The Terror Puzzle
In the month of July alone, pieces of a simple puzzle have been handed to us, that by themselves, carry no great weight, but together paint a picture that might have us step back and reassess our immediate priorities.
By John Livingston, Contributing analyst
By John Livingston, Contributing analyst
22 July 2007: Allow me to begin with a short, but important illustration. Driving though a neighborhood recently, I approached a dove sitting motionless in the middle of the road, staring at something on the curb. Getting closer, I expected it to fly in fear at any moment, but it did not. He just sat there, frozen in my path. He was fixated on a problem. As I drew nearer I discovered the problem to be a big black cat staring back at him.
It was obvious that both were calculating their strategies…the cat wondering which way the bird was going to move, and the dove contemplating if he had room for a flying escape. All the while I am in a 6,000 pound vehicle bearing down on the bird, and about to render his contemplations meaningless. MORE
Such is the case we find ourselves in today in America. For the last year, public attention in the area of foreign affairs, terrorism, etc., has been on Iraq, Iran, and the Middle East in general.
There is no doubt that winning the war in Iraq and maintaining the security of Israel are vital to our national interests. We must do everything we can to keep nuclear weapons out of the hands of Iran. Every "black cat" must be identified and dealt with. Enough has been written and said about each of these subjects so that I need not go into it here.
However, just as I approached the dove in the road with certain death, we had better pay close attention to what may be the "6,000 pound" problem about to run over us. In the month of July alone, pieces of a simple puzzle have been handed to us, that by themselves, carry no great weight, but together paint a picture that might have us step back and reassess our immediate priorities.
Reading the picture-chart-puzzle below of some of the events from only the month of July, it makes one wonder if we are "being told, without literally being told" that the terror threat situation is ominous. In other words, is the government trying to tell us, "This is the real deal, read between the lines, he who has an ear, let him hear"? It sure seems like it.
What makes most sense, and it is just my opinion, is that our enemy will try to attack us here in such a spectacular way, that the American public will not care that they are simultaneously attacking Israel. We have been staring at that black cat. But suddenly, when our own homeland is aflame, they know the American people will be hard-pressed to care about what happens to the Jewish nation.This scenario would line-up with the impending signs of war in the Middle East that Sean Osborne wrote about in his "must read" article here on the NEIN website, as well as the signs of attack here in the US, as spelled out in the latest issue of the HQ INTEL-ALERT Private Intelligence Report
Whether the hour is at hand here in America or not, almost everyone agrees that an attack is coming, and that it is inevitable. The question is, are your prepared?
Being deeply involved with both the Hurricane Katrina and Rita Evacuations and their aftermaths, I can tell you first-hand that if we experience a terror attack that causes a mass evacuation or large relocation of people, it will bring out the "animal nature" in the best men. You must be physically, mentally, emotionally, and even spiritually prepared before it happens.
Being deeply involved with both the Hurricane Katrina and Rita Evacuations and their aftermaths, I can tell you first-hand that if we experience a terror attack that causes a mass evacuation or large relocation of people, it will bring out the "animal nature" in the best men. You must be physically, mentally, emotionally, and even spiritually prepared before it happens.
It was amazing to witness what some consider "valuables" tied to the roofs of their cars, that long ago had run out of gas, and no one was coming to their rescue. There was no law enforcement, no bathroom facilities on the highway, as cars crept along at eight miles an hour for two-hundred miles. It was the Old Wild West once again. The evacuation scene from Tom Cruise's movie "War of the Worlds" was played out in reality.
There were some heroes, some kindness shown, some good old-fashion American values displayed…but only while "there was enough food, water, gas, and time to go around". When supplies ran out, so did caring for one another. We only recently reunited loved ones from Hurricane Katrina for one family. Another man's mother-in-law drowned in New Orleans, because he could not find anyone to help him carry her out of the house as the water rose. He only had one leg. His "friends" were too busy saving themselves.
No one knows but God Himself what lies in store in the days ahead, but we would be fools not to be prepared for it in every way possible. Have a plan. Have a back-up plan for the first one when it fails. Think about scenarios, the worst ones. What would you do "if"? Then let us all pray our preparation was for nothing.
Dean
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