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Your comments and questions are always welcome. To send comments and questions please click here to go to our main page. Monday, August 12, 2002
JERUSALEM — Israel has
determined that Iraq is preparing a missile strike that could be launched at any
time. Officials said the
government has prepared a series of plans to defend against and retaliate for
any Iraqi missile attack on Israel. They said the plans were discussed and
endorsed by the United States. Israel should be
prepared to face an Iraqi attack at any moment," Israeli Science Minister
Matan Vilnai said. Israel's plans include the
deployment of additional assets to defend against any Iraqi missile attack.
Officials said Israel wants to deploy two Arrow-2 missile defense batteries,
Middle East Newsline reported. One Arrow-2 battery has been
operational at an air force base in southwestern Israel. A second Arrow-2
battery is meant for deployment at Ein Shemer, east of the coastal city of
Hadera. So far, officials said, the
Ein Shemer site contains the Green Pine early-warning radar. They said the
Arrow-2 battery and interceptors will be deployed when the prospect of a U.S.
attack on Baghdad is imminent. A military statement said
the second Arrow-2 battery is being deployed as part of a multi-year test
program. The statement said the deployment was planned "a long time
ago." The officials said Iraq
could decide to preempt any U.S. attack on the regime of Iraqi President Saddam
Hussein with a missile barrage against Israel. They said such an Iraqi attack
could be aimed at foiling U.S. plans to use Jordan and Gulf states as launching
pads for a military campaign against Baghdad. Defense Minister Binyamin
Ben-Eliezer said Israel is well-prepared for any U.S. war against Iraq. Ben-Eliezer
said the Arrow-2 is ready to defend against missile attacks and authorities have
prepared enough gas masks to protect Israelis from nonconventional weapons.END In the event that the U.S. does attack Iraq, Israel will probably be Iraq's main target of chemical and biological weapons. It is fair to assume that Saddam Hussein will have a price on his head and will not go without a fight. I suspect that he will use some of his weapons of mass destruction both on U.S. troops and Israeli civilians. Some believe that the Gulf War left him in no shape to fight another major war. Meaning, he is harmless and this attack is unnecessary. This is ridiculous and very soon we will find out how dangerous he could have been. Speaking on Mystery Babylon. Many Bible scholars have stated that they believe that modern day Iraq is the Biblical Mystery Babylon. It is prophesied that Mystery Babylon will be destroyed (Rev. 18) in one day by the future New Roman Empire (EU). It is said that Mystery Babylon will be destroyed in one day and that it will be rendered uninhabitable. The Bible also states that this country made all the other countries of the world rich. Well, we will be able to put to rest who isn't Mystery Babylon in a few months. As a result of this war, I don't believe that Iraq will be rendered uninhabitable and it's evident that they have massive economic problems that they must overcome. On top of that, very few world leaders will be shedding tears over their demise due to lost financial gains. Iraq will be handily defeated and life will go on just as it has in Afghanistan. The only problem, the U.S. will be taking on another nation building campaign. Pastor Malone