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On the Road to Armageddon?
Armageddon, the ancient city known as Megiddo, was inhabited between roughly 7000 B.C. and 300 B.C. Numerous battles were fought near Megiddo during that time, and the Book of Revelation, which refers to the site as Armageddon, prophesied that a final battle at the end of time would take place there. The name Armageddon comes from the Hebrew word "Har Megiddo," which means the "mountain of Megiddo," according to Cline. "By the Middle Ages, multiple nationalities, languages, and centuries had added an 'n' and dropped the 'h', transforming Har Megiddo to Harmageddon and thence to Armageddon."
Are we approaching the so called "end times"? Let's explore the idea below the fold...
"We are watching ARMAGEDDON unfolding before our eyes" Col. Douglas MacGregor (16 min)
Israel tells Hezbollah that Iran would cease to exist if they attack IDF in Gaza. Col. Douglas MacGregor warns we are watching Armageddon unfolding before our eyes.
He discusses his article, Avoiding Armageddon.
Tucker Carlson talked with Col. Douglas Macgregor about the possibility of war with Iran (27 min)
Are our demented fanatical leaders sending several aircraft carrier battle groups to the ME in order to start WWIII? It isn't beyond the realm of possibility.
Iran-Russia set a western trap in Palestine
"The only country that could possibly distract the west from Ukraine is Israel. But the US and its allies are walking into an existential trap if they think a West Asian victory will be more easily won than a European one." Pepe Escobar
Considering the leadership class in the US, we could be headed for disaster, and the EU is even worse. The world is uniting against us as the violence against the Palestinians escalates and western leaders veto cease fire propositions.
Jordan’s king condemns Gaza war crimes at Cairo Peace Summit (2.3 min)
Jordan’s King Abdullah used his speech to condemn the war crimes of collective punishment and the forced displacement of Palestinians.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza (3.6 min)
He has offered to mediate, but no doubt will be refused because he will not condemn Hamas.
It is happening here in the US too...
In recent weeks the U.S. has seen the biggest anti-war protests since the Iraq War, but you wouldn't know this from watching mainstream media.
Wars in the West, development in the East - Jeffrey Sachs, Alexander Mercouris & Glenn Diesen (55 min) "Tensions are high but understanding is low." - apt quote by Professor Sachs
Prof. Jeffrey Sachs: (Live from Rome) How to Save Israel and Palestine (32 min)
The situation could be resolved with rational dialogue and less emotion. Instead it looks to escalate into a regional or world war.
Scott Ritter offers an interesting proposal to flip the script and supply aid to the Gaza and offer to parley directly with Hamas.
Scott Ritter: Joe Biden and WWIII (26 min)
He elaborates more on his idea in this 1.1 hour interview
Monumental Oversight: Unveiling a Colossal Miscalculation | Scott Ritter
Scott and Eva Bartlett discuss Gaza and Ukraine (1.5 hours)
As Scott suggests, Several new testimonies by Israeli witnesses to the October 7 Hamas surprise attack on southern Israel adds to growing evidence that the Israeli military killed its own citizens as they fought to neutralize Palestinian gunmen.
October 7 testimonies reveal Israel’s military ‘shelling’ Israeli citizens
Emotion Unleashed: A Rationality-Free Zone | Larry C. Johnson (41 min)
There are reasons emotions are high...
Genocidal Onslaught on Gaza Shocks Conscience of the World, w/ Abby Martin (54 min)
Israel’s genocide in Gaza has shocked the conscience of the entire world, with an endless flow of videos and images of Palestinian children cut into pieces by American bombs dropped by Israeli warplanes deliberately intended to destroy a civilian population. Despite the explicitly genocidal rhetoric of Israeli officials, Western leaders continue to proclaim their support for Israel’s right to “defend itself.” But this war on Gaza is different from past wars, not only in the level of Israeli aggression, but in the reaction on the street, from the Middle East to the United States. Israel is losing the narrative war. Most people want to see a ceasefire and tens of thousands have protested across the US to demonstrate their opposition to Biden’s unconditional support for this genocide.
