But that's not what the "prophets" told us...
Adolf Hitler's #1 enemy was the Vatican's secretary of state, Eugenio Pacelli, future Pope Pius XII, according to documents recently found in Europe.
In an interview with the French magazine Le Figaro, the Vatican Secretary of State has complained about media distortion of Vatican statements. "We face a serious problem. Church statements are the subject of manipulation by some Western media."
Why is this week different from all other weeks? It begins with Passover and ends with Easter. Passover has no reference to Easter, while Easter, even calculated by a slightly different calendar, begins with Passover.
A recent edition of Raiders News Update included a "Happy Valentine Day" greeting. A reader responded by pointing out that Valentines Day "is not a Christian celebration!" Now Easter is around the corner, and, like many other holidays, its roots may also be found in ancient paganism. The recently converted Worldwide Church of God (says) "…even if the word 'Easter' was associated with an ancient goddess, it does not mean we cannot use the word today. We have many words in the English language that were connected with ancient gods. For example, our word 'cereal' comes from the name of the ancient goddess of agriculture, Ceres….[But] when we use the word 'cereal' today we're not thinking of the goddess or worshipping her, but of corn flakes or granola."
Almost 70 years after the Nazis plotted the "Holocaust", German Jews yesterday celebrated the Passover holiday with the news that their community has become the fastest growing in the world. This extraordinary reversal of fortune has even seen Jewish immigration to Germany outstrip that to Israel.
The Islamist group who kidnapped 2 Germans released a video, saying they were giving Germany a new deadline of 10 days to begin pulling troops out of Afghanistan or the 2 would be killed.
German Tornado jets and their crews deploy to Afghanistan. Despite their well-publicized surveillance role, the new troops may soon find the Taliban does not see a difference between combat and support.
Palestinian high-ranking sources expressed disappointment with the visit of Chancellor Merkel, who Forbes Magazine considers to be the world's most powerful woman. The sources said that "Merkel lacked all elements of common decency and respect; she was not polite as a high-ranking official like her should be and failed to observe basic codes of conduct." The result of the visit of Merkel, according to the sources, "raises the question about the impact of a biased Germany policy, how can such a policy play a role in reviving the peace process and how can Merkel be a fair party?"
As we see clearly now, from the evolution of the European Coal and Steel Community of half a century ago to the EU of today, free trade is the Trojan horse of global government. A cornucopia of consumer goods is the Faustian bribe that is offered to nations for the surrender of their souls, and to peoples for the surrender of their sovereignty.
While the main presidential candidates have become consumed in an emotional debate about national identity and law and order, it may be that the real debate over France's future is being drawn in boardrooms and on the factory floors. Strikes and labor protests have mushroomed as union leaders vow to protect France's welfare state from globalization.
In their efforts to sacrifice a live animal at the Temple Mount, the New Sanhedrin Council adopted an almost underground modus operandi. (They) secretly located a butcher, found a Cohen hailing from a lineage 1,000 years old and worked out a plan to quickly erect an alter on the Temple Mount. Their plans were thwarted yesterday when the court rejected their request, ruling that "the rights of the petitioners to practice their faith are outweighed by other considerations such as public order and safety."
[WAR: Yes, an alter is all that is needed for sacrifices. Another temple will NOT be built before the Messiah's return - regardless of how many millions of Paranoid Protestants believe it will.]
Prime Minister Olmert has called for a regional conference to discuss peace in the Middle East - and he wants Saudi Arabia to take the lead.
[WAR: I'm quite sure that the Paranoid Protestants are quite excited - hoping for that elusive "7-year treaty" to appear on the world scene. But what leader, in their right mind, would propose - much less sign - a 7-year peace treaty with Israel? It's NOT going to happen. And as a result, people are going to be deceived about what will be happening on the world scene.]
Saudi Arabia signaled that it is unlikely to accept an Israeli invitation to hold a peace gathering, saying the Jewish state should stop "inhuman practices" against Palestinians and move to withdraw from Arab lands before any gesture can be made.
German press on the...
