BarnacleBob
03-25-2003, 03:23 AM
Title: WAR NOTES -- 3/24/03 -- BLOODY SUNDAY
Subtitle: War reports from foreign news agencies reveal a war that is not going as well for the U.S./U.K. forces as our news sources are reporting. While we are pushing toward Baghdad, we have failed to take southern positions and our plans for a northern front fell threw when Turkish soldiers suddenly invaded, making possible a major conflict with Turkey, Iran, and the Kurds in this area. If such a conflict were to erupt, our plans for the conquest of Baghdad would be seriously affected.
Let us now review some of the key stories of the day. Since 3/13, we have made a major effort to search out foreign sources instead of the U.S. and British news agencies. The reason is quite simple: The Pentagon announced several weeks ago that it would seriously control the flow of information through U.S. news sources. Thus, to avoid American censorship, we have been using a number of foreign sources; surely enough, the view of what is going on is much more rosy in American sources than foreign sources. Some of our foreign sources are subscribers who live in foreign lands and have made us aware of which local sources have proven reliable in the past.
A good example of American disinformation is the supposed surrender of the entire Iraqi 51st Division fighting our forces on the edge of Basra. Foreign sources report that this was a complete fabrication and that this division is one of the major reasons we have not taken Basra.
Bloody Sunday
* Americans were killed in significant numbers on Sunday, and lost 10-15 tanks. My Russian source -- a American subscriber in Moscow whose co-workers include Russian officers in Reserve units -- confirmed to me this morning that the number was, indeed, 10-15 tanks destroyed. He said the Iraqi soldiers were using the latest Russian-made anti-tank weapons fired by an individual soldier. Since we have only about 400 main battle tanks in Iraq, the loss of 10-15 in one engagement is very significant. American soldiers are also dying in combat, and may be a lot more than the 25 the Pentagon admits to losing.
Some American units have been cut off and even surrounded in An-Nasiriya, Basra, and Umm Qsar. The Iraqis are really fighting this time around, using Russian style tactics and sophisticated Russian equipment. We shall be issuing an article tomorrow in which we demonstrate the fact that Russia has equipped Iraqi units with some very sophisticated weapons, to the point we shall ask the question: is this conflict really between Russia and the United States, with Russia using Iraq right now as surrogate fighting forces? Our article tomorrow shall be a blockbuster!
* Americans were killed while attempting to capture "surrendered" Iraqi soldiers. As the American soldiers lowered their weapons as the Iraqis came close, the Iraqi soldiers suddenly grabbed hidden weapons and opened fire. Up to four Americans died and 12 were wounded.
* The Boston Herald reported some very interesting facts this morning. Let us review them:
1. "U.S. ground troops were stymied by tougher-than-expected resistance yesterday in parts of southern Iraq"
2. "Marines who two days ago claimed command of the small strategic port city of Umm Qasr found themselves in a four-hour firefight"
3. "Nearby Basra was still in Iraqi hands, despite a third day of bombing by coalition forces - leaving commanders unsure if they will ever move in to the city." Believe me, American commanders do not want to fight block by block, house by house in Iraqi cities. Iraqi soldiers reportedly have emphasized hand-to-hand combat from the Russians and could take a lot of American lives in such combat.
An article from Ha'aretz Daily, an Israeli paper, stated that "Militia fighters and irregular Iraqi forces held off British forces outside Basra on Monday ... near Basra a British soldier was killed."
Another source reported that, in the desert, rag-tag Iraqi soldiers firing submachine guns mounted in the back of Japanese pick-up trucks held off U.S. forces for seven hours before being subdued. Perhaps Col. David Hackworth is correct, when he warned our troops were not that well trained. American armored forces should have busted through this rag-tag Iraqis in less than an hour! We were held up for 7 hours? This does not bode well.
Ha'aretz also reported, "In the southern oil fields, once considered secure, shadowy Iraqi forces apparently ambushed a British unit by feigning surrender." It does not bode well when oil fields, once thought secure, are suddenly not secure.
4. "Troops less than 100 miles from Baghdad were slowed by the worst fighting of the war in An Nasiriyah and the Muslim holy city of Najaf." The closer U.S. forces get to Baghdad, and the more we attack Muslim holy places, the more angry local Muslim citizens throughout the region will become. At some point, moderate Arab leaders like Jordan are afraid their kingdom could topple under the sheer weight of angry citizens.
