Greenspan admits Iraq was about oil, as deaths put at 1.2 million"The man once regarded as the world's most powerful banker has bluntly declared that the Iraq war was 'largely' about oil.
Appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1987 and retired last year after serving four presidents, Alan Greenspan has been the leading Republican economist for a generation and his utterings instantly moved world markets.
In his long-awaited memoir - out tomorrow in the US - Greenspan, 81, who served as chairman of the US Federal Reserve for almost two decades, writes: 'I am saddened that it is politically inconvenient to acknowledge what everyone knows: the Iraq war is largely about oil.' "
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Greenspan admits Iraq was about oil, as deaths put at 1.2m | World news | The Observer (09-16-07)
Why Do America's Churches Support Tyranny?
By David J. Stewart | September 2008
Tyranny: A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition).
The entire basis upon which the Bush Administration invaded Iraq was alleged
Weapons Of mass Destruction (WMD's), which have yet to be found. The
American people have been sold one lie after another. First the Bush
Administration blamed Iraq for being involved in the 911 attacks (which they
weren't). Then they claimed that Saddam was a madman who needed to be
removed from power (nevermind the millions killed by Nixon and Reagan). Yet,
once Saddam was removed from power, the Bush Administration continued
killing and pillaging in Iraq. To date, there is not one valid reason why
America ever attacked Iraq, except to
steal their
oil. Congress, nor the American people, ever approved of this war. It's
called "tyranny."
Is Sarah Palin’s God a Liar and a War Criminal?
In June, 2008, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, now Republican Senator John McCain’s choice for his running mate as vice-president, spoke to a group of ministry students at her Wasilla, Alaska Assembly of God Church. Palin asked these church leaders to pray for soldiers, including her own son, who would soon be deployed to Iraq, in these words: "that our leaders, our national leaders, are sending [U.S. soldiers] out on a task that is from God. That's what we have to make sure that we're praying for, that there is a plan and that that plan is God's plan."
Would God’s plan include lying about, and misrepresenting crucial information about, the alleged reasons for going to war against Iraq? Would it include commission of the “supreme international crime” of waging an unprovoked, unnecessary war of aggression against a nation and its people who never threatened the United States? What kind of God would have such a plan? [Emphasis added]
SOURCE: http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20772.htm
Invading Iraq... "a plan from God"? It is disturbing indeed that so many professed Christians nowadays fail to think for themselves and actually believe that God approves of what we're doing to the Iraqi people. The Bible teaches in Proverbs 6:16-19 that God HATES: a proud look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, a false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. The Bush Administration is guilty on all charges.
The American public has been lied to
repeatedly. Sadly the newsmedia is nothing more than unpaid spokespeople for
the government. America loves war. We are good at it. We've had 10-wars in
just a little over 200-years. We can't build a decent car in America, nor
can we educate our children, nor can we build a TV or VCR anymore, nor can
we provide healthcare for our elderly; but we sure know how to bomb and
destroy other countries. It's the American way.
I Don't Support the Troops
All
across America, naive pastors uplift and support the evils that are being
committed by The White House. This is sinful. I have to say this,
because it's the truth and what I feel in my heart... I DON'T support the
troops in Iraq! I do not. I have seen dozens and dozens of Christian
websites boast, "We Support Our Troops." May I ask "why"? Do you support
tyranny? Do you support shedding innocent blood? Do you support murdering
over one million Iraqis to steal their oil?
Perhaps you say, "I don't support the war, I only support our troops because they're just doing what they're paid to do." So then you must also support the prostitute on the street whose pimp is controlling her, right? So then you must also support the people who killed Terri Schiavo because they were just doing their job, right? How about a skilled defense lawyer who gets a known child-molester off the hook? At what point does one become accountable to God for the job they do? Is the abortion doctor just doing his job? Our troops are responsible to God for every person they murder under the pretense of bringing "freedom" to Iraq, and the greater sin is upon our nation as a whole for allowing it. Just because the government hands a young man a loaded gun and misleads him to think he's killing for freedom—doesn't relieve him of the responsibility of his actions. Defending America is one thing; stealing natural resources from another nation is utterly evil.
Those are fathers and sons being murdered in Iraq (and many women and children too). What if that were us? What if China falsely accused the U.S. and invaded our nation? Would not our men go to war to defend our nation? Yes, of course. And what if the Chinese killed over one million of our citizens in the name of "freedom" and then started to steal our natural resources? Would we still support the troops? No way! If we truly lived the GOLDEN RULE as Jesus taught it, then we never would have invaded Iraq in the first place... "Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets" (Matthew 7:12).
Like it or not, the truth is that U.S. troops are being used as PAID mercenaries, i.e., one paid to fight another's war. Only an ignorant fool believes that our troops are fighting for "freedom" in Iraq. Communism usually comes in the form of Democracy. I am not trying to be unkind, just honest. I cannot support what our troops are doing in Iraq, regardless of how sincere they may be. People are needlessly dying. The average Christian believer couldn't care less in America, and blindly supports whatever a Republican President does. It's time for Christians to wake up and stop supporting tyranny.
Consider this powerful quote from the man of God, Dr. John R. Rice...
"So, as an honest Bible preacher, obeying the plain commands of God, I must speak out against corruption and immorality. Waste, corruption, the taking away of men's freedom and the seizing of men's property, these sins every honest preacher must condemn and every honest Christian must disavow. "
SOURCE: Dr. Rice... Here Are More Questions; Question: Should politics and religion be mixed?; by Dr. John R. Rice, pg. 249, Sword of the Lord Publishers; 1973, ISBN: 0-87398-157-X
Amen! I am speaking out against corruption, the taking away of men's freedom and lives, and the seizing of men's property and natural resources by the U.S. led coalition in Iraq. It is our duty as believers to refute such works of darkness (Ephesians 5:11).
What is wrong with so-called Christians today? The lesser problem is woeful ignorance. The greater problem is human nature, i.e., people don't think for themselves. It's so much easier to allow your pastor or the newsmedia to tell you what to think. However, Jesus commanded us to SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES in John 5:39. The Bible condemns tyranny, shedding innocent blood, bearing false witness, murder and stealing.
I dread to think what will happen if McCain and Sarah Palin get elected to office. McCain has already publicly stated: "I disagree with what the majority of the American people want." McCain has also committed America to potentially remain in Iraq for another 100-years. Satan (I mean Sarah) Palin errantly thinks that the Iraqi invasion is "God's plan." It's sickening that so many religious Americans arrogantly think God always supports us—just because we are Americans, no matter what we do, or how much we sin, or how many millions of human lives we murder, or how rotten and evil we are, or how many nations we bomb and destroy, or who we steal from...
Would God’s plan include lying about, and misrepresenting crucial information about, the alleged reasons for going to war against Iraq? Would it include commission of the “supreme international crime” of waging an unprovoked, unnecessary war of aggression against a nation and its people who never threatened the United States? What kind of God would have such a plan?
SOURCE: http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20772.htm
I agree with the author of the preceding quote. Certainly, Sarah Palin does not speak for the God of the Bible. The Scriptures condemn: a proud look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, a false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren" (Proverb 6:16-19). The Bush Administration is guilty on all charges. God is NOT a part of such evil and brutal oppression, and no Christian should support it either.
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