Last time we looked at what seemed to be some pretty fantastic claims made by one former British military man, now highly placed in financial circles. Today we’ll begin to look at the evidence.
FLESHING OUT THE PLAN
Our friend W made some wild assertions – yet as we look at events unfold, they don’t seem so fantastic after all. Let’s summarize some of what was put out there, so we can analyze it against the information that we’ve looked at in the newsletter in the past.
Financial collapse of 2008 was planned to achieve “centralization of financial resources.”
World War III to be arranged to start in 18 to 24 months.
To begin when Israel strikes Iran. China or Iran to respond with nukes. This stage to be confined to Middle East.
This engineered chaos will bring de-facto martial law in US & the West. Plans now in place.
After cease fire, bio-war to be unleashed on China using weapons specifically genetically designed to attack their population.
That brings about a full nuclear exchange. The aim; - To reduce world’s population by 50%.
Beyond that waiting on a Geophysical Event that will further alter the world system. [i]
So what are we looking at here? Is this all ‘crazy talk’? Surprisingly this is amazingly consistent with the revealed plans of the Illuminati types and the developing events of our day. Let’s start in.
Now when W described the actions of the forces that controlled things, he referred to them as an ‘Over-Government’. When reading the entire interview, the picture he gave was of a power behind the throne that gave directions to governments and economies. This is not a new view. President Woodrow Wilson wrote of this in 1913. “Since I entered politics, I have chiefly had men's views confided to me privately. Some of the biggest men in the United States —in the fields of commerce and manufacturing—are afraid of somebody. They know that there is a power somewhere so organized, so subtle, so watchful, so interlocked, so complete, so pervasive, that they had better not speak above their breath when they speak in condemnation of it.” [ii] President Franklin Roosevelt testified to this fact in a letter to Wilson’s chief advisor, - or some would say handler. “The real truth of the matter is, as you and I know that a financial element in the large centers has OWNED the Government of the U.S. since the days of Andrew Jackson.” [iii] Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter concurred. “The real rulers in Washington are invisible and exercise their power from behind the scenes.” [iv] Finally, Teddy Roosevelt hammered home the same theme. “Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing NO allegiance and acknowledging NO responsibility to the people.” [v]
So that an “Over-Government” exists is no surprise. And it’s very plausible that they had more than a small hand in causing the financial collapse of 2008. After all, even Ben Bernanke publicly admitted that it was the Federal Reserve, - ostensibly put in place to smooth out the boom / bust cycle, - that actually caused the Great Depression of the 1930’s in the first place. [vi] Circumstantially, the international banking families gained relative market share power - and ultimately profits – after each event. Interestingly, writing back in 2001, Lt Colonel Tom Bearden wrote: “The plan is that the world economy is to be strained to the breaking point, so that it will begin seriously collapsing about 2008.” [vii] [Guess that was pretty much right on the money!]
Now to point #2. Will there be an arranged war within two years ? I don’t know. But we do know that the EU is ratcheting up the pressure on Iran and that both Israel on the one hand – and Iran and its toadies on the other, are preparing for the next more devastating round of hostilities, where chemical / biological warheads thrown at Israel could bring on a nuclear exchange. Will this bring #4 into play, - increased government control – (martial law)? We know now that the pieces are in place for the expansion of that control. Let’s just look at some of what has been set up across the Bush and Obama administrations.
It actually began in the 90’s under Clinton’s watch when Congress and the administration cooperated to create a situation wherein the military could supersede civilian controls in the event of even the ‘threat of terrorism’. [viii]
Under Bush, the National Defense and Authorization Act of 2007 – provided for the Federal military to take over and direct the law enforcement duties at the state and federal levels. [ix]
A presidential order of May 2007 went further. NSPD 51 & HSPD 20, effectively suspends constitutional government in the event of a “Catastrophic Emergency”, with the Department of Homeland Security and the White House taking over. Section 1076 called for the wholesale arrest of political dissenters and the squelching of public rallies by the military. This national emergency can be declared without Congressional approval. Along with the actions of 2007, this put a final nail in the Posse Comitatus Act that historically protected the American citizenry from their own military. [x] [xi]
It went even further. In February of 2008 the US quietly signed an agreement with Canada that allows the militaries of each country to deploy in each other’s nation to operate against civilians in suppressing insurrections during a domestic civil emergency. These could refer to riots, terror attacks, or health epidemics. [xii] That provided the ‘legal’ basis. Next came the practical.
