A French Revelation, or The Burning Bush

Incredibly, President George W. Bush told French President Jacques Chirac in early 2003 that Iraq must be invaded to thwart Gog and Magog, the Bible’s satanic agents of the Apocalypse.

Honest. This isn’t a joke. The president of the United States, in a top-secret phone call to a major European ally, asked for French troops to join American soldiers in attacking Iraq as a mission from God. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Aug 4, 2009 - 6:05 PM PDT
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Barry Grossheim
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by Barry Grossheim - Aug. 11, 2009

Wow, too much to take in. Just how crazy was the Bush administration?!?

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Dwight Rousu
3.4
by Dwight Rousu - Aug. 6, 2009

Gog and Magog are recounted.

The bush idiotic reasons for invading Iraq seem timely again as the C Street christian Mafia is seen to be a haven for religious nutcases way too close to the reins of power.

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James Canning
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by James Canning - Aug. 6, 2009

Those seeking confirmation that George W. Bush was a religious fanatic, or at least pretended to be one, to set up an illegal war, will find it here in spades.

Let us remember that Bush was a calculating liar, as well as a superficially religious person. He courted the Christian Zionists in Texas, many of whom in fact want Armageddon and who encourage Israeli oppression of the Palestinians in hopes of triggering the ultimate catastrophe.

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Deaderici Doug
3.7
by Deaderici Doug - Aug. 11, 2009

I've only read one article. Will see.

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