Self Reliance - Insight
Visions and Prophecies
George Washington's vision is recorded at the Library of Congress
Valley Forge, the winter of 1777, American forces were fighting against the British, the most powerful nation in the world. Many believe that only 3% of the American people took part in the struggle for independence, while "Tories" gave aid and comfort to the British cause.
"This afternoon, as I was sitting at this table engaged in preparing a dispatch, something seemed to disturb me. Looking up, I beheld standing opposite me a singularly beautiful female. So astonished was I, for I had given strict orders not to be disturbed, that it was some moments before I found language to inquire the cause of her presence. A second, a third and even a fourth time did I repeat my question, but received no answer from my mysterious visitor except a slight raising of her eyes.
"By this time I felt strange sensations spreading through me. I would have risen but the riveted gaze of the being before me rendered volition impossible. I assayed once more to address her, but my tongue had become useless, as though it had become paralyzed.
"A new influence, mysterious, potent, irresistible, took possession of me. All I could do was to gaze steadily, vacantly at my unknown visitor, Gradually the surrounding atmosphere seemed as if it had become filled with sensations, and luminous. Everything about me seemed to rarify, the mysterious visitor herself becoming more airy and yet more distinct to my sight than before. I now began to feel as one dying, or rather to experience the sensations which I have sometimes imagined accompany dissolution. I did not think, I did not reason, I did not move; all were alike impossible. I was only conscious of gazing fixedly, vacantly at my companion.
"Presently I heard a voice saying, `Son of the Republic, look and learn,' while at the same time my visitor extended her arm eastwardly. I now beheld a heavy white vapor at some distance rising fold upon fold. This gradually dissipated, and I looked upon a strange scene. Before me lay spread out in one vast plain all the countries of the world; Europe, Asia, Africa and America. I saw rolling and tossing between Europe and America the billows of the Atlantic, and between Asia and America lay the Pacific.
" `Son of the Republic' said the same mysterious voice as before, `look and learn,' At that moment I beheld a dark, shadowy being, like an angel, standing, or rather floating in mid-air, between Europe and America. Dipping water out of the ocean in the hollow of each hand, he sprinkled some upon America with his right hand, while with his left hand he cast some on Europe. Immediately a cloud raised from these countries, and joined in mid-ocean. For a while it remained stationary, and then moved slowly westward, until it enveloped America in its murky folds. Sharp flashes of lightning gleamed through it at intervals, and I heard the smothered groans and cries of the American people.
"A second time the angel dipped water from the ocean, and sprinkled it out as before. The dark cloud was then drawn back to the ocean, in whose heaving billows it sank from view. A third time I heard the mysterious voice saying, `Son of the Republic, look and learn,' I cast my eyes upon America and beheld villages and towns and cities springing up one after another until the whole land from the Atlantic to the Pacific was dotted with them.
"Again, I heard the mysterious voice say, `Son of the Republic, the end of the century cometh, look and learn.' At this the dark shadowy angel turned his face southward, and from Africa I saw an ill-omened spectre approach our land. It flitted slowly over every town and city of the latter. The inhabitants presently set themselves in battle array against each other. As I continued looking I a saw bright angel, on whose brow rested a crown of light, on which was traced the word `Union,' bearing the American flag which he placed between the divided nation, and said, `Remember ye are brethren.' Instantly, the inhabitants, casting from them their weapons became friends once more, and united around the National Standard.
"And again I heard the mysterious voice saying, `Son of the Republic, look and learn.' At this the dark, shadowy angel placed a trumpet to his mouth, and blew three distinct blasts; and taking water from the ocean, he sprinkled it upon Europe, Asia and Africa. Then my eyes beheld a fearful scene: from each of these countries arose thick, black clouds that were soon joined into one. Throughout this mass there gleamed a dark red light by which I saw hordes of armed men, who, moving with the cloud, marched by land and sailed by sea to America. Our country was enveloped in this volume of cloud, and I saw these vast armies devastate the whole country and burn the villages, towns and cities that I beheld springing up. As my ears listened to the thundering of the cannon, clashing of swords, and the shouts and cries of millions in mortal combat, I heard again the mysterious voice saying, `Son of the Republic, look and learn.' When the voice had ceased, the dark shadowy angel placed his trumpet once more to his mouth, and blew a long and fearful blast.
"Instantly a light as of a thousand suns shone down from above me, and pierced and broke into fragments the dark cloud which enveloped America. At the same moment the angel upon whose head still shone the word Union, and who bore our national flag in one hand and a sword in the other, descended from the heavens attended by legions of white spirits. These immediately joined the inhabitants of America, who I perceived were well nigh overcome, but who immediately taking courage again, closed up their broken ranks and renewed the battle.