In the Fall of 2008, a combat hardened brigade was deployed to NORTHCOM, - with the responsibility for the domestic US – was deployed back at home to be in place should they be needed here. This was a time when many were expecting the plummeting economy to possibly set off a series of civil disturbances with the danger of general social collapse. [xiii]
So the military began practicing for martial law operations in the American homeland. Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas saw Federal troops operating “an anti-crime and anti-terrorism initiative” in the Spring of 2008. [xiv] One deputy described it as nothing less than “martial law training” for the military. Later that year, Indianapolis became a training ground for the Marines. [xv] Other Midwestern cities also served a turn at being a military training ground.
Then in 2009 legislation was introduced – specifically HR 645, the National Emergency Centers Act, - that would put official government approval on the use of military installations as FEMA camps for the relocation of selected populations in national emergencies. [FEMA camps – as concentration points for ‘select citizens’ – have long been an internet rumor of ‘conspiracy-theory-types. Now, this was coming out in the open.] The Daily Paul sees this as an attempt to set up a “nationwide law apparatus through US Northern Command and the Department of Homeland Security.” [xvi] These are nothing less than legalized concentration camps. Back during the crash of September 2008, Congressman DeFazio of Oregon referenced an earlier program to deal with civilian unrest called REX 84. He warned of a “plan that is in place to be executed by the Federals to lock down the cities and towns across our land and to begin gun confiscation.” He went on to refer to mass quarantines, internments and the suspension of Constitutional rights. [xvii]
President Obama began where Bush left off. As a candidate he called for a Civilian National Security Force. Quietly he signed DoD Directive 1404.10 that establishes a Civilian Expeditionary Workforce under Pentagon control to “deploy in support of combat operations” in “restoration of order…and stability operations.” [xviii]
In December of 2009 he signed an executive order that made INTERPOL, the international police force, immune from all searches and their “archives shall be inviolable.” [xix] [xx] This gives this international organization ‘special status’ apart from US law.
Then in January of 2010, the President established a Council of Governors to help oversee the employment of National Guard units in the operations of ‘civil defense’, integrating them with the Armed Forces, under the control of NORTHCOM. Analysts see in this the establishment of a system of Regional Military Governorships, perhaps corresponding to the 10 FEMA Regions – all to be put in place whenever a ‘National Emergency’ is declared by the President. [xxi] [xxii]
Now while all of this has been flying pretty much under the radar of the pleasure-seeking American public, it should come as no surprise to those who watch the news. We’ll have to continue with our analysis next time.
THE IDENTITY OF JESUS – PART VII
But while the world may be ready at some level to accept the notion of signs and wonders, - miraculous cures etc, - if you will, - the notion of man that conquers the grave, - that rises up from the dead, - is a little too fantastic to believe. Or is it? Is this the final confirming and convincing evidence of God’s power? We’ll look at the evidence.
HE GOT UP !
What we know to be true for his many public miracles, would certainly hold true for the greatest sign of all, His resurrection from the dead. If God exists: Miracles are possible! And the Resurrection is the touchstone of the Christian faith. If Christ did not rise from the dead, Christianity is a meaningless exercise in good morals. The validity of Jesus’ very message hinges on the truthfulness of that claim. Paul expanded on this in a letter to the Corinthian church. “And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith….And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.” (1Corinthians 15: 14 & 17) The disciples were raising a very high hurdle for themselves. They were claiming not just some spiritual appearance that would have been so difficult to disprove, but they were saying that Jesus was raised in the flesh. If they were lying their opponents need only produce the body to shatter their claims. But they were convinced of the truth of the matter. They had to testify to that truth.
