What a week!

This past week has just been crazy. So many things coming out, I'm on overload here! I couldn't even begin to address all of it, or this would be an encyclopedia.


The US elections took a turn for the worse (which is saying something at this point!) as name-calling and personal attack became the new campaign strategy for Obama and company. Not to mention his worshippers among the media.

There have been so many personal attacks on both McCain and Palin that I can't keep up with them all! It seems like nothing is off limits, and yet Obama had a fit when people said something about his wife! Granted, he did tell the lamestream media to back off of Palin and her family, but it made no impact. And he has not reiterated his disapproval as far as I'm aware.

McCain's age, wartime captivity, and lack of computer experience are fodder for the media. So are Palin's pregnant, unwed daughter; her fundamental religious faith; her lipstick--still trying to grasp that one! The pig comment was totally uncalled for, regardless of intent.

But what's good for the boar isn't good for the sow, is that we're looking at? Unbelievable that someone running for president could stoop to such comparisons.

Texas and Louisiana were lashed at by Hurricane Ike, which hit Galveston head-on early Saturday, leaving devastation in its wake. Power outages, flooding, billions in property damage. Millions had fled the Gulf coastline and now face uncertainty as they head back.


If things get any worse between the US and Pakistan, we'll be at war there next. In a way, we already are. There have been numerous attacks inside Pakistan by US and NATO forces over the past few months, which has infuriated Pakistan. They have forbidden foreign troops on their soil, and have vowed to retaliate if the cross-border missions from Afghanistan do not cease. In fact, Pakistan closed off supply routes for NATO troops in response to the most recent NATO missile strikes inside their borders. This has a very devastating impact: NATO now must rely on Russian land routes to supply its forces!

Do you think Russia is going to be very cooperative given recent developments?

Russia is repeating its threats all around.

-- to Ukraine over its intent to join NATO and the EU, its support of Georgia, its attempts to block Russia from its ports in Crimea

--to Poland and the Czech Republic over the US missile shield deal

--to the EU over its expansion into Russia's "sphere of influence"

--to the US, for just about everything!

Russia has sent bombers (minus bombs, according to them) to Venezeula, and will participate with them in naval wargames. I read that wargames were also planned with Argentina, but I have not been able to confirm this. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez and Bolivia's President Evo Morales expelled the US ambassadors to their countries, and recalled their own from the US. This is not a good sign. Both nations would be happy to help Russia launch an attack on the US.


Russia also has made a show of its forces leaving Georgia, but they really aren't going anywhere. Now that South Ossetia and Abkhazia are firmly in Russia's grasp, there's no way Russia is leaving! Russia has turned away the UN, the OSCE, and CARE from entering the region. Doesn't that say it all? The EU wants to send monitor troops in there as well, but Russia also refuses that! The latest talks between the EU and Russia ended on that sour note. And no new talks are scheduled!


Meanwhile, old separatist movements in Russia are gaining new life. In particular, the oil-rich Islamic region of Tatarstan, and a long-simmering rebellion in the North Caucasus regions like Chechnya. Last week, there were rumors that the US would recognize the independence of many of these regions, in retaliation for Russia's recognition of the breakaway Georgian regions. Russia throws into the mix the fact that the US recognized Kosovo when it declared independence from Serbia early this year. This is a big can of worms that's been opened. A lot of these areas are home to Islamic extremists, and all want independence.


Al Qaeda put forth new terror tapes recently. One threatens Denmark, once again, over the printing of cartoons about Mohammed. The second one, surprisingly accuses Iran (of all places) of being a "crusader" ally and working with the US! There were rumors of a new 9/11 attack on the US, which thankfully turned out to be just rumor. And there are lots of reports circulating that young Caucasian men from the US, Australia, Canada and Europe are being converted to Islam, recruited and being trained as terrorists in places like Pakistan, so that they will "blend in" with Western society. Then they can unleash devastating attacks with virtually no suspicion, predicated on the fact that most people see only Arabs as terrorists.


A strike by Israel on Iran is in the news again. The US has basically left Israel alone in this, according to most reports, though it will sell "bunker-buster" bombs to Israel. Previously this had been ruled out. It was also revealed that Croatia sold Russian S300 air defense missile systems to Iran. So both countries are ready for war. It's just a matter of when.


The biggest news is really BIG! Israel's Prime Minister Olmert and Palestinian President Abbas have finally reached a 12-point agreement, that could be signed before the end of 2008, or sooner! This is nothing to sneeze at, given the circumstances and timing. There is a UN General Assembly meeting on September 23rd, which will be attended by Israeli President Peres, not Olmert. Peres, as president, has the power to sign treaties, etc. The Quartet of the US, EU, UN, and Russia will meet on the sidelines of this General Assembly meeting to discuss the peace process.

All the major players involved -- Bush, Rice, Abbas, Olmert, even Jordan's King Abdullah, among others -- have stressed that an agreement must be made this year! The US has said it will "guarantee" the creation of a Palestinian state. Olmert is due to be replaced soon in a primary vote, but he will technically be in power for a while until the shift is complete. So he can continue to give Israel away. He also wanted an agreement before he leaves office! And Olmert has said the idea of a 'Greater Israel' is done. Israel must give up land, move people from the West Bank to the Negev, and allow some Palestinian refugees to return. What did the Palestinians give up? NOTHING!


Maybe they will announce an agreement and "confirm" it in the next few weeks, say around Rosh Hashanah (the 30th) and Yom Kippur (October 9th). There's also a little UN-sponsored holiday called The International Day of Peace on September 21st! There's just way too much going on here to be coincidence!

Add in Mark Biltz's blood moons/solar eclipses theory, and it's just overload time prophecy-wise. Something big is in the works for the next couple weeks!


Maybe we're going to go Home soon. Can't say for sure that this is how things are going to play out, but it looks like a big possibility!