THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA have begun a new chapter with the inauguration of our first president of African descent. While we are genuinely glad to see this barrier finally broken, we are -- as you might guess -- skeptical of his ability to fix the economy, save our 401k, send our daughter to college, cure AIDS, reverse global warming, eliminate nuclear weapons, and bring peace to the world. Especially when you look at the people President Obama has brought on board to help him achieve these lofty goals.

We were also bothered by the blatant spiritual overtones of the "We Are One" concert last Sunday. U2's Bono flat-out described the president as the answer to the world's prayers, and the lyrics of Bruce Springsteen's song "The Rising" were absolutely metaphysical. And creepy.

We also discussed an article by Amir Taheri that appeared last fall in Forbes. Taheri, author of ten books on Iran, the Middle East and Islam, wrote:

According to the tradition, Imam Ali Ibn Abi-Talib (the prophet's cousin and son-in-law) prophesied that at the End of Times and just before the return of the Mahdi, the Ultimate Saviour, a "tall black man will assume the reins of government in the West." Commanding "the strongest army on earth," the new ruler in the West will carry "a clear sign" from the third imam, whose name was Hussein Ibn Ali. The tradition concludes: "Shiites should have no doubt that he is with us."

In a curious coincidence Obama's first and second names--Barack Hussein--mean "the blessing of Hussein" in Arabic and Persian. His family name, Obama, written in the Persian alphabet, reads O Ba Ma, which means "he is with us," the magic formula in Majlisi's tradition.

2009 promises to be an interesting year. Topics/links:

• Barack O' Bilderberg: Picking the President
• Interactive relationship map of the American Friends of Bilderberg
• Lyrics to "The Rising" by Bruce Springsteen
• Text of Rick Warren's invocation prayer
• Obama and Ahmadinejad by Amir Taheri
• As if Things Weren't Bad Enough, Russian Professor Predicts End of U.S.
• Mystery Prison Buses in the Desert by Ellen Brown
• America's Federal Debt is $53 Trillion Note: David W. Walker is the former head of the Government Accountability Office, not the General Accounting Office, as Derek said.

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WELCOME to 2009! We pray that the new year finds you and your family well. After a five-month hiatus, we poke our heads out of the new bunker to comment on the war in Gaza, the election, the economy, and prophecy — biblical and false.

Will 2009 herald a turnaround in the economy? Probably not. As we’ve discussed with Dr. Jerome Corsi, among others, we believe the downturn was planned by the elites to demolish the U.S. economy and pave the way for a global government.

We also discuss the prophetic implications of the war in Gaza and an interesting piece from a pro-government website in Iran that explained why Barack Obama is “with us”.

Finally, we touch on our new writing projects and mention a few of the things we look forward to in 2009.

Links:

• “Obama and Ahmadinejad” by Amir Taheri (published in Forbes)
• “Never Fear, a Bright Star Will Herald a New Saviour” (the emergence of Maitreya)
• In Utah, the Parowan Prophet predicts disaster will prevent Obama from taking office
• Yellowstone Earthquake Swarm: Latest Supervolcano Update
• Global warming is just the tip of the iceberg (Note: the evidence doesn’t support the conclusion that the globe is warming, but this article is worth reading because it’s another argument that will be used to compel us to go painfully green.)
• The FutureQuake Show with Dr. Future and Tom Bionic
• Sue Bradley’s Secrets of the Black Awakening
• Greg Boyd’s posts on Mike Heiser’s Myth That Is True
• 2009 Roswell UFO Conference