Now there are many critics out there that say that the resurrection is merely a legend, or a lie perpetrated by Christ’s early followers. This contention defies all logic. To what end would such a lie be put forth? Persecution and communal sharing characterized the early church. Its leaders sought neither fortune nor power. We know already the eventual price they paid for that belief. This was no lie. Neither could it have been a legend. This was the teaching of the Apostles just weeks after Christ’s death. This is recorded by Luke’s account of Peter’s preaching on the day of Pentecost, found in the Book of Acts. We have already demonstrated Luke’s record for historical accuracy. It is further confirmed by Paul in 1Corinthians 15:3-8. Scholars believe this to be a restatement of a very early ‘creed’ Paul received when he became a follower of Christ. There is overwhelming agreement that this creed dates certainly within 20 years of the crucifixion. Many scholars date it even earlier, to within a couple of years of Jesus’ death. This creed passes on the very early held beliefs that Christ died to pay for our sins and rose from the dead again. That passage reads: “For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve. After that he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers, most of whom are still living though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, and last of all he appeared to me also, as one abnormally born.” This passage, documenting so early the beliefs of the Church, contains several significant aspects that need to be looked at. [xxiii]
Remember again that Paul was writing at a time when many of the witnesses to the events were still alive. By mentioning specific names and by claiming that Jesus had appeared to as many as 500 people at one time, he was inviting inquiry. Paul was so confident of his message that he wanted his readers to check out the evidence. Secondly, and this is very important to understand, when Jesus appeared to Paul, he was an enemy of the Christian faith. In fact, he was consumed by a passion to stamp out what he saw as a dangerous heresy, if need be by killing off those who professed that heretical creed. It was Christ’s appearance that changed the direction of his life. Here was an example of a hostile witness converted by the evidence. Finally, in that passage in 1Corinthians, Paul is alluding to the fact that Jesus appeared to people in various locals on several different occasions. There are at least nine post-mortem appearances described in the Gospels. This does not include his appearance to Paul on the Damascus road described in Acts. These appearances ranged from the individual, as in the case of Mary Magdalene, (John 20:10 –18), to much larger groups as in the 24th chapter of Luke. This was no will-of-the-wisp, no shadowy manifestation of desire or imagination. On these occasions He spoke with them; they ate with him and touched Him.
Neither were these mere hallucinations. The appearances happened to different people at different locations and times. These were unconnected events, and not just to people expecting their occurrence. To the contrary, the disciples testify that they little grasped the meaning of Jesus’ words when he prophesied his death and resurrection. In fact this was a truth that had been predicted, both in the ancient Scriptures and on several occasions by Jesus himself. In Psalm 16:9-10 we read, “my body also will rest secure, because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay.” Matthew records Jesus’ prediction of his death and raising in chapter 16 and elsewhere. And Luke 9:22, puts it perhaps most clearly. He quotes Jesus as saying of himself, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.” But his followers neither accepted nor understood these predictions when Jesus revealed them. Peter told him at the time, “Never, Lord!…This shall never happen to you!” (Matthew 16:22) It was not till after they had seen the risen Christ that Jesus’ words had meaning for them.
And Jesus showed himself to both skeptics like Thomas, and outright enemies such as Paul. No, these events show none of the marks of hallucinations. Immediately following Christ’s death, the disciples were a confused, cowering lot. They had run away during the trial and execution, and in the case of Peter had even denied association with the Lord. They were living in fear and despair. But in every case, the appearance of Christ became the catalyst for a radical transformation. Peter, went from on the one hand, denying his Lord to a servant girl, to on the other hand, preaching before thousands in just a matter of weeks. Paul went from avowed enemy participating in the mob killing of the martyr Stephen, to a tireless worker for the faith. The doubter Thomas was murdered many years later while preaching the Gospel in India. In every recorded case, those who reported seeing him after his death, became the committed witnesses of that truth.
