Looking for His glorious appearing! Titus 2:13

U.S. Unleashes Its Nuclear Site Bunker - Buster
Jun 11th, 2013
Daily NewsThe Australian
Categories: Today's Headlines;Contemporary Issues

THE US Air Force has used a 13-tonne bunker-busting bomb to destroy a replica of one of Iran's underground nuclear facilities, according to reports in Israel.

The results were passed by the Pentagon to Israeli officials in an attempt to convince them that the US is prepared to attack Iran's nuclear program and has the means to do so.

The Coming Antichrist
Jun 11th, 2013
CommentaryPhotorama
Categories: Prophecy

(Global Economics) Economic unrest has always been one of the greatest catalysts for the progress of Bible prophecy. A number of major wars and dictatorships were born out of economic hardship. One day, the Antichrist will unite the world's economies, and a recession of international scope might be what greatly aids the beast in achieving global dominance.

Russia Set to Pass Strict Anti - Gay Law That Could See Foreigners Deported for ‘Sexual Propaganda’
Jun 11th, 2013
Daily NewsThe Independent
Categories: Today's Headlines;Contemporary Issues

Russia’s parliament will debate a controversial law on Tuesday that could see people arrested for behaviour that is deemed to promote homosexuality.

Robotic Bird Could be Future War Agent: Robo - Raven’s Extreme Aerobatics Fool Real Birds of P
Jun 11th, 2013
Daily NewsMailonline
Categories: Today's Headlines;Contemporary Issues

A robotic bird created in conjunction with U.S. Army could be developed into an unsuspecting future war agent.

The Robo-Raven’s manoeuvres are so realistic that other birds are fooled into thinking it is one of them.

Its ability to hide in plain sight and light weight could prove valuable in military operations, claim Army Research Laboratory researchers.It weighs just 9.7 grams and has a wingspan of 34.3 cm

‘It already attracts attention from birds in the area which tends to hide its presence,’ said John Gerdes, a mechanical engineer at Aberdeen Proving Ground.

Seagulls, songbirds and sometimes crows tend to try to fly in a formation near the bird during testing, but birds of prey, like falcons and hawks take a much more aggressive approach.

‘Generally we don’t see them coming,’ Gerdes said. ‘They will dive and attack by hitting the bird from above with their talons, then they typically fly away.’

Scientists at the University of Maryland made Robo-Raven out of carbon fibre, thermal-resistant plastic, Mylar foil and foam.

It has the unique ability to flap its wings completely independently of each other, enabling the bird to perform extreme aerobatic manoeuvres.

Using two actuators for the wings required a bigger battery and an on-board micro controller, which initially made Robo-Raven too heavy to fly.

To reduce the weight, engineers turned to advanced manufacturing processes such as 3D printing and laser cutting.

The system now weighs just 9.7 grams and has a wing span of 34.3cm. It can carry a payload of almost six grams.

Rewriting History - Evangelicals Present the Palestinian Jesus
Jun 11th, 2013
Daily Newsbalfourpost.com
Categories: Today's Headlines;Anti-Israel

Prism Exposed: Data Surveillance With Implications for the World
Jun 11th, 2013
Daily NewsSpiegelonline
Categories: Today's Headlines;Contemporary Issues

South of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, the National Security Agency (NSA), a United States foreign intelligence service, keeps watch over one of its most expensive secrets. Here, on 100,000 square meters (1,100,000 square feet) near the US military’s Camp Williams, the NSA is constructing enormous buildings to house superfast computers. All together, the project will cost around $2 billion (€1.5 billion) and the computers will be capable of storing a gigantic volume of data, at least 5 billion gigabytes. The energy needed to power the cooling system for the servers alone will cost $40 million a year.

Former NSA employees Thomas Drake and Bill Binney told SPIEGEL in March that the facility would soon store personal data on people from all over the world and keep it for decades. This includes emails, Skype conversations, Google searches, YouTube videos, Facebook posts, bank transfers — electronic data of every kind.

“They have everything about you in Utah,” Drake says. “Who decides whether they look at that data? Who decides what they do with it?” Binney, a mathematician who was previously an influential analyst at the NSA, calculates that the servers are large enough to store the entirety of humanity’s electronic communications for the next 100 years — and that, of course, gives his former colleagues plenty of opportunity to read along and listen in.

