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A Vietnam Veteran's Perspective
Greetings,
Russian imperialists
and Islamic fanatics
are bringing this
world to the brink
of a nuclear
nightmare coming to
pass, according to
some American and
European officials.
If only the British
and American people
could find just one
real-life savior in
the likeness of
James Bond or Jack
Bauer, the Islamic
Fundamentalists and
their Russian
friends would be
forced to
"outwardly" reform
themselves and make
peace with Israel
and the Western
powers, or be
utterly destroyed.
The immense
popularity of these
two fictional
characters who
single-handedly
confront evildoers,
certainly reveals
the hopes and dreams
of many people in
America. And nothing
would please the
many confused
Fundamentalists of
Christendom more
than to see Islam's
"culture of death"
reformed and brought
into the community
of peaceful nations,
so that their sons
in the military will
no longer be...in
harm's way.
The American people
have given the
mantle of power to
Barack Obama and Joe
Biden. How will
Russia, Iran, Syria,
Hezbollah, and Hamas
respond to President
Obama, who has
promised to engage
America and Israel's
enemies face to face
to avoid World War
III breaking out in
the Middle East? We
should all remember
that whoever
occupies the White
House instantly has
in his hand the
greatest sword of
war this world has
ever seen. Will
President Obama use
this sword to
convince the
Russians and Islamic
radicals to join him
at the peace table?
He has already sent
more forces into
Afghanistan to win
the battle against
the Taliban and
Osama Bin Laden. Is
President Obama that
real-life Jack Bauer
or James Bond,
having a sword in
one hand and a olive
branch in the other,
who is coming to
restore order and
establish the peace
of the promised
Kingdom of God on
the Earth? As you
contemplate your
answer please
consider these other
relevant and
interrelated
questions:
(1) What does the
future hold for
Fundamentalists of
all religions now
that Obama is the
leader of the
Western world?
(2) Will there be
more war or
compromise and
peace?
(3) Are aliens or
angels real? Is
someone or thing
“out there” in the
heavens? If so, do
they have anything
to do with the wars
raging in the Middle
East?
(4) Will Israeli and
American tanks have
to roll into
Damascus and Tehran
respectively, to
keep them from
obtaining nuclear
weapons? Or will
Iran and Syria make
peace with Israel?
Does there need to
be regime changes in
these two nations
first?
(5) Will Russia and
America work
together for peace
in the Holy Land or
does the Russian
invasion of Georgia
signal a new cold
war? Will the Pope
help? Will Mary, the
mother of Jesus,
help as well?
(6) Can the Jews and
Moslems share the
Temple Mount in
Jerusalem, allowing
for the rebuilding
of Solomon’s Temple
right next to the
infamous Dome of the
Rock mosque?
( 7) What do
communism, fascism,
monarchies,
theocracies,
democracies, and
republics all have
in common? How are
Christians suppose
to relate and react
to the men in charge
of these various
forms of civil
government?
(8) Will the coming
infamous peacemaking
Antichrist be a Jew,
a Muslim, a New
Ager, a Christian, a
Bonesman, or a
member of the
Freemasons? Could he
be an American
President who unites
all of these
different factions
together?
(9) Is the second
coming of Jesus to
the Earth a
spiritual or bodily
return?
(10) And finally,
are Christians
counted as sheep for
the slaughter or
militant soldiers of
the sword? Are they
to be lambs or lions
in this life and
world?
I happened to see
your name and
address and was
wondering if you
were open to reading
some things I have
written, including
the questions I just
asked above? And
thank you for
allowing internet
contact, for the
last thing I want to
do is intrude or be
needlessly
offensive. Isn't it
great that the
internet provides
for the free flow
and exchange of
knowledge? I would
like to invite you
to visit my web site
if you are
interested in
knowing more about
today's
political-religious-military
events, including
those in Israel and
America, and how
they relate to Bible
prophecy from one
Vietnam veteran’s
perspective.
The five years I
served as a
commissioned officer
in the United States
Army helped me to
understand why
nations war against
each other. Many who
are interested in
prophecy are
pointing out that
elitist
organizations like
the Illuminati,
Freemasons, Skull
and Bones, are
involved in a great
conspiracy to create
a New World Order
under a one-world
government and
religion. Others,
like me, can see
some of what they
are exposing and the
reality of it all,
but know in our
hearts that fallen
angels are the real
movers and shakers
among these blind
men who rule the
nations. I cannot
tell you how
important this truth
about fallen angels
is, for without it
we will all follow
the coming
Antichrist.
The only question
remaining about the
Antichrist is this:
Will the last
President be a
left-wing endorser
of abortion and gay
marriage like Barack
Obama, or will he
come from the
right-wing of
militant patriots as
did Germany's Adolph
Hitler, who thought
it proper and just
to kill homosexuals
with the Jews? In
fact, the right-wing
zealotry of Hitler
blamed the Jews for
the deterioration of
the moral standards
of the German
people. Will the
militant false
Christian patriots,
who are more loyal
to America's
Constitution than
the Lord's Sermon on
the Mount and his
prophetic sermon on
the Mount of Olives,
be able to overcome
the putrid swamp of
left-wing lunacy
that fills
Washington D.C, and
replace it with
their own cesspool
of self-righteous
pride and greed? No
matter which wing of
America's political
Eagle the Antichrist
emerges from, he
will be a professing
Christian, just as
Hitler was in the
1930's.
