Pope prays at Sultanahmet Mosque in İstanbul

His head bowed and hands clasped in front of him, Pope Francis on Saturday stood in two minutes of silent prayer facing east inside one Istanbul's most important religious sites, as he shifted gears toward more religious affairs on the second leg of his three-day visit to the mainly Muslim nation.

Following in the footsteps of Pope Benedict XVI who visited Turkey in 2006, Francis prayed alongside the Grand Mufti of Istanbul, Rahmi Yaram, who had his palms turned toward the sky in a Muslim prayer inside the 17th-century Sultan Ahmet mosque.

"May God accept it," Yaram told the pope, at the end of the prayer aimed at showing respect for Islam and encouraging interfaith relations.

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How the U.S. Is Being Set Up to Lose World War III

If World War III were to break out today, the U.S. would lose to its enemies, both foreign and domestic, that have conspired to change the balance of power on the planet.

There is no doubt that the Russians are being antagonistic and provocative with regard to their military activities. America and her NATO allies should and do feel threatened by an ongoing series of Russian military provocations accompanied by a record setting Russian military buildup.

Russia Military Activity Demonstrates Deliberate Preparations for World War III

The Russians just announced that a full squadron of ships from the Russian Navy’s Northern Fleet is holding drills in the English Channel! NATO has to be very nervous as war games have historically been used to launch an attack.

In what can be labeled a strategic game changer, the Russians have announced that they are going to sell to their newest and most powerful ally, China, a sophisticated air defense system. This is a highly significant development because the Russians have always been reluctant to supply the Chinese with high level military equipment because they do not trust China. This technology transfer of highly sophisticated air defense clearly speaks to the fact that Russia believes that it will be fighting the United States long before it will have to face off with the Chinese. And who are the Chinese anticipating that will be attempting to drop bombs on their homeland? These developments identify the antagonists who will comprise the opposing sides of World War III: Russia, China with an assist from the BRICS vs. The United States and what’s left of NATO. And, yes, I believe that Germany will sit out this conflict on the sidelines.

The air defense weapons system sold to the Chinese is described by Russian officials as “A contract between Rosoboronexport and the Chinese Defense Ministry was signed at the beginning of this fall for the delivery of at least six battalions of S-400 air defense missile systems worth of more than $3 billion.”

Can there be any doubt that China and Russia are cooperating with regard to their efforts towards gearing up for a war with the United States? The Russians must be feeling desperate to put the Chinese on equal footing to the Russians with regard to an all-important air defense system.

This air defense system is the best the Russians have to offer.

The Russians have demonstrated their aggressive military intentions as they have already illegally annexed Crimea. This action parallels what Hitler did in the Sudetenland as he seized as much territory as he could without firing a shot, prior to attacking Poland, in World War II. It would also appear that the Russians have been on a war footing for over three years at minimum. Take a moment and examine the following chart:

Courtesy of Voting American

Russia Is Putting Its Money Where Its Mouth Is

Moscow is in the midst of the most expensive weapons modernization program in world history. From the period of  2016 through 2025, Russia’s defense spending is expected to reach $540 billion. No wonder Putin is “borrowing” from Russian retirement funds.

Much of the money is being spent making much of Russia’s nuclear arsenal “go stealth”, in which by 2016, Russian nuclear missiles could hit targets without being detected prior to striking the desired target. So much for mutually assured destruction (MAD).

The Russians next-generation bomber is nearly invisible to radar and their super-silent nuclear submarines are deadly, and according to the U.S. Navy, will be fully operational by 2025.

The X-Factor: The Traitor In the White House

As concerning as the Russian military build up is, nothing is more frightening as the blatant treason on display in the White House. Everything that this President has done is designed to weaken the U.S. military.

In a series of widely publicized reports back in 2012, Russian paratroopers rehearsed seizing Denver International Airports and seizing the newly constructed underground CIA headquarters in the same area.

***** “One speculation in this report, however, does note that the scenario to be played out in late May (2012), in Colorado, as planned by the Americans, does, indeed, mirror similar plans of the Russian General Staff of actions to be taken in the case of sudden civil war where “outside forces” would be called upon to protect the government from overthrow by internal forces or armed rebellion by the military.“ *****

In Obama’s mind, what event could compel an armed rebellion by the military of such a magnitude that it would require a Russian invasion of Denver, CO?