Chancellor Merkel made her first trip to the Middle East as President of the EU this weekend. But commentators say the trip will bring little in the way of results: After all, Hamas and Washington have to make the first moves.
Saudi Arabia's peace plan for the Middle East was long considered stillborn by the West. Now Prime Minister Olmert is lauding it as "revolutionary." King Abdullah is fast emerging as a key player in current moves to end the conflict.
Citizens of Lebanon, beware. Arieh Eldad has it out for you. After the scandal-ridden government of Ehud Olmert falls, probably within the next few weeks, a new government, likely led by Binyamin "Bibi" Netanyahu, will attack Lebanon.
Hundreds of Ethiopian troops entered the Somali capital on Monday, witnesses said, after 4 days of heavy fighting with Islamist rebels that left scores dead and forced thousands to flee.
China and Sudan have agreed to strengthen military ties, state media reported, underscoring their close and controversial cooperation.
Is it a local border conflict or the beginning of a dangerous confrontation? In the drama surrounding the 15 captured British sailors, Tehran is resorting to propaganda while London is relying on the West for support. Iran has a long history of using hostages as diplomatic pawns.
A failed American attempt to abduct 2 senior Iranian security officers on an official visit to northern Iraq was the starting pistol for a crisis that 10 weeks later led to Iranians seizing 15 British sailors and Marines. The attempt by the US to seize the officers openly meeting with Iraqi leaders is somewhat as if Iran had tried to kidnap the heads of the CIA and MI6 while they were on an official visit to a country neighbouring Iran.
As US-British tensions with Iran escalate, many in the Middle East are discussing the possibility - some say probability - of a US attack on the Islamic Republic. Middle East media outlets point to signs that the US may be planning some type of military action directed at Iran.
The White House denied the speculations that the US was preparing for the strike against Iran. The reiteration by the White House occurred at the time when US aircraft carrier Nimitz and its support ships are leaving for the Persian Gulf to join another aircraft carrier strike group already in that region.
It is now clear that Bush intends to keep American forces in Iraq no matter how much Congress or the American public object. Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska has raised impeachment as an option. There are probably many other Republicans who would dearly love for Bush to be ousted but won't say so openly. Democrats also would like to impeach Bush, if only they could.
If George W. Bush's unpopularity and isolation needed to be underscored, his decision not to throw out the ceremonial opening day ball of the major league baseball season served the purpose.
"What are you doing putting this stuff out there? You're killing us!" These were the words of Abraham Foxman, executive director of the infamous Anti-Defamation League, considered by many in the know to be nothing more than a domestic branch of Israel's intelligence service Mossad. According to an explosive piece recently appearing in the online edition of Counterpunch, Foxman shouted this during a sit-down he demanded to have with an unnamed Fox News executive shortly after Sept. 11.
The "stuff " that was causing Foxman so much indigestion that day was a damning, 4-part investigative series Fox News had been airing after Sept. 11 dealing with the arrests of several hundred Israeli nationals as well as some of the incriminating circumstances surrounding their activities in the US. Since then, the reports have been removed by the network from its archives on the Internet. However, the series can still be viewed on web sites around the world.
Newly released documents show that Henry Kissinger delayed telling President Nixon about the start of the Yom Kippur War in 1973 to keep him from interfering. Nixon did not believe Kissinger should handle Middle East policy and (the book) quotes the former president as saying: "Anybody who is Jewish cannot handle" Middle Eastern policy.
The April 5 issue of Rolling Stone features the deathbed confession of CIA operative and key Bay of Pigs/Watergate/Nixon administration figure E. Howard Hunt, The Last Confession of E. Howard Hunt by Erik Hedegaard. This piece is significant not only for its exploration of Hunt, but for breakthrough information that appears to thoroughly corroborate the work of key John F. Kennedy assassination researchers and historians.
Different name, but same ol' pagan house...
A battle to turn a former Christian church into a mosque underscored Britain's unease with its Muslim minority.
Once a highflier in the booming US market for making risky mortgage loans, New Century Financial filed for bankruptcy court protection yesterday. New Century had become the largest independent nonprime lender in the US, writing nearly $51.6 billion in mortgages last year and employing more than 7,200 people.
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