I weep often for my
country and remember
vividly the day I
graduated from
Officer Candidate
School in 1967 when
the National Anthem
was played bringing
tears to my eyes as
we all stood at
attention. For me,
during the Vietnam
War era, hearing the
anthem and watching
the flag wave in the
breeze was like an
adrenalin rush.
Becoming an Army
Lieutenant with a
commission signed by
the President of the
United States was
the proudest and
most exhilarating
day of my life. But
the brutal reality
and cost of war
brings other
memories which are
horrible, that carry
no spine-tingling
rush of pride
throughout my body.
I remember the
letter I wrote from
Vietnam to the
family of a young
soldier under my
command who took a
sniper's fatal
bullet to the head
in 1968. Within days
another sniper took
aim at my head, but
he missed and the
bullets just tore up
the ground by my
side. The young
corporal from
Alabama died, and I
lived. My life would
never be the same.
If you are a veteran
of war you know what
I am talking about.
Please visit our
website and sign the
"guestbook" or send
an email. Thank you
for reading this and
I hope to hear from
you soon. Again, if
you are interested
in the questions
above, please
consider reading the
articles "Then Comes
the Fire", “The
Judgment Chronicles”
and “The
Fundamentalist"
posted on our web
site. For details
concerning my
military background
during the Vietnam
era, please read the
articles "Vietnam:
The Manchu's of
Charlie Company",
"Pacifist, Patriot,
or Pilgrim" and
“Moved with
Compassion”. Just
click on the web
site link below and
click on “Articles”.
The radio interviews
I have been part of
can be listened to
by clicking on this
link:
http://www.thebyteshow.com/JackHook.html
Sincerely,
Jack D. Hook
jdhook@cox.net
Babylon the Great is
Falling
http://www.babylonthegreatisfalling.net
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WWII
Tank Found after 62 Years.
WW II
Russian tank with German markings
uncovered after 62 years. WW II Buffs will find this interesting. Even after
62 years (and a little tinkering),
they were able to fire up the diesel engine!
A Komatsu D375A-2 bulldozer pulled the
abandoned tank from its tomb under the boggy bank of a lake near Johvi ,
Estonia . The Soviet-built T34/76A
tank had been resting at the bottom of
the lake for 56 years. According to
its specifications, it's a 27-ton
machine with a top speed of 53km/hr.
From February to September 1944, heavy
battles were fought in the narrow, 50
km-wide, Narva front in the northeastern part of Estonia . Over
100,000 men were killed and 300,000
men were wounded there. During battles
in the summer of 1944, the tank was
captured from the Soviet army and used
by the German army. (This is the reason that there are German markings
painted on the tank's exterior.) On
19th September, 1944, German troops
began an organized retreat along the
Narva front. It is suspected that the
tank was then purposefully driven into
the lake to conceal it when its
captors left the area.
At that time, a local boy walking by
the lake, Kurtna Matasjarv, noticed
tank tracks leading into the lake but
not coming out anywhere. For two
months he saw air bubbles emerging
from the lake. This gave him reason to
believe that there must be an armored
vehicle at the lake's bottom. A few
years ago, he told the story to the leader of the local war history club 'Otsing'.
Together with other club members, Mr.
Igor Shedunov initiated diving
expeditions to the bottom of the lake about a year ago. At the depth of 7 metres they discovered the tank
resting under a 3 metre layer of peat.
Enthusiasts from the club, under Mr
Shedunov's leadership, decided to pull
the tank out. In September of 2000
they turned to Mr. Aleksander
Borovkovthe, manager of the Narva open
pit company AS Eesti Polevkivi, to
rent the company's Komatsu D375A-2
bulldozer. (Currently used at the pit,
the Komatsu dozer was manufactured in
1995, and has recorded 19,000
operating hours without major repairs.)
The pulling operation began at 09:00
and was concluded at 15:00, with
several technical breaks. The weight
of the tank, combined with the travel
incline, made for a pulling operation
that required significant muscle. The
D375A-2 handled the operation with
power and style. The weight of the
fully-armed tank was around 30 tons,
so the active force required to
retrieve it was similar. A main
requirement for the 68-ton dozer was
to have enough weight to prevent
slippage while moving up the hill.
After the tank surfaced, it turned out
to be a 'trophy tank' that had been
captured by the German army in the
course of the battle at Sinimaed (Blue
Hills) about six weeks before it was
sunk in the lake. Altogether, 116
shells were found on board. Remarkably,
the tank was in good condition, with
NO RUST, and all systems (except the
engine) in working condition. This is
a very rare machine, especially
considering that it fought both on the
Russian and the German sides. Plans
are underway to fully restore the
tank. It will be displayed at a war
history museum in the Gorodenko
village on the left bank of the River
Narv.
Preparing to pull it out.
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Incredibly,
after a
few
minor
repairs,
they
were
able to
start
its
diesel
engine.
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