Finally, if the Jewish authorities had produced the body, the early death of Christianity would have been assured. But they could not. The tomb was empty. There are a number of reasons we know this to be true. First of all, if the tomb was not empty, the apostles would never have been able to make that claim right in the city of Jerusalem, where the recent events had taken place. It would have been too easy to check. This fact is confirmed both in the writings of Josephus, and in the Toledeth Jeshu, a compilation of 5th century Jewish writings. Neither of these sources could be considered sympathetic to the cause of the Gospel. [xxiv] Then we have Matthew’s account of the events that followed the death of Jesus. In chapter 28 he describes the generation of a rumor that the disciples had stolen the body. In his account he tells how the assembled chief priests and elders bribed the guards to say that Jesus’ followers had come during the night and taken the body while every member of the dozen or so Roman guard was asleep. Of course critics can say that this was just Matthew’s attempt to cover up the fact that the disciples did indeed steal the body. But that assertion will not stand up to scrutiny for several reasons. First of all, how could the guards possibly have known what was going on while they were sleeping? Then there is the character and mindset of the apostles to consider. This was a cowardly bunch. Now, after the public execution of their leader, with the Jewish leadership and the power of Rome against them, they were supposed to have taken on the Roman guard, facing a certain and horrible death if they were caught, in order to perpetuate a hoax. And if they did generate enough courage, they would have had to find a way to roll back a stone weighing as much as two tons, moving it uphill just to get at the grave. They would have had to accomplish all this while not disturbing the sleeping guard. The final absurdity is that all of them in on this deception would live out their lives in support of this lie, not recanting even in the face of torture and death. [xxv]
To the early Christians, as unbelievable as it may have seemed at the beginning, the Resurrection was a fact. They were sure because they had seen the evidence. They realized the temporary nature of this life and the eternal nature of the next. The disciples had come to know Jesus as no one else. They had seen a man that was at once meek and humble and yet filled with courage and the righteousness of God. This was a man that would on one occasion, gather the little children to himself and on another take on the religious authorities, or chase the moneychangers from the Temple. This was a man who felt compassion for the multitudes, and at home in the wilderness. They had been witnesses to his many signs and wonders, his healings, his mastery over nature. They had seen Lazarus raised from the dead. When at first they had seen him arrested and killed they were crushed and defeated. But once they had seen him, and touched him, and eaten with him after his death, they were transformed. So when the disciples died martyrs deaths they were testifying to the truth of the Gospel they had learned at Jesus’ feet. They were affirming the reality of the miracles and the healings. When Peter died on his cross, or when Stephen or Paul were murdered, they were acknowledging the truth they had come to know.
So who is Jesus? He was a man of impeccable character. No one could find fault with him. Even the Jewish authorities that eventually put him to death, - did so strictly on the basis of self-interest; - as they scrambled to preserve their authority. As they of anyone should have seen, He was the fulfillment of prophecy. The Scriptures predicted the circumstances of his life, and the exact timing of his appearance. He acknowledged this and proclaimed often that He indeed was the Messiah. He performed many signs and public miracles as evidence of this. He healed as a sign of God’s love. In His ministry he called for repentance and promised forgiveness of sins for all that would acknowledge Him and make Him Lord of their lives. He taught that he was “the way, the truth, and the life.” And he promised eternal life to all that would come to him. He predicted his own death and rising from that death. And then to prove once and for all that he was indeed the Truth, He fulfilled that final prophecy and rose up from the grave.
SATANISTS IN THE VATICAN
In his recently released memoirs, exorcist Fr Gabriel Amorth claims that “even in the Vatican, there are members of Satanic sects.” This cancer stretches to the very top. Members include “priests, monsignors and also cardinals.” According to Amorth, Pope Benedict XVI is aware, but is at a loss as to just what to do about the problem. Besides those that worship Satan, there is another group of clergy that despite what Jesus and the Bible claims, do not believe in the devils existence. The Vatican of course has set about denying the truth of these claims, using other scholars to run interference. [xxvi]
The late Fr Malachi Martin, a Jesuit and former Vatican insider, testified to the same thing back in the 90’s. He talked of a “Satanic enthronement ceremony”, held back in 1963 about the time that Pope Paul VI was taking office. In his non-fiction work, The Keys of This Blood, Martin writes, “Most frighteningly for John Paul, he had come up against the irremovable presence of a malign strength in his own Vatican and in certain bishops' chancelleries. It was what knowledgeable Churchmen called the 'superforce.' Rumors, always difficult to verify, tied its installation to the beginning of Pope Paul VI's reign in 1963. Indeed Paul had alluded somberly to ‘the smoke of Satan, which has entered the Sanctuary’.” [xxvii] [xxviii] Fr Martin was known for exposing not only the satanic dabbling of the Catholic clergy but also some of their sexual escapades. He also seemed to believe that the unexpected death of Pope John Paul I was a KGB and Vatican inside job. [xxix] As such he was known to have many enemies, and himself died under suspicious circumstances.
THAT CLOSE
We are really – THAT CLOSE – to having a war break out in the Middle East. Just in the last few weeks Damascus served as the host of a ‘Council of War’, - with the heads of Syria, Iran and Hezbollah. The agenda was coming up with a unified plan to strike Israel when the Israeli Air Force comes for the Iranian nuclear sites. President Ahmadinejad said that he believes war will come by summer. [xxx]
[i] Bill Ryan,The Anglo-Saxon Mission :The Third World War and the Inheritance of the New World, Project Camelot,
February 2010
[ii] Woodrow Wilson, The New Freedom, 1913 as quoted by libertytree.ca
[iii] Contained in a letter from FDR to Colonel Mandell House, November 21, 1933