Gaza Fights For Freedom (2019) Full Documentary directed by Abby Martin
I caught the first 30 min or so of this Grayzone live discussion with Max, Aaron, and a brief appearance by Gabor Mate, however YT now has a age required sign in. In the discussion the horrors of Gaza are compared to the holocaust.
"People of Darkness" - The Grayzone live
Gabor Mate on Gaza:
"In a certain deep sense, I feel that it's the worst thing I've seen in my whole life."
In Gaza we've moved beyond the fog of war to the invisibility of war as all communication to Gaza has been cut. Alex explains in the first 10 min of this 36 min clip...
IDF expanding operations. UN, 14 votes against ceasefire. EU downgrades Ukraine, €53B blocked.
Gaza lost all telephone and internet communication Friday night as Israeli officials said the country had entered the “next stage” of the war on Saturday as it expanded its operations on the ground.
“[L]ast night Israel launched a major bombardment and cut off all communications. This is an act of pure barbarism,” Ben Jamal, the director of Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), told Middle East Eye from a march in London. “So we are marching today, not knowing how many Palestinians are dead, how many children now lie under the rubble.”
There are rumors...
Musk to provide Starlink access to Gaza
Benjamin Netanyahu in the 1980's: 'We have the US Senate, the Congress and a record strong Jewish lobby on our side. We have a huge influence over them, America won't force us into anything'
We sure ain't goin' to vote ourselves out of this mess...
Hilarious Takedown Of BOTH Major Parties w/ Mischa Paullin (2 min)
The two major political parties appear to be doing everything in their respective powers to drive voters away.
Seems the world is more volatile today than it has ever been in my lifetime. Do we sit on the brink of WWIII? Our mentally bankrupt leaders in the west only know how to dance to the organ grinders tune. Well, we live in interesting times that's for sure.
We're headed to the high twenties next week. Time to get in the house plants, harvest the last of the green tomatoes and red peppers, and winterize our outdoor plumbing. The foliage colors have been gaining strength all week, and though we are dry, it is pretty with the dappled yellows and reds. I hope your fall has been lovely too, and personally you are all doing alright and feeling well. As always, I look forward to your comments below!
The thread is open...
Comments
Good morning
Thanks for the round-up today.
A couple of updates:
Communications have been restored to southern Gaza,
Musk is offering Star Link access to the occupied territories
(which nutty yahoo has threatened to destroy),
small IDF incursions in northern Gaza are being turned back
by resistance fighters and the global reaction to the genocide
are growing daily (except in western press).
Lotlizard shared a couple links in yesterday's Album of the Week which are very informative.
Too bad UN resolutions have no teeth. It seems the Arab world will be left with the
club to hold the Zion regime accountable. US only wants an exit from the Ukraine
failure, so this is their planned distraction, IMO.
Happy Sunday!
truth is considered foreign influence, world peace is a threat to national security
World opinion is supporting Palestine...
UN General Assembly adopts Gaza resolution calling for immediate and sustained ‘humanitarian truce’
the adoption of a non-binding Jordanian resolution on Friday afternoon in New York by a large majority of Member States, with 120 votes in favour, 14 against and 45 abstentions.
Only a few of the US pawn states are supporting Israel.
We'll see what evolves. All the aircraft carrier battle groups going to the ME makes me think Iran is in their sights. Stupid is as stupid does.
Well, let's keep a good thought and hope for the best!
Thanks for coming by this morning.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Unfortunately,
I calculate a 75% chance of the Big #3 happening sometime in the next 1-3 yrs, with the greatest risk period being in the several months leading up to the 2024 election. 75% chance too of it being triggered by a false flag event, arranged by the US, originating in one of the ME or EU countries, with the usual fingers pointing at the usual suspect, Russia.