James Clapper, the country’s director of national intelligence, has confirmed the existence of a large-scale surveillance program. President Barack Obama further explained that Congress authorized the program — but that American citizens are exempt from it.

A top-secret document published last week by the Washington Post and Britain’s Guardian shows where the NSA may be getting the majority of its data. According to the document, which was allegedly leaked by former CIA employee Edward Snowden, the intelligence agency began seeking out direct access to servers belonging to American Internet companies on a wide scale in 2007. The first of these companies to come onboard was Microsoft. Yahoo followed half a year later, then Google, Facebook, PalTalk, YouTube, Skype and AOL. The most recent company to declare its willingness to cooperate was Apple, in October 2012, according to the secret government document, which proudly states that this access to data is achieved “directly from the servers” of the companies.

NSA Whistleblower: the Feds Can Make Anyone Look Suspicious
Jun 11th, 2013
Daily NewsBusiness Insider
Categories: Today's Headlines;Contemporary Issues

A common reaction to the news that the National Security Agency (NSA) is collecting most if not all of the electronic communications of American citizens: As long as if I’m not doing anything illegal, what’s the big deal?

Whistleblower Edward Snowden, 29-year old employee of Booz Allen, provided an answer to that question during his interview with Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald (emphasis ours):

“It’s getting to the point where you don’t have to have done anything wrong. You simply have to eventually fall under suspicion from somebody — even by a wrong call — and then they can use this system to go back in time and scrutinize every decision decision you’ve even made, ever friend you’ve discussed something with, and attack you on that basis to sort of derive suspicion from an innocent life and paint anyone in the context of a wrongdoer.”

Some people (including BI’s Henry Blodget) are skeptical about Snowden’s stunning claims, but it should be noted that the alleged ability of the NSA to collect Internet traffic and crunch it to profile any American has been corroborated by several other reporters and whistleblowers.

More Radioactive Leaks Reported At Fukushima Plant
Jun 11th, 2013
Daily Newschannelnewsasia.com
Categories: Today's Headlines;Contemporary Issues

The operator of Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Wednesday admitted it had found another leak of radioactive water, the latest episode in a growing catalogue of mishaps.

Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) said one of its workers spotted drips coming from a tank used to store radioactive water at the site on Japan’s tsunami-wrecked coast.

Water was leaking at the rate of one drop every three or four seconds, the company said, adding that absorbent material had been placed under the leak and workers were trying to stem the flow.

An increasing volume of water made radioactive after being used to cool the melted cores of broken reactors has become a growing headache for TEPCO, which has hundreds of tanks on the site.

Min. Bennett: Middle East is Falling Apart
Jun 11th, 2013
Daily NewsINN - Gil Ronen
Categories: Today's Headlines;The Nation Of Israel

"I see no peace on the horizon. We know the truth,” said Economic Minister and Bayit Yehudi head, weighing in on the public feud between Justice Minister Tzipi Livni and Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon.

"The entire Middle East is falling apart before our eyes, and none of [the forces at play] is registering to the Zionist Federation,” he said acerbically.

Livni said Monday that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has to make a decision in the diplomatic sphere, and that he must put an end to the phenomenon she termed “Danonism.” The term refers to Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon, who has spoken out against the idea of a Palestinian state.

“Look at the government: there was never a government discussion, resolution or vote about the two-state solution,” Danon had said. “If you will bring it to a vote in the government — nobody will bring it to a vote, it’s not smart to do it — but if you bring it to a vote, you will see the majority of Likud ministers, along with the Jewish Home [party], will be against it.”

Let the Headlines Speak
Jun 11th, 2013
Daily NewsFrom the Internet
Categories: Today's Headlines;Contemporary Issues

State Department Memo Reveals Possible Cover-Ups, Halted Investigations
allegations that a State Department security official in Beirut "engaged in sexual assaults" on foreign nationals hired as embassy guards and the charge and that members of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's security detail "engaged prostitutes while on official trips in foreign countries" -- a problem the report says was "endemic." The memo also reveals details about an "underground drug ring" was operating near the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and supplied State Department security contractors with drugs. Aurelia Fedenisn, a former investigator with the State Department's internal watchdog agency, the Inspector General, told Miller, "We also uncovered several allegations of criminal wrongdoing in cases, some of which never became cases." In such cases, DSS agents told the Inspector General's investigators that senior State Department officials told them to back off, a charge that Fedenisn says is "very" upsetting.

