No "Bunker Bombs" On Iraq
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein recently said he would
rather be "overthrown" from power by the United States
than see his country hit by the kind of destructive
air strikes used on Afghanistan.
At a meeting with military officials marking the
Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, Hussein said he would
prefer to see his regime overthrown because that would
be "better than attacking, striking the population,
harming it and destroying its resources."
This is an interesting remark by a leader of a nation
identified by President George W. Bush as part of an
"evil axis" of countries supporting world terrorism.
It should be no surprise that Hussein and the Iraqi
people regard the United States as the real world
terrorist following 13 consecutive years of blockade,
military fly-over and occasional bombing attacks.
Now President Bush II seems to want to finish the
assault his father started in 1991. It is no secret
that the U. S. military wants to attack Iraq soon. Mr.
Bush has made it clear that one of his goals while in
office is to see Hussein removed from power.
The problem with the Bush line of thinking, however,
is that there seems to be no evidence that Hussein is
guilty of anything that warrants further assault
against him or his country. In fact, the Iraqi
leadership has been appealing to several other
nations, including Russia, in an effort to head-off
such an attack.
That Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned the
United States against a military strike against Iraq
is significant. Also neighboring Iran, which has been
in conflict with Hussein in past years, has vowed to
assist Iraq in any conflict it might have with the
United States.
These nations all seem to regard us as the aggressor
in this situation. And from my point of view, they are
right.
As a historian and supporter of the Gnostic belief
system, I have a personal reason to fear the
destruction of that ancient historical treasure trove
by a senseless bombing campaign. To carpet bomb Iraq
would be comparable to blowing up the Vatican, the
Great Pyramid of Gisa, or the Smithsonian.
The secrets behind the origins of the human race,
dating back 10,000 years to the time of Mesopotamia
and the great Sumerian Empire, lie in that hallowed
soil. Archaeologists are even now exploring the ruins
of the ancient city of Ur, located not far from
Baghdad, where Abraham once lived. There stands the
mysterious ruins of the great ziggurat of Ur, a
massive man-made structure somewhat resembling the
pyramids of Egypt, Mexico, China, and various other
places around the world. Just 140 miles to the north
of Ur are the ruins of the one grand City of Babylon.
Although the location of Ur has been known since 1919,
archaeologists are only now beginning to uncover the
treasures left hidden in Iraq. As mystery mounds are
unearthed, remains of the great civilizations of
Assyria, Babylonia, Sumeria and Ur are coming to
light.
The Gnostic believes that the spiritual roots of
mankind lie in the Fertile Crescent that was the
ancient Sumerian Empire. All western religions may in
someway be linked to those roots, which have been lost
over time.
But there is another mystery behind the Sumerians that
archaeologists, if given time, may be able to help
solve. This is the strange Old Testament story of
Enoch and the Angelic Nephilim. There is evidence that
the Nephilim, or "gods" who came down to the Earth
from the stars and taught the Sumerians how to build,
to farm and manufacture metals, were aliens.
Some believe the aliens may even have done some
tinkering with the DNA of certain Earth animals,
genetically engineering the human race for their own
purposes. Another name for this alien race is
Annunacki.
The Book of Enoch, believed to be among the oldest
books in existence, and the Epic of Gilgamish, a story
taken from clay tablets found in the ruins of Iraq,
both talk about gods named Annunaki that came among
the people during this time in history.
The Book of Genesis speaks of "giants in the Earth"
and tells how "the sons of God came in unto the
daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the
same became mighty men which were of old, men of
renown."
Greek mythology is full of stories about Gods who came
to Earth and mingled with mortal humans. Is there some
grain of truth in these old stories.?
If George W. Bush is allowed to bomb Iraq the way he
ravaged Afghanistan, any chance of our learning the
truth behind our origins could be lost forever.
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