The news out of Gaza is beyond depressing, and I can only take so much. I try to distract myself with the latest campaign news:
1) The already nearly dead Cornell West campaign, mostly a vanity project for a long time, saw the departure of the recently hired CM, Peter Daou. This is another bad look for the West so-called campaign. Someone on the Jimmy Dore Show said semi-seriously that Daou was sent into the CW campaign by the Biden camp in order to destroy it from within to take out a candidate who would be a potential vote diluter for the Ds.
2) Another dangerous weirdo has been threatening RFK Jr. A couple of days ago a man was caught by Kennedy's private security trying to break into his house in Brentwood. Police called, arrest made, bail of $10k met with a condition that the guy not go on Kennedy property again. A few hours after being released, he returned to the Kennedy property and again tried to enter, but was stopped and arrested again. The arrestee is a licensed real estate agent in the very upscale Pacific Palisades area who also had previously sent many strange and violent messages to the Kennedy campaign. The campaign for the 3d time referenced these threatening messages in their letter to the Biden admin to request SS protection for Kennedy, but once again Biden very cruelly is refusing. Speculation is that Biden wants to make RFK continue to pay large amounts daily for private security to drain his campaign account and make him less of a political threat.
3) Another non-serious candidate has announced he's running, one Cenk Uyghur (sp), despite his being clearly ineligible by the Constitution to hold this office having been born in Turkey. A podcaster speculated Cenk is trying to get attention to build back TYT's dwindling audience. That makes 3 vanity candidates by my count: Cenk, Cornel, and Marianne.
4) Gavin Newsom's trip to China and chat w Xi only adds to the speculation that he is the Ds Plan B candidate if Biden makes the decision to step aside, which looks increasingly likely given his dwindling poll #s. The latest poll shows an 11pt drop in approval by Ds. Most likely time for Joe to make the announcement is just after the primary season but before the August convention. Why would a major party stick with a guy who shows every sign of being a guaranteed loser in the fall, and knowing too that the guy at the top destined to lose will tend to take down a number of other Ds on the ballot.
Seems Biden's "rock solid support of Israel" might have
peeled off 11% of D voters. Those voters will not gift RFK Jr. with their support, since he has the same stance on Israel. They might have peeled off for a variety of reasons, but the timing of the poll suggests support for the Gazan atrocities as a reason, IMHO.
I am not happy with RFK Jr.'s anti-war, except Israel, pronouncements, but like him or not, he deserves Secret Service protection. If he is injured or killed, Biden should face charges.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
This is the United States of American
.
That will never happen.
Populations don’t like wars. They have to be lied into it.
That means we can be “truthed” into peace. — Julian Assange
Note:
I said "should", not "will".
USA! USA!
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
Biden would
have been pressured by now into providing it but for the MSM failing to report honestly on Biden's refusal. What they did was state falsehoods about the supposed 120-day before the election requirement -- which has been sidestepped by presidents for decades -- while utterly, willfully failing to note the many instances when SS protection was given many months before that alleged deadline, such as to candidate Biden in 2020 when he asked for and received SS protection nearly 240 days, 8 months, before the Nov election.
All it took back then was to have Biden complain about a few rally protesters trying to charge the stage where he was speaking. But in RFK Jr's more serious situation of threats, a well-armed and disturbed man stopped by private security at one Kennedy event, and two recent incidents of the same man trying to break into Kennedy's house in a 24-hr period are apparently not enough, even with the Kennedy family history of threats and violence against them.
Yes, Biden would never be held accountable, but morally, ethically he does have a clear duty to act to protect. Even Jimmy Carter gave SS protection to the Kennedy he hated, Ted, and that was even before TK made his official entry into the race, a full year before the election.
The Duran thinks Gavin will be flown in just in time...
Gavin Newsom goes to China, one-ups Biden and meets Xi Jinping (10 min)
Bobby has been bad about Israel from the start. No surprise there.