AP Turns On Obama: 2nd Term On Verge Of Imploding
Liz Sidoti, the national politics editor for The Associated Press, takes a look at the Obama Administration’s mounting scandals, the president’s promises, and the polls. Her conclusion is that Obama’s second term is on the verge of imploding. Oh, and on top of the scandals, Obama has one more problem — ObamaCare.

IRS Buying Spying Equipment: Covert Cameras in Coffee Trays, Plants
The IRS, currently in the midst of scandals involving the targeting of conservative groups and lavish taxpayer-funded conferences, is ordering surveillance equipment that includes hidden cameras in coffee trays, plants and clock radios. The IRS wants to secure the surveillance equipment quickly – it posted a solicitation on June 6 and is looking to close the deal by Monday, June 10.

Iran eyes 30 nuclear bombs a year: Israel minister
Iran is working round the clock to enlarge its nuclear infrastructure with the eventual aim of developing an industry capable of building up to 30 bombs a year, an Israeli minister charged on Monday. Speaking to reporters in Jerusalem, Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz said Tehran was "very close" to crossing the red line laid out by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last year.

Syria crisis: Damascus hit by double 'suicide bombing'
Two suicide bombers have blown themselves up in the centre of the Syrian capital, Damascus, killing 14 people, Syrian state media says. At least 30 other people were injured in the blasts, in Marjeh Square. The explosions happened near a police building in the busy commercial district.

Erekat: 2-state solution not within 1967 lines meaningless
A two state solution not within the pre-1967 borders is meaningless, chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said on Tuesday at the US-Islamic World Forum.

US drops bid to block sales of morning-after pill
The US administration says it will no longer seek to block over-the-counter sales of emergency contraception to women and girls of all ages. This means that anyone will soon be able to buy the Plan B morning-after pill without a prescription. The justice department had fought against a federal judge's order seeking to lift current age and sales limits.

Syrian troops poised for assault on Aleppo
Syrian forces and their allies were gathering for an assault on rebel-held sections of Aleppo, opposition activists said Monday. Opposition activists in the city told the BBC the Syrian army was being bolstered by Hezbollah fighters and militias loyal to President Bashar Assad.

Ethiopian dam on Nile tributary viewed as threat by Egypt
Egyptian Prime Minister Hesham Qandil said Monday the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile poses a serious security issue for Egypt. Qandil said the dam under construction on the major Nile River tributary will adversely affect Egypt's share of water and compromise its ability to generate hydroelectric power, Daily News Egypt reported.

US unleashes its nuclear site bunker-buster
THE US Air Force has used a 13-tonne bunker-busting bomb to destroy a replica of one of Iran's underground nuclear facilities, according to reports in Israel.

Russia set to pass strict anti-gay law that could see foreigners deported for 'sexual propaganda'
The bill provides for Russian citizens engaged in the “propaganda of non-traditional sexual orientation” to be fined, while foreigners could be arrested and immediately deported. If the Duma passes the law in its key second reading, it could come into force by the end of the month. A number of regions have already adopted a similar law, and now MPs from President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party want to implement a nationwide ban on “gay propaganda”.

Gulf States to act against Hezbollah over ‘Syria intervention’
The Gulf Cooperation Council has warned it will take measures against members of Lebanon’s Hezbollah over the Shiite movement’s alleged military intervention against Syrian rebels. The bloc condemned “the flagrant intervention of Hezbollah in Syria.

IRS Agent: Keep Faith to Yourself
An Internal Revenue Service agent was recorded on audiotape telling a pro-life organization that they had to remain neutral on the issue of abortion and lectured the group’s president about forcing its religious beliefs on others. “You have to know your boundaries,” IRS agent Sherry Wan can be heard telling Ania Joseph, president of the Pro-Life Revolution. “You have to know your limits. You have to respect other people’s beliefs.”

