The Omega Letter Intelligence Digest

Vol: 36 Issue: 30 - Thursday, September 30, 2004

Going It Alone . . .
by Jack Kinsella

Although the US war on terror is ostensibly a global war with many allies,
in reality, it is an American war on terror.  And that is something we'd
better get used to.

The mythical United Nations that the Left worships does not exist.  The
United Nations that does is exist is united only in its opposition to all
things Israeli, which, by definition, includes all things American.

If there is a single issue over which there is almost no division at the
UN, it is the shared view that world peace will never be possible as long
as Israel exists.

When an anti-Israeli resolution comes before General Assembly, the vote is
always the same: the whole world votes in favor -- with the United States,
Israel, Micronesia and the Marshall Islands opposed.

Our 'closest allies' at the UN -- according to the liberal left - include
Germany, France and Russia.  With allies like that, who needs enemies?

They claim to stand united with America against the terrorists, provided
the US doesn't ask them to do anything EXCEPT stand.  None of them seem
particularly interested in DOING anything.

Not even the Russians.  They are going after their own terrorists, but any
claims of cross-cooperation are a fantasy, except in cases where it
benefits Moscow.

America's global war on terror remains America's war, despite the very
significant contributions from genuine allies like Australia, the UK,
Poland and some of the former Eastern European Soviet bloc countries.

But both Tony Blair and John Howard are in deep trouble at home because of
their commitment to the US effort to liberate and rebuild Iraq.   Both
face tough re-election battles, and the central issue in each campaign
revolves around Iraq and the war on terror.

On the other hand, our other alleged 'allies' at the UN, especially
France, Germany and Russia, are not just sitting on their hands - they are
actively helping terrorists and terror states procure and develop weapons
of mass destruction.

As Bill Gertz explained in his book, 'Treachery', "intelligence reports
showing French assistance to Saddam ongoing in the late winter of 2002
helped explain why France refused to deal harshly with Iraq and blocked
U.S. moves at the United Nations."

Iraq's Mirage F-1 fighter jets were made by France's Dassault Aviation.
Its Gazelle attack helicopters were made by Aerospatiale, which became
part of a consortium of European defense companies.

The State Department confirmed intelligence indicating the French had
given support to Iraq's military.

The central figure in these weapons ties is French President Jacques
Chirac. His relationship with Saddam dates to 1975, when, as prime
minister, the French politician rolled out the red carpet when the Iraqi
strongman visited Paris.

"I welcome you as my personal friend," Chirac told Saddam, then vice
president of Iraq.

France's corrupt dealings with Saddam flourished throughout the 1990s,
despite the strict arms embargo against Iraq imposed by the United Nations
after the Persian Gulf War.

By 2000, France had become Iraq's largest supplier of military and
dual-use equipment

In mid-March 2003, U.S. intelligence and defense officials confirmed that
exporters in France had conspired with China to provide Iraq with
chemicals used in making solid fuel for long-range missiles.

In April, 2003, an American A-10 Thunderbolt was shot down by Iraqi
forces.  The A10 was hit by a French-made Roland anti-aircraft missile.
Army intelligence concluded that the French had sold the missile to the
Iraqis within the past year.

A week later, a US Army team searching Iraqi weapons depots at the Baghdad
airport discovered caches of French-made missiles.

One anti-aircraft missile, among a cache of 51 Roland-2s from a
French-German manufacturing partnership, bore a label indicating that the
batch was produced just months earlier.

Keep in mind that these weapons were being sold to Saddam Hussein's govern
ment in violation of UN sanctions WHILE Dominique de Villepin was fighting
tooth and nail at the UN to keep Saddam in power.

In May, Army intelligence found a stack of blank French passports in an
Iraqi ministry.  They found French-made trucks and radios as well as RPGs
with French-made night sights.

A Defense Department-sponsored report produced in February identified
France as one of the top three suppliers of Iraq's conventional arms,
after Russia and China. The report revealed that France supplied 12 types
of armaments and a total of 115,005 pieces -- while Iraq was under UN
embargo.

Assessment:

Why would our allegedly closest allies arm our enemies - knowing those
weapons will be used to kill Americans?

Because they hope we'll lose.  Even if America survives, they are hoping
that it will result in a corresponding reduction of American power and
influence - ending what Jacques Chirac dubbed a 'unipolar' world.

If al-Qaeda can successfully cripple America to the degree it is no longer
the world's only superpower, then the task of developing a counter-balance
to American global influence becomes that much easier.  And if a few
million Americans die in the process, well, c'est la vie!

As a consequence, our alleged allies want no active role in it; unless and
until they are certain that we are winning.  In that case, they'll be the
first to clap us on the back and celebrate the "collective victory over
world terrorism," and hope we'll let bygones be bygones.

As the Bible's outline for the last days continues to develop, more and
more of the Big Picture begins to come into focus.

According to Scripture, in the very last days, Israel will face the
assembled might of the world's collective armies alone.

Zechariah writes, "And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome
stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in
pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against
it." (12:3)

Consider the historical progression so far.  There is no political potato
hotter than Jerusalem. Every nation that has attempted her destruction was
cut to pieces.  Israel won all five of her wars by utterly decimating her
enemy's war-making capability.

It took years after each attempt for the Arabs to sufficiently rebuild
their military capabilities so they could try again. Even with the almost
unlimited military aid given the defeated Arab states by the Soviets and
Europeans.

Zechariah says that ALL that burden themselves 'will be cut in pieces' -
allies as well as enemies.  America became a target of Islamic terror more
for its support of Israel than any other reason.

According to Zechariah, Israel is alone in this final confrontation, under
siege by ALL the people of the earth - there is no mention of an ally
standing beside her - apart from God.

Zechariah says that; "In that day shall the LORD [and not Washington]
defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem." (12:8)

In the Big Picture, we can already see the four spheres of global power
defined by Scripture assuming their final forms; the reviving Roman
Empire, the Gog-Magog alliance, the Kings of the East and the Kings of the
South [Islamic North Africa].

That pretty much encompasses our erstwhile 'allies' in the war on terror
who are sitting on the sidelines hoping for an Islamic victory over
America.

But Scripture makes no mention of a fifth, overarching superpower
resembling the United States.

"So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the
kingdom of God is nigh at hand. Verily I say unto you, This generation
shall not pass away, till ALL be fulfilled." (Luke 21:31-32)