
passing through the trials of adolescence.

Eventually, a world government
will be established.
Probably centered in Jerusalem
because only by making it
a world metropolis
open to all the nations, cultures,
and religions of the world
will it be possible to resolve
that conflict there.

World-wide communication
in a universally shared language
will eliminate illiteracy
and much of the world's ignorance.

Social and economic exchange
will be facilitated by a world currency -
and the world's resources
will be devoted to peace
rather than war.

There will still be
crime, disease, and death,
sin and evil,
as a result of the Divine Gift
of free will -
but much of the horrendous effect
will be mollified,
and life upon the planet can become
better and better.

All this depending upon
mankind progressing in spiritual values -
otherwise it will all come to naught -
as sometimes I dread
that it already has.
Nevertheless, those who recognize the ideal -
must continue to make every effort
to obtain the ideal.

We all eventually depart this life.
Our individual attainment here
is measured by how
we have contributed to the
collective attainment.
Our individual spiritual growth
is our contribution to the
collective spiritual growth.

The slogan (goal)
of the Ark Two Community is:
"To Build a Better World".

Toward that end-
with
Peace and love,
Bruce
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Much has been said of late
regarding Moslem prophecies
of events to occur
when there are two eclipses
during Ramadan.
One being of the moon
and the other being of the sun.
While there have occasionally
two eclipses occurred during a single month -
it is often said there has never been
such an occurrence
during the month of Ramadan.
The following source, however,
seems to refute that claim.

meltingpot.fortunecity.com...

The significance of the double eclipse
has been greatly emphasized
by certain Islamic groups.
One being the Ahamadiyya's
with whom I am quite conversant
having visited many times
their main mosque in North America.

moonsighting.com...

Numerous Islamic web pages
have articles on the subject.
Some take note of the fact
that while both eclipses will take place
this month -
indeed the first being this very evening -
not both will be visible from Mecca.

moonsighting.com...

I have searched, without avail,
several versions of the Qu'ran,
and resources on the Hadiths
and I have not been able to find
the actual prophecies.
The following Islamic source
may explain why.

www.albalagh.net...

Nevertheless, there are many Islamic WebPages
devoted to the subject
and a search with Google
will lead you to many discussions
of the subject.

Meanwhile, in turning my thought to this -
there came to my memory
Bible References
and I have looked up the following quotes.

Acts 2:20
The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood,
before the great and notable day of the Lord come:

Joel 2:31
The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood,
before the great and terrible day of the LORD come.

Revelation 6:12
And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal,
and, lo, there was a great earthquake;
and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair,
and the moon became as blood;

Do not be concerned that the last verse
is in the past tense
because it was still being given
as a prophecy of something that was to occur.

In my own religion
such prophecies have a spiritual meaning
but I shall not expound upon those here.

What is curious
is that the two astronomical events
will occur this month.

Certainly not every double eclipse
happens during Ramadan
and certainly not every eclipse of the moon
is a BLOOD Eclipse.

How a blood eclipse occurs
is interestingly and dramatically shown
at the following NASA url.

science.nasa.gov...

If the skies are clear
you may not wish to miss this event
tonight Saturday, Nov. 08, 2003
(being 11/9 in some parts of the world).

Eastern Time
06:32 p.m. Eclipse starts
08:06 p.m. Totality begins
08:31 p.m. Totality ends
10:04 p.m. Eclipse ends

Central Time
05:32 p.m. Eclipse starts
07:06 p.m. Totality begins
07:31 p.m. Totality ends
09:04 p.m. Eclipse ends

Mountain Time
04:32 p.m. Eclipse starts
06:06 p.m. Totality begins
06:31 p.m. Totality ends
08:04 p.m. Eclipse ends

Pacific Time
03:32 p.m. Eclipse starts
05:06 p.m. Totality begins
05:31 p.m. Totality ends
07:04 p.m. Eclipse ends

For those into astrology -
this particular astronomic event
is seen as particularly significant
because it is reputed to be the beginning
of the Harmonic Concordance.
I am not going to delve into that
but for those so inclined
here is an url -

www.harmonicconcordance.com...

For further elucidation
let me leave you with a Hadith
and quotes from a couple of versions
of the Qu'ran.

Volume 2, Book 18, Number 170:

Narrated Abu Bakra:

In the life-time of the Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h)
the sun eclipsed and he went out dragging his
clothes till he reached the Mosque. The people
gathered around him and he led them and offered
two Rakat. When the sun (eclipse) cleared, he
said, "The sun and the moon are two signs
amongst the signs of Allah; they do not eclipse
because of the death of someone, and so when
an eclipse occurs, pray and invoke Allah till the
eclipse is over." It happened that a son of the
Prophet called Ibrahim died on that day and the
people were talking about that (saying that the
eclipse was caused by his death).

And now the
Qu'ran Sura 75
(The first version from Palmer -
the second from Pickthall)

Nay, but man wishes
to be wicked henceforward!
he asks,
When is the resurrection day?

But when the sight shall be dazed,
and the moon be eclipsed,
and the sun and the moon be together,
and man shall say upon that day,
'Where is a place to flee to?'
-nay, no refuge!
and to thy Lord that day
is the sure settlement:
He will inform man on that day
of what He has sent forward or delayed!

-------------
6 He asketh: When will be this Day of Resurrection ?

7 But when sight is confounded

8 And the moon is eclipsed

9 And sun and moon are united,

10 On that day man will cry: Whither to flee!

11 Alas! No refuge!

12 Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day.