Kamchatka Volcano Blasting Ash Up to 9km
Russia's northernmost active volcano is churning out ash to a height of up to 9,000 meters (29,500 feet) in the country's Far East, local scientists said Monday. Although the current eruption poses no immediate threat to nearby settlements, the ensuing ash fallouts could be hazardous to health and the environment.

Israeli Minister: Iran is Weeks Away from Nuclear Red Line
Jun 11th, 2013
Daily Newsdebkafile
Categories: Today's Headlines;Warning

Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz said Monday that in just a few weeks, Iran will reach the red line set by Israel for its nuclear development. By Israel’s reckoning, Iran has accumulated 200 kilograms of enriched uranium. With 250 kilograms, Tehran can easily bridge the gap to 90 percent weapons grade enrichment. In the minister’s view, Iran is planning to reach the capacity for manufacturing 30 nuclear bombs per year.

Israel/Syria Closer to Direct Conflict Than At Any Time in the Past 40 Years
Jun 11th, 2013
Daily NewsTimes of Israel
Categories: Today's Headlines;The Nation Of Israel

Israel's Existence Disproves Christian Replacement Theology
Jun 11th, 2013
Daily NewsIsrael Today - Ryan Jones
Categories: Today's Headlines;The Nation Of Israel

In an article published in a local Israeli newspaper around the time of Israel's 65th Independence Day, Rabbi Moshe Chaim Har-Noy puzzled over the fact that there are still so many Bible-believing Jews who refuse to celebrate the Jewish state's modern rebirth.

"Perhaps these dear Jews missed the words of Rabbi Yosef Dov Soloveitchik in his wonderful speech 'Kol Dodi Dofek' (The Voice of My Beloved Knocks)," mused Har-Noy.

Soloveitchik, a Boston-based rabbinical leader and one of the msot renowned of modern Jewish philosophers, delivered a powerful public address in 1956 on the occasion of Israel's eighth Independence Day. In it, Soloveitchik argued that "all the claims of Christian theologians that God deprived the Jewish people of its rights in the land of Israel, and that all the biblical promises regarding Zion and Jerusalem refer, in an allegorical sense, to Christianity and the Christian Church, have been publicly refuted by the establishment of the State of Israel and have been exposed as falsehoods, lacking all validity."

Har-Noy noted that for centuries the Christian Church used the fact that the Jewish people had been deprived of their nation and could find no rest in their exile as evidence that God had made Christians the new "Chosen People."

"Then came the Holocaust and the torturous destruction of a third of our people. For the Christians this was incontrovertible evidence that the previous Chosen People would never rise again," the rabbi continued. "And then the State of Israel was established!"

For this reason, Har-Noy asserted, the rebirth of Israel was as much a deep spiritual event as it was the establishment of a safe harbor for Jews. "Independence Day is first and foremost a celebration of the rise of the Jewish people from the dust, as the verse says: 'Rise from the dust, dress in your garments of splendor, my people,'" the rabbi said, referencing the Lekhah Dodi (Come My Beloved), a liturgical song that is part of the Jewish service welcoming the weekly Sabbath.

With all that it means, how can there be Jews who will recite prayers and scriptures, but not mark the modern holy day that is Israel's prophesied rebirth? "Certainly there is much left to do and much to improve, and that is our mission," concluded the rabbi. "We must take what the previous generations have imparted to us and improve this wonderful gift called the State of Israel."

Is the Bible God's Word?
Jun 11th, 2013
CommentaryArt Sadlier
Categories: Bible Salvation

There are 333 prophecies in the Old Testament concerning the first coming of Christ.   All fulfilled in exacting detail. These perfectly fulfilled Messianic prophecies prove beyond any possibility of doubt that God is the Sovereign Lord of the Universe, who knows the end from the beginning and that the Bible is His infallible Word. Fulfilled prophecy is found in the Bible and in the Bible alone.

Faith in Christ is not a leap in the dark. It is not mysticism or superstition. It is faith in the proven facts God has given us.

God reveals Himself and proves Himself and then says trust me and obey me and I will bless you.

The object of our trust is to be Jesus Christ who has come into the world to reveal Himself to us.

“Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus” (Romans 3:20-26).

How will You Handle Hard Times Ahead?
Jun 11th, 2013
Daily NewsPaul Proctor
Categories: Exhortation

It’s time to prepare for hard times, my friends. And, if you’re a bible-believing, Christ-following Christian, I believe the coming years will be particularly troublesome. I say “bible-believing, Christ-following Christian” because our degenerating culture has all but stripped the biblical definition of the word “Christian” from today’s collective conscience so that it has lost much of it’s scriptural meaning, even among many of today’s attending church members.

The enemies of Christ have clearly risen to great power in this country and are, even as I write, busy endeavoring to finish off what remains of the church for the purpose of replacing it with a god and religion more suitable for global government. Though they may well in time take possession of the many debt-heavy mega churches and other grand houses of worship around the country in order to turn them into federally-subsidized community centers for faith-based social services, they won’t be successful at completely silencing or eliminating the true body of Christ who will likely be forced to abandon them in order to keep hearing and proclaiming God’s Word uncensored. Unless the Lord Himself intervenes to alter the current course of events, those now in power will most certainly rule over us for a season–and an arduous one at that.

Considering all the unbiblical as well as unconstitutional legislation, it’s looking more and more like faithful Christians could soon be viewed as enemies of the state for no other reason than having believed, proclaimed, and obeyed the Word of God. Not only is the church being attacked from without, it is also being undermined from within by charlatans who would transform it into something more spiritually pliable, socially useful and dialectically accommodating.

I believe Christians will again and again be called upon to choose whom we will serve in the coming days in ways that will bring more persecution and suffering than we are accustomed to, requiring a spiritual farsightedness and desire for the eternal things of God over the temporal rewards of this world.

We need to be ready. We need to be willing. And we need to be empowered, not by the mere passion of patriotic zeal, but by the Holy Spirit of God and His Word. It is not we against them – it is an angry and rebellious world against God, and we would do well to remember that when the devil comes knocking at our door demanding more tolerance, diversity and unity.

Vengeance is not ours – that belongs to the Lord, as He clearly states in His Word. Those who live by the sword will surely die by it – again, not my words – His.

When our Constitution and Bill of Rights are completely discarded for the New World Order, there will be no going back to the way things were. There will only be the Word of God to edify, encourage, inspire, and sustain us through the hard times ahead. Those who understand and appreciate the power of that Word know very well what I’m talking about. Those who don’t will ignore it at their own peril because to them, it is foolishness.

Best we get into His Word now more earnestly and take it to heart in preparation for a time when bibles are no longer allowed or even legal, than get caught spiritually ignorant and scripturally unarmed when temptation and tribulation come.

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12)

Bogdanov: Syria will be Destroyed If Geneva - 2 Fails
Jun 11th, 2013
Daily Newsdebkafile
Categories: Today's Headlines;Contemporary Issues

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov warned that Syria will be "destroyed" if the Geneva international conference sponsored by the US and Russia fails to resolve the two-year-old crisis between President Bashar Assad and rebels. The conference was supposed to take place in May. It was postponed when the two sponsors failed to agree on representatives to be invited. It is now expected to be held next month. Turning up the heat on Washington, Bogdanov said Tuesday: “If the Geneva conference fails, nothing but one scenario will remain: war and Syria’s complete destruction.” He spoke in a joint interview with the Lebanese An-Nahar and Kuwaiti Al-Anba. Bogdanov is the Russian official who last month relayed Moscow’s blessing to Hizballah’s entry to the Syrian war on the side of the Assad regime..

Al - Qa'ida Islamists Kill Syrian Boy, 15, for
Jun 11th, 2013
Daily NewsThe Australian
Categories: Today's Headlines;Contemporary Issues

Mohammad Qataa, who worked as a street vendor selling coffee in the al-Shaa district of Aleppo, was abducted on Saturday evening by three members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria after they overheard him arguing with a friend over a bill, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

A Home in Israel - the Dream of All American Zionists
Jun 11th, 2013
Daily NewsINN - Eliran Aharon, New York
Categories: Today's Headlines;The Nation Of Israel

In a new neighborhood of a Jerusalem suburb a new project is rising, whose organizers hope will encourage more American Jews to make aliyah. Speaking to Arutz Sheva during an Israel housing fair in New York, Asher Stoller of Nofei Israel said that the project was the perfect one for new American immigrants to Israel, as well as olim who yearn for the social comforts of their former American lifestyle.