It has been widely reported that following the failed rescue attempt by the Navy and the Army at Benghazi, which was nothing short of an attempted military coup, Obama has been a one man wrecking crew for U.S. military leadership.

Within two months after the Benghazi attack, four very senior U.S. military officers were purged by Obama:

• Gen. Hamm, on October 18, 2012.
• Adm. Gayouette, on October 18, 2012.
• Gen. Petraeus, on November 9, 2012.
• General Allen, on November 13, 2012.

This event reminds me of when Hitler discovered he had been betrayed by German General Irwin Rommel and other senior level German officers who attempted to assassinate Hitler. The Nazis killed these Generals and covered it up as war casualties. Obama politely retired our offending officers in disgrace.  The deposed military senior command officer body count has reached over 260 officers removed by Obama. The net effect of these moves by Obama is to destroy the military leadership just in time for World War III.

In the infamous “open mic” incident, Obama was heard to say, “With regard to missile defense, I will have more flexibility after the election.”

Why were Russian troops allowed into the previously conducted Grid EX II simulated EMP attack drill? Russian troops have also been used to police major events on American soil. This is martial law desensitization training in which the Russians are trained to interact with American citizens. Also, FEMA signed a bilateral agreement with the Russian military to permit a minimum of 15,000 Russian soldiers to train on American soil and this was at a time when both Russia and China threatened to nuke the United States if we dared to invade Syria or Iran in the Fall of 2013.

The following is a quote from the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry:

“The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry and the USA Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are going to exchange experts during joint rescue operations in major disasters. This is provided by a protocol of the fourth meeting of the U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission Working Group on Emergency Situations and seventeenth meeting of Joint U.S.-Russia Cooperation Committee on Emergency Situations, which took place in Washington on 25 June 2013.

The document provides for expert cooperation in disaster response operations and to study the latest practices. In addition, the parties approved of U.S.-Russian cooperation in this field in 2013-2014, which envisages exchange of experience including in monitoring and forecasting emergency situations, training of rescuers, development of mine-rescuing and provision of security at mass events.”

Russian defectors have long warned the United States about a multi-generational plot to conquer the United States from within. We know that former communist inspired Weathermen Underground leader, Bill Ayers, launched Obama’s political career from his Chicago home. Ayers still visits the White House.

Does any reasonable person think it is safe to follow Obama into World War III against the Russians?

Conclusion

It is not a matter of “if” we will be fighting World War III, in a Red Dawn scenario, it is a matter of “when”.

Let’s not forget about the giveaway, to Russia by Obama, of seven strategically important oil-rich Alaskan Islands.  I have been calling attention to this event for over two years. Maybe in light of everything else, we will start to pay attention to the significance of the giveaway of these Islands to the Russians.

The coalescence of these events will become more clear in the next part in this series as I believe I know where hostilities will likely first occur. The giveaway of Alaskan Islands to the Russians provides a clear and unmistakable clue.

Credit to Common Sense

Russian nuclear sub test-fires Bulava ballistic missile

Dumb and Dumber American Style

“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie—deliberate, contrived, and dishonest, but the myth—persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic. Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”

JOHN F. KENNEDY

People often ask me, “Dave, how do we turn this around and defeat the globalists”? I frequently tell them that there is no turning this around. I have an attorney who is continually writing to me and stating that we need to teach the people the Constitution. “Mr. lawyer, our people cannot even read the Constitution, much less understand it”.

The parents and grandparents have lost this country to a group of vicious and sociopathic bankers because for 3 generations, Americans have failed to turn off their TV sets and allowed the state to educate their children.This article is about why parents need to home school their children in order to keep them out of the clutches of the government. Yes, there are good teachers and great schools still left. However, there are not enough of them. We need to rescue our children from the propaganda of the state, before they are totally taught to love their servitude and educate them in an environment which will honor true knowledge, not blind obedience.

If the Biblical saying (Hosea 4:6) “My people perish from lack of knowledge.”  is indeed true, Americans should be placed at the top of the endangered species list. We need to educate our children at home before we lose this generation as well.