5. "In western Iraq, forces went after Iraqi logistical targets, command and control facilities and commando units. Forces there captured two critical air fields in recent days, both of which were thought to be likely sites used by Iraq in the 1991 Gulf War to fire missiles at Israel." Some event will propel Israel into the fiery conflagration in the Middle East, although Isaiah 13 makes it quite clear that Israel will NOT deliver final judgment upon Iraq (Babylon). Forces drawn from the "uttermost part of the heavens" shall deliver "unprecedented warfare" upon Iraq, seizing and destroying the whole country in God's judgment.
* The Russian news outlet, Itar-Tass, recommended by this particular Russian subscriber, interviewed a Russian military expert, Lieutenant-General Leonid Sazhin. He shed some light on the developing situation.
1. "The war in Iraq is growing protracted and could leave the US-led coalition with serious losses"
2. "British-American troops so far have not got a foothold in any strategically important areas"
3. "The general described as a main mistake of Tommy Franks, commander of the coalition forces, his decision to reach Baghdad a rapid push and encircle the Iraqi capital. 'Such strategy will inevitably result in protraction of combat actions and big losses."
Several news outlets were reporting that General Franks only has 3-5 days to turn this war around, or be replaced.
* Boston Globe ran an article this morning entitled, "U.S. commanders now consider the Rumeila oil fields ''unsafe' " -- KUWAIT CITY (AP) U.S. and British officials made an abrupt about-face Monday in their evaluation of Iraq's most productive oil field, saying that the region which had previously been secured by their troops was now considered ''unsafe.''
* Another news source said that old-fashioned guerilla tactics were contributing to the slower than anticipated advance. "Washington's hopes that U.S.-led forces would be welcomed into Iraq as liberators bled into the sand on Sunday, the fourth day of war, as Iraqi troops fought back with determination and guerrilla tactics." As this sentence implies, Iraqi citizens are not overwhelmingly welcoming U.S. troops as liberators. Too many people have undervalued the strength of Iraqi hatred toward us, because the people view our war as a war against all Islam -- which it truly is.
As we have stated many times before, the Illuminati plans to completely annihilate all people of monotheistic faiths, beginning with Islam.
* On March 22, an American Muslim soldier rolled grenades into the tents of the entire command structure of the 101st Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade command group at Camp Pennsylvania in Kuwait. One man was killed, and 11 were seriously injured. This incident shows the folly of allowing many Muslim-Americans into our armed forces, for many of them will be American on the outside, but Muslim on the other. This tragedy will now make American soldiers and officers somewhat distrustful of American Muslims, thus somewhat further weakening our fighting ability.
* Iraq brutally murdered some American P.O.W.'s, and then showed the bodies live on Arab television. While Iraq has a history of mistreating prisoners, this incident shocked the American public. Other pictures of live P.O.W.'s were shown on American TV and some people back home recognized their love ones.
* "Marines encountered Iraqi troops who appeared to be surrendering. Instead, they attacked." At the end of the fight, nine Marines were dead, 12 wounded.
* "A six-vehicle Army supply convoy apparently took a wrong turn and was ambushed. The vehicles were destroyed, and a dozen soldiers were missing."
* We have always wondered what event(s) would occur that would draw Israel into the Middle East conflagration. While Syria and Iran are reportedly funneling supplies to Hizbollah forces on Israel's northern border, Sunday witnessed the beginning of what may be an excuse for Iraq to attack Israel with missiles. Iraqi TV announced that an Israeli-made missile had been found in Baghdad. Is this the excuse to bring Israel to conflict?
One news source posted today stated that British commandos had reported that Iranian anti-aircraft gun emplacements and fixed machine-gun posts have opened fire sporadically at British Royal Marine commandos and low-flying US aircraft. Does anyone see the potential for this war to spread?
Elsewhere:
* A U.S. missile hit a passenger bus carrying Syrian civilians fleeing the war in Iraq, killing five and injuring 10. This cruise missile went off course over Iraq, hitting this passenger bus. How could this happen? Cruise missiles are supposed to land inches away from their target, yet we see this one going off course. This accidental strike came on top of five cruise missiles accidentally hitting Iran. What is going on here? Time and space in this newsletter do not permit us to go into full detail, but the Iraqis are using Russian technology we did not know they possessed! Our article tomorrow will discuss this development thoroughly.