"Again, amid the fearful noise of the conflict, I heard the mysterious voice saying, `Son of the Republic, look and learn.' As the voice ceased, the shadowy angel for the last time dipped water from the ocean and sprinkled it upon America. Instantly the dark cloud rolled back, together with the armies it had brought, leaving the inhabitants of the land victorious!
"Then once more I beheld the villages, towns and cities springing up where I had seen them before, while the bright angel, planting the azure standard he had brought in the midst of them, cried with o loud voice" `While the stars remain, and the heavens send down dew upon the earth, so long shall the Union last.' And taking from his brow the crown on which blazoned the word `UNION,' he placed it upon the Standard while the people, kneeling down, said, `Amen.'
"The scene instantly began to fade and dissolve, and I at last saw nothing but the rising, curling vapor I at first beheld. This also disappearing, I found myself once more gazing upon the mysterious visitor, who, in the same voice I had heard before, said, `Son of the Republic, what you have seen is thus interpreted: three great perils will come upon the Republic. The most fearful is the third, but in this greatest conflict the whole world united shall not prevail against her. Let every child of the Republic learn to live for his God, his land and the Union. With these words the vision vanished, and I started from my seat and felt that I had seen a vision wherein had been shown to me the birth, progress and destiny of the United States."
In his farewell address, Washington spoke of several avenues of tyranny, including selfish ambition (with pretended patriotism,) collusion of powers, usurpation and precedence of usurpation, debt, foreign influence, and rank party politics.
As for collusion of powers, he warned, "The habits of thinking in a free country should inspire caution in those entrusted with its administration to confine themselves within their respective constitutional spheres, avoiding in the exercise of the powers of one department to encroach upon another. The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one and thus to create, whatever the form of government, a real despotism."
On usurpation, he warned, "If, in the opinion of the people, the distribution or modification of the constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected by an amendment in the way which the Constitution designates. But let there be no change by usurpation; for though this, in one instance, may be the instrument of good, it is the customary weapon by which free governments are destroyed. The precedent must always greatly overbalance in permanent evil any partial or transient benefit which the use can at any time yield."
George Washington's last words allegedly were Tis well.
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On the March to World War 3
Written by Quin Etiam on 07 April 2011
Small nations drag big nations into World Wars. It is the history of all big conflicts. The U.S. and NATO are being dragged into Libya step by step. There will be ground troops… there’s always ground troops. I fully expect Turkey to pull out of NATO and join the Iran camp under the umbrella of greater Mid-east Islamic self assertion. China is facilitating the military cooperation of Iran, Turkey and Pakistan and supplies these countries with every modern weapon system available to the communist bloc. Iran, Turkey and Pakistan are Muslim but not Arab. If the Arabs throw their hat in with the U.S. they are in for a multi-front assault from the Iran coalition. That’s exactly what is happening in Bahrain and Yemen right now. Saudi Arabia has drawn a weak line in the sand and dared the Persians to cross it. The Saudi are banking on their American Allies to bail them out in-case of a shooting war.
I’m looking for a Naval ship incident to spark something big. It just might come about somewhere around Gibraltar, possibly on the Atlantic side. Iranian silkworm and Sunburn missiles can take out an Aircraft carrier or Missile Destroyer. Iran and it’s proxies are on the move and all of North Africa is safe haven for them.
When the U.S. pulls out of Afghanistan (not if), it will push nuclear armed India and Pakistan right to the brink. It is the ultimate goal of Islamic radicals to play one power against another and they are succeeding. Pakistan has agreed to hand over central Asia to China. A nightmare scenario is in the making in central Asia and it is coming closer to reality by the day.
The affiliated Islamic Terror network will use hit and run tactics from the Arabian Gulf all the way to west Africa and make US forces chase ghost that vanish as quick as they appeared. Qaddafi is right about one thing, there are Al Qaida and other terrorist groups all over North Africa. Destabilization is their goal.
The U.S. will have to perform foreign policy triage and make some tough choices, secure the Gulf of Arabia or North Africa. It cannot do both while having troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The nightmare scenario that is shaping up is a multiple front insurgency in the Arabian Gulf, in North Africa and in Pakistan. All three regions could explode and spiral out of control. The disruption in oil trade would be catastrophic to the fragile world economy. Oil could realistically hit $200-$300/barrel if it happens.