The other dims are just a joke to my mind. And the rethugs just as bad or worse. Looking more likely Trump will be president again. Provided we make it to next Nov and avoid global extinction.
Thanks for the election news!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Everybody seems to think there will be an election
A Zombie election is still an election, I suppose. Neither side has a candidate worth the powder to blow them to hell. The only thing that makes this interesting is that the People are so well armed.
Thanks for the Weekly Watch, Lookout.
Populations don’t like wars. They have to be lied into it.
That means we can be “truthed” into peace. — Julian Assange
An election in name only...
...to allow the serfs to feel they have a voice.
Thanks for the kind comment, and the tip for the Whitney article below!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Jewish author answers Zionist who blames him for enabling terror
My reply to the religious Zionist with ‘tears in his eyes’ (Off-Guardian)
That link
was astonishingly good, lot...
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
Thanks for posting this
Great response to some jerk who can’t see what Israel has done. Someone in the comments linked to this article.
https://www.mintpressnews.com/untold-story-christian-zionists-power-unit...
Christian fundamentalists want the apocalypse to hurry up so Jesus can return and gawd only knows what happens after that. But are they looking forward to the 7 year reign of the anti Christ because their tolerance and acceptance of evil acts is going to make sure that they are left behind during the rapture. Gawd’s first command was Thou shalt not kill. Okay that’s the 2nd one.
Caitlin nailed them!
I appreciated the Isaiah quote. Gawd pretty much told them thousands of years ago to stop doing evil. What Israel is doing is definitely evil.
“When out of fear you twist the lesser evil into the lie that it is something good, you eventually rob people of the capacity to distinguish between good and evil.”
~ Hannah Arendt
That links to one of the greatest essays
...that Whitney Webb has ever written. Certainly to her most important essay.
A must read for people who can think.
Populations don’t like wars. They have to be lied into it.
That means we can be “truthed” into peace. — Julian Assange
Don’t miss the link to Middle East eye
Hagee:
Ya know over a couple millennia I wonder how many times gawd has answered people’s prayers. I’m sure that the various ethnic groups slated for slaughter have prayed to him and they were still slaughtered. But the Christian fundamentalist think that they can force Jesus to come back on their timeline are some of the most deluded people in history. IMO. And where was the world’s outrage when Trump settled the 2 state solution and gave Israel Jerusalem ending it? Thank gawd that Pence has dropped out. One less nut job to deal with.
“When out of fear you twist the lesser evil into the lie that it is something good, you eventually rob people of the capacity to distinguish between good and evil.”
~ Hannah Arendt
Middle East Eye...
...is an informative channel.
I meant to include this Spanish minister's statement in today's piece with the other leaders statements, but it is hard to remember all the things I want to post...
Spanish Minister Ione Bellara calls Netanyahu a ‘war criminal’
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Some years ago, no more than 10 years,
I ran across info on John Nelson Darby. In the 2 or 3 articles, wikipedia and other bio sites, every one of them mentioned Darby spent his elder years in a mental institution, and that he died there.
Now, there is no mention of that anywhere in any search result.
Has anybody else noticed that?
A simple search for info on The Rapture would give you numerous results, all of which mentioned Darby was mentally ill.
Talk about censorship!
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
Search results are corporate crap these days...
You have to go several pages into a search, or know a reliable site to look for info. Rumble becoming more and more the go to video site. It weird, but it is what it is.
Let's keep looking and trying to make sense of it all.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
That is a powerful reply...