* On Friday, 3/21, we reported that the Iranian Foreign Minister flew unexpectedly to Pakistan's capitol. The news report indicated that Iran was attempting to "light many small fires" against the U.S., for she truly understood that she was next on the attack list after Iraq. On Sunday, militant Muslim fighters slaughtered 24 Hindu civilians in the Indian-controlled Kashmir area. This is the kind of attack that can bring India into full combat against the Pakistanis. We shall have to wait to se how this development continues.
* On the Korean Peninsula, North Korea suddenly broke off talks with the South, and suddenly stopped her war rhetoric. While I was in Army Intelligence, this type of tactic and the sudden diplomatic silence was viewed very seriously as a possible portent to an attack. Once again, we shall have to wait to see how this develops.
* On the domestic front, in Spokane, Washington, a sheriff's SWAT team suddenly showed up at a person's house, where they entered without any formal court documents and proceeded to ransack his house. This Spokane Valley man, Dick Rydholm, has severe allergies that prescription allergy medications do not help. His remedy is over-the-counter allergy medications containing psuedophedrine, an ingredient also used in the manufacture of the illegal drug methamphetamine. A nosy pharmacist noted the numerous times Rydholm had purchased this allergy medication and had informed authorities. Acting on the authority granted by the new anti-terrorist legislation, Sheriff's deputies ransacked the home, tearing it up pretty badly as they looked for evidence of a methamphetamine factory. We can expect this new tactic in droves when our next terrorist attack hits.
* In Oregon, the legislature is considering a bill that would re-classify anti-war protestors as terrorists and could land them behind bars for life!
NEWS BRIEF: "Oregon Bill Could Give LIFE In Prison To Peace Protestors", From Louanne M. From Tom Atlee, rense.com -- carried in Daily News Updates, 3/24/03
"There is a clear and present danger to democracy in Oregon which could spread to other states. Senate Bill 742 proposed by Oregon State Senator Minnis (R-Dist. 25 / Fairview)(Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee) creates the crime of "terrorism" -- punishable by life imprisonment. Senator Minnis defines "terrorism" so broadly that even being present at a demonstration that is in any way "disruptive" could result in life imprisonment."
Our liberties and freedoms are clearly under unprecedented attack. In the popular phrase, "United We Stand", the threat has always been implied that, if you are not united behind the president, you are an outcast, a rebel, and may be prosecuted. Are we seeing this kind of action beginning to come forth?
This Sunday was a momentous day. We suffered numerous casualties, many more than our authorities are admitting to right now. We suffered some losses and reversals. As the ships carrying the equipment of the US 4th Infantry Armored Division -- our most lethal and powerful tank division -- transit from Turkey to Kuwait around the Horn of Africa, we hear reports on the radio that the Strait of Hormuz is feared to be mined. Might we have to attack Baghdad without this powerful division, or might we delay the attack? Only time will tell.
Our hearts and our prayers go out to the soldiers whose lives are on the line, and to the Iraqi people caught in the crosshairs. Pray constantly that God's Will may be done in this terrible situation, and that He be glorified through it all.
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: From the beginning of the air campaign on March 13, Cutting Edge has warned our readers to not assume this is the final war to produce Antichrist; we have warned in both newsletter and articles posted at that time -- as in NEWS1787 -- that we must watch current events with an eye on Scriptural Prophecy, to see if the events unfold in the manner described. If they do unfold as Prophecy dictates, then we can be confident that this is the war to produce Antichrist; if they do not unfold as Prophecy dictates, then this is only a "Wars and Rumors of Wars" type of battle.
Thus, far, we have seen what certainly looks like a fulfillment of Isaiah 13, where the armies gathered from the "uttermost part of the heavens" are visiting "unprecedented warfare" upon the people. But, we must wait to see if we "destroy" the whole land, and seize the entire country of Iraq, as this Scripture dictates. That part of the Prophecy has not yet been fulfilled.
Do not rush to conclusions, but allow events to unfold in such a manner as to tell us whether the Prophecy has been fulfilled.