“Many Americans find it hard to adjust to life in Israel,” said Stoller – and not necessarily financially, either. “Some make aliyah, staying for a few years and moving back,” because of the difficulty of being separated from people with their own cultural background, or because their children could not fit in at school.

Enter Nofei Israel, an “engineered community” that is planned down to the last detail to enhance the aliyah experience for American Jews who decide to make it their home. Surrounded by beautiful greenery and parks, Nofei Israel caters to religious families who are looking for high quality of life amidst all of the necessary community facilities and amenities. Modern commercial and recreational areas will further serve to create a rich living experience.

Designed by Israel’s top architects, individual apartments within the development have potential for every conceivable comfort – from swimming pools to private decks and beyond. Nofei Israel, a company that has acquired an esteemed reputation in the Israeli real estate market, offers buyers five different design options. Alternately, buyers may choose to build their own homes to their unique specifications.

“Nofei Israel will ensure maximum absorption for American Jews making aliyah,” said Stoller. “It's an opportunity for anyone who wants to make aliyah to do in in a way that is the most comfortable possible.”

Marketing of the first 400 units is now underway, with 150 lots currently being marketed as self-constructing. An additional 250 luxury apartments will be added to establish the orthodox community, as well as the necessary shuls, schools and mikvahs. So far 80 lots have already been sold.

'Tyranny' Just Around the Corner
Jun 11th, 2013
Daily NewsWND - Joseph Farah
Categories: Commentary;Contemporary Issues

I guess Barack Obama wasn’t kidding when he spoke to the graduating class of Ohio State University May 5, just over a months ago.

Many didn’t notice the ominous remark he made in that speech.

That was, of course, just before the nation learned that his administration’s Internal Revenue Service had been selectively harassing organizations and individuals based on their political leanings

That was, of course, before the nation learned that his administration’s Justice Department had been monitoring the phone records of news organizations including the Associated Press and Fox News.

That was, of course, before the nation learned that his administration had been creating a system of eavesdropping on the communications of all Americans that would make George Orwell blush.

And that was, of course, before his administration went into full-tilt stonewalling mode on a jamboree of scandals that have all of our heads spinning.

What did Barack Obama say on May 5?

He warned about listening to voices of dissent warning “that tyranny is always lurking just around the corner.”

He added, “You should reject those voices.”

Obviously, you should never reject those voices. Those are the voices of reason – and Obama is the one ushering in tyranny, which we now know is not lurking around the corner; it’s here.

Was that what he was trying to tell us?

Let me remind you of some of the voices Obama would like you to reject:

• “The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive. It will often be exercised when wrong, but better so than not to be exercised at all.” – Thomas Jefferson
• “The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one, and thus to create whatever the form of government, a real despotism. A just estimate of that love of power, and proneness to abuse it, which predominates in the human heart is sufficient to satisfy us of the truth of this position.” – George Washington
• “The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.” – James Madison

Do I need to continue with dozens of other quotes from our founders?

Are those the voices we should reject?

Apparently, Barack Obama thinks we should.

Worse yet, Obama is attempting to stifle those voices using all the legitimate and illegitimate power of the federal government in a systematic pattern of eavesdropping and intimidation – from the abuse of the IRS to the targeting of the press to creation of a surveillance state.

That’s why tyranny is here – and even some very unlikely candidates are noticing it, from the New York Times to Al Gore to the American Civil Liberties Union.

Obama’s goal is stomping out all opposition. That’s his end game – and he has been and continues to use every component of the federal government to achieve it.

What Obama most fears is that people will recognize his objectives – and they are beginning to do just that.

When he tells you to “reject those voices,” he’s like the Wizard of Oz telling Dorothy not to pay attention to the man behind the curtain. He doesn’t want his constituency to see reality. He doesn’t want you to recognize that tyranny is indeed lurking around the corner – or even closer than that. He especially doesn’t want to people to recognize that he is the face of that tyranny.