Many Jews are working for peace.
however, hypocrisy runs deep and there's plenty to go around. Thanks for the letter!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Good morning LO, thanks for the WW and the OT. I suspect that
the author of Revelations was simply hoping that history would repeat. The crazed but infallible war god allegedly gave Canaan to the chosen people and Abraham moved there somewhere between 2000 and 1700 BCE. Seemingly all of Canaan, home to various peoples, rose up and teamed up with some outsiders to go after Egypt and Thutmose III kicked their ass at the Battle of Meggido sometime around 1480 to 1450 BCE. Of some interest regarding the idea that this history will maybe somewhat repeat is that Thutmose III paused on the way to Meggido at some place called Gaza. OTOH, the holy seer of Revelations saw the repeat as involving Rome, not Egypt. However, he cast Rome as a monster from the sea, which could morph into a US carrier task force, so who knows. Historically, this is all somewhat confused by the tale of the chosen people's escape from captivity in Egypt, because there is not only no evidence thereof, but no evidence whatsoever that they ever were Egypt, in captivity or otherwise. Ah well. In any case, it has been said "the fire next time". This presents two semi-divergent views, hopeful and hopeless:
be well and have a good one
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
A long lived conflict no doubt...
...perhaps the new technologies and the sheer destructive power is taking it to another level. If you think about it, those very expensive carriers are within striking distance of relatively inexpensive kinzhal missiles for which we have no defense.
I sure hope thing calm down, but doesn't look like that is in our fabric.
Oh well, enjoy what's left of your Sunday. Thanks for the visit!
Rain the first time, but fire next time...
The Birmingham Sunlights...
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Good afternoon, LO
I hope everyone takes the time to watch the Scott Ritter interview. I had the wrong idea that Hamas was a government of sorts, whereas, it is a fervent belief in resistance. I had not thought about the IDF reservists being too unfit to carry their gear and fight in the streets without being exhausted in minutes. His idea to save the day for Bibi and Hamas is clever, offered with a keen knowledge of the area and the mind-set of both sides.
So, you are still pickin' 'maters? Good eats!
Well, tonight a cold front comes, although there will be no freeze. It is so welcome after this incredibly long, hot summer that pushed on into fall. Strange and sudden, today's high is 85, tomorrow's is 49.
The only thing I dread is the first use of the furnace. Lots of dust odors that takes an hour or so to clear out.
No shopping today. Dear One will do it tomorrow.
We will celebrate the cold front with a big pot of chili con carne for dinner tomorrow. I am cooking the pintos shortly. When facing The End, may as well go out on a full stomach. (I feel guilt that little babies in Gaza that do not get incinerated will wind up dead from starvation. What can I do to help? Nothing.)
Thanks for the great WW, friend.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
Our freeze arrives Wed AM...
So we've got a little breathing room for harvests, house plants, and so forth. Won't be cold enough yet to worry with plumbing and draining lines and hoses.
Glad you came by, and sorry to hear of your safety issues this week. Take care friend!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Yeah...
People in litigation, civil or criminal, have no idea how their lives or family will look in the future. Very stressful. Fear of the unknown can easily drive them to violence. I can usually get Dear One to watch my back, but the young woman going to court tomorrow, who doesn't know I will be phoning in my appearance from home, has "allegedly" tried to run over a relative she was angry with, so just having him escort me across the street would have jeopardized him, too. She knows him.
I just spotted an eagle in a pine tree in front of my house. Just way to damn cool!
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
We see bald eagles on the river or lake...
...but here along the mountain's brow we occasionally catch a golden eagle...been awhile.
However, this has been the summer of the owls...lots of different ones. It's fun to observe the seasonal and yearly changes. We all ride the wheel of time.
Families are curious entities, but they can evolve over time.
Y'all take care and be well!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Christ on a pogo stick
Stuck on Long Island at the in-laws. My spouse fell ill and couldn't do the return trip.
The folks here are watching Fox and CNN for the utmost utter bullshit one-sided
brain melting conditioning on the mideast situation. Uneffing believable. It is all
Biden good, Israel good, Hamas terrorists crap you can imagine. The p-ganda is
so thick, you could scrape it off the huge TV screen and make a 3 layer cake.
I have to get out of here before I lose my mind. Or give them some awakening
reality checks? Best to just hide in the spare room at this point.
Argh
truth is considered foreign influence, world peace is a threat to national security
Go hide and read a book...
or my trick, work a crossword or some other puzzle. Before you know it it'll be time to go home.