PLANNED WORLD WAR 3 TO PRODUCE ANTICHRIST: The war to produce Antichrist has always been planned to consist of three separate wars, as listed below. All three of these wars are in the recent news.
1. Middle East in Fiery Conflagration -- Just as Isaiah 13:9 states, the Illuminati planned to ignite the Middle East with a U.S. attack on Iraq. Israel is supposed to be drawn into this conflict, Iran may initiate attacks that will spread the war, and Pakistan may attack India. The Middle East is supposed to be turned into a fiery conflagration.
2. Hair-raising Nuclear Confrontation on the Korean Peninsula -- At some point in this timeline, North Korea is likely to attack the South Korean Army, perhaps using Weapons of Mass Destruction. When America reacts to fulfill our defense treaty with South Korea, China is likely to threaten to annihilate our cities if we come to the aid of South Korea. Or, perhaps North Korea might threaten to attack our cities with their own ballistic missiles topped with nuclear warheads bartered from Pakistan (NEWS1781). Either way events unfold, a nuclear confrontation that threatens mankind's existence is due to unfold. Will it be in this conflict? We shall have to wait to see.
3. China Invading Taiwan -- On February 15, we posted an article (NEWS1774) in which we reported that Taiwan was very concerned that China would attack the island once America became fully engaged in the Middle East. Chinese officials were running mock city-wide air attack alerts, obviously to prepare the Chinese citizenry for an attack. The only scenario in which Chinese cities might be attacked is if China invaded Taiwan and Taiwan struck the mainland cities, or if China threatened to attack U.S. cities and received counter threatens against her own cities.
So, you see, this planned World War III is much greater and broader than just an attack on Iraq! In assessing the probability that this might be the war to stage Antichrist, we are looking at a much bigger picture than just Iraq! Since these other scenarios are in the news in the form of rhetoric, we feel the chances that this might be the war to produce Antichrist is much, much greater.
Additionally, the Illuminati plan to produce Antichrist calls for severe attacks on our cities, with New York and Los Angeles being specifically mentioned. At some point along the timeline of this war, U.S. and European cities are due to be hit. These terror attacks will provide the excuse to dissolve elected governments and establish dictatorships.
Therefore, remember that the planned World War III goes a long way beyond Iraq.
BarnacleBob
03-25-2003, 03:25 AM
As both the US and Iraqi forces regroup for more hit & run tank battles around Basra, we thought it would be instructive to share some comments from our military expert, Panama Bates, on what we will likely see in the war as events unfold. Remember, these are comments of a professional soldier, with no ax to grind and 20+ years in Special Forces & Rangers. Panama's comments are in black, my comments follow in blue:
*The Iraqi military doesn't 'have' to do 'anything' until they want to, and they don't have to do it the way we expect them to or when we expect them to. You may recall the case of the US officer who consistently defeated his war game opponents about a year ago by using "unconventional tactics". The war game judges cried "foul!" because an enterprising American officer was able to figure out that radios could be targeted, so he used couriers on foot and bicycle to send orders, totally frustrating the war game judges and resulting in the "favored side" losing - badly.
*The Iraqi military strategists are more informed and organized than we give them credit for. We are making a mistake to underestimate them. One key asset of Iraq is that these people are defending their homeland, a powerful motivation as we have seen in a dozen other places such as Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Somalia.
*When the US forces reach Bagdad they will be operating at the end of a "250+ mile long supply line'!!! One of our "nightmare" scenarios is that Iraq will hide assets for a number of weeks until the supply chain is strung out, and will then emerge to not only cut the supply lines, but also steal our supplies and put them to use against us. Hiding forces of their own, or through secret alliances with bordering countries would be a disaster. It would be reasonable to project Syrian displeasure with the US following claims that an errant missile killed five and wounded 37 civilians near the Syria-Iraq border. See http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/03/24/sprj.irq.syria.bus/index.html We expect the Iraqis to put up token to moderate resistance until the supply chain is stretched, then attack both it and the supply ships in the Gulf simultaneously.
*Our military should not be surprised that the Iraqi military employs 'guerilla' tactics---I would if I were them. We should expect to see an increase in this type of warfare. Asymmetric warfare has been proven effective time and time again, and there's no reason to expect it will be any less effective in this theater.