The true danger will be when the big-boys start to mobilize their forces. Europe may be a political joke, but a million man first-world Army could be fielded quickly. Russia is not going to sit by quietly if that happens. The counter move to it would be that the Turkey-Iran bloc would swing the entire Muslim Mid-east into it’s coalition.
If an Islamic coalition faced off against Europe it would be a war of ballistic missiles of which Iran has thousands. Islamic forces launching missiles into southern Europe could become the new blitz. Suicide fast-attack gun boats could shut down all Mediterranean sea trade. If the U.S. and NATO went into a full mobilization what would Russia and China do? China would most likely stir the North Korean hornets nest and create another massive problem. China would very likely move military forces into central Asian at the supposed request of whatever regime. The formation of new hot-war fronts would start. Establishing forces over resources would be the new power game.
‘It would be well for your government to consider that having your ships and ours, your aircraft and ours, in such proximity… is inherently DANGEROUS. Wars have begun that way, Mr. Ambassador.’ Hunt for Red October
This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we’ll be lucky to live through it.
The big unknown, Russia: 22,000 Tanks, 3000 Fighters, 61 Submarines, 4 Million strong military, 30,000 nuclear weapons. The best bar none Strategic Missile forces in the world.
Believe none of the peace-nick propaganda, In many ways Russian military technology is superior to western technology. U.S. and western forces have never gone up against the full brunt of a conventional Russian onslaught or the famed tiered defensive system of the soviets.
Why does Russia have only 1 Aircraft carrier? Because it is an obsolete weapons platform that is very vulnerable. Russia has super cruise missiles that can travel 4000 km/hour. Russia has medium range ballistic missiles that can get past any American missile defense. If the USAF had to go up against Russian fighters it would find itself on an equal playing field… a first for the U.S. in the last 50 years.
In a brewing conflict Russia would be selling massive amounts of weaponry to American enemies and squeezing European energy supplies as a quiet reminder to the west. Even with China’s growing military might they tread carefully when it comes to Russia. Russia could sell 10,000 older but still effective Soviet era Tanks to an Islamic caliphate along with massive amounts of cheap but deadly air defense missiles. They could deliver it all in less than a year.
The difference between the Russian and American attitude is that Russia has absolutely no problem sitting back while central Asia and the Mid-east explode. They have no intention of getting involved and look at it as simply a business opportunity.
We are in the 1930′s all over again. There a dozen Hitler’s and Stalin’s in the making. The big powers know that the BS financial game is over, it’s all about getting control of resources. The dumb ass American empire is stretching itself thin trying to be the policeman Savior of the world. The world wants blood and war. There are scores to settle and religious destinies to fulfill.
It’s all about the Oil stupid. The U.S. imports 13 million barrels per day. In a worst case scenario Canada may be able to double its Oil exports to the U.S. but the only thing that will save the U.S. industrial machine is Colorado Oil shale and coal(and a generational jump in enerrgy conservation and new tech). Forget Gold go long on U.S. domestic energy production. Oil is life. It is industry and more importantly it is food production. It takes 10 calories of petroleum to grow one calorie of food.
If you have any notion that things will ever get back to ‘normal’, you are delusional. The economy is done, finished, redundant… it’s over. It’s all about survival now. Resources equal survival. 5 Billion people on this planet live in continual survival mode. The concept of economic stability and growth means nothing to them. They have no medical system, pensions or social safety net.
The west is soon going to be looking down at the loaded barrels of a Billion AK-47′s. When the people who want to kill you no longer get your money… they will want to kill you even more.
World War III is just around the corner.
The fact that the British, with the approval of our Ukrainian brothers, are honing the skills of warfare in the Crimea near Sevastopol, too, speaks volumes. These are the links of one chain, because since the establishment of the Rockefeller, International oligarchic capital has adopted a common policy of aggression against other countries.
In fact, if we draw historical parallels, the world is in a state of 1939, i.e., before the start of a global war, whose precursor is the aggression of the U.S. and its satellites against Iraq and Afghanistan, and this time against Libya. The only question is when this “Black Sea Libya” happens.
It is not that the Americans and their European satellites are the bad guys, it’s just that the prosperity of their economies depends on the control of the world’s raw materials resources. In a crisis, they have no other choice. With regard to the outbreak of the conflict with Russia, there are more than enough reasons for it.”
For example, the Georgian scenario may be played out again, or the Libyan scenario may be attempted as well. The West is very sensitive to terrorist groups operating in the North Caucasus. A look at the western press is sufficient to understand how these events are covered. After another successful raid carried out against militants, NATO can submit a voice in defense of the “revolutionaries and guerrillas,” and further continue to operate under the planned scenario.
Sergey Balmasov
Pravda.Ru