13 On that day man is told the tale
of that which he hath sent before
and left behind.

14 Oh, but man is a telling witness
against himself,

15 Although he tender his excuses.

16 Stir not thy tongue herewith
to hasten it.

17 Lo! upon Us (resteth)
the putting together thereof
and the reading thereof.

18 And when We read it,
follow thou the reading;

19 Then lo!
upon Us (resteth)
the explanation thereof.

20 Nay, but ye do love
the fleeting Now

21 And neglect the Hereafter.

22 That day will faces be resplendent,

23 Looking toward their Lord;

24 And that day
will other faces be despondent,

25 Thou wilt know that
some great disaster
is about to fall on them.

26 Nay, but when the life
cometh up to the throat

27 And men say:
Where is the wizard
(who can save him now) ?

28 And he knoweth that
it is the parting;

29 And agony is heaped on agony;

30 Unto thy Lord
that day will be the driving.

31 For he neither trusted,
nor prayed.

32 But he denied and flouted.

33 Then went he to his folk with glee.

34 Nearer unto thee and nearer,

35 Again nearer unto thee
and nearer (is the doom).

Peace and love,
Bruce
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ns.pairowoodies.com...

Absolute Tripe.

A bunch of nostradamus wannabe's who even right in the style of a quatrain, vague but hints towards something and completely anti-american.

I wasted my time by reading this, thank you for bringing it to my attention though energy_wave.

Here is the latest...

In all the years
that I have written this newsletter -
this is only the second time
that I have given a specific warning.

I wrote the following on 9/8/01

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All is unfolding
in accordance with the Divine Plan.
It is well that we do not know exactly what that is -
because humanly we would undoubtedly
desire something different -
and thus desire other than the Will of God.

Much will occur during the next six weeks
that is not to the liking of many humans.
The month of September itself
will see extraordinary activity.
....the very very real possibility
of a simultaneous major terrorist action -
if not in Washington DC itself -
then in some other major metropolitan area.

Israel has just signed a big arms deal
with India.

That would be important news if you were Pakistan.
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Notice posted on wall -
where I stopped to see about Kansas ID.

"If you are a male between 17 and 25
and accept a driver's license
you will be automatically registered
for the draft."

That should be important news to
young males wanting driver's licenses -
(and also their mommies and daddies).

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The Pentagon has ordered all 10,000
draft board positions filled by the end of June.
Likewise the 1,000 Appeal Board positions.

That should also seem important
to the males between 17 and 25.
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Tens of thousands of National Guard Soldiers
have been alerted that they will be called up
in the next 90 days.

This should be important news
to the wives of any of them that are married -
and who are concerned about family budgets.
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Numbers of US military organizations
are being moved into position
to strike in Northern Pakistan.

OBL will consider that important news -
as well as will Pakistani Rebels.
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Millions of Taiwanese demonstrating
for Taiwanese independence last week.

China will consider that important news.
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US says North Korea
may not be that big a threat
and that the discussions have gone well with it.

Russia, China, Japan and everyone else
involved in the talks
feel the opposite -
and they will really think it important to understand
why the US is saying the opposite.
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China announced in its legislature this week
that it has increased its military spending
by 70% since the year 2000.
If it continues the increases at the present rate
within a year and a half it will be spending
double each year what it spent in the year 2000.

I do not know if that includes what they are spending
on their space program -
which they (like the US)
of course say is for peaceful purposes.

At the same time -
China has greatly reduced its land army
and is greatly increasing its military efficiency.

US Pentagon feels that China greatly UNDER-states
its military spending.

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China says that North Korea
and the US don't trust one another sufficiently.
Like maybe the Great Leader of North Korea
should let the US provide his body guards
like it did for the Catholic priest Arristides
who became president of Haiti.

We know the US view
about North Korean nuclear proliferation.
Yep, these are sure two guys who can trust each other.
About like Castro feels that he could trust Bush.
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And the award this week -
for mutual mistrust
goes to Pakistan and India.
Both are preparing to test their LONG range missiles.
I am sure they are both wishing each other success -
NOT.

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China, India, Russia,
the three biggest nuclear powers
other than the US.
All with trouble on their borders -
China / Taiwan
(plus island contentions with Japan and Russia-
and border disputes with India)
India / Pakistan
(plus border disputes with China).
Russia / old satellites
(plus problems with NATO / Turkey).

Things really rockin this week
between Israel and the Palestinians.

But the guys with immediate trouble
are the ones with imminent insurrections
in their own countries.
Venezuela,
Syria, Saudi Arabia,
and as if it didn't have enough other problems -
again Pakistan.
Lots of places astir in that way -
throughout Africa, Southeast Asia, and elsewhere.

However, there is America,
pure and pristine above all this.
No neighbors threatening to invade -
no rebellion about to overthrow from within -
such that if it wanted problems
it would have to go elsewhere in the world
to look for them.

Maybe in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, North Korea,
or it could even get involved in something between
China and Taiwan or in the border countries of Russia
or maybe even between Israel and Palestine or Syria.
A tour of the world
is a tour of troubled times.
Although free of trouble with its neighbors
and within
the US can surely find some elsewhere
if it looks hard enough.

Still, it is possible -
that there may be trouble at home.
Dollar dips, employment skips,
gas price blips, stock market flips,
terrorist tips, government image chips,
election rips, corporate funding sips,
and other quips and zips
that can cause sinking ships
for the political VIPs.
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Just a little silliness.
Probably like the elections.

And now, what I consider important news
from myself.

A NEW web page.

Let me know how you think it might be improved.

www.webpal.org...
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Peace and love,
[email protected]