*Many cruise missiles and guided munitions are 'shot down' by Iraqi anti-aircraft fire before they reach their target. We note this morning that Baghdad is being partially obscured by smoke this morning, potentially reducing the effectiveness of our precision ordinance.
*Unfortunately, our forces do not seem to be mentally prepared for irregular warfare, our maniacal dependence and faith upon 'high' technology causes a false sense of superiority because we are measuring the adversary solely on the basis of a comparison of technology as an indication of proficiency and effectiveness. Smoke, old-fashioned AAA fire, and couriers who don't use radios, for example are ways that have been used to counter our "chips & bombs" approach.
*Morale is not as low as we believe among the Iraqis. Their motivation is high. They are defending their homeland, and this morning, Saddam made frequent use of the religious war framing word "infidels" in his speech to Iraqis.
*Our leaders do not appear to appreciate the situation that they will soon be facing. On the other hand, they're committed to a course, which means backing out now is not an option. We've got to fight this one to the regime change end regardless of the price or be written off as a third-rate country by world opinion. That, of course, masks the larger goal: Maintaining the US dollar as the world's reserve currency. Recall that in September of 2001, Iraqi was allowed to begin selling oil in Euros.
*Yes, we will eventually prevail in Iraq but that doesn't mean we will 'win' in the common definition of the word. Securing regime change is only the first part of this war. What many folks don't appreciate is that a "win" might not occur for a decade or more, specifically if you define "win" as the point where Iraq has free elections and it not sucking money or resources out of US taxpayers to remain in power.
*We are mislead somewhat by the overconfident attitude demonstrated by the the sec of def and others. I am concerned that some of our military leaders do not appreciate the creativeness, willingness, and determination of the Iraqi military.
*Fighting for a 'lost cause' is a common characteristic throughout history. The unpublicized "lost cause" that continues to get no press coverage is the likelihood that the world really has passed the Hubbert Curve peak and we're now sliding down the backside of the resource curve that will eventually result in massive starvation and death as a world run by oil has simply become to large to be sustainable.
*It is disturbing that we act so offended when our forces suffer casualties. Casualties are the nature of warfare.
*Whether Hussein is alive or dead is immaterial. He is not a military strategist, his professional military are perfectly capable of conducting warfare without him directing every step, just as Bush does not direct direct military actions but relies upon his military professionals.
*Shooting it out with a few dozen Iraqis by thousands of US soldiers hardly classifies as a 'defeat' of the enemy. We used to call these actions "Firefights".
*Our leaders need to 'grow up' a little in they way they treat situations; using words like "unacceptable", "shocking", etc. sounds like whining and an unwillingness to come to grips with reality.
*The United States is not a signatory of the Geneva Convention, although we do treat prisoners in accordance with the convention.
With all of these factors in play, we expect to see a major pullback in the markets this week as some of these impartial military realities sink into the collective consciousness of the investing public.
What will continue to hold our attention is the thought exercise of asking ourselves, what would have been the outcome of the Great Depression in the 1930's if we had used that occasion to fight a war someplace? Answer that one right, and you should know how to play the present situation for maximum financial return.
Bookmark: You might want to click over to www.aeronautics.ru and follow their news links for a sort of "third-party" war overview. Please note however that the site requires cookies be enabled, and no, we haven't looked at those cookies to see who is collecting them. We'll assume they are being collected by the site operator, not by the friendly "big ears" of our own government's Echelon project. But in the midst of a (not constitutionally "declared") war, you might want to assume that visits to all web sites are monitored, as the information is easier to collect than visiting libraries to see what books you have read lately.
One passage from a favorite book for you to mull over:
"Many Mayan archeologists have argued that the population growth evident in the Lowlands ultimately stimulated competition and conflict. Cowgill disagrees, suggesting that population growth was a concomitant of militarism. The two processes are not incompatible: a competitive situation, perhaps stimulated by pressure on resources, would yield advantages to a center with a policy of further population growth. Warfare had as on result the concentration of population in centers which offered greater safety from attack."
"Evolution: Complexity and marginal returns", The Collapse of Complex Societies, 1988 Joseph Tainter p. 165
Our view is that as technology has evolved, especially the impersonal methods of delivering death from the long bow forward, the opposite is likely now true...
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