Dumb and Dumber

Just how dumb are we? Consider a new report from the Intercollegiate Studies Institute about civic literacy concludes that the average American is too dumb to vote intelligently.

Over 70% of the test takes, including college students and elected officials flunked the 33 multiple choice question test which covered basic civics.

How bad were the results? Consider the fact that 27% of the elected officials surveyed could not name even one right contained in the first amendment. How will we know when the country is placed under martial law? The answer: We won’t!  But neither will the majority of our leaders.

Rick Shenkman, author of the book Just How Dumb Are We, found that 87% of American college students could not find Iraq on a map. In fact, Shenkman also found that:

- Only 1 in 5 know that we have 100 United States senators.

-Only 2 out of 5 citizens can name the three branches of the federal government.

-Only 20% of young Americans between the ages 18-34 read a newspaper daily. An amazingly low 11% report surfing Internet news sites. 

Among 18- to 24-year-old Americans given maps:

-83 percent cannot find Afghanistan

-76 percent cannot find Saudi Arabia -70 percent cannot find New Jersey

-11 percent cannot find the United States

Only 17% of college graduates understood the contrast between a free market economy and centralized planning. Perhaps this explains why America was not rioting in the streets following the passage of the bail out. I am left wondering what percentage of Americans actually believe that the Federal Reserve is both Federal and has reserves. Soon, nearly 100% of Americans will not be able to find their wallets.

 Class Size

Public or private schools, with class sizes of 30-40 kids,  doesn’t inspire creative or critical thinking. If large classeshave to be on the same page, literally, those who learn faster are held back by those who are slower. Rote memorization does not lead to true understanding.

Mass Indoctrination

The public educational system has always been used as a tool for indoctrinating kids into whatever the currently accepted belief systems and standards of behavior are considered acceptable by the elite. As I have written about, elementary students in San Bernadino, CA., made their students bow on one knee when they heard the teachers whistle. All across this country, all support of the Second Amendment is eviscerated from most schools (e.g. suspending children for drawing a gun, pointing a finger gun, playing imaginary war games on the playground).

Mass Inoculations

Homeschooling your children can help them avoid the often dangerous and required vaccinations and enforced psychotropic “medications”. There are many concerns of how children cope with the drudgery of forced institutional education by resorting to illegal drugs or prescription drugs obtained illegally.

Mass Illiteracy

It takes the schools of today far too many years to teach reading and writing skills along with basic grammar, and math. Most of the problem is due to sheer class size. It should take only a few months to learn each of these basic items for most. Today, about 40% of  high school graduates are lacking in those basic literacy skills.

Mass Cloning

A generation of making dedicated teachers teach the exact same thing, using the exact same methods, has produced an educational cloning factory. This type of education produces a conditioned response in our children, instead of free and independent thinking. It is an excellent propaganda tool.

Mass Deception

Robert Kennedy Jr. once stated that, “Americans are over entertained and under informed.” You can help switch that around by exposing your children to texts and videos that are not allowed throughout all the grades of public education. How about teaching children how the Federal Reserve system is ripping them off and has been for a century in which the dollar has slipped in value to less than four cents. How about teaching our children how to balance a checkbook. How about allowing children to pursue what they love, learn real history, engage in a critical analysis the present political leadership and most of all, let’s have them learn what the research says about real contentment and long lasting happiness? Our children need to be challenged in ways that are appealing to them. The establishment is interested in using school as an instrument of indoctrination and teaching that the state is sovereign, not the people.

Conclusion

The state wants to produce children who are smart enough to do their jobs, but not so smart that they question authority. The banker-run state has accomplished their goal in subverting the Constitution and turning us into passive sheep who are incapable of challenging authority. If we hope to mount any resistance against the tyranny which has taken over our country, we need to remove the tyrants incessant voice from the ears of our children. The biggest reason to home school your children is to reintroduce God to the lives of our young in a manner that integrates His perfect word into the daily lives of our children in a manner which is fully engrained into the lives of our children.

Home school children consistently outperform public school, home school your children!

Common Core is exacerbating these issues.

“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.”

THOMAS JEFFERSON

Credit to Common Sense 

"Black Horse Flying In Saudi Arabia"