Dear Bruce,
 
In regards to your posting on Tisha B'Av, I've checked the Jewish calendar and it seems to be July 28-29.  Your reference to Aug I can't verify.  Thanks for the info, though.  I looked up July 28-29 2012 on youtube and found a astronomical alignment with Mercury passing between the earth and the sun.  So I looked up Mercury and found it was symbolic of the Roman god of merchants, and thieves.  An interesting notation since the Lord comes as a thief in the night.  I think you're onto something, Bruce.  Also of note, Jim Bramlett's post on Rabbi Kaduri and his expectation of the messiah coming from July 19 to August 18 2012.  It fits.
 
High Alert Tisha B'Av!
 
Joe