Best of luck, buddy.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Awe man….
What a lousy thing to happen to you. It one thing to be stuck with the in-laws, but to be stuck watching corporate media is harsh punishment. I recommend lots of walks weather permitting. Or lots of booze. Good luck!
“When out of fear you twist the lesser evil into the lie that it is something good, you eventually rob people of the capacity to distinguish between good and evil.”
~ Hannah Arendt
Just one of those days
The internet was down most of the day, it rained all day, and couldn't find the keys to the
getaway car. Got my weird fiction to read and sudoku puzzles which helps. Quite a few spirits
have not hurt as well. Hope to get the hell out of Dodge tomorrow one way or another.
Argh
truth is considered foreign influence, world peace is a threat to national security
This is when a porch and laptop
come in handy.
I am sorry your wife is sick. When do you think she will be able to travel? Damn!
I hope the indoctrinated family goes to bed early.
I was once stuck in Panama with a fervent Republican. She dominated the tv, watching Mitt Romney election rallies, maybe the convention. I stayed out on the balcony, drank good beer, watched the people in the neighborhood illegally squat, rip off electricity, deliver groceries in baskets on ropes and pulleys. The rigged up electrical wiring would give an electrician PTSD.
But I didn't have to watch or discuss fab Mitt, dirty Obama.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
I sympathize. The Overton window of “respectable” opinion here
in Germany begins and ends with, “For Germany, the Holocaust means it is now Germany’s duty to serve and defend Israel no matter what. As an article of civic secular faith, Israel can do no wrong, ever. Any other opinion is antisemitism.”
Even Germany simply abstaining on the latest UN Gaza resolution horrified pundits. “Of course Germany should have voted ‘no’,” they say. Because history. What Bibi wants, Bibi gets. End of discussion.
Signing out ...
See you tomorrow...
Señor, Señor,
Can you tell me where we heading?
Lincoln County Road or Armageddon?
Have a good night!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
This is horrifying
.
Hamas had to know how Israel would react. Bibi should have known that he was putting Jews in harm’s way. Biden definitely knew that he was putting the troops in harm’s way too.
“When out of fear you twist the lesser evil into the lie that it is something good, you eventually rob people of the capacity to distinguish between good and evil.”
~ Hannah Arendt
“For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction” —
Newton’s third law of motion, taken out of the realm of physics and used as a metaphor for consequences in human affairs — has implications that are already bad enough.
Israel’s version — “For every violent action against ‘us’, there must be a violent reaction, not merely equal, but ten-, twenty-, or fifty-fold in degree against those who are ‘not us’, even random innocents” — has even worse implications.
Just two iterations raises the intergroup “hate and revenge against any handy random target” factor by 100x, 400x, 2500x.
Simp's latest shows how Bibi is using biblical scripture
.
to justify his slaughter of Palestinians. What’s even worse is how many American politicians are finding quotes from the Bible to justify it too. I believe that they are quotes from the Old Testament which I thought Jesus nullified when he was on earth. But I’m pretty sure that he said that when someone strikes you then turn the other cheek. Then there’s still that thou shalt not kill command. And "vengeance is mine" said the lord.
Christian pastor John Hagee preached that America should roll up its sleeves and knock the living daylights out of Tehran for what it’s done to Israel. I’m sure that Jesus is pleased with all the calls for massive slaughter on defenseless civilians which half are children.
Lol…I just hope that I’m still here when all the things they put in motion are finished and they wait with their thumbs up their arses and nothing happens. Or Jesus does come, but smites them for their wicked and evil deeds.
I hope you take the time to read this because I think it’s one of his best. At least the first half which I’m still working through. Lots of great information.
“When out of fear you twist the lesser evil into the lie that it is something good, you eventually rob people of the capacity to distinguish between good and evil.”
~ Hannah Arendt
God is great.
God is good. Humans nevertheless suck.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981