Signs that preparations for a
new Gulf War are well under way were highlighted yesterday when America stepped
up the movement of heavy amour to the Gulf. The US Navy has booked a giant
commercial transporter to take tanks, artillery, ammunition and back-up vehicles
to the region. It is the third shipment of arms and military hardware in a month
using commercial shipping. Military analysts said it showed the US Navy had
probably exhausted the capacity of its own fleet and resorted to the open
market. The shipment is the latest step in a process that has continued
while public debate ebbs and flows over an attack.
Military commanders in America and Britain have been highly skeptical of the
arguments put forward by hawks in the Bush administration for another Gulf
conflict. But they have also been aware that George Bush is likely to plump for
war and they will have to produce a plan that would win it with the lowest
number of allied casualties. This time around the strategists face more
constraints, primarily antipathy to an attack launched from Arab states that
backed the war against Saddam Hussein 10 years ago. The most important dissenter
is Saudi Arabia. The decision by the West's staunchest Arab ally in the region
to veto the use of its territory for an attack on Iraq has meant the planning
has had to be modified.
Saudi Arabia was the launch-pad for Western forces in the Gulf War and played
an important role in later actions against Iraq. American and British warplanes
still use the kingdom to patrol the southern no-fly zone. But now Washington and
London find they cannot use the 500-mile Saudi-Iraq border for a main armored
land thrust. Nor can they use the technically advanced Prince Sultan air base,
set up to be a nerve centre for precisely this kind of air war.
A replacement for Prince Sultan has been found at Al-Udeid, in Qatar, which
has been the scene of a concerted US construction programmed. The base has a
12,500ft runway and hangars, fortified against chemical and biological attacks,
for 120 aircraft. There are four warehouses with enough tanks and armor for a
mechanized brigade.
Kuwait has also expressed disquiet about an attack on Iraq. But it is likely
to be the place from which the West would attack in the south. Al-Jaber air base
already hosts dozens of USAF F-117 Stealth fighters, A-10 Thunderbolts, FA-18
Hornets and F-16s. Another air base, Ali al-Salem, is used by RAF Tornados.
Thirty-five miles from the Iraqi border is the Kuwaiti military complex, an
obvious base for land operations. America has 8,000 troops already stationed
there and there is space for another 30,000. The cutting edge of the amour would
be provided by the US Army's Abrams tanks and Britain's Challenger IIs. But the
British tanks would have to be refitted for desert conditions, at an estimated
cost of £90m.
A northern attack into Iraq would be likely to come through Turkey. Ankara
has also spoken out against a war, but the Americans believe it will come on
board. The air base at Incirlik holds US F-16s and RAF Jaguars, and is used to
patrol the northern no-fly zone. Western troops might be able to set up in
the semi- autonomous Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, but there are political
and diplomatic sensitivities over the area.
Bahrain would be an ideal base for air and naval operations. The RAF used it
extensively during the Gulf War, and would want to do so again if the ruler can
be persuaded to join an anti-Saddam coalition. As the Afghan campaign has shown,
America is able, with air-to-air refueling provided by the British, to mount
sustained bombing raids with its B-52, B-1 and B-2 Stealth aircraft. The British
Indian Ocean base at Diego Garcia is a prime launch-pad, but the USAF is also
able to fly directly from its home bases. A war against Iraq would also be
likely to involve more use of unmanned aircraft. Global Hawks can be launched
from both Diego Garcia and America, while the smaller Predators have to be based
locally.
Facing this, Iraq has about 300,000 troops, 100,000 of whom are better
equipped and led by the Republican Guard. Its armored strength comprises about
2,000 ageing Russian tanks. The air force has about 300 jets, also elderly, and
several dozen Scud B missiles. Strategists believe President Saddam would
be likely to deploy his troops in built-up areas to maximize the difficulty for
an attacker of avoiding civilian casualties. As a last resort, he might even use
chemical weapons.
The
amazing Bayside Prophecies... These prophecies came from Jesus, Mary, and the saints to Veronica
Lueken at Bayside, NY, from 1968 to 1995.
The Middle East crisis will worsen...
Our Lady - "The Middle East crisis will worsen. My Heart is torn with
sorrow for what lies ahead. I cry for the mothers of these lost sons. I cry for
the mothers of these broken bodies. Pray to hold back the engulfment that lies
ahead. Pray always, a constant vigil of prayer. I will give you many signs so
that you will not be unaware." (5-25-83)
Your sons being sent to Mideast... Our Lady - "Wars are a punishment for man's sins. Already your sons are
being sent to be there with the invasion in the Mideast. Is this what you want,
My children? Can you not give your prayers and acts of reparation for those who
have no one to pray for them? They are all Our sheep and We wish that they would
be gathered into a holy land. The word 'holy' strikes a chord of misery, My
child; I have no way to explain but to tell you, misery.
"Yes, My child, you have never seen but on the screen of your
box, war. You have never felt the loss of one in war, though, My child, forgive
Me if I brought a bit of sadness to your heart. Your son was removed for his own
salvation. Other parents will have to face a similar occurrence in their homes.
But should they have the knowledge and the truth in the supernatural they will
understand that Heaven has chosen them to leave this vale of tears and return to
Heaven from whence they first came. There will be a Third World War...
"My child, you will see that the Message goes throughout the world. Do not be
slowed down in your endeavors by scoffers, those who say there will not be a
Third World War. Are they God? Oh, no, they will know what it is to see
blackened bodies along the roadside, their children, stomachs distended with
starvation. 'This cannot happen here in the United States.' I hear voices
saying. O My children, it will! Your crops will rot. Your children will be
barred from their own homes because they have become a source of murder."
(5-28-83)
Only what they want you to know...
Veronica - Now I see a great field with a darkness hanging over this field
and there are many many crosses stretching as far as the eye can see. Our Lady - "My child, you are witnessing the many who
shall die in the Great War. Already the forces are working to the
consummation of this Great World War, My child. Do not be deceived by the
editorials, by your newspapers that have now been controlled by these forces for
you will only be given the knowledge of what they want you to know. It is
often concealing the truth." (7-24-76)
Many mothers to lose their sons...
Our Lady - "Many mothers shall face in the world calamity the loss of their
sons. Many shall truly join Me upon the Cross." Veronica - I see, it looks like a large field. Oh, it's like a
countryside because there are mountains and I am looking down now upon a
river...Oh, no, it's more like a lake because I can see all the foliage and the
trees around it, but down now over in the woods there are many, many crosses -
crosses white - washed, painted white.
Now I am looking down and now I'm walking among these crosses
and they do not have names upon the crosses. Our Lady - "My child, look and weep with Me, for you
are witnessing the total destruction that will come upon mankind in the great
War, your Third World War. So many will die, My child, that there will not be
time to mark the graves.
"Mothers shall long to see and know where their sons lie but to no avail! This
comfort shall not be given to them, so great will be the loss of life! Can you
not turn back now and beg the forgiveness of the Eternal Father before it is too
late? Are you so blind to the truth, My children, that you do not see the road
you are traveling on?" (3-29-75)
England is to be watched. It is a conspiracy...
Veronica again saw the Eagle. The Demons had made a straight path up from Hell.
They are trying to push the Eagle from behind. They are trying to push the Eagle
over the edge. I see a Power, England, but I cannot fully understand the
involvement with Satan. They pretend to be friends. They are to be watched. It
is a conspiracy. It is the uniting of the forces to destroy the United States!
They are doing their work well so far...But Our Mother stresses the Power of
Prayer to hold back the darkness. These are desperate times. Do not be deceived
by the momentary cries of peace. I see the false prophets increasing in number,
cunning in their deceit, even to the Elect!
I see serpents lashing their tongues out in every direction... At this time, Veronica was given in vision: Veronica - "I see the floor of the Chamber of the
Gathering of Nations, the United Nations, but I do not see faces behind the
desks. I see serpents lashing their tongues out in every direction.
Where is the godhead in this group? What is their true purpose as they
play with lives of millions? Liars! Liars, sent by the father of all
liars, Satan!" Our Lady - "Trust not in the ways of man, but place
your full trust in your God! Many materials, destructive to the soul are being
shipped here from England. These soul destroyers are included in the
practice of witchcraft and devil worship!"
"Who opened the doors to this brood of vipers?.." (12-31-70)
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Signs that preparations for a
new Gulf War are well under way were highlighted yesterday when America stepped
up the movement of heavy amour to the Gulf. The US Navy has booked a giant
commercial transporter to take tanks, artillery, ammunition and back-up vehicles
to the region. It is the third shipment of arms and military hardware in a month
using commercial shipping. Military analysts said it showed the US Navy had
probably exhausted the capacity of its own fleet and resorted to the open
market. The shipment is the latest step in a process that has continued
while public debate ebbs